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Perks Season 5 Ep. 102 | Melissa Hart | The Building Books of Empathy | 8-25-21
August 25, 2021 11:29 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBThis week’s episode is a nod to back-to-school season when teachers can get books into the hands of kids after a summer of free days, endless video games, and probably too many popsicles. We are joined by Melissa Hart from Eugene Oregon. She is the author of 2 memoirs, a middle grade book, and most recently a great resource for teachers, librarians, and parents called 'Better with Books: 500 Diverse Books to Ignite Empathy and Encourage Self-Acceptance in Tweens and Teens'. When Melissa...
Single Payer Radio Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg, Women's Health Issues - 8:24:21, 6.34 PM
August 24, 2021 22:45 - 59 minutes - 81.3 MBDr. Jeffrey Goldberg discusses women's health issues with Dr. Mike Flynn and Dr. Gene Shively
Single Payer Radio | Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg | Women's Health Issues | 8-24-21
August 24, 2021 22:45 - 59 minutes - 81.3 MBDr. Jeffrey Goldberg discusses women's health issues with Dr. Mike Flynn and Dr. Gene Shively
Sustainability Now! | Beau Revlett | Kentucky Tenants Movement | Aug. 23, 2021
August 23, 2021 01:08 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MBThis week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, has a nice porch sit with Beau Revlett, organizer with Kentucky Tenants, a project of Root Cause Research Center designed to build a tenants movement in the Commonwealth. In collaboration with tenant-led organizations across the state, KY Tenants, launched a Tenants Organizing Training Series on August 7th, with trainings hosted in various locations across Kentucky with options to call or Zoom in on Saturdays, 2p-3:30p Eastern. Entitle...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Afghanistan | Aug. 20, 2021
August 20, 2021 20:34 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MBK.A. Owens comments on the American exit from Afghanistan. Recorded Friday August 20, 2021.
#161 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Time Management | August 19, 2021
August 19, 2021 19:30 - 58 minutes - 108 MBPatty and Brian talk about time management techniques, eating the frog, and other critical thinking treasures!
#161 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | New Twist on Time Management | August 19, 2021
August 19, 2021 19:30 - 58 minutes - 108 MBHey, friends! Feeling pressed for time? Wondering how to balance it all? Experiencing some issues with "temporal construal"? This show takes on some interesting research about how and why we perceive obligations differently depending on far away they are from our present hamster-wheel, plate-spinning existence. We explore the concepts in a brand new book (Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals) that suggests we give up balance and the quest for zero inbox and go for bigger and j...
Solutions To Violence | Resolving Conflict | Elizabeth Hume | Aug. 16, 2021
August 18, 2021 21:40 - 54 minutes - 36.2 MBSolutions To Violence | Resolving Conflict | Elizabeth Hume | Aug. 16, 2021 by FORward Radio
Read&Succeed | Ep 23 | At Night All Blood is Black (2020) | David Diop | 8-18-21
August 18, 2021 16:51 - 59 minutes - 47.4 MBRead&Succeed | Ep 23 | At Night All Blood is Black (2020) | David Diop | 8-18-21 by FORward Radio
Perks Season 5 Episode 101 | Sanjay Saverimuttu | Rainbow Readers Unite | 8-18-21
August 18, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBIn this week’s episode, we chat with Sanjay Saverimuttu. He is a ballet dancer with the Louisville Ballet and a choreographer who grew up in South Florida. Sanjay attended college at Stanford and studied Biology but decided dance was really his passion. His other passion is reading and he is the leader of the Louisvile LGBTQ book group sponsored by the Louisville Pride Foundation. Sanjay talks about how important it was for the Pride book club to provide a safe space for its members that ...
Perks Season 5 Ep. 101 | Sanjay Saverimuttu | Rainbow Readers Unite | 8-18-21
August 18, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBIn this week’s episode, we chat with Sanjay Saverimuttu. He is a ballet dancer with the Louisville Ballet and a choreographer who grew up in South Florida. Sanjay attended college at Stanford and studied Biology but decided dance was really his passion. His other passion is reading and he is the leader of the Louisvile LGBTQ book group sponsored by the Louisville Pride Foundation. Sanjay talks about how important it was for the Pride book club to provide a safe space for its members that ...
Two Nuts in a Pod | Episode 42 "Depressed Pool Party" | April Grubb | Aug. 17, 2021
August 17, 2021 20:04 - 59 minutes - 63.9 MBThis week we are joined by April Grubb, manager at V-Grits and owner of SnoWhat Snoballs here in Louisville. April shares how feeling different and isolated growing up led to her discovery of a bipolar diagnosis, and how she used acting to cope with her social anxiety in middle and high school. We also talk about running into people from your past, enjoying theme parks as adults, experiencing social anxiety from being back in the office, and dealing with ups and downs. Featured: Original the...
Sustainability Now! | Shively Farmers & Artisans Market | Aug. 16, 2021
August 16, 2021 00:50 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MBCome’n get it! This week on Sustainability Now! we feature the Louisville area’s newest farmers market! Pull up a chair and listen in as your host, Justin Mog, sits down with some of the key people behind the launch of the Shively Farmers & Artistans Market: Market Managers, Leticia Marshall & Andrew Goodman; and Shanell Thompson of the Shively City Council. The Shively market has its grand opening on Aug. 7th and it continues every other Saturday (until the end of Oct.) from 9am-1pm at Shive...
Community Control Now 12 | Peoples Response Act pt. 2 ( ft. KA Owens)
August 15, 2021 20:11 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MBMichael Vince and special guest K.A. Owens of On the Edge, discuss a recent bill in the US House- The People's Response Act- that seeks to make policing a public health matter.
Community Control Now 11 | People's Response Act pt. 1
August 15, 2021 20:02 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBMichael and Vince discuss a recent bill in the US House - The People's Reponse Act - that seeks to make policing a public health matter.
Community Control Now 10 | CRT pt. 2
August 15, 2021 18:33 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBPart 2 of Critical Race Theory discussion
Community Control Now | CRT pt. 2
August 15, 2021 18:33 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBPart 2 of Critical Race Theory discussion
Critical Race Theory pt. 1
August 15, 2021 17:54 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBVincent Gonzalez and Michael Tee discuss Critical Race Theory.
Community Control Now | Critical Race Theory pt. 1
August 15, 2021 17:54 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBVincent Gonzalez and Michael Tee discuss Critical Race Theory.
Community Control Now 9 | Critical Race Theory pt. 1
August 15, 2021 17:54 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBVincent Gonzalez and Michael Tee discuss Critical Race Theory.
Mental Health pt. 2
August 15, 2021 17:52 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MBVincent Gonzalez Michael Tee and Nisha discuss the link between policing and mental health
Community Control Now 8 | Mental Health pt. 2
August 15, 2021 17:52 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MBVincent Gonzalez Michael Tee and Nisha discuss the link between policing and mental health
Mental Health pt. 1
August 15, 2021 17:48 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MBVincent Gonzalez Michael Tee and Nisha discuss mental health and its links to policing
Community Control Now 7 | Mental Health pt. 1
August 15, 2021 17:48 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MBVincent Gonzalez Michael Tee and Nisha discuss mental health and its links to policing
Solutions To Violence | Stellan Vinthegan | Conflict Resolution | 8-9-21
August 13, 2021 00:03 - 56 minutes - 42.4 MBSteffan Vinthagen is currently living in the community of Valley Cohousing where he is visiting the Native American Pocumtuck homeland in the Kwinitekw Valley on Turtle Island, Massachusettes. (Turtle Island was named by settlers as Amherst, Massachusetts, USA). DR. Vinthagen is the Endowed Chair in the Study of Nonviolent Direct Action and Civil Resistance, Professor of Sociology at University of Massachusetts, Amherst and at University of Gothenburg He is co-editor of book series on Resist...
Solutions To Violence, Stellan Vinthegan, Conflict Resolution, 8 - 9-21
August 13, 2021 00:03 - 56 minutes - 42.4 MBSteffan Vinthagen is currently living in the community of Valley Cohousing where he is visiting the Native American Pocumtuck homeland in the Kwinitekw Valley on Turtle Island, Massachusettes. (Turtle Island was named by settlers as Amherst, Massachusetts, USA). DR. Vinthagen is the Endowed Chair in the Study of Nonviolent Direct Action and Civil Resistance, Professor of Sociology at University of Massachusetts, Amherst and at University of Gothenburg He is co-editor of book series on Resist...
Solutions To Violence | Stellan Vinthagen | Conflict Resolution | 8-9-21
August 13, 2021 00:03 - 56 minutes - 42.4 MBStellan Vinthagen is currently living in the community of Valley Cohousing where he is visiting the Native American Pocumtuck homeland in the Kwinitekw Valley on Turtle Island, Massachusetts. (Turtle Island was named by settlers as Amherst, Massachusetts, USA). Dr. Vinthagen is the Endowed Chair in the Study of Nonviolent Direct Action and Civil Resistance, Professor of Sociology at University of Massachusetts, Amherst and at the University of Gothenburg. He is co-editor of book series on Re...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Review- Brian Banks - Movie, Thursday August 12, 2021
August 12, 2021 20:26 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBK.A. Owens reads tributes to the late Nan Goheen and Kehontas Rowe. K.A. Owens reviews the movie "Brian Banks" about a man falsely accused who clears his name. K.A. comments on what history should be taught in Jefferson County Public Schools, Burt Lauderdale's retirement from Kentuckians For The Commonwealth and the new mask mandate for schoolchildren. Recorded Thursday August 12, 2021.
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Review: Brian Banks - Movie | August 12, 2021
August 12, 2021 20:26 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBK.A. Owens reads tributes to the late Nan Goheen and Kehontas Rowe. K.A. Owens reviews the movie "Brian Banks" about a man falsely accused who clears his name. K.A. comments on what history should be taught in Jefferson County Public Schools, Burt Lauderdale's retirement from Kentuckians For The Commonwealth and the new mask mandate for schoolchildren. Recorded Thursday August 12, 2021.
#160 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Why are bronze medalists happiest? | August 12, 2021
August 12, 2021 14:26 - 58 minutes - 108 MBThis show we dip into "counterfactural thinking" and research that suggests bronze medalists are *happier* than silver medalists. We consider the point of view of the runner up and the "I made it!" third-place winners. We debate the merits of the research that focused on analyzing the authenticity of the smiles (see below) of different finishers and speculates on what we regular people can learn from the point of view of Olympic finishers! And, we take a deeper look at the role point of vi...
#160 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Artificial Intelligence | August 12, 2021
August 12, 2021 14:26 - 58 minutes - 108 MBPatty and Brian discuss critical thinking theory, particularly as it relates to point of view and artificial intelligence.
Perks Season 5 Ep. 100 | Heather Lennon | Globe Trotter | 8-11-21
August 09, 2021 20:58 - 59 minutes - 82.1 MBThis week we talk with Heather Lennon, the Sales and Marketing Director at Arctis Books, a new publisher of books in translation for middle grade and young adult audiences. I first encountered Arctis books when I saw an instagram post about a middle grade book called Memento Monstrum originally published in German that will be in US bookstores in October. I liked the book so much I messaged Heather and invited her to be on the show to talk about Arctis specifically and books in translation i...
Sustainability Now! | Stephanie Miller | Zero Waste Living | August 9, 2021
August 09, 2021 01:24 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MBIt’s all about reduce, reuse, recycle this week on Sustainability Now!, as your host, Justin Mog, sends nothing but out-dated ways of thinking to the landfill with Stephanie J. Miller, Founder of Zero Waste in DC (http://zerowasteindc.com) and a former Director of Climate Business at the International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank. During her 25-year career at IFC, she led global teams to find innovative solutions to climate change. Stephanie is the author of Z...
Bench Talk | Our Three-Year Celebration! A Retrospective | August 9, 2021
August 08, 2021 08:57 - 29 minutes - 23.4 MBWant to have a good laugh? Listen to the grand celebration we had for the third-year anniversary of 'Bench Talk: The Week in Science'. We sure hope everyone in that concert hall were wearing masks! Thanks to Mary M. Williams for playing the role of Bella Annabella, the evening's emcee. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville ‘Forward Radio’ 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for l...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Guest-Delores Butler, President of Louisville Community Grocery
August 06, 2021 20:15 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBK.A. Owens interviews Delores Butler- President of Louisville Community Grocery. She explains the purpose and value of the co-op grocery. Recorded Friday August 6. 2021
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Delores Butler, President of Louisville Community Grocery | 8-6-21
August 06, 2021 20:15 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBK.A. Owens interviews Delores Butler, President of Louisville Community Grocery. She explains the purpose and value of the co-op grocery. Recorded Friday August 6. 2021
#159 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Sagan's Baloney Detection Kit | August 5th, 2021
August 05, 2021 20:34 - 58 minutes - 108 MBHello, critical thinkers! Is your BS detector a little rusty? This show is for you! Brian and I walk you through Carl Sagan's tried and true "Baloney Detection Kit" and the critical thinking moves you can make to ensure you are being "bamboozled" (as Carl calls it) by your own thinking or by others! We discuss The Reboot Foundation's Report on The State of Critical Thinking 2021 -- reboot-foundation.org/. We discuss their surprising findings about the use of social media habits and how the...
Single Payer Radio | Louisville Medicare for All Rally | July 24, 2021
August 05, 2021 12:21 - 56 minutes - 77 MBCommunity voices in support of Medicare For All Rally in downtown Louisvillle July 24, 2021
Single Payer Radio Louisville Medicare for All Rally July 24, 2021
August 05, 2021 12:21 - 56 minutes - 77 MBCommunity voices in support of Medicare For All Rally in downtown Louisvillle July 24, 2021
Solutions To Violence | Diane Tate | Conflict Resolution | 8-2-21
August 04, 2021 15:07 - 52 minutes - 41.5 MBDiane Tate has a bachelor’s degree in special education from Greensboro College and a master’s degree in social science from the Citadel. She has worked in the nonprofit arena her entire career, focusing on organizations that serve children as a preschool director, an applied behavioral therapist and a therapeutic horseback-riding instructor for children and adults with disabilities. She is proud to be the Managing Director of The Peace Alliance (www.peacealliance.org), an international nonp...
Solutions To Violence, Diane Tate, Conflict Resolution, 8 - 2-21
August 04, 2021 15:07 - 52 minutes - 41.5 MBDiane Tate has a bachelor’s degree in special education from Greensboro College and a master’s degree in social science from the Citadel. She has worked in the nonprofit arena her entire career, focusing on organizations that serve children as a preschool director, an applied behavioral therapist and a therapeutic horseback-riding instructor for children and adults with disabilities. She is proud to be the Managing Director of The Peace Alliance (www.peacealliance.org), an international nonp...
Perks Season 5 Ep. 99 | Brooke Lauren Davis | Sinister Small Town Teen Suspense | 8-4-21
August 04, 2021 04:00 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MBThis week we talk with Brooke Lauren Davis, a debut author whose YA book The Hollow Inside offers some unique characters. There’s Phoenix, the protagonist whose mother, Nina, has led them away from Phoenix’s father and towards a man from Nina’s past named Ellis, a successful and charismatic man who Nina believes ruined her life. It’s a story about truth, trust, family, revenge, and what lengths people will go to to salvage their reputation. Brooke started writing this book as a 16 year old ...
Sustainability Now! | Nicholas Kawa | Humanure | August 2, 2021
August 01, 2021 21:00 - 58 minutes - 80 MBIt’s all about poop this week on Sustainability Now!, as your host, Justin Mog, brings you a talk by Dr. Nicholas Kawa, entitled "The Other Side of Our Food System: The Use of Human Waste as an Agricultural Resource.” Dr. Kawa is an anthropologist from Ohio State University, and his 2020 talk was hosted by UofL's Department of Anthropology. Prior to industrialization, human excrement was commonly employed as a resource for agricultural fertilization. Following the advent of the hydraulic sa...
Sit Stay Listen | Kait Seyal, CPDT-KA | Moving with your Pets, part 2 | August 2, 2021
August 01, 2021 16:30 - 29 minutes - 25.7 MBJoin the Kentucky Humane Society every week as we answer your questions about dog and cat behavior, training, and special topics and events in the Louisville pet community. We are here to help the animals in our community and the people who love them. If you have a question or topic you’d like to know more about, we would love to hear from you! Contact us at www.facebook.com/kyhumane or [email protected]. Host Kait Seyal, CPDT-KA, talks about her move from their home in Kentucky to a tem...
Bench Talk | The August Night Sky, plus Dr. Dirk Grupe (Morehead U) on Black Holes | Aug 2, 2021
August 01, 2021 04:42 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBJ Scott Miller (Maysville Community College) discusses what stars, planets, constellations and meteor showers we can see in the night sky this month. Then, Dirk Grupe (Morehead State University) discusses black holes in general, as well as his own research on black holes. Dr. Grupe's talk was part of the 'Bench Talk Live' series put on by the Kentucky Academy of Science, and kindly shared with us! Here is the Zoom recording of the lecture: https://zoom.us/rec/play/Wy-zYnL7k3hmFqw94CEewaXD...
We&You | Back To Its Creation | July 23, 2021
July 30, 2021 15:55 - 54 minutes - 100 MBOn this episode, Terrance discussing his role as Executive Director of the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights as he meets his one year anniversary with KCHR.
On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Guest-Alan Maimon, Writer. July 29, 2021
July 29, 2021 18:45 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBK.A. Owens interviews the writer Alan Maimon. Alan covered Eastern Kentucky for the Courier Journal Newspaper. Alan is the author of "Twilight In Hazard" based on his experiences in Eastern Kentucky. Alan also works for Centurion, an organization dedicated to releasing the innocent from prison. This interview was recorded Thursday, July 29, 2021.
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Author Alan Maimon | July 29, 2021
July 29, 2021 18:45 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBK.A. Owens interviews the writer Alan Maimon. Alan covered Eastern Kentucky for the Courier-Journal newspaper. Alan is the author of "Twilight In Hazard" based on his experiences in Eastern Kentucky. Alan also works for Centurion, an organization dedicated to releasing the innocent from prison. This interview was recorded Thursday, July 29, 2021.
Solutions To Violence | Shelley Thomas & Tyra Walker | Critical Race Theory | 7-26-21
July 29, 2021 17:55 - 58 minutes - 43.6 MBDr. Shelly Thomas is currently the Assistant Department Chair and Associate Professor, Social Studies Education at the University of Louisville. She specializes in Cross-cultural competence, public Schools in America and Social Studies Methods. Tyra Walker is a long time Jefferson County Public School Elementary teacher with a certification in primary education and a certification in Social Studies grades K-12. She is also one the guiding members of the Louisville branch of the Association f...