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This week, we turn the tables on your Sustainability Now! host, Justin Mog, and put him in the position of guest on a podcast hosted by Noah Curtis, Founder of Pineal Gardens (https://pinealgarden.com/). Noah recently launched a new YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/@PinealLiveDifferently) and asked if Justin would be a guest on it. On June 9, 2025, the University of Louisville's Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability Initiatives, Dr. Justin Mog, sat down in UofL's Urban & Public Affairs Garden with Noah Curtis of Pineal Gardens for a conversation about what sustainable development demands of us and what the future of sustainability looks like. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq2KfTjPshU Pineal Gardens supplied UofL's Garden Commons with a Trading Station for the free sharing of excess garden produce, plants, and seeds. Before the interview, Justin gave a tour of UofL's campus food gardens which started out at that Trading Station. Watch UofL Garden Tour: https://youtu.be/BSTI1TKl6DU 
As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at https://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at https://appalatin.com

We are celebrating our seventh year on the air with these stories of 'bizarre science'. A tree that actually benefits from being struck by lightening? A broad spectrum anti-venom treatment from a man who allowed himself to be bit by poisonous snakes 200 times? Serendipitous videos of friendship between classic predators and prey? All on this week's show! ‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science' is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/posts/?ref=page_internal Music ('Mambo Italiano' by Rosemary Clooney) is a public-domain song recorded in 1954.

Today's Solutions to Violence program features the Civil Rights Attorney Bill Allison. Bill Allison was a cooperative ACLU attorney who began his law career with the Southern Conference Educational Fund (SCEF), an organization closely connected with Carl and Anne Braden. SCEF was a Southern civil rights organization, and so, from the beginning of his career, Allison was involved in civil rights and civil liberties litigation. June 28th, 2025 the Democratic Socialist of American, Louisville Chapter, awarded Bill Allison with a life time achievement award for his service involving civil rights, peace and Justice. States Bill Allison “All of the different freedom efforts that we take for granted today came out of the struggle against segregation that had been going on for a long time.”

On July 18, 2025, the Kentucky Resources Council hosted Laura Krauser, GIS Research Coordinator at the UofL Center for Geographic Information Sciences, for an engaging, beginner-friendly look at how mapping tools are helping researchers and communities understand — and respond to — a changing planet. This session, part of KRC's ongoing Kentucky Environmental Leadership Institute (KELI) series, explored how geospatial technologies — like satellite imagery, drones, and interactive web maps — are being used to document and respond to environmental change. We'll look at real-world examples from research and community projects, and discuss how mapping can serve as both a scientific tool and a catalyst for public engagement. No GIS experience required — just curiosity! You can watch the full recording at https://youtu.be/SxTpIkIRQlw. Additionally, Laura has provided the slides from the meeting and some additional resources. Find all of this here: https://bit.ly/KELIMappingOurWorldRecordingAndResources Learn more about the Kentucky Resources Council and upcoming KELI events at https://kyrc.org On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else! Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 4pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://forwardradio.org

K.A. Owens interviews local Community Activist Tom Ridge. They discuss The Rent Relief Act, The Raise The Wage Act, Political Education and Closing The Deal. Recorded Friday July 25, 2025, 2PM.

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, takes you to the forest with three friends on staff at Jefferson Memorial Forest! Join us for a conversation with Naturalist, Autumn Costelle, ECHO Mobile Program Lead, Rodney Perry, and Program Manger, David Grissom! In addition to discussing what is unique and special about Jefferson Memorial Forest, the largest urban park in the U.S., you'll learn about programming offered at the Forest and the Louisville ECHO (Engaging Children Outdoors) initiative. Learn about the West Louisville Outdoor Recreation Initiative and the partnerships and support that has built the vision for it. Learn more at the website for JMF and ECHO run by their non-profit partner, Wilderness Louisville: https://www.wildernesslouisville.org/ JMF ECHO program: https://www.instagram.com/louisvilleecho https://www.facebook.com/LouisvilleECHO/ https://www.facebook.com/jmfnaturalareas https://www.instagram.com/jmfnaturalareas/ 
As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at https://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at https://appalatin.com

On this week's Truth to Power, we feature a community conversation on the status and future of Nuclear Energy Development in Kentucky that was facilitated by Lane Boldman, Executive Director of the Kentucky Conservation Committee (https://kyconservation.org/) and featured Tim Judson, Executive Director of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service (https://www.nirs.org/). On July 10, 2025, the Kentucky Conservation Committee hosted an evening online session to review the environmental challenges and recent history of nuclear power in Kentucky, with an overview of recent discussions and activities. It included allies at the Nuclear Information and Resource Service to answer questions about nationwide trends and technologies. More info at https://kyconservation.org/nuclear-energy. Watch the recording at https://vimeo.com/1100652437. You may also find the slide decks at: Slide Deck: KCC - Nuclear in Kentucky: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KPczHKBOwEhu5RbJMTy82iFC5Knroj4q/view?usp=sharing Slide Deck: NIRS - Advanced Nuclear: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eSCkBG3awEfWULpRU6M_fk3BwGaB2tGh/view?usp=sharing On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else! Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 4pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://forwardradio.org

On this week's Access Hour, we bring you a conversation with Gareth Dennis, a United Kingdom-based engineer and author, who was hosted by the High Speed Rail Alliance (https://www.hsrail.org) on July 11, 2025 for a discussion about his new book How the Railways Will Fix the Future. In it, he looks at the history of railways (including the role they have played in extraction and exploitation) but focuses on their power to tackle issues facing us today and to shape a better future. Topics for discussion included lessons to learn from global railway operations on what works best long-term, and what this might mean in the United States. The conversation starts with introductions from staff of the High-Speed Rail Alliance, Rick Harnish and Chris Ott. The Access Hour airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Wednesday at 2pm and repeats Thursdays at 11am and Fridays at 1pm. Find us and please donate to support this work at https:/forwardradio.org If you've got something you'd like to share on community radio through the Access Hour, whether it's a recording you made or a show you'd like to do on a particular topic, community, artistic creation, or program that is under-represented in Louisville's media landscape, just go to https:/forwardradio.org, click on Participate and pitch us your idea. The Access Hour is your opportunity to take over the air waves to share your passion with the world!

Paul Hoppe, with cohosts Drs Michael Flynn, Gene Shively and their guest Dr Brende Lott, DNP, CNM (certified nurse-midwife) discuss Midwifery plus the effects of the draconian women's health laws in the State ok Kentucky.

Dr. Cate Fosl is a University of Louisville emeritus history professor, former director of U of L's Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies department, former director of the University of Louisville Anne Braden institute and author of several books including Subversive Southerner: Anne Braden and the Struggle for Racial Justice during the Cold War South. Cate Fosl's address focused on the Civil Rights movement led by Carl and Anne Braden here in Louisville during the 1950s and how we can apply the lessons taught by the Braden's to struggles we are facing today. The Cate Fosl address was the second in a series of presentations that was delivered at the Lyman T. Johnson event sponsored by the Democratic Socialist of American Louisville Chapter.

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, dives into the community discussion about the future of the Nia Center at 2900 W Broadway in the West End, with two guests who truly understand the value of the Nia Center and are working to implement a collaborative plan to save it from destruction and redevelopment. Shaun Spencer is a Nia Center tenant and owner of My HUB Print Center, and Timothy Cox is President of the West Louisville Dream Team (https://www.facebook.com/share/15QUpdZjic/). Get in touch with them at saveniacenter@gmail.com and find the petition to Save the Nia Center at https://www.change.org/p/save-the-nia-center Tune in for a conversation about the history of the Nia Center and its purpose; what recent events led to the attempted sale of the property; what the community (residents, customers and tenants) want to see for a future, reimagined Nia Center; and what the West Louisville Dream Team's proposal to purchase the building looks like. Learn more about the NIA Center (https://louisvilleky.gov/government/nia-center) 
As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at https://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at https://appalatin.com

Hear the second half of a speech given by Dr. Marcia McNutt, President of the National Academy of Sciences. Her 'State of the Science' talk was given to the NAS assembly on June 3, 2025. On our show last week, Dr. McNutt discussed the threats to US leadership in research and development. This week she discusses what can be done to reverse these threats. To hear her entire talk (and see the graphs and figures) watch it on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MENzD7eVtZA ‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science' is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/posts/?ref=page_internal

K.A. Owens interviews Maxwell Mitchell, a well known activist, live-streamer and broadcaster. They discuss Conflict Avoidance, the types of activism Max has seen during his travels across America, the consent decree as applied to the Louisville Metro Police Department and a sentencing hearing as applied to the Breonna Taylor case. Recorded Saturday July 12, 2025, 1PM.

This week on Truth to Power, we bring you an important conversation about the siting of utility-scale solar power plants in Kentucky! Tune in to hear from one of our Commonwealth's most well-known environmental lawyers, Tom "Fitz" FitzGerald, on “Siting Solar Facilities.” This community conversation took place online on June 13th, and it kicked off the 2025 season of the Kentucky Environmental Leadership Institute (KELI), a free, virtual series from Kentucky Resources Council designed to equip local leaders and engaged residents with tools to influence environmental decisions in their communities. In this session, KRC's former Director and current Of Counsel, Tom FitzGerald breaks down the critical (and often confusing) topic of solar siting. He explains how large-scale solar facilities are approved, why local land use rules matter, and how community members can help shape smart, people-centered development. Watch a recording at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBey0DRivXY Learn more: https://www.kyrc.org Contact : hello@kyrc.org On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else! Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 4pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://forwardradio.org

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, takes a deep breath with Jenna Riemenschneider, Vice-President of Advocacy and Policy at the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (https://aafa.org/). In addition to covering the causes of asthma, its connections to air pollution, and what listeners can do to help mitigate it, we take a look at current threats to federal funding to address asthma. Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children, and the rates are rising in adults as well. As the Congressional budget process moves forward, it is important to understand the impact of the CDC's National Asthma Control Program (NACP) on our state and the President's FY 2026 Discretionary Budget Request. The administration's “Make America Healthy Again” goal of addressing chronic illness and promoting personal responsibility has mentioned asthma. But the President's budget proposal does not invest in asthma prevention and treatment. In fact, the NACP is at risk of elimination. The program was affected by “Reductions in Force” (RIFs) at the Department of Health and Human Services that occurred on April 1. While positions at the NACP have now been reinstated, the program is not included in the President's proposed budget and is slated to be eliminated — not because of performance, but because it was assumed duplicative under internal restructuring. But the NACP is not redundant. It is the only federal program solely focused on asthma prevention and surveillance. No other federal initiative plays this role. Congress holds the power of the purse. If lawmakers do not include specific funding for the NACP in the FY26 Labor-HHS appropriations bill, the program could be eliminated—despite its long history of bipartisan support and strong outcomes. Nearly 400,000 Kentucky adults and 47,000 children have asthma. During the 2021–2022 school year, there were 39,213 students diagnosed with asthma, making it the most common chronic health condition in Kentucky schools. The Kentucky Asthma Management Program (KAMP) – funded by NACP – created a school-focused program that showed a 97% increase in improved school nurse knowledge of asthma care changes, medications, and administration. KAMP programs reduced pediatric uncontrolled asthma by 35% and improved asthma outcomes for more than 10,000 children. Kentucky receives just over $500,000 a year from the NACP each year and the funded programs save the state more than $36 million a year in reduced health care costs. Asthma is one of the most common and costly diseases in the U.S., affecting over 28 million Americans, including about 5 million children. Without prevention, costs will rise—especially for emergency care and hospitalizations. The NACP has a proven return on investment. It saves $71 for every $1 spent by preventing unnecessary ER visits and improving disease management. That's exactly the kind of smart, efficient spending taxpayers expect. Cutting NACP means higher Medicaid and Medicare spending. States will see more ER visits, and higher long-term costs for both public and private insurers. Asthma leads to lost productivity. Asthma is a leading reason for missed school days, which not only affects a student's academic performance but also causes missed work days for parents and guardians. 
As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at https://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at https://appalatin.com

Today's Solutions to Violence program is the first part of a 2 part series that features two extraordinary Kentucky civil right leaders. Bill Allison, a long-time attorney that has worked cooperatively with the Kentucky's American Civil Liberty Union and Dr. Cate Fosl, University of Louisville emeritus history professor, former director of U of L's Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies department, former director of the University of Louisville Anne Braden institute and author of several books including Subversive Southerner: Anne Braden and the Struggle Racial Justice during the Cold War. Both Bill Allison and Cate FOSL were the keynote Speakers at the Lyman T. Johnson Dinner sponsored by the Louisville Democratic Socialist of America and held at Louisville's 1st Unitarian Church June 28th, 2025. The Lyman T. Johnson dinner was established for the purpose of honoring Bill Allison and raising funds for constructing a new building for the Democratic Socialist of America, Louisville chapter. Today's Solutions to Violence program will feature Bill Allison. As explained by the American Civil Liberty Union of Kentucky's executive director Amber Duke, Bill Allison was a cooperative ACLU attorney who began his law career with the Southern Conference Educational Fund (SCEF), an organization closely connected with Carl and Anne Braden. SCEF was a Southern civil rights organization, and so, from the beginning of his career, Allison was involved in civil rights and civil liberties litigation. States Bill Allison “All of the different freedom efforts that we take for granted today came out of the struggle against segregation that had been going on for a long time.”

K.A. Owens interviews actor, writer, activist Michael T. about the first 7 months of the 2nd Trump Administration.

On June 3rd, Dr. Marcia McNutt (President of the National Academy of Sciences) spoke on 'The State of the Science' in the U.S. According to Dr. McNutt 'America can't be great without great science – which is fundamental to U.S. economic growth, national security, and the prosperity and well-being of all our citizens. In my address, I hope to provide a clear picture of the current trends in the research enterprise, likely outcomes, and ways that the scientific community can respond to this new and challenging environment.' We will present the second half of her talk on our next episode. To hear the entire lecture (with accompanying charts/figures) you can watch it at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MENzD7eVtZA. We also hear from Scott Miller (physics/astronomy professor at Maysville Community and Technical College in Maysville, KY) about what sights we can see in the night sky in the month of July. ‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science' is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/posts/?ref=page_internal

Farah Mokhtareizadeh has a degree in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. She also has a Masters and PhD in Feminist Islamic Studies from a Catholic university in Irland. She has traveled and worked in a number of middle East countries as well as Africa. Farah Mokhtareizadeh explains the history, the current government and the culture of Iran. That history, government and culture is vastly different than the explanation given by American mainline news.

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, goes growth-busting with Dave Gardner, co-host of the GrowthBusters podcast, which is all about coming to terms with limits to growth (https://growthbusters.org) and producer of the documentary, GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth (http://www.growthbustersmovie.org/). Humankind has outgrown the planet, so we're exploring ways to recover from growth addition. We're here to help you come to terms with limits to growth. Whether it's lifestyle, science or politics, we dig into the more fascinating and hard-hitting aspects of sustainable living. It's all about ending our culture's love affair with “more,” which is not making us happier and is killing our planet. No half-hearted greenwashing here; we share the often brutal and sometimes joyful truth! Dave Gardner directed the documentary GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth, which Stanford Biologist Paul Ehrlich declared “could be the most important film ever made.” His co-host and daughter, Stephanie Gardner, earned her masters in environmental law and policy, and describes herself as a “sustainable energy nerd.” After 35 years as a professional filmmaker producing a PBS series and films for Fortune 500 companies like Coca-Cola USA and IBM, Dave Gardner decided to lend his media expertise to preserving and defending Mother Earth. He started researching sustainability to produce the 2011 documentary, GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth. The tagline for that film was, “One man takes on City Hall, Wall Street, presidents and prime ministers, as he questions society's most fundamental beliefs about prosperity.” The film was honored by over a dozen film festivals around the world and was chosen Best Film in the Population Institute's 2013 Global Media Awards. His short film, Spaceship Earth Passenger Safety Briefing, was selected for inclusion in the 2015 Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Today, Dave co-hosts the GrowthBusters podcast after co-hosting The Overpopulation Podcast from 2015 to 2021. He also produced the 2015-2017 syndicated radio series and podcast, Conversation Earth. As if that's not enough, he also ran for U.S. President in 2024 with a “Dave the Planet” platform. As Dave puts it, “we face an ecological overshoot emergency that demands we stop making dead-planet decisions and start down a bright-future pathway." 
As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at https://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at https://appalatin.com

A discussion on gun violence with a concerned trauma surgeon as society wrestles with this difficult issue. Hosted by Paul Hoppe, Cohosts Drs Mike Flynn and Gene Shively interview our special guest, Dr Keith Miller.

In recognition of this month's celebrations honoring the end of legal slavery in the United States, we bring you this week a conversation on "A New Birth of Freedom: Commemorating Juneteenth in Kentucky" led by Dr. Patrick Lewis, of the Filson Historical Society, back on June 18, 2021 - the first year that Juneteenth was recognized as a federal holiday. Watch recording at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8e5L7a1pME Dr. Patrick Lewis is now the President of the Filson Historical Society. A Trigg County native, he graduated from Transylvania University and holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of Kentucky. He has worked for the National Park Service and the Kentucky Historical Society. Lewis is author of For Slavery and Union: Benjamin Buckner and Kentucky Loyalties in the Civil War (2015). Emancipation in the United States was over 200 years in the making by the time the 13th Amendment officially ended human bondage in 1865. The Juneteenth National Independence Day Act was signed into law in 2021, making Juneteenth a federal holiday. But earlier versions of the holiday have been celebrated in the South since the mid-1860s. Kentucky recognized the holiday in 2005 through a proclamation by the General Assembly. In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln, born in Kentucky in 1809, signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that individuals enslaved in Confederate territories were to be freed. Effective January 1, 1863, the legal status of millions of enslaved individuals in the Southern states changed, but the Proclamation depended heavily on the Union Army for enforcement, with most Southern enslavers ignoring the executive order. Beyond the Confederacy, enslaved people in Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri were unaffected by the Emancipation Proclamation. Being a geographic outlier from the Confederacy, Texas was especially slow and inconsistent in enforcing the Proclamation, and many African Americans remained enslaved. On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 and declared all persons previously enslaved in Texas to be freed. Supported by more than 2,000 federal troops, General Granger was finally prepared to enforce the emancipation of Texas's enslaved population. The following year, on the anniversary of the order, free African Americans in Texas organized celebrations to commemorate the occasion, originally calling it “Jubilee Day.” Outside of the South, Maryland and Missouri had both ended slavery within their state boundaries by early 1865. However, it wasn't until the ratification of the 13th Amendment on December 6, 1865, that slavery was fully abolished in the United States, forcing Kentucky and Delaware to recognize the freedom of their enslaved population. In Texas, joyous events commemorating the end of slavery evolved over the years with one major change: renaming the holiday Juneteenth in the 1890s. Following the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, Juneteenth events emerged on a bigger stage throughout the country. In Louisville in 2020, local organizers, activists, and leaders created a Juneteenth festival to celebrate Black culture and resilience. Two years later in 2022, former Mayor Greg Fischer signed an ordinance that declared Juneteenth a city holiday. In Kentucky, the most widespread regional celebration of Jubilee Day is August 8th, a date originating from Paducah and Western Kentucky's diaspora. This year, the Filson is helping sponsor and support the August 8th Emancipation Day Celebration at Louisville's West End Women's Collaborative, led by Filson Community History Fellow Mariel Gardner on Friday, August 8th, 5pm - 8pm at ELAhouse, 3835 Hale Avenue Louisville, KY 40211. https://www.wewc4art.com/play Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 7pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://forwardradio.org

Dr. Ricky Jones, Professor of Pan African Studies at the University of Louisville, author and political analyst, speaks his mind at the Louisville League of Women Voters Annual Meeting, held June 26, 2025, on a number of topics including what he views as race-based hypocrisy, misinformation and interference in academic affairs on the part of Kentucky local and state government.

Council Member Tammy Hawkins was elected to the Louisville Metro Council in 2022 and took office in 2023. She has been a business owner and resident in District 1 for more than fifteen years. In 2025, Councilwoman Hawkins was elected to serve as the Majority Caucus Chair and President Pro-Tem. She also serves as the Vice Chair of the Public Safety Committee and is a member of the Government Oversight/Audit & Appointments Committee as well as the Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, and Health & Education Committee. Tammy Hawkins started her journey in the district after working ten years in the healthcare industry as a Licensed Practical Nurse. She took a step forward and began her journey to entrepreneurship by opening several businesses. She has always had a passion for serving her community and has done so by organizing community coat drives, Thanksgiving food baskets, turkey give-a-ways, and Christmas Over Parkland. She hopes to pave the way for ultimate change for the greater good of the community.

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, tackles the issue of climate anxiety amongst young people, with three experts who have just released a new study about this topic (https://www.sacredheart.edu/news-room/news-listing/poll-reveals-youth-concerned-about-climate-change-social-justice/). Today's show features professors at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut: Kirk Bartholomew is the Director of the Institute for Sustainability & Social Justice at Sacred Heart (https://www.sacredheart.edu/offices--departments-directory/institute-for-sustainability--social-justice/). Kirk has been an active member of the Department of Biology at for the past 24 years, teaching an array of courses, maintaining an active undergraduate research program and leading several curriculum revision projects. Most recently, he took a lead role in facilitating the development of the Institute of Sustainability and Social Justice initiated as part of Sacred Heart's response to Pope Francis's 2015 encyclical Laudato Sí that called for an integrated response by all people of good will to act on climate change and the systemic issues driving its acceleration. Marylena Mantas-Kourounis is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and Global Affairs at Sacred Heart University. She studies education policy and politics, focusing on the enactment and implementation of civic education policies. Her current research projects center around youth political participation, civic engagement, and political trust. She is the author of The Politics of Civic Education: Local Reactions to National Initiatives and State Mandates (Lexington Books, 2024). Todd L. Matthews, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Sociology, Criminology, and Criminal Justice at Sacred Heart University. He joined the department in summer 2023. Dr. Matthews is a broadly trained social scientist and scholar-practitioner with particular interests in civic engagement and participatory democracy. His research has appeared in numerous book chapters, as well as the journals Organization Development Review, Organization Development Journal, Social Forces, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Review of Religious Research, Religions, Sociological Inquiry, Sociological Spectrum and many others. This groundbreaking nationwide survey reveals deep concern among young Americans about climate change, sustainability and social justice, along with a strong sense of responsibility and a call for institutional leadership, especially from higher education and government. The study surveyed U.S. residents aged 15 to 29 to better understand youth perceptions of climate anxiety, institutional trust and their expectations of government and universities. The findings show a generation emotionally engaged, valuing practical and personal skills to act and expecting higher education to respond. As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at https://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at https://appalatin.com

Dr. Lynn Pasquerella is, among her many and varied roles within the academic community, President of the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU), which put out a public statement on April 22, 2025 decrying the "unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education." It was signed by over 600 college and university presidents and chancellors. Her insightful and knowledgeable commentary on current threats to our institutions of higher learning, the historical context and what lies ahead offer listeners a rare, eagle-eye view of the challenges we face in restoring our democracy through the "midwifery" of our educational institutions.

Pasquerella interview-6-11-25~0 by Forward Radio

Semaglutide medicines for treating diabetes and obesity (like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro) have recently been observed to make mice more sedentary. Will these drugs have the same effect on humans? And how were semaglutides discovered, and what does that say about public financing of basic research? Finally, Dr. Bruce A. Scott, a Louisville physician and outgoing President of the American Medical Association gave a fiery address to the association on June 6th. What was he angry about? Here is the full video of Dr. Scott's talk to the AMA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIEy5ySMDHE ‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science' is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/posts/?ref=page_internal

Ed Harness the Louisville Kentucky Inspector General, is a graduate of Marquette University School Law. Prior to law school, he was a City of Milwaukee Police Officer. he graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Management of Criminal Justice Operations from Concordia University. In 2015, Albuquerque's Civilian Police Oversight Agency Board selected Ed Harness to be the first Executive Director of the Civilian Police Oversight Agency. Like his previous role in Albuquerque, he again is tasked here in Louisville with starting an agency to provide oversight of the police department. Mr. Harness is a member of the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE). He is a Certified Practitioner of Oversight (CPO) holder. ED Harness was the 2023 recipient of the NACOLE “Achievement in Oversight Award” and was voted into a three-year term as a Member at Large to the NACOLE Board of Directors. ED Harness is also a member of Association of Inspectors General (AIG). He became a Certified Inspector General in 2023.

Solutions to Vionece features Ed Harness June 16th, 2025,~0 by Forward Radio

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, is delighted to get a chance to catch up with Dr. Luz Huntington-Moskos about environmental health and disaster preparedness in Kentucky. Luz was last on the program in 2021, when the Center was fairly new and today we'll get to hear how things have evolved since then. This program is a follow-up to our May 19th conversation with Luz's colleagues at CIEHS, Cat Aiton & Sarah Jump - Listen at https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/sustainability-now-cat-aiton-sarah-jump-uofl-center-for-integrative-environmental-health-science-5-19-25 In addition to serving on the UofL Sustainability Council, Luz is an Associate Professor of Nursing Education at the University of Louisville and Director of the Community Engagement Core at UofL's Center for Integrative Environmental Health Sciences. Learn more at https://louisville.edu/ciehs/cores/cec/cec Dr. Huntington-Moskos' research has focused on the prevention of lung cancer by addressing secondhand smoke and radon exposure in the homes of low-income families with children. Using a life course perspective, she is interested in addressing cancer prevention early in the trajectory of a child's life through the use of home testing for chronic environmental exposures. Her educational background includes a strong foundation in maternal child health and health disparities. As a recipient of two Maternal Child Health Bureau (MCHB) traineeships, she completed specialized training in child health theory, growth/development and adolescent resiliency. Her PhD dissertation examined the impact of tobacco use behaviors and secondhand smoke exposure on the cardiovascular health of rural adolescents. As a postdoctoral scholar with the Bridging Research Efforts and Advocacy Toward Healthy Environments (BREATHE) research team at the University of Kentucky, College of Nursing, she assisted in participant recruitment and expanded her knowledge of intervention research and home testing. As a co-investigator, funded by a National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) diversity supplement, she examined the influence of having children in the home and the completion of home testing for radon and secondhand smoke. She has experience working with under-resourced communities during her service in the United States Peace Corps, as a registered nurse working in inner city Baltimore and on the Navajo Nation. 
As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at https://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at https://appalatin.com

This week on Truth to Power, we tackle the issue of hate speech and incivility on the floor of the U.S. Congress. On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, Congressman Al Green held a press conference after receiving multiple requests for an interview concerning his cane and his colleague referring to him as “boy” and the LGBTQ+ community as “fairies.” Watch the full press conference and see the incredible diversity assembled in the room that day at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QOIyg_uujA Alexander N. "Al" Green (born September 1, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Texas's 9th congressional district in southwest Houston since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, Green served as the justice of the peace of Harris County, Texas from 1977 to 2004. Throughout his congressional tenure, Green has focused on issues such fair housing, fair hiring practices for the poor and minorities, and abortion rights. Green is a member of the United States House Committee on Financial Services, where he has advocated for stronger banking regulations and corporate accountability. On March 6, 2025, Green was censured for having repeatedly interrupted President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress two days earlier. Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 7pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://www.forwardradio.org

On this week's show, your host, Justin Mog, praises the worms with Sam Baker, Chief Executive Officer of WriggleBrew (https://www.wrigglebrew.com/). Sam runs a sustainable startup funded by the National Science Foundation using earthworms to destroy plastic, and doing some really cool research drawing in agriculture, microbiology, and other fascinating topics. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn about plastic-eating microbes and the future of Trash to Treasure — Discover how engineered microbes are transforming plastic waste into fertile soil amendments. We also dive into worm castings: nature's secret weapon for supercharged crops — Learn how earthworms turn scraps into powerful plant-boosting compost; Brewing “Liquid Gold” with an inside look at WriggleBrew's worm tea production — Go behind the scenes of how they brew shelf-stable worm tea that's revolutionizing soil health; Mycorrhizae Magic: fungi and worms unite for healthier plants — Explore how beneficial fungi partner with worms to turbocharge root growth; and Zero-Waste Farming — Learn how their system transforms organic waste into high-value soil products, closing the loop on farm sustainability. 
As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com

Carla Wallace is co-founder of Louisville's Fairness campaign. Called by the late, great Anne Braden as one of the best civil rights organizers in Louisville during the 20th century, Carla has been engaged in social justice work since she was a child, joining her father in efforts to end racial segregation in Louisville's theaters. Her work as an adult has included international human rights, affordable housing and police misconduct. Carla Wallace is a founding member of the national network Showing Up for Racial Justice. She helped establish the Audre Lorde Chair in Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality at the University of Louisville and co-chairs the Community Council of the University's Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research. Her work has recently been included in a new book, Towards Collective Liberation, by Chris Crass, As well as Subversive Southerner: Anne Braden and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Cold War South penned by Cate FOSL. In 1992 Carla Wallace, was on the steering committee of the Kentucky Rainbow Coalition, and she endorsed the Committees of Correspondence national conference on Perspectives for Democracy and Socialism in the 90s held at Berkeley California July 17-19, 1992.

Patty and Brian discuss the concept of Generational Consciousness, along with some of their own assumptions and many of its implications.

In the lead up to Juneteenth 2025, on this week's Truth to Power, we bring you a special "Beyond Buzzwords" event with Dr. Robin DiAngelo, addressing the topic of "Racism in a Culture of Niceness: How Well-Intentioned White People Perpetuate Racial Harm." This community conversation was hosted by Metro United Way at noon on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025. It was a virtual event with local in-person screenings, like the one you are going to hear today at the University of Louisville's Ekstrom Library, which was presented by UofL's Black Faculty & Staff Association. Beyond Buzzwords (https://metrounitedway.org/beyond-buzzwords/) is a Metro United Way speaker series on diversity, equity, and inclusion. On June 3rd, we were in conversation with Dr. Robin DiAngelo, author of Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm and White Fragility: Why it's so Hard for White People to Talk about Racism. Dr. DiAngelo is an American author working in the fields of critical discourse analysis and whiteness studies. She formerly served as a tenured professor of multicultural education at Westfield State University and is currently an affiliate associate professor of education at the University of Washington. Learn more about her work at https://www.robindiangelo.com/ Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 7pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://www.forwardradio.org

Listen to how three neighbors found out about a backroom plan to convert 25 acres of Joe Creason Public Park into a $65 million private tennis and pickleball complex and how, in a very short space of time, they organized a city-wide protest. Learn how they accomplished a major win for public parks in the face of prior approvals and mayoral backing.

On this week's show, your host, Justin Mog, puts on his life jacket and grabs his paddle for a float down the Ohio River with three people who recently came ashore after 11 days of paddling from Ashland to Louisville: David Wicks, Ella Swigler, and Mary Feldkamp. The Ohio River Way sponsored the Ohio River Way Challenge again this year from May 5-15, 2025 (https://www.ohioriverway.org/ohio-river-way-challenge). This year they added a new focus on citizen science called the Restore lab (https://nkytribune.com/2025/04/ohio-river-way-challenge-returns-may-5-15-annual-300-mile-expedition-to-include-new-floating-lab/) Most paddled in 30 foot canoes, and the Restore lab was on a 50 foot house boat. Tune in to hear as they share stories of their adventures and some of the findings from the data collection on the river, as they attempted to ground truth ORSANCO and USGS data and to collect biodiversity data and photographs on all of the river islands. Learn more at: The Ohio River Way https://www.ohioriverway.org
Kentucky Waterways Alliance https://www.kwalliance.org The Ohio River Basin Alliance (ORBA) https://www.ohioriverbasinalliance.org/ 
As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com

About the Louisville Family Community Clinic. A non-profit, free clinic that is registered as a Charitable Health Provider in Kentucky. Services are provided by volunteer physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other health professionals in the community. We provide medical assistance to individuals without health insurance. Our medical providers see adults and children with a variety of acute, episodic illnesses. Interpreters are also available for those patients who speak Spanish.Our facility is run on generous donations and grants from private and family foundations, as well as individual contributions.

The White House just defunded HIV-vaccine development and climate change technologies. Then, a recent research article illustrates how a person's gut microbiome (intestinal bacteria) is shared with family members, friends, and acquaintances. Then, hear about what stars, planets and constellations can be seen in the night sky in June. ‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science' is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/posts/?ref=page_internal

A continued conversation with Marty Snyder on his now published book, "The Pinball Theory of Business and Life." His experiences and knowledge as an attorney, business leader, and principal of Snyder Advisory, LLC show how life is not a "linear path" but instead, as we navigate the "bumpers" in life similar those that exist in a pinball machine, we make changes in our lives as we adapt to opportunities or challenges that life presents to us. This is a fascinating book, and we only get to discuss segments of it as in the last show we did on it when it was still a work in progress. I think listeners will thoroughly enjoy listening to Marty and his insights.

This week we bring you highlights from the last hour of our live broadcast from the 12th annual How-To Festival! Forward Radio was thrilled to once again partner with the Louisville Free Public Library as the media sponsor of the How-To Festival held at the Main branch of the Public Library on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Listen in for a sampling of some of the 50 things we learned in 5 hours!! In this hour, we learned: - How to make your year more bird-friendly (with Luke Pearson, Louisville Audubon Society) - How to design a food forest (with Matt Robertson) - How to save seeds & cultivate native plants for future generations (with Jody Dahmer & Mariah Corso, Louisville Seed Bank) - How to grow the most delicious tomatoes (with Terry Gibson, Master Gardener) - How to pickle & ferment your harvest (with Emily Coleman & Amanda Fuller, Urban Agriculture Coalition) - How to travel alone (with Emily Koenig) - How to become a circus performer (with Turner Circus) Find the full schedule at https://www.lfpl.org/how-to The Access Hour airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Wednesday at 2pm and repeats Thursdays at 11am and Fridays at 1pm. Find us and please donate to support this work at https:/forwardradio.org If you've got something you'd like to share on community radio through the Access Hour, whether it's a recording you made or a show you'd like to do on a particular topic, community, artistic creation, or program that is under-represented in Louisville's media landscape, just go to https:/forwardradio.org, click on Participate and pitch us your idea. The Access Hour is your opportunity to take over the air waves to share your passion with the world!

On this week's show, your host, Justin Mog, is delighted to be in conversation with an old friend and colleague at the University of Louisville, Henry Cunningham, who serves as the Assistant Vice-President for Engaged Scholarship in the Office of Community Engagement (https://louisville.edu/communityengagement/) Dr. Cunningham co-founded and co-directed the University's International Service Learning Program. He has extensive background in international and community development, having conducted developmental work in several countries. He was assigned to the United Nations where he worked with international leaders focusing on sustainable development in developing countries. Henry currently teaches a community-based learning course, enabling students to engage with the immigrant community. He has published articles and book chapters on community engagement, and he co-edited a book on partnership and collaboration which was published in 2020. Henry is a native of the Central American nation of Belize. We begin the conversation discussing what it is like there, Belize's history as a young nation, and it's tremendous ecological and human diversity. Belize has the world's second longest coral reef after Australia, and Henry shares how it is now being endangered because of contamination flowing down from Florida. It is also a place where the economy and a lot of government policy is driven by Ecotourism and protecting the environment is a national priority. Belize is also a host country for the U.S. Peace Corps, and Henry shares his experience getting to know Peace Corps Volunteers there. He argues that the Peace Corps is the most valuable investment the U.S. makes in international diplomacy. We conclude by discussing Henry's work with Community Engagement at UofL, which has been recognized nationally. Learn more about how UofL students, faculty, and staff collaborate with community members in mutually beneficial relationships and discover how you can establish or grow partnerships with UofL! As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com

Host K.A. Owens comments on the misplaced criticism of former President Joe Biden and his administration. K.A. Owens also comments on the state of the nation and the world. Recorded Wednesday May 21, 2025, PM.

Patty and Brian discuss some of the ways international travel can improve our thinking.

This week we bring you highlights from the third hour of our live broadcast from the 12th annual How-To Festival! Forward Radio was thrilled to once again partner with the Louisville Free Public Library as the media sponsor of the How-To Festival held at the Main branch of the Public Library on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Listen in for a sampling of some of the 50 things we learned in 5 hours!! In this hour, we learned: - How to start seeds at home (with Jeff Masters, UofL Biology) - How to improvise on a musical instrument (with Stephanie Nilles, Louisville Academy of Music) - How to write an op-ed (with author Bonnie Jean Feldkamp) - How to do American folk dance (with Greer Hannan, Louisville Country Line Dancers) - How to garden when you don't have a yard (container gardening) (with Terry Gibson, Master Gardener) - How to care for fruit trees (with Mateo Barnett, Common Earth Gardens) Find the full schedule at https://www.lfpl.org/how-to Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 7pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://www.forwardradio.org

At its monthly Democracy in Action forum, held April 21, 2025, the Louisville League of Women Voters hosted a discussion of Louisville's serious housing shortage and what Trump's proposed budget cuts would do to an already underfunded coalition of local affordable housing agencies. The expert panel convened comprised Tony Curtis, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Housing Coalition; Andrew Owen, District 9 Metro Councilman; Rae Martin, Executive Director of the St. John Center; and Elizabeth Strojan, Executive Director, Louisville Metro Housing Authority. It was moderated by Jeana Dunlap from the Louisville NAACP.

Lisa Markowitz currently teaches Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, People and their Food, Anthropology of Latin America, Globalizing Inequalities, Food Justice, and Contemporary Issues in Anthropology, at the University of Louisville. Markowitz's research has focused on inequities in regional and global agrifood systems and popular efforts to transform them. These linked themes have informed her writing and scholarly-civic engagement in Andean South America and the upper U.S. South. She has carried out ethnographic field research in Peru and Bolivia, exploring the situation of peasant farmers and ranchers and their use of communal or collective strategies to improve their production systems and economic bargaining power. This experience led to a long-term interest in Andean food and agriculture as well as an engagement with building equitable food systems in the United States Her work has also addressed the roles of Non-governmental organizations as change agents in South America and the United States. Her most recent project concerns the grocery industry. Michael Perlin: Dr. Michael Perlin teaches Biology 330 Genetics & Molecular Biology, Biol 410 Misuse of Biology in Film and Pop Culture, Biol 542/642 Gene Structure and Function, Biol 416 Biotechnology Methods, and Biol 575/675 Evolution of Genes and Genomes. As a biologist Dr. Michael Perlin investigates the evolution of host/pathogen interactions, primarily at the molecular genetics and biochemical levels. The research in Michael Perlin's lab focuses on the evolution of interactions between pathogens and the hosts on which they cause disease. At present, this work has two main areas of emphasis: fungal/plant interactions and population dynamics of bacteria resistant to antibiotics.

There's new information about black holes and 'forever chemicals', so we thought we would reprise two popular stories from our past episodes. Hear Dr. Dirk Grupe (NKU physicist) describe black holes and then listen to 'black hole music' just released by NASA. To look for patterns in the data from space telescopes they 'sonified' it, producing haunting cosmic music. Then, we update you on a recent executive order by Donald Trump regarding 'forever chemicals'. Are these toxic substances in Louisville's tap water? Mary Williams reminds us what 'forever chemicals' are, how they can impact our health, and what we can do to reduce our exposure. Here is the link to NASA's page on black-hole music: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/chandra/nasa-telescopes-tune-into-a-black-hole-prelude-fugue/ ‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science' is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/posts/?ref=page_internal

On this week's show, your host, Justin Mog, scrubs your aural environment of all toxins with two colleagues from the University of Louisville's Center for Integrative Environmental Health Science (CIEHS): Cat Aiton, MSW, is the Community Resource Coordinator for the Community Engagement Core of CIEHS, and Sarah Jump is the Communications & Marketing Specialist. Learn more about the Center at https://louisville.edu/ciehs On the show, we discuss what environmental health is and how we all play a role in either advancing it or detracting from it. We share some practical tips for keeping yourself, your family, and your entire community healthy in the face of a world of dangerous toxins and pollutants. We talk about how the Center is working to reach young people with empowering messages and walking the talk with more sustainable give-aways. You'll also learn about an upcoming Conference for Advancing Participatory Sciences and the importance of Report Back strategies for sharing findings with communities in a language that is meaningful to them. We'll also tell you all about the upcoming Environmental Health Youth Academy that the Center is organizing this summer (https://events.louisville.edu/event/2025-ciehs-cec-environmental-health-summer-youth-academy). The deadline to apply for this free summer series in June 16th and it is open to all high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. CIEHS will host a two-week Youth Academy focused on environmental health in Louisville, July 14-24! At the end of the academy, participants will receive a certificate and a letter of completion (plus some free sustainable swag), making this a valuable addition to college or job applications. We have limited spots available—only 20 students will be accepted for this exclusive summer program, where you will learn directly from environmental health experts. Applications must be submitted by June 16th! Learn more and apply at https://louisville.edu/ciehs. The schedule for the Youth Academy is as follows: July 14 (In Person with lunch): Introduction to Environmental Health Banrida Wahlang, PhD, UofL Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Lu Cai, MD, PhD, UofL Pediatrics, Radiation Oncology, and Pharmacology & Toxicology July 15 (Virtual): Air Quality and Health Petra Haberzettl, PhD, UofL Medicine, Diabetes & Obesity Center July 16 (Virtual): Water & Health Mayukh Banerjee, PhD, UofL Pharmacology & Toxicology July 17 (In Person with lunch): Community-Led Science Ted Smith, PhD, UofL Medicine and Pharmacology/Toxicology Rachel Neal, PhD, UofL Biology Luz Huntington-Moskos, PhD, RN, CPN, FAAN, UofL School of Nursing July 21 (Virtual): Energy & Health Sumedha Rao, Mayor's Office of Sustainability July 22 (Virtual): Mapping the Issues Charlie Zhang, PhD, UofL Geographic & Environmental Sciences, DJ Biddle, Director and Senior Lecturer, UofL Center for Geographic Information System Laura Krauser, UofL's Geographic Information Sciences Research Coordinator July 23 (Virtual): Communicating Sustainability Brent Fryrear, UofL Sustainability Council July 24 (In Person with lunch): Policy Advocacy and Storytelling Dr. Tony Arnold, UofL Law, Urban and Public Affairs, Resilience Justice Project Angela Story, PhD, UofL Anthropology and Director of Anne Braden Institute As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com

This week we bring you highlights from the first hour of our live broadcast from the 12th annual How-To Festival! Forward Radio was thrilled to once again partner with the Louisville Free Public Library as the media sponsor of the How-To Festival held at the Main branch of the Public Library on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Listen in for a sampling of some of the 50 things we learned in 5 hours!! In this hour, we learned: - How to identify fossils and understand deep time (with Maria Tori, Louisville Metro's Office of Sustainability) - How to grow vegetables from seed to harvest (with Laura Bungura, Common Earth Gardens) - How to blend your own tea leaves (with Soo Young Cho, Kiwa) - How to capture storm water with barrels and gardens (with Sarah Beth Sammons, Jefferson County Soil & Water Conservation District) - How to raise chickens for their eggs (with Bethany Pratt, Urban Ag Coalition) - How to grow a tree that lives 100 years (with Morgan Grubbs, TreesLouisville) Find the full schedule at https://www.lfpl.org/how-to Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 7pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https:/www.forwardradio.org