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Single Payer Radio/Kay Tillow Dr Barbara Casper and Matt Fentress - 11:2:20, 9.00 AM
November 02, 2020 14:33 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBKay Tillow discusses medical bankruptcy with Dr. Barbara Casper and Matt Fentress
Sustainability Now! | Julia Murray + Ellen Trahan | Louisville Sustainability Summit | 11-2-20
November 02, 2020 06:40 - 58 minutes - 80.2 MBOn this week’s Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, gives you a preview of the upcoming Louisville Sustainability Summit with two of the organizers from the Louisville Sustainability Council, Program Coordinator, Julia Murray, and Board member, Ellen Trahan. Registration is now happening for the first ever virtual Louisville Sustainability Summit that will take place on Thursday, Nov. 12th 12-4pm. This year’s Summit will focus on equity, inclusion, and education, with the theme of Clim...
BenchTalk | November Sky; Sea Level Rise; Massie vs Sci; Birds & Mental Health; A Poem | Nov 2 2020
November 01, 2020 06:46 - 29 minutes - 30 MBJ Scott Miller describes whats to be seen in the night sky in November, 2020. In another story, Scott discusses the various ramifications of sea level rise due to climate change. Then, hear House of Representative Thomas Massey (KY) grill former Secretary of State John Kerry about climate change, in what has been called 'the dumbest line of questioning in Congressional history'. After that 'Lesley the Bird Nerd' provides evidence that watching birds is good for your mental health. The sho...
We&You | A Dream Defined | Oct. 30, 2020
October 30, 2020 14:54 - 52 minutes - 95.8 MBIn a two part (so far) discussion, Terrance and Brittany invite Dr. Kyra Kendrick to discuss how she defines The American Dream, and how the complexities of generational norms inhabit her journey.
We&You | A Dream Defined | Oct. 30, 2020
October 30, 2020 14:54 - 52 minutes - 95.8 MBIn a two part (so far) discussion, Terrance and Brittany invite Dr. Kyra Kendrick to discuss how she defines The American Dream, and how the complexities of generational norms inhabit her journey.
Solutions To Violence | Beverly Chester-Burton | Oct. 26, 2020
October 29, 2020 19:14 - 49 minutes - 55.8 MBBeverly Chester-Burton is a teacher and educator in the Jefferson County Public Schools system. She is the first African American to serve as Mayor of Shively and was the first African American to serve on the Shively City Council. She attended the University of Louisville, Spalding University and Western Kentucky University. She holds a Specialist degree in Administration and Supervision, a Masters in Teaching, a Masters in Counseling and Psychology, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Comm...
Solutions To Violence Chester - Burton Interview W - O Music Oct. 29th, 2020~0
October 29, 2020 19:14 - 49 minutes - 55.8 MBBeverly Chester-Burton is a teacher and educator in the Jefferson County Public Schools system. She is the first African American to serve as Mayor of Shively and was the first African American to serve on the Shively City Council. She attended the University of Louisville, Spalding University and Western Kentucky University. She holds a Specialist degree in Administration and Supervision, a Masters in Teaching, a Masters in Counseling and Psychology, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Comm...
#133 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Halloween Fun 2020 |October 29, 2020
October 29, 2020 15:05 - 58 minutes - 81 MBHere's a fun Halloween show, folks! Along with some fun holiday tangents, I quiz Brian about what he knows about Halloween and its origins and he does his best thinking in real time. We take a break from the heavy headlines and enjoy rolling around in all thing Hallow's Eve! Join us with your favorite Halloween candy in hand. 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 ...
Read&Succeed | Ep 13 | Sweet Taste of Liberty (2019) | Dr. W. Caleb McDaniel | 10-28-20
October 28, 2020 14:51 - 59 minutes - 38.3 MBRead&Succeed | Ep 13 | Sweet Taste of Liberty (2019) | Dr. W. Caleb McDaniel | 10-28-20 by FORward Radio
Perks Ep. 66 | Andrew Shaffer | Slaying Satire | 10-28-20
October 28, 2020 00:33 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBWe all probably need a good laugh right about now and our guest this week, humorist Andrew Shaffer, is the one to provide it. Andrew is the New York Times best-selling author of the Obama Biden series, a buddy detective mystery series which includes Hope Never Dies and Hope Rides Again. His new book that comes out in November is called Secret Santa and is a clash of the holidays ; Halloween and Christmas; a comedic book that combines horror and holiday vibes about a holiday office party gon...
We&You | A Dream Deferred | Oct. 23, 2020
October 27, 2020 13:13 - 59 minutes - 108 MBIt took some time to get there, but Terrance and Brittany take a moment to reflect on their upbringing, their education, and posing the question of what it means to say "the American dream."
Election Connection | Amy McGrath and Mitch McConnell-Candidates for US Senate | 10-20-20
October 26, 2020 21:57 - 58 minutes - 77.5 MBRuth and her guests Victoria Strange and Melissa Morgenson discuss the backgrounds, past histories, and current positions of Mitch McConnell, the Republican incumbent and Amy McGrath, the Democratic challenger for the U.S. Senate.
Sustainability Now! | Calvin Gladney + Andre Perry | Equity In Smart Growth | 10 - 26 - 20
October 26, 2020 06:12 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MBOn this week’s Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, shares with you a rich conversation about "What Does Equity in Smart Growth Really Mean?” On Friday, October 23rd, the Smart Growth Network hosted this conversation between Calvin Gladney, President and CEO of Smart Growth America and a national thought leader on equitable and sustainable community revitalization, and Andre Perry of the Brookings Institution and author of Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s ...
Truth To Power | Pollinator Expert Heather Holm | 10-25-20
October 25, 2020 18:30 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBThis week, we talk with Heather Holm, author of the beautiful, informative and readable book, Pollinators of Native Plants. Heather had an avid interest in natural history and botany at a young age, and spent much of her childhood exploring the woodlands and prairie on the family property, established by her great great grandfather in the 1850s. She studied horticulture and biology at the University of Guelph and later web programming and digital design at Seneca college, Canada. Heather is...
#132 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Voting Strategies | Oct 22, 2020
October 22, 2020 19:45 - 58 minutes - 81 MBP2!
#132 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Are you a literate voter? | Oct 22, 2020
October 22, 2020 19:45 - 58 minutes - 81 MBHey, it's that time, critical thinkers! Maybe you know who is your presidential candidate of choice, but who are the others on your ballot? How are you gonna think critically about these important choices? This week's show is about voting literacy and includes important reminders about how to get informed before you check those boxes. We talk about the power of Ballotpedia as a one stop shop for our national, state and local elections and we share some of the interesting research on unconscio...
Solutions To Violence Sadiqa Reynolds Interview 10 - 22 - 20 W - O Music 3 ~0
October 22, 2020 17:50 - 54 minutes - 69.9 MBFormer District Judge Sadiqa Reynolds is the first woman to serve as President and CEO of Louisville Urban League. Her work on jobs, justice, education health and housing has garnered the attention and coverage of CNN, FOX News, the NY Times and other national media outlets. Reynolds was the first African American woman to clerk for the Kentucky Supreme Court, and also the first African American to serve Kentucky as Inspector General. Sadiqa and the LUL have been instrumental in terms of orga...
Solutions To Violence | Sadiqa Reynolds | Oct. 19, 2020
October 22, 2020 17:50 - 54 minutes - 69.9 MBFormer District Judge Sadiqa Reynolds is the first woman to serve as President and CEO of Louisville Urban League. Her work on jobs, justice, education health and housing has garnered the attention and coverage of CNN, FOX News, the NY Times and other national media outlets. Reynolds was the first African American woman to clerk for the Kentucky Supreme Court, and also the first African American to serve Kentucky as Inspector General. Sadiqa and the LUL have been instrumental in terms of orga...
Solutions To Violence Sadiqqa Interview W - O Music 10 - 22 - 20~0
October 22, 2020 17:31 - 54 minutes - 69.9 MBFormer District Judge Sadiqa Reynolds is the first woman to serve as President and CEO of Louisville Urban League. Her work on jobs, justice, education health and housing has garnered the attention and coverage of CNN, FOX News, the NY Times and other national media outlets. Reynolds was the first African American woman to clerk for the Kentucky Supreme Court, and also the first African American to serve Kentucky as Inspector General. Sadiqa and the LUL have been instrumental in organizing a...
Single Payer Radio | Dr. Bornstein | October 26, 2020
October 21, 2020 17:34 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MBSingle Payer Radio | Dr. Bornstein | October 26, 2020 by FORward Radio
Single Payer Radio Dr. Bornstein/October 26, 2020
October 21, 2020 17:34 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MBSingle Payer Radio Dr. Bornstein/October 26, 2020 by FORward Radio
Perks Ep. 65 | Tim Waggoner | The Horrors of Writing | 10-21-20
October 21, 2020 04:00 - 59 minutes - 81.8 MBIt’s spooky season and we would be remiss if we didn’t explore a bit the things that make us unsettled and feel that four letter word FEAR. Our guest this week, Tim Waggoner, is a horror and dark fantasy writer who has been recognized in his field with awards such as the Shirley Jackson and the Bram Stoker Award. He is also an educator at heart. He is a professor at Sinclair College in Dayton OH where he teaches a wide variety of writing classes from basic composition all the way up to nov...
Election Connection | 2020 Family Court Judge Candidates | 10-13-20
October 20, 2020 15:39 - 58 minutes - 48.3 MBThis is a re-broadcast of an online forum featuring the three Family Court Judge candidates running in Jefferson County in the 2020 General Election. It was put on by the Louisville Bar Association and the Women Lawyer's Association of Jefferson County.
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Sue Speed + Mary Margaret Mulvihill | Homelessness | June 13, 2019
October 19, 2020 22:41 - 28 minutes - 39.1 MBK.A. Owens interviews the late Sue Speed and the late Mary Margaret Mulvihill. Interview date: Thursday June 13, 2019. Topic-the development of the Coalition For the Homeless in Louisville, Kentucky
On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Sue Speed/Mary Margaret Mulvihill, June 13, 2019
October 19, 2020 22:41 - 28 minutes - 39.1 MBK.A. Owens interviews the late Sue Speed and the late Mary Margaret Mulvihill. Interview date: Thursday June 13, 2019. Topic-the development of the Coalition For the Homeless in Louisville, Kentucky
Bench Talk | Trump & Coronavirus Vaccines ...with Al Franken | Oct 19 2020
October 19, 2020 17:06 - 28 minutes - 28.4 MBHear Al Franken, Laurie Garrett, and Andy Slavitt discuss the approaching rollout of a vaccine for the SARS CoV-2 coronavirus. How is the White House interfering with public health policy-making and science? Then hear updates on the FDA meeting slated for Oct. 22nd. Part of this episode is from the Al Franken Podcast of Sept. 13 2020: https://alfranken.com/listen/laurie-garrett-pulitzer-prize-winner-for-her-writing-on-pandemics-and-andy-slavitt-obamas-head-of-medicare-and-medicaid-on-t...
Bench Talk: Trump & Coronavirus Vaccines ...with Al Franken | Oct 19 2020
October 19, 2020 17:06 - 28 minutes - 28.4 MBHear Al Franken, Laurie Garrett, and Andy Slavitt discuss the approaching rollout of a vaccine for the SARS CoV-2 coronavirus. How is the White House interfering with public health policy-making and science? Then hear updates on the FDA meeting slated for Oct. 22nd. Part of this episode is from the Al Franken Podcast of Sept. 13 2020: https://alfranken.com/listen/laurie-garrett-pulitzer-prize-winner-for-her-writing-on-pandemics-and-andy-slavitt-obamas-head-of-medicare-and-medicaid-on-t...
We&You | Renaissance Man | Oct. 16, 2020
October 19, 2020 14:52 - 50 minutes - 92 MBMeet Lance Newman II - Louisville's own Renaissance Man, and a person of many talents. Lance talks to us about how he grew into art and used both his focus and drive to grow into a community leader in Louisville, KY.
Sustainability Now! | Hannah Gray + Jozi Uebelhoer | Peace Corps Madagascar | Oct. 19, 2020
October 19, 2020 02:54 - 58 minutes - 80.5 MBOn this week’s Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, concludes a four week series of interviews with Kentuckians who have served abroad in the U.S. Peace Corps. Hannah Gray & Jozi Uebelhoer were both evacuated from Madagascar in the midst of their service when the COVID-19 global pandemic hit back in March. Hannah grew up in Jeffersontown and began her service back in April 2019 as an agriculture volunteer in the southern region of Madagascar. Jozi grew up in Charlestown, IN and served ...
Truth To Power | Jane McAlevey | Union Organizing | Oct. 18, 2020
October 17, 2020 21:40 - 58 minutes - 81 MBOn this week’s Truth to Power, we gather folks around the microphones for a community conversation about the union organizing work of Jane McAlevey, whose work is the current subject of the DSA Louisville Night & Day Schools. Jane McAlevey is a union organizer, scholar, author, and political commentator, who has contributed to The New York Times, The Nation, Jacobin, and many others. In June 2019, University of California, Berkeley Labor Center announced the appointment of McAlevey as a Senio...
#131 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Dr. Judy Heitzman | October 15, 2020
October 15, 2020 15:52 - 58 minutes - 81 MBDr. Judy Heitzman from UofL's Kent School of Social Work is our critical thinking guest! Brian and I welcome our longtime colleague and friend Judy to talk with us about the ways in which critical thinking has influenced her work as an award-winning college instructor, a seasoned practitioner, and a thoughtful critical thinker in the world at large. Judy also talks about the particular ways in which critical thinking is relevant for social workers and how she discovered her professional pass...
Single Payer Radio/Dr Wayne Tuckson/October 19,2020
October 15, 2020 12:34 - 57 minutes - 38.3 MBDr. Wayne Tuckson discusses inequities and racism in our healthcare system
Single Payer Radio | Dr. Wayne Tuckson | October 19, 2020
October 15, 2020 12:34 - 57 minutes - 38.3 MBDr. Wayne Tuckson discusses inequities and racism in our healthcare system
SP Save Our Healthcare Rally - 10:14:20, 10.57 AM
October 14, 2020 15:13 - 56 minutes - 77.4 MBPublic rally organized to defend the Affordable Care Act held in late January 2017 at the Portland Community Health Center
Single Payer Radio | Save Our Healthcare Rally | Oct. 12, 2020
October 14, 2020 15:13 - 56 minutes - 77.4 MBPublic rally organized to defend the Affordable Care Act held in late January 2017 at the Portland Community Health Center
Single Payer Radio | KSPH meets state health officials | Oct. 5, 2020
October 14, 2020 14:31 - 57 minutes - 84.1 MBMembers of Kentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare meet with members of the state's Health and Family Services Cabinet to discuss a national single payer healthcare system to eliminate current inequities and deliver healthcare justice to all Kentuckians.
KSPH meets state health officials
October 14, 2020 14:31 - 57 minutes - 84.1 MBMembers of Kentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare meet with members of the state's Health and Family Services Cabinet to discuss a national single payer healthcare system to eliminate current inequities and deliver healthcare justice to all Kentuckians.
Read&Succeed | Ep 12 | Leonard "Chip" Thomas | Evicted (2016) | Desmond | 10-14-20
October 14, 2020 14:16 - 59 minutes - 22.7 MBDissection of America's current housing crisis with Dean of Behavioral & Social Sciences at Jefferson Community & Technical College Mr. Leonard "Chip" Thomas reviewing Yale University sociologist Matthew Desmond's 2017 Pulitzer Prize winning text 'Evicted' (2016). We look at eviction and gentrification though the full spectrum of the social sciences (sociology, anthropology, history, administration, etc.) at both a personal and policy-orientated level; past and present, national and local.
Perks Ep. 64 | Deedee Cummings | Book Your Festivities | 10-14-20
October 14, 2020 04:00 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MBTwo years ago our guest Deedee Cummings decided she wanted to introduce a book festival to the city of Louisville, an event found in many other large cities but missing here. She and her team spent those two years planning and scheduling an event all about books and reading only to have 2020 happen, a terrible, no good, very bad year that has served as a wet blanket for most kinds of fun. Deedee was, of course, disappointed, but she was not deterred. The first annual Louisville Book Festiv...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Tom Pearce, CoChair - American Indian Movement, IN, KY, August 25, 2018
October 13, 2020 21:45 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MBK.A. Owens interviews (the now deceased)Tom Pearce, Co-Chair of the American Indian Movement- Indiana and Kentucky. Tom talks about the state of the world in August 2018.
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Tom Pearce | American Indian Movement | August 25, 2018
October 13, 2020 21:45 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MBK.A. Owens interviews (the now deceased)Tom Pearce, Co-Chair of the American Indian Movement- Indiana and Kentucky. Tom talks about the state of the world in August 2018.
Legacy of Justice | We&You
October 13, 2020 19:03 - 52 minutes - 96.2 MBTerrance and Brittany come together to discuss the life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and work together to understand and cope with their grief surrounding.
We&You | Legacy of Justice | Sept. 23, 2020
October 13, 2020 19:03 - 52 minutes - 96.2 MBTerrance and Brittany come together to discuss the life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and work together to understand and cope with their grief surrounding.
Heritage with Juan | We&You
October 13, 2020 18:39 - 1 hour - 114 MBFeaturing Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Education and Outreach employee Juan Peña- speaking on National Hispanic Heritage Month and how the Commission works to address the needs of immigrant and refugee populations across the Commonwealth.
We&You | Heritage with Juan | Oct. 9, 2020
October 13, 2020 18:39 - 1 hour - 114 MBFeaturing Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Education and Outreach employee Juan Peña- speaking on National Hispanic Heritage Month and how the Commission works to address the needs of immigrant and refugee populations across the Commonwealth.
We&You | Judge With Empathy | Oct. 2, 2020
October 13, 2020 18:26 - 55 minutes - 101 MBWe welcomed Judge Stephanie Burke to discuss the current Raise the Bar movement to address Kentucky Amendment 2 of the state constitution.
Judge With Empathy | We&You
October 13, 2020 18:26 - 55 minutes - 101 MBWe welcomed Judge Stephanie Burke to discuss the current Raise the Bar movement to address Kentucky Amendment 2 of the state constitution.
Election Connection | Tax Levy Referendum | 10-6-20
October 13, 2020 16:21 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBKimberly Johnson (teacher), Ivonne Rovira (teacher), Gay Adelman (co-founder school advocacy organization) and Latash Harrison (Founder of the Louisville Parent-Teacher Organization all discuss the pros and cons of the tax levy question on the Nov. 2020 ballot.
Bench Talk | Science Policies of Kentucky Candidates; Dealing with Science Denialism | Oct 12 2020
October 12, 2020 05:01 - 28 minutes - 28.1 MBA coalition of science advocacy groups recently sent out a questionnaire about science policy to all of the candidates running for the US House and Senate, as well as Kentucky Assembly and Senate. The results from this survey have just been released! Hear from the KY Academy of Science, the National Science Policy Network, KY March for Science, KY Paleontological Society, and KY Advocates for Science Policy & Research about this survey. Here are the results: https://www.kyscience.org/kentu...
Sustainability Now! | Will+Amy Glasscock | Peace Corps Volunteers | Indonesia | Oct. 12, 2020
October 12, 2020 01:44 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MBOn this week’s Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, continues a series of interviews with Kentuckians who have served abroad in the U.S. Peace Corps. Will & Amy Glasscock served together in Indonesia from 2012-2014. Will is from Winchester and Amy is from Berea, but they met working in Congressman Ben Chandler's office in DC. When they got engaged, Peace Corps was part of the plan for breaking from DC and eventually returning home to Kentucky. They now live in Lexington. Learn more ab...