Sunday Morning Magazine with Rodney Lear

Hosted by Rodney Lear, this weekly show examines pertinent issues facing Cincinnati with open and honest discussion. Hear interviews with national celebrities, local leaders, authors, doctors, and experts on a wide range of topics.

Society & Culture
Education
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Frank Adams_ Cincinnati Computer Cooperative 4-...
Cincinnati Computer Cooperative is a nonprofit which provides low cost, refurbished computers to those in need, with a focus on education.
13 min
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Shaun Higgins_Great Miami Valley YMCA 4-4-2021
Great Miami Valley YMCA. Healthy Kids Days, April 10th 10am-2:00pm. The GMV YMCA has got the recipe for a healthy kid! Join us for Healthy Kids Day 2021 at YMCA Camp Campbell Gard. Healthy Kids Day will include fun active play and educational...
14 min
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Susan May and Nick May_Nick's New Heart 4-4-2021
Susan May and Nick May, Nick’s New Heart: 30 Years and Counting. Nick May was one of the first successful heart transplants in the United States performed on a 1-year-old baby. In the past, infants with the heart defects that Nick once...
15 min
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Andi Johnson_LifeCenter Donor Network 4-4-2021
Andi Johnson, LifeCenter Organ Donor Network. Ms. Johnson joined Sunday Morning Magazine to talk about organ and tissue donation. She discussed the need for donors here in the Cincinnati area.
17 min
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Kelly Tinkham, Author, Hair for Mama
When Marcus's mother has chemotherapy for her cancer and loses her hair, he tries to find new hair for her to make her well again.
19 min
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Alicia Lawrence, Executive Director, First Tee_...
Since 2006, First Tee - Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky has been building experiences to empower kids. We offer golf course programs spring, summer and fall at 6 area teaching locations. But we go beyond the golf course
13 min
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Nick Wagner, Executive Director, A Kid Again So...
• Nick Wagner, Executive Director, A Kid Again Southwest Ohio. A Kid Again Southwest Ohio, is an organization with a mission to support kids with life-threatening conditions and their families by giving illness a time-out through year-round...
13 min
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Karyn Parsons 3-7-2021
• Karyn Parsons is best known for her role as Will Smith's cousin Hilary Banks on NBC's The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. After leaving acting behind, Karyn has gone on to found and produce Sweet Blackberry, an award-winning series of...
22 min
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Christopher Paul Curtis
Christopher Paul Curtis was born and raised in Flint, Michigan which has been used as a prominent setting in several stories including The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 and Bucking the Sarge. Christopher is also the author of the Newbery...
24 min
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Asha Ama Bias-Daniels 2-28-2021
Asha Ama Bias-Daniels--The Taft Museum of Art and the Robert S. Duncanson Society welcomes fashion designer Asha Ama Bias-Daniels as the 2021 Duncanson Artist-in-Residence, which will now take place annually each Spring. Bias-Daniels is...
23 min
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Sharon M. Draper 2-28-2021
Sharon M. Draper is a professional educator as well as an accomplished writer. She has been honored as the National Teacher of the Year, is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Literary Awards, and is a New York Times bestselling...
14 min
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Yvette Simpson 2-28-2020
Yvette Simpson--Former Cincinnati City Council President Pro Tem (2013-2017) and DFA endorsed candidate for Mayor (2017), Yvette Simpson becomes the first woman to serve as the Chief Executive at DFA and the first woman of color in an executive...
16 min
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Carole Boston Weatherford
New York Times best-selling author Carole Boston Weatherford recently released Beauty Mark: A Verse Novel of Marilyn Monroe and R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul. Her 50-plus books include the Caldecott Honor winners Freedom...
12 min
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Nikki Grimes, Author and Ekua Holmes, Illustrat...
Like today and always, women’s stories and accomplishments continue to fall out of historical record. While people have long associated prominent writers such as Langston Hughes and W.E.B. Du Bois with the Harlem Renaissance, many have...
20 min
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Shani Mahiri King
Shani King on Why He Wrote This Book: “I wrote this book for my children and for all children who need an inspirational voice grounded in their own history. Think of any field of endeavor and Black innovators have made vital contributions....
15 min
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Deb Haas Big Brothers Big Sisters 1-17-2021
• Deb Haas, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati (BBBSGC). Big Brothers Big Sisters is requesting donations of $20 or $25 gift cards from area businesses to help raise funds and awareness for BBBSGC. The gift cards will be part...
16 min
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Kenya Hunt 1-17-2021
Kenya Hunt, Author, GIRL GURL GRRRL: On Womanhood & Belonging in the Age of Black Girl Magic. In the new book, Gurl Gurl Grrl, Kenya Hunt (an American who moved to London and has called it home for the last decade) - unpacks what it...
10 min
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Christmas Wish List Show_Miles and Christina Da...
• Miles and Christina Davis, Davis Cookie Collection. The business launched in May of 2014. The business idea started when owner Christina Davis utilized baking as an outlet during stressful times in graduate school. Christina had a passion...
14 min
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Christmas Wish List Show_Diana Bosse, Alzheimer...
The first person to survive Alzheimer's disease is out there -- but we can't get there without you! Help the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Cincinnati achieve its 2020 year-end $1.5 million dollar Walk to End Alzheimer’s...
11 min
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Christmas Wish List Show_Rodney and Mom_12-20-20
Rodney and his mom talk about new family holiday traditions during the pandemic.
6 min
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Christmas Wish List Show_Andrew Salzbrun_Nation...
Andrew Salzbrun, Nation Kitchen and Bar (Westwood). http://www.nationkitchenandbar.com/westwood
12 min
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Christmas Wish List Show_Segment #1_ Ray and Co...
Ray Anderson, Cincinnati Animal Care. • Cortney, PetSuites. This holiday season PetSuites Erlanger is partnering with Cincinnati Animal Care. They are the dog warden in Cincinnati, and recently took over the SPCA Cincinnati building....
14 min
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Christmas Literacy 2020_Paul Ruditis_Segment 9
Paul Ruditis, Author of the Adapted book, It’s A Wonderful Life. Paul Ruditis is a New York Times best-selling author and pop culture addict who has written companion books for numerous TV shows and films. His diverse resume also includes...
5 min
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Christmas Literacy 2020_Ada Grey_Segment 8
• Ada Grey, Illustrator, The Twelve Unicorns of Christmas. Ada Grey studied illustration and later took a role in design. Moving back into illustration, Ada set about designing her own unique picture book style. Characterized by an energetic...
4 min
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Christmas Literacy 2020_Denise Brennan-Nelson_S...
Denise Brennan-Nelson, Author, Santa’s Secret. Denise Brennan-Nelson "is also the author of Buzzy the bumblebee, My Momma Likes to Say "and My Teacher Likes to Say
7 min