This week, Lauren chats with the co-founder of Future Fans, Mike Schroder. Future Fans is a brand that was inspired by the Bengals’ magical run to the Super Bowl in January 2022. Mike is a lifelong fan of the team, a Cincy native, and a dad of three. He has created a way to help kids understand football in fun and unique ways, all through a storybook-led experience. 

Fitness can easily find its way to the bottom of our to-do list. This week, Lauren sits down with Kelly Plataniotis, the owner of FIT4MOM Northern Kentucky. FIT4MOM provides fitness classes designed for moms, by moms, built around bringing your little ones to class. The franchise also  offers a supportive community for moms and our kids. 

Candice Terrell, the owner/operator of Fierce Marketing, sits down with Lauren this week. Candice works with business owners and non-profits from all over the Tri-state. They chat about everything from farm animals on the loose, to a 15 minute phone conversation with one of Lauren's twins. They had a lot to catch up on! 

Balancing work and family is never easy, which is why it's important to have friends you can lean on! Erica Collura has worked as a meteorologist in the Tri-state area for years and is a mom of two beautiful girls! She sat down with Lauren this week to chat about family, work, life with multiples, and how to maintain a social life! 

Dan Wells joins Lauren on the podcast this week! They talk about everything from parenting to working alongside your best friend. Dan also teaches Lauren how to easily annoy people with one simple text.  

Catherine Bodak is back (briefly) and stopped by the station to give an update on baby Jasper! Ken Brown and Lauren Minor learn about the close call, where she almost gave birth at FOX 19!  They also give Catherine tips on little boys, like how to avoid being peed on. 

You can catch her weekday mornings on Cincinnati's Q102, Jennifer Fritsch sits down with Lauren this week! They chat about being a working mom, parenting, finding work/life balance and their love for the Queen City!

Jeremy Rauch joins Lauren on the podcast this week! Jeremy talks about parenting, his family's recent trip to Disney World, his success in intramural sports, and how he balances work/home life! 

Baby Jasper has arrived! Catherine Bodak welcomed her baby boy into the world on March 2nd. While Catherine is on maternity leave, Lauren will have a guest host each week. Media personality Ask Ashlee, joined her this week to talk about the importance of morning affirmations and the transitions we go through as parents. 

The Fox 19 family will be welcoming a new addition this week!

Catherine learns a new pregnancy term, as she counts down the days until her baby boy arrives.

Lauren also dives into Kristen Cavallari’s dating life, while also reflecting on old VH1 and MTV reality shows.