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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 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.
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.
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 | 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.
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.
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...
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.
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 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 Forever Chemicals December 17, 2021
December 17, 2021 19:27 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBEnvironmental activist Teena Halbig
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."
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.
#173 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Greening Your Holiday Festivities December 2, 2021
December 02, 2021 14:17 - 58 minutes - 108 MBThis is a pine-scented, holiday show this week! We share lots tips and strategies for how to celebrate in a sustainably-minded way. We talk about how to 'green' your celebrating, whether it is gift giving, wrapping, transportation, food, and more! We hope it starts off your December with an eco-friendly attitude! “Critical Thinking for Everyone" airs on FORward Radio, 106.5fm and forwardradio.org, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Thursday at 5 pm EST and repeats Thursday at midnight and Friday at...
On The Edge with K.A. Owens | Legacy of U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings | Dec 1, 2021
December 01, 2021 19:41 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBK.A. Owens comments on the history and legacy of the late U.S. Representative from Florida, Alcee Hastings who died on April 6, 2021. Recorded Wednesday December 1, 2021.
Solutions To Violence | Third Thursday Lunch with Ricky Jones | 11-20-21
December 01, 2021 05:41 - 57 minutes - 63 MBDr. Jones is the Chairman of the department of Pan African Studies at the University of Louisville. Ricky Jones also pens a weekly Op Ed that appears in the Louisville Courier Journal. He has composed numerous articles on Critical Race Theory and the importance of teaching African American History. Solutions to Violence airs on Mondays at 5 pm, Tuesdays at 8 am and Wednesdays at 6 am.
Solutions To Violence | Opposition To War | Fransceo Da Vinci | 11-30-21
December 01, 2021 05:16 - 1 hour - 61 MBFrancesco Da Vinci is a Los Angeles based journalist, author, and nonviolent activist. As a conscientious objector to the Vietnam war, he was threatened with a five-year prison term for refusing induction. After three years in the appellate court system, he won his case the same year that Muhammad Ali won his case - 1971. Francesco has just published a book titled "I Refuse to Kill." The book reflects his own story as well as the story of COs throughout American history.
SolutionsTo Violence | Opposition To War | Fransceo Da Vinci | 11-30-21
December 01, 2021 05:16 - 1 hour - 61 MBFrancesco Da Vinci is a Los Angeles based journalist, author, and nonviolent activist. As a conscientious objector to the Vietnam war, he was threatened with a five-year prison term for refusing induction. After three years in the appellate court system, he won his case the same year that Muhammad Ali won his case - 1971. Francesco has just published a book titled "I Refuse to Kill." The book reflects his own story as well as the story of COs throughout American history.
Solution To Violence | Opposition To War | Fransceo Da Vinci | 11-30-21
December 01, 2021 05:16 - 1 hour - 61 MBFrancesco Da Vinci is a Los Angeles based journalist, author, and nonviolent activist. As a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War, he was threatened with a five-year prison term for refusing induction. After three years in the appellate court system, he won his case the same year that Muhammad Ali won his case - 1971. Francesco has just published a book titled "I Refuse to Kill" a documentary, and a feature film on conscientious objection. The book reflects his own story as well as the...
Perks Season 5 Ep. 115 | Valerie Saverie | Page-Turning Artistry | 12-1-21
December 01, 2021 05:00 - 59 minutes - 81.5 MBEvery guest we’ve had on our show thus far has been someone who interacts with books as Amy and I do--with our eyes and ears. But Valerie Saverie interacts with books in a unique way--she is a book sculptor who uses books as both her inspiration and her canvas. Based in Colorado, Valerie is the owner and a founding member of Valkarie Gallery & Studio as well as an artist whose work is shown and sold in New York, Oregon, California, and Pennsylvania. In this episode, she talks to us about ho...
Two Nuts in a Pod | Episode 47 "Party 'Til You Drop" | Lambsey Reeves | Nov. 30, 2021
November 30, 2021 22:48 - 58 minutes - 62 MBIn this week's episode, Lizzy is joined by great friend and fellow depresso, Lambsey Reeves. Lambsey talks about her recent ADHD diagnosis and how her treatment is also helping with her depression and PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder). Other topics include: making changes for mental health, partying too much/delaying emotions, confronting parentification, and coping with anger issues. Featured: Original theme music by Neil Lucas Recommended: Meditations by Tara Brach https://www.youtu...
Sustainability Now! | Mog Family | Elders Climate Action | At Home On An Unruly Planet | 11-29-21
November 29, 2021 03:29 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MBIt’s a post-Thanksgiving Special this week on Sustainability Now! featuring the whole Mog family! Your host, Justin Mog, sits down after a big, delicious Thanksgiving meal with his parents, Gloria & David Mog, as well as his brother, Joel Mog, and his wife, Madeline Ostrander! Together, they discuss growing up in an activist household in the D.C. area, bicycling for transportation and adventure, being active in retirement with Elders Climate Action (http://eldersclimateaction.org), and Madeli...
Rittenhouse Verdict
November 28, 2021 22:53 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBThe crew analyzes the Rittenhouse verdict.
Community Control Now | Rittenhouse Verdict | Nov. 26, 2021
November 28, 2021 22:53 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBThe crew analyzes the Rittenhouse verdict.
Community Control Now | Rittenhouse Verdict
November 28, 2021 22:53 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBThe crew analyzes the Rittenhouse verdict.
#172 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Thanksgiving & COVID | November 25th, 2021
November 25, 2021 19:27 - 58 minutes - 108 MBPatty and Brian talk about challenging thinking around holidays and COVID.
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Commentary on Mattie Jones, Romain Gary, Jean Seberg | 11-24-21
November 25, 2021 03:14 - 28 minutes - 44.1 MBK.A. Owens shares remarks he wrote and presented at the Mattie Jones event Sunday November 14, 2021. K.A. comments on the murder convictions in the Ahmaud Arbery case in Georgia. Comments on author Romain Gary and Jean Seberg. Comment on Gary's book "White Dog" about a dog trained to attack Black people. K.A. suggests Hope for the Holidays! Recorded Wednesday November 24, 2021 9PM.
On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Topics- Mattie Jones, Romain Gary, Jean Seberg
November 25, 2021 03:14 - 28 minutes - 44.1 MBK.A. Owens shares remarks he wrote and presented at the Mattie Jones event Sunday November 14, 2021. K.A. comments on the murder convictions in the Ahmaud Arbery case in Georgia. Comments on author Romain Gary and Jean Seberg. Comment on Gary's book "White Dog" about a dog trained to attack Black people. K.A. suggests Hope for the Holidays! Recorded Wednesday November 24, 2021 9PM.
Read&Succeed | Thanksgiving | The Last of the Mohicans (1826) | James Fenimore Cooper | 11-24-21
November 24, 2021 19:40 - 59 minutes - 44.4 MBRead&Succeed | Thanksgiving | The Last of the Mohicans (1826) | James Fenimore Cooper | 11-24-21 by FORward Radio
Season 5 Ep. 114 | Anna Ford | Bringing Book People Together | 11-24-21
November 24, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBI love a good bookclub. Carrie and I have been in one together for 15 years. I am the designated book club organizer, and even though bookclubs have been one of the great passions of my adult life, keeping them organized can be an annoying process; finding a date that meets everyone’s needs, making sure everyone knows about the meetings and the books, choosing books. The administrative bookkeeping tasks are not things most people are anxious to do. But there is a relatively new website and...