WCPO reporter Evan Millward joins to discuss the latest updates on COVID-19 during back-to-school, including Lebanon Schools shutting down temporarily, and the growing list of colleges requiring vaccines.First, our panel discusses free interne

Cincinnati Tri-State school superintendents aim to "get back to the kids"

Aug 20th, 2021 1h 4m

Superintendents from Mason, Williamsburg, and Ludlow Independent join the Hear Cincinnati podcast to discuss back-to-school in the time of Covid-19.Students in some places are going back in masks but in other places, it is an optional thing.

After 28 years wrongfully in prison, his wait for justice continues

Aug 6th, 2021 58m 46s

A jury was set to decide the federal wrongful conviction lawsuit of William “Ricky” Virgil against the City of Newport and two former Newport police officers but a U.S. District Court Judge agreed to delay the case. I-Team reporter Paula Christ

President Joe Biden visits Cincinnati

Jul 23rd, 2021 36m 54s

With President Biden visiting Cincinnati, it's been a busy week for the WCPO 9 newsroom.We discuss the President's visit, a baseball name change, affordable housing and more.Notable Links:Are renovations a 'win-win' or a painful lesson for

As events and concerts return to Greater Cincinnati, we breakdown what's good

Jul 16th, 2021 50m 56s

Concerts and events are coming back!WCPO 9 entertainment reporter Brian Mains joins the Hear Cincinnati podcast to talk about this weekend's Top 9 food, fests, and fairs. Plus, he'll chat about the two big new music venues and all the best con

What's in all those trailers parked at the Kentucky Speedway?

Jun 25th, 2021 1h 17m

Kentucky Speedway is storing thousands of semi-truck trailers and pickup trucks. The Gallatin County race track is renting its property for longterm parking after NASCAR removed the speedway from the 2021 race schedule.When will racing return?

'Magic Adrian' helped hundreds secure vaccine appointments in the Tri-State

Jun 18th, 2021 36m 34s

WCPO reporter Whitney Miller joins to discuss her interview with 'Magic Adrian' Anderson who took it upon herself to help schedule any and everyone who needed a shot during the release of the first doses of vaccine.But first, host Brian Niesz

Armed U.S. Marshals called in to combat beetles in Bethel

Jun 11th, 2021 54m 53s

Investigative reporter Paula Christian joins the Hear Cincinnati podcast to explain why Armed U.S. Marshals we called to Tom Brown's farmland property with a search-and-seizure warrant for trees due to a destructive beetle.But first, host Bria

Providing food and community to Avondale

Jun 4th, 2021 1h 6m

Lisa Smith joins this episode of the Hear Cincinnati podcast to discuss how an upcoming grocery store in Avondale plans to be as much about community as it will be food.But first, host Brian Niesz is joined by weekly panelists, community repor

The paradigm shift facing Cincinnati police

May 28th, 2021 44m 43s

Mariel Carbone joins the podcast to discuss the challenges facing the Cincinnati Police Department as they defend their diversity quotas and shorten training due to an officer shortage.First, our panel discusses property values in the suburbs,

Cincinnati's red hot housing market

May 21st, 2021 53m 13s

Don't Waste Your Money reporter John Matarese joins the Hear Cincinnati podcast to discuss Cincinnati's hot real estate market and the resulting pressure on renters. First, our panel discuss the latest cicada news, a project creating homeowner

They were granted a storybook wedding while on borrowed time

May 14th, 2021 53m 25s

Kristyn Hartman joins the Hear Cincinnati podcast to tell the story of a local couple who were granted a storybook wedding after they fell in love in hospice.First, our panel discusses racial disparities in health care, easing COVID-19 restric

A washed out bridge, a family swept away, a tragedy that could've been prevented

Apr 30th, 2021 1h 4m

WRTV Investigative reporter Kara Kenney joins Hear Cincinnati to discuss a father who lost his family when six people died on March 20, 2020, after their vehicles went into Sanes Creek in Franklin County, Indiana. First, our panel discusses Ci

Former House Speaker John Boehner on government, growing up in Cincinnati, and gardening

Apr 23rd, 2021 1h 1m

Anchor Tanya O'Rourke chats with Former House Speaker John Boehner about his new book and reflections on his path from Southwest Ohio to Washington and back.But first, our panel discusses child care vouchers, a guilty plea in the Pike County m

Its soul has moved to Mount Healthy, but this church's ghost remains in the West End

Apr 16th, 2021 1h 14m

"You can't stay in the past and expect to move forward in the future.”That’s how a lifelong member of Revelation Missionary Baptist Church described the church’s decision to use gentrification to fuel a move from the West End to Mouth Healthy.

'That could've been my family ... that could've been me': Timothy Thomas' death still aches

Apr 8th, 2021 32m 51s

They are fathers, sons, peers -- and in 2001, the death of Timothy Thomas left its mark on them all.In this special podcast, WCPO 9 News senior reporter Larry Seward speaks to Black men who lived in Cincinnati during the unrest in 2001. For so

Getting hyped for Cincinnati Reds opening day

Mar 26th, 2021 55m 50s

Mariel Carbone and Mike Dyer join the Hear Cincinnati podcast to discuss the changes to the Banks and to the ballpark ahead of Reds opening day next week.Plus, our panel discusses a sewing class with a path to employment, a book about growing

Immaculate wallaby, vaccination updates, and more

Mar 19th, 2021 31m 1s

We discuss an 'immaculate' wallaby, 'attending to people's basic humanity' during COVID-19 pandemic, the Beckjord smoke stack that fell into the Ohio River, vaccination updates, and local music by women.Notable Links:Cincinnati Zoo welcomes

The year that changed our lives

Mar 12th, 2021 1h 2m

One year ago, a pandemic was declared and life as we knew it stopped.On Thursday, WCPO 9 presented our special project “Hindsight 2020: The year that changed our lives.”Host Julie O'Neill and producer Meghan Goth join the Hear Cincinnati podc

The tragedy of James Hutchinson

Mar 5th, 2021 49m 34s

His mother reported him missing, but discrepancies in her story led to a tragic confession. Courtney Francisco and Kristen Swilley join the Hear Cincinnati podcast to explain what happened to six-year-old James Huthinson.First, our panel discu

Hamilton County deputy fired after problematic social media posts discovered

Feb 26th, 2021 57m

WCPO 9 I-Team reporter Craig Cheatham joins the Hear Cincinnati podcast to discuss former Hamilton County Deputy Michael Stemmerding, who was fired after the I-Team alerted the Sheriff's office to several alarming social media posts. First, our

Tri-State tenants face no heat and evictions during pandemic-stressed housing market

Feb 19th, 2021 40m 19s

Our panel discussed local music through the lens of Black History Month, snowplow special treatment, and Cincinnatians stuck in the Texas blackout.Next, I-Team reporter Dan Monk and Lucy May discuss their report on an out-of-town landlord whos

Investigating Cincinnati-area COVID-19 complaints

Feb 5th, 2021 48m 39s

We discuss an "innovation center" coming to Lincoln Heights, tracking COVID-19 vaccinations, an update on the $80M housing development in OTR, and more.Next, I-Team reporter Dan Monk joins the podcast to discuss his look at a list of 4,300 com

Is P.G. Sittenfeld's PAC legal or a slush fund?

Jan 29th, 2021 40m 2s

Our panel discusses entrepreneur opportunities in Northern Kentucky, racial inequality in local vaccinations, Cincinnati teacher getting their first vaccinations and more.Next, WCPO 9 I-Team reporter Paula Christian joins the Hear Cincinnati p

Over-the-Rhine development on hold after criticism it lacks affordable units

Jan 22nd, 2021 40m 40s

The panel discusses a community car care clinic, stimulus cards that look like spam, new Bengals uniforms and more.WCPO reporter Mariel Carbone joins to discuss the $77 million mixed-use development at Liberty and Elm streets that was put on p