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Perks Season 6 Ep. 118 | Gwenda Bond | Love Is Hell | 1-12-22
January 12, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBIn this episode, we talk to Gwenda Bond, a New York Times Best-selling author whose scope of work includes middle grade and young adult fiction, most with definitive fantasy elements. Her most recent book published this past fall, however, is her very first adult rom-com, a paranormal romance titled NOT YOUR AVERAGE HOT GUY, that involves the son of Satan. An anticipated sequel is due to hit bookstores in April 2022. Gwenda has vast experience in the literary world; she has published over 1...
Solutions To Vilence | Dr. Brian Clardy | Jan. 10, 2022
January 11, 2022 04:52 - 1 hour - 47 MBBrian Clardy received his Ph.D. in history from the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1999. Dr. Clardy Now teaches in the department of history at Murray State University. He is the author of two books, Radical Ideas: homilies and Reflections and A Testament of Grace: Sermons and Reflections. Brian Clardy has published numerous articles including “Impeaching Richard Nixon: Tennessee Congressman Ed Jones, Watergate, and the Political of Triangulation, 1973-1974” and “A Fear and L...
Solutions To Vilence, Features Dr. Brian Clardy, 1 - 10 - 22~0
January 11, 2022 04:52 - 1 hour - 47 MBBrian Clardy received his Ph.D. in history from the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1999. Dr. Clardy Now teaches in the department of history at Murray State University. He is the author of two books, Radical Ideas: homilies and Reflections and A Testament of Grace: Sermons and Reflections. Brian Clardy has published numerous articles including “Impeaching Richard Nixon: Tennessee Congressman Ed Jones, Watergate, and the Political of Triangulation, 1973-1974” and “A Fear and L...
Sustainability Now! | Charlotte Jones & Morgan Grubbs | TreesLouisville | 1-10-22
January 10, 2022 02:31 - 58 minutes - 80 MBThis week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, gets you pumped to plant some trees in 2022 with two of the staff members from TreesLouisville (http://treeslouisville.org), Operations Manager, Charlotte Jones, and Volunteer & Program Manager, Morgan Grubbs. Charlotte Jones moved to Louisville from Seattle in 2015 and became involved with TreesLouisville as a volunteer before joining the team full-time in January 2017. She holds her Certified Arborist credential from the International...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Guest-Michael T., Legacy Of Sidney Poitier, Sunday January 9, 2022
January 09, 2022 23:20 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBK.A. Owens discusses the legacy of the late actor and director Sidney Poitier with actor, writer and activist Michael T., recorded Sunday January 9, 2022.
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Guest Michael Tee | Legacy of Sidney Poitier | January 9, 2022
January 09, 2022 23:20 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBK.A. Owens discusses the legacy of the late actor and director Sidney Poitier with actor, writer and activist Michael T., recorded Sunday January 9, 2022.
Save Our Schools | Senate Ed Comm Testimonies & How SB1 Relates to The Insurrection | 1-6-22
January 06, 2022 23:04 - 59 minutes - 57.6 MBSave Our Schools | Senate Ed Comm Testimonies & How SB1 Relates to The Insurrection | 1-6-22 by FORward Radio
1-6-22 - Senate Ed Committee Testimonies and How SB1 Relates to The Insurrection
January 06, 2022 23:04 - 59 minutes - 57.6 MB1-6-22 - Senate Ed Committee Testimonies and How SB1 Relates to The Insurrection by FORward Radio
#174 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | "Propelled" Author Dr. Andreas Elpidorou | January 6, 2022
January 06, 2022 14:39 - 58 minutes - 81.2 MBFor this show, Patty interviews Dr. Andreas Elpidorou, a UofL colleague and professor in the Department of Philosophy. Andreas is the author of the new book "Propelled: How Boredom, Frustration and Anticipation Lead Us to the Good Life." They talk about the ways in which his book asks us to think of boredom, frustration and anticipation as not only instructive to us as individuals--but necessary (!) to helping us fashion a life worth living and navigating everyday situations and choices. B...
#174 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | "Propelled" Author, Dr. Andreas Elpidorou | January 6, 2022
January 06, 2022 14:39 - 58 minutes - 81.2 MBFor this show, Patty interviews Dr. Andreas Elpidorou, a UofL colleague and professor in the Department of Philosophy. Andreas is the author of the new book "Propelled: How Boredom, Frustration and Anticipation Lead Us to the Good Life." They talk about the ways in which his book asks us to think of boredom, frustration and anticipation as not only instructive to us as individuals--but necessary (!) to helping us fashion a life worth living and navigating everyday situations and choices. B...
Perks of Being a Book Lover | 2021 Year in Review and What's New in 2022 | 1-5-22
January 04, 2022 23:17 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MBCarrie and Amy take a look back at books they read in 2021 and choose their favorites. Plus, past guests from 2021 share their top reads of the year. Books mentioned in this episode: 1- Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn 2- The Book of Eels by Patrik Svensson 3- This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith 4- Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia 5- Eat a Peach by David Chang 6- Lakewood by Megan Giddings 7- Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 8- Sick Souls, Healthy Minds by John Kaag 9- On...
Two Nuts in a Pod | Episode 48 "When Sh*t Hits the Fan" | Jan. 4, 2022
January 04, 2022 21:41 - 57 minutes - 64.5 MBIn this week's solo episode, we talk about the ups and downs of the holiday season. Appropriately, we also share responses to the survey question, "When sh*t hits the fan and your mental health is struggling, what are some things you do to cope?" Featured: Original theme music by Neil Lucas
BenchTalk | Student Research on Mathematical Modeling & on Snakes; January Night Sky | Jan. 3, 2022
January 03, 2022 20:50 - 29 minutes - 30.4 MBThis week, WKU students Logan Stewart and Matthew Poynter discuss their research on modeling one-dimensional wave equations of vibrations on a string. Then, Kaylee-Dee Long (Georgetown College) describes her research on corticotropin-releasing-hormone production in Red-Sided Garter Snakes during their mating and migration seasons. These researchers all received awards for their presentations at the annual Kentucky Academy of Science conference held in November, 2021. Finally, astronomy/phy...
Single Payer Radio | Harriette Seiler | Kay Tillow | Dr. Ed Weisbart | Jan. 3, 2022
January 03, 2022 14:09 - 58 minutes - 76.3 MBHarriette Seiler accepts Ky Alliance recognition for KSPH KSPH chair Kay Tillow discusses privatization efforts of Medicare by Wall St Dr. Ed Weisbart, chair of Missouri PNHP discusses the merits of a Single Payer Health Program in the U.S.
Single Payer Radio: Harriette/Ky Alliance, Kay/Talk World Radio, Dr. Ed Weisbart, Jan 3, 2022
January 03, 2022 14:09 - 58 minutes - 76.3 MBHarriette Seiler accepts Ky Alliance recognition for KSPH KSPH chair Kay Tillow discusses privatization efforts of Medicare by Wall St Dr. Ed Weisbart, chair of Missouri PNHP discusses the merits of a Single Payer Health Program in the U.S.
The Climate Report 320 | Public Health and Dr. Robert Malone | Jan. 2, 2022
January 02, 2022 20:40 - 28 minutes - 47.6 MBDr. Robert Malone is one of the many top doctors and scientists worldwide who are pushing back against "universal mandatory vaccinations." He is highly credentialed, and many believe that he has the real science on his side.
TCR 320 Public Health and Dr. Robert Malone
January 02, 2022 20:40 - 28 minutes - 47.6 MBDr. Robert Malone is one of the many top doctors and scientists worldwide who are pushing back against "universal mandatory vaccinations." He is highly credentialed, and many believe that he has the real science on his side.
Sustainability Now! | Kenyetta Johnson | Bernheim Field Ambassador | Jan. 3, 2022
January 01, 2022 07:00 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MBThis week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, rings in the New Year with Kenyetta Johnson, a new Bernheim Field Ambassador who is interested in getting more young people of color involved with Bernheim and nature-based jobs. Kenyetta is a UofL graduate with a major in Environmental Analysis and a minor in Socio-Cultural Anthropology, and extensive experience living abroad. Get in touch with her at [email protected]. See https://www.wlky.com/article/bernheim-forest-fills...
REPLAY: Perks Ep. 86 | Melissa Joulwan | Turn The Page and Tour The World | 4-21-21
December 29, 2021 13:39 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBCOVID has been hard for those among us who like to travel, but one of our favorite ways to assuage that desire is to read books set in different locations. Sweeping meadows. Mountains that touch the sky. Exotic locales. These places can whisk us from our humdrum homes. A Strong Sense of Place is both a podcast and a website where readers can find interesting bookish conversations with our guest this week, Melissa Joulwan, and her husband David, two expatriates living in Prague located in the...
BenchTalk | Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on Cosmology & Black Feminist Science (KAS) | Dec. 27, 2021
December 27, 2021 20:59 - 28 minutes - 28.1 MBThis year's keynote speaker at the 2021 Annual Conference of the Kentucky Academy of Science was astrophysicist, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein of the University of New Hampshire. She recently published the book 'Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred'. Here, she discusses cosmology, as well as black feminism and the sciences. To watch her entire talk visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYs8z4M7nh8&t=150s. To see her biography: https://www.kyscience.org/2021_keynote_speakers.php...
Single Payer Radio Harriette and Tom, Margaret and Kay December 27, 2021
December 27, 2021 13:58 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBFrom a 2017 broadcast, KSPH member Harriette Seiler interviews the late Tom Moffet; Dr. Margaret Flowers recently interviews KSPH chairperson Kay Tillow regarding Wall Street efforts to privatize our Medicare program.
Single Payer Radio | Harriette Seiler & Tom Moffet | Margaret Flowers & Kay Tillow | Dec. 27, 2021
December 27, 2021 13:58 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBFrom a 2017 broadcast, KSPH member Harriette Seiler interviews the late Tom Moffet; Dr. Margaret Flowers recently interviews KSPH chairperson Kay Tillow regarding Wall Street efforts to privatize our Medicare program.
Solutions To Violence | Arnold Farr | Philosophy & African American History | 12-27-21
December 27, 2021 03:09 - 53 minutes - 38.8 MBDr. Arnold Farr is currently a Philosophy Professor at the University of Kentucky. His research interests are German idealism, Marxism, critical theory, philosophy of race, postmodernism, psychoanalysis, and liberation philosophy. He has published numerous articles and book chapters on all of these subjects. He is co-author and co-editor of Marginal Groups and Mainstream American Culture. In 2009 he published Critical Theory and Democratic Vision: Herbert Marcuse and Recent Liberation Phil...
Solutions To Violence, Philosophy & African American History, Arnold Farr Intervie, 12 - 27 - 21~0-
December 27, 2021 03:09 - 53 minutes - 38.8 MBDr. Arnold Farr is currently a Philosophy Professor at the University of Kentucky. His research interests are German idealism, Marxism, critical theory, philosophy of race, postmodernism, psychoanalysis, and liberation philosophy. He has published numerous articles and book chapters on all of these subjects. He is co-author and co-editor of Marginal Groups and Mainstream American Culture. In 2009 he published Critical Theory and Democratic Vision: Herbert Marcuse and Recent Liberation Phil...
Sustainability Now! | Sarah Flarsheim-Tyler | Volunteering with Louisville Metro Parks | 12-27-21
December 26, 2021 22:00 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MBThis week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, wraps up 2021 and gets you ready to volunteer in the New Year with Sarah Flarsheim-Tyler, Volunteer Program Coordinator on the Community Engagement Team for Louisville Metro Parks & Recreation. You can get in touch with her, learn about all the volunteer opportunities and sign-up to help out in 2022 at http://bestparksever.com, or you can call 502-574-PARK during business hours. In this conversation, we discuss new developments and acc...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Topics: bell hooks, Robert Reich, Thur Dec 23, 2021
December 24, 2021 02:58 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBK.A. Owens comments on - the late bell hooks, shares Robert Reich's views on U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, and the cause of rising prices not being inflation, but a lack of competition-according to Reich. Recorded Thursday December 23, 2021, 9PM.
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | bell hooks | Robert Reich | Dec. 23, 2021
December 24, 2021 02:58 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBK.A. Owens comments on - the late bell hooks, shares Robert Reich's views on U.S. Senator Joe Manchin and the cause of rising prices not being inflation, but a lack of competition. Recorded Thursday, December 23, 2021, 9PM.
Read&Succeed | Dr. Diane Calhoun-French | A Christmas Carol (1843) | Dickens | 12-21-21
December 22, 2021 20:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBBritish author Charles Dickens' 1843 holiday classic about the power of the Christmas Spirit(s) to melt even the coldest hearts Christmas past, Christmas present, and even Christmas yet to come. Great discussion with Dr. Diane Calhoun-French, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Jefferson Community & Technical College and Dickens scholar about Mr. Dickens' own literary and life transformations around the time the text was published.
Perks REPLAY Ep. 87 | Brian Haara | A Shot of Bourbon with a Dash of Law | 4-28-21
December 22, 2021 05:00 - 59 minutes - 81.2 MBThis week we are getting in the “spirit” of the first Saturday of May; a date that is sacrosanct for many Kentuckians because of the running of the Kentucky Derby. A love of horses and bourbon whiskey are high on the list of things that Kentuckians are proud of and want to export to the rest of the world. Bourbon is big business in our region and has had a surge in popularity over the last decade; around 90 percent of all bourbon is produced here in the Bluegrass State. At no other time of th...
TCR 317 JFK at American University Part 2.mp3
December 21, 2021 02:36 - 28 minutes - 47.5 MBOn June 10, 1963, John F. Kennedy delivered a remarkable speech as the commencement address at American University. He spoke of the need for peace with the Soviet Union and called for a ban on the testing of nuclear weapons. This is part two in a series.
The Climate Report 317 | JFK at American University | Part 2
December 21, 2021 02:36 - 28 minutes - 47.5 MBOn June 10, 1963, John F. Kennedy delivered a remarkable speech as the commencement address at American University. He spoke of the need for peace with the Soviet Union and called for a ban on the testing of nuclear weapons. This is part two in a series.
The Climate Report 316 | JFK at American University | Part 1
December 21, 2021 02:34 - 28 minutes - 47.5 MBOn June 10, 1963, John F. Kennedy delivered a remarkable speech as the commencement address at American University. He spoke of the need for peace with the Soviet Union and called for a ban on the testing of nuclear weapons.
TCR 316 JFK at American University Part 1
December 21, 2021 02:34 - 28 minutes - 47.5 MBOn June 10, 1963, John F. Kennedy delivered a remarkable speech as the commencement address at American University. He spoke of the need for peace with the Soviet Union and called for a ban on the testing of nuclear weapons.
Bench Talk | Who Won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics, and Why? | Dec. 20, 2021
December 20, 2021 20:12 - 28 minutes - 28.2 MBLearn about the history of the Nobel Prize and the winners of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics. Climate change was a big topic this year! We provide commentary interspersed within the Nobel press conference where the laureates were announced. Here is the full-length press conference held in Stockholm, Sweden on Oct. 5 2021: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2021/prize-announcement/ Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville ‘Forward Radio’ 106.5 FM (forwardradio....
Sustainability Now! | UK's Studio Louisville | Preston Corridor Plan | Dec. 20, 2021
December 20, 2021 05:40 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MBTraditional rivalries are put aside on this special holiday week edition of Sustainability Now! as your host, Justin Mog, fills the studio with new friends from the University of Kentucky (UK) who have put together an exciting Studio Louisville pop-up exhibit about the future of the Preston Corridor here in Louisville! Our guests this week are: Carolina Segura Bell, Senior Lecturer in UK’s Department of Landscape Architecture; Jeff Fugate, faculty in UK’s School of Architecture and an urban p...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Nathaniel R.A. Spencer, of the Black Media Collaborative
December 17, 2021 22:20 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBK.A. Owens interviews Nathaniel R.A. Spencer, co-founder and director of the Black Media Collaborative, Board of Advisors for the Louisville Film Commission, Board Secretary for the 502 Film Collective, and owner of the independent film company -WeCU Productions LLC Recorded Friday December 17, 2021, 4PM.
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Nathaniel R.A. Spencer | Black Media Collaborative | Dec. 17, 2021
December 17, 2021 22:20 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBK.A. Owens interviews Nathaniel R.A. Spencer, co-founder and director of the Black Media Collaborative, Board of Advisors for the Louisville Film Commission, Board Secretary for the 502 Film Collective, and owner of the independent film company, WeCU Productions LLC. Recorded Friday December 17, 2021, 4PM.
Single Payer Radio | Teena Halbig | Forever Chemicals | December 17, 2021
December 17, 2021 19:27 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBThis week's program features long-time Louisville environmental activist, Teena Halbig, on the threats of PFAS "forever chemicals."
Single Payer Radio Forever Chemicals December 17, 2021
December 17, 2021 19:27 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBEnvironmental activist Teena Halbig
Solutions to Violence | Historian Berry Craig | Dec. 13, 2021
December 15, 2021 22:38 - 55 minutes - 37 MBBerry Craig holds a master's degree in history and a master's degree in journalism from Murray State University in Murray, Ky., and is the author of seven books including Kentuckians and Pear Harbor, Hidden History of Kentucky and True Tales Kentucky Politics: Bombast, Bourbon and Burgoo. Berry Craig also coauthored two other books. He also produces Berry Craig’s Notebook, a local TV talk show that airs on the Paducah TV network.
Solutions to Violence features Historian Berry Craig
December 15, 2021 22:38 - 55 minutes - 37 MBBerry Craig holds a master's degree in history and a master's degree in journalism from Murray State University in Murray, Ky., and is the author of seven books including Kentuckians and Pear Harbor, Hidden History of Kentucky and True Tales Kentucky Politics: Bombast, Bourbon and Burgoo. Berry Craig also coauthored two other books. He also produces Berry Craig’s Notebook, a local TV talk show that airs on the Paducah TV network.
Perks Season 5 Ep. 117 | Alia Volz | In the Weed(s) of Memoir and History | 12-15-21
December 15, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBOur guest this week, Alia Volz, wrote a book titled Home Baked: My Mom, Marijuana, and The Stoning of San Francisco about her experience growing up in San Francisco in the late 1970s and 80s. Alia’s parents were the owners of Sticky Fingers Brownies which made pot brownies that were known all over the city. While these brownies were the source of relaxation and fun for many people, when HIV and AIDS hit San Francisco, Sticky Fingers became a lifeline for many gay men who were devastated by th...
Sustainability Now! | Ryan Van Velzer | Corporate Responsibility & Climate Change | PFAS | 12-13-21
December 13, 2021 02:17 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MBCommunity Radio meets Public Radio on this week’s Sustainability Now! as your host, Justin Mog, sits down with Ryan Van Velzer, WFPL's Energy & Environment Reporter, for a conversation about Brown-Forman, bourbon, LG&E/KU, corporate sustainability, and corporate climate goals. We also dive into Ryan’s reporting on the impact of PFAS “forever chemicals” on Kentucky. Check out Ryan’s recent reporting: - "Kentucky bourbon makers plan for the future under climate change" https://wfpl.org/kentucky...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens. Topic: Parole, Incarceration Rates, False Convictions
December 10, 2021 22:17 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBK.A. Owens shares information on Parole, Incarceration Rates and False Convictions in the United States. Recorded Friday, December 10, 2021, 5PM.
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Parole, Incarceration Rates & False Convictions in the U.S. | 12-10-21
December 10, 2021 22:17 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBK.A. Owens shares information on Parole, Incarceration Rates and False Convictions in the United States. Recorded Friday, December 10, 2021, 5PM.
Perks Season 5 Ep. 116 | Lisa Signorelli and Kristen Thrower | Real Life Virginia Book Women
December 07, 2021 01:45 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MBSocial media can be awful but it can also be a great way to discover wonderful things happening around the globe that give me hope. Our guests this week are an example of that. When I saw a Facebook post about a pair of teachers in Virginia that had been inspired by a book to launch a bookmobile service in their town, I wanted to know more. The novel The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michelle Richardson which is about women who served as pack librarians in the mountains of Easte...
Bench Talk | December Sky; Cancer in Appalachia; Seeing Reindeer | Dec. 6, 2021
December 06, 2021 21:33 - 28 minutes - 33.2 MBWhat can we see in the night sky from our backyards this month? J. Scott Miller fills us in. Then, hear Kaley Collett of the University of Kentucky's 'Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) Program' talk about cancer-related professions. Our thanks to the ACTION program for giving us permission to broadcast this essay. You can learn more about ACTION at https://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/markey-cancer-center/research/action/about. Information about their book, 'The Cancer Crisis in Appal...
Sustainability Now! | Emily Coleman | Sustainability For All | Do Something Weird! | Dec. 6, 2021
December 06, 2021 05:02 - 58 minutes - 79.7 MBSaddle up for this week’s Sustainability Now! as your host, Justin Mog, rides along with his friend and neighbor, Emily Coleman, for joyful conversation about how taking action for sustainability does not require green superpowers, but is actually a fun, live-affirming thing that EVERYONE can do! Emily has begun sharing some of her thoughts and practices at https://www.instagram.com/tiredofbeingachicken/. Tune in as we discuss the key changes that sent her down the sustainability wormhole, su...
Save Our Schools with Dear JCPS | Squallis Puppeteers | 12-2-21
December 03, 2021 02:14 - 59 minutes - 51.3 MBThe Squallis Puppeteers has a new puppet show out and it’s timely AF. And if you’re one of the lucky winners, it could be coming to your school. Listen to the 1 hour podcast, listen to the 1-minute preview, then visit www.AllHistoryMatters.com to find out how to enter.
Access Hour | Jim Wayne | Social Work in a Broken World | 11-11-21
December 02, 2021 19:44 - 58 minutes - 80 MBJim Wayne, LCSW gave this lecture on November 11, 2021 at Spalding University. Jim is a Social Worker and his talk was titled "Against The Grain: Social Work In A Broken World". He was also in the KY State legislature for 28 years and was the first Social Worker in the KY Legislature. The lecture is about the application of the principles of Social Work to government.