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2,834 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 18 hours 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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Single Payer Radio | Preventing Adolescent Violence with SPAVA
September 25, 2023 14:47 - 59 minutes - 82.4 MBDoctors Mike Flynn and Gene Shively discuss the prevention of adolescent violence with the leadership team at nonprofit SPAVA - Dr. Doris Mann, PhD, Dr. Timir Banerjee, and Mark Hudson, Board President
Bench Talk | Spiders & Heat Tolerance - Plastic Recycling Update - October Night Sky | Sept 25, 2023
September 25, 2023 03:57 - 29 minutes - 30.1 MBRob Weber interviews Faith Boa (Georgetown College) about her research on heat tolerance in two species of spiders (Orchard Spiders: Leucauge venusta and Stone Spiders: Pardosa lapidicina). Then Jade Coxon (Purdue University) updates us on the ins-and-outs of recycling plastic. Finally, J Scott Miller fills us in on the stars, constellations, planets, meteor showers and eclipses we can see in the night sky in the month of October. ‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science’ is a weekly radio program ...
Sustainability Now! | Nicole Ebert | Ocean Legancy Foundation | Coastal Clean-ups | 9-24-23
September 25, 2023 01:21 - 58 minutes - 53.1 MBOn this week’s Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, takes a dive into the ocean with Nicole Ebert, Senior Project Administrator at Ocean Legacy Foundation, joining us from Vancouver, Canada. The Ocean Legacy Foundation has just received funding for ghost gear collection and processing technology following severe Atlantic storms. The Ocean Legacy Foundation is an internationally recognized organization that develops and implements worldwide plastic pollution response programs. They hav...
Truth to Power | The Ever-Shifting Landscape of Climate Misinformation | 9-22-23
September 23, 2023 04:36 - 58 minutes - 45 MBOn this week's Truth to Power, we bring you an important community conversation about the Ever-Shifting Landscape of Climate Misinformation. Organized by Covering Climate Now (https://coveringclimatenow.org/), this July 13, 2023 discussion moderated by Amy Westervelt features: 1. Melissa Aronczyk, professor of Media Studies at Rutgers University and co-author of the book "A Strategic Nature: Public Relations and the Politics of American Environmentalism" (https://global.oup.com/academic/prod...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Guest Angela Cooper, Communications Director, KY ACLU.
September 22, 2023 19:18 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBK.A. Owens interviews Angela Cooper: Communications Director of the Kentucky - American Civil Liberties Union. Angela updates the community in regards to the various programs and activities of the KY-ACLU. Recorded Friday September 22, 2023, 2PM.
#206 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Thinking About Change with Heraclitus | September 21, 2023
September 21, 2023 18:39 - 58 minutes - 80.5 MBPatty and Brian discuss change and some of the big thinkers who have discussed it, like Heraclitus from Ancient Greece!
Economic Impact | Episode 14 | Interview with Ms. Janice Baldon-Gutter
September 21, 2023 00:00 - 29 minutes - 18.4 MBA discussion of the various forms of discrimination in the workplace, especially regarding age and disabilities, with Ms. Janice Baldon-Gutter. She is currently with the the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University as the Program Coordinator of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of the Southeast ADA Center.
Access Hour | Highlights from the Louisville Maker Faire | Sept. 20, 2023
September 20, 2023 10:30 - 58 minutes - 74.2 MBForward Radio was thrilled to participate in the 2023 Louisville Maker Faire, held at the University of Louisville on September 16th from 10am-6pm. We were so excited to bring the voices of so many makers here in our community! Learn more at http://louisville.makerfaire.com/
Perks S9 Ep. 189 | Hispanic Heritage Month is Lit | 9-20-23
September 20, 2023 04:00 - 59 minutes - 82.1 MBThis week we are featuring books by Latino authors in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- Molly's Tuxedo by Vicki Johnson 2- Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang (short story) 3- Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield 4- Fever by Mary Beth Keane 5- The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo 6- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz 7- Why Didn’t You Tell Me by Carmen Rita Wong 8- Ghetto Klown by John Leguizamo 9- The La...
Economic Impact | Episode 14 | Ms. Janice Baldon-Gutter | Discrimination in the Workplace
September 20, 2023 00:00 - 29 minutes - 18.4 MBA discussion of the various forms of discrimination in the workplace, especially regarding age and disabilities, with Ms. Janice Baldon-Gutter. She is currently with the the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University as the Program Coordinator of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of the Southeast ADA Center.
Sustainability Now! | Daniel Jaffee | Unbottled: The Fight Against Plastic Water | 9-18-23
September 18, 2023 06:09 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MBOn this week’s Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, opens the tap for a much-needed conversation with Dr. Daniel Jaffee, author of the brand new book, "Unbottled: The Fight against Plastic Water and for Water Justice," released by University of California Press, September 2023 (https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520306622/unbottled). Dan Jaffee is an environmental and rural sociologist, and Associate Professor of Sociology at Portland State University. He is the author of “Brewing Justic...
Economic Impact | Episoded 13 | Doughnut Economics
September 18, 2023 00:00 - 29 minutes - 19.4 MBA discussion with activists Edward Burns and John Hartmann on Dr. Kate Raworth's book titled Doughnut Economics which looks at efforts and ideas geared toward transforming how our local, national, and international economies can work.
LIVE from the Louisville Maker Faire | Sept. 16, 2023
September 16, 2023 21:24 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBForward Radio has been thrilled to participate in the 2023 Louisville Maker Faire, held at the University of Louisville September 16th from 10am-6pm. We are so excited to bring the voices of so many makers here in our community! Learn more at https://louisville.makerfaire.com/
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Judi Jennings | Jail Crisis & LMDC | 9-15-23
September 15, 2023 18:37 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBK.A. Owens interviews Dr. Judi Jennings, former Director of the KY Foundation for Women, former Director of the Women's Center at the University of Louisville. Topic- Update on the jail crisis at Louisville Metro Department of Corrections. Recorded Friday September 15, 2023, 1PM.
Truth to Power | People's Food Summit | Policy Workshop | Sept. 15, 2023
September 15, 2023 10:03 - 59 minutes - 33.7 MBThis week on Truth to Power, we bring you an important conversation about policies to support food justice in Louisville from the inaugural People’s Summit on Food Systems and Urban Agriculture that was held on September 9th at 100 Witherspoon Conference Center and organized by the Food in Neighborhoods (FIN) community coalition and the Cooperative Extension Program of Kentucky State University. In this Workshop on New Food and Land Laws to Weave Food Justice Into our City, you will hear from...
Critical Thinking For Everyone | LIVE for Give For Good Louisville | 9-14-23
September 14, 2023 22:16 - 59 minutes - 64.2 MBIt's a special live broadcast of Critical Thinking for Everyone to encourage you to Give For Good, Louisville! Thanks to everyone who has helped us make steady progress towards our goal of raising $4000 before midnight! Please take a moment to support the station today at https://www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/organizations/wfmp-low-power-radio-inc
Access Hour | Live for Give For Good Louisville | Sept. 14, 2023
September 14, 2023 16:14 - 1 hour - 64 MBJoin Forward Radio volunteers Tom Lambert, Tory Strange, Goliath & Yanielle, and Justin Mog for a special live broadcast to encourage you to Give For Good, Louisville! Thanks to everyone who has helped us inch towards our goal of raising $4000 before midnight! Please take a moment to support the station today at https://www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/organizations/wfmp-low-power-radio-inc
Election Connection | GiveForGood Special with Dee Pregliasco | 9-12 -23
September 13, 2023 14:13 - 54 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this lead-up to Louisville's annual GiveForGood 24-hr fundraiser for local 501(c)3 nonprofits, Ruth interviews Dee Pregliasco, President of the League of Women Voters Louisville on the League's mission, its activities, events and services. Included are election resources for citizens to access as the fall November 2023 election approaches. Interspersed throughout are plugs for giving to the League and to WFMP 106.5 FM on Sept. 14, the GiveForGood day of giving.
Perks S. 9 Ep. 188 | Kristine Eckart | Good Reads with the Gilmore Girls | 9-13-23
September 13, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBWe always enjoy chatting with people we find on Instagram who are doing bookish things, and Kristine Eckart is one of those folks. She is the creator of Gilmore Book Club, which offers all kinds of book blogs, discussions, videos, and lists associated with the show Gilmore Girls. As if that wouldn’t keep her busy enough, she also hosts a book club for people with chronic health conditions (and we’re including the link to it in our show notes) and is working on creating book-related content fo...
Sustainability Now! | People's Food Summit | Urban Ag Tour | Sept. 11, 2023
September 11, 2023 08:35 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBOn this week’s Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, brings you along for an Urban Agriculture and New American Farmers tour of Louisville! On Friday, September 8th, a group of about 50 people boarded buses for one of two tours organized to kick off the inaugural People’s Food Summit! Listen in as we visit two projects of Common Earth Gardens (Catholic Charities of Louisville): The Common Table in Parkland and The Incubator Farm our on Millers Lane. Learn more at https://cclou.org/commo...
Economic Impact | Special Episode For Giving For Good | Local Non - Profits And Philanthropy
September 10, 2023 00:00 - 29 minutes - 28.6 MBA discussion on the economic power and importance of non-profits and philanthropy on the local economy by using a recent report on the economic impact of the University of Louisville as an example.
Bench Talk | The Woman Who Read The Stars - Mosses Around Caves - September Sky | Sept. 11, 2023
September 09, 2023 17:15 - 28 minutes - 29.3 MBAnother example of gender bias in the sciences. Mary Williams describes the career of Dr. Cecilia Payne, the first person to describe the composition of stars back in the 1920s. Payne's controversial results were criticized at first, so her career in astrophysics stalled. Eventually however, her conclusions were found to be correct, and her discovery seen as groundbreaking. She finally received the recognition she deserved in the 1940s and 1950s. Next, Amanda Fuller interviews Morghan Mc...
Community Control Now | The New Confederacy, Part 2 | Michael Tee | 9-7-23
September 09, 2023 14:33 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBCommunity Control Now | The New Confederacy, Part 2 | Michael Tee | 9-7-23 by Forward Radio
Economic Impact | Special Episode | Give For Good Louisville | Local Non-profits and Philanthropy
September 09, 2023 00:00 - 29 minutes - 28.6 MBA discussion on the economic power and importance of non-profits and philanthropy on the local economy by using a recent report on the economic impact of the University of Louisville as an example.
Community Control Now | The New Confederacy, Part 2 | 9-7-23
September 07, 2023 18:13 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBCommunity Control Now | The New Confederacy, Part 2 | 9-7-23 by FORward Radio
The New Confederacy- Pt. 2
September 07, 2023 18:13 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBThe New Confederacy- Pt. 2 by FORward Radio
Election Connection | 2023 Candidates for KY State Offices | 9-5-23
September 06, 2023 20:14 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MBRuth Newman, along with Co-Hosts Victoria Strange and Melissa Morgenson, discuss candidates running in the 2023 KY State Election: (1) Agricultural Commissioner - Jonathan Shell (Rep) & Sierra Enlow (Dem); (2) Attorney General - Russell Coleman (Rep) & Pamela Stevenson (Dem); and (3) Governor - Daniel Cameron (Rep) and Andy Beshear (Dem).
Perks S. 9 Ep. 187 | Willie Carver Jr. | Bluegrass Moon and Neck Bones | 9-6-23
September 06, 2023 04:00 - 59 minutes - 81.3 MBYou can find Willie Carver on Instagram @williecarverjr or on his website at www.williecarver.com. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. Sometimes when people have experienced a loss or some kind of traumatic event, they are encouraged to write about it, which gives them an outlet for their feelings and a way to help them process the experience. Our gues...
Sustainability Now! | Doughnut Economics Roundtable | Sept. 3, 2023
September 04, 2023 04:16 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBOn this week’s Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, welcomes to the studio a citizens’ panel for a conversation about the concept of Doughnut Economics! In 2017, renegade economist, Kate Raworth, authored the influential book “Doughnut Economics: 7 Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist.” Imagine an economy that actually worked for everyone and did not lead to planetary collapse. Imagine an economy in which GDP growth is not the primary objective. What if economists used more mean...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Don Ray Smith | "Growing Up White On Wilson" | Sept. 1, 2023
September 01, 2023 20:27 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBK.A. Owens interviews Don Ray Smith about his new play "Growing Up White On Wilson", about what is was like when white people still lived in the West End of Louisville, KY in large numbers. Recorded Friday September 1, 2023 3PM.
Solutions To Violence | Dr. Barry Levy | Health Impacts of War | 8-31-23
September 01, 2023 01:42 - 52 minutes - 30.2 MBBarry Levy is a physician and epidemiologist who has studied the health impacts of war for more than three decades. His new book, "From Horror to Hope: Recognizing and Preventing the Health Impacts of War," which was published by Oxford University Press, provides a comprehensive review of the impacts of armed conflict on health, human rights, and the environment and addresses the prevention of war and the promotion of peace. Dr. Levy has spoken and written extensively on these issues, inclu...
#205 Critical Thinking for Everyone | Logic | August 31, 2023
September 01, 2023 01:11 - 58 minutes - 68.1 MBPatty and Brian discuss the discipline of Logic
Perks Remix Ep. 186 | Mick Sullivan | The Past and Curious | 8-30-23
August 30, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBThis week we are giving you something we are calling a "remix" episode. We have a new interview with former guest Mick Sullivan combined with some of his previous interview way back in 2019. Amy is traveling this week so we’ve reconnected with former guest Mick Sullivan, who is the curator of guest experience at the Frazier History Museum and is also the creator of the award winning children's history podcast, The Past and the Curious, which grew out of the stories he tells people at the...
Election Connection | John-Robert Curtin, Ph.D. | On Civility | 8-29-23
August 29, 2023 15:33 - 58 minutes - 85.2 MBJohn-Robert Curtin, Ph.D., author and faculty member at the Univ. of Louisville and Indiana Univ., discusses his book "On Civility: Restorative Reflections" and explains some of the knowledge he has gained from a career in mediation, restorative justice, alternative dispute resolution, and bullying in the workplace and in schools.
Bench Talk | Our 5th Anniversary Show: 'A Day in Science' | August 28, 2023
August 28, 2023 14:45 - 26 minutes - 31 MBWe are celebrating five years on the air! To honor science, and the work of scientists, we are dissecting one calendar date (August 28) and describing some of the historical advances that occurred in STEM on that date! Chlorine gas was initially isolated, and the Burgess Shale fossils were discovered on August 28th. The first successful gene therapy trial was performed, and the first human embryos were gene-edited using CRISPR-Cas9 on that day. In addition to the amazing things that happened...
Sustainability Now! | Bethany, LeTicia, Mad & Tyler | Weaving the Food Web Part 2 | 8-28-23
August 28, 2023 05:41 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBOn this week’s Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, puts on his overalls and gets down in the weeds with more of the organizers from the Food In Neighborhoods (FIN) community coalition who are pulling together Kentucky’s first-ever People’s Summit on Food Systems and Urban Agriculture on September 8-9, 2023. It is called “Weaving the Food Web” and it will be taking place here in Louisville at 100 Witherspoon Conference Center. You can learn more and register at https://whova.com/portal...
On The Edge With K.A. Owens | Ron Brown of The Spot | August 25, 2023
August 25, 2023 19:26 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBK.A. Owens interviews Ron Brown of-The Spot. Ron shares with us his story and the experience of working with today's at risk youth. Recorded Friday August 25, 2023, 2PM.
Truth to Power | Ron Eller | Roots of Environmental Injustice in Appalachia | 8-25-23
August 25, 2023 06:33 - 55 minutes - 74.6 MBOn this week's show we bring you conversation about the Roots of Environmental Injustice in Appalachia with historian Ron Eller that recorded live on June 29, 2023 by the Kentucky Resources Council as part of their Kentucky Environmental Leadership Institute (https://www.kyrc.org/our-work/kentucky-environmental-leadership-institute). Ron Eller is a Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Kentucky. Originally from southern West Virginia, Ron Eller has spent over fort...
Perks S.9 Ep. 185 | Place Setting- The Destination | 8-23-23
August 23, 2023 04:00 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MBA few weeks ago we talked about journeys and this week we are completing the circle with an episode about destinations; specifically about places we have visited in the last few years. Do you read books about the places you travel before or during a trip? We talk about how it can enrich both your reading and travel experience. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a...
Election Connection | U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey Fields Audience Q & A | 8-22-23
August 21, 2023 14:15 - 59 minutes - 56.4 MBU.S. Representative Morgan McGarvey answers questions from the audience on August 15, 2023, at All People's Unitarian Church, an event hosted by the Floyd's Fork Democratic Club.
Sustainability Now! | Von Barnes, Marissa Beinhauer & Andrew Kang-Bartlett | Food Summit | 8-21-23
August 21, 2023 00:55 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBOn this week’s Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, puts on his overalls and gets down in the weeds with some of the organizers from the Food In Neighborhoods (FIN) community coalition who are pulling together Kentucky’s first-ever People’s Summit on Food Systems and Urban Agriculture on September 8-9, 2023. It is called “Weaving the Food Web” and it will be taking place here in Louisville at 100 Witherspoon Conference Center. You can learn more and register at https://whova.com/portal...
Solutions To Violence | Cassie Armstrong | Kentucky State Senator | 8-21-23
August 20, 2023 03:31 - 53 minutes - 24.1 MBCurrently Cassie Armstrong is an assistant professor at the University of Louisville Brandise School and a Kentucky State Senator that represents Kentucky’s political district 19 in Jefferson County. Professor Armstrong is a 2015 graduate of Harvard Law School, where she was President of the Legal Aid Bureau. She subsequently was selected to be a Skadden Fellow and with that award worked for two years as an attorney at Louisville Legal Aid Society and the Kentucky Equal Justice Center, where ...
#204 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Dogs! | August 17, 2023
August 17, 2023 16:24 - 58 minutes - 27 MBWe discuss the human's best friend with some critical thinking tools!
Solutions To Violence features Steven Feldstein, 8 - 16 - 23,~0
August 16, 2023 12:54 - 56 minutes - 68.3 MBSteven Feldstein is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on issues of democracy, technology, human rights, U.S. foreign policy, and Africa. Feldstein served as a deputy assistant secretary in the Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Bureau in the U.S. Department of State, where he had responsibility for Africa policy, international labor affairs, and international religious freedom. Previous...
Solutions To Violence | Steven Feldstein | Digital Repression | 8-16-23
August 16, 2023 12:54 - 56 minutes - 68.3 MBSteven Feldstein is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on issues of democracy, technology, human rights, U.S. foreign policy, and Africa. Feldstein served as a deputy assistant secretary in the Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Bureau in the U.S. Department of State, where he had responsibility for Africa policy, international labor affairs, and international religious freedom. Previous...
Perks S 9 Ep. 184 | Andy Hunter, CEO of Bookshop.org | Alternatives to Amazon | 8-16-233
August 16, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBWe were honored to welcome Andy Hunter, the CEO of Bookshop.org to the podcast this week. Andy is a writer, a publisher, and now heads up a company that competes with Amazon for on-line book sales. But unlike Amazon, the proceeds of Bookshop.org’s sales go back to independent bookstores. At the click of a button, you can order a book to be delivered while your favorite independent bookseller gets part of that sale. Independent bookstores that sell most of their books during summer or don’t...
The Climate Report #384 | TCR 384 Trees, Climate & The Biotic Pump | 8/14/23
August 15, 2023 01:00 - 28 minutes - 34.5 MBWelcome to TCR This is HH your host. We are on episode number 384. Today’s Topic is … Trees, Climate & the Biotic Pump The climate report is about separating truth from fiction in the climate space. There’s a lot of fiction out there, a lot of storytelling, a lot of rhetoric. But we help you separate the rhetoric from the reality. Part 1. Why this topic (Trees, Climate and the Biotic Pump) Part 2. Fun facts about the biotic pump Part 3. What the UN says about Climate Change. Part 4. More ...
The Climate Report #384 | Trees, Climate & The Biotic Pump | 8-14-23
August 15, 2023 01:00 - 28 minutes - 34.5 MBWelcome to TCR This is HH your host. We are on episode number 384. Today’s Topic is … Trees, Climate & the Biotic Pump The climate report is about separating truth from fiction in the climate space. There’s a lot of fiction out there, a lot of storytelling, a lot of rhetoric. But we help you separate the rhetoric from the reality. Part 1. Why this topic (Trees, Climate and the Biotic Pump) Part 2. Fun facts about the biotic pump Part 3. What the UN says about Climate Change. Part 4. More ...
Election Connection |Todd Blevins of the Humane Society | Proposed Puppy Mill Ordinance | 8-15-23
August 14, 2023 18:08 - 58 minutes - 34.7 MBTodd Blevins, KY State Director of the KY Humane Society of the United States discusses a proposed ordinance, dubbed the Puppy Mill Ordinance, being considered by the Louisville Metro Council, for adoption. He explains the existence of, problems with, and solutions to the puppy mill to pet store pipeline so prevalent here in Kentucky and throughout the U.S.
Truth To Power | Kristina Addington | LIVE From Bluegrass VegFest | Part 5 | 8-18-23
August 14, 2023 06:04 - 56 minutes - 58 MBForward Radio was thrilled to participate in the 2nd annual Bluegrass VegFest, at the historic Mellwood Art Center on Saturday, July 15th, 2023! Bluegrass VegFest is a FREE public education event whose mission is outreach about the benefits of veganism as a way to protect animals and the environment, and improve health. Learn more at http://bluegrassvegfest.com Forward Radio not only hosted a booth to help you translate your plant-power into community radio, but we also conducted a live broa...