OKI Wanna Know
Perhaps the most hyper-local and Cincinnati-specific of NPR radio station WVXU’s original podcasts, OKI Wanna Know is a write-in show which directly engages with its listeners, answering their nagging questions about stubbornly unexplained things in the Greater Cincinnati area. No other NPR podcasts can tell you as much about your backyard in Ohio, in Indiana or in Northern Kentucky!
Bill Rinehart, local host of WVXU’s broadcast of All Things Considered, dives deep into researching the backstory of each crowdsourced mystery and reports back with his findings.
-
As Cincinnati voters ponder whether to keep or sell the city's Southern Railway, some wonder why a municipality owns a railroad in the first place. -
A German-born painter made his name in the American West, and his work helped change America's impression of Cincinnati. -
This week's question is about the John Hunt Morgan Trail from Indiana across Ohio. -
The pipes were installed in the 1950s, but the reason they're there is because of what happened in 1937. -
Street names are the most popular of all the questions asked of OKI Wanna Know. -
A listener wants to know if the pits in Miami Whitewater Forest are Civil War foxholes or something else. -
You have questions about the Greater Cincinnati area and we answer them. This week: a castle on the river. -
Cincinnati has all kinds of interesting things underground, from subway tunnels to a bus station/discotheque. -
Much has been written about Cincinnati's streetcar, but what about Northern Kentucky's? -
A listener wants to know about Cincinnati's public stairways, connecting low points with hilltops.
Bill Rinehart started his radio career as a disc jockey in 1990. In 1994, he made the jump into journalism and has been reporting and delivering news on the radio ever since.