OKI Wanna Know: Recent Episodes
Bill Rinehart
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!
A listener looked up before a concert at Music Hall and what he saw sparked this week's question.
There are plenty of neighborhoods in Hamilton County that aren't officially recognized. Parkdale is one of them.
The process for filling a vacant seat due to a lack of candidates varies from state to state, and in some cases, from political subdivision to subdivision.
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.
The pipes were installed in the 1950s, but the reason they're there is because of what happened in 1937.
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.
People have been running marathons and other races while wearing tutus for years. But where the tradition started is up for debate.
Sometimes finding the answer is the easy part. The hard part is finding someone willing to be interviewed about it.
If you want opera creams outside of Southwest Ohio or Northern Kentucky, be prepared to search hard. Few candy makers outside the area offer them.
A concrete shaft on the side of the Roebling Suspension Bridge holds an important tool for river safety.
Our feature OKI Wanna Know received a number of questions related to mailing addresses and decided to wrap them up into one episode and tie it with a bow.
OKI Wanna Know seeks answers to your offbeat questions, including this one about the history of the Ohio River Valley.
Millions of Americans are expected to travel for Thanksgiving again this year, and some of them will wonder about two travel-related signs in the Tri-State.
Two listeners wonder: Why does Covington's largest park have its own police department? And, what's at the bottom of the park's Prisoner's Lake?
People in Boston "pahk the cah in the gahden," while Chicagoans "root for Da Bears and Da Bulls." Is there anything unique about Cincinnati speech?
An old jaw-dropping photograph goes viral periodically, raising questions about preservation and practicality.
Cincinnati seems to be the only place to find the acorn-shaped lights, but to the dismay of some, they're not going to be around forever.
This week, we go Downtown to drink from the fountain of knowledge, and get a temperature reading, with WVXU's Bill Rinehart.
An avenue in Oakley has some neighbors wondering if they're pronouncing their street name correctly.
With our feature OKI Wanna Know, we try to answer listener questions. Sometimes those questions lead to more questions. That's the case this week as we revisit a story about Eden Park.
John Beiting of Fort Thomas has a question he says has boggled his mind for years: "In the Greater Cincinnati area, we've got an Eastgate, we have a Northgate, and even down in Kentucky we have Southgate. Why is there no Westgate?"
Our feature OKI Wanna Know gives you a chance to ask questions that aren't easily answered. This week, we take five questions with simple, but hard-to-find answers.
This summer, our feature OKI Wanna Know answered a handful of questions about local interstates. WVXU's Bill Rinehart wasn't happy with one of the answers, so he kept digging for this latest installment.
OKI Wanna Know is our regular feature where we try to uncover the truth and history of things that are often overlooked. This week, WVXU's Bill Rinehart visits one Northern Kentucky neighborhood to find out what's in a name?
Cincinnatians love to joke about needing a passport to go from the East Side to the West Side and back, but how did that split get started? WVXU's Bill Rinehart looks into the city's great divide in this latest OKI Wanna Know.
OKI Wanna Know is a chance for you to get an answer about the area that isn't easily googled. This time, WVXU's Bill Rinehart looks into the past and the future of a Walnut Hills bridge that seemingly goes nowhere.
Our feature OKI Wanna Know is a chance for you to ask a question that may not be easily answered.
Our feature OKI Wanna Know is a chance for you to ask that seemingly unanswerable question. This week, WVXU's Bill Rinehart starts in Avondale and digs into a story that shapes the entire region.