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On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Guests: Dr. Collen Unroe PhD, Sam And Kelly Sizemore, E. KY Flooding
August 12, 2022 20:17 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBK.A. Owens interviews Dr. Colleen Unroe, PhD-a former organizer with Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, with Sam and Kelly Sizemore. The Sizemore family is from Clayhole, Kentucky. The Sizemore family and Dr. Unroe give our audience an update on the flooding in Eastern KY that began on Wednesday July 27, 2022. Recorded on Friday August 12, 2022, 3PM.
Truth To Power | Shively Community Food Park | Aug. 12, 2022
August 12, 2022 01:05 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MBThis week’s Truth to Power is all about access to public land for urban food growers and community benefits. Joining us this week are several key players in the proposal for a Shively Community Food Park (https://www.facebook.com/ShivelyCommunityFoodPark/) that will be going before the Shively City Council on Monday evening! Haileigh Arnold is Manager of the Hope Community Farm, a project of Gate of Hope Ministries, that will soon be displaced from its home on Bicknell Ave. and would like to ...
Solutions To Violence | Farrah Alexander | August 10, 2022
August 10, 2022 22:38 - 56 minutes - 32.2 MBFarrah Alexander is a writer, author, and activist. She began pursuing her J.D. at Indiana University McKinney School of law. In her first year, she won the Indianapolis Bar Association’s inaugural writing competition with an essay proposing a three-point legislative plan to combat the state’s maternal mortality rate. She also served as a student representative of the Jewish Faculty and Staff Council, a research assistant on the Law v. Antisemitism conference, and became a founding member of ...
Two Nuts in a Pod | Episode 57 "Respect Autonomy and Celebrate Joy" | Meg Sasse Stern | Aug. 9, 2022
August 10, 2022 21:01 - 55 minutes - 49.4 MBThis week we are joined by Meg Sasse Stern, an abortion access professional. We discuss the reversal of Roe v. Wade, burnout, and self-compassion. Featured: Original theme music by Neil Lucas
Truth to Power | Rhunette Bazzell and Melva Wright | 8-5-22
August 10, 2022 18:07 - 57 minutes - 37.1 MBThis edition of Truth to Power features Rhunette Bazzell, a Nanny by profession, and Melva Wright, founder and CEO of the nonprofit "We are Children with a Purpose Inc." Both of these women felt called to seek out disadvantaged children in Louisville and, in their own creative ways, to engage these kids in fun, confidence-building activities. Hosted by Ruth Newman.
Perks S. 7 Ep. 142 | Cassie Moses | One-On-One Reading Rendevous | 8-10-22
August 10, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBThis week we speak with Cassie Moses, a mom from a small town in Central Kentucky. Cassie grew up in Eastern Kentucky at the Hindman Settlement School where her father was the administrator and where she met and befriended lots of Kentucky artists through the Appalachian Writers Workshop. Cassie began a book club several years ago with her three daughters, and it has offered a way for her to read books that they’ve selected and have special one-on-one time with each of them to discuss thes...
The Cilmate Report #340 | Dear Democrats, Please offer voters SOMETHING
August 08, 2022 22:56 - 28 minutes - 31.4 MBMy email inbox featured a message from the Sierra Club, as follows: “Those who want to stay alive should vote for Democrats. Those who are willing to die from a severe heat wave (like the one in Europe at this very moment), by drowning in a flood, from severe trauma in a hurricane or tornado, or from smoke inhalation in a wildfire, can vote Republican.” This episode is my response. I assert that Democratic candidates do not give voters any reason to get out and vote. Fixing that problem ...
Single Payer Radio | March and Rally for Medicare for All in Washington, D.C.
August 08, 2022 11:48 - 59 minutes - 80.4 MBMembers of Kentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare attend a March and Rally in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the 57th anniversary of the signing of the bill establishing the Medicare Program and advocate for an Improved and Expanded National Nonprofit Medicare for All Program.
Sustainability Now! | Karen Maynard | Recycling & Composting in Louisville | 8-8-22
August 08, 2022 05:17 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MBOn this week’s show, your host, Justin Mog, finally gets around to addressing the “gateway drug” to sustainability: Recycling! Our guest this week is Karen Maynard, Louisville Metro’s Public Education Supervisor for the Department of Public Works, Solid Waste division and Louisville's Waste Management District. Listen in to learn how to Recycle Right in Louisville and get fantastic insights about where all our solid waste goes, how it is handled, and how you can reduce your own waste and div...
Breonna Taylor Federal Indictments
August 07, 2022 14:13 - 29 minutes - 40 MBThe crew discusses the Attorney General's decision to file Civil Rights charges against LMPD regarding the Breonna Taylor case. We examine what this means for the movement and how we further our fight to get community control of the police.
Community Control Now | Breonna Taylor Federal Indictments
August 07, 2022 14:13 - 29 minutes - 40 MBThe crew discusses the Attorney General's decision to file Civil Rights charges against LMPD regarding the Breonna Taylor case. We examine what this means for the movement and how we further our fight to get community control of the police.
Community Control Now | Department of Justice Investigation of LMPD | Sept. 2021
August 05, 2022 14:43 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBRecorded Sept. of 2021- The crew looks at the Department of Justice- Civil Rights Division's ' pattern or practice' investigation of the Louisville Metro Police Department.
On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Guests:Teri Blanton, Coleen Unroe, Dee Parker, Flooding Eastern Ky
August 04, 2022 18:29 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBK.A. Owens interviews Teri Blanton, former Chair of Kentuckians ForThe Commonwealth, Colleen Unroe, former organizer KFTC, Dee Parker, Steering Committee member of KFTC. Topic- Extreme Flooding in Eastern Kentucky in last week of July 2022. Kay Coyte announces Family Fun Day in Portland Sunday August 7, 2022. Recorded Thursday August 4, 2022. One Thirty PM.
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Teri Blanton, Coleen Unroe & Dee Parker | Flooding Eastern KY
August 04, 2022 18:29 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBK.A. Owens interviews Teri Blanton, former Chair of Kentuckians ForThe Commonwealth, Colleen Unroe, former organizer KFTC, and Dee Parker, Steering Committee member of KFTC. Topic- Extreme Flooding in Eastern Kentucky in last week of July 2022. Kay Coyte announces Family Fun Day in Portland Sunday August 7, 2022. Recorded Thursday August 4, 2022. One Thirty PM.
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Teri Blanton, Coleen Unroe & Dee Parker | E. KY Floods | 8-4-22
August 04, 2022 18:29 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBK.A. Owens interviews Teri Blanton, former Chair of Kentuckians ForThe Commonwealth, Colleen Unroe, former organizer KFTC, and Dee Parker, Steering Committee member of KFTC. Topic- Extreme Flooding in Eastern Kentucky in last week of July 2022. Kay Coyte announces Family Fun Day in Portland Sunday August 7, 2022. Recorded Thursday August 4, 2022. One Thirty PM.
Solutions To Violence | Diane Porter | JCPS Board Member | 8-3-22
August 04, 2022 01:28 - 55 minutes - 30.3 MBDiane Porter has been a teacher, a school counselor, an assistant principle, a principle and now a two term Jefferson County Public School Board Member. currently running for a third term. She believes that her experience as an education qualifies her to help guide Kentucky's largest public school district to a bright future.
Solutions To Violence features, JCPS board member Diane Porter 8 - 3-22~0
August 04, 2022 01:28 - 55 minutes - 30.3 MBDiane Porter has been a teacher, a school counselor, an assistant principle, a principle and now a two term Jefferson County Public School Board Member. currently running for a third term. She believes that her experience as an education qualifies her to help guide Kentucky's largest public school district to a bright future.
Perks S. 7 Ep. 141 | Appalachia is Overflowing | Bobi Conn and Kendra Winchester | 8-3-22
August 03, 2022 04:00 - 56 minutes - 77.5 MBThis week is a hybrid episode as we slowly creep back into a recording schedule after a nice long summer break. We’ve got Appalachia and Eastern Kentucky on our minds because of the recent catastrophic flooding in parts of the state so we decided that we’d rebroadcast part of an earlier episode with Kendra Winchester, founder of Read Appalachia on Instagram, who champions Appalachian writers on her feed. But we also had the opportunity to speak this week with Bobi Conn, an Appalachian autho...
Two Nuts in a Pod | Episode 56 | "Being Okay with the Gray" | Hazel Mae Tackett | Aug. 2, 2022
August 02, 2022 22:46 - 58 minutes - 52.9 MBThis week we are joined by one of our besties, Hazel Mae Tackett! Hazel shares how she transformed experiences with bullying into a life of authenticity and spreading joy. We also talk about the way stress affects mood, the myth of constant happiness, and the importance of recharging your social battery. Featured: Original theme music by Neil Lucas.
TCR 339 Good Farming versus Bad Farming
August 01, 2022 22:21 - 28 minutes - 32.2 MBIf people only knew where their food comes from, it would be a different world. The mainstream system of food and farming delivers food that is low in nutrition, while polluting the water and crowding out wildlife. It's also bad for the climate.
The Climate Report #339 | Good Farming versus Bad Farming
August 01, 2022 22:21 - 28 minutes - 32.2 MBIf people only knew where their food comes from, it would be a different world. The mainstream system of food and farming delivers food that is low in nutrition, while polluting the water and crowding out wildlife. It's also bad for the climate.
Sustainability Now! | Terrell Holder | Greater Louisville Sierra Club | 8-1-22
August 01, 2022 01:47 - 57 minutes - 53 MBOn this week’s show, your host, Justin Mog, sits down for a great conversation with Terrell Holder, current Chair of the Greater Louisville Sierra Club, a proud Forward Radio Community Partner. Listen in as we discuss the club’s recent annual picnic featuring Monica Unseld from Until Justice Data Partners; current local priorities for sustainability; the intersection of social and ecological systems; the role of electric vehicles in a sustainable future; and simple things you can do at home t...
Bench Talk | August Night Sky - Behind the Name: James Webb Space Telescope | August 1, 2022
July 31, 2022 21:02 - 28 minutes - 29.9 MBWhat can we see in the night sky during the month of August? Scott Miller fills us in. And who exactly is the 'James Webb Space Telescope' named after? What was Webb’s role in the 1950's 'Lavender Scare' where homosexuals working in government were fired? Hear the first half of a video produced by the 'JustSpace Alliance': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqrZ0Pl-KjQ The second half of this video will be broadcast later, along with NASA's response. Thanks to the 'JustSpace Alliance' for ...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Ivonne Rovira | Teacher Shortage | July 29, 2022
July 29, 2022 19:32 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBK.A. Owens interviews Ivonne Rovira. Ivonne is a spanish teacher in Louisville, KY. Ivonne explains the reasons for the teacher shortage in the United States. Recorded Friday July 29, 2022.
LouisvilleReads | Ep 31 | The Netanyahus (2021) | Joshua Cohen | 7-21-22
July 28, 2022 00:24 - 59 minutes - 50.8 MBEpisode #31 of LouisvilleReads! Finishing summer reading with Jewish-American novelist Joshua Cohen's deliciously funny (and deeply intelligent) winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction 'The Netanyahus' (2021). The fictional Professor of American Economic History Dr. Reuben Blum at the fictional Corbin College in fictional Corbindale, NY serves as personal and professional escort for the newly arrived (and very non fictional) Professor of Medieval Studies Dr. Benzion Netanyahu, Zionis...
Solutions To Violence | Trinty Wooten | Youth Activism | July 27, 2022
July 28, 2022 00:07 - 45 minutes - 25.7 MBTrinity Wooten lives in Louisville, Ky. She is a J. Graham Brown School alum. She will be attending the University of Kentucky this fall. She plans to study Psychology and hopes to focus her work on anxiety disorders in the future. She is a social justice advocate and participated in numerous community programs such as Planned Parenthood’s Teen Council and the Muhammad Ali Center Council of Students. In 2021, she was recognized for her creative writing abilities and was selected to atten...
Single Payer Radio | Melissa Patrick of KY Health News | KY's Health Ranking
July 27, 2022 15:53 - 57 minutes - 50.9 MBMelissa Patrick with KY Health News discusses a recent reports about Kentucky's health ranking with Mike Flynn and Gene Shively
REPLAY Perks S. 5 Ep. 102 | Melissa Hart | The Building Books of Empathy | 7-27-22
July 27, 2022 12:18 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBWe are taking the month of July off to recharge but will be back with all new episodes in August. But until then, we have some great replay episodes. This week, we revisit our episode with Melissa Hart, author of Better With Books: 500 Diverse Books to Ignite Empathy and Encourage Self-Acceptance in Tweens and Teens. This book is a wonderful resource that offers book suggestions in various categories, including adoption/foster care, poverty/homelessness, mental health, and physical disabili...
The Climate Report #338 | Regenerate Kentucky | What's Wrong with our Food System
July 25, 2022 22:47 - 28 minutes - 42.8 MBOur system of food and farming has huge consequences for our climate and our biosphere, for better or worse. On this episode, we take a sober look at our food system such as it is currently... because if we see how bad it is, we will want to change it. The great news is that we can change it with our buying decisions and in our decisions about what food to grow ourselves. We don't have to wait for changes in public policy.
Sustainability Now! | Kyle Kramer | Earth & Spirit | July 25, 2022
July 25, 2022 00:42 - 57 minutes - 57.2 MBOn this week’s show, your host, Justin Mog, turns the mics on Kyle Kramer, a local podcaster and Executive Director of the Passionist Earth & Spirit Center over on Newburg Road (http://earthandspiritcenter.org). Kyle is host of the Earth & Spirit podcast (https://www.npr.org/podcasts/1004504654/earth-and-spirit) from Louisville Public Media, and Justin had the delight of being on Kyle's podcast (https://lpm-od.streamguys1.com/earthspirit/20211103115745-EarthSpiritPodcast2021-11-2-ARestoredEar...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Bill Allison on Trumpet Player Bill Coleman | July 22, 2022
July 21, 2022 17:56 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBK.A. Owens interviews retired attorney and former Louisville, KY Board Of Aldermen member Bill Allison. Topic: Bill has organized an annual tribute in Paris , KY, to African American Trumpet player Bill Coleman (born and raised in Paris, KY). Bill Allison's original hometown is Paris, KY. Recorded Thursday July 21, 2022.
Solutions To Violence | Linda Duncan | Schools | July 20, 2022
July 20, 2022 20:27 - 58 minutes - 33.1 MBLinda Duncan earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Kentucky and graduated from the University of Louisville's Rank I Administration and Supervision program. She taught at Southern High School and was a teacher and assistant principal at Fairdale High School. She has served two terms as an at-large director on the Kentucky School Boards Association and is a member of the National School Boards Association.
Solutions To Violence Features Linda Duncan, 7 - 20,-22~0
July 20, 2022 20:27 - 58 minutes - 33.1 MBLinda Duncan earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Kentucky and graduated from the University of Louisville's Rank I Administration and Supervision program. She taught at Southern High School and was a teacher and assistant principal at Fairdale High School. She has served two terms as an at-large director on the Kentucky School Boards Association and is a member of the National School Boards Association.[1]
Single Payer Radio Medicare turns 57! The Good, The Bad, and How We improve it
July 20, 2022 17:30 - 57 minutes - 54.7 MBKentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare members discuss the birth of Medicare including its civil rights and medical care desegregation component, privatization efforts, Medicare drug policies and costs to patients
Single Payer Radio | Medicare turns 57 | The Good, The Bad, & How We improve it
July 20, 2022 17:30 - 57 minutes - 54.7 MBKentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare members discuss the birth of Medicare including its civil rights and medical care desegregation component, privatization efforts, Medicare drug policies and costs to patients
REPLAY: Perks S. 2 Ep. 35 | Katy Yocom | Revision and Riding the Tiger |
July 20, 2022 14:14 - 59 minutes - 82.4 MBThis week Carrie and I traveled to record at the Tompkins-Buchanan-Rankin Mansion, which is a Victorian era mansion built in 1871, with 12-foot ceilings, hand-carved wood balusters, and intricately designed colorful wallpapers. It has been preserved and enveloped by the campus of Spalding University and is the location of their School of Creative and Professional Writing and home base for today’s guest, debut novelist Katy Yocom. Katy’s novel, Three Ways to Disappear, was published in 2019 a...
Bench Talk | Webb Scope - Lower Howard's Creek - Marie Antoinette - Inclusive Science | July 18 2022
July 17, 2022 21:12 - 29 minutes - 31.4 MBWhat is the science behind the first pictures from the James Webb Space Telescope? Why did the Geological Society of Kentucky recently name the Lower Howard's Creek Nature & Heritage Preserve as a distinguished geologic site? What's in the redacted letters between the last Queen of France (Marie Antoinette) and her purported lover? Finally, hear about the I Am A Scientist program that is working to enhance diversity and inclusivity in the sciences. Here is a link to those Webb Telescope i...
Sustainability Now! | Doug Tallamy | Nature's Best Hope | July 18, 2022
July 15, 2022 21:00 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MBOn this week’s show, your host, Justin Mog, brings you a preview conversation with Dr. Douglas Tallamy who will be the guest speaker at a special event on Friday in collaboration with UofL’s Sustainability Council and Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. Joining the conversation is Bernheim’s Director of Education, Kristin Faurest, Ph.D. Doug Tallamy is the T. A. Baker Professor of Agriculture in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, where he has...
Truth To Power | Highlights from the 2022 Bluegrass VegFest | July 15, 2022
July 15, 2022 20:00 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MBForward Radio was proud to participate in and live-broadcast from the 2022 Bluegrass VegFest at the Melwood Art Center on Saturday, July 9th from 11am-6pm. The VegFest is a Louisville-based vegan food festival showcasing regional businesses and products, with over 50 exhibitors. Not just a cornucopia of delicious plant-based food, it also featured craft beer and summer cocktails, nationally renowned speakers, arts and crafts, kid’s activities, and much more. The festival attracted thousands o...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Guest: Guest: Jeff Compton, Shawnee Park, Dirt Bowl, Police Shooting
July 15, 2022 18:59 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBK.A. Owens interviews Community Activist Jeff Compton about the Sunday July 10 , 2022 incident in Shawnee Park at the Dirt Bowl where the Louisville Metro Police Department decided to serve a warrant in the middle of a crowd of women and children and gunfire ensued. The Dirt Bowl is a summer basketball tournament, a community event that people have enjoyed for many years. Recorded Friday July 15, 2022.
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Jeff Compton | Shawnee Park, Dirt Bowl, Police Shooting | 7-15-22
July 15, 2022 18:59 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBK.A. Owens interviews Community Activist Jeff Compton about the Sunday July 10 , 2022 incident in Shawnee Park at the Dirt Bowl where the Louisville Metro Police Department decided to serve a warrant in the middle of a crowd of women and children and gunfire ensued. The Dirt Bowl is a summer basketball tournament, a community event that people have enjoyed for many years. Recorded Friday July 15, 2022.
Two Nuts in a Pod | Episode 55 | "Leaning into Discomfort" | Alexa Quinter | July 12, 2022
July 13, 2022 19:09 - 57 minutes - 53.9 MBThis week we our joined by Alexa Quinter, who shares how a traumatic childhood experience has had a profound and lasting impact on her mental health. We talk about coexisting with trauma, dealing with anger, and accepting changes in yourself even when others don't. Featured: Original theme music by Neil Lucas
REPLAY: Perks S. 6 Ep. 127 | Angela Jackson-Brown | Writing Racism to Right Racism Wrongs
July 13, 2022 13:12 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBThis week’s guest, Angela Jackson-Brown, is an award-winning novelist, poet, and playwright. She is also a professor at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana who completed her MFA at Spalding University in Louisville where she is also a member of the creative writing graduate faculty. Her most recent novel, When Stars Rain Down, was published in 2021 and is a historical fiction story set in 1930s Georgia, and has been nominated for several awards. Angela also has a new novel coming out in...
The Climate Report #337 Regenerative Farming in Kenya and the USA
July 11, 2022 22:04 - 28 minutes - 44 MBI had a chance to speak with a group of Kenyans about farming. Here's what I had to say. It applies to the US, just as well. If we farm regeneratively, and/or get our food from farmers who do so, then we will experience a range of benefits, in terms of nutrition, water quality, climate and community wealth building. I recommend rotational grazing of livestock and practicing the principles of soil health in our crop fields and vegetable gardens.
Sustainability Now! | Connor Giffin | C-J's New Environmental Reporter | Under-Reported | 7-11-22
July 11, 2022 01:35 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MBOn this week’s show, your host, Justin Mog, sits down with Connor Giffin, the new Courier-Journal Environmental reporter and Report for America corps member. We discuss some of his first impressions of Louisville and his recent coverage of pollution in Beargrass Creek, MSD and the city's efforts to reduce sewage overflow. We also discuss some of the under-reported sustainability stories in Louisville such as: 1. Transportation and how Louisville is very lazy about that - intellectually and p...
LIVE Broadcast from Bluegrass VegFest | July 9, 2022
July 09, 2022 22:33 - 6 hours - 370 MBForward Radio was proud to participate in and live-broadcast from the 2022 Bluegrass VegFest at the Melwood Art Center on Saturday, July 9th from 11am-6pm. The VegFest is a Louisville-based vegan food festival showcasing regional businesses and products, with over 50 exhibitors. Not just a cornucopia of delicious plant-based food, it also featured craft beer and summer cocktails, nationally renowned speakers, arts and crafts, kid’s activities, and much more. The festival attracted thousands ...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | KY Rep. Mckenzie Cantrell, Judicial Candidate | 7-8-22
July 08, 2022 18:16 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBK.A. Owens interviews KY State Rep. Mckenzie Cantrell about her legislative career and her entrance into the election for Judge on the KY Court of Appeals. Recorded Friday July 8, 2022, 12 Noon.
On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Guest: KY Rep. Mckenzie Cantrell, Judicial Candidate
July 08, 2022 18:16 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBK.A. Owens interviews KY State Rep. Mckenzie Cantrell about her legislative career and her entrance into the election for Judge on the KY Court of Appeals. Recorded Friday July 8, 2022, 12 Noon.
Single Payer Radio | Dr. Steffie Woolhandler | The Need for a Single Payer System
July 08, 2022 11:44 - 59 minutes - 48.2 MBSingle Payer Radio | Dr. Steffie Woolhandler | The Need for a Single Payer System by FORward Radio
Single Payer Radio Dr. Steffie Woolhandler speaking for the need for a single payer system
July 08, 2022 11:44 - 59 minutes - 48.2 MBSingle Payer Radio Dr. Steffie Woolhandler speaking for the need for a single payer system by FORward Radio