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Truth To Power | Arnita Gadson | Louisville Earth Walk 2021 | Nov. 5, 2021
November 05, 2021 04:25 - 53 minutes - 86 MBForward Radio was excited to be a media sponsor and participant in the 2021 Louisville Earth Walk, at which we made new friends like today's guest! On this week's Truth to Power Happy Hour!, Forward Radio volunteers, Ruth Newman and Justin Mog (host of Sustainability Now!) sit down with Arnita Gadson from the West Jefferson County Community Task Force to discuss her work and the 5th annual Louisville Earth Walk, which took place on Saturday, Oct. 23rd, 9:00 - 11:00 AM at Cherokee Park’s Hogan...
#169 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Thinking About Finitude | November 4, 2021
November 04, 2021 18:30 - 58 minutes - 108 MBPatty and Brian discuss philosophical topics surrounding death, including ideas from Martin Heidegger, Albert Camus, Soren Kierkegaard, and more!
#169 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | How do sages tell us to face our finitude? | November 4, 2021
November 04, 2021 18:30 - 58 minutes - 108 MBMemento Mori": Remember, you will die! This show considers how 3 different philosophers advise us to live in the face of our mortality. How does grief of our lost loved ones remind us of our own finitude, and how shall we make use of that reminder? We consider what Kierkegaard, Heidegger and Camus advise us mortals on this topic, and we compare notes about our own middle age attitudes. “Critical Thinking for Everyone" airs on FORward Radio, 106.5fm and forwardradio.org, WFMP-LP Louisville, ...
Season 5 Ep. 111 | Bailey from 'The To Read List Podcast' | Existential Book People Problems 11-3-21
November 03, 2021 04:00 - 59 minutes - 81.6 MBThis week we had a great time talking about book people problems with our guest Bailey, host of the To Read List Podcast. She doesn’t work alone on the podcast: her co-hosts include her brother Andrew, her friend Toby, and her husband Dillon who is the sound recordist. Through this podcast, they attempt to get through all the books on their shelves. Every other week they each read a book from their collections that is randomly selected. And at the end of the episode they have to decide if ...
Two Nuts in a Pod | Episode 46 "Lessons from Therapy" | Nov. 2, 2021
November 02, 2021 15:53 - 57 minutes - 66.4 MBIn this solo episode, we share responses to a survey we sent out asking people, "What's an important lesson you learned in therapy?" Thank you to everyone who shared their wisdom with us and our listeners! Featured: Original theme music by Neil Lucas
Bench Talk | Bourbon Science; November Sky; Autumn Poem | Nov. 1, 2021
November 01, 2021 21:17 - 29 minutes - 25.7 MBInterested in the science behind making bourbon? Hear Drs. Lenny Demoranville (Centre College), Seth DeBolt (University of Kentucky), Pat Heist (Ferm Solutions), and John Medley (Buffalo Trace Distillery) talk with Amanda Fuller of Kentucky Academy of Science. This is part of a 'Bench Talk Live' episode taped on May 24, 2021. Go here to watch the full discussion: https://www.kyscience.org/docs/Bench_Talk_Live_Recording_May_24_2021.mp4. Here is a link to biographies of each scientist. ...
Sustainability Now! | Julie Donna+Tiffany Broyles Yost | Louisville Sustainability Summit | 11-1-21
November 01, 2021 06:12 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MBThis week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog summits the peaks of sustainability with Julie Donna and Tiffany Broyles Yost from the Louisville Sustainability Council. Julie and Tiffany are co-organizers of the 8th Annual Louisville Sustainability Summit on the theme of “Powering the Movement: Building Community to Fight Climate Change” coming up on Wednesday, November 10th from 1-4pm online. Listen in and discover who is the Louisville Sustainability Council (now in its 11th year)...
Solutions To Violence Third Thursday Lunch - -Ibrahim Iman 10 - 25 - 21 ~0
October 31, 2021 19:30 - 58 minutes - 76.8 MBDr. Ibrahim Iman is a University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering professor in the Departman of Computer Science. Dr. Iman and his family are originaly from Palestine. He has spent much time researching the history of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. Dr. Ibrahim appeared on Solutions to Violence as a result of his appearance on the Oct. 21st Third Thursday Lunch. The Third Thursday Lunch event is sponsored by the Louisville Fellowship of Reconciliation and Sowers of Justice.
Solutions To Violence | Ibrahim Iman | Third Thursday Lunch | 10-25-21
October 31, 2021 19:30 - 58 minutes - 76.8 MBDr. Ibrahim Iman is a University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering professor in the Departman of Computer Science. Dr. Iman and his family are originaly from Palestine. He has spent much time researching the history of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. Dr. Ibrahim appeared on Solutions to Violence as a result of his appearance on the Oct. 21st Third Thursday Lunch. The Third Thursday Lunch event is sponsored by the Louisville Fellowship of Reconciliation and Sowers of Justice.
Solutions To Violence | Third Thursday Lunch | Ibrahim Iman | 10-25-21
October 31, 2021 19:30 - 58 minutes - 76.8 MBDr. Ibrahim Iman is a University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering professor in the Departman of Computer Science. Dr. Iman and his family are originaly from Palestine. He has spent much time researching the history of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. Dr. Ibrahim appeared on Solutions to Violence as a result of his appearance on the Oct. 21st Third Thursday Lunch. The Third Thursday Lunch event is sponsored by the Louisville Fellowship of Reconciliation and Sowers of Justice.
Single Payer Radio Journalist/Author Suzanne Gordon VA Healthcare - 10:22:21, 1.08 PM
October 29, 2021 13:19 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBSuzanne Gordon is an American journalist and author who writes about healthcare delivery and healthcare systems and patient safety and nursing. Among her many books is Wounds of War - How the VA Delivers Health, Healing, and Hope to the Nation's Veterans (2018). Ms. Gordon discusses the VA healthcare administration system with Drs. Mike Flynn and Gene Shively
Single Payer Radio | Journalist/Author Suzanne Gordon | VA Healthcare | 10-22-21
October 29, 2021 13:19 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBSuzanne Gordon is an American journalist and author who writes about healthcare delivery and healthcare systems and patient safety and nursing. Among her many books is Wounds of War - How the VA Delivers Health, Healing, and Hope to the Nation's Veterans (2018). Ms. Gordon discusses the VA healthcare administration system with Drs. Mike Flynn and Gene Shively
Single Payer Radio Kay Tillow and Mary Radford, RN, BSN,CIC Oct 5 2021
October 29, 2021 12:53 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBKay Tillow, KSPH chairperson discusses healthcare disparities and the need for a nonprofit single payer healthcare system with Mary Radford, RN, BSN, CIC
Single Payer Radio | Kay Tillow and Mary Radford, RN, BSN,CIC | Oct. 5, 2021
October 29, 2021 12:53 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBKay Tillow, KSPH chairperson discusses healthcare disparities and the need for a nonprofit single payer healthcare system with Mary Radford, RN, BSN, CIC
On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Guest: Michael T., Topic-Dave Chappelle
October 28, 2021 19:31 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBK.A. Owens interviews Michael T. The topic is Comedian Dave Chappelle and homophobia. Recorded Thursday October 28, 2021 3PM
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Michael T. on Dave Chappelle | 10-28-21
October 28, 2021 19:31 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBK.A. Owens interviews Michael T. The topic is Comedian Dave Chappelle and homophobia. Recorded Thursday October 28, 2021 3PM
#168 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Interview with Dr. Rush Cosgrove | October 29, 2021
October 28, 2021 18:46 - 58 minutes - 108 MBBrian had the cool opportunity to interview our dear friend and critical thinking colleague, Dr. Rush Cosgrove! Rush shares his unique journey from starting with learning a structured critical thinking approach as a child (his mom is Dr. Linda Elder!) and then teaching and training others critical in critical thinking into his adult life. Rush talks about his fascinating educational journey and shares his thoughts and ideas about education and the role of critical thinking in our lives. Ru...
Read&Succeed | Ep 25 | Franchise (2020) | Marcia Chatelain | 10-27-21
October 27, 2021 17:50 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBGeorgetown University Professor of History Dr. Marcia Chatelain's 2021 Pulitzer Prize winning exploration of the relationship between Black American and the America fast food industry. Fast food franchising DID bring a new (and reliable) avenue wealth to the 20th century Black neighborhood but at what cost? Text explores the social, economic, political, nutritional contradictions inherent therein. The Georgetown Gender Justice Initiative interviews the author on the back half!
Forward Radio - VFP Radio Hour 38 | Patrick King | VFP Reports | Oct. 25, 2021
October 27, 2021 17:28 - 55 minutes - 101 MBVeterans For Peace member Patrick King discusses the possibility of a twenty-first-century civil war in the United States, recent VFP activities, and some of his own personal experiences of war.
VFP Radio Hour 38 | Patrick King | VFP Reports | Oct. 25, 2021
October 27, 2021 17:28 - 55 minutes - 101 MBVeterans For Peace member Patrick King discusses the possibility of a twenty-first-century civil war in the United States, recent VFP activities, and some of his own personal experiences of war.
Perks Season 5 Ep. 110 | Jeremy and Hermione Tankard |A Skull and His Bones | 10-27-21
October 27, 2021 04:00 - 58 minutes - 81 MBOur guests this week are members of the same family. Jeremy and Hermione Tankard are a father-daughter duo behind the graphic novel series Yorick and Bones. Yorick, as any Shakespeare lover knows, is the skull that Hamlet speaks to in the play of the same name. In this graphic novel, Yorick is unearthed by a friendly dog, and they begin a series of adventures. In the second book, Yorick and Bones meet up with some familiar faces from Shakespeare’s plays. Jeremy and Hermione have a fun stor...
Sustainability Now! | Mellone Long | Center For Neighborhoods | Oct. 25, 2021
October 24, 2021 23:11 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBThis week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog knocks on the door of Mellone Long, the new Executive Director at the Center for Neighborhoods (http://centerforneighborhoods.org). Get to know Mellone and the amazing work and legacy of the Center which is organizing right now to put on their annual Neighborhood Summit on Saturday, November 6th, at the Louisville Urban League’s Sports & Learning Campus at 3000 W. Market. This year's theme is "Healing Our Communities: Working Toward Posi...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Mack Shaw | Legacy Of Gen. Colin Powell | Oct. 22, 2021
October 22, 2021 20:46 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBK.A. Owens interviews Mack Shaw, retired librarian, veteran of the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force, about the legacy of the late Gen. Colin Powell, first Black Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, first Black Secretary of State of the United States. Recorded Friday October 22, 2021
Solutions To Violence | David Cochran | Catholic Peace Inititive | Oct. 16, 2021
October 21, 2021 21:02 - 56 minutes - 42.4 MBSolutions to Violence features the second interview with David Cochran. David's Ph.D. is from the University of Maryland. Dave has taught in the Politics Program at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, since 1996, offering a range of courses primarily in the areas of political thought and American politics. His primary teaching and research areas are religion, race, and ethnicity in American politics; political thought; war and peace; and Irish studies. In addition to a wide array of articles a...
#167 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Skepticism! | Oct 21, 2021
October 21, 2021 19:27 - 58 minutes - 107 MBWe discuss Skepticism from Michael Shermer
#167 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Skepticism: how does it help us?| Oct 21, 2021
October 21, 2021 19:27 - 58 minutes - 107 MB\ \We check out the good stuff in Skeptic Magazine and the work of Michael Shermer as a way into "skepticism" that helps us investigate our world with an open, but reasoning, mind, instead of a "negative" point of view. We take a good dip into the Skepticism toolbox and concepts to help us hone our approach to the world as critical thinkers . “Critical Thinking for Everyone" airs on FORward Radio, 106.5fm and forwardradio.org, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Thursday at 5 pm EST and repeats Thurs...
Perks Season 5 Episode 109 | Johann Trotter | Horror is Like a Jar Of Salsa | 10-20-21
October 20, 2021 04:00 - 59 minutes - 81.4 MBWe are halfway through spooky October and maybe you are looking for a good scary book to read. Our guest today, Johann Trotter, can give you some tips. Johann lives in Northern Ireland and works as a scientific researcher. But her hobby gone wild is horror in all its forms. She is a self-professed horror junkie. She is a bit obsessed with Stephen King, but on her instagram page @jobis89, you can find a wide variety of non-Stephen King horror book suggestions and reviews to make any spoo...
Two Nuts in a Pod | Episode 45 "Coping with Codependency" | Mandy Olivam | Oct. 19, 2021
October 19, 2021 15:05 - 57 minutes - 61.5 MBThis week we are joined by returning guest Mandy Olivam. Mandy shares what she has learned about herself since the last time she was on the show, including tendencies towards codependency. We also talk about dealing with disappointments, integrating emotions instead of bypassing them, appreciating our brains, making time for ourselves, and living in accordance with our values. Note: we apologize for the technical difficulties with sound in this episode. Featured: Original theme music by ...
Sustainability Now! | Rachael Hood | Youth For Appalachian Climate Justice | Oct. 18, 2021
October 18, 2021 01:21 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MBThis week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog enjoys a porch-sit with Rachael Hood, an organizer with Youth for Appalachian Climate Justice. Rachael is a Geography Master’s Student at West Virginia University and is one of several young people who recently started Youth for Appalachian Climate Justice to address climate change across Appalachia. Connect with their work on social media @youthforacj Rachael is a Students Taking on Oil & Petrochemicals (STOP) organizer, and recently j...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Michael T. | Legacy of Melvin Van Peebles | Oct. 15, 2021
October 15, 2021 19:06 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBK.A. Owens interviews actor, writer, activist Michael T. The topic is the legacy of the late filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles. Recorded Friday October 15, 2021.
#166 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | What's the point...of Nihilism? | October 14, 2021
October 14, 2021 19:50 - 58 minutes - 108 MBThis takes on nihilism: the philosophical view that asserts there IS no meaning in life. Suck it up, buttercup! We check out Wendy Syfret's new book in which she argues that adopting a nihilistic point of view can be freeing rather than depressing. She argues that meaning in life is now for sale in the marketplace in our culture when we buy, buy, buy to create a lifestyle and "meaning" for ourselves to keep us from really focusing on what matters most. “Critical Thinking for Everyone" airs...
#166 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Nihilism | October 14, 2021
October 14, 2021 19:50 - 58 minutes - 108 MBWe talk about Nihilism and other fun topics!
Perks Season 5 Ep. 108 | David Domine' | Sex, Drugs, and True Crime Vibes | 10-13-21
October 13, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBThis week’s episode is for true crime enthusiasts. Every city has had murders that make the news, and Louisville is no different. Our guest this week, David Domine', adopted Louisville as his hometown and has a following here as an author, tour guide, and storyteller in the city. He has written a new book called A DARK ROOM IN GLITTER BALL CITY about a sensational murder that was discovered after a domestic disturbance in Old Louisville in 2010. The story includes drugs, drag queens, and mayb...
Sustainability Now! | Laura Mattingly | Ecological Restoration of Beargrass Creek | Oct. 11, 2021
October 11, 2021 06:00 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MBThis week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog dives deep into the ecological future of Beargrass Creek with Laura Mattingly. Laura is a Planner and Project Manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Louisville District where she leads cross functional teams on water resources projects focused on flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and planning studies. Since beginning her career with USACE in March 2019, Laura has worked with numerous partners on projects such as ...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Maria Schrenger | Education | Oct. 8, 2021
October 08, 2021 18:19 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBK.A. Owens interviews Maria Schrenger, retired Jefferson County school teacher. She shares her views about the school system and what it needs to do in the future. Recorded Friday October 8, 2021.
Single Payer Radio | Local activists Kay Tillow, Harriette Seiler & Charlie Casper | Oct. 8, 2021
October 08, 2021 12:39 - 57 minutes - 54.8 MBKentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare activists Kay Tillow, Harriette Seiler, and Charlie Casper discuss the movement to privatize the Medicare program.
Single Payer Radio | Handing Medicare To Wall Street | Sept. 23, 2021
October 08, 2021 12:27 - 58 minutes - 83.9 MBThis episode of Single Payer Radio is an excerpt from a webinar co-sponsored by Physicians for a National Health Program discussing a movement by private investment groups called Direct Contracting Entities (DCEs)that threaten our highly successful beloved Medicare program. Moderator Dr. Susan Rogers, president of PNHP leads the panel that includes Representative Katie Porter.
Community Control Now | Public Safety pt. 1
October 07, 2021 22:03 - 29 minutes - 40 MBVincent Gonzalez Michael Tee and Nisha discuss community centered forms of public safety in the wake of a shooting at a bus stop in West Louisville which left a teenager dead.
Thoughts on public safety
October 07, 2021 22:03 - 29 minutes - 40 MBVincent Gonzalez Michael Tee and Nisha discuss community centered forms of public safety in the wake of a shooting at a bus stop in West Louisville which left a teenager dead.
Truth To Power | Kelley Dearing Smith | Louisville Water Company | Oct. 8, 2021
October 07, 2021 18:42 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBGet Back To The Tap with us on this week's Truth to Power Happy Hour! Forward Radio volunteers, Ruth Newman and Justin Mog (host of Sustainability Now!) are joined by Kelley Dearing Smith, VP of Communications & Marketing for the Louisville Water Company. Join us for a wide-ranging conversation about the history and current status of water treatment from our very own publicly-owned utility which has been keeping Louisvillians safe and hydrated since 1860! We address public concern about poten...
Perks Season 5 Ep. 107 | Kendra Winchester | Following A Literary Appalachian Trail | 10-6-21
October 06, 2021 01:10 - 59 minutes - 81.3 MBWe have a fondness for Appalachia and have had several guests on the Perks who hail from that area, including Alix Harrow, Ashley Blooms, and Annette Sanuooke Clapsaddle. But Appalachia is much larger than just the small slice that Amy and I often think of. Appalachia is really a huge area that encompasses a vast and diverse array of people. Today we talk to Kendra Winchester, the co-founder and executive director of the 'Reading Women' podcast and a Book Riot contributing editor. But she ...
Bench Talk | Climate Change, Weather & Coal Communities; The Night Sky in October | Oct. 4 2021
October 04, 2021 16:48 - 28 minutes - 27.3 MBThis week we are discussing different aspects of climate change: the causes, the implications, and its impact on coal-mining communities. Scott Miller (astronomer at Maysville Community and Technical College) presents a primer on the topic of climate change, followed by Colleen McDonald and Kristina Dahl of the Union of Concerned Scientists. Their discussion is part of the podcast 'Off the Charts Heat: Zombie Fires, Drought and Heat Domes' (https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/zombie-fires-hea...
Sustainability Now! | Davarian Baldwin | In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower | Oct. 4, 2021
October 04, 2021 01:05 - 57 minutes - 78.7 MBThis week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog is thrilled to be in conversation with Davarian L. Baldwin, urbanist, historian, cultural critic and the Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of American Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. His books include Chicago’s New Negroes: Modernity, the Great Migration, and Black Urban Life (UNC Press, 2007) and In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities are Plundering Our Cities (Bold Type Books, 2021). Learn more at...
Access Hour | Police Chief Erika Shields at LWV | 9-22-21
October 02, 2021 22:33 - 58 minutes - 77.9 MBErika Shields, Chief of the Louisville Metro Police Dept. (LMPD), speaks at the Louisville League of Women Voters on 8/25/21 on issues of gun violence, police recruitment, training and accountability as well as how she views her role in re-shaping the LMPD.
ACCESS HOUR | Police Chief Erika Shields at LWV | 9-22 - 21
October 02, 2021 22:33 - 58 minutes - 77.9 MBErika Shields, Chief of the Louisville Metro Police Dept. (LMPD), speaks at the Louisville League of Women Voters on 8/25/21 on issues of gun violence, police recruitment, training and accountability as well as how she views her role in re-shaping the LMPD.
On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Guest - Todd Moore of New Day Ministries
October 01, 2021 21:29 - 29 minutes - 40 MBK.A. Owens interviews Todd Moore of New Day Ministries about youth development programs. Recorded, Friday October 1, 2021.
9 - 14 - 21 JCPS Board Meeting Masks, Vaccines and Testing
October 01, 2021 01:49 - 59 minutes - 53.3 MB9 - 14 - 21 JCPS Board Meeting Masks, Vaccines and Testing by FORward Radio
Save Our Schools with Dear JCPS | 9-14 JCPS Board Meeting | Masks, Vaccines & Testing | 9-30-21
October 01, 2021 01:49 - 59 minutes - 53.3 MBSave Our Schools with Dear JCPS | 9-14 JCPS Board Meeting | Masks, Vaccines & Testing | 9-30-21 by FORward Radio
#165 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Ten Commitments of Humanists| Sep 30, 2021
September 30, 2021 21:13 - 58 minutes - 107 MBIn this show we explore the wonderful world and values of those who identify as Humanists. The American Humanist Association has a tagline that reads "Good without God" and advocates for equality for humanists, atheists and freethinkers. We delve into the ten commitments/value statements of Humanists--including their take on critical thinking--and really dig into how the ten commitments are a platform for thinkin deeply about when and why we wear masks these days. “Critical Thinking for Ev...
Perks Season 5 Ep. 106 | Grace Sammon | The Age Old Story of a Sisterhood | 9-29-21
September 29, 2021 04:00 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MBSociety doesn’t really know what to do with older women. People give a lot of lip-service to the value of older women’s wisdom and experience but older women are often forgotten. As if they don’t have anything worth contributing once they hit a certain age. Our guest this week, Grace Sammon, has written a novel that tackles this modern dilemma for older women. Titled The Eves, it features a main character named Jessica who struggles with her own aging but is helped along in her journey by a ...