The Cincy Shirts Podcast

Gary Burbank is a radio legend in Cincinnati and indeed nationwide, thanks to characters like Gilbert Gnarley and Earl Pitts, American. He joins us to talk about the time Elvis gave him a lift-- and for the first time, we get the complete, verified story. Gary also talks about "Sports or Consequences," including the time Bob Evans stopped by the studio, the same day a Penthouse pet showed up. We’ll also hear about Gary’s early days as a musician and why he chose to pursue radio, which included stops at WAKY in Louisville and CKLW in Detroit. Careful crossing that border. Shop our Gary Burbank Collection HERE.

Be sure to listen for the special promo code for 20% off near the end of the episode.

Support the show my donating via PayPal or Venmo: [email protected]

Find great Cincinnati vintage T-shirts, including defunct teams, stores, and more.

We also have apparel for Fiona the Hippo, FC Cincinnati, and baseball.

Also, check out all our fundraising T-shirts. We’re helping our zoo, local hospitals, local restaurants and more during the COVID-19 crisis. 

Get social with us:

Facebook: Cincy Shirts Official Facebook Page

Twitter: Cincy Shirts Official Twitter Page

Instagram: @CincyShirts

Snapchat: @CincyShirts

The Cincy Shirts Podcast theme is “Cincinnati” by Big Nothing who are actually from Philadelphia. 

Heather Johnson moved to Cincinnati from Iowa to work in advertising. In an effort to make friends, she dabbled in stand-up comedy before starting a food blog. Today she’s on the verge of doing that full-time, what with her blog getting hundreds of thousands of hits a month. She talks to us about the beta vs. VHS battle in the blogging world, Cincinnati chili vs. “other chili,” and her initial reaction to the former, reverse engineering dishes to create copycat recipes, the unique things she gets to do as a top food blogger, the best kind of steak to buy, and more.

Be sure to listen for the special promo code for 20% off near the end of the episode.

Support the show my donating via PayPal or Venmo: [email protected]

Find great Cincinnati vintage T-shirts, including defunct teams, stores, and more.

We also have apparel for Fiona the Hippo, FC Cincinnati, and baseball.

Also, check out all our fundraising T-shirts. We’re helping our zoo, local hospitals, local restaurants and more during the COVID-19 crisis. 

Get social with us:

Facebook: Cincy Shirts Official Facebook Page

Twitter: Cincy Shirts Official Twitter Page

Instagram: @CincyShirts

Snapchat: @CincyShirts

The Cincy Shirts Podcast theme is “Cincinnati” by Big Nothing who are actually from Philadelphia.

Can you believe it took us to Episode 119 to talk about the history of Cincinnati chili? We did have Roger David, CEO of Gold Star, on Episode 55, but now we get a detailed overview courtesy of Dann Woellert who wrote the book on Cincinnati chili; literally. The Authentic History of Cincinnati Chili, published in 2012. Also tells us about other food topics he’s written on, including, candy, and old restaurants. 

Be sure to listen for the special promo code for 20% off near the end of the episode.

Support the show my donating via PayPal or Venmo: [email protected]

Find great Cincinnati vintage T-shirts, including defunct teams, stores, and more.

We also have apparel for Fiona the Hippo, FC Cincinnati, and baseball.

Also, check out all our fundraising T-shirts. We’re helping our zoo, local hospitals, local restaurants and more during the COVID-19 crisis. 

Get social with us:

Facebook: Cincy Shirts Official Facebook Page

Twitter: Cincy Shirts Official Twitter Page

Instagram: @CincyShirts

Snapchat: @CincyShirts

The Cincy Shirts Podcast theme is “Cincinnati” by Big Nothing who are actually from Philadelphia.

Comedian-As many of you know, one of the owners of Cincy Shirts, Josh Sneed, gave up a career at P&G to pursue stand-up comedy. But he’s not the only person to do that. Indeed, there are a few others including Fairfield native Rajiv Satyal, who joins us via Skype from Los Angeles to discuss his journey from good corporate job to stand-up comic. He also talks about working with Dave Chapelle, combining his comedy and marketing backgrounds, embracing his Indian heritage while also maintaining a mainsstream comedy career AND there’s tea. A rather, intense, shall we say, run-in with another comic.

Be sure to listen for the special promo code for 20% off near the end of the episode.

Support the show my donating via PayPal or Venmo: [email protected]

Find great Cincinnati vintage T-shirts, including defunct teams, stores, and more.

We also have apparel for Fiona the Hippo, FC Cincinnati, and baseball.

Also, check out all our fundraising T-shirts. We’re helping our zoo, local hospitals, local restaurants and more during the COVID-19 crisis. 

Get social with us:

Facebook: Cincy Shirts Official Facebook Page

Twitter: Cincy Shirts Official Twitter Page

Instagram: @CincyShirts

Snapchat: @CincyShirtsThe Cincy Shirts Podcast theme is “Cincinnati” by Big Nothing who are actually from Philadelphia.

The son of boxing legend Aaron “The Hawk” Pryor, and a Cincinnati native, Aaron Pryor Jr. joins the podcast to discuss his father’s storied career, including a little feature film talk. He also talks about his own experiences as a professional boxer, the state of the sport, and what it takes to excel in the ring. 

Be sure to listen for the special promo code for 20% off near the end of the episode.

Support the show my donating via PayPal or Venmo: [email protected]

Find great Cincinnati vintage T-shirts, including defunct teams, stores, and more.

We also have apparel for Fiona the Hippo, FC Cincinnati, and baseball.

Also, check out all our fundraising T-shirts. We’re helping our zoo, local hospitals, local restaurants and more during the COVID-19 crisis. 

Get social with us:

Facebook: Cincy Shirts Official Facebook Page

Twitter: Cincy Shirts Official Twitter Page

Instagram: @CincyShirts

Snapchat: @CincyShirtsThe Cincy Shirts Podcast theme is “Cincinnati” by Big Nothing who are actually from Philadelphia.

He sort of fell into acting while pursuing stand-up comedy, but after moving to Chicago, Cincinnati native Ron Ervin found steady work as a regular extra on the TV series Chicago Med. He has now left that series and soon will leave Chicago and head to New York to concentrate on stand-up. Ron talks about the viral video he made, “Don’t Talk S*** About Norwood,” working regularly on a TV series, refocusing on on stand-up, and more.

Be sure to listen for the special promo code for 20% off near the end of the episode.

Support the show my donating via PayPal or Venmo: [email protected]

Find great Cincinnati vintage T-shirts, including defunct teams, stores, and more.

We also have apparel for Fiona the Hippo, FC Cincinnati, and baseball.

Also, check out all our fundraising T-shirts. We’re helping our zoo, local hospitals, local restaurants and more during the COVID-19 crisis. 

Get social with us:

Facebook: Cincy Shirts Official Facebook Page

Twitter: Cincy Shirts Official Twitter Page

Instagram: @CincyShirts

Snapchat: @CincyShirts

The Cincy Shirts Podcast theme is “Cincinnati” by Big Nothing who are actually from Philadelphia. 

Jim Sheets was the attorney for Sam the Chimp. Actually, he was hired by Sam’s owner, Kenny Harris, who also owned the Train Stop Inn and Cafe in what used to be called Foster. That's where Sam could be found occasionally hanging out with bar patrons. The bar is just east of Landen on the bike trail and today is called the Monkey Cafe. Kenny and Sam found themselves in some legal trouble brought on by the Humane Society and Jim represented them. Jim not only tells us all about that but about a famous athlete who hired him for a similar case, this one involving the ownership of tigers.

Be sure to listen for the special promo code for 20% off near the end of the episode.

Support the show my donating via PayPal or Venmo: [email protected]

Find great Cincinnati vintage T-shirts, including defunct teams, stores, and more.

We also have apparel for Fiona the Hippo, FC Cincinnati, and baseball.

Also, check out all our fundraising T-shirts. We’re helping our zoo, local hospitals, local restaurants and more during the COVID-19 crisis. 

Get social with us:

Facebook: Cincy Shirts Official Facebook Page

Twitter: Cincy Shirts Official Twitter Page

Instagram: @CincyShirts

Snapchat: @CincyShirts

The Cincy Shirts Podcast theme is “Cincinnati” by Big Nothing who are actually from Philadelphia.

97X

Matt Sledge worked at WOXY, 97X from the early ‘90s until the station was sold in 2004. He stayed on for a year with the new owners before, eventually winding up at WNKU, where history pretty much repeated itself. Matt takes us through 97X’s history, remembers some of his talented coworkers, talks about working at WNKU, and discusses the state of radio and music today.

Be sure to listen for the special promo code for 20% off near the end of the episode.

Support the show my donating via PayPal or Venmo: [email protected]

Find great Cincinnati vintage T-shirts, including defunct teams, stores, and more.

We also have apparel for Fiona the Hippo, FC Cincinnati, and baseball.

Also, check out all our fundraising T-shirts. We’re helping our zoo, local hospitals, local restaurants and more during the COVID-19 crisis. 

Get social with us:

Facebook: Cincy Shirts Official Facebook Page

Twitter: Cincy Shirts Official Twitter Page

Instagram: @CincyShirts

Snapchat: @CincyShirts

The Cincy Shirts Podcast theme is “Cincinnati” by Big Nothing who are actually from Philadelphia.

Comedian/actor

Chip Chinery is a stand-up comedian and actor. You may know him more from the latter, but he started telling jokes on stage back in the ‘80s at the age of 16. He started touring a few years after graduating from Miami University up in Oxford. He wound up in Hollywood in the early 90s and has since been in tons of commercials, TV shows, and movies. In addition to comedy and acting, he’s adept at managing his money and shares his tips via a blog that’s separate from his website called Chip’s Money Tips.

Be sure to listen for the special promo code for 20% off near the end of the episode.

Support the show my donating via PayPal or Venmo: [email protected]

Find great Cincinnati vintage T-shirts, including defunct teams, stores, and more.

We also have apparel for Fiona the Hippo, FC Cincinnati, and baseball.

Also, check out all our fundraising T-shirts. We’re helping our zoo, local hospitals, local restaurants and more during the COVID-19 crisis. 

Get social with us:

Facebook: Cincy Shirts Official Facebook Page

Twitter: Cincy Shirts Official Twitter Page

Instagram: @CincyShirts

Snapchat: @CincyShirtsThe Cincy Shirts Podcast theme is “Cincinnati” by Big Nothing who are actually from Philadelphia.

Gary Burbank Show

Rob Ervin was a producer and cast member on the Gary Burbank Show. He also worked extensively at 97X and was one half of the popular Chris & Rob Show on WAIF. He is our first stay-at-home order guest. Rob talks about being stationed in South Korea as a kid barely out of high school, working in college radio during the heyday of that format, and, of course, his days at 97X and working on the Gary Burbank Show. 

Be sure to listen for the special promo code for 20% off near the end of the episode.

Support the show my donating via PayPal or Venmo: [email protected]

Find great Cincinnati vintage T-shirts, including defunct teams, stores,

Gary Burbank Show -  and other great places you remember, as well as apparel for Fiona the Hippo, FC Cincinnati, and baseball.

Get social with us:

Facebook: Cincy Shirts Official Facebook Page

Twitter: Cincy Shirts Official Twitter Page

Instagram: @CincyShirts

Snapchat: @CincyShirts

The Cincy Shirts Podcast theme is “Cincinnati” by Big Nothing who are actually from Philadelphia.