FORward Radio program archives

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.

A discourse on horse racing's current state, its competition, and how gambling is currently doing nationally and locally. Comparisons are made between what is happening in Kentucky and Indiana on the gambling scene.

A talk on competing views of economists on whether the slave trade made a difference in Britain's Industrial Revolution of the 18th Century. Some of my own research on this topic is introduced.

On this week's program, we are thrilled to bring you a Student Panel on The Pursuit of Equity in Higher Education that concluded the University of Louisville's 2nd annual Gender, Equity & Climate Justice Conference on Tuesday, April 8th, 2025, 10am-5pm, online. This panel features a number of activists from the Student Coalition for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at the University of Louisville (https://linktr.ee/UofLCoalition4DEI), which started with a small group of concerned students in 2024. UofL Students had seen Kentucky's House Bill 9 and Senate Bill 6—both anti-DEI bills—fail that same year, but they also saw just how invested Kentucky and the nation was in stripping higher education of resources, programs, and support services from marginalized students and university campus workers. They got together in informal settings at first, created a structure and constitution, and then got to work building out the Coalition. Now, the Student Coalition for DEI is composed of sixteen-member student organizations and countless individual students who have engaged in various meetings, events, and direct actions. The Student Coalition for DEI at UofL then expanded to other public universities in Kentucky and started the Kentucky Student Coalition for DEI. Student organizers on each campus collaborated to host a statewide “Day of DEI” on Friday, February 28th, which gathered over 1,000 participants across the Commonwealth. While Kentucky's House Bill 4 is set to become the law of the land by June 30th of this year, the Student Coalition is still committed to preserving equity in higher education, building power at the campus level, and pushing back against measures of overcompliance. Please join us for a riveting panel discussion on how the Student Coalition for DEI has fought for equity in higher education and the future of this struggle under new laws and executive orders. You can read and sign the UofL Coalition Open Letter for DEI at https://actionnetwork.org/forms/uofl-coalition-open-letter-for-dei/ This panel is moderated by Savannah Dowell, and features panelists: Bradley Price, Alexandria Underwood, Jaydon Michalczyk, Alexandria Groves, and Olivia Shams. The Student Coalition for DEI at UofL is a collective of student organizers and registered student organizations at the University of Louisville. We work to uphold, protect, and expand existing diversity, equity & inclusion initiatives at our university and stop proposed legislation and policies that harm our marginalized students and campus workers. UofL's second annual Gender, Equity, & Climate Justice Conference took place virtually on April 8, 2025. At this day-long virtual event, attendees learned from campus and community leaders who are committed to challenging and working to dismantle patriarchy, and other systems of oppression. Highlighted throughout were inclusive leadership approaches and key takeaways to advance social justice and climate justice efforts. This Conference provided a space to come together to learn, discuss, challenge, and unite for a more equitable future for all. The conference was organized by UofL's Women's Center, in partnership with UofL's Sustainability Council and many other organizations. Learn more and keep an eye out for posted recordings of all the day's events at https://louisville.edu/womenscenter/signature-programs/gender-equity-climate-justice-conference Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 7pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://forwardradio.org

On this week's Access Hour, we bring you highlights from our live broadcast on the evening of Saturday, April 5, 2025, when we gathered in community to mark 8 years of broadcasting the voice of the people on Forward Radio at Louisville's newest cooperative, Maybe It's Fate, 1425 Story Ave in Butchertown. Everyone enjoyed a chance to experience this beautiful, multi-functional, member-owned community center and art gallery which was profiled recently on Forward Radio. We celebrated eight years of building community, supporting grassroots organizing, and broadcasting the voice of the people with music, food, door prizes, birthday cake, non-profit partners, and some great speakers including Tony Macaluso, joining us from "across the pond" in our Sister City of Leeds, England and East Leeds Community Radio, as well as immigration lawyer and Kentucky State Representative, Nima Kulkarni from west Louisville's District 40! If you didn't get a chance to support us, we rely on your contributions to stay on air, so please go to https://forwardradio.org and give generously today! 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.

On April 7, 2025, CLOUT (Citizens of Louisville Organized and United Together) held its annual Nehemiah Action Assembly to offer solutions to community problems researched, discussed and agreed upon within their 12,000 + membership (over a year or more of committee work and consensus building), who represent 24 CLOUT member congregations in Louisville. These proposed solutions were then presented on stage to city officials, including Louisville Mayor Greenberg, JCPS Superintendent Dr. Polio, JCPS School Board member Logan Strange, former Deputy Mayor Barbara Sexton Smith, and Metro Council member Shameka Parrish Wright who were all individually asked whether they would follow through on these proposed solutions, to which they all answered YES. This provides a lesson in how organizations (in this case, churches) can collaborate together on local issues and band together into a 1000-strong assembly of members who all came together on April 7, 2025 to advocate for causes they supported and hold folks in positions of power accountable.

On this week's show, your host, Justin Mog, goes for a walk in the woods with Wren Smith, Bernheim Forest's Interpretive Programs Manager since 2000 and founder of Bernheim's volunteer naturalist program. Tune in to catch up with what's happening out at Bernheim, just south of Louisville and how you can get involved as a volunteer or just a visitor. We discuss the role of the Volunteer Naturalists training program in creating sustainable support for Bernheim's mission of connecting people with nature. Wren also shares some of what they've learned about creating a culture of care that supports the program and Bernheim's mission. Check out Bernheim's Earth Month celebrations: https://bernheim.org/earth-month/ Learn about Bernheim's Climate Heroes: https://bernheim.org/climatehero/ Explore upcoming events at Bernheim at https://bernheim.org/events/ On Feb. 6, 20225, the C-J published a full page article on her and Bernheim Forest https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2025/02/06/bernheim-forest-volunteer-program-helps-visitors-connect-with-nature/77512440007/ Learn more about Wren at https://bernheim.org/news/pathways-to-purpose-wren-smith-interpretive-programs-manager/ 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's program is a very special two-parter! We begin with a piece produced by our Forward Radio intern and UofL student, Eli Herold, in conversation with Mark Steber, Chief Tax Officer of Jackson Hewitt Tax Services, who shares some valuable advice for complex tax returns, especially for Gen-Z tax filers, including advice on cryptocurrencies, investments, sports betting, and side gigs. Mark Steber is responsible for key initiatives at Jackson Hewitt that support overall tax service delivery and quality assurance. Mark also serves as a Jackson Hewitt liaison with the Internal Revenue Service, states and other government authorities. With more than 35 years of tax experience and deep knowledge of the federal and state tax codes, Mark is widely referenced as a national, well-versed expert on consumer income tax issues, especially electronic-tax and tax data-protection issues. The second half of the show is devoted to bringing you some highlights of the great community conversation we had at Forward Radio's 8th Birthday Party on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at Maybe It's Fate, a cooperative community center and art gallery at 1425 Story Avenue in Butchertown. Listen in as we bring you some of the live conversations we had with community non-profits, our live musician for the evening, Logan Leet, and many others who came out to celebrate with us and help us raise funds to stay on the air! If you couldn't make it out or would like to give us a birthday present, it's never too late to donate! We rely entirely on listener support and you can always chip in at https://www.forwardradio.org/donate Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 7pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://forwardradio.org

Patty and Brian discuss the Japanese concept of "sho-shin", the beginner's mind. Join us to learn about connections with critical thinking concepts like Intellectual Humility and Fairmindedness.

An informative discussion with Dr. James Sturgeon, Professor Emeritus of Economics at Univerity of Missouri-Kansas City, on his new book Institutional Economics: Theory and Pratice. We talk about how institutional economics, which can be traced to prominent American economists such as Thorstein Veblen, John R. Commons, and John Kenneth Galbraith, is an alternative way of doing economic analysis and problem solving when contrasted with what passes for mainstream economics today.

Dr. Margaret Collins (1922-1996) was a renowned field biologist who was the first black woman to earn a Ph.D. in entomology. Mary Williams reports on this fascinating scientist, who studied termites most of her professional life, but was also active in the early civil rights and women's rights movements. Then, Rob Weber interviews Emmy Wuensch, a pediatric nurse in Louisville, who recently attended the 'Shot@Life Champion Summit' in Washington, D.C. 'Shot@Life' is a non-profit, United Nations campaign that is working to ensure everyone in the world has access to lifesaving vaccines. Then, Scott Miller reports on the planets, stars, constellations and meteor showers we can see in the night sky in April. Finally, science-and-art converge when botanist Dave Robinson, and poet Leslie Moise, carry out a dialog on an enchanting weedy plant that is in bloom right now, the Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia). ‘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, gets some healing with three incredible guests from Tip It Forward (https://www.tipitforward.org/), a Louisville nonprofit on a mission to provide equitable, trauma-informed, transformative, integrative health services to under-served individuals, families, and neighborhoods. Tune in to hear Founder Kammaleathahh Livingstone, CEO Walter Murrah III, and COO Laurance Levine describe how Tip It Forward elevates the transformative power of therapeutic touch to support the healing capacity and wellbeing of under-served communities. Utilizing The Plus Bus, Tip It Forward's mobile wellness clinic, along with a crew of credentialed clinicians, Tip It Forward operates in collaboration with various neighborhoods and local nonprofits to provide dynamic access to a model of care that actively engages individuals in the healing of trauma and the practice of self-care. Clinic offerings include: • 5-NP protocol ear acupressure • massage and bodywork • movement therapy • mindfulness practices • health education • holistic care kits (take-home) Consider supporting their work during their spring giving campaign, and be sure to stop by and see them at the first Waterfront Wednesday on April 23rd, 5-8pm at the Big Four Bridge. 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

On the evening of Saturday, April 5, 2025 we gathered in community to mark 8th years of broadcasting the voice of the people at Louisville's newest cooperative, Maybe It's Fate, 1425 Story Ave in Butchertown. Everyone enjoyed a chance to experience this beautiful, multi-functional, member-owned community center and art gallery which was profiled recently on Forward Radio. We celebrated eight years of building community, supporting grassroots organizing, and broadcasting the voice of the people with music, food, door prizes, birthday cake, non-profit partners, and some great speakers including Kentucky State Representative, Nima Kulkarni from west Louisville's District 40! If you didn't get a chance to support us, we rely on your contributions to stay on air, so please go to https://forwardradio.org and give generously today!

On this week's show, we share with you an inspiring conversation featured on the most recent episode of the University of Louisville's Employee Success Podcast, in which the Employee Success Center's director, Brian Buford, sat down with sustainability expert Dr. Justin Mog (Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability Initiatives at the University of Louisville, and host of Sustainability Now! on Forward Radio) to explore how we can integrate eco-friendly practices into workplace culture. From reducing waste to creating a more energy-efficient office, Justin shares practical strategies that not only benefit the planet but also boost employee engagement and organizational success. Tune in to learn how sustainability can drive innovation, improve workplace morale, and contribute to a thriving, responsible business. Don't miss this insightful conversation on building a greener, more successful workplace! Check out Justin Mog's program Sustainability Now! on Forward Radio here: https://www.forwardradio.org/sustainabilitynow Learn more about UofL's efforts in sustainability and how you can help out here: https://louisville.edu/sustainability/ 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.

On this week's 8th Anniversary Pledge Drive edition of the program, we bring you an insightful community conversation held on March 25, 2025 about “American Foreign Policy: An Assessment” with veteran diplomat, Dr. Richard Haass, and moderator Ambassador Marcie Ries, two Oberlin College alumni from the early 1970s. Dr. Richard Haass is a veteran diplomat, respected scholar of international relations, and president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations. In this program, he offers his observations about the changing course of American foreign policy and the repercussions for the post-World War II world order. He comments on scenarios and implications of what might come next. Ambassador Marcie Ries served as moderator. Dr. Richard Haass ‘73 served as president of the Council on Foreign Relations for twenty years before retiring in 2023, and is now a senior counselor at Centerview Partners, LLC. From January 2001 to June 2003, Dr. Haass was director of policy planning for the Department of State and a principal advisor to Secretary of State Colin Powell. From 1989 to 1993, he was special assistant to President George H.W. Bush and senior director for Near East and South Asian affairs on the staff of the National Security Council. Previously, he served in the Departments of State (1981–1985) and Defense (1979–1980), and was a legislative aide in the U.S. Senate. A Rhodes Scholar, Dr. Haass holds a bachelor's degree from Oberlin College and master's and doctorate of philosophy degrees from Oxford University. He has also received numerous honorary degrees and was a member of the faculty of Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and Hamilton College. Dr. Haass is the author or editor of fourteen books on American foreign policy, one book on management, and one on American democracy. He is as well the author of a weekly newsletter Home & Away published on Substack. Marcie B. Ries '72 is a retired Ambassador with more than thirty-five years of diplomatic experience in Europe, the Caribbean and the Middle East. She is a three-time Chief of Mission, serving as Head of the U.S. Mission in Kosovo (2003-2004), United States Ambassador to Albania (2004-2007) and as United States Ambassador to Bulgaria (2012-2015). She was a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs from 2020-2021, where she co-authored the report “A U.S. Diplomatic Service for the 21st Century.” She was also co-author of Blueprints for a More Modern Diplomatic Service, published by Arizona State University in 2022. She graduated from Oberlin in 1972 and earned a master's degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 7pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://forwardradio.org

On this special 8th Anniversary Pledge Drive edition of the Access Hour, we bring you a very special community conversation about "Black Cyclists: The Race for Inclusion," featuring author Robert J. Turpin, Director of Honors Program, Faculty Athletic Representative, Professor of History at Lees-McRae College in North Carolina. He was hosted by the Filson Historical Society in Old Louisville on February 6, 2025. Watch the full recording and see the slides at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-bYcFc3s5c Cycling emerged as a sport in the late 1870s, and from the beginning, Black Americans rode alongside and raced against white competitors. Robert J. Turpin sheds light on the contributions of Black cyclists from the sport's early days through the cementing of Jim Crow laws during the Progressive Era. As Turpin shows, Black cyclists used the bicycle not only as a vehicle but as a means of social mobility–a mobility that attracted white ire. Prominent Black cyclists like Marshall “Major” Taylor and Kitty Knox fought for equality amidst racist and increasingly pervasive restrictions. But Turpin also tells the stories of lesser-known athletes like Melvin Dove, whose actions spoke volumes about his opposition to the color line, and Hardy Jackson, a skilled racer forced to turn to stunt riding in vaudeville after Taylor became the only non-white permitted to race professionally in the United States. Eye-opening and long overdue, Black Cyclists uses race, technology, and mobility to explore a forgotten chapter in cycling history. Learn more about Rober Turpin at https://www.lmc.edu/directory/employee/turpin-robert.htm 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.

On this week's show, your host, Justin Mog, sits down in the shade with three champions of Louisville trees! Listen in as we talk trees with: 
Kate Karl, Louisville Metro's Forestry Manager, ISA Certified Arborist, Certified Urban Forest Professional MN-4820AM, Tree Risk Assessment Qualified; 
Liz Levy, Metro Urban Forestry's Community Outreach Supervisor for the LEFI Grant; and Bear Miles, Green Team Outreach Coordinator for TreesLouisville (https://treeslouisville.org) Learn more about Louisville Metro Urban Forestry at https://louisvilleky.gov/government/urban-forestry We'll share with you not only the benefits of urban trees, but the state of trees in our city, how you can get involved in protecting and restoring the canopy, upcoming events and volunteer opportunities, the tree nursery at Seneca Park, the forthcoming Master Plan for Louisville trees; and the on-going city-wide Tree Inventory. Don't miss these great upcoming tree events: - Earth Day Fest at the Parklands April 18th, including a tree giveaway - TreeFest - April 19th, 11am-3pm, Petersburg Park, 5008 E Indian Trail (https://treeslouisville.org/treefest) - Party for the Planet @ the Louisville Zoo on April 27th 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

Felicia Nu'Man is a highly skilled litigator, who Specializes in Negotiations, litigation, Extemporaneous Speech, Writing, Researching and Oral Communication. As a highly skilled litigator. Felicia Nu'Man has practiced Family Law • Consumer Law • DUI Law • Legal Consulting • Notary • Divorce Law • Criminal Defense Law • Wills Planning Law • Career Development Coaching and Public Speaking. Felicia Nu'Man is currently the Director for the Center of Justice & Policy Initiatives with the Louisville Urban League.

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At this Democracy in Action meeting, held monthly by the Louisville League of Women Voters, a distinguished panel of experts discussed the relentless chipping away at the public's right to know, enshrined in both federal and state law, but increasingly ignored at various levels of government, notably the Kentucky General Assembly. Panelists were Deborah Yetter, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, retired Courier-Journal reporter and KY Journalism Hall of Famer; Jess Clark, Investigative Reporter for Louisville Public Media; and Amye Bensenhaver, retired KY Assistant Attorney General and co-founder of Kentucky Open Government Coalition. Dr. Wayne Tuckson host of KET Kentucky Health and colorectal surgeon.

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On this week's show, Brian Barnes is joined live in the Forward Radio studio with special guest, Justin Mog from Sustainability Now!, to share our love of grassroots, independent community radio; and to encourage YOU to donate now to our 8th Anniversary Pledge Drive at https://secure.givelively.org/donate/wfmp-low-power-radio/forward-radio-s-8th-anniversary-pledge-drive . Tune in to hear Justin try to stump Brian with some quotes from famous people related to critical thinking!

On this week's 8th Anniversary Pledge Drive edition of the program, we bring you an eye-opening community conversation held on March 18th at the Filson Historical Society in Old Louisville entitled "Tech-Intentional™ Schools Are the Future. Why it matters, what it looks like, and how it works!" Join us as we hear from a former classroom teacher, Emily Cherkin, aka The Screentime Consultant, who has spent many years working with parents, schools, and families in her quest to build a more tech-intentional world. Brains haven't changed; technology has. Children haven't changed; childhood has. In an era when young people's mental health has prompted a Surgeon General's warning, the average 8-year-old spends over seven hours per day on screens (outside of school), and schools regularly dole out iPads to kindergartners, how can we prepare children for a future that grows more technological by the day while preserving and protecting the skills and experiences we know children need to thrive? The answer is by reshaping schools using a Tech-intentional™ framework. As part of the Theodore Sedgewick Distinguished Lecture Series, this event was presented by the University of Louisville's Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute in collaboration with the Filson Historical Society. Watch the talk and see the slides at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaKpwKZ1FAM Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 7pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://forwardradio.org

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GRACIE LEWIS is a journalist and retired employee of the federal government and former Staff Assistant, United States Congress, Subcommittee on Labor Standards. She has spent some 50 years as a “warrior for justice.” Her contributions to many organizations have demonstrated her unwavering dedication to justice, equality and community development. GRACIE LEWIS started her activism in 1971 with the “Free Angela Davis” Defense Movement in Washington, DC. Since then, she has lived by the creed, “If I can help somebody along the way, my living has not been in vain.”

On this special Pledge Drive edition of the Access Hour, we continue our salute to Women's History Month with this incredible discussion of Indigenous Feminisms and Relational Accountability: Pathways to Justice and Coalition-Building! This week, we bring you the University of Louisville's 2025 Minx Auerbach Lecture in Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies, which was held on Thursday, March 20th at 5:30pm in UofL's Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium. Dr. Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner (Luiseño & Cupeño) is an Indigenous feminist philosopher and an associate professor in the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is the founding director of the Indigenous Futures Lab, a pioneering hub for Indigenous feminist research and evaluation. A proud first-generation descendant of the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians, Dr. Meissner is of Luiseño (Payómkawichum) and Cupeño (Kupangaxwichem) descent. Dr. Meissner researches, teaches, and consults on topics including Indigenous research and evaluation methods, cultural and language reclamation, Indigenous epistemologies, Indigenous feminist interventions in critical social work, and land-based feminist coalition-building. Her work is deeply rooted in exploring the intersections of Indigenous knowledge systems, care-taking, power, and trauma. Watch full recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHD4LellB5w 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.

On this week's Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, Gets On The Bus, with Michael Blackwood & Cara Tobe from LDSA's GET ON THE BUS campaign (https://www.dsalouisville.org/gotb). Tune in to learn about a citizen's response to the degradation of already insufficient service as Louisville's Transit Authority of River City (TARC) hits a fiscal crisis brought on by decades of under-funding. The solution? Have Metro Government actually fund TARC as we work to get on the ballot a measure to modernize TARC's funding for the long term by increasing an occupational tax that hasn't changed since the agency began operations in 1975. Organizations are invited to read the coalition demand letter and sign on at: https://bit.ly/gotb-coalition-demand; Individuals are invited to read the coalition demand letter and sign on at: https://bit.ly/gotb-demand 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

In 2020, a NASA space probe (called OSIRIS-REx) gently touched down on the asteroid Bennu, some 200 million miles away, and collected rocks and gravel. It delivered that sample to NASA scientists on Earth in 2023. On January 29, 2025 two research papers were published describing their analysis of this asteroid material. It appears to contain some of the chemicals found on meteorites that have hit the earth in the past, but there were some surprises, too. Like the presence of salt crystals that indicate there was water on the asteroid sometime in its past. Basic chemical building-blocks of life were also discovered on Bennu, so we discuss the implications of this on theories about how life first evolved here Earth. Here are links to the two papers: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08495-6 and https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-024-02472-9. ‘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 link to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/posts/?ref=page_internal. Music heard on this episode is the public-domain version of ‘Also Sprach Zarathustra – Fanfare' by Richard Strauss (1896).

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Laela Kashan is Louisville-based Director of Regional Advocacy and Engagement for the Kentucky Nonprofit Network and works locally for the Louisville Nonprofit Coalition, as well as parts of Western Kentucky. Her mission is to build grassroots nonprofit coalitions, both locally and regionally, to provide training, resources and support for these groups and to advocate in Frankfort for Kentucky's charitable organizations. At a time when the push federally is to privatize nonprofit and government sectors, as well as withdraw federal funding from any 501(c)3 charitable organizations that are deemed to include DEI language, it behooves us to learn more about how these folks are helping vulnerable humans, animals and habitats.

In celebration of Women's History Month, this week on the Access Hour, we are sharing two book launch events by amazing female historians that were held recently at the Filson Historical Society in Old Louisville! First up, we'll take you back to February 25, 2025, when the Filson hosted the book launch for Jessica K. Whitehead's insightful new text, "Driftwood: The Life of Harlan Hubbard." Jessica offers remarks on her comprehensive biography of the writer, artist, and sustainability pioneer Harlan Hubbard (1900-1988) and the deep impact Harlan and his wife, Anna, have had on Kentucky's culture. Whitehead's book delves into Hubbard's family background, education, and relationships, and into his theories on art, writing, music, and philosophy. Using journals, letters, paintings, manuscripts, and sketches, Whitehead pieces together the distinct phases of Hubbard's life, providing new insights into his character and legacy. Following the remarks, members of the NouLou Chamber Players, Heather Thomas (violin) and Cecilia Huerta-Lauf (cello), join with pianist Sebastian Chang in the world premiere of composer Daniel Gilliam's “Piano Trio No. 2: Payne Hollow.” This exciting new piece of music, written by Gilliam in conjunction with the book launch celebrates the Hubbards' vision of living and working on their own terms. The trio also honors the Harlan and Anna Hubbards' deep love of classical music performance—showcasing the instruments they once played: piano, cello, and violin. Jessica K. Whitehead, writer and curator of collections at the Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisville, is author of "The History of the Kentucky Derby in 75 Objects" and a contributor to "The Watercolors of Harlan Hubbard: From the Collection of Bill and Flo Caddell." Daniel Gilliam is a composer from Louisville, KY. He is also the program director, and an announcer, on 90.5 WUOL Classical Louisville. Watch a recording of the evening and see the musical performance and images referenced at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BucL0S6vD94. Following that, we'll hear from another amazing historian, Eliza McGraw, who spoke at the Filson Historical Society on March 6, 2025 about her brand new book, "Astride: Horses, Women, and a Partnership That Shaped America." In the book, Eliza weaves together stories of women who pioneered in worlds such as Thoroughbred breeding, the circus, and horse rescue at a time when American women in general internalized the lessons of horsewomen: take chances, take up more space, and learn to get back on. From tamers to caretakers and performers to teachers, all worked with horses to buck the status quo. Expressing the idea of femininity with athleticism and authority, these trailblazers changed the way America understood women. Richly illustrated with period photographs, Astride demonstrates that even small changes can advance the fight for progress. Eliza McGraw is the Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award–winning author of "Here Comes Exterminator! The Longshot Horse, the Great War, and the Making of an American Hero" and a contributing writer for EQUUS magazine. Watch a full recording and see the slides at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1HKDSSs3-4 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.

On this week's program, we bring you highlights from a public meeting and open house that took place at the Main Public Library on March 18th about the Downtown & NuLu Street Network Plan. Louisville Metro Government is leading a plan to advance quick-term action projects for streets in Downtown and NuLu, intended to promote walkability and safety for pedestrians and to serve as a blueprint for capital improvement projects over the next several years. The public was invited to come be a part of this planning effort by joining this open house and kickoff of the plan activities - featuring a presentation from Jeff Speck from Metro's planning consultant team! So listen in as renowned urban planner and author Jeff Speck shared his insights on reimagining downtown Louisville through the lens of walkability and why fostering a pedestrian-friendly environment is imperative for a flourishing city. The evening kicked off with Joel from Stantech. Jeff Speck is a city planner and author who advocates internationally for more walkable cities. As Director of Design at the National Endowment for the Arts from 2003 through 2007, he presided over the Mayors' Institute on City Design and created the Governors' Institute on Community Design. Prior to his federal appointment, Mr. Speck spent ten years as Director of Town Planning at DPZ & Co., the principal firm behind the New Urbanism movement. Since 2007, he has led Speck & Associates — now Speck Dempsey —an award-winning urban planning firm serving public and private clients around the world. With Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Mr. Speck is the co-author of Suburban Nation, which the Wall Street Journal calls "the urbanist's bible.” His 2012 book Walkable City was the best selling city planning title of the past decade and has been translated into eight languages. He is also the principal author of The Smart Growth Manual and Walkable City Rules. Jeff Speck has been named a fellow of both the American Institute of Certified Planners and the Congress for New Urbanism. In a recent Planetizen poll, he was voted one of the ten “most influential urbanists of all time.” Mr. Speck was the 2022 recipient of the Seaside Prize, whose former awardees include Jane Jacobs and Christopher Alexander. His TED talks and YouTube videos have been viewed more than six million times. Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 7pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://forwardradio.org