Local singer Annie Donnellon Davis recently digitally released her spiritual album, A Sacred Collection , and she’s in our studio with Elaine Diehl to talk about her life and this new project. She’s also joined by pianist Julie Spangler for a performance of “How Great Thou Art.”

The importance of honeybees to the world’s farming and agricultural worlds can’t be overstated, yet their numbers are shrinking because of pesticides, pollution, infections, and more. To focus attention on the plight of the honeybees, award-winning authors (and husband and wife) Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann have released Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera and join host Lee Hay by phone.

Our literary contributor, Kelly Blewett, recently spoke by phone with Jasmine Warga , Cincinnati native and Newberry Award winning author of the young adult novel, Other Words For Home . The story centers on a young Syrian girl whose family emigrates to Cincinnati where she has to start her life over again.

Ohio native Doug Gillard is an accomplished guitarist for the Dayton, Ohio indie rock band Guided by Voices . The band released their latest album, Surrender Your Poppy Field , in February. At the time of Elaine Diehl’s interview, they were getting ready to go out on tour.

From 2016: The Ohio Phonograph Company was the first record company to operate out of Cincinnati, and its history involves legal battles with the father of the phonograph, Thomas Edison . Our history commentator David Lewis delves into the history and importance of the Ohio Phonograph Company .

His name may not ring a bell, but if you’ve ever attended a Reds game at Great American Ball Park , you’ve heard his talent. Our Media Beat blogger John Kiesewetter sits down for a conversation with John Schutte , the GABP organist and keyboardist with popular local band The Rusty Griswolds .

If you’ve been to a local parade, you’ve probably seen the Red Hot Dancing Queens. Touted as Cincinnati’s first New Orleans-style adult dance krewe, they are gearing up for another summer of dancing down streets all over the region. The founder, Claire Stewart , talks about why she started this group and who can join the fun in this interview with our Elaine Diehl.

From the original Ludlow Garage to Arnold’s, Peanut Jim to the vice-mayor, Jim Tarbell has earned the title Mr. Cincinnati. There’s never a dull moment in an interview with the man featured in the big mural on Central Parkway as you’ll hear in this conversation with our Media Beat blogger, John Kiesewetter.

It’s an organization we’ve all heard about but what do you know about the Rosie Reds ? Do you think it started back when the team started? (Nope) Do you think it’s an all-female organization (Nope again) Find out everything about this group when our resident Reds fanatic and Senior Political Analyst Howard Wilkinson talks with current Rosie Reds President Valerie Guthrie .

15-year old singer/songwriter EmiSunshine has been lauded by Rolling Stone as one of the new country artists you need to know. Her recent album, Family Wars , is, as she describes it, “I’m looking at problems and trying to make something beautiful out of them.” EmiSunshine talks about her music and performs one of her songs in this conversation with Elaine Diehl.