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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

During a trip to S.W. Colorado in April of 2025, I discovered KSUT Public Radio in Ignacio, which operates as a tribal service and also serves anyone living in the Four Corners region, including Durango, Silverton, Cortez, Mancos, Pagosa Springs and parts of New Mexico, Arizona and S.E. Utah. It is an affiliate of NPR, the BBC, American Public Media and Public Radio International. Tami Graham, its Executive Director, sat down with me and explained the essential services KSUT provides, the threat to its existence if federal funding is withdrawn and the impact this would have on people living in its coverage area. Also on the program is an interview with Mac Thompson, founding member of Heartwood Cohousing (not far from Ignacio), established in the year 2000 and about to expand from 24 to 38 households. Listen and learn about cohousing in general and Heartwood Cohousing in particular.

On this week's Access Hour, we bring you a major highlight from the 12th annual How-To Festival at the Main branch of the Louisville Free Public Library. Not only was Forward Radio a proud media sponsor of the Festival, providing wall-to-wall live coverage of the entire five-hour event, but at 11am, we hosted our own workshop on "How to Podcast, Broadcast, and Do Citizen Journalism" with Ruth Newman, Bob Cline, and Justin Mog. Today we bring you the full workshop followed by a sampling of some of what was happening mid-day during the Festival. Those interested in getting involved in Forward Radio should get in touch with us at https://www.forwardradio.org/pitchashow 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!

Our guest today is Kentucky State Legislator Lisa Willner. Lisa Willner has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, and she is a licensed psychologist. She is the past Executive Director of the KY Psychological Association, and she taught in Bellarmine's Psychology Department for 20 years. She is a former member of the Jefferson County Board of Education where she also served as vice-chair. Currently she is serving in her fourth term in the Kentucky House of Representatives, where she represents Kentucky House District 35.

On this week's show, your host, Justin Mog, explores the social side of sustainability by connecting across an entire generation with a young man walking a very similar path 30 years later! Max Julius grew up in the same neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia (Arlington Forest) and is now finishing his sophomore year as an Environmental Studies major at Oberlin College in northeast Ohio, exactly as Justin did 30 years ago! As you'll get to hear in the program, Max is passionately interested in all things natural and sustainable, as an advocate with the Sunrise Movement. Learn about his fascinating Winter Term experience working on Ohio's first “earthship” called Blue Rock Station (https://bluerockstation.com/); his passion for birdwatching and invasive plant removal; his lived experience of community resilience at Camp Celo (https://campcelo.com/) after the hurricanes ravaged North Carolina; his love of biking, bike repair, and the non-profit which introduced him to that world, Arlington's Phoenix Bikes (https://www.phoenixbikes.org/); and his thrill at finding a college where the cooperative spirit still lives strong through Oberlin's many Co-ops (https://www.osca.coop/) The common thread between all these experiences is the "Social Side of Sustainability." Each of these sustainability topics entered Max's life as part of a social connection, including his brother, Oberlin's Keep co-op, his summer camp community, Norther Virginia Bird Alliance, and others! 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

Dr Jeff Bumpous, Dean of the University of Louisville Medical School in a discussion about UofL Healthcare, it's recent remarkable transformation from private to non-profit , the challenge of coming Medicare and Medicaid funding cuts, AI's future in medicine and several other related issues .

Forward Radio was thrilled to once again partner with the Louisville Free Public Library as the media sponsor of the 12th annual 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!!

On April 9, 2025 Theater of War Productions presented its third installment of a new long-form journalism series at WNYC. The acclaimed actors Oscar Isaac (Dune, Ex Machina), Kathryn Erbe (Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Oz), and Bill Camp (The Queen's Gambit, The Night Of), performed “I Don't Want to Die”: Needing Mental Health Care, He Got Trapped in His Insurer's Ghost Network, written by Max Blau for ProPublica, to frame a powerful conversation about health insurance, ghost networks, and the challenges many Americans face accessing mental health care when they need it most. More information and a video recording are at https://www.wnyc.org/story/i-dont-want-die Theater of War Productions presents community-specific, theater-based projects that address pressing public health and social issues. They work with leading film, theater, and television actors to present dramatic readings of seminal plays—from classical Greek tragedies to modern and contemporary works—followed by town hall-style discussions designed to confront social issues by drawing out raw and personal reactions to themes highlighted in the plays. Since its founding in 2009, Theater of War Productions has facilitated events for more than 500,000 people, presenting over 20 tailored programs to serve diverse communities across the globe, reaching over 100 countries. https://theaterofwar.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

An interview with Dr. Ken Chilton of Tennessee State University on his research into how large real estate firms and financial corporations, sometimes known as private equity firms, are buying up residential housing in different metro area markets throughout the US. Many of these homes are being resold to upscale buyers or rented out to those of a middle income class. Louisville falls into a category where most are rented due to certain characteristics that make Louisville different from cities such as Nashville or Atlanta. In many cities, large corporations can own a substantial portion of the local housing stock.

On this week's show, we connect "across the Pond" with our friends over at East Leeds Community Radio in Louisville's Sister City of Leeds, England. We'll listen in to two of their monthly "Think Global, Act Local" programs. In April's show, we visit the Killingbeck Community Orchard, talk to Justin Mog at Forward Radio in Louisville, Kentucky and Clarrie has a rant about illegal dumping (or "fly tipping"). In February's program, we join the delegates at the Leeds Community Energy Summit, and attend a Burns Night fund raiser for the Roadblock human powered event PA system. 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, helps you clean up responsibly after a long weekend of drinking! Joining us for a deep dive into glass recycling with Scott DeFife, president of the Glass Packaging Institute (https://www.gpi.org/dont-trash-glass) & Karen Maynard, Solid Waste Education Manager for Louisville Metro's Department of Public Works, Waste Management District (https://Louisvilleky.gov/clean). Don't Trash Glass is a commercial glass recycling program for bars and restaurants that is new to Louisville. It's an effort by the Glass Packaging Institute to help to rescue glass in Louisville and turn it into new bottles. Don't Trash Glass is a unique collaborative, circular program that keeps glass containers out of landfills back into new bottles. Glass is endlessly recyclable - by partnering with bars, restaurants, events, and hospitality venues, we're able to create a circular solution for that glass! With the participation of local restaurants and bars, concert venues, distilleries and other users of glass containers, they are creating a sustainable and eco-friendly supply chain. Together, we're directing glass right back to glass manufacturers in the region! Learn more in this video: https://youtu.be/Z0i9E3UoBqo 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

Plans are underway to build a new 25-acre Kentucky Tennis and Pickleball Center on the grounds of the 62-acre Joe Creason Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Neighbors and environmental activists are concerned that this facility will detract from the natural beauty and walkability of the park, could create traffic problems, generate noise and light pollution, and hurt local wildlife. There is also concern that this large complex could have negative consequences for the 80-acre urban forest that is adjacent to the construction site (the Louisville Nature Center and Beargrass Creek Nature Preserve). Could this sports facility hurt the ability of the Nature Center to fulfill its mission of environmental education, making nature accessible to the public, and conservation of the Preserve? At the end of the show we describe the planets, meteor showers, stars and constellations that can be seen in the night sky in May. ‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science' is a weekly program that airs on WFMP-LP 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 Public-domain music heard on this episode is 'Balance' by Komiku, available at freemusicarchive.org.

Never in the history of the United States has a President defied an order of the Supreme Court - Until now. John Coates, professor of law and economics at Harvard University, discusses the consequences of the current administration's failure to adhere to the rule of law. This is the extended-interview version of an episode that aired on 5/6/2025.

The National Day of Action will bring people together locally and nationally from neighborhoods, unions, faith groups, businesses, and all types of civic organizations to join the demand to remove profit from health care. We must focus our collective anger towards corporate health insurers to bring real reform: put National Single Payer on the nation's agenda!

This week on Truth to Power, we bring you a vital community conversation on "The Good, Bad & Ugly," the Kentucky Resources Council's annual Legislative Wrap-Up, featuring Ashley Wilmes and Audrey Ernstberger from KRC. It was held online on Friday, April 25th, 2025. Together, we'll walk through this year's legislative wins, setbacks, and what it all means for Kentucky's environment, energy policy, and social justice. This is your chance to hear insights on key bills and learn what comes next. More info at https://www.kyrc.org. Find a PDF version of KRC's analysis of the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly at https://www.kyrc.org/news/general/2025-good-bad-ugly 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

A show about how Hilary Mantel's novels about Thomas Cromwell and their presentations by the BBC in the Wolf Hall series from 2015 and 2025 help to tell the story of the transition from feudalism to capitalism. A nice economic history lesson.

Cate Caperton is currently an attorney who works for the Legal Aid Society in Louisville Kentucky. Cate Caperton works as an equal justice fellow for victims of crime in Louisville's West end. Her experience demonstrates the struggle experienced by those who do not have access to legal advice. Solutions to Violence airs on Mondays at 5 pm, Tuesdays at 8 am, and Wednesdays at 6 am.

On this week's show, your host, Justin Mog, dives into a world he knows nothing about with Lexy Silverstein, a sustainable fashion advocate, author, and podcast host. Lexy is a recognized expert in sustainable fashion, celebrated for her insightful contributions to the industry as an author, blogger, Instagram influencer, and podcast host. Lexy is a prominent figure whose opinions and ideas have been featured in prestigious publications like Vogue, The Guardian, Spectrum News, Fox DC, KTLA, KABC, and many more. Check her work out at https://eLEXYfy.com As a passionate advocate for environmental consciousness in fashion, Lexy has transformed her platform to focus on sustainable practices, including thrifting, upcycling, and educating her audience about the ecological impacts of their fashion choices. Her blog, which she started in middle school, has evolved from covering the latest trends to tackling crucial issues within the fashion industry. Lexy is the author of “The Devil Wears Vintage: Thrifting Hacks,” a book that shares her expertise and passion for sustainable fashion. Known as an expert thrifter, Lexy's skills were put to the test—and proven—when she won the Junebeam "Back to School Thrift Shop Challenge," a fun fact that highlights her talent for finding hidden gems. Her podcast, "eLEXYfy: The Place for Fashion," serves as a hub for discussions with influencers, designers, and advocates about making fashion both trendy and sustainable. In her role as a social media executive for Red Carpet Green Dress and Wolf & Badger, companies that focus on sustainability in fashion, Lexy collaborates with like-minded sustainable brands to promote eco-friendly fashion solutions. Having once been a frequent shopper of fast fashion, Lexy's personal journey toward sustainability adds authenticity to her advocacy. She is dedicated to shifting the industry's focus from superficial, marketable steps to significant, impactful changes that genuinely reduce environmental harm. Through her work, Lexy aims to inspire a broader commitment to sustainable practices, emphasizing that real change is possible when enough people become educated about and invested in solving these critical issues. Lexy recommends consumers read labels and look for the following certifications when shopping for more sustainable clothing, textiles and fabrics: - Global Organic Textile Standard https://global-standard.org/ - OEKO-TEX https://www.oeko-tex.com/en/ - Fair Trade Certified https://www.fairtradecertified.org/ - Bluesign: https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/bluesign.html - Cradle-to-Cradle Certified: https://c2ccertified.org/the-standard Lexy recommends the following options for your old clothes if you cannot find a way to reuse, upcycle, regift, sell, or donate them: - Trashie Take Back Bag: https://shop.trashie.io/products/take-back-bag - Thred Up: https://www.thredup.com/cleanout - Homeboy Threads: https://homeboythreads.com/ 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

John Yarmuth reflects on his 16 years in the US Congress, working with the likes of Matt Gaetz and Chip Roy, his experiences on January 6th 2021, and the current state of American politics. Election Connection airs on Forward Radio, 106.5 FM, WFMP-LP in Louisville, and streams on forwardradio.org every Tuesday at 6:00 PM and again on Thursday at midnight. Background music for this episode is provided royalty-free by Audio Coffee: Title: Chillout by Audio Coffee URL: https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/58227/ Credits: Chillout by Audio Coffee | https://www.audiocoffee.net/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

On this week's show, we bring you a national conversation with Marc Dunkelman, author of the book "Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress—And How to Bring It Back," that was hosted by the High Speed Rail Alliance on April 4, 2025. Marc J. Dunkelman is a fellow at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs and a former fellow at NYU's Marron Institute of Urban Management. During more than a decade working in politics, he worked for Democratic members of both the Senate and the House of Representatives and as a senior fellow at the Clinton Foundation. The author of The Vanishing Neighbor, Dunkelman's work has also appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Atlantic, and Politico. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island. America built the world's greatest rail network, along with a vast electrical grid, interstate highways, abundant housing, the Social Security system, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and more. But today, even while facing pressing challenges that include dilapidated infrastructure and a climate crisis, progress is difficult. In this talk, you'll hear from Marc Dunkelman, author of the new book Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress—And How to Bring It Back. He argues that both conservatives and progressives have played a role in creating gridlock that stifles progress, and that we can get past it. Learn more about Why Nothing Works at https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/marc-j-dunkelman/why-nothing-works/9781541700215/ Learn about upcoming webinars hosted by the Alliance: https://www.hsrail.org/events/ Become a member of the High Speed Rail Alliance: https://www.hsrail.org/join-us/ The High Speed Rail Alliance is a 501(C)(3) non-profit, supported by individual members who want fast, frequent, and affordable trains throughout North America. 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

Patty and I try to think about some reported thinking we learned about through recent survey data about Climate Change knowledge. Please enjoy!

JP Lyninger is a proud JCPS graduate of Dupont Manual High School, as well as the University of Louisville. J.P. Lyninger has spent much of his time Fighting for a better Louisville at protests against police violence, anti-war rallies, direct actions, and standing in solidarity with workers on picket lines. JP is a long-time activist and organizer. In 2022, he served as campaign manager for Shelby Park resident Robert LeVertis Bell's campaign for State Representative. Later that year, JP managed Access For All KY's “No On 2” campaign, working in coalition with other campaigns to successfully defeat Amendment 2's permanent ban on abortion access in Kentucky. JP Lyninger is an active and engaged member of the local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. While currently a rank-and-file member of the chapter, he has previously held various leadership offices, including three terms as chapter Co-Chair. JP Lyninger is currently a member of the Louisville Metro Council representing District 6. JP ran for Metro Council because he knows a better world is possible. Louisville needs big changes to reverse economic and racial inequality. Louisville needs leaders ready to fight for the working class against budgets that prioritize tax deals for wealthy real estate developers over public transportation and basic infrastructure. JP is ready to fight with you for District 6, and for the needs of the working class across our city. In 2025, he serves as a member of the Ad Hoc Committee on Efficiencies of Boards & Commissions, Budget, Government Oversight/Audit & Appointments, and Parks & Sustainability Committees.

Tyler Allen, co-founder of the urban planning group 8664, discusses the impact of freeways on our cities, the benefits of freeway removal in urban cores, and plans for the future development of Louisville and cities around the US.

On our show this week, a story about the ancient relationship between abrupt climate change and forest fires. Then, a story about how sugar intake in the first 1000 days of life (pregnancy and the first two year) can influence that person's health 65 years later. And we end with a story about how social media might be influencing American's attitudes about physicians and scientists. Here are links to the research papers featured this week. Wildfires: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08363-3. Sugar consumption: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adn5421. Trust in physicians: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2821693. ‘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, plants some trees of hope with Dan Lambe, CEO of the Arbor Day Foundation (https://www.arborday.org/)! We are celebrating our national Arbor Day, coming up on Friday, April 25, 2025 by being in conversation with one of our nation's biggest tree-huggers! But Dan doesn't just love trees, he fights every day to protect, expand, and diversify the tree canopy all over the globe. Trees are vital to our communities. They clean our air by absorbing over 48 pounds of carbon dioxide annually while releasing oxygen. Trees filter our water, provide shade, slow storm surge and flooding, and provide habitats for wildlife. Each year, we lose 36 million trees due to age, disease, pests and severe weather. To tackle this issue, the Arbor Day Foundation has partnered with Subaru for the Subaru Loves the Earth initiative. Participating Subaru retailers across the country will give away 100,000 mature and regionally appropriate trees to communities nationwide. This is the largest corporate tree distribution in its history. This initiative supports the Arbor Day Foundation's mission to plant trees in the communities that need them most, helping to protect the planet for generations to come. Dan Lambe has committed nearly two decades of work to helping solve some of the biggest issues facing people and the planet through trees. Dan was named Arbor Day Foundation CEO in 2022 after 19 years in leadership roles at the organization. He has launched an initiative to accelerate the nonprofit's impact by planting 500 million trees with a focus in forests and neighborhoods of greatest need. The ambitious goal, set to replicate the number of trees planted in the Foundation's first 50 years in only five years, has helped spur remarkable growth within the organization and expanded the Foundation's global reach. Lambe is a trusted thought leader in the sustainable forestry space and he regularly speaks at conferences hosted by the United Nations, Sustainable Brands, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other high-profile industry events where trees and climate intersect. 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

K.A. Owens interviews activist, playwright, actor, radio host, Michael T. Topics- The Free World has no leader, and, Is President Trump A White Folks problem? Recorded Saturday April 19, 2025, 5PM.