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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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Depth N Weight | Brain Paint

April 30, 2019 21:00 - 58 minutes - 80.2 MB

Your Host Joe & Annie have a mission! This isn't our conversation, its our Community’s Conversation! Our show's mission is to offer hope to the still suffering alcoholics and drug addicts in our community. Addiction is the most misunderstood disease of our time. Addicts and alcoholics feel separate, different and alone in our society more than ever. We, as a show, are determined to dispel myths, misconceptions, and societal stigma of this disease and those afflicted by it. By tuning in weekly...

Depth N Weight | Renee Morgan Beard's Story

April 30, 2019 20:50 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MB

Your Host Joe & Annie have a mission! This isn't our conversation, its our Community’s Conversation! Our show's mission is to offer hope to the still suffering alcoholics and drug addicts in our community. Addiction is the most misunderstood disease of our time. Addicts and alcoholics feel separate, different and alone in our society more than ever. We, as a show, are determined to dispel myths, misconceptions, and societal stigma of this disease and those afflicted by it. By tuning in weekly...

Depth N Weight | Audrey Webster's Story

April 30, 2019 20:42 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MB

Your Host Joe & Annie have a mission! This isn't our conversation, its our Community’s Conversation! Our show's mission is to offer hope to the still suffering alcoholics and drug addicts in our community. Addiction is the most misunderstood disease of our time. Addicts and alcoholics feel separate, different and alone in our society more than ever. We, as a show, are determined to dispel myths, misconceptions, and societal stigma of this disease and those afflicted by it. By tuning in weekly...

Depth N Weight | Major Brittney Garrett | Angel Program

April 30, 2019 20:38 - 58 minutes - 81 MB

Your Host Joe & Annie have a mission! This isn't our conversation, its our Community’s Conversation! Our show's mission is to offer hope to the still suffering alcoholics and drug addicts in our community. Addiction is the most misunderstood disease of our time. Addicts and alcoholics feel separate, different and alone in our society more than ever. We, as a show, are determined to dispel myths, misconceptions, and societal stigma of this disease and those afflicted by it. By tuning in weekly...

Depth N Weight | Lucas Counseling & Consulting LLC | Recovery Unplugged

April 30, 2019 14:06 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MB

Your Host Joe & Annie have a mission! This isn't our conversation, its our Community’s Conversation! Our show's mission is to offer hope to the still suffering alcoholics and drug addicts in our community. Addiction is the most misunderstood disease of our time. Addicts and alcoholics feel separate, different and alone in our society more than ever. We, as a show, are determined to dispel myths, misconceptions, and societal stigma of this disease and those afflicted by it. By tuning in weekly...

Depth N Weight | Statistics, Recovery Stories & Info

April 30, 2019 13:57 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MB

Your Host Joe & Annie have a mission! This isn't our conversation, its our Community’s Conversation! Our show's mission is to offer hope to the still suffering alcoholics and drug addicts in our community. Addiction is the most misunderstood disease of our time. Addicts and alcoholics feel separate, different and alone in our society more than ever. We, as a show, are determined to dispel myths, misconceptions, and societal stigma of this disease and those afflicted by it. By tuning in weekly...

Solutions to Violence | Cory Lockhart

April 29, 2019 23:41 - 54 minutes - 75.3 MB

Cory Lockhart is a teacher, writer, public speaker, artist, and peacemaker from Louisville, KY. She is also a trained and attuned Reiki Master. She facilitates classes and workshops for teens and adults on nonviolence and nonviolent communication and speaks to groups about nonviolence and her personal experiences. Cory is the director of Heart Communication. Cory is a Louisvillian non-violence educator and has written a program on nonviolence for Just Faith Ministries. which according to ...

Depth N Weight | Patrick W | Harmonium.org

April 29, 2019 23:16 - 59 minutes - 81.5 MB

Your Host Joe & Annie have a mission! This isn't our conversation, its our Community’s Conversation! Our show's mission is to offer hope to the still suffering alcoholics and drug addicts in our community. Addiction is the most misunderstood disease of our time. Addicts and alcoholics feel separate, different and alone in our society more than ever. We, as a show, are determined to dispel myths, misconceptions, and societal stigma of this disease and those afflicted by it. By tuning in weekly...

Depth N Weight | 5 Questions

April 29, 2019 22:49 - 58 minutes - 107 MB

Your Host Joe & Annie have a mission! This isn't our conversation, its our Community’s Conversation! Our show's mission is to offer hope to the still suffering alcoholics and drug addicts in our community. Addiction is the most misunderstood disease of our time. Addicts and alcoholics feel separate, different and alone in our society more than ever. We, as a show, are determined to dispel myths, misconceptions, and societal stigma of this disease and those afflicted by it. By tuning in weekly...

Depth N Weight | Steve Hanks, Program Director Mens Healing Place

April 29, 2019 22:03 - 59 minutes - 81.5 MB

Your Host Joe & Annie have a mission! This isn't our conversation, its our Community’s Conversation! Our show's mission is to offer hope to the still suffering alcoholics and drug addicts in our community. Addiction is the most misunderstood disease of our time. Addicts and alcoholics feel separate, different and alone in our society more than ever. We, as a show, are determined to dispel myths, misconceptions, and societal stigma of this disease and those afflicted by it. By tuning in weekly...

Solutions To Violence | Martha And Katherine Bartlett | April 29, 2019

April 29, 2019 21:21 - 54 minutes - 75.1 MB

The experiences of this mother, daughter team in Louisville’s civil rights movement as well as their travels throughout Central America, will help open our eyes to the struggles of oppressed peoples in Louisville and in Central America. You don’t want to miss this fascinating discussion with Bartlett and Grisswall.

Reach Out in the Darkness | Three women bring Due Process rights to undocumented immigrants| 4-23-19

April 29, 2019 20:12 - 55 minutes - 77.4 MB

Find out what happens to undocumented immigrants here in Louisville when they are swept up and locked up by ICE. And find out what three young women here in Louisville are doing to secure some minimal representation for a certain select few of these people.

Access Hour | Dr. D. W. Williams | Hemp In Kentucky

April 29, 2019 05:24 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MB

On this week’s edition of the Access Hour, we bring you a special lecture on Hemp presented on March 18th as part of UofL's McConnell Center lecture series. The talk was given by Dr. D.W. Williams, Director of the Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability and professor of agronomy in the University of Kentucky’s Department of Plant and Soils Science. His work is focused on enhancing the lives of the people of Appalachia and furthering industrial hemp research. His March 18th tal...

The Climate Report 156 | DSA's Green New Deal Part Ten | 4-29-19

April 29, 2019 01:59 - 28 minutes - 33.2 MB

The DSA’s Green New Deal In this series, we are reviewing the DSA's Green New Deal. The DSA is the Democratic Socialists of America, one of the more dynamic groups on the American left. For more info, see www.dsausa.org.

The Climate Report 155 | DSA's Green New Deal Part Nine | 4-28-19

April 29, 2019 01:57 - 28 minutes - 32.7 MB

The DSA’s Green New Deal In this series, we are reviewing the DSA's Green New Deal. The DSA is the Democratic Socialists of America, one of the more dynamic groups on the American left. For more info, see www.dsausa.org.

The Climate Report 154 | DSA's Green New Deal Part Eight | 4-27-19

April 29, 2019 01:55 - 28 minutes - 33.1 MB

The DSA’s Green New Deal In this series, we are reviewing the DSA's Green New Deal. The DSA is the Democratic Socialists of America, one of the more dynamic groups on the American left. For more info, see www.dsausa.org.

The Climate Report 153 | DSA's Green New Deal Part Seven | 4-26-19

April 29, 2019 01:53 - 28 minutes - 33.7 MB

The DSA’s Green New Deal In this series, we are reviewing the DSA's Green New Deal. The DSA is the Democratic Socialists of America, one of the more dynamic groups on the American left. For more info, see www.dsausa.org.

Sustainability Now! | Ward Wilson | KY Waterways Alliance | April 29, 2019

April 29, 2019 01:32 - 58 minutes - 79.7 MB

On this special Derby Week edition of Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, raises a toast to the WATER that makes Kentucky bourbon so fine with Ward Wilson, Executive Director of the Kentucky Waterways Alliance. Prior to taking that position in February 2017, Ward served as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors and has been an active member of KWA for over 20 years. Ward is a Kentucky native, who grew up in Shelbyville and earned his B.S. in Biology from the University of Kentucky and a...

Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Horseracing Concussions & The Night Sky in May | April 29 2019

April 28, 2019 17:59 - 29 minutes - 29.8 MB

Professor Scott Miller describes what we will see in the night sky in May. Dr. Dave Robinson discusses the horse racing industry and the high rate of concussions among jockeys. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30pm, Tuesday at 11:30am, and Wednesday at 7:30am.

Ethics Forward | Fulfilling Social and Economic Rights | 04-23-19

April 27, 2019 13:43 - 58 minutes

How well are countries doing at fulfilling their residents' social and economic human rights? Some rich countries hide poor performance on these indicators behind high GDP. Meanwhile, many poor countries blame their poor performance on lack of funds. In this Grawemeyer-award-winning book, authors Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Terra Lawson-Remer, and Susan Randolph develop a new way to compare how well any country is actually doing, relative to how well it could be doing, given its level of GDP. You'll ...

Solutions to Violence | Dr. Judy Munro-Leighton | April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019 18:16 - 53 minutes - 73.5 MB

The historian Dr. Judy Munro-Leighton explains the impact the Treaty of Versailles has had on the debacle that now exist in the Middle East.

The Climate Report 152 | DSA's Green New Deal Part Six | 4-25-19.mp3

April 24, 2019 01:22 - 28 minutes - 33.1 MB

In this series, we are reviewing the DSA's Green New Deal. The DSA is the Democratic Socialists of America, one of the more dynamic groups on the American left. For more info, see www.dsausa.org.

The Climate Report 151 | Louisville's Green New Deal Part Three | 4-24-19

April 24, 2019 00:17 - 28 minutes - 33.7 MB

In this series, we are asking what the Green New Deal looks like at the local level.

Solutions to Violence | Stephen Bartlett | April 15, 2019

April 23, 2019 22:49 - 53 minutes - 73.5 MB

Steve Bartlett describes the situation in Venezuela from an objective perspective.

The Climate Report 150 | Louisville's Green New Deal Part Two | 4-23-19.mp3

April 23, 2019 22:41 - 28 minutes - 33.1 MB

In this series, we are asking what the Green New Deal looks like at the local level.

The Climate Report 149 | Louisville's Green New Deal | 4-22-19

April 23, 2019 21:25 - 28 minutes - 32.4 MB

In this series, we are asking what the Green New Deal looks like at the local level.

Sustainability Now! | Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest | April 22, 2019

April 22, 2019 02:53 - 56 minutes - 78.1 MB

On this edition of Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, celebrates Earth Day by having an ol’ fashioned “porch sit" with three GIANTS from Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest in Clermont, KY: Jenny Zeller, Arts Coordinator; Claude Stephens, Facilitator of Outreach and Regenerative Design and director of the Children at Play Network; and Andrew Berry, Director of Conservation. In addition to discussing the three giants that have invaded the forest, we discuss: • Ignorance based design...

The Climate Report 148 | The DSA's Green New Deal Part Five | 4-22-19

April 22, 2019 00:07 - 28 minutes - 10.8 MB

In this series, we are reviewing the DSA's Green New Deal. The DSA is the Democratic Socialists of America, one of the more dynamic groups on the American left. For more info, see www.dsausa.org.

The Climate Report 147 | The DSA's Green New Deal Part Four | 4-21-19

April 21, 2019 23:59 - 28 minutes - 10.8 MB

In this series, we are reviewing the DSA's Green New Deal. The DSA is the Democratic Socialists of America, one of the more dynamic groups on the American left. For more info, see www.dsausa.org.

The Climate Report 146 | The DSA's Green New Deal Part Three | 4-20-19

April 21, 2019 23:53 - 28 minutes - 11 MB

In this series, we are reviewing the DSA's Green New Deal. The DSA is the Democratic Socialists of America, one of the more dynamic groups on the American left. For more info, see www.dsausa.org.

The Climate Report 145 | The DSA's Green New Deal Part Two | 4-19-19

April 21, 2019 23:46 - 28 minutes - 10.6 MB

In this series, we are reviewing the DSA's Green New Deal. The DSA is the Democratic Socialists of America, one of the more dynamic groups on the American left. For more info, see www.dsausa.org.

The Climate Report 144 | The DSA's Green New Deal Part One | 4-18-19

April 21, 2019 23:41 - 28 minutes - 10.6 MB

In this series, we are reviewing the DSA's Green New Deal. The DSA is the Democratic Socialists of America, one of the more dynamic groups on the American left. For more info, see www.dsausa.org.

Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Baby's DNA; Critical Thinking; Tuskegee Study | April 22 2019

April 21, 2019 06:34 - 27 minutes - 28.4 MB

Should newborn babies have their DNA sequence determined? How can 'scientific thinking' make us better citizens? Finally, hear about the life of Dr. Bill Jenkins, the initial whistle-blower on the Tuskegee Study. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30pm, Tuesday at 11:30am, and Wednesday at 7:30am.

Reach Out in the Darkness | Sunrise Movement & Barry Zalph | 3-3-19

April 19, 2019 21:22 - 58 minutes - 82.8 MB

Three young women from the Louisville chapter of the Sunrise Movement (youth-led action organization) spoke at Clifton Universalist Unitarian Church on climate change and how their actions have changed their lives. Barry Zalph, retired engineer, also spoke on climate change and the ebb and flow of social movements in this country.

Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Activism; Alternative Energy; Marine Habitats | April 15 2019

April 16, 2019 05:43 - 28 minutes - 27.6 MB

In honor of Earth Day, we are rebroadcasting three stories about the environment. The first by Ashley Best on the repression of environmental activists; the second by Scott Miller on alternative energy; and the last by Dave Robinson about the impact of climate change on marine environments. Go earth! Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30pm, Tuesday at 11:30am, and Wednesday at 7:30am.

The Climate Report 143 | The Truth About Julian Assange | 4-15-19

April 16, 2019 00:30 - 28 minutes - 33.7 MB

The untold story of the Julian Assange arrest.

Access Hour | 2019 Grawemeyer Award For Ideas Improving World Order

April 15, 2019 04:39 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MB

On this week’s edition of the Access Hour, we bring you the 2019 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order, a presentation on April 9th by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Terra Lawson-Remer and Susan Randolph on "Fulfilling Social and Economic Rights” The team were named co-winners for the ideas set forth in their book by the same name. The work, published in 2015 by Oxford University Press, offers a method for gauging how well nations are providing basic human rights of f...

Sustainability Now! | Charlotte Caldwell | Southwest Dream Team | April 15, 2019

April 15, 2019 02:25 - 58 minutes - 80 MB

On this edition of Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, takes a break from mourning the closing of Cocoberry Pops, to sit down with Charlotte Caldwell, Executive Director of the Southwest Dream Team. an economic-development nonprofit working in the South End and southwest Louisville. Charlotte is also pursuing a dual-master's in public administration and urban planning at UofL. She was profiled in the March 2019 Louisville Magazine: https://www.louisville.com/content/21-qs-charlotte-ca...

The Climate Report 142 | Green New Jobs Part Two | 4-14-19

April 13, 2019 19:16 - 28 minutes - 33.1 MB

The Green New Deal, when implemented will create new jobs and whole new industries. This is a review of the possibilities. To be sure, we CAN create a whole new world. We MUST create a whole new world. And we WILL create a whole new world.

The Climate Report 141 | Green New Jobs Part One |4-13-19

April 13, 2019 19:14 - 28 minutes - 33.1 MB

The Green New Deal, when implemented will create new jobs and whole new industries. This is a review of the possibilities. To be sure, we CAN create a whole new world. We MUST create a whole new world. And we WILL create a whole new world.

Solutions To Violence | Kevin Cosby | April 8, 2019

April 12, 2019 21:47 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MB

Rev. Kevin Cosby conducted a presentation at Louisville's Earth and Spirit Center on April 8th, 2019. In this program, Rev. Cosby explains why the plight of the modern day African American is the result of oppression, an unjust economic structure and not the result of an African American character flaw. Dr. Cosby's presentation is compelling and informative. This podcast contains no music.

Save Our Schools | Excerpts from What's Left? podcast | April 11, 2019

April 11, 2019 22:16 - 58 minutes - 50.2 MB

Here is a link to the full video interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YoloZGh2To&feature=youtu.be

The Climate Report 140 | The Duty of Government Part Three | 4-12-19

April 11, 2019 02:34 - 28 minutes - 33.6 MB

In this three episode series, we read through the Green New Deal legislation as presented in Congress. Among other issues, we explore whether government is meeting its basic obligations to the public, or whether on the other hand, it might be classified as a "failed state."

The Climate Report 139 | The Duty of Government Part Two | 4-11-19

April 11, 2019 02:33 - 28 minutes - 33.9 MB

In this three episode series, we read through the Green New Deal legislation as presented in Congress. Among other issues, we explore whether government is meeting its basic obligations to the public, or whether on the other hand, it might be classified as a "failed state."

The Climate Report 138 | The Duty of Government Part One | 4-10-19

April 11, 2019 02:32 - 28 minutes - 33.6 MB

In this three episode series, we read through the Green New Deal legislation as presented in Congress. Among other issues, we explore whether government is meeting its basic obligations to the public, or whether on the other hand, it might be classified as a "failed state."

Body Justice With Sassy Latte And Melissa | April 10, 2019

April 10, 2019 22:46 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MB

This month, Sassy Latte and Melissa talk about loving ourselves! Is self love really a tool for marginalized communities to seek body justice, or is it actually harmful? The program airs on FORward Radio, 106.5fm and forwardradio.org, WFMP-LP Louisville, the second Wednesday of each month day at 5 pm and repeats on the second Thursday of each month at 12 am and the second Friday of each month at 6 pm. All music is royalty-free and from incompetech.com.

The Climate Report 137 | A New Deal for a New Era Part Three | 4-9-19.mp3

April 10, 2019 02:14 - 28 minutes - 32.6 MB

The Green New Deal is a whole new deal for our economy and our way of life. In this three part series, we talk about the original Green New Deal, as proposed by the New Economics Foundation.

The Climate Report 136 | A New Deal for a New Era Part Two | 4-9-19

April 10, 2019 02:04 - 28 minutes - 33.8 MB

The Green New Deal is a whole new deal for our economy and our way of life. In this three part series, we talk about the original Green New Deal, as proposed by the New Economics Foundation.

The Climate Report 135 | A New Deal for a New Era | 4-9-19

April 10, 2019 01:49 - 28 minutes - 34 MB

The Green New Deal is a whole new deal for our economy and our way of life. In this three part series, we talk about the original Green New Deal, as proposed by the New Economics Foundation.

Reach Out in the Darkness | Restorative Justice | 3-26-19

April 09, 2019 20:51 - 58 minutes - 79.1 MB

Thomas Williams, attorney, and Libby Mills, Executive Director, Restorative Justice Louisville, spoke on March 18, 2019 at the Louisville League of Women Voters on the topic of Restorative Justice. This process, only recently instituted in Louisville's Juvenile Justice program, brings together, under supervision of a trained facilitator, all willing stakeholders (those impacted by a crime) and the perpetrator to meet to negotiate their own resolution, rather than go through the juvenile cour...

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