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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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Perks Ep. 84 | Sara Woods | Book Festivaling All Year Long | 4-7-21

April 07, 2021 04:00 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MB

Remember in high school or college when you were required to take a certain number of humanities classes? Maybe you groaned or rolled your eyes. But maybe it was the spark that lit an interest in subjects that helped you think critically and creatively. It was in a high school humanities class that Carrie was introduced to and fell in love with E. M. Forster’s novel A Room With a View. For me, an introduction to art history in college opened a whole new world and made me want to travel an...

Sit Stay Listen | Jaci Claxton, LVT | Ethan: Arrival and Recovery at KHS | April 4, 2021

April 04, 2021 16:30 - 29 minutes - 21.7 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 to Jaci Claxton, LVT, the Kentucky Humane Society's ...

Bench Talk | April Sky; Cancer Chelators; Climate Warnings; Pets in Our Lives | April 5, 2021

April 04, 2021 07:27 - 28 minutes - 26.9 MB

First, how can we see Mars and the constellations in the night sky this month? Then, an interview with Andrew Elliot (Eastern Kentucky University) about a chelator that could be useful in cancer treatment, followed by an opinion piece about the 'canary in the coal mine' of climate change. Finally, how do pets and poetry improve our lives? Thanks to J. Scott Miller, Amanda Fuller, Andrew Elliot, and Leslie Moise for their contributions to this episode. Bench Talk is a weekly program that ...

Sustainability Now! | Cathy Kuhn | Metropolitan Housing Coalition | April 5, 2021

April 04, 2021 05:41 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MB

This week on Sustainability Now!, Justin Mog has a porch sit with Dr. Cathy Kuhn, who joined the Metropolitan Housing Coalition as its Executive Director in the fall of 2020. She has been working in the homeless and housing field for over 20 years, serving as the Chief Strategy Officer at Families in Transition, a large homeless and housing provider in New Hampshire, as well as serving as the Director of the New Hampshire Coalition to End Homelessness, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fi...

Truth To Power | Chris Glasser | Streets For People | April 2, 2021

April 02, 2021 04:03 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MB

On this week's special Pledge Drive edition of the program, we bring you an extended conversation with Chris Glasser, the Executive Director of one of Forward Radio's proud community partners, Streets For People. Join your host, Justin Mog (Sustainability Now!), as we chew over ideas to reshape our city streets around people, not cars. We cover the COVID-induced, car-free scenic loops at our Olmsted Parks; the need for designated "slow streets" and how to fund them; the vision for a protected...

Critical Thinking For Everyone | LIVE with Justin Mog | April Fools | 4-1-21

April 01, 2021 22:12 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MB

Your hosts, Patty & Brian bring you a special Pledge Drive edition of Critical Thinking for Everyone, broadcast live at 5pm on April Fools Day 2021. Helping them raise funds for the station is Justin Mog (Sustainability Now!). Join us as we explore the history and traditions of April Fools Day around the world!

#148 Critical Thinking For Everyone | LIVE with Justin Mog | April Fools | 4-1-21

April 01, 2021 22:12 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MB

Your hosts, Patty & Brian bring you a special Pledge Drive edition of Critical Thinking for Everyone, broadcast live at 5pm on April Fools Day 2021. Helping them raise funds for the station is Justin Mog (Sustainability Now!). Join us as we explore the history and traditions of April Fools Day around the world!

On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Shelton McElroy | Defund Fellow | April 1, 2021

April 01, 2021 15:33 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MB

K.A. Owens interviews Shelton McElroy, a Defund Fellow, about defunding the police, no knock warrants and a visit to the White House. Recorded Thursday April 1, 2021, 11AM.

REPLAY Perks Ep. 71 | Tori Murden McClure | A Heroine Rocks The Boat | 3-31-21

April 01, 2021 13:33 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MB

Our guest this week, Tori Murden McClure, is a Renaissance woman. She has a law degree, a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard as well as a Master of Fine Arts from Spalding University, the institution where she currently serves as President. She was the first woman and first American to ski 750 miles to the geographic South Pole. She worked as an assistant to Muhammad Ali at the Ali Center, and has served as a chaplain in Boston area hospitals. But what she is most known for is her solo jo...

Access Hour | Community Control Now | Fourth Pilot | March 31, 2021

March 31, 2021 20:03 - 57 minutes - 61.9 MB

This week's Access Hour features the fourth pilot of a new program on Forward Radio, Community Control Now, co-hosted by Vincent Gonzalez and Michael Tee from the Kentucky Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression. Vincent and Michael discuss some exciting progress in Chicago and what community control of the police could look like. Learn more about the work of the Alliance at http://www.kentuckyalliance.org/ The Access Hour airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Wedn...

#147 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Emotional IQ: Critical Feeling? | March 25, 2021

March 31, 2021 03:24 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MB

This week's show explores a recent article about the importance of teaching students "critical feelings"--not just critical thinking. What IS that, you ask? That's what we learned in this show as we explored this concept that challenges us to honor the connections between the intellect and the emotions. It asks us to both check ourselves when we want to respond with emotions in the lead when we should be putting our critical thinking hat on, and to pay attention ("read the room") to others'...

#147 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Critical Feeling? | March 25, 2021

March 31, 2021 03:24 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MB

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Two Nuts in a Pod | Episode 33 "A Year of Covid" | Mar. 30, 2021

March 30, 2021 19:15 - 56 minutes - 64.6 MB

In this week's solo episode, we reflect on the past year of living in COVID times. We also talk about furry friends, therapy, sunshine, and getting out of the house.

Sustainability Now! | LIVE with Stephen Bartlett | Sustainable Ag of Louisville | 3-29-21

March 30, 2021 00:04 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MB

This week on Sustainability Now!, Justin Mog is joined live in the studio by Stephen Bartlett, from Forward Radio’s community partner, Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville (http://salouisville.org) to encourage you to donate to the station during our 4th Birthday Pledge Drive now through April 9th at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/106-5fm-wfmp-louisville-forward-radio-pledge-drive#/ Together we talk about the work of SAL and it’s role in advancing food sovereignty. Join us as we explore...

Single Payer Radio | Drs. Flynn & Shively | Healthcare Profiteers, part 3 | March 24, 2021

March 29, 2021 12:36 - 58 minutes - 80.3 MB

Dr. Flynn and Dr. Shively complete the 3 part series discussing the takeover of the U.S. healthcare system by profiteers.

Single Payer Radio | Dr. Garrett Adams & Kay Tillow | March 21, 2021

March 29, 2021 12:25 - 57 minutes - 37.9 MB

Dr. Garrett Adams and Kay Tillow discuss the Physicians for a National Health Program proposal for a national single payer health program

Sit Stay Listen | Kait Seyal, CPDT-KA | Door Darting Cats and Sniff Walks for Dogs | March 28, 2021

March 28, 2021 16:30 - 29 minutes - 25.6 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 discusses how to keep your dog out of your cat's litterbox...

Sit Stay Listen | Kait Seyal, CPDT-KA | Door Safety for Cats and Sniff Walks | March 28, 2021

March 28, 2021 16:30 - 29 minutes - 25.6 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 discusses how to keep your dog out of your cat's litterbox...

Truth To Power | Pledge Drive Kickoff | Carla Walker, Cassia Herron & Carolyn Finney | 3-26-21

March 27, 2021 00:29 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MB

To kick off our 4th anniversary Pledge Drive, on this week's program we bring you one of the most electrifying conversations to crackle over our airwaves this past year. We’re taking this opportunity to share with you again our favorite moment from the November 2020 Louisville Sustainability Summit: “Climate Crossroads: Exploring the intersection of Climate Change and Social Justice.” Today we bring you the Regional Panel on Building an Inclusive Sustainability Movement in Kentucky, featuring...

On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Dr. Bill Hamilton | Judas & The Black Messiah | 3-26-21

March 26, 2021 18:32 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MB

K.A. Owens interviews Dr. Bill Hamilton about issues, current events, politics, sports and movies, including "Judas and The Black Messiah". Recorded Friday March 26, 2021

On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Dr. Bill Hamilton, Issues, March 26, 2021

March 26, 2021 18:32 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MB

K.A. Owens interviews Dr. Bill Hamilton about issues, current events, politics, sports and movies, including "Judas and The Black Messiah". Recorded Friday March 26, 2021

HISTORICAL 3-28-19 Senator Raque Adams Casts Swing Vote for EdChoice's Gary Houchens

March 26, 2021 15:43 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MB

HISTORICAL 3-28-19 Senator Raque Adams Casts Swing Vote for EdChoice's Gary Houchens by FORward Radio

Save Our Schools | HISTORICAL 3-28-19 Sen. Raque Adams Casts Swing Vote for EdChoice's Gary Houchens

March 26, 2021 15:43 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MB

Save Our Schools | HISTORICAL 3-28-19 Sen. Raque Adams Casts Swing Vote for EdChoice's Gary Houchens by FORward Radio

3-25-21 - House Bill 563 and the Frankfort Rally on March 29, 2021

March 26, 2021 15:03 - 58 minutes - 81.8 MB

3-25-21 - House Bill 563 and the Frankfort Rally on March 29, 2021 by FORward Radio

Save Our Schools | House Bill 563 and the March 29th Frankfort Rally | 3-25-21

March 26, 2021 15:03 - 58 minutes - 81.8 MB

Save Our Schools | House Bill 563 and the March 29th Frankfort Rally | 3-25-21 by FORward Radio

Solution To Violence | Kevin Cosby | Reparations | March 22, 2021

March 26, 2021 02:58 - 57 minutes - 41.7 MB

Dr. Kevin Cosby was the Keynote at the March 18th Third Thursday Lunch event sponsored by the Louisville Fellowship of Reconciliation and Sowers of Justice. Kevin Cosby is the pastor of St. Baptist Church and president of Simmons College. St. Stevens Baptist Church is the largest African American Church in Kentucky.

Solution To Violence Kevin Cosby W - O Music 3 - 25 - 21~0

March 26, 2021 02:58 - 57 minutes - 41.7 MB

Dr. Kevin Cosby was the Keynote at the March 18th Third Thursday Lunch event sponsored by the Louisville Fellowship of Reconciliation and Sowers of Justice. Kevin Cosby is the pastor of St. Baptist Church and president of Simmons College. St. Stevens Baptist Church is the largest African American Church in Kentucky.

Two Nuts in a Pod | Episode 32 "He Broke My Heart, so I Ate His" | Erin Matta | Mar. 23, 2021

March 23, 2021 20:39 - 59 minutes - 66.6 MB

This week we are joined by Erin Matta, who shares about her divorce and the mental health issues she experienced leading up to it. We also talk about kids being creepy, going back to work, feeling hopeful, and riding the rollercoaster of medications. Featured: Original theme music by Neil Lucas

Perks Ep. 83 | Jason Cooper | TRU-ly a One Man Show | 3-24-21

March 23, 2021 12:43 - 59 minutes - 82.2 MB

The famous American author Truman Capote once said, ”Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.” Capote’s own life is the subject of the one man play, Tru, written by Jay Presson Allen which appeared on Broadway in 1989. The play is now being performed by local theater company Pandora Productions, a group that focuses on producing plays by and/or about LGBTQ people, as an on-demand show available for two weeks: March 26-28 and April 2-4. This production of Tru stars Loui...

Sustainability Now! | Rory Groves | Durable Trades | March 22, 2021

March 22, 2021 05:06 - 58 minutes - 80.2 MB

This week on Sustainability Now!, Justin Mog puts on his work gloves for a book talk with Rory Groves, author of "Durable Trades: Family-Centered Economies That Have Stood the Test of Time.” A computer-programmer-turned-homesteader, Rory left a career in technology to begin the journey towards a more durable way of life. Rory and his wife Becca now reside in southern Minnesota where they farm, raise sheep, host homesteading workshops, and homeschool their five children. Learn more at http://t...

Sit Stay Listen | Shelby Shultz | Kentucky Humane Society Free Pet Helpline | March 20, 2021

March 21, 2021 16:30 - 29 minutes - 22.9 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 to Shelby Shultz, Kentucky Humane Society Community ...

Truth To Power | People's Resistance to Enbridge Line 3 & Anti-Asian Violence | 3-19-21

March 20, 2021 00:30 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MB

This week on the Truth to Power Happy Hour, we gather around the microphones, on the traditional lands of the Cherokee, Shawnee, Osage and Haudenosaunee who suffered genocide and forced displacement from these lands, at the end of the week for another exciting community conversation. On today’s show, host Justin Mog (Sustainability Now!) is joined by: - Alice Melendez & Billy Kennard from Extinction Rebellion Kentucky(http://facebook.com/XRebelKY) and Presleigh Hayashida from XR NYC with an u...

Save Our Schools | Insurrection From Inside The Capitol | 3-18-21

March 18, 2021 21:54 - 59 minutes - 79.6 MB

Save Our Schools | Insurrection From Inside The Capitol | 3-18-21 by FORward Radio

3 - 18 - 21 Insurrection From Inside The Capitol

March 18, 2021 21:54 - 59 minutes - 79.6 MB

3 - 18 - 21 Insurrection From Inside The Capitol by FORward Radio

3-18-21 Insurrection From Inside The Capitol

March 18, 2021 21:54 - 59 minutes - 79.6 MB

3-18-21 Insurrection From Inside The Capitol by FORward Radio

On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Dr. Tom Lambert | Economics & Biden's Rescue Plan | 3-18-21

March 18, 2021 20:19 - 28 minutes - 39 MB

K.A. Owens interviews Dr. Tom Lambert of the University of Louisville, KY about President Joe Biden's American Economic Rescue Plan, minimum wage, unemployment benefits, and legislation passed in Kentucky to preserve historical horse racing. Recorded Thursday March 18, 2021.

On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Dr. Tom Lambert, Economics,Biden Rescue Plan,March 18,2021, 3.19 PM

March 18, 2021 20:19 - 28 minutes - 39 MB

K.A. Owens interviews Dr. Tom Lambert of the University of Louisville, KY about President Joe Biden's American Economic Rescue Plan, minimum wage, unemployment benefits, and legislation passed in Kentucky to preserve historical horse racing. Recorded Thursday March 18, 2021.

Access Hour | Green Drinks Louisville Featuring Forward Radio | March 17, 2021

March 18, 2021 00:27 - 57 minutes - 79.2 MB

On this week’s Access Hour, we bring you a special program organized by the Louisville Sustainability Council. On St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2021, Forward Radio was the focus of the LSC's monthly Green Drinks series. Listen in as volunteer programmers, Justin Mog & Ruth Newman, share some of the history, mission, and sustainability-oriented content that airs on the station. You’ll also get a little sneak peek at our upcoming Pledge Drive (March 27-April 9), and our 4th Anniversary virtual T...

Perks Ep. 82 | Joe Manning | It's Not The Same Old Story | 3-17-21

March 17, 2021 04:00 - 59 minutes - 82 MB

Historically, the voices we’ve heard most in books and literature have been those of white men, and even though there has been a movement to include more varied voices, there are still stories we don’t often hear. The Louisville Story Program, however, is a nonprofit organization focused on helping the stories that don’t often get heard come to light. The first person narrative stories are made into professionally published books, but the way these stories come to fruition vary. Sometimes L...

Perk Ep. 82 | Joe Manning | It's Not The Same Old Story | 3-17-21

March 17, 2021 04:00 - 59 minutes - 82 MB

Historically, the voices we’ve heard most in books and literature have been those of white men, and even though there has been a movement to include more varied voices, there are still stories we don’t often hear. The Louisville Story Program, however, is a nonprofit organization focused on helping the stories that don’t often get heard come to light. The first person narrative stories are made into professionally published books, but the way these stories come to fruition vary. Sometimes L...

We&You | Remarkable Women | Mar 12, 2021

March 15, 2021 17:06 - 39 minutes - 72 MB

On this episode, Terrance and Brittany chat about.... you guessed it - WOMEN! Join us and reminisce on the remarkable women in your life!

Sustainability Now! | Tom Bowman | Empowering Climate Action In The U.S. | March 15, 2021

March 15, 2021 01:24 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MB

This week on Sustainability Now!, Justin Mog sits down for a book talk with Tom Bowman, co-editor of "Resetting Our Future: Empowering Climate Action in the United States." Tom is a widely known as a common sense climate expert and is the co-writer along with Deb L. Morrison of An ACE National Strategic Planning Framework for the United States (http://aceframework.us). We discuss Biden’s climate action, the Keystone XL pipeline controversy, fracking for gas, the economic future for communitie...

Solutions To Violence | DeeDee Cummings | 3 - 15 - 21

March 14, 2021 23:12 - 57 minutes - 39 MB

Jim Johnson and Jammie McMillin interview our guest today, Louisville Kentucky native DeeDee Cummings, a graduate of Bennett College, a therapist who works with children in therapeutic foster care and an author of 16 children’s books including a series she calls Kayla: a Modern Day Princess .

Sit Stay Listen | Kait Seyal, CPDT-KA | Generalization and the 3 "D"s | March 14, 2021

March 14, 2021 16:30 - 29 minutes - 26.2 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 discusses why your dog does well at home but has trouble t...

Truth To Power | Citizen's Coalition for Land Development Code Reform | March 12, 2021

March 13, 2021 01:34 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MB

This week on the Truth to Power Happy Hour, we gather around the microphones at the end of the week for an important conversation about the Land Development Code (LDC) reform process, land access, enforcement, systemic racism, and environmental justice with LeTicia Marshall (Shively), Katheryn (Russell) & Lisa Santos (Irish Hill) from the newly formed Citizens' Coalition for LDC Reform. These citizens are organizing to hold the city accountable when it comes to equitable enforcement of codes,...

Single Payer Radio | Administrative Costs Conversation continued | March 10, 2021

March 10, 2021 18:34 - 57 minutes - 79 MB

Doctors Mike Flynn and Gene Shively continue they're discussion regarding for-profit operators hijacking funding for medical care.

Single Payer Administrative Costs Conversation continued March 10, 2021

March 10, 2021 18:34 - 57 minutes - 79 MB

Doctors Mike Flynn and Gene Shively continue they're discussion regarding for-profit operators hijacking funding for medical care.

#146 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Having fun with Cognitive Biases | March 11, 2021

March 10, 2021 17:34 - 58 minutes - 81 MB

This episode we have a lot of fun with a set of "Critical Thinking Cards" by SchoolofThought.org, a cool nonprofit that creates resources on critical thinking, creative thinking, and philosophy. We have fun sorting out biases called "the bystander effect" and "the barnum effect" and others and seeing how these stack up against our own experiences and how we can better catch our own mental blindspots! “Critical Thinking for Everyone" airs on FORward Radio, 106.5fm and forwardradio.org, WFMP-LP...

Perks Ep. 81 | Katy Morrison | Lions, Tigers, Bears, and Books | 3-10-21

March 10, 2021 05:00 - 59 minutes - 82.1 MB

When I say the word “zoo” your first thought is probably elephants or giraffes; maybe a great memory of going on a school field trip or of taking your own children there for a special outing. A word you probably don’t associate with a zoo is “Book club”. But our guest today, Katy Morrison, a zoo educator at the Louisville Zoo, wants to broaden your vision a bit. At the beginning of the pandemic, she was brainstorming ways that the zoo could still serve its patrons virtually, especially adu...

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