OKI Wanna Know

By 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... more

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How many episodes does OKI Wanna Know have?

The podcast currently has 59 episodes available.

OKI Wanna Know episodes:

November 29, 2023 OKI Wanna Know: What's on the ceiling of Music Hall's Springer Auditorium?
A listener looked up before a concert at Music Hall and what he saw sparked this week's question.
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November 08, 2023 OKI Wanna Know: What is Parkdale and where did it come from?
There are plenty of neighborhoods in Hamilton County that aren't officially recognized. Parkdale is one of them.
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October 25, 2023 OKI Wanna Know: What happens if there's an election but no candidates?
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.
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October 11, 2023 OKI Wanna Know: Why does Cincinnati own a railroad?
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.
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September 27, 2023 OKI Wanna Know: How many Winhold Reiss murals are there around Cincinnati?
A German-born painter made his name in the American West, and his work helped change America's impression of Cincinnati.
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September 13, 2023 OKI Wanna Know: Who wanted to honor Confederates in Ohio?
This week's question is about the John Hunt Morgan Trail from Indiana across Ohio.
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August 16, 2023 OKI Wanna Know: What are the pipes jutting out of the levee?
The pipes were installed in the 1950s, but the reason they're there is because of what happened in 1937.
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July 26, 2023 OKI Wanna Know: Why does Cincinnati have so many streets named 'Kemper'?
We take another dive into Cincinnati history in our feature OKI Wanna Know.
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July 12, 2023 OKI Wanna Know: Why do some Cincinnati neighborhoods have randomly numbered streets?
Street names are the most popular of all the questions asked of OKI Wanna Know.
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June 28, 2023 OKI Wanna Know: What are the dents in the ground in the forest?
A listener wants to know if the pits in Miami Whitewater Forest are Civil War foxholes or something else.
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FAQs about OKI Wanna Know:

How many episodes does OKI Wanna Know have?

The podcast currently has 59 episodes available.