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Forward 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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Sustainability Now! | Mackenzie Feldman & Arianna Maysonave | Herbicide-Free Campus | June 28, 2021

June 28, 2021 03:45 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MB

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, pulls some weeds with Mackenzie Feldman & Arianna Maysonave from Herbicide-Free Campus (http://herbicidefreecampus.org), a campaign to ban herbicides at schools! Mackenzie is a 25 year old from Honolulu, Hawai'i, and is the Founder & Executive Director of Herbicide-Free Campus. She graduated from University of California-Berkeley in Spring 2018 with a degree in Society and Environment and a minor in Food Systems. While attending UC Berk...

On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Guest - Michael Tee. Critical Race Theory.

June 25, 2021 18:45 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MB

K.A. Owens interviews the activist , writer and speaker Michael Tee. They discuss Critical Race Theory and the reason for the current focus on CRT and associated issues. Recorded Friday June 25, 2021.

On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Michael Tee | Critical Race Theory | 6-25-21

June 25, 2021 18:45 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MB

K.A. Owens interviews the activist , writer and speaker Michael Tee. They discuss Critical Race Theory and the reason for the current focus on CRT and associated issues. Recorded Friday June 25, 2021.

Perks REPLAY | Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle | A Voice From Cherokee 11-8-20

June 23, 2021 13:21 - 1 hour - 84.6 MB

When it comes to Native American heritage, most Americans have woefully inadequate knowledge. They may have heard of Squanto or Sacajawea, but that is the extent of their understanding. A 2018 research project conducted by The First Nations Development Institute and Echo Hawk Consulting found that most Americans think there aren’t many Native Americans left in the country, which just isn’t true. There are close to 600 federally recognized tribes in the United States. November is National Nat...

Two Nuts in a Pod | Episode 39 "Someday We'll All Be Dead" | Ashley Jacobs | June 22, 2021

June 22, 2021 20:23 - 56 minutes - 63.8 MB

This week we are joined by Ashley Jacobs, Operations Director for the Kentucky Health Justice Network. Ashley tells us about how she was diagnosed with Bipolar II and ADHD and the impact that those diagnoses have had on her life, including the way that she parents. We also talk about television addiction, self care during family vacations, finding humor in dark places, and how we can still love our bodies after weight gain. Featured: Original theme music by Neil Lucas Recommendation: Bo Bur...

Sustainability Now! | Pandemic Evictions | 2020-21 State of Metro Housing Report | June 21, 2021

June 21, 2021 05:48 - 58 minutes - 80.3 MB

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, focuses on the impact of the pandemic on equitable housing in Louisville. Listen in as we talk about evictions with the three co-authors of the 2020-2021 State of Metropolitan Housing Report, Dr. Lauren Heberle, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Environmental Policy and Management at the University of Louisville; Rebecca Halpryn, a Sociology Doctoral student at UofL; and Dr. Kelly Kinahan, UofL Assistant Pr...

#153 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | The Meaning of life | Jun 17, 2021

June 21, 2021 02:42 - 58 minutes - 108 MB

Brian and I roll up our sleeves this week and get back into the mix with a fun show that examines "what's it all about??" We take on that age-old question: What is the Meaning of Life? by revisiting what various schools of thought have said about that question. Plato, Socrates, the Nihilists, the Pragmatists and more--so many of these thinkers have tried to help us over the ages to figure out what we are meant to be doing with our time on Earth! “Critical Thinking for Everyone" airs on FORwa...

#151 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Leadership and CT | May 20, 2021

June 21, 2021 02:33 - 59 minutes - 75.1 MB

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#151 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Being a Better Thinker May 20, 2021

June 21, 2021 02:33 - 59 minutes - 75.1 MB

This show covers the gamut from conversational dynamics, active listening, John Paul Sartre, our friend Rush, leadership and intellectual traits. It's all comes together around the ways in which we relate to each other as we strive to be better thinkers in our personal and professional relationships! “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 11 am. Please ...

#150 Critical Thinking for Everyone! |Mental "Room" and 3 Types of Questions| May 13, 2021

June 21, 2021 02:28 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MB

Hello, friends! Check out this spring frolic of a show! We spend the first part of the show talking about mindfulness and being "fully present" in our lives as well as giving ourselves "mental space" for reflection and "thinking improvement." The second half of the show Brian dishes on the construct of the "3 types of questions" and how refining our questioning practice can help us do some better questioning and better thinking! “Critical Thinking for Everyone" airs on FORward Radio, 106.5f...

#149 Critical Thinking for Everyone | Knowledge or Wisdom: what's the diff? Apr 29, 2021

June 21, 2021 02:20 - 58 minutes - 81.4 MB

his week's episode considers the difference between "knowledge" and "wisdom"? How do we develop a deep understanding and the world around us? Is it a dialectic between us and the world that deepens our thinking, or is it new information and concepts that opens new worlds? Neither? Both? We look at a recent David Brooks article about the role of wisdom--and wise people in our lives--to better understand these two ideas...and share some moments from our own lives in which wise people helped us...

#149 Critical Thinking for Everyone | Apr 29, 2021

June 21, 2021 02:20 - 58 minutes - 81.4 MB

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We&You | Summoning Our Better Angels | Jun 18, 2021

June 18, 2021 21:07 - 50 minutes - 93.3 MB

Terrance interviews new Commissioner Rick Wurth of KCHR about the concerns for healing and religious implications that have been recently identified in the Commonwealth's foster care system.

On The Edge With K.A. Owens, guest - LaGlenda Reed.

June 18, 2021 18:40 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MB

K.A. Owens interviews LaGlenda Reed, of Self Esteem Inc. about the upcoming Marcus Garvey Festival in Louisville, KY on Saturday August 14, at the Ky Center For African American Heritage. Recorded Friday June 18, 2021.

On The Edge With K.A. Owens | LaGlenda Reed | Marcus Garvey Festival in Louisville | June 18, 2021

June 18, 2021 18:40 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MB

K.A. Owens interviews LaGlenda Reed, of Self Esteem Inc. about the upcoming Marcus Garvey Festival in Louisville, KY on Saturday August 14, at the Ky Center For African American Heritage. Recorded Friday June 18, 2021.

SOS with Dear JCPS | That Racist Anti-CRT Bill - 6-17-21

June 18, 2021 18:31 - 59 minutes - 51.5 MB

SOS with Dear JCPS | That Racist Anti-CRT Bill - 6-17-21 by FORward Radio

Perks Ep. 94 | Ben Self | To Read A Mockingbird | 6-16-21

June 16, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 84.8 MB

This episode marks the end of Season 4, and new episodes will begin airing on July 7th. We’re closing Season 4 with Ben Self, who is a teacher and contributor to Mockingbird, an organization that describes itself as being “devoted to connecting the Christian faith with the realities of everyday life.” It’s a progressive group and Ben runs their new online book club which focuses more on spiritual themes than religious doctrine. It straddles the secular and spirit in fun and culturally releva...

Two Nuts in a Pod | Episode 38 "Gak Brain" | Zack Thieneman | June 15, 2021

June 15, 2021 21:13 - 57 minutes - 64.3 MB

This week we are joined by Dr. Zack Thieneman, a psychologist who specializes in group therapy. Zack shares how he got into therapy, what it's like working with kids in group therapy, and how his own experiences with depression and anxiety have impacted him. We also talk about positive self talk, combating social anxiety, and feeling scatterbrained. Featured: Original theme music by Neil Lucas.

Sustainability Now! | Joel Burcat | Environmental Legal Thrillers | June 14, 2021

June 14, 2021 04:19 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MB

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, primes your summer reading pump with a special guest author joining us from Harrisburg, PA. Former environmental and fossil fuels attorney, Joel Burcat, is one of America’s most well-respected environmental litigation lawyers, and the award-winning author of 'Amid Rage,' just out in February from Headline Books. The novel takes place in the heart of Pennsylvania’s extraction industry. Burcat has completed five novels, three of which are...

Sit Stay Listen | Kait Seyal, CPDT-KA | Dog Road Trip Tips, Safety, and Car Anxiety | June 13, 2021

June 13, 2021 16:30 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

Join 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, shares packing tips and safety notes, and when taking you...

Solutions To Violence Gittlin And Bolger W - O Music 61 - 14 - 21

June 13, 2021 02:33 - 57 minutes - 44.6 MB

Solutions to Violence features Leah Bolger and Phil Gittins. Leah Bolger serves as President of the WBW Board of Directors and the Chair of the Coordinating Committee of World Beyond War. She retired from the U.S. Navy at the rank of Commander after twenty years of active duty service. She was elected as the first female President of Veterans For Peace (VFP) in 2012, and in 2013 was selected to present the Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Memorial Peace Lecture at Oregon State University. Dr. Ph...

Solutions To Violence | Leah Bolger & Phil Gittins | World Beyond War | June 14, 2021

June 13, 2021 02:33 - 57 minutes - 44.6 MB

Solutions to Violence features Leah Bolger and Phil Gittins. Leah Bolger serves as President of the WBW Board of Directors and the Chair of the Coordinating Committee of World Beyond War. She retired from the U.S. Navy at the rank of Commander after twenty years of active duty service. She was elected as the first female President of Veterans For Peace (VFP) in 2012, and in 2013 was selected to present the Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Memorial Peace Lecture at Oregon State University. Dr. Ph...

Live From Forward Radio's Independence Party | June 12, 2021

June 12, 2021 19:41 - 1 hour - 49.3 MB

On Saturday, June 12th, WFMP pulled volunteers, supporters, and friends of the station together for a special celebration to mark our independence as a new 501(c)3 non-profit and to welcome our new Board of Directors. Listen in to hear a recording of our live broadcast from the party, including a keynote address from one of our new Board members, Cynthia Ganote, professor of Sociology at the University of Louisville.

Truth To Power | Ranked Choice Voting | 6-11-21

June 12, 2021 01:06 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB

This week on Truth to Power, we will talk about Ranked Choice Voting, with Ken Carpenter of Rank The Vote, Kentucky and Geoff Young, Candidate for Congress in the 6th District of Kentucky. We will talk about these issues and more: What is ranked choice voting? How does rank choice voting work? What are the benefits of right choice voting? Will Ranked Choice Voting engage a greater number of eligible voters? Why or why not? Eliminating vote splitting and spoiled elections. Requiring candida...

We&You | Fighting Planes With Rocks | June 4, 2021

June 11, 2021 23:26 - 58 minutes - 106 MB

On this episode, Terrance flies solo to discuss the Tulsa Race Massacre and critical race theory.

Save Our Schools | JCPS Racial Equity Plan Update | 6-10-21

June 11, 2021 14:29 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MB

On this week's program, we listen in to the first hour of the Racial Equity Policy Update which was presented during the 3-28-21 JCPS Board of Education meeting.

6 - 10 - 21 Racial Equity Update BOE

June 11, 2021 14:29 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MB

On this week's program, we listen in to the first hour of the Racial Equity Policy Update which was presented during the 3-28-21 JCPS Board of Education meeting.

Perks Ep. 93 | Jacqui Isser | Speedier Reader | 6-9-21

June 09, 2021 04:00 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MB

It goes without saying that you can be a book lover whether you read 1 book a year or 200. But those book lovers who consume books like the potato chips no one can resist, reading over 100 books a year, are a little unique. We couldn't be happier to welcome Jacqui Daves Isser to the show. Jacqui is a middle school librarian who lives outside Austin TX but she is also a "super reader". She read 168 books last year and is on track to read more in 2021. If middle grade literature needed a ...

Two Nuts in a Pod | Episode 37 "Do the Next Right Thing" | Katie Hubert Bilotta | June 8, 2021

June 08, 2021 21:05 - 57 minutes - 63.5 MB

This week's guest is Katie Hubert Bilotta, a long-time friend of the show. Katie discusses her work as a therapist as well as the ways she personally copes with anxiety. We talk about moving toward uncomfortable emotions, dealing with power dynamics in therapy, giving ourselves grace, figuring out how to fill our time, coping with uncertainty, and prioritizing what we want. Featured: Original theme music by Neil Lucas Book Recommendation: Uncomfortable with Uncertainty by Pema Chodron

Sustainability Now! | Heather Warman | SUP Kentucky | Paddling + EcoTourism | 6 - 7-21

June 07, 2021 20:41 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MB

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, goes for a float with Heather Warman, Owner and Guide at SUP Kentucky, a Stand Up Paddleboarding adventure company with a passion for nature, stewardship, and conscious living. Learn more at: https://supkentucky.com Heather is a native Kentuckian and graduate of the UK College of Design with a BA in Interior Design. She ran her own design studio for 10 years where she focused on environmentally friendly and sustainable design. She is al...

Sit Stay Listen | Kait Seyal, CPDT-KA | Helping your pets through The 4th of July | June 6, 2021

June 06, 2021 16:30 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MB

Join 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 the challenges our pets face every year on th...

Truth To Power | Foraging, Regenerative Farming, Food Sovereignty, Vaccine Apartheid | June 4, 2021

June 05, 2021 00:28 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MB

On this week's Truth to Power Happy Hour, Forward Radio programmers Hart Hagan (The Climate Report) and Justin Mog (Sustainability Now!) are joined by Stephen Bartlett (Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville) for a conversation about local foraging and the delight of the serviceberries which are ripe right now; COVID vaccine apartheid; the Biden administration’s hesitancy to restore taxes on corporations and the 1%; this summer’s UN Food Systems Summit (https://www.un.org/en/food-systems-summ...

#152 Critical Thinking for Everyone | Justin Mog | Sustainability Thinking | June 3, 2021

June 04, 2021 22:12 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MB

This week, your hosts Patty & Brian, are joined in the studio by Dr. Justin Mog, Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability at the University of Louisville. Together, they take a deep dive into what sustainability demands of in our personal lives, as a society, and in our thinking. “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 11 am. Please listen live at www....

Critical Thinking for Everyone | Justin Mog | Sustainability Thinking | June 3, 2021

June 04, 2021 22:12 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MB

This week, your hosts Patty & Brian, are joined in the studio by Dr. Justin Mog, Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability at the University of Louisville. Together, they take a deep dive into what sustainability demands of in our personal lives, as a society, and in our thinking.

On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Samir Hazboun & Ned Measel | Socialist Workers Party | June 4, 2021

June 04, 2021 19:29 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MB

K.A. Owens interviews Samir Hazboun and Ned Measel of the Socialist Workers Party.

On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Samir Hazboun, Ned Measel, Socialist Workers Party, Friday June 4, 2021

June 04, 2021 19:29 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MB

K.A. Owens interviews Samir Hazboun and Ned Measel of the Socialist Workers Party.

SP Dr. Wojdo and Teresa Casey discuss healthcare services for homeless

June 04, 2021 17:37 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MB

Dr. Bob Wojda and Teresa Casey discuss the healthcare services provided to homeless folks through their work at Phoenix Health Center in Louisville.

Single Payer Radio | Dr. Wojdo & Teresa Casey | Healthcare for Homeless

June 04, 2021 17:37 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MB

Dr. Bob Wojda and Teresa Casey discuss the healthcare services provided to homeless folks through their work at Phoenix Health Center in Louisville.

Single Payer Radio | Dr. Wojda & Teresa Casey | Healthcare for Homeless

June 04, 2021 17:37 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MB

Dr. Bob Wojda and Teresa Casey discuss the healthcare services provided to homeless folks through their work at Phoenix Health Center in Louisville.

Solutions To Violence | Rivera Sun | Love-in-Action Network | 6-7-21

June 04, 2021 16:49 - 53 minutes - 41 MB

Solutions to Violence features Author-Actress Rivera Sun. She is the author of two social protest novels, The Dandelion Insurrection and Steam Drills, Treadmills, and Shooting Stars. She’s created these as well as nine theatrical plays and a book of poetry. Rivera cohosts Occupy Radio with David Geitgey Sierralupe, and co-founded the nationwide nonviolent study and action group network, and that is the Love-in-Action Network. .

Solutions To Violence Rivera Sun Interview W - O Music 6 - 7-21~0

June 04, 2021 16:49 - 53 minutes - 41 MB

Solutions to Violence features Author-Actress Rivera Sun. She is the author of two social protest novels, The Dandelion Insurrection and Steam Drills, Treadmills, and Shooting Stars. She’s created these as well as nine theatrical plays and a book of poetry. Rivera cohosts Occupy Radio with David Geitgey {gite-gee?} Sierralupe, { se-a-ra-loo-pay } and cofounded the nationwide nonviolent study and action group network, and that is the Love-in-Action Network. .

Single Payer Radio | Dr. Henry Sadlo

June 04, 2021 15:23 - 57 minutes - 79 MB

Doctors Mike Flynn and Gene Shively discuss medical issues with Dr. Henry Sadio

SP Radio Dr. Henry Sadlo

June 04, 2021 15:23 - 57 minutes - 79 MB

Doctors Mike Flynn and Gene Shively discuss medical issues with Dr. Henry Sadio

Read&Succeed | Ep 21 | Poetry (1968-2014) | Louise Glück | 6-2-21

June 02, 2021 20:38 - 59 minutes - 51.4 MB

Reading and reviewing the complete works of Jewish-American poet and Yale University professor Louise Glück. Following her winning of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2020, mainstream literary society began taking greater notice of Dr. Glück's uniquely austere (and unfiltered) autobiographical verse style capturing late 20th and early 21st century daily life from a distinctly feminine perspective. Wonderful Q&A session by Dr. Glück herself courtesy of the Academy of Achievement on the back ...

Perks Ep. 92 | Sara Dykman | Riding and Writing with the Butterflies | 6-2-21

June 02, 2021 04:00 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MB

This week we are focusing on butterflies and biking in book form. Sara Dykman is an adventurer and wildlife biologist whose focus is primarily amphibians. Several years ago, however, she felt a calling to bring awareness to the plight of the Monarch butterfly. So she took her adventurer spirit and migrated on her bike along with the Monarch from Mexico to Canada and back again. Her 10,000 mile journey is the focus of her memoir/ environment/ adventure/nature book titled Bicycling with Butte...

Perks Ep. 92 | Sara Dyckman | Riding and Writing with the Butterflies | 6-2-21

June 02, 2021 04:00 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MB

This week we are focusing on butterflies and biking in book form. Sara Dykman is an adventurer and wildlife biologist whose focus is primarily amphibians. Several years ago, however, she felt a calling to bring awareness to the plight of the Monarch butterfly. So she took her adventurer spirit and migrated on her bike along with the Monarch from Mexico to Canada and back again. Her 10,000 mile journey is the focus of her memoir/ environment/ adventure/nature book titled Bicycling with Butte...

Two Nuts in a Pod | Episode 36 "Suppressing Emotions" | Deja Jackson | June 1, 2021

June 01, 2021 22:01 - 55 minutes - 62.3 MB

This week we are joined by Deja Jackson, who shares her trials of early adulthood. Deja discusses how being a woman of color made her feel she needed to suppress her emotions, as well as how she was able to move past that. We also talk about work stress, medication management, getting used to small talk again after COVID, and excitement/anxiety about new opportunities. Featured: Original theme music by Neil Lucas.

Two Nuts in a Pod | Episode 36 "Suppressing Emotions" | June 1, 2021

June 01, 2021 22:01 - 55 minutes - 62.3 MB

This week we are joined by Deja Jackson, who shares her trials of early adulthood. Deja discusses how being a woman of color made her feel she needed to suppress her emotions, as well as how she was able to move past that. We also talk about work stress, medication management, getting used to small talk again after COVID, and excitement/anxiety about new opportunities. Featured: Original theme music by Neil Lucas.

Sustainability Now! | Carmel Bowman + Maggie Hettinger | Citizens Climate Lobby | May 31, 2021

May 31, 2021 06:21 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MB

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, welcomes to the virtual studio Carmel Bowman and Maggie Hettinger, two sisters who have decided to do something real & effective about climate change. Maggie lives in Bullitt Co. and Carmel lives in Bardstown. They've teamed up with Citizens’ Climate Lobby, a grassroots organization that has a plan that was introduced to the US Congress as the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. With the Louisville Chapter of Citizens’ Climate L...

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