flipside episodes

This episode we sit down with Oma Judah — also known as Judah Lamb and "One Man Army" — a Chicago-born music artist, hip-hop analyst, and content creator who made Cincinnati home at just 12 years old. From the Chi to the Queen City, Oma turned his passion for the culture into a movement, building Watz Da Mojo? Media — his own platform for music coverage, hip-hop breakdowns, podcasts, news, and ent...

What does it take to walk away from everything you know — your teammates, your school, your neighborhood — as a freshman, and bet on yourself? Britton "Juice" Glover did exactly that. A standout football player who came up through Princeton High School, Juice made one of the hardest decisions a young athlete can make — leaving his boys behind to transfer to rival Archbishop Moeller High School. No...

What happens when a man walks out of prison with nothing but a work ethic and a vision? He builds something. Literally. This week on FlipSide Podcast 513, we sit down with Matthew Tallon — a Cincinnati native, ex-con, and founder of Eagle Roofing & Siding, a family-owned construction company that's been protecting homes across the 513 and surrounding areas for over 20 years. Matthew didn't let...

What happens when the "protectors" become the source of terror? When the very agency sworn to keep you safe is the one traumatizing your children, your elders, your entire community — for 76 straight years? Carlton Robert Collins grew up in Lincoln Heights, Ohio — the first Black-incorporated city in America — where gunfire wasn't coming from the streets. It was coming from the Cincinnati Police D...

Some people fold under pressure. Juan Dollar was built different. Growing up in Cincinnati, the streets called early and Juan answered. For years he ran the game — a product of an environment where the hustle was survival and the corner was the classroom. But the streets always collect, and Juan paid the price multiple times over, cycling in and out of incarceration in a system designed to keep me...

In this powerful episode of FlipSide Podcast, we sit down with a remarkable guest who has transformed his past into a lifeline for others. Having walked the difficult path from the streets to redemption, our guest now dedicates his life to helping drug dealers find their way out of the life that once consumed him. Through candid conversation and unflinching honesty, this episode explores the harsh...

What does it take to build multiple businesses from the ground up with nothing but sheer will, street smarts, and an unstoppable hunger for the next opportunity? Terry Johnson knows. Born and raised in the Cincinnati area, Terry wasn't the type to sit still. While most people were punching a clock, he was building empires — plural. Terry Johnson was the force behind Celebrity's Nightclub, one of C...

What happens when the streets take everything from you — your freedom, your home, your dignity — and all you have left is a concrete floor and iron discipline? For Boss Fitness, that rock bottom became the foundation for something powerful. He started out like a lot of people — hustling to survive, moving through the streets of Cincinnati trying to get ahead. But somewhere along the way, he starte...

Malik Daronce Daniels didn't just grow up in Lincoln Heights—he's the 5th generation of his family to call this historic Cincinnati community home. As co-founder of The Heights Movement and the youngest Lincoln Heights City Council member, Malik is leading the charge to resurrect the first majority African-American, self-governing municipality north of the Mason-Dixon line. In this powerful episod...

This episode of FlipSide Podcast 513 features James Fanci Maiben, a Lincoln Heights entrepreneur who transformed himself from street hustler to legitimate business mogul. Growing up in Hollydale, just outside the 45215 area, and running the streets of Lincoln Heights, James learned the game early - but he had bigger vision. James didn't just own one spot - he built an empire. From running Fanci's...

This story will leave you speechless. Lil Herb was deep in the streets from day one—selling drugs, surviving by any means. When a robbery went wrong, he did what the streets taught him... retaliation. That decision cost him years behind bars. But prison wasn't even the hardest part. He came home ready for a second chance, only to catch bullets in a drive-by. He survived. Then the unthinkable happe...

This episode of FlipSide Podcast 513 is a powerful father-son story straight out of the 513. Pee Thirtee knows the streets. He lived it. But instead of letting that life define his future, he made a decision that would change everything—not just for himself, but for his son. He traded the block for the business world and the boxing gym, channeling everything he learned about survival into building...

Real talk - this is what the FlipSide is all about. NeKisha Marie Waver is straight outta Cincinnati, and her story ain't no fairy tale. From the streets to a prison cell, from addiction to rock bottom, from being homeless to being counted out - Kisha been through it ALL. Locked up for hustling, did her time, and came out ready to rebuild everything from scratch. But here's the thing - prison didn...