Cincinnati Edition

College basketball is in full swing, conference play has started around the country, so that means we are moving quickly towards March and the NCAA Tournament. If you are a rabid fan, and especially if you are a fan of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats, you are going to love a newly published book. Author Tom Hager is in The Front Row with Betsy Ross to talk about The Ultimate Book of March Madness, which ranks the 1963 University of Cincinnati vs. Loyola-Chicago championship game as the #1 game in tournament history.

During these cold winter months, is there anything as satisfying as good comfort food? Maryanne Zeleznik talks by phone with Danielle Crittenden, co-author of From a Polish Country House Kitchen: 90 Recipes for the Ultimate Comfort Food. Along with the delicious recipes, the authors have included over 150 beautiful photographs that illuminate Poland’s thriving food culture.

With all the financial news here in the US and around the world, it’s time for an international look at what to expect in 2013 and how that will affect your investments. Madelon Matlock, now working for the prestigious Pioneer Investments out of Boston, is On the Money with Chris DeSimio to discuss international investments.

Jay Hanselman takes a look at some of the week's top stories.

Christopher Bennett, son of former WGUC radio host Myron Bennett, is a science fiction author living here in Cincinnati. In the past he has written books based on Star Trek, Spiderman, and X-Men, all with a hard science fiction slant. He has now published his first original novel, Only Superhuman, and he’s in the studio with Mark Perzel to talk about the book and his January 15 appearance at Joseph Beth Booksellers in Rookwood.