Legendary college basketball coach Bob Huggins is introspective in a wide-ranging, in-depth interview with "That's So Cincinnati" podcast. Ahead of his return to Cincinnati on June 14 to raise money for cancer research, the West Virginia University basketball coach discussed: His late mother's legacy and the effort to honor through the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Endowment Fund His coaching style today vs. his coaching style in 16 seasons at the University of Cincinnati from 1989 to 2005 What his f...
Jun 13, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 90
The folks who select the Pro Football Hall of Fame classes will be calling Anthony Munoz soon. And the Bengals' only member in the Hall of Fame will tell them the same thing he always does. "I always pivot when I'm talking to senior selectors, and I say, 'Let's talk about Ken Anderson,' " Munoz said. "I dominate the conversation because I'm one of the biggest advocates for Ken Anderson. He should be in the Hall of Fame and it's a travesty that he's not." That's just a sample of what Munoz discus...
Jun 09, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 89
That’s So Cincinnati: Buddy LaRosa shares the not-so-secret ingredient in the sauce that makes his pizza so special
Jun 02, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 88
Pam Kravetz is fun, effervescent, vivacious. Take your pick of how to describe the Cincinnati artist and suburban high school art teacher. They all fit. She's so fun, in fact, that her family and friends held a parade in Over-the-Rhine for her 60th birthday last weekend. A few hundred people, including a who's who from the local arts and entertainment scene, converged on Washington Park wearing colorful outfits and hats to honor a woman who regularly wears go-go boots, tutus and sequins. How did...
May 26, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 87
Sharon Kennedy grew up in Colerain Township watching police dramas on television and dreaming of becoming a cop. She achieved that goal -- and much more. Kennedy is now in her second term as an Ohio Supreme Court justice. The Butler County resident talks about how her teachers and mentors, including former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, inspired her to run for statewide elected office. Kennedy is now exploring a run for chief justice in what could be Ohio's most intriguing race in 2022. Learn ...
May 19, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 86
Vivek Ramaswamy isn't really known in his own hometown. But that's likely going to change. The 35-year-old St. Xavier High School graduate is surging onto the political scene after recently leaving his lucrative career as a biotech executive. Ramaswamy is viewed in national political circles as a leader in shaping the debate about the future of the conservative movement. The author of the upcoming book "Woke, Inc.," joined The Enquirer's That's So Cincinnati podcast to discuss how he went from s...
May 12, 2021•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 85
Carl Lindner III sat down with The Enquirer's That's So Cincinnati podcast to reflect on the road to bringing Major League Soccer to Cincinnati and what his dad, Carl Lindner Jr., would think if he were still alive.
May 05, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 84
Can Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley lead a Democratic resurgence in Ohio? How did Indiana native go from chemistry major to running for Ohio governor? And what's it going to be like facing good friend John Cranley in the 2022 primary? Whaley has the answers and more on The Enquirer's That's So Cincinnati podcast.
Apr 28, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 83
Total Quality Logistics isn't a household name in its hometown, but it has quietly become a booming nationwide success. The Greater Cincinnati-based freight brokerage corporation is now looking to take on a higher profile at home. TQL is going big, too, with Wednesday's announcement that the company has purchased naming rights to FC Cincinnati's new West End stadium. In an interview with The Enquirer's That's So Cincinnati podcast, TQL President Kerry Byrne offered insight into why his company i...
Apr 21, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 82
Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco admittedly knew nothing about politics when the nationally renowned neuroradiologist was appointed Hamilton County coroner nine years ago. But the Democrat is pretty good at the politics now. An elected official can't get a major project done without having political savvy, and Sammarco has relentlessly led efforts to get a $55 million, 90,000-square-foot crime lab built in Blue Ash. The ribbon-cutting is scheduled for May 3. Sammarco has also emerged as a common-sense voice...
Apr 14, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 81
The Cincinnati Fire Department is short staffed and working so much overtime firefighters are exhausted. This year has brought a high number of fire deaths for residents – six so far compared to two in 2020. Both things mean the Cincinnati Fire Department needs resources: additional firefighters to staff the city's 26 firehouses and more than the current six fire specialists, who conduct safety inspections on properties. In an interview on The Enquirer's That's So Cincinnati podcast, Cincinnati ...
Apr 07, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 80
John Sadak was starting to make plans for this day to never come in his career. But it's here. Opening Day in Cincinnati, and Sadak will make his major league debut as the lead play-by-play announcer for Reds television broadcasts. What will the moment be like for Sadak when the New York City native calls his first pitch at 4:10 p.m. Thursday on Fox Sports Ohio? Sadak has been trying hard not to get caught up in the moment after 15 years of calling minor league baseball games. "For me personally...
Mar 31, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 79
That’s So Cincinnati: Holy Grail owner Jim Moehring talks 10-year at The Banks, the benefits of the new outdoor drinking district at The Banks and paying it forward after a Crosstown tip-off challenge windfall.
Mar 24, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 78
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is well positioned for "good things ahead" coming out of the pandemic, CEO Candace McGraw told The Enquirer's That's So Cincinnati podcast this week. The airport has already announced new low-cost flights flights coming this spring from Allegiant Air , Alaska Air and Sun Country Airlines , reflecting a renewed demand for leisure travel. As business travel gradually bounces back, McGraw said, CVG is planning to revisit the possibility of adding a...
Mar 17, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 77
Nearly six years ago the historic Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges – the Obergefell being Cincinnati's own Jim Obergefell – made marriage equality the law in all 50 states. Obergefell and Cincinnati Civil Rights Attorney Al Gerhardstein, who represented Obergefell, are featured in an episode of the new Netflix documentary, Amend: The Fight for America. Hosted by actor Will Smith, the series focuses on the 14th Amendment being the hallmark of democracy. On it, Obergefell and Gerhard...
Mar 10, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 76
Melanie Bates isn't backing off her crusade to try to get Cincinnati Public Schools fully reopened this spring, despite criticism from the teachers' union and some parents. In fact, the veteran school member is speaking out even more about the need for students to return to the classroom five days a week after the district recently received proficiency test results. In an interview with The Enquirer's That's So Cincinnati podcast, Bates said students' proficiency results dropped 17% year over ye...
Mar 03, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 75
Cincinnati City Councilman Wendell Young has been in politics and public service his whole life, starting by walking his Avondale neighborhood with his dad, who was a Democratic Party precinct executive, when he was a child. On this week's That's So Cincinnati podcast Young talked about his childhood, his time on Cincinnati City Council, his rocky relationship with Mayor John Cranley and what he thinks about what's been called the a "culture of corruption" at City Hall. And, to the question, Wha...
Feb 24, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 74
First Amendment attorney Jack Greiner, who represents Cincinnati.com and The Enquirer, joins as special guest.
Feb 17, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 73
You may know Tricia Macke as the dean of Cincinnati evening news anchors. But Fox 19's lead anchor leads a busy life off the air. Macke has five children, runs a youth basketball organization and has a strict exercise regimen. And she somehow finds time to share about all of it on social media. Macke, in her 22nd year as Fox 19's lead anchor, joined The Enquirer's That's So Cincinnati podcast to talk about being with the station since Day 1 of its newscast in 1993; her coaching experiences and s...
Feb 12, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 72
Sports broadcaster Thom Brennaman calculates that he's spoken nearly 190 million words on live television while calling football and basketball games during a 33-year career. And it was one derogatory and insensitive three-letter word that derailed his promising career and changed his life forever. The latter, the former Reds broadcaster says, has been for the better. Six months after using a homophobic slur on air during a Reds broadcast, Brennaman shares what he's learned and how he's grown in...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 71
Miss Ohio Caroline Grace Williams joins That's So Cincinnati podcast to talk about how she got interested in pageants while at Miami University; talking with Gov. Mike DeWine about improving 911 communications; teaching people how to use their smartphones in emergencies; and life in small-town Ohio. Also on this week's That's So Cincinnati episode, co-hosts Sharon Coolidge and Jason Williams discuss the 2022 race to succeed Greater Cincinnati Republican Rob Portman in the U.S. Senate....
Jan 28, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 70
New Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey really missed the department during her nearly four years out of uniform. The 33-year law enforcement veteran missed many of her old coworkers. She missed putting on the black-and-gold uniform each day. And she missed the jail inmates. Wait. What? Any doubt there's a new sheriff in town? Certainly the county's previous two sheriffs – Jim Neil and Si Leis – would've never said that. But McGuffey, who spent several years overseeing the county jail, ha...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 69
Liz Keating grew up sitting at her grandparents' kitchen table listening to her Cincinnati-famous grandfather tell stories about his honorable career law, politics and journalism. She loved both fields, but saw her career someday going a different route. Nearly a year ago, however, Liz Keating had a change of heart and started thinking that she'd like to do a job the late Bill Keating once did – serve on Cincinnati City Council. Liz Keating didn't realize it'd happen this soon, but the 37-year-o...
Jan 12, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 68
Long-time Cincinnati weatherman Steve Raleigh can quickly recall the exact dates of the two biggest storms he's encountered in life. • March 2, 2012, when a rash of tornadoes killed more than 20 people across Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana. • Jan. 17, 2019, when Raleigh's 24-year-old daughter, Madison, committed suicide after battling addiction and mental illness. As Raleigh still track's storms weekdays for WCPO-TV, he's also taken on another job – launching a nonprofit...
Jan 08, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 67
Forget 2020. What lies ahead for Greater Cincinnati in the New Year? Regional political, business, legal and media leaders share their hopes for 2021 in That’s So Cincinnati’s annual New Year’s resolutions episode.
Dec 31, 2020•11 min•Season 2Ep. 66
It's not easy answering tough questions. It's also not easy asking them. But veteran Cincinnati TV journalist Angenette Levy has made a name for herself by asking tough questions of Greater Cincinnati's public officials on the air over the past decade. Levy, who left Local 12 in September, joined That's So Cincinnati podcast this week to discuss: • Her approach to the journalism and how the Anderson Township native got into the news business • Reporting on a story that eventually became the subj...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Mayor John Cranley joins That's So Cincinnati podcast this week.
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 64
Cincinnati City Councilman Greg Landsman answers tough questions about his role in the Gang of Five texting scandal, embattled Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld and the state of affairs at City Hall. You won't want to miss this episode.
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 63
As a trial lawyer, former assistant prosecutor and ex-journalist, Steve Goodin might be the perfect fit for a seat on Cincinnati City Council at the moment. The Republican has a firm understanding of public accountability – something City Hall is sorely lacking in the wake of three council members being arrested this year on federal corruption charges. Goodin, newly appointed to council this week , has a clear vision for what he wants to do immediately after City Hall reopens later this month fo...
Dec 01, 2020•53 min•Season 2Ep. 62
Cincinnati Vice Mayor Christopher Smitherman has been speaking out against some of his council colleagues' illegal and unethical behavior for years. It's time others join him, Smitherman told The Enquirer's That's So Cincinnati podcast. Especially since he believes federal investigators aren't done rooting out corruption at City Hall in the wake of three city council members being arrested on pay-to-play charges this year. Smitherman recently called Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to ask the Republican to...
Nov 25, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 61
