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2,869 episodes - English - Latest episode: 23 days ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsForward 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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Two Nuts in a Pod | Episode 31 "Neurodivergent" | Sam Dobbs | Mar. 9, 2021
March 09, 2021 22:26 - 59 minutes - 68.1 MBThis week we are joined by Sam Dobbs, a crisis counselor for Seven Counties Crisis and Information Center. Sam shares her recent diagnosis of ADHD and how it has changed her life. We also talk about crying as a talent, asking for what you need, and choosing to like yourself. Featured: Original theme music by Neil Lucas. Recommendations: Seven Counties Crisis and Information Center 502-589-4313
Access Hour | Community Control Now | Police & The Klan | 3 - 10 - 21
March 09, 2021 19:54 - 59 minutes - 81.2 MBThis week's Access Hour features the third 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 are joined by Forward Radio's K.A. Owens for a discussion about the historical and current connections between the police and the Ku Klux Klan. White supremacy in the police informs the current demands for community control of the police. Learn more about th...
#145 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | New Insights | March 4, 2021
March 08, 2021 14:40 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MBP2!
#145 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Ben Franklin's Thinking Habits| March 4, 2021
March 08, 2021 14:40 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MBIf you like Benjamin Franklin, you'll love this week's show...and even if you don't like him, you might still love it! We unpack the concept known as the "Benjamin Franklin Effect" as a way of thinking about the relationship of social capital to our own motivations, attitudes and affinity for others. Sophistry or social savvy? Tune in to figure this all out with us! “Critical Thinking for Everyone" airs on FORward Radio, 106.5fm and forwardradio.org, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Thursday at 5 pm...
Sustainability Now! | Ibram X. Kendi | How To Be An Antiracist | March 9, 2021
March 08, 2021 05:22 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MBThis week on Sustainability Now! we bring you another highlight from the annual conference of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), the keynote with Ibram X. Kendi, author of the bestselling work, “How to Be an Antiracist.” In addition to being a bestselling author, Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research, a contributing writer at The Atlantic, an...
Bench Talk | The March Night Sky; Kentucky Environmental Legislation Part-2 | March 8, 2021
March 08, 2021 01:38 - 29 minutes - 23.2 MBScott Miller shows us how to find Mars and constellations in the night sky this month. Then, there is another panel discussion about the important environmental bills being discussed in the Kentucky House and Senate this year. And how can scientists have an impact? This is a discussion with lobbyists/advocates Tom FitzGerald of the Kentucky Resources Council, and Lane Boldman and Randy Strobo of the Kentucky Conservation Committee. This interview was conducted by Trent Garrison (President...
Sit Stay Listen | Kait Seyal, CPDT-KA | Management and Incompatible Behaviors | March 7, 2021
March 07, 2021 17:30 - 29 minutes - 25.6 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 discusses basic dog training concepts - attention as curre...
Truth To Power | Jefferson County Public Schools, Equity & Pandemic | March 5, 2021
March 06, 2021 01:07 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MBThis week on the Truth to Power Happy Hour, we gather around the microphones at the end of the week for a timely conversation about the state of public K-12 education in Louisville today. We bring you up to date on the problems posed by the impending reopening of in-person instruction and touch on a full suite of issues facing our local schools over the last year, including non-traditional instruction (NTI) and the digital divide, racial justice and student equity, student outcomes, physical ...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | David Hemson | South Africa, Apartheid, Union Organizing | 3-5-21
March 05, 2021 20:19 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBK.A. Owens interviews David Hemson. David was born and raised in South Africa under Apartheid. David talks about the struggles against Apartheid, Steve Biko, and Union Organizing in South Africa. Recorded Friday March 5, 2021.
We&You | Committed Heart | Feb. 19, 2021
March 03, 2021 17:59 - 44 minutes - 82.3 MBIn this episode of We&You, Terrance and Brittany get to sit down with Commissioner Timothy Thomas with Kentucky Commission on Human Rights to discuss his path to becoming a key figure and source of hope in his community.
Read&Succeed | Ep 18 | Interior Chinatown (2020) | Charles Yu | 3-3-21
March 03, 2021 15:51 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBRead&Succeed | Ep 18 | Interior Chinatown (2020) | Charles Yu | 3-3-21 by FORward Radio
Perks Ep. 80 | Farrah Alexander| Resistance Reading | 3-3-21
March 03, 2021 05:00 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MBSometimes it only takes a spark to start a fire. For writer and activist Farrah Alexander, the small flicker of an idea that eventually became her first book was her January 2017 participation in the historic Women's March in Washington DC. She encountered so many women who were emboldened to make change but weren’t sure how to channel their energies. Farrah wrote her book titled "Raising the Resistance: A Mother’s Guide to Practical Activism" which gives suggestions on how to be a leader ...
Two Nuts in a Pod | Episode 30 "Time Does Not Heal a Damn Thing" | Mar. 2, 2021
March 02, 2021 22:34 - 58 minutes - 64.7 MBThis week we are joined by Mandy Simpson, Director of Public Policy at Metro United Way. Mandy shares her experiences with grief in the two years since she lost her father. We also talk about dating on Hinge, anxiety, and making your therapist cry.
Access Hour | Community Control Now | History of Policing | March 3, 2021
March 02, 2021 21:42 - 57 minutes - 67.1 MBThis week's Access Hour features the second 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 the racist history of policing in the U.S. and how it informs the current demands for community control of the police. Learn more about the work of the Alliance at http://www.kentuckyalliance.org/ The Access Hour airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WF...
Sustainability Now! | Angela Storey | Environmental Anthropology | March 1, 2021
March 01, 2021 06:37 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MBThis week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, sits down for a chat about environmental anthropology with UofL Anthropology professor, Dr. Angela Storey. Her research examines the politics of the natural and built environment, with a focus on community activism and participatory processes of urban governance. She’s conducted research in Cape Town, South Africa to explore the politics of water, sanitation, and electricity infrastructures in informal settlements. At UofL, she’s headed...
Bench Talk | What Environmental Bills are in the KY House & Senate this Year? | March 1 2021
March 01, 2021 05:14 - 28 minutes - 23.4 MBWhat are the important environmental bills being discussed in the Kentucky House and Senate this year? This is an interview with lobbyists/advocates Lane Boldman and Randy Strobo of the Kentucky Conservation Committee about pending Kentucky environmental legislation. This interview was conducted by Trent Garrison, President of the Kentucky Academy of Science on Feb 25 2021. The full-length video can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3khyHuCPYg&t=229s The KY Conservation Comm...
Bench Talk | 2021 Kentucky Environmental Legislation (KY Conservation Committee) | March 1 2021
March 01, 2021 05:14 - 28 minutes - 23.4 MBWhat are the important environmental bills being discussed in the Kentucky House and Senate this year? This is an interview with lobbyists/advocates Lane Boldman and Randy Strobo of the Kentucky Conservation Committee about pending Kentucky environmental legislation. This interview was conducted by Trent Garrison, President of the Kentucky Academy of Science on Feb 25 2021. The full-length video can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3khyHuCPYg&t=229s The KY Conservation Comm...
Bench Talk | What Environmental Bills are in the KY House & Senate this Year? | March 1, 2021
March 01, 2021 05:14 - 28 minutes - 23.4 MBWhat are the important environmental bills being discussed in the Kentucky House and Senate this year? This is an interview with lobbyists/advocates Lane Boldman and Randy Strobo of the Kentucky Conservation Committee about pending Kentucky environmental legislation. This interview was conducted by Trent Garrison, President of the Kentucky Academy of Science on Feb 25 2021. The full-length video can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3khyHuCPYg&t=229s The KY Conservation Comm...
#144 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Dr. David Johnson's Pandemic Update | February 26th, 2021
February 28, 2021 23:28 - 58 minutes - 80.9 MBWe welcome Dr. David Johnson back to the show! David is a faculty member in the School of Public Health and Information Sciences and answered all of our pesky COVID and vaccination questions. We used the lens of critical thinking to check in with David about our own assumptions and COVID-related decision making, and he even asked us a few questions, too. David brings such thoughtfulness and good humor to a challenging, ever-changing pandemic context and we invite you to bask in the goodne...
#144 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Dr. David Johnson's Pandemic Report | February 26th, 2021
February 28, 2021 23:28 - 58 minutes - 80.9 MBP2!
Sit Stay Listen | Adrian Rowan | Puppy Socialization during Covid | February 28, 2021
February 28, 2021 17:30 - 29 minutes - 21.2 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 to Adrian Rowan, Louisville dog trainer who teaches...
Solutions to Violence | Kinzer and Handy | 3-1-21
February 27, 2021 23:31 - 57 minutes - 48.9 MBJim Johnson and Jamie McMillin interview two experts on the situation in Guatemala, Stephen Kinzer and Jim Handy. Jim Handy is currently the history department chair at the University of Saskatchewan. He is the recipient of College of Arts and Science, Humanities, Teaching Excellence Award, 2007. The Winner of the J.W. George Ivany Award for Internationalization, University of Saskatchewan, 2004. The author of Apostles of Inequality: Rural Poverty, Agrarian Capital and the Fairy Dust of Pol...
Truth To Power | Myanmar, Refugees & People's Resistance to the Military Coup | Feb. 26, 2021
February 27, 2021 02:09 - 55 minutes - 76 MBThis week on the Truth to Power Happy Hour, we gather around the microphones at at the end of the week for a timely conversation about the situation in Myanmar after the February 1st military coup. Forward Radio programmer, Justin Mog (Sustainability Now), and co-host Doug Lowry from Forward Radio Community Partner, Sowers of Justice Network, are excited to sit down with four special guests. Joining us from Kentucky Refugee Ministries (http://kyrm.org) are Adrienne Eisenmenger (Family and You...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Mack Shaw | Black Literature | Feb. 26, 2021
February 26, 2021 19:21 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBK.A. Owens interviews retired librarian and veteran Mack Shaw. They discuss famous Black Literature as part of Black History Month. Recorded Friday February 26, 2021, 1PM.
Solutions to Violence | Linda Green | Guatemala Part II | 2-22-21
February 24, 2021 21:28 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBJim Johnson and Jamie McMililn interview Linda Green in today’s Solutions to Violence broadcast. It concerns the yearlong ethnographic study of the Mayans and the people of Guatemala. The study was conducted by our guest today the Anthropologist Linda Green. The struggle of the Guatemalan people under numerous dictators was often supported by the United States Central American policy and it is a compelling story. Today’s program is the second in a three part series on Guatemala.
Solutions to Violence | Third Thursday Forum | Collective Courage - Black Cooperatives | 2-24-21
February 24, 2021 19:10 - 59 minutes - 45.7 MBForward Radio founder, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and proud community partner, Sowers of Justice Network, hosted this Third Thursday Forum for Black History Month featuring U of L professor and Louisville Association for Community Economics (LACE) board member Dr. Lisa Markowitz, LACE Board Chair Cassia Herron, Dr. Thomas Edison, Louisville Cooperative Grocery Board President, and ASALH President Barbara Boyd for a discussion of Collective Courage and the history of black collectives a...
Single Payer Administrative Cost in a For-Profit Healthcare System Feb 24, 2021
February 24, 2021 19:00 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MBDoctors Mike Flynn and Gene Shively talk about the administrative costs and profits undermining care in our profit driven healthcare system
Single Payer Radio | Administrative Cost in a For-Profit Healthcare System | Feb 24, 2021
February 24, 2021 19:00 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MBDoctors Mike Flynn and Gene Shively talk about the administrative costs and profits undermining care in our profit driven healthcare system
Perks Ep. 79 | Sidney Edwards | Breaking Barriers with Black Theater | 2-24-21
February 24, 2021 05:00 - 59 minutes - 81.3 MBFebruary is Black History month and while we believe Black authors should be read any and all times of the year, this month can sometimes be the impetus readers need to help them discover new-to-them Black writers. Not only can you experience Black art through literature, you can see it in the theater where a play is brought to life and someone else’s reality is laid bare before the audience. Our guest this week is Sidney Edwards, the new, young and vibrant director of the African American...
Sustainability Now! | 200th Show! | Carolyn Waters | Feb. 22, 2021
February 22, 2021 04:00 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MBThis week we are celebrating the 200th edition of Sustainability Now!, which has been coming to you every week since April 2017! Returning to the program to mark this special milestone with your host, Justin Mog, is Carolyn Waters, an environmental education researcher currently pursuing her PhD at Bellarmine University. We explore her studies into the JEDI training model for environmental educators (Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) and addressing the legacy of white supremacy in the U...
Sit Stay Listen | Jaci Claxton, LVT | Your Pet's Dental Health and Care | February 21, 2021
February 21, 2021 17:30 - 29 minutes - 22.2 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 to Jaci Claxton, Licensed Veterinary Technician and...
Bench Talk | Mars Rover Landing; Restoring Science (Union of Concerned Scientists) | Feb 22 2021
February 21, 2021 06:49 - 29 minutes - 28.7 MBListen to the landing of the Perseverance rover on the planet Mars, while J Scott Miller provides background about this ambitious NASA project. Then Dr. Gretchen Goldman of the Union of Concerned Scientists speaks on 'A Roadmap to Restoring Federal Science'. Thanks to the Union of Concerned Scientists (https://www.ucsusa.org/about) for permission to broadcast this 'Got Science?' podcast (taped on Jan 26 2021): https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/restoring-federal-science Here is everything a...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Dr. Bill Hamilton | Black History Month | Feb. 20, 2021
February 20, 2021 21:54 - 28 minutes - 39.6 MBK.A. Owens interviews Dr. Bill Hamilton about the meaning of Black History Month 2021 in the context of what has happened in America in the past 12 month period. Learn more at https://www.middlepassageproject.org and https://www.facebook.com/MPCPMP/ Recorded Saturday February 20, 2021.
On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Dr. Bill Hamilton, Black History Month, Sat Feb 20, 2021
February 20, 2021 21:54 - 28 minutes - 39.6 MBK.A. Owens interviews Dr. Bill Hamilton about the meaning of Black History Month 2021 in the context of what has happened in America in the past 12 month period. Recorded Saturday February 20, 2021.
Truth To Power | People's Resistance to Enbridge Line 3 in Minnesota | Feb. 19, 2021
February 20, 2021 01:17 - 55 minutes - 75.9 MBThis week on the Truth to Power Happy Hour, we gather around the microphones at at the end of a snowy week for an inspring conversation about people's resistance to the fossil fuel build out. Joining Justin Mog (Sustainability Now) and co-host Doug Lowry from Forward Radio Community Partner, Sowers of Justice Network, is our special guest, Alice Melendez from Extinction Rebellion Kentucky (http://facebook.com/XRebelKY). Contact her at: [email protected] Alice is preparing to travel up...
Solutions to Violence | Speliotis, Lockharts & Sims | Bellarmine Guatemala Service Trip | 2-10-21
February 18, 2021 23:30 - 55 minutes - 50.2 MBS to V interviews Dr. Evanthia Speliotis, Dottie and Bob Lockhart and Dr. Fred Sims concerning their service trips to Guatemala. Bob and Dotti Lockhart are codirectors of the University of Bellarmine Guatemalan Service trip. Bob Lockhart is currently a Bellarmine Art Professor emeritus. Bob and Dotti Lockhart are co-founders of the Bellarmine Guatemalan Service Trip. Dr. Fred Sims is currently a practicing dentist in Louisville, Kentucky. And a Louisville native. He graduate from Trin...
Solutions to Violence Speliotis, Lockharts and Sims 2-10-21
February 18, 2021 23:30 - 55 minutes - 50.2 MBS to V interviews Dr. Evanthia Speliotis, Dottie and Bob Lockhart and Dr. Fred Sims concerning their service trips to Guatemala. Bob and Dotti Lockhart are codirectors of the University of Bellarmine Guatemalan Service trip. Bob Lockhart is currently a Bellarmine Art Professor emeritus. Bob and Dotti Lockhart are co-founders of the Bellarmine Guatemalan Service Trip. Dr. Fred Sims is currently a practicing dentist in Louisville, Kentucky. And a Louisville native. He graduate from Trin...
Perks Ep. 78 | Susan Thomas | Spinning a Good Yarn with Books and Brew | 2-17-21
February 17, 2021 05:00 - 59 minutes - 81.4 MBThis week we travel to Eastern Kentucky to the town of Morehead in our quest to explore cool independent bookstores in our region. Morehead is home to a little over 7,000 residents and Morehead State University. The university as well as the regional medical center in town give the community a diverse makeup. And it’s location inside Daniel Boone National Forest and the head of the Sheltowee Trace Trail make it a tempting destination for folks who like to hike, hunt, fish, and soak up natu...
Two Nuts in a Pod | Episode 29 "Antsy Nancy and Debbie Downer" | Carly Phelps | Feb. 16, 2021
February 16, 2021 21:55 - 59 minutes - 68.7 MBThis week we are joined by Carly Phelps, who tells us about her struggles with depression and anxiety. We also talk about feeling unproductive, going off mood stabilizers, and experiencing the highs and lows of social media.
#143 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | News about Your Thinking | Feb 11, 2021
February 16, 2021 21:10 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MBP2!
#143 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Counterintuitive Thinking News| Feb 11, 2021
February 16, 2021 21:10 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MBHey critical thinkers! Is your thinking more expansive and open when you're bad-tempered? Research says: yes! Hmm. Brian and I examine some findings about mood and thinking habits in this show. We also share a newsy item about how organizations that focus on "deprogramming" domestic extremists and discuss their "thinking-based" approaches. And: Brian brings the jokes to save you from your grumpy mood! “Critical Thinking for Everyone" airs on FORward Radio, 106.5fm and forwardradio.org, WFMP...
We&You | Ducks And Milkshake | Feb. 12, 2021
February 15, 2021 14:53 - 56 minutes - 103 MBIn this episode, Terrance and Brittany continue their free-form discussions with a focus on fair housing and the latest Executive Order that supports sexual orientation and gender identity under the umbrella of sex as a protected class.
Sustainability Now! | Rebecca Minnick | Louisville Nature Center | February 15, 2021
February 15, 2021 02:24 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MBOn this week’s Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, takes you on a winter hike with Rebecca Minnick, Executive Director of the Louisville Nature Center. Located in the center of Louisville and adjacent to the Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve, the LNC offers nature and sustainability education, as well as an urban wilderness experience. The unique urban forest includes two miles of hiking trails through the 41 acre Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve, and 30 acres of surrounding ...
Sit Stay Listen | Karen Little | Alley Cat Advocates | Winter for Community Cats | February 14, 2021
February 14, 2021 17:30 - 29 minutes - 20.5 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 to Karen Little, Executive Director of Alley Cat Ad...
Bench Talk | The Eyes Have It: Emotional Cue Perception - Dr. Andy Mienaltowski | Feb 15 2021
February 14, 2021 00:46 - 29 minutes - 24.4 MBWhat parts of the face are more important in recognizing emotions like happiness, sadness, fear or anger? How does age and gender affect our ability to perceive facial reflections of emotions? How do masks effect how people interpret our emotions, and what can we do about it? Dr. Andrew Mienaltowski, a psychologist at Western Kentucky University, discusses his research on how we read other peoples faces Here are the slides that accompany this presentation: https://www.kyscience.org/docs/2...
Access Hour | Community Control Now | Black Panther Party & Police Accountability | 2-17-21
February 13, 2021 02:20 - 55 minutes - 83.5 MBThis week's Access Hour features the first 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 explain the history of the Black Panther Party and how it informs the current demands for community control of the police. Learn more about the work of the Alliance at http://www.kentuckyalliance.org/ The Access Hour airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP ...
Truth To Power | Weed Ordinances, Houselessness & Participatory Budgeting | Feb. 12, 2021
February 13, 2021 00:51 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MBThis week on the Truth to Power Happy Hour, we gather around the microphones at the end of an icy week to thaw out with a little conversation among Forward Radio programmers, Justin Mog (Sustainability Now), Lonnie Griesbaum (Backtracks), and Jeff Levy (Outbreak: The Science, Policy and Treatment of Coronavirus), along with Forward Radio Community Partner, Doug Lowry (Sowers of Justice) and our special guests, Jody Dahmer & Mariah Corso from Beargrass Thunder, a local organization dedicated t...
Save Our Schools | House Rep Tina Bojanowski on KYGA2021 | 2-11-21
February 11, 2021 20:23 - 58 minutes - 81.8 MBSave Our Schools | House Rep Tina Bojanowski on KYGA2021 | 2-11-21 by FORward Radio
Single Payer Radio | Dr. Jeffrey Bumpous | 2-10-21
February 10, 2021 18:51 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MBDrs. Mike Flynn and Gene Shively discuss treatments and access to care issues with Dr. Jeffrey Bumpous, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Chair Department of Otolaryngology
Single Payer Radio Dr. Jeffrey Bumpous - 2:10:21, 1.29 PM
February 10, 2021 18:51 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MBDrs. Mike Flynn and Gene Shively discuss treatments and access to care issues with Dr. Jeffrey Bumpous, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Chair Department of Otolaryngology