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2,852 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsForward Radio is independent, listener-sponsored, volunteer-powered, grassroots community radio WFMP-LP Louisville, Kentucky. We have been broadcasting at 106.5fm and live-streaming at forwardradio.org since April 9, 2017. Please donate at forwardradio.org to keep us on-air. It costs $20/day to keep this programming coming your way.
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#186 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Airport Books! | July 7, 2022
July 07, 2022 14:29 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MBWe discuss airport books!
Perks S. 6 Ep. 140 | Courtney Maum | YOLO So Polo | 7-6-22
July 04, 2022 17:54 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MBIn this last episode of Season 6, we feature a writer who we had the pleasure of meeting in real life at Carmichael’s Bookstore during a leg of her book tour. Courtney Maum is a celebrated author of literary fiction but her latest book is a memoir about how a return to horse riding in her late 30s helped her rediscover herself. It isn’t uncommon at all for women to lose themselves in their roles as mothers or wives or employees and forget what it is that brings them joy and passion and a sens...
Sustainability Now! | Andy McDonald + Patrick Ferrell | Energy Independence With Solar | 7-4-22
July 03, 2022 16:00 - 58 minutes - 55.4 MBWe are celebrating Independence Day with tips on how you can declare energy independence and freedom from fossil fuels by tapping into the power of the sun! On this week's show, we bring you more highlights from the June 4th Kentucky Solar Energy Society (http://kyses.org) Annual Meeting, hosted on campus by UofL’s Sustainability Council. This week we’ll hear from Andy McDonald, Director of Apogee - Climate & Energy Transitions, a Program of Earth Tools (https://apogeeclimate.org/); and Patri...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Joi McAtee | Louisville Metro Office of Equity | 7-1-22
July 01, 2022 19:38 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBK.A. Owens interviews Joi McAtee-Director, Office of Equity, city of Louisville, KY. She shared the various purposes and programs of that office. Recorded Friday July 1, 2022, 2PM.
On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Guest: Joi McAtee, Office Of Equity, Louisville, KY
July 01, 2022 19:38 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBK.A. Owens interviews Joi McAtee-Director, Office of Equity, city of Louisville, KY. She shared the the various purposes and programs of that office. Recorded Friday July 1, 2022, 2PM.
Community Control Now | R. Kelly and Patriarchy
June 30, 2022 23:21 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBCommunity Control Now | R. Kelly and Patriarchy by FORward Radio
R. Kelly and Patriarchy
June 30, 2022 23:21 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBR. Kelly and Patriarchy by FORward Radio
Perks S. 6 Ep. 139 | Michelle Haring | A Cat In The Cupboard | 6-29-22
June 29, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBWe love independent bookstores and try to feature one each season, but this can be difficult. As small business owners, it is often difficult to carve time out of their weeks to speak with us. So we are always grateful when the stars align and we can make it happen. This week’s episode features Michelle Haring, owner of Cupboard Maker Books in Enola, PA. She tells us about how she first sold rare books, then more widely used books, then new books. And the bookstore has also joined forces wi...
Two Nuts in a Pod | Episode 54 | "Boring is Nice" | Jun. 28, 2022
June 28, 2022 21:46 - 54 minutes - 51.1 MBIn this week's solo episode, we catch up after a little break and read responses to two survey questions: 1.)What are some common misconceptions about mental health that you wish the public better understood? and 2.)Do you find it difficult to talk about your mental health? If yes, why? If no, what has made it possible/easier for you to talk about your mental health? Featured Original theme music by Neil Lucas
Single Payer Radio Dr. Keith Miller Gun Violence
June 28, 2022 17:22 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MBDr. Keith Miller associate professor at U of L School of Medicine's surgery department and trauma surgeon at University Hospital in Louisville discusses gun violence in our community.
Single Payer Radio | Dr. Keith Miller | Gun Violence
June 28, 2022 17:22 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MBDr. Keith Miller associate professor at U of L School of Medicine's surgery department and trauma surgeon at University Hospital in Louisville discusses gun violence in our community.
The Climate Report #336 Regenerative Landscaping, Part One | 6-27-22
June 27, 2022 22:28 - 28 minutes - 45.4 MBI believe what we do with our home landscapes will lead the way to real change, partly because by so doing, we will be engaging with the people who, as a group, have the power to make change: The upper middle class in the U.S. This episode is about how power works and how change happens.
Bench Talk | Mars Rovers & Sounds of Mars - Geoscience Teacher Award - July Skies | July 4, 2022
June 27, 2022 01:00 - 29 minutes - 28 MBMary Williams tells us about the new chapters in the missions of Mars rovers Perseverance and InSight. Listen to the 'Sounds of Mars' compliments of NASA, and catch Leslie Moise's poem about Marsquakes. Rob Weber interviews Yvonne Garrison (Mason County High School, in Maysville, KY) about receiving the Outstanding Science Teacher Award from the central section of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers this year. Finally, J. Scott Miller tells us about the planets, stars, constell...
Bench Talk | Mars' Rovers - Sounds of Mars - Geoscience Teacher Award - July Skies | July 4, 2022
June 27, 2022 01:00 - 29 minutes - 28 MBMary Williams tells us about the new chapters in the missions of Mars' rovers Perseverance and InSight. Listen to the 'Sounds of Mars' compliments of NASA, and catch Leslie Moise's poem about Marsquakes. Rob Weber interviews Yvonne Garrison (Mason County High School, in Maysville, KY) about receiving the Outstanding Science Teacher Award from the central section of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers this year. Finally, J. Scott Miller tells us about the planets, stars, constel...
Bench Talk | Mars Rovers & Sounds of Mars - Geoscience Education Award - July Skies | July 4, 2022
June 27, 2022 01:00 - 29 minutes - 28 MBMary Williams tells us about the new chapters in the missions of Mars rovers Perseverance and InSight. Listen to the 'Sounds of Mars' compliments of NASA, and catch Leslie Moise's poem about Marsquakes. Rob Weber interviews Yvonne Garrison (Mason County High School, in Maysville, KY) about receiving the Outstanding Science Teacher Award from the central section of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers this year. Finally, J. Scott Miller tells us about the planets, stars, constell...
Sustainability Now! | Sumeda Rao + Steve Ricketts | Solar Over Louisville + Solar Scammers | 6-27-22
June 26, 2022 04:52 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBJust in time for the June 30th deadline to sign-up for Louisville’s highly successful Solar Over Louisville program (http://100percentlou.com/2040), this week's show brings you highlights from the June 4th Kentucky Solar Energy Society (http://kyses.org) Annual Meeting, hosted on campus by UofL’s Sustainability Council. This week we’ll hear from Sumedha Rao, LEED AP, a Sustainability Specialist in Louisville Metro Government’s Office of Advanced Planning and Sustainability (http://louisvillek...
#185 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Mysteries of CT | June 23, 2022
June 23, 2022 17:56 - 58 minutes - 81 MBWe look at some different characteristics of critical thinking systems!
#185 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Mysteries of Critical Thinking | June 23, 2022
June 23, 2022 17:56 - 58 minutes - 81 MBWe look at some different characteristics of critical thinking systems!
The Access Hour Features "March for Our Lives," June 11, 2022
June 22, 2022 21:42 - 59 minutes - 48.3 MBThe Access Hour features the March for Our Lives event that occurred in Louisville as well as cities across the country. Locally the speakers included Mayor Greg Fischer, Congressman John Yarmuth, Ace project director Rose Smith, Kentucky Department of Education member Soi Anna Mestin, and poet Jalanda Smith. Moms Demand Action leader, Cathy Mekus, provided analysis.
Access Hour | March for Our Lives | June 11, 2022
June 22, 2022 21:42 - 59 minutes - 48.3 MBThe Access Hour features the March for Our Lives event that occurred in Louisville as well as cities across the country. Locally the speakers included Mayor Greg Fischer, Congressman John Yarmuth, Ace project director Rose Smith, Kentucky Department of Education member Soi Anna Mestin, and poet Jalanda Smith. Moms Demand Action leader, Cathy Mekus, provided analysis.
LouisvilleReads | Special Ukraine Episode | Secondhand Time (2016) | Svetlana Alexievich | 6-22-22
June 22, 2022 21:28 - 59 minutes - 74.6 MBSpecial Ukraine Episode of LouisvilleReads. Read and reviewing Belarussian journalist and winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature Svetlana Alexievich's 2016 'Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets'. Capping off nearly three decades of collection the oral history of the Soviet peoples from WWII, the late 20th century Soviet-Afghan War, and the 1986 Chernobyl Disaster, Alexievich captures the social and psychological landscape of the former Eastern Bloc from the 1990's forward as "Sovi...
Perks S. 6 Ep. 138 | Kate Wickers | Treks with Toddlers to Teens | 6-22-22
June 22, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBThis is the time of year when lots and lots of people travel so it makes sense to have a travel memoirist on our show. Kate Wickers is a British writer who has spent 25 years or so writing about her extensive travel experiences and publishing in magazines and newspapers all over the world. When COVID hit, she decided to turn her many travels with her husband and three sons into a collection of essays about what travel has meant to their family and the lessons they’ve learned from the experien...
Bench Talk | History of COVID-19 Treatment (Dr. Stuart Williams, Part-2) | June 20, 2022
June 20, 2022 15:21 - 29 minutes - 29.5 MBDr. Stuart Williams (Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Louisville) finishes his talk about the history of COVID-19 treatment. Here is the first half of his talk: https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/bench-talk-how-does-the-sars-cov-2-virus-cause-disease-dr-stuart-williams-june-13-2022?in=wfmp-forward-radio/sets/bench-talk-the-week-in-science This April-2021 lecture is part of the 'Bench Talk Live' series sponsored by the Kentucky Academy of Science: www.kyscience.or...
Single Payer Radio | Public Health - A Conservative's Case | June 20, 2022
June 20, 2022 12:11 - 58 minutes - 50.7 MBJune 20,2022 A couple samplings from Medicare for All Explained, a podcast produced by Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) and Joe Sparks: Dr. Anthony Spidaro discusses a single payer healthcare system as a public health issue; Dr. Joseph Jarvis advocates for single payer from a conservative's perspective; locally, Dr. Steve Lippman advocates for a single payer system
Single Payer Radio/ Public Health/ A conservative's case/ Dr. Steve Lippman
June 20, 2022 12:11 - 58 minutes - 50.7 MBJune 20,2022 A couple samplings from Medicare for All Explained, a podcast produced by Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) and Joe Sparks: Dr. Anthony Spidaro discusses a single payer healthcare system as a public health issue; Dr. Joseph Jarvis advocates for single payer from a conservative's perspective; locally, Dr. Steve Lippman advocates for a single payer system
Sustainability Now! | Alan Miller | Cut Super Climate Pollutants Now | June 20, 2022
June 19, 2022 21:00 - 58 minutes - 80 MBOn this week’s show, we talk with climate expert Alan Miller about his recent, critically important book, co-authored with Durwood Zaelke, ”Cut Super Climate Pollutants Now! The Ozone Treaty's Urgent Lessons for Speeding Up Climate Action.” Listen in to the revolutionary story of a 10-year sprint to reduce 'super climate pollutants', cut global warming in half, and avert catastrophe. We have a decade or less to radically slow global warming before we risk hitting irreversible tipping points t...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | New Programmers, Rhunette Bazzell & Jerry Crawley | 6-17-22
June 17, 2022 18:06 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBK.A. Owens interviews potential new WFMP programmers, Rhunette Bazzell and Jerry Crawley. We learn more about them as people as well as programmers. Recorded Friday June 17, 2022, 1PM
On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Guests: Rhunette Bazzell, Jerry Crawley, New Programmers Share
June 17, 2022 18:06 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBK.A. Owens interviews potential new WFMP programmers, Rhunette Bazzell and Jerry Crawley. We learn more about them as people as well as programmers. Recorded Friday June 17, 2022, 1PM
Perks S. 6 Ep. 137 | Bookseller Sam Miller | Hello Summer Reading | 6-15-22
June 14, 2022 15:03 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBOnce again we have our favorite local bookseller, Sam Miller, of Carmichaels Books in Louisville KY on the show to talk about summer reads. She is like our in house book seller who joins us every summer and winter to tell us what is new and notable in bookstores. Not all of these books are the typical fluffy summer books about the beach and booze; we have her cover all genres—sci/fi, cookbooks, local authors, YA, and literary fiction. We always enjoy when Sam visits us. And this week besid...
The Climate Report #335 Food, Farming & Climate, Part Three
June 13, 2022 22:45 - 28 minutes - 45.1 MBThe most remarkable things about the "age of information" is what we are not told about the most consequential issues of our time. We are not told that food and farming impacts climate, biodiversity, water quality and food security more than any other sector of our economy. We are not told that water and ecosystems are a quick, easy, accessible, scalable way to heal the climate and the biosphere. We are not told that food and farming, if done properly, could reverse desertification and give...
The Climate Report #335 | Food, Farming & Climate | Part Three
June 13, 2022 22:45 - 28 minutes - 45.1 MBThe most remarkable things about the "age of information" is what we are not told about the most consequential issues of our time. We are not told that food and farming impacts climate, biodiversity, water quality and food security more than any other sector of our economy. We are not told that water and ecosystems are a quick, easy, accessible, scalable way to heal the climate and the biosphere. We are not told that food and farming, if done properly, could reverse desertification and give...
Solutions To Violence | Anti-Racist, Deborah Laporte & Di Kerrigan | 6-13-22
June 13, 2022 18:03 - 53 minutes - 29.6 MBDeborah LaPorte spent most of her adult life in Las Cruces, NM where she taught literature and writing at New Mexico State University. She has also produced plays and published short fiction. Upon retirement, she moved back to Louisville to be near family. She volunteers with the Earth and Spirit Center as a Mindfulness Mentor, sharing meditation and mindfulness teachings in under-resourced communities. In 2020, after the police killing of Breonna Taylor, she joined Di Kerrigan in co-founding...
Solutions To Violence, Anti - Racist, Debrah 0Laporte & Di Keffigan, 6 - 13 - 22~0
June 13, 2022 18:03 - 53 minutes - 29.6 MBDeborah LaPorte spent most of her adult life in Las Cruces, NM where she taught literature and writing at New Mexico State University. She has also produced plays and published short fiction. Upon retirement, she moved back to Louisville to be near family. She volunteers with the Earth and Spirit Center as a Mindfulness Mentor, sharing meditation and mindfulness teachings in under-resourced communities. In 2020, after the police killing of Breonna Taylor, she joined Di Kerrigan in co-founding...
Bench Talk | How Does the SARS-CoV-2 Virus Cause Disease? Dr. Stuart Williams | June 13, 2022
June 13, 2022 03:09 - 29 minutes - 27.9 MBHow does the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus invade our bodies? How does it get to the brain? Why do children seem less affected by COVID-19 compared to adults? How effective is hydroxychloroquine (the drug espoused by Donald Trump) in treating COVID-19? These topics, and others, are discussed by Dr. Stuart Williams of the University of Louisville's Department of Physiology and Biophysics. This April-2021 lecture is part of the 'Bench Talk Live' series sponsored by the Kentucky Academy of Scienc...
Sustainability Now! | Lora Haynes | Resilient Families Project | June 13, 2022
June 12, 2022 21:00 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MBOn this week’s show, we talk Resilient Families and Little Free Libraries with Lora Haynes, UofL Associate Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences , whose research interests include: Cognitive and social/cognitive development with specific interests in effective parenting and interactive reading, achievement motivation, and development of expertise, focus on visual arts. You can learn more about Lora and her amazing work at https://louisville.edu/psychology/haynes Lora also recommends yo...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Rhunette Bazzell | Child Development & Self-Esteem | June 10, 2022
June 10, 2022 17:26 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBK.A. Owens interviews Rhunette Bazzell, a potential new programmer on Forward Radio. Rhunette has important concepts to share in regards to child development and self-esteem. Recorded Friday June 10, 2022, 1PM.
On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Guest: Rhunette Bazzell, Friday June 10, 2022, 1PM
June 10, 2022 17:26 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBK.A. Owens interviews Rhunette Bazzell, a potential new programmer on Forward Radio. Rhunette has important concepts to share in regards to child development and self-esteem. Recorded Friday June 10, 2022, 1PM.
#184 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Characteristics of Critical Thinkers | June 9, 2022
June 10, 2022 16:02 - 58 minutes - 81 MBPatty and Brian talk about characteristics of critical thinkers!
Solutions To Violence, Treaty Of Versallies, Judy Munro - Leighton, 6 - 13 - 22~0
June 09, 2022 15:05 - 54 minutes - 58.7 MBJudy Munro-Leighton began her teaching career at Roosevelt Elementary School in Louisville’s West End in 1973. She earned her PhD in history from the University of Kentucky 1994.She has been a history professor at Louisville’s Jefferson Community College for 20 years, and now a professor emeritus.
Solutions To Violence | Judy Munro-Leighton | Treaty of Versallies | 6-13-22
June 09, 2022 15:05 - 54 minutes - 58.7 MBJudy Munro-Leighton began her teaching career at Roosevelt Elementary School in Louisville’s West End in 1973. She earned her PhD in history from the University of Kentucky 1994. She has been a history professor at Louisville’s Jefferson Community College for 20 years, and now a professor emeritus.
Perks S. 6 Ep. 136 | Donna Gordon | A Man, A Boy, A Mom, A Pig, and Ben Franklin 6-8-22
June 08, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBIn this episode, we chat with debut novelist Donna Gordon. While she has a long background as a poet and short story writer, she ventured into writing a novel when two ideas began swirling around in her head. Her novel, What Ben Franklin Would Have Told Me, tells the story of two characters, Lee and Tomás, who seem to have nothing that connects them and yet they do. It’s a novel that deals with some heavy topics in a way that doesn’t leave you despondent but instead you feel strangely hop...
Single Payer Radio | Addiction Crisis Part 2 | Dr. Pat Murphy | May, 2022
June 07, 2022 16:20 - 57 minutes - 78.6 MBDr. Pat Murphy, pain and addiction specialist, continues his discussion with Mike Flynn and Gene Shively regarding the U.S. addiction epidemic and a healing path forward.
Single Payer Radio Addiction Crisis Part 2 Dr. Pat Murphy May 2022
June 07, 2022 16:20 - 57 minutes - 78.6 MBDr. Pat Murphy, pain and addiction specialist, continues his discussion with Mike Flynn and Gene Shively regarding the U.S. addiction epidemic and a healing path forward.
The Climate Report #334 | Food, Farming & Climate | Part Two
June 06, 2022 22:17 - 28 minutes - 46.6 MBFood and Farming is the sector of our economy that has the greatest impact on our climate. Therefore, it pays to understand how it works, what is wrong and how we can change it for the better, so that every bite of food might have a positive impact on our climate and our biodiversity. That's what we examine in this episode 334 of The Climate Report, "Food, Farming & Climate, Part Two."
The Climate Report #334 Food, Farming & Climate, Part Two
June 06, 2022 22:17 - 28 minutes - 46.6 MBFood and Farming is the sector of our economy that has the greatest impact on our climate. Therefore, it pays to understand how it works, what is wrong and how we can change it for the better, so that every bite of food might have a positive impact on our climate and our biodiversity. That's what we examine in this episode 334 of The Climate Report, "Food, Farming & Climate, Part Two."
Sustainability Now! | Iyana Burton | Careers | Communication | Fashion | Greenspace | 6-6-22
June 06, 2022 01:00 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MBOn this week’s show, we spend some quality time with Iyana Burton, recent winner of the 2022 Outstanding Student Award in UofL’s Sustainability Masters Program! Iyana graduated from the University of Louisville in December 2021 with a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with a Concentration in Sustainability, after majoring in Communication as an undergrad at UofL. She is just launching her career in sustainability and, in addition to some great advice for people starting out in the f...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Jerry Crawley, New Programmer | June 2, 2022
June 02, 2022 18:37 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBK.A. Owens interviews Jerry Crawley, who is a potential new programmer for 106.5FM Forward Radio. Recorded Thursday June 2, 2022, 1PM
Perks S.6 Ep 135 | Sarah Munroe | Good Press | 6-1-22
June 01, 2022 10:38 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBReaders have heard of the big 5 publishing companies that include Harper Collins, and Penguin/Random House. But there is something really special about university presses. Unfortunately, they don’t often get the attention they deserve. Sarah Munroe, Marketing Manager and Acquisitions Editor at West Virginia University Press, is our guest this week who talks to us about what makes a university press special and how they operate differently from the big 5. One of the unique things about th...
Single Payer Radio | Resisting the Privatization of Medicare | June 1, 2022
May 31, 2022 14:43 - 58 minutes - 82.3 MBDr. Susan Rogers, president of Physicians for National Health Program facilitates the discussion of efforts of Wall Street and Private Equity firms to privatize the Medicare program. Discussion includes efforts to resist these privatization efforts.
Single Payer Radio Resisting the Privatization of Medicare update June 1 2022
May 31, 2022 14:43 - 58 minutes - 82.3 MBDr. Susan Rogers, president of Physicians for National Health Program facilitates the discussion of efforts of Wall Street and Private Equity firms to privatize the Medicare program. Discussion includes efforts to resist these privatization efforts.