This podcast is about you: The Cincinnatian. Let The Enquirer’s Beryl Love and guest hosts make the complicated local issues affecting your daily life easy to understand – and have some fun in the process. Our guest list is a who’s who of Greater Cincinnati, and we celebrate the quirky awesomeness that defines this place we call home. Why? Because that’s SO Cincinnati.
S1 Ep52: That's So Cincinnati: The Ohio Democratic Party's strategy for helping defeat Trump in 2020
Sep 04, 2019
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Don't believe the national narrative that Ohio isn't a key state in the 2020 presidential election, state Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper told That's So Cincinnati podcast this week. Ohio Democrats are performing the role of "left tackle" and "firewall" for key swing states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan, Pepper said. What does that mean? Democrats want to "protect" those states by making Trump spend money and time in Ohio, a strategy they hope will divert the president's resources in the Midwest, Pepper said. Pepper, the former Cincinnati city councilman and Hamilton County commissioner, also talked about his political thriller novels and the role local journalism plays in democracy.
S1 Ep51: That's So Cincinnati: Fireworks family, $21M Banks bill, regionalism lip service, tribute to hard workers
Aug 28, 2019
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From Italy to Loveland, the Rozzi family has been lighting of the night on holidays and special occasions across Greater Cincinnati and the world for more than 120 years. Cincinnati's first family of fireworks joins That's So Cincinnati podcast to talk about the four-generation family company ahead of the 43rd annual Western & Southern/WEBN Labory Day fireworks. Company president Nancy Rozzi and her brother and vice president, Joe Rozzi, discuss art of pyrotechnics; Rozzi Firworks' international reach and the company's omnipresence across the region. Also this week, Enquirer Hamilton County/regional politics reporter Scott Wartman discusses how much taxpayers have shelled out in legal fees for The Banks and the ongoing turf war between Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. This episode is jam-packed with news and insight -- and you won't want to miss it.
S1 Ep50: That's So Cincinnati: Streetcar savior, mover and shaker, an old Xavier dorm, hotel politics
Aug 21, 2019
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Ryan Messer, vice president of the Cincinnati Public Schools board, joins That's So Cincinnati this week to discuss:
His role in saving the streetcar in 2013 as Over-the-Rhine Community Council president
Key issues facing Ohio's third-largest school system
Transforming an old Xavier University dorm into a home
Also this week, TSC hosts Sharon Coolidge and Jason Williams breakdown the politics and issues surrounding efforts to build a new convention hotel.
S1 Ep49: That's So Cincinnati: Live from Braxton's rooftop, CEO on why beer maker goes all-in on hard seltzer craze
Aug 14, 2019
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It's been a crazy run of news lately, and That's So Cincinnati wanted to take a break from all that this week and have a little fun before summer winds down. TSC hit the road for this week's episode, recording live from Braxton Brewing in Covington. CEO Jake Rouse joined us for a conversation from the beautiful new rooftop bar. Among the topics Rouse talked about:
Braxton being the first local brewery to go all-in on the hard seltzer craze and the challenges of launching VIVE
The difficult of naming beers
Deciding on new styles and flavors
Long-term sustainability in an over-saturated industry.
S1 Ep48: That's So Cincinnati: Marty Brennaman talks his style, Cardinals fans, Trump, Dayton shooting, gun control, FC Cincinnati
Aug 06, 2019
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Marty Brennaman calls 'em like sees 'em on this week's That's So Cincinnati. Would you expect otherwise? The Hall of Fame broadcaster talks about the history of his brutally honest style and whether he could get hired if he were just starting his career. He also gives his take on Cubs and Cardinals fans, his family, Donald Trump, FC Cincinnati and much more. The entire episode is dedicated to Brennaman, who is retiring next month after 46 years of calling Reds games. You don't want to miss it.
S1 Ep47: That's So Cincinnati: The Banks PR mess, growth of Red (E-)Bike, Mayor Mallory 2.0, snail mail still matters
Jul 31, 2019
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Cincinnati's streets have been taken over by e-bikes. What the heck is an e-bike? Red Bike executive director Jason Barron stops by That's So Cincinnati to talk about five years of sharing bikes across Downtown Cincinnati, Covington and Newport. Plus, TSC co-hosts Sharon Coolidge and Jason Williams break down the latest on The Banks concert venue and the lack of a big-picture plan for Cincinnati's front porch. And last week's Neil Armstrong news shows that you never know what's going to show up in your mailbox. Snail is still important. Jason discusses the treasure trove of letters he discovered after visiting his office mailbox for the first time in months.
S1 Ep46: That's So Cincinnati: Joe Deters doesn't mince words about Tracie Hunter, National Guard, his future
Jul 24, 2019
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Joe Deters sits down with That's So Cincinnati for a candid in-depth interview that you don't want to miss. Here's a sampling of what the Hamilton County prosecutor said on this week's episode: On Tracie Hunter: "Tracie has been a Dumpster fire from the start." On asking Gov. Mike DeWine to send in the National Guard to try to curb violence in Cincinnati: "When you can't have your little kid go out in your yard and play out of fear of a stray gunshot, that is bull---t." On how his role in the Tracie Hunter case could impact his bid for re-election in 2020: "I don't care. I'm to the point in my career I'm going to do what I think is right. I'm doing what I think is right. She has been so crappy to me, personally and politically. I've tried to help her." On whether he can win in 2020: "I just gotta raise the money." Click the Audioboom icon at the top or subscribe and listen for free on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and most other listening platforms. The Deters interview begins at the 23:50 mark.
S1 Ep45: That's So Cincinnati: Chief Isaac talks past, present and future, Beryl Love guest hosts, goetta beer
Jul 17, 2019
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Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac joins the That’s So Cincinnati podcast this week where he talks about curbing the increase in violence and his plans for the future. With special guest host Enquirer Editor Beryl Love, maybe we should have called this That’s So Forest Park. They graduated from Forest Park High School together and walked down memory lane. Plus, Christian Moerlein just launched Goetta beer. Beryl tried it and tells you what he thought.
S1 Ep44: That's So Cincinnati: Tobacco farming, old school politics, Marian Spencer, painfully long lines
Jul 10, 2019
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Gwen McFarlin grew up on a tobacco farm in Clermont County. How did that experience prepare her for a career in politics? The Hamilton County Democratic Party chairwoman joins That's So Cincinnati for an insightful chat about her rise to the position; working across aisle; managing the divide in her party; and those hot summer days stripping tobacco. Plus, TSC co-hosts Sharon Coolidge and Jason Williams discuss absentee Cincinnati City Council members; waiting in painfully long lines at the BMV; and taking the streetcar, er, bus from Downtown to Uptown for an FC Cincinnati match.
S1 Ep43: That's So Cincinnati: Being Marty's daughter, 20 years of racin', the 'socialist loser,' concrete kayaking
Jul 03, 2019
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It's more politics + fun stuff this week on That's So Cincinnati. Kentucky Speedway spokeswoman Ashley Brennaman Shirley joins us to talk about the NASCAR track celebrating its 20th racing season with next week's Quaker State 400. She explains the excitement surrounding race weekend; appealing to millennials; and pickup truck hot tubs. And if the name Brennaman sounds familiar, yes, Ashley is youngest of Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Brennaman's three children. Ashley shows us another side of the Reds' radio man, who is set to retire after this season. In the opening segment, TSC co-hosts Sharon Coolidge and Jason Williams take a closer look at the 2020 race for Ohio's 1st Congressional District. Believe it or not, it's already heating up. Plus, Findlay Market is the subject of our That's So Cincinnati Moment of the Week and Jason finally gets a hobby.
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