WEBVTT - Steve Hawkins in for Thom Brennaman -- 12/29/25

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomberg Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>W l w N, Cincinnati, I thought we talked to

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<v Speaker 2>Jeff Ceas over the since a choir this morning talking

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<v Speaker 2>about what happened all year long. Jeff, good morning, Thanks

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<v Speaker 2>for joining us here.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 4>Good tuck to you. I saw this a couple of

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<v Speaker 4>weeks so I wanted to talk to you about it.

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<v Speaker 2>You guys did a story a couple of weeks ago

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<v Speaker 2>the eight most notable concerts in Cincinnati history that I

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<v Speaker 2>enjoyed reading. Tell me how you came up with the

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<v Speaker 2>eight and then we'll talk about a little bit of them.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, my colleague Cadiza was really kind of the one

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<v Speaker 3>working on that, and she asked me to kind of

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<v Speaker 3>chip in with some ideas, and so, you know.

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<v Speaker 4>She did most of the writing and stuff.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, when we were kind of rolled some

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<v Speaker 3>ideas of what are the big concerts, you know, things

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<v Speaker 3>like the Beatles, who are pretty obvious, the Cup tragedy,

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<v Speaker 3>I mean those are major ones, and kind of like

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<v Speaker 3>chose things that people still talk about, you know, it

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<v Speaker 3>has an impact. And some of them were wild, like

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<v Speaker 3>I can't believe that concert ever happened. And some of

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<v Speaker 3>them are like everyone was there, everyone was talking about it,

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<v Speaker 3>and something like Taylor Swift and you see how the

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<v Speaker 3>media covers it. That's exactly what it was. Like when

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<v Speaker 3>the Beatles were here, Beetles were bigger. But you know,

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<v Speaker 3>it's still a comparable. You know that these are the

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<v Speaker 3>concerts that people still talk about. And you know there's

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<v Speaker 3>plenty more than the eight as all of the readers

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<v Speaker 3>who sent emails and.

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<v Speaker 2>You got both Beatles concerts, and there's sixty four and

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<v Speaker 2>sixty six, and I believe the one at crosley Field

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<v Speaker 2>was twenty eight minutes long compared to what they do

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<v Speaker 2>with concerts now, was that a twenty eight minute show?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah? The Beatles shows were very I mean the concerts

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<v Speaker 3>were just not as big productions the way they are today.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, the Beatles didn't even have monitors on stage

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<v Speaker 3>to hear the their own music playing, so they couldn't

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<v Speaker 3>hear themselves. The people in the pans couldn't hear them,

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<v Speaker 3>so they couldn't hear because they were screaming so loud.

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<v Speaker 3>So they were out of town. They were playing too fast,

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<v Speaker 3>and they would just play through like twelve songs in

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<v Speaker 3>twenty eight minutes. It was just quick, quick, quick, quick,

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<v Speaker 3>wick And it was really you know, in the Beatles case,

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<v Speaker 3>it was an experience. It was like I got to

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<v Speaker 3>see the Beatles live. That's kind of like why you went.

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<v Speaker 3>He wasn't to hear the music because he had the

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<v Speaker 3>albums for that. But yeah, it was very different than

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<v Speaker 3>the three hour special effects extravaganza as they do today.

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<v Speaker 2>I assume Elvis in nineteen seventy seven, a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>months before he died at Riverfront Coliseum was one of

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<v Speaker 2>those Hey, I saw Elvis kind of concerts.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, but you know.

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<v Speaker 3>From the reports, you know, I had colleagues that have

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<v Speaker 3>had been to some of those shows. Elvis just had

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<v Speaker 3>this rapport about him that you know, when you went

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<v Speaker 3>and saw him, he was like, yeah, that's Elvis, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>like he could put on a good show. I've seen

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<v Speaker 3>the concert footage of some of those later ones, and

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<v Speaker 3>you know he's he's not doing too well, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>but his voice is still incredible, and it's just yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I get. I mean, I know my my parents, that

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<v Speaker 3>was the one show that they saw when they were younger,

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<v Speaker 3>is when Elvis came to town. They went and saw Elvis.

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<v Speaker 4>And here's what I remember.

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<v Speaker 2>Prince nineteen eighty four, he did a surprise show at Bogart's.

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<v Speaker 4>Didn't he.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so it was it was not announced or anything,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, Bogart's is a you know, historic venue,

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<v Speaker 3>but it's you know, the small venue, and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>it was it was just kind of like word of mouth.

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<v Speaker 3>People found out that he was doing a secret show

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<v Speaker 3>to kind of try out his Purple ragin tour, and

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<v Speaker 3>you know it was just if you lucked out to

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<v Speaker 3>have been to that show, that was I mean, it

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<v Speaker 3>still talked about today.

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<v Speaker 2>We're talking to Jeff Csover the Sassa Chuirer their story

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<v Speaker 2>about the eight biggest greatest concerts in Cincinnati history.

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<v Speaker 4>Grateful Dad.

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<v Speaker 2>This is one that I I missed wasn't living here then,

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<v Speaker 2>but a lot of people don't. I haven't heard a

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<v Speaker 2>lot about this Grateful Dead show in Cincinnati nineteen sixty eight.

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<v Speaker 3>I think that's what Jim Tarbell did. And you know,

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<v Speaker 3>Tarboro was one of those movers and shakers in the

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<v Speaker 3>music community back then. You know who I had Arnold's

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<v Speaker 3>and Lovelow Garage and you know, and it's amazing how

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<v Speaker 3>many of these bands that were before they were big

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<v Speaker 3>came through town. So it's Grateful Dead and the Yardbirds, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>and the uh you know, the doors and some of

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<v Speaker 3>these bands had these like small shows that only the

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<v Speaker 3>college kids knew about, and they would do ride up

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<v Speaker 3>on it and you'd say like wow. But they were

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<v Speaker 3>at weird places like a teen center or a prom,

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<v Speaker 3>and it's just sort of like The Grateful Dead was

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<v Speaker 3>at this teen center. You know. It was just it

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<v Speaker 3>was an interesting time, I think, I mean before my time.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Here, but all the stuff that I've read and friends

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<v Speaker 3>who've been there that I talked to, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 3>memorable shows.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh yeah, I enjoyed it.

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<v Speaker 2>The who was in there, n Wa, the Yardbirds that

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<v Speaker 2>you were talking about, Uh, the since any summer pop

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<v Speaker 2>festival in nineteen seventy that had the what Bob Seeger,

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<v Speaker 2>Alice Cooper traffic, Grand Funk Railroad. Even more, it is

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<v Speaker 2>a nice article. Thanks pop one, Yes, oh Iggy pop Yon,

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<v Speaker 2>Jeff c since a Choir, Thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 2>your time and for the article.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, oh my pleasure. Thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 2>The eighth and most notable concerts since the Some of

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<v Speaker 2>the other notable ones Jimmy Hendrix at Xavier in sixty eight,

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<v Speaker 2>Jackson five, they were the Gardens in seventy four. You

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<v Speaker 2>two at Bogarts nineteen eighty one, Pink Floyd at Riverfront

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<v Speaker 2>Coliseum in seventy seven, Black Sabbath Riverfront Stadium in seventy eight,

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<v Speaker 2>Stones at Riverfront Stadium in eighty nine. I did get

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<v Speaker 2>to see that when bon Jovi was at the cincinn Gardens.

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<v Speaker 2>Check out Jeff season. This insane choir rates like the

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<v Speaker 2>our history column every Sunday. That's good stuff. I really

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<v Speaker 2>like it. Favorite column.

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<v Speaker 4>There.

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<v Speaker 2>Roberts are ABC News political analysts in Washington. Steve, let's

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<v Speaker 2>talk about the mid term temperature check is what they're

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<v Speaker 2>calling it this morning.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, they are.

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<v Speaker 5>And it's interesting because, you know, Donald Trump has said

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<v Speaker 5>repeatedly it doesn't make sense that the president's party almost

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<v Speaker 5>always loses seats and off your elections. In twenty of

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<v Speaker 5>the last twenty two midterms, the president's party has lost seats.

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<v Speaker 5>The only exceptions were nineteen ninety eight, two thousand and

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<v Speaker 5>two after the nine to eleven tragedy. Well, the president's

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<v Speaker 5>wrong about this. It does make sense. It does make sense.

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<v Speaker 5>Think about this, Steve. For instance, in presidential elections, a

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<v Speaker 5>magnetic candidate like Trump pulls in a lot of marginal voters.

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<v Speaker 5>He was brilliant in the last election and utilizing you know,

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<v Speaker 5>podcasts and TikTok and beyond traditional media to reach a

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<v Speaker 5>lot of voters who don't know much about politics, don't

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<v Speaker 5>care much about politics, seldom vote. And yet often there

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<v Speaker 5>were younger people and he drew them in. But they're

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<v Speaker 5>not going to vote next fall, or many of them

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<v Speaker 5>won't vote. It's going to be a very different electorate.

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<v Speaker 5>And that's always true. I remember two, nineteen eighty two,

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<v Speaker 5>I covered Ronald Reagan.

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<v Speaker 4>I was covering the Congress of the Times, and.

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<v Speaker 5>Reagan lost twenty six seats in eighty two. He was

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<v Speaker 5>of an extremely popular president who had won a huge landslide victory.

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<v Speaker 5>But exactly that happened. A lot of folks who voted

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<v Speaker 5>for Ronald Reagan in nineteen eighty It's not that they

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<v Speaker 5>voted democratic in nineteen eighty two.

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<v Speaker 4>They just didn't vote. They didn't bother to show up.

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<v Speaker 5>And you know, and the second factor that we see

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<v Speaker 5>very strongly right now, Steve, is that all presidents, all

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<v Speaker 5>presidents make promises they simply cannot keep.

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<v Speaker 4>And Donald Trump was classic.

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<v Speaker 5>He's classic and over promising by saying I'm going to

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<v Speaker 5>bring down prices.

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<v Speaker 4>On day one.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, it was never going to happen, and his core

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<v Speaker 5>supporters understand that up to a point, but it inevitably

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<v Speaker 5>it creates a certain disillusionment, a certain lack of confidence.

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<v Speaker 4>And you look in the polls, his handling and.

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<v Speaker 5>The economy is down to about thirty five thirty six percent. Well,

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<v Speaker 5>he got forty nine percent of the vote a year ago,

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<v Speaker 5>so that means about ten to fifteen percent of the

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<v Speaker 5>country who voted for Trump has lost certain confidence in

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<v Speaker 5>him and the Republicans because inevitably, inevitably.

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<v Speaker 4>There's going to be a certain amount of disappointment.

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<v Speaker 5>So there are other reasons as well, but those are

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<v Speaker 5>the two main reasons, and they're very visible right now.

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<v Speaker 4>So when Donald Trump says it doesn't make sense.

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<v Speaker 5>It does make sense, and it's always made sense because

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<v Speaker 5>these are very powerful historical trends.

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<v Speaker 2>Is there any correlation or historical trend that who wins

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<v Speaker 2>the midterm elections that party wins the presidential election two

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<v Speaker 2>years later.

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<v Speaker 4>That's a good question, and.

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<v Speaker 5>You know the answer is no, because particularly you know, again,

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<v Speaker 5>look at Ronald Reagan, right, yeah, he loses twenty six

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<v Speaker 5>six in eighty two and eighty four, he wins one

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<v Speaker 5>of the biggest victories in modern presidential history. So look,

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<v Speaker 5>the out party can gain a certain amount of confidence,

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<v Speaker 5>a certain amount.

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<v Speaker 4>Of energy, but there's.

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<v Speaker 5>No guarantee, particularly when you have a president. You now,

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<v Speaker 5>given the fact that Trump is not going to be

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<v Speaker 5>on the ballot again, Republicans are going to face whoever

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<v Speaker 5>they nominate.

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<v Speaker 4>They're going to face the problem of.

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<v Speaker 5>How do you get those marginal Trump voters who did

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<v Speaker 5>not necessarily interested in politics, are not necessarily strongly Republican,

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<v Speaker 5>but they are strongly Trump their mogernation, they're red hats.

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<v Speaker 4>How do you get them to the polls without Trump

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<v Speaker 4>on the ballot.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it doesn't help either. I think twenty five GOP

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<v Speaker 2>incumbents have announced they're not seeking re election either.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, that's a very good telltale sign of where politics

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<v Speaker 5>is going, because the Republicans can talk bravely about keeping

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<v Speaker 5>control of the House of Representatives, but it's actually is

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<v Speaker 5>up to twenty six now, and most folks expect even

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<v Speaker 5>more Republicans to retire. Some are running for other offices.

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<v Speaker 5>They're running for governor, some are running for the Senate,

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<v Speaker 5>but many are just leaving politics. And you know, it's

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<v Speaker 5>a whole lot more fun to be a member of

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<v Speaker 5>the House of Representatives if you're in the majority and

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<v Speaker 5>one of the reasons and then so it's very dispositive

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<v Speaker 5>those folks that retire. In fact, it's likely to hit

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<v Speaker 5>a record number of retirement. And that tells you that

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<v Speaker 5>for all of the bravado and the talk publicly about oh,

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<v Speaker 5>we're going to keep the House and you know, no problem,

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<v Speaker 5>privately they understand.

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<v Speaker 4>They're political pros.

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<v Speaker 5>They understand all of the trends I've just been talking about,

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<v Speaker 5>and they're thinking about life in the minority under the

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<v Speaker 5>Democrats in the House.

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<v Speaker 4>It won't be much fun, all.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, Steve roberts Our, ABC News political analyst Washington, thanks

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<v Speaker 2>for report this morning.

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<v Speaker 5>Happy New Year, Happy New New Year, Steve anytime, all.

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<v Speaker 4>Right, thanks so much.

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<v Speaker 2>Time to talk to Deb Has over at Big Brothers

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<v Speaker 2>Big Sisters are Greater Cincinnati.

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<v Speaker 4>Hey, good morning, How are you?

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<v Speaker 8>Good morning? I was just listening to your traffic report

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<v Speaker 8>and not let me tell you the wind is no jokes.

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<v Speaker 2>He's right, wow, Okay, I'm gonna hit the roads here

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<v Speaker 2>in a second. You are the PR and communications manager

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<v Speaker 2>over there at Big Brothers Big Sisters, right, I.

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<v Speaker 8>Am, yes, and I really appreciate you giving us a

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<v Speaker 8>chance to kind of share a little bit about what

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<v Speaker 8>we've been doing and what we're up doing.

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<v Speaker 2>Twenty six Okay, So first off, startup listeners that don't

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<v Speaker 2>know Big Brothers Big Sisters, how do you describe it?

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<v Speaker 8>What I tell people is that what we do with

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<v Speaker 8>match young people in the community with adult role models.

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<v Speaker 8>So somebody wants to be a big there, a big sister,

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<v Speaker 8>You're you're essentially you know, you're just an added layer

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<v Speaker 8>of support for kids. For a child in the community

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<v Speaker 8>whose parent or guardian have gotten in touch with us,

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<v Speaker 8>just say and you know, I've got a good kid here,

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<v Speaker 8>but you know, I see some I see some negative

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<v Speaker 8>influences maybe something like that, or maybe they're being raised

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<v Speaker 8>by a single parent or a grandparent who just you know,

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<v Speaker 8>just wants an extra person in that child's life to

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<v Speaker 8>kind of keep them on a positive path, kind of

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<v Speaker 8>talk to them about, you know, why it's important to

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<v Speaker 8>do well in school and help them maybe with social

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<v Speaker 8>skills that they're lacking, things like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Any ages that can I be too old to be

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<v Speaker 2>a big brother or a big sister.

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<v Speaker 8>You can never be too old to be a big

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<v Speaker 8>brother or big sister. I was talking the other day

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<v Speaker 8>to someone. We have a woman in Indiana she's been

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<v Speaker 8>matched with five little sisters over decades and she's approaching

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<v Speaker 8>eighty five, and that those kids have always been thrilled

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<v Speaker 8>to have a mentor no matter what the age.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, what did you do this year? What are you

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<v Speaker 2>doing next year?

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<v Speaker 4>Phillis in We are.

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<v Speaker 8>We are excited because we've got some bold goals and

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<v Speaker 8>we so far we're reaching them. But this year we

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<v Speaker 8>served about nine hundred and fifty kids, which is about

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<v Speaker 8>fifty more than last year. So that was a success

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<v Speaker 8>and our goal is to double that number within the

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<v Speaker 8>next five years. And so you know that that takes,

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<v Speaker 8>that takes a lot of new volunteers. That always encouraged

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<v Speaker 8>people to just you know, google Big Brothers Big Sister

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<v Speaker 8>at Cincinnati and you'll get to our website.

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<v Speaker 3>You'll see a lot of stories that we.

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<v Speaker 8>Tell as well as the commitment that we asked for,

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<v Speaker 8>which typically we asked people to commit to a year

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<v Speaker 8>as a volunteer Big brother or Big Sisters, understanding that

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<v Speaker 8>life changes, people move, people have job changes, and we understand,

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<v Speaker 8>I mean, they're not finding a piece of paper that

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<v Speaker 8>obligates you. But we asked for that commitment because it's

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<v Speaker 8>really good for the kids. If they are matched and

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<v Speaker 8>then somebody decided in a month that it wasn't a

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<v Speaker 8>good sit you know, that's that's a difficult challenge that

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<v Speaker 8>these kids don't need.

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<v Speaker 2>So we can also donate financially, right if we If

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<v Speaker 2>we can't be the big brother Big Sister, we can

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<v Speaker 2>get our checkbook out.

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<v Speaker 8>You sure can't. And we welcome that because we do

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<v Speaker 8>We do there's a lot of background checks. There's a

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<v Speaker 8>lot of ongoing communication between our social workers and the matches.

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<v Speaker 8>We don't just match to you and say go have fun.

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<v Speaker 8>So there's a lot of communication back and forth because

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<v Speaker 8>there can be challenges and so we want to make

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<v Speaker 8>sure that the goals are being met. So we communicate

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<v Speaker 8>with the big the littles, and the parent or guardian

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<v Speaker 8>about once a month for the first year, just to

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<v Speaker 8>make sure that everybody's on a good path and that

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<v Speaker 8>we can we can help make suggestions that they're you know,

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<v Speaker 8>if anything comes up that the bigs or or the

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<v Speaker 8>or the kids have questions about. And so, like you said,

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<v Speaker 8>we we do welcome financial donations. Obviously we rely on

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<v Speaker 8>that to keep to keep our doors open and our

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<v Speaker 8>life on and but also there's other things people can do.

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<v Speaker 8>You know, if you have a if you part of

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<v Speaker 8>a business, that we can come in and talk about

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<v Speaker 8>what it's like to be a big brother or big sister,

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<v Speaker 8>so we can spread the word and hopefully recruit new

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<v Speaker 8>volunteers from a workplace.

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<v Speaker 3>If you have a workplace where you would.

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<v Speaker 8>Like our We have programs called beyond School Walls where

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<v Speaker 8>we have kids that take a bus, let's say, from

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<v Speaker 8>Newport High schools and a business and then they learn

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<v Speaker 8>once a month. And I think the employers like that

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<v Speaker 8>because it's great for employer retention because the people they

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<v Speaker 8>like that the kids are coming into them and that

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<v Speaker 8>the employees don't have to go out to the school

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<v Speaker 8>and so just once a month and you're talking to

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<v Speaker 8>them about what it's like to be in a workplace.

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<v Speaker 8>We have programming that helps with financial literacy and all

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<v Speaker 8>kinds of things, resume building, So there's allways the way.

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<v Speaker 8>If somebody wants to get involved, you get in touch

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<v Speaker 8>with us and we can talk it through and we

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<v Speaker 8>can help people become involved with big brothers sisters.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you have events that I can take my little

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<v Speaker 2>brother little sister too, or do I have to come

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<v Speaker 2>up with all this stuff on my own.

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<v Speaker 8>We help a lot with that. We have a lot

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<v Speaker 8>of suggestions about what you can do. But also we

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<v Speaker 8>have monthly activities, and we are very fortunate that this

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<v Speaker 8>community has rallied around us because we get a lot

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<v Speaker 8>of tickets to all of the professional sporting events. We

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<v Speaker 8>also have partnerships with the Cincinnati Zoo, with the Museum Center,

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<v Speaker 8>with the Nature Center, where our bigs and littles can

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<v Speaker 8>go free of charge. We can go with activities that

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<v Speaker 8>there will be other matches at, or you can also

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<v Speaker 8>go just the big and the little together. We're so

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<v Speaker 8>grateful because those are expensive things that a lot of

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<v Speaker 8>people wouldn't be able to do without the partnerships we

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<v Speaker 8>have in the community.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, deb Haas over Big Brothers, Big Sisters of

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<v Speaker 2>Greater sinceat you guys do a great job.

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<v Speaker 4>How do we connect with you?

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<v Speaker 8>I would easiest thing is just to google Big Brothers

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<v Speaker 8>Big Sister of Cincinnati. We've got thirteen county so wherever

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<v Speaker 8>your folks are, we can match.

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<v Speaker 3>Them up with a big brother, a big sister, or

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<v Speaker 3>with a little brother.

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<v Speaker 8>And little sister.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, keep doing the good work and we'll talk

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<v Speaker 2>to you next time.

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<v Speaker 4>Have a great New Year.

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<v Speaker 8>Thanks, looking forward to it, you too, Steve.

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<v Speaker 2>All Right, it's deb Haas, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Mike

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