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Sam Daley-Harris is an esteemed pioneer in citizen advocacy with over four decades of experience in empowering individuals to become impactful changemakers. Through his work starting and supporting organizations, he has been instrumental in mobilizing efforts to eradicate global hunger and poverty. Sam Daily-Harris is the author of two books, Reclaiming Our Democracy: Every Citizen's Guide to Transformational Advocacy and New Pathways Out of Poverty.

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, tackles the issue of artificial intelligence (AI) and how we might just be able to use it to reclaim our humanity. This week, we are in conversation with Jason Delambre, a Kentucky entrepreneur, sustainability consultant, and Owner of Midwest Clean Energy Enterprise. Jason is a Certified Energy Manager who holds bachelors degrees in History and Architecture, and a Masters of Community Planning. Jason lives in Frankfort, Kentucky and works with clients to maximize profitability through effective utilization of natural resources and the development of ground‐breaking energy efficiency and carbon reducing solutions. Throughout his career, Jason has developed a unique vision of the economic and energy efficiency synergies possible through innovative business, infrastructural, financial, policy, and community organizing strategies. On January 30th, we brought Jason back to campus at UofL for another conversation about AI and Sustainability, this one called "Escaping the Grind: How AI Helped Me Reclaim My Humanity." We are often told AI will replace us. But what if it can liberate us? After 20 years of "grinding" through professional obligations and administrative exhaustion, Jason took a one-year sabbatical to see if he could rebuild his life. He shared the story of how he used AI to build a "digital scaffold" around his day-to-day life—handling the organization, the planning, and the details—so he could recover the bandwidth to focus on what matters: deep connection, creativity, and being present. Shifting the "robotic" work of our modern responsibilities to a machine allowed Jason to become a more grounded human. Jason recommends these recent articles on the impacts of AI: "Researchers Studied What Happens When Workplaces Seriously Embrace AI, and the Results May Make You Nervous" (Futurism): https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/what-happens-workplaces-embrace-ai "Something big is happening in AI — and most people will be blindsided" (Fortune): https://fortune.com/2026/02/11/something-big-is-happening-ai-february-2020-moment-matt-shumer/ 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

K.A. Owens interviews activist Howard Owens about the legacy of the Rainbow Coalition and the late Rev. Jesse Jackson. Recorded Thursday February 26, 2026, 7PM.

Tom Joseph, business owner, social activist and innovator, believes he has come up with a legal and user-friendly method for removing money and outside influence from the candidate selection process. In this interview, Mr. Joseph explains his model for using the Internet to offer a "free and equal system for nominating members to Congress."

We continue our story on Roundup, the Monsanto company's best-selling herbicide. We discuss the evidence linking Roundup exposure with cancer (Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma). In 2017, the 'Monsanto Papers' were released showing that the company was trying to conceal the real health risks of their flagship product, Roundup. We discuss ghostwriting, and how corporate-written research papers about the drug Vioxx contributed to the death of at least 38,000 people. And when it comes to the health risks of Roundup, why do some research papers emphasize its safety, while others highlight its risks of cancer? ‘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/BenchTalkRadio

Our guest today is Kay Tillow, Kay Tillow is currently the chair for Kentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare Insurance. Kay Tillow was the keynote speaker at the Louisville Fellowship of Reconciliation “Third Thursday Lunch event. The Third Thursday Lunch event that featured Kay Tillow occurred February 19th, 2026, at Hotel Louisville before a live audience. We would like to thank the Louisville Fellowship of Reconciliation for helping to produce today's presentation that features Kay Tillow

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, mounts up for a rolling conversation with Taylor Nichols & Nick Richert, co-hosts of the national program on the Pacifica Network, Bike Talk, now airing on Forward Radio on Thursdays at 12am (premiered 1/29/26). https://biketalk.org/ Nick Richert founded Bike Talk in 2008 on Killradio.org to amplify the growing bike movement in Los Angeles. The show moved to KPFK and has expanded along with the movement. Taylor Nichols became a bicycle advocate when his two daughters started to roam the neighborhood on two wheels. He was appointed to the West Hollywood Bicycle Task Force in 2011. Since then he has worked as the co-chair of the Mid City West Neighborhood council's Transportation committee where he has been responsible for promoting safe streets in and around West Hollywood. Currently he serves as the CD-5 Representative to the Los Angeles Bicycle Advisory Committee. He has a Bachelors degree from the University of Michigan and a degree in Journalism from the UCLA specializing in Broadcast Journalism. In Taylor's real life he is an actor, having recently starred in the Emmy nominated Pen 15 and Perry Mason for HBO as well as many other films and tv shows. Taylor's whole family is from Louisville. https://www.instagram.com/taylor.nichols7/ 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

Join psychotherapist Dr. Michael Eiden as he explores the critical issue of screen addiction in this insightful episode. He examines how viewers are intentionally manipulated through revenue-driven business models that employ advanced algorithms. Dr. Eiden discusses the significant effects of screen addiction on young, developing brains, particularly concerning socialization skills, while highlighting potential risks. He also provides valuable insights for navigating the digital landscape and addresses the implications of screen addiction for adults.

Forward Radio's proud community partner, the Greater Louisville Sierra Club (https://sierraclub.org/kentucky)organized this February program, focused on Central Appalachia as a central site of mass incarceration. Called "Cages in the Coalfields: Development, Criminalization, and Incarceration in Central Appalachia," it was held Feb 17, 2026 at 7:00pm at Crescent Hill Community Ministries (150 State St.) Central Appalachia is home to 16 prisons; there are 8 prisons alone in Eastern Kentucky, where full and overcrowded jails extend the expansive carceral geography to the local level. While these institutions reflect our national and state investment in criminalization and punitive sentencing policies, they also serve as rural development projects bound in various ways to the decline of coal. From calls for rural jobs in corrections to prisons built on mountaintop removal sites to jails as revenue strategies, the carceral expansion in the region must be understood as a response to multiple crises. This talk, by justice studies scholar and Sierra Club Executive Committee member Judah Schept, examines both the crises and the ways that prisons and jails have responded, as well as the work of the "Building Community Not Prisons" coalition to stop the construction of FCI Letcher (Federal Correctional Institution), the newest prison planned for the region. Judah Schept is a Professor in the School of Justice Studies at Eastern Kentucky University. He is the author of Coal, Cages, Crisis: The Rise of the Prison Economy in Central Appalachia (New York University Press, 2022) and Progressive Punishment: Job Loss, Jail Growth, and the Neoliberal Logic of Carceral Expansion (New York University Press, 2015). He is co-editor of The Jail is Everywhere: Fighting the New Geography of Mass Incarceration (Verso Books, 2024). 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://www.forwardradio.org

Patty and Brian discuss the concept of climate anxiety.

Dustin Pugel is Policy Director at the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, where he focuses on economic security, health policy and safety net programs while providing strategic support for all of the organization's policy campaigns. He joined the staff in 2015. Dustin previously worked for BUILD in Lexington, Kentucky where he trained congregations to identify, research and advocate for policy solutions on a local level. He also spent two years providing policy research assistance for the Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities. He has a BA in History from Asbury University and a master's in public administration from the University of Kentucky.

Dustin Pugel is Policy Director at the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, where he focuses on economic security, health policy and safety net programs while providing strategic support for all of the organization's policy campaigns. He joined the staff in 2015. Dustin previously worked for BUILD in Lexington, Kentucky where he trained congregations to identify, research and advocate for policy solutions on a local level. He also spent two years providing policy research assistance for the Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities. He has a BA in History from Asbury University and a master's in public administration from the University of Kentucky.

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, fills the studio with Green for a discussion about parenting in the age of climate chaos! Our guests this week are Megan Green, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Woven Nest Counseling and Coaching; and longtime local sustainability advocate, Jackie Green. Though unrelated, they are co-facilitators of a new free monthly workshop series coming up called “The Parent, Child and Climate Change.” It kicks off this weekend and will be held on third Saturdays, beginning February 21, 2026 from 2pm til 3pm at Highlands Community Ministries, 1228 E Breckinridge St (at Barret). Earth Home 40202, an initiative you heard about on this program back in October, is launching this supportive, empowering, health based, community building program for parents and older children. The program is free, but please let us know if you plan to attend by emailing earth.home.40202@gmail.com. Learn more about Earth Home 40202 at https://www.bikecourier.org/earth-home-40202/ or Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/people/Deep-Ecology-Louisville/61581836699217/ Parenting today happens in the context of constant uncertainty—climate change, social instability, economic stress—and our nervous systems are taking that in whether we name it or not. Climate anxiety isn't a disorder; it's a nervous system response to ongoing, unresolved threat. Our bodies are designed to detect danger, and climate change is a chronic, future-oriented stressor. Many parents are quietly carrying fear and grief about the world their children are inheriting. That often shows up as burnout, urgency, irritability, or feeling like they're never doing enough. Children sense the state of the adults around them. They don't need all the information, but they feel the regulation—or dysregulation—of the nervous systems caring for them. From a nervous-system lens, anxiety and behavioral struggles aren't signs of weakness or bad parenting; they're signals that the system is overwhelmed. Our mental and emotional health are deeply connected to our environment. Humans regulate better with access to nature, sunlight, rhythm, and sensory safety—we are not separate from the natural world. Environmental degradation impacts mental health not just psychologically, but physiologically. When the environment feels unsafe, nervous systems stay on high alert. A nervous-system perspective shifts the question from “What's wrong with parents or kids?” to “What has their nervous system been asked to carry?” Regulation and connection are foundational—not luxuries. When nervous systems are supported, people have more capacity for hope, care, and meaningful action. Slowing down, repairing relationships, and spending time in nature are not passive responses; they are stabilizing acts that support both individual well-being and collective resilience. Hope doesn't come from denying reality. It comes from feeling safe enough to face hard truths while staying connected to one another. Supporting parents' nervous systems is a form of future care—for children, communities, and the planet. Learn more about Megan at https://www.wovennest.net/woven-nest-therapy-team-louisville/megan-green-meyerhoffer 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

Kay Tillow, Chairperson of Kentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare and Guest Dare Cima, Social Justice Activist and a member of DSA, on Medicaid Cuts impact on Eastern Kentucky. Dare hails from the foothills of Appalachia in Southeastern Kentucky and still has family there. Dare is uniquely qualified to speak on the state of healthcare while growing up in the region.

This week we bring you a very important community conversation about environmental justice and addressing historical injustices. It took place on at the History & Science Forum on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 5th, at Roots 101 African-American Museum in downtown Louisville. This incredible line-up of discussants constituted the third installment of the “& Science” Forums organized by UofL's Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute. The panel discussed historic infrastructure affecting environmental health disparities; examined the policy and legal frameworks that shape local climate and environmental conditions; and encouraged widespread participation in strengthening Louisville's environment. The evening featured: • Dr. John Chenault (Associate Professor, Director of Anti-Racism Initiatives, UofL) • Ms. Hannah Drake (Cultural Strategist; Co-Executive Director, IDEAS xLab; Co-Founder, (Un)Known Project) • Dr. Swannie Jett (Chief Executive Officer, Park DuValle Community Health Center) • Dr. Lynn Pohl (Archivist, The Filson Historical Society) • The Honorable Attica Scott (Former Kentucky State Representative for District 41; Director of Special Projects, Forward Justice Action Network) • Dr. Monica Unseld (Founder and Executive Director, Until Justice Data Partners) Moderator: • Dr. Natasha DeJarnett (Assistant Professor, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, UofL) About the Series: The Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute is hosting this quarterly health forum called “& Science". This third installment of the series focused on History & Science, featuring leaders from different historical and scientific backgrounds. The “& Science” series provides a community forum for conversations at the intersection of health, the environment & science. Watch a full recording of the evening at https://youtu.be/oxo8KT_3cBA 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://www.forwardradio.org

K.A. Owens interviews Artist Bart Galloway. Bart shares with the audience his life in art. Recorded Thursday February 12, 2026, 7PM.

Only two years after the release of the herbicide 'Roundup', the FDA accused it's manufacturer, Monsanto, of falsifying data about the chemical's safety. In December of 2025, a review of the scientific literature on the safety of 'Roundup' was retracted by the journal that published it, over the issue of 'ghostwriting'. This week we present the first part of a comprehensive history of this effective, put potentially carcinogenic herbicide. At the end of the show, we review the cosmic sights that are visible in the night sky in February. ‘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/BenchTalkRadio . Public-domain music heard on this show is by Mad Gravity Studio ('Into the Umbra Loop') courtesy of freesound.org.

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, is delighted to welcome back into the studio Sarah Pierce, Metropolitan Housing Coalition's Housing & Energy Affordability Program Coordinator with the EveryHome program (https://everyhomelou.org). Tune in to learn what the EveryHome program does to investigate and advocate for affordable housing, including all of the “hidden costs” to housing like utilities. Sarah shares some of the findings from EveryHome's latest report on how utility burdens can lead to unaffordability of housing, and can create negative health and mental health impacts. We also discuss some of the current cases before the Public Service Commission and how MHC has intervened. And we share the inspiring story of the grassroots state-wide effort for a Moratorium on Utility Disconnections over the past couple of months with the Leave The Heat On Collective. Finally, we discuss MHC's upcoming conference: Beyond the Rent: Policy Driven Solutions for Housing and Utility Burdens Tuesday, April 7th, 9am-7:30pm at the Muhammad Ali Center Early-Bird Registration Deadline (10% off): Feb. 13th The Metropolitan Housing Coalition's EveryHome Program is hosting this all-day conference to bring together national and local speakers, policymakers, nonprofits, advocates, and community members to strengthen dialogue and collaboration on housing and utility affordability. MHC will also be sharing key findings from their 2025 Housing and Utility Affordability Report to ensure that data and lived experience guide future policies and solutions. The Beyond the Rent Conference will include 3 keynote speakers, 2 breakout sessions, a panel of experts, networking opportunities, and breakfast, lunch, and dinner from Mayan Cafe. Half-day tickets are available for either the morning or afternoon. Learn more about the conference and find the link to register at https://beyondtherent.org Learn more about MHC at https://metropolitanhousing.org
 Get in touch with Sarah at sarah@metropolitanhousing.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 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 show, we wrap up our highlights from the 2026 Kentucky Conservation Committee's Legislative Summit held on January 25th. Learn more about it and find links to all the great materials referenced at https://kyconservation.org/legislative-summit-2026 On today's show, we take a deep dive into Kentucky's energy past and potential energy future. Specifically, we respond to all the hype around nuclear as a supposedly rational response to the climate crisis and the exploding demand for electricity coming from data center development. Tune in to hear from Lane Boldman, Executive Director of the Kentucky Conservation Committee on Kentucky's troubling nuclear history and the proposals for new nuclear developments being pushed today. Then Sarah Lynn Cunningham, Executive Director of the Louisville Climate Action Network, shares her personal stories of successful local resistance to the nuclear build-out back in the 1970s. View Lane's Presentation Slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mz-CL7BiqstWzOoHWvHzK1_guQqODVNL/view?usp=sharing Backgrounder on Nuclear Players in Kentucky: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bo5aGpCGauEQZaeChH5vT8VPrlWCrSkOwM_4TSLcJ8I/edit?usp=sharing KCC's Nuclear Energy Webpage: https://kyconservation.org/nuclear-energy We conclude with Byron Gary, Program Attorney, from the Kentucky Resource Council, about their new study released on December 11th, which evaluates Kentucky's electricity needs, and demonstrates how new state laws are hindering a transition to a cheaper, cleaner, and more dependable energy portfolio — at a time when many Kentuckians are struggling to afford their utility bills. The independent report, commissioned by KRC, Mountain Association, Metropolitan Housing Coalition, and Earthjustice, compares multiple energy pathways through 2050 and concludes that replacing aging coal-fired power plants with a mix of renewable energy, battery storage, and efficiency investments could save Kentuckians billions while maintaining reliability. Read the report at https://kyrc.org/energy-report/ The report investigates whether continued reliance on fossil-fuels is necessary to assure affordable and reliable electricity service in Kentucky. The report found that Kentucky Senate Bills 4 (2023) and 349 (2024) hinder the development of cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable alternatives to serve Kentucky's electricity needs. The most affordable and reliable option to serve Kentuckians' electricity needs is a modern and diverse energy supply that includes much more renewable energy, battery storage, and demand-side resources than are currently planned by Kentucky's regulated utilities. Kentucky Senate Bills 4 (2023) and 349 (2024) put up hurdles to retiring aging, uneconomic coal-fired power plants. The independent report explains that continued reliance on coal is not necessary, and it's more expensive. There are cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable alternatives for Kentucky's ratepayers. Kentucky could save upwards of 4 billion dollars by 2050 with a more diverse portfolio that includes less fossil fuels and more renewables – but these laws must be amended now. This report highlights costs and risks to ratepayers across the nation as other states, including Alaska, Arizona, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Utah and Wyoming, have also considered or passed legislation that would slow closures of an aging fleet of coal-fired power plants. On Truth to Power each week, we bring you in-depth community conversations 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://www.forwardradio.org

An enlightening discussion with Dr. Hendrik Van den Berg of the University of Massachusetts on his paper from the 2026 American Economics Association Meeting. Instead of looking for new ways or new technology to solve or fix environmental problems, the solutions are already in our hands and within our means. It is mostly a political and not technological question of how we solve our environmental problems as we sometimes step forward but then backward in trying to address environmental concerns.

Get ready for the most gambling we've ever seen around this year's Super Bowl! This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, is delighted to welcome back into the studio Dr. Christopher Tuell, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and clinical director of addiction services at University of Cincinnati Health's Lindner Center of HOPE in Mason, OH (https://lindnercenterofhope.org/). Chris was last on the program a year ago, talking about problem gambling - an issue still relevant today as we look forward to the Super Bowl on Sunday Feb. 8th. For help, call the National Problem Gambling Hotline 1-800-GAMBLER or the Suicide Prevention Hotline 9-8-8. This year, we take a deeper dive into the complex and often intertwined relationship between substance use—both chemical and behavioral—and mental health. Through clinical insight and real-world examples, the discussion aims to increase understanding of how mental health conditions can influence addictive behaviors and how addiction, in turn, impacts emotional wellbeing. Our goal is to educate and empower you by reducing stigma, increasing awareness, and offering hope through accessible information, compassion, and evidence-based perspectives. Ultimately, we seeks to help listeners feel less alone while encouraging healthier conversations about recovery, resilience, and mental wellness. 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

Rev. Dean W. Bucalos is the former executive director of Mission Behind Bars and Beyond, an ecumenical re-entry program that trains faith-based groups to work with returning citizens upon their release from prison. In addition, he is the founding pastor of New Life in Christ Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), a congregation he began inside Dismas Charities-Diersen, a women's re-entry facility in Louisville, Kentucky. He served as a part-time mission specialist for prison and jail ministries with the National Benevolent Association of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Rev. Bucalos was ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 1994. He has served as the pastor of congregations in Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University, The University of Kentucky College of Law and Lexington Theological Seminary. Prior to his ordination, Rev. Bucalos practiced law in Ashland and Lexington, Kentucky. He has served as an adjunct professor at Bellarmine University in Louisville, where he taught classes on Christianity and Social Justice. In retirement, he has continued his ministry by facilitating several contemplative dialogue groups, both on-line and in person.

Patty and Brian talk with local legendary activist, Jackie Green.

On this week's show, we bring you more highlights from the 2026 Kentucky Conservation Committee's Legislative Summit that was held online on Sunday afternoon, January 25th. You can learn more about it and find links to all the great materials referenced at https://kyconservation.org/legislative-summit-2026 The Summit includes a review of conservation legislation and trainings on key conservation and environmental issues in Kentucky to provide you with all the necessary advocacy tools you need during the 2026 Kentucky General Assembly and beyond. These sessions included a broad look at the anticipated topics of the 2026 General Assembly, related federal legislative issues, basic training on ways for citizens to engage as a “citizen lobbyist”, plus tips on how to be more effective with your legislative advocacy in a virtual world or in person. On today's show, we take a deep dive into two environmental issues that have been very threatening to communities throughout the Commonwealth, but particularly in Appalachia: flooding and the construction of hyperscale data centers. After a brief welcome from KCC Director, Lane Boldman, you'll hear from Brian Storz, the Licking River Basin Coordinator at the Kentucky Division of Water on nature-based solutions for stormwater mitigation. After that, we switch gears to hear from Max Moran and Janet Garrison, two citizen activists with the “We are Mason County” Citizen's Group who have been mobilizing at a grassroots level to resist the steamrolling of data center developers over the health and wellbeing of their neighbors. Explore these great resources: View Brian Storz's Presentation Slides on Green Sink Stormwater Mitigation at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T6z9gwKJ4nkpc8qrkpvPuDwhdpX28FJn/view?usp=sharing Nature's Solutions for Stormwater Management: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/13muZspC-g1HgtXP9LDfIQSoQjZMzVA4J Building a Flood Resilient Kentucky: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HHpbDgj8B8X508C5ThrROLjv-RWbUge3/view?usp=sharing VIDEO of the presentation on data centers is at https://vimeo.com/1158645052 Presentation Slides: Data Centers and Community Action: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13OOBpwSNoJe47y9UFuFhrPL1yZVEv1Y-/view?usp=sharing KCC webpage on data centers: https://kyconservation.org/data KCC one-pager on data centers: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KrXAucfipI5QRLDoqA9XqNYqOx85vphG/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://www.forwardradio.org

A discussion with historian Dr. David McNally of the University of Houston on his recently published book, Slavery and Capitalism: A New Marxist History, published by University of California Press. He makes the strong case that slavery before the US Civil War is basically the same thing as labor, something which most if not all economists and historians have either ignored or not realized. This is an informative and fascinating book which also illuminates the ties between slavery and capitalism.

On this week's Access Hour, we bring you highlights from the first hour of the 2026 Kentucky Conservation Committee's Legislative Summit that was held online on Sunday afternoon, January 25th. You can learn more about it and find links to all the great materials referenced at https://kyconservation.org/legislative-summit-2026 The Summit includes a review of conservation legislation and trainings on key conservation and environmental issues in Kentucky to provide you with all the necessary advocacy tools you need during the 2026 Kentucky General Assembly and beyond. These sessions included a broad look at the anticipated topics of the 2026 General Assembly, related federal legislative issues, basic training on ways for citizens to engage as a “citizen lobbyist”, plus tips on how to be more effective with your legislative advocacy in a virtual world or in person. On today's show, you'll get an overview of bills that are already filed in the General Assembly, or anticipated to be filed, along with KCC's analysis and recommendations for action, and a preview of the State Budget. Want the latest information on environmental issues impacting Kentucky? Want to be a more effective citizen advocate during the General Assembly? Want to know how the recent elections will impact state and federal policy on environmental issues? Tune in for the resources you will need to be an effective advocate for a wide range of environmental issues impacting Kentucky. After a brief welcome from KCC Director, Lane Boldman, KCC's Legislative Agent, Randy Strobo, provides highlights of House and Senate bills reviewed by KCC to date. And finally, Pam Thomas from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy will provide a State Budget Overview. Resource: KCC Citizens Guide to the General Assembly 2026: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R5bSKYXp6mEF1wM34kKha8pGdWCRJuqM/view?usp=sharing Resource: List of Lawmakers and Issues 2026: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JRMQ-qxz4hjXOvWeN_MjcGAIOX8fYqqW-JYTaCGaz04/edit?usp=sharing Resource: How a Bill Becomes a Law in Kentucky: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a0ZJSKw3os9UQivaW9VpS-S-bXWZ60tB/view?usp=sharing Presentation Slides: Bill Highlights to Date: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E806k-oxQ4h9aSP6lgha5KKq1LaXnhTN/view?usp=sharing Presentation Slides: Ky Policy Budget Preview: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N2g04vAJkvTiv1DoKAn2Cw0yKNRUFx-s/view?usp=sharing KyPolicy Budget Preview: https://kypolicy.org/preview-of-the-2026-2028-kentucky-state-budget/ Governor's Budget Proposal: https://kypolicy.org/2026-governor-andy-beshear-budget-proposal/ 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 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.

A discussion with Dr. Phillip O'Hara of the Global Political Economy Research Unit in Perth, Australia on his book Long Waves of Growth, Hegemonic Power, and Climate Change in the World Economy: Dutch, British, US, and Chinese Capitalism and Structural Polycrises. This is a fascinating conversation that ties political and economic dominance by different world powers in different epochs with changes in climate periods and long waves of economic growth. The book is published by Springer.

Bill Allison, is a long-time attorney that has worked cooperatively with the Kentucky's American Civil Liberty Union. Bill Allison started 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, Bill Allison was involved in civil rights and civil liberties litigation. 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.

We're shoveling out from the winter storm of apathy and despair this week on Sustainability Now! Your host, Justin Mog, is delighted to welcome back into the studio Dr. Natasha DeJarnett to talk about the next installment of the UofL Envirome Institute's “& Science” series, coming up on Thursday, Feb. 5th, with a focus on History & Science. The event begins with a reception at 5:15 pm, and the panel begins promptly at 6:00 pm. It's taking place at Roots 101 African-American Museum (124 N 1st St). Please join us for the third installment of the “& Science” Forums organized by UofL's Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute. During History & Science, we will celebrate community heroes and hear from an expert panel on the key intersections of history and science. The panel will discuss historic infrastructure affecting environmental health disparities; examine the policy and legal frameworks that shape local climate and environmental conditions; and encourage widespread participation in strengthening Louisville's environment. Please RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/history-science-tickets-1979812499481. The evening will feature: Speakers: • Dr. John Chenault (Associate Professor, Director of Anti-Racism Initiatives, UofL) • Ms. Hannah Drake (Cultural Strategist; Co-Executive Director, IDEAS xLab; Co-Founder, (Un)Known Project) • Dr. Swannie Jett (Chief Executive Officer, Park DuValle Community Health Center) • Dr. Lynn Pohl (Archivist, The Filson Historical Society) • The Honorable Attica Scott (Former Kentucky State Representative for District 41; Director of Special Projects, Forward Justice Action Network) • Dr. Monica Unseld (Founder and Executive Director, Until Justice Data Partners) "& Science" Trailblazer Awardee: • Dr. Kevin W. Cosby (Senior Pastor, St. Stephen Baptist Church; President, Simmons College of Kentucky) Also Featuring: • Dr. Natasha DeJarnett (Assistant Professor, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, UofL) • Dr. Ricky L. Jones (Professor and Past Chair, Pan-African Studies; Baldwin-King Scholar-in-Residence, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, UofL) About the Series: The Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute is hosting this quarterly health forum called “& Science". The third installment of the series will focus on History & Science, featuring leaders from different historical and scientific backgrounds. The “& Science” series provides a community forum for conversations at the intersection of health, the environment & science. Topics explored throughout the first year of the series include communication, faith, history, art & science. Natasha DeJarnett, PhD, MPH, BCES, is the co-founder of the “& Science” series, an Assistant Professor in the School of Medicine, and a researcher with UofL's Envirome Institute (https://louisville.edu/envirome). Dr. DeJarnett's research interests include the cardiovascular health burden of extreme heat exposure, air quality, and environmental health disparities. In addition, Dr. DeJarnett is passionate about environmental health research that informs policies and empowering communities through research engagement. 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 an interview with Dr. Frank Putnam (clinical psychiatrist) about his 37 years of research on the effect of child abuse on adults who experienced it. Then hear about the upcoming launch of the Artemis II mission to send a crew around the moon for the first time in 54 years. The interview about child abuse is from the Jan. 7, 2026 episode of the Groks Science Radio Show and Podcast. Here is the full podcast: https://grokscience.wordpress.com/2026/01/07/time-age/. The update on Artemis II is from the Jan. 21, 2026 video produced by NASA. Here is the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7CYoSOapO8. Thanks to both of these groups for permission to rebroadcast their material. ‘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/BenchTalkRadio

On November 24th, 2025, Theater of War Productions returned to Columbia University to present a live, dramatic reading of Hua Hsu's June 2025 article in The New Yorker, "What Happens After A.I. Destroys College Writing?” to frame a guided audience discussion about the use of Artificial Intelligence in and out of the classroom and its implications for the future of higher education. The event featured performances by Paul Giamatti (Billions), Dominic Sessa (The Holdovers), Amy Ryan (The Office), Eric Berryman (Atlanta) and Marjolaine Goldsmith (Dress). Presented by Theater of War Productions, the Undergraduate Community Initiative, the Center for the Core Curriculum, Columbia Journalism School, Arts & Sciences, and CJS2030: The Initiative on AI, with special thanks to The New Yorker. Directed and facilitated by Bryan Doerries. Watch the full event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d52_MvN2dtk Learn about the Columbia Journalism School CJS2030 AI Initiative: https://journalism.columbia.edu/CJS2030/AI Read the article by Hua Hsu here: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/07/07/the-end-of-the-english-paper 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://www.forwardradio.org

A talk with Felix de Simone, Organizing Director of Pause AI USA, on why people should be concerned with the unregulated and unbridled development of artificial intelligence. The consequences of not regulating more and allowing AI's continued rapid development poses negative economic and environmental consequences and threats to world peace. The stakes are high. More on Pause AI: https://pauseai.info/ How to join: https://pauseai.info/join

On today's program, Kay Tillow, Nancy Crew, and Paul Hoppe, members of Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care discuss the importance of getting a Medicare For All bill passed in Congress with special guest Randy Raley, who is a candidate for Congress from the 15th district in Southern Illinois. Mr. Raley is an advocate for Medicare for all and believes that health care is a human right. Due to the current administration's budget cuts to healthcare plus the tariffs that have been imposed by the administration, the large farming district that Mr. Raley would represent is being hammered on two fronts. Farmers are being priced completely out of the healthcare market and at risk of even losing their farms.

The topic of today's show is A.I. (artificial intelligence) in healthcare. The use of AI in healthcare is expanding rapidly and shows great promise in advancing treatment in many areas. It is becoming widely used in the area of imaging where it is able to Read X-rays, CAT scans, and MRI's with accuracy that sometimes surpasses human Radiologists. It Is even showing promise in the area of robotic surgery, assisting Surgeons, and in ongoing trials doing autonomous robotic surgery (without human intervention). Joining CoHosts Paul Hoppe, Dr Gene Shively, and Dr Michael Flynn is our guest, Doctor Donald Henderson. Dr. Henderson is the director of health care administration at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine located in Bradenton FL

Barry Zalph, retired engineer who has worked in industry, academia and the nonprofit sector, defends his use of the term "radical" to expand on its original meaning of questioning root causes and to explain the use of more foundational and interconnected frameworks for bringing balance and creativity back into our lives and our systems.

On this week's program, we are in conversation with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, a leading climate futurist, marine biologist, and bestselling author of What If We Get It Right? She is known for her visionary work at the intersection of science, policy, and justice. As co-founder of Urban Ocean Lab and the All We Can Save Project, she is shaping a more hopeful and sustainable future. Dr. Johnson was the Opening Keynote speaker at the 2025 Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), which was held in Minneapolis on October 23rd. In this conversation with an AASHE representative, she explores how imagination, equity, and science can guide us toward transformative climate solutions. Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, policy expert, writer, and teacher working to help create the best possible climate future. She co-founded and leads Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for the future of coastal cities, and is the Roux Distinguished Scholar at Bowdoin College. Ayana co-edited the bestselling climate anthology All We Can Save, co-created and co-hosted the podcast How to Save a Planet, and co-authored the Blue New Deal, a roadmap for including the ocean in climate policy. She earned a BA in environmental science and public policy from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in marine biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She serves on the board of directors for Patagonia and GreenWave and on the advisory board of Environmental Voter Project. Above all: Ayana is in love with climate solutions. Learn more about Dr. Johnson at https://www.ayanaelizabeth.com/ Learn more about Dr. Johnson's work, download her playlist and get involved at https://www.getitright.earth/ 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. Alan Stam grabs the Election Connection reins, turning the tables on its regular host, Ruth Newman and her occasional co-host Victoria Strange, to query them about the history of Low Power Community Radio in general and WFMP 106.5 FM all-volunteer radio in particular; why they are so needed for these times; how WFMP has managed to stay on the air for nearly 9 years; challenges they face; their long term goals; and thoughts on possible new approaches to Radio By the People, For the People.

Dr. Jeff Schurkie is the author of the book "No Neutrals There: US Labor, Zionism, and the Struggle for Palestine." Dr. Schuhrke's book describes U.S. labor union support for Israel during the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Jeff Schurkie was the keynote speaker at the Louisville Fellowship or Reconciliation's Third Thursday Lunch January 15, 2026.

Patty and Brian talk about the aging brain and the different stages and categories of intelligence. They opine with researchers in this area about what this could mean for our thinking.

D. Eric Schansberg is a professor of economics at IU Southeast in New Albany, In, an adjunct scholar for the Indiana Policy Review, and the author of “College 101: What Students and Parents Should Know about Universities.”

We're keepin' it hyper-local this week on Sustainability Now! Your host, Justin Mog, is in conversation with two community radio friends, Sharon Scott, General Manager & Sean Selby, Audio Carpenter, from our sister station here in Louisville, WXOX ARTxFM 97.1 FM and https://artxfm.com. These folks are extremely knowledgable about people-powered radio and, in fact, Sharon wrote a book about it called “Low Power FM for Dummies” that just came out in 2023. Learn all about the community radio and experimental radio scene right here in Louisville and around the country, through their work with the Grassroots Radio Conference and the National Federation of Community Broadcasters. Learn how you can get involved and don't miss their 10th Birthday Party coming up on Valentine's Day 2026! 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

Did you know that the millions of tiny mitochondria in your body are considered 'social beings'? Yes, these tiny organelles don't just generate energy for the cell. They sense the environment, form dynamic groups, communicate with each other, divide labor among themselves, and even heal one another. Learn about these fascinating organelles from a world expert, and hear what we can do to optimize their behavior in our bodies. Then hear an interview with a Harvard physician about the role of dietary protein in our overall health. How much protein should we really consume every day? These interviews are courtesy of the 'Big Picture Science' podcast, produced by the SETI Institute on October 6, 2025: https://radio.seti.org/episodes/skeptic-check-health-fads. ‘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/BenchTalkRadio

This week on Truth to Power, we bring you a community conversation about “Fighting Injustice: A Lifelong Struggle To Do The Right Things” with civil rights lawyer and activist Eric Seitz. This virtual conversation was organized by the Oberlin Club of Washington, DC and it took place on December 3, 2025. After graduation, how do we apply the values and idealism developed during our student years to change the world and have a meaningful career and life? What can we learn from the inspiring examples set by alumni at a time when democracy, human rights and human dignity are under assault by the government? Eric Seitz (class of 1965), a civil rights attorney now based in Honolulu, is the quintessential Oberlin activist whose career has been guided by a commitment to the pursuit of fairness and justice. Across his career, he has challenged the establishment and represented all categories of political activists, including members of the Black Panther Party, the Chicago Seven, and Leonard Peltier the Native American political activist who was at the center of a nearly 50-year-long controversy surrounding the killings of two FBI agents at South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 1993. While studying law at UC Berkeley, Eric counseled and assisted draft resisters and taught courses to lawyers and law students on the draft and military law. At Oberlin, Eric majored in Government and recalled how he was a firebrand advocate during his time as an student, even prompting college President Carr to send a note suggesting he might be happier at another school. Watch a full recording at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kb32I4JgCI 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://www.forwardradio.org

Our guest today is Mark Murphy Professor Marc Murphy brings four decades of experience as a trial attorney to his role at U of L's Brandeis Law School . His career has included service as a prosecutor, criminal defense attorney and litigator of complex civil matters, including class actions and civil fraud. He has argued before state and federal appellate courts, served as Jefferson County Commonwealth's Attorney, and practiced nationally as a partner with Stites & Harbison as well as the predecessor for Frost Brown & Todd. In 2018, he was named Louisville's White Collar Criminal Defense Attorney of the Year. At Brandeis Law, he also collaborates with the Office of Professional Development to enhance student learning and connect them with the practice of law in Louisville and beyond. In addition to his legal career, Professor Murphy is an award-winning political cartoonist for the Louisville Courier-Journal and his commentary cartoons have appeared in other publications as well. He serves as president of the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists and sits on the board of Cartoonists Rights Network International, a nonprofit dedicated to defending free speech and human rights worldwide Earlier in his career, Professor Murphy served in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps in Europe and Central America, where he was twice awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. Professor Murphy has also been an active voice for racial justice. Following the killing of Breonna Taylor, he represented protesters in Louisville, and spoke, wrote and marched, as an ally. In 2025, he received the Louisville Urban League's first Accomplice for Justice Award.

With the Kentucky Legislature going back into session this week, we reconnect with our friends at the Kentucky Resources Council (KRC) on Sustainability Now! Your host, Justin Mog, is in conversation this week with KRC's Program Attorney, Byron Gary, about their new study released on December 11th, which evaluates Kentucky's electricity needs, and demonstrates how new state laws are hindering a transition to a cheaper, cleaner, and more dependable energy portfolio — at a time when many Kentuckians are struggling to afford their utility bills. The independent report, commissioned by KRC, Mountain Association, Metropolitan Housing Coalition, and Earthjustice, compares multiple energy pathways through 2050 and concludes that replacing aging coal-fired power plants with a mix of renewable energy, battery storage, and efficiency investments could save Kentuckians billions while maintaining reliability. Read the report at https://kyrc.org/energy-report/ The report investigates whether continued reliance on fossil-fuels is necessary to assure affordable and reliable electricity service in Kentucky. The report found that Kentucky Senate Bills 4 (2023) and 349 (2024) hinder the development of cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable alternatives to serve Kentucky's electricity needs. The most affordable and reliable option to serve Kentuckians' electricity needs is a modern and diverse energy supply that includes much more renewable energy, battery storage, and demand-side resources than are currently planned by Kentucky's regulated utilities. Kentucky Senate Bills 4 (2023) and 349 (2024) put up hurdles to retiring aging, uneconomic coal-fired power plants. The independent report explains that continued reliance on coal is not necessary, and it's more expensive. There are cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable alternatives for Kentucky's ratepayers. Kentucky could save upwards of 4 billion dollars by 2050 with a more diverse portfolio that includes less fossil fuels and more renewables – but these laws must be amended now. This report highlights costs and risks to ratepayers across the nation as other states, including Alaska, Arizona, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Utah and Wyoming, have also considered or passed legislation that would slow closures of an aging fleet of coal-fired power plants. 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

Twenty science stories from 2025 that you might have missed! The asteroid that's NOT going to hit earth. Exploring protein localization. Probing the sun. Pursuing nuclear fusion. ADHD and life expectancy. Sleeplessness and heart disease. Evolution of potatoes from tomatoes. New moons in our solar system. Exoplanet discoveries. The new human organelle. The Turing Test is passed. Feasibility of geoengineering. Influence of microbiome on infant brain development. Effect of COVID19 in male fathers on their offspring. A link between the common cold and COVID-19. Ocean acidification and environmental thresholds. Life on other planets. Pig organs successfully transplanted into people. Advances in synthesizing antimatter. Then hear about the planets, meteors, stars, nebulae, and constellations we can see in the night sky in January. ‘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/BenchTalkRadio

On this week's show, your host, Justin Mog, takes it plant-forward into the new year with Wendy Matthews, CEO of Veganuary, a non-profit organization registered in England and Wales that encourages people worldwide to try vegan for January and beyond. Check out https://veganuary.com to learn more about the campaign and opportunities to get involved! Tune in to hear about the history of the organization and what they've been able to accomplish in the last decade. Wendy shares her own personal journey toward a plant-based diet and the role of small social nudges in her own story. We take a deep dive into why plant-based diets matter, particularly now, in terms of physical and mental health, the environment, ethics, and economics. We discuss how difficult the transition to a vegan diet is in the U.S. vs. other places around the world and share some of the ways people get involved in Veganuary and the resources available online, including recipes, a free cookbook, nutrition guide, vegan shopping & restaurant guides, a free starter kit, and tips for getting started. Take part in Veganuary: https://veganuary.com/en-us/try-vegan/ Donate to Veganuary: https://veganuary.com/en-us/donate/ 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

Psychiatrist Chris Stewart on treating those with both mental and addiction issues.

The Rev. Kevin Cosby is the pastor at St. Stevens Church and the president of Simmons College in Louisville. Dr. Ricky Jones is a University of Louisville, Pan-African Studies professor, the winner of "Best Opinion Writer Award" for his Courier-Journal column which provides some of the most penetrating and controversial writing in the publication. Dr. Jones and Dr. Cosby were the keynote speakers at the Louisville branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History Dinner that occurred December 19th at the Ketucky Center for African American Heritage.

On this week's show, your host, Justin Mog, soars to great heights in defense of our feathered friends, bringing you a conversation about how to make our urban environments safer for birds with Heidi Trudell, a Bird Friendly Specialist and Technical Advisor with Guardian Glass of Auburn Hills, MI (https://guardianglass.com). Bird collisions are a huge problem. 44% happen at homes, 56% happen at non-residential low rise buildings. Less than 1% happen at skyscrapers. The most dangerous part of any structure is any material from the ground up to the top of the mature tree canopy that is reflective or transparent. If a bird hits and flies away, there's a >60% chance that it will die from its injuries and it's not just the ‘young, inexperienced birds are the ones that hit.' And this is not just an issue relevant to large structures. Even bus shelters can kill a dozen birds a year (the general range is 2 to 20) without proper design. The good news is that we have the technology to fix this problem! The bird-friendly material space has changed a LOT in the last two decades. New buildings have more options than ever for products that to humans look clear, opaque, translucent, etc. Codes have driven up availability as well. Existing buildings have retrofit options that can be highly effective as long as the material is on the OUTSIDE of the glass, spaced every 2 inches if it's a 2d material (such as vinyl dots, etching, or painted patterns). Another option is 3D ‘wind curtains' hanging in front of the glass, and for that wider spacing may be equally effective – especially if the cords are reflected in the glass, it will look like there are 2x as many cords. We also discuss issues of timing (when most collisions occur) and lighting. Heidi recommends these online resources: Record bird strikes (alive or dead) at https://birdmapper.org (useful for researchers) Intro to collisions/prevention: https://rosemarymosco.com/comics/bird-and-moon/windows During migration (Mar-May, Aug 15-Nov 15), tracking/forecasts: https://birdcast.info/ Found a live bird that hit a window? Carefully collect it and use https://ahnow.org to find a rehabber (Animal Help Now has an app as well) Explore Guardian Glass' visualizer for what different window treatments look like in different conditions: https://digitaltools.guardianglass.com/tools/visualizer/?siteregion=global&leftproduct=snx-70-on-clear&leftrange=sunguard-snx-70&leftregion=usca&leftconditions=bluesky&leftbird=Etch-DX22&leftspandrel=frit-xral-blue-grey&rightproduct=snx-70-on-clear&rightrange=sunguard-snx-70&rightregion=usca&rightconditions=bluesky&rightbird=S1-Frit-DX22&rightspandrel=frit-xral-blue-grey&view=close-up-camera&mode=dark&format=normal 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 bring you the Faith & Science Forum held on the evening of December 11, 2025 at St. Stephen Baptist Church on 15th St. During this, the second installment of the "& Science" Forums, we heard from an expert panel discussing the key intersections of faith & science. UofL's Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute is hosting this new quarterly series called “& Science"" which provides a community forum for conversations at the intersection of health, the environment & science. This installment of the series features leaders from different faith traditions with the following objectives: Explore key intersections of faith & science; Discuss challenges & opportunities for voices of faith in a time of climate crisis; Share examples of faith community responses to matters of health & environmental concerns; Envision a brighter future for faith & science. Panel Speakers include: • Dr. Kevin W. Cosby (Senior Pastor of St. Stephen Baptist Church and President of Simmons College of Kentucky) • Dr. Angelique Johnson (CEO/Founder, MEMStim LLC) • Dr. Justin Mog (Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability Initiatives, University of Louisville) • Waylon Riley (Youth Program Manager & Assistant Camp Director, Trager Family JCC) • Rev. Dr. Leah Schade (Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship, Lexington Theological Seminary)" Watch a full recording of the evening at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPI6O1u2lLo 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