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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

On this week's Access Hour, we bring you a major highlight from the 12th annual How-To Festival at the Main branch of the Louisville Free Public Library. Not only was Forward Radio a proud media sponsor of the Festival, providing wall-to-wall live coverage of the entire five-hour event, but at 11am, we hosted our own workshop on "How to Podcast, Broadcast, and Do Citizen Journalism" with Ruth Newman, Bob Cline, and Justin Mog. Today we bring you the full workshop followed by a sampling of some of what was happening mid-day during the Festival. Those interested in getting involved in Forward Radio should get in touch with us at https://www.forwardradio.org/pitchashow The Access Hour airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Wednesday at 2pm and repeats Thursdays at 11am and Fridays at 1pm. Find us and please donate to support this work at https:/forwardradio.org If you've got something you'd like to share on community radio through the Access Hour, whether it's a recording you made or a show you'd like to do on a particular topic, community, artistic creation, or program that is under-represented in Louisville's media landscape, just go to https:/forwardradio.org, click on Participate and pitch us your idea. The Access Hour is your opportunity to take over the air waves to share your passion with the world!

On this week's show, your host, Justin Mog, explores the social side of sustainability by connecting across an entire generation with a young man walking a very similar path 30 years later! Max Julius grew up in the same neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia (Arlington Forest) and is now finishing his sophomore year as an Environmental Studies major at Oberlin College in northeast Ohio, exactly as Justin did 30 years ago! As you'll get to hear in the program, Max is passionately interested in all things natural and sustainable, as an advocate with the Sunrise Movement. Learn about his fascinating Winter Term experience working on Ohio's first “earthship” called Blue Rock Station (https://bluerockstation.com/); his passion for birdwatching and invasive plant removal; his lived experience of community resilience at Camp Celo (https://campcelo.com/) after the hurricanes ravaged North Carolina; his love of biking, bike repair, and the non-profit which introduced him to that world, Arlington's Phoenix Bikes (https://www.phoenixbikes.org/); and his thrill at finding a college where the cooperative spirit still lives strong through Oberlin's many Co-ops (https://www.osca.coop/) The common thread between all these experiences is the "Social Side of Sustainability." Each of these sustainability topics entered Max's life as part of a social connection, including his brother, Oberlin's Keep co-op, his summer camp community, Norther Virginia Bird Alliance, and others! As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com

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

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

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

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, 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

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

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

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 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

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 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 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!

In this episode of The Employee Success Podcast, we sit down with sustainability expert Dr. Justin Mog (Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability Initiatives at the University of Louisville) 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 podcast Sustainability Now! on Forward Radio here: https://www.forwardradio.org/sustainabilitynowLearn more about UofL's efforts in sustainability and how you can help out here: https://louisville.edu/sustainability/ 

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

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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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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

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

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 Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, is delighted to introduce you to Alex Herrin! In October 2024, the Louisville Metro Office of Sustainability welcomed Alex to the team as a new Sustainability Coordinator. Alex's passion for sustainability started while he was growing up around a neighborhood nature preserve in Austin, TX, and grew as he witnessed firsthand the drastic impacts of climate change in the western United States. Previously, he was a sustainability analyst with UPS in Atlanta, GA, and before that, he was an AmeriCorps Fellow with Sacramento County in California, where he conducted the county's first entirely in-house greenhouse gas inventory. Alex looks forward to making Louisville a more sustainable and resilient city! Learn more about him and the Office of Sustainability at https://louisvilleky.gov/government/sustainability/meet-team Check out the details about the Cool Roof Program at https://louisvilleky.gov/government/sustainability/cool-roof-incentive-program Learn about Solarize Louisville at https://louisvilleky.gov/government/sustainability/solarize-louisville Make plans to join us at Earth Fest on March 29th 2:00 - 6:00pm at Alberta O. Jones Park at 744 S 23rd St, Louisville, KY 40211. Full details at https://louisvilleky.gov/government/sustainability/earth-fest 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 this week's program, we share with you “China, Russia, Europe, and the U.S.: New World Disorder?”, a virtual conversation with Professors Marc Blecher (Political Science) and Ron Suny (History) that was hosted on Thursday, March 13, 2025 by the Oberlin Club of Washington, D.C. The fundamental remaking of the post-World War II settlement—American supremacy in the capitalist world, Soviet domination of the state socialist one, and China's radical rise after a century of crisis—began to unravel five decades ago, a process that is now completing. But, in Slavoj Žižek's poetic gloss of Antonio Gramsci, “The old world is not yet dead, the new world is not yet born. It is a time of monsters.” Professors Blecher and Suny sketch some of the major tectonic forces at play, both within each pole and also among them on the international chessboard, and explore the implications. Marc Blecher is the James Monroe Professor of Politics and East Asian Studies at Oberlin College. His specialty is Chinese politics, and he also teaches Asian politics and political economy, Marxian theory, and comparative politics. His most recent books are Class and the Communist Party of China, 1921-1978, Class and the Communist Party of China, 1978-2021, Politics as a Science: A Prolegomenon, and The Making of China's Working Class: A World to Lose. Marc is now the most senior member of the Oberlin faculty, having taught since 1976. He recalls that Ron Suny became his first friend when he arrived on campus and remains his best friend. Marc expresses pride in holding the James Monroe professorship, noting that Monroe was an Oberlin alum, a member of the Oberlin faculty, a member of Congress, and an important abolitionist. When on campus you can visit the historic Monroe home which is located next to the Conservatory. Ronald Grigor Suny is the William H. Sewell Jr. Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of History and Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Michigan and Emeritus Professor of Political Science and History at the University of Chicago. His intellectual interests have centered on the non-Russian nationalities of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, particularly those of the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia). Ron taught at Oberlin College from 1968-1981 and is the author of Stalin: Passage to Revolution, “They Can Live in the Desert But Nowhere Else”: A History of the Armenian Genocide, and The Revenge of the Past: Nationalism, Revolution, and the Collapse of the Soviet Union. 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 Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, has booked you a ticket to some insightful and uplifting conversation about exploring the rich culture and history of black communities throughout Latin America. Our studio in the Heyburn Building was brightened and warmed by the presence of Kim Haas, creator and host of the program Afro-Latino Travels with Kim Haas (https://travelswithkimhaas.com/) on PBS. Kim Haas is an international traveler, educator, executive producer, and host. She was hosted here in town from March 2-4 by the University of Louisville, where she spoke on campus for Women History Month and shared her journey documenting the Afro-Latin diaspora and Afro-Latina issues. On today's show, we discuss the origins of the program and why it is so important to highlight Afro-Latino culture in today's world; how the show has been received by audiences in the U.S. and Latin America; social justice and representation in media; challenges Afro-Latino communities have faced in preserving and celebrating their heritage; and sustainable development and ethical tourism the supports local communities and environmental conservation. We'll also get a sneak peek at an upcoming tour to Colombia that Kim is helping organize for the public! 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 this week's program, we share a community conversation about Senate Bill 89 before the Kentucky Legislature. The Kentucky Waterways Alliance (KWA) organized this SB 89 Town Hall because Senate Bill 89 will remove historical protections of Kentucky's waterways by redefining what counts as "waters of the Commonwealth" to include only navigable waters. This would remove all protections for groundwater, ephemeral streams and wetlands, and headwaters in Kentucky. Listen in to learn about the impacts of this legislation. Speakers include: Michael Washburn (KWA), Nick Hart (KWA), Audrey Ernstberger (Kentucky Resources Council), Julia Finch (Sierra Club Kentucky Chapter), Lane Boldman (Kentucky Conservation Committee), Chuck Davis (Beaver Creek Hydrology, Lexington), Davie Ransdell (retired coal mining regulator), and Dr. Michael Flinn (Murray State University). Learn more at https://www.kwalliance.org/news/sb-89-impacts-on-the-waters-of-the-commonwealth Last week SB 89 saw some forward movement: the bill was assigned to the House Committee on Natural Resources & Energy. A date for the committee vote has been announced for Thursday, March 6, 2025. To voice your opinion, you can call the Legislative Message Line at 1-800-372-7181 (open 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Monday–Friday) and ask to leave a message for ALL HOUSE MEMBERS in Kentucky; or you can send an email to legislators at https://actionnetwork.org/letters/sb89-the-assault-on-kentuckys-waterways-moves-to-the-house?source=direct_link&fbclid=IwY2xjawIziUNleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdGlR1j89ylt-Bgk8WNLW4pjsJe6NDj0zk7WYwDO2slSf6W2gCRB9IAr7Q_aem_K4cRrgoOOYjenG30gNPMJA 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 Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, talks cooperatives with Charley Miller, originator and steward of Maybe It's Fate, a member-owned community center in Butchertown, located at 1425 Story Avenue. The 1st floor is a curated art gallery open to the public on Fridays and Saturdays 1-5pm, while the 2nd and 3rd floors are for members, with an open space, meeting room, co-working spaces, library, classes, etc. All the members own the property together, and membership rates have been set to foster inclusion - the standard rate is just $19/month, but there is also a pay-what-you-can membership option that makes the space available to all who are willing to abide by the co-op's principles and rules. Listen in to learn more about what is MaybeItsFate and how got started; why community and connection are so important right now; what makes the MaybeItsFate model so unique; and what the future of MaybeItsFate could look like. There are about 160 members of the cooperative right now and if you'd like to learn more and get involved, go to https://maybeitsfate.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

On this week's show, we bring you Lessons from the Foothills: Berea College and Its Unique Role in America, an address by author Gretchen Dykstra given to the Filson Historical Society in Old Louisville on January 28, 2025. In 1859, a mob of sixty-five prominent armed men rode into Berea, Kentucky, and forced the closure of its integrated one-room schoolhouse. Founded by Kentucky-born abolitionist John Gregg Fee, the school was open to anyone, regardless of their race or gender—a notion that horrified white supremacists. The mob evicted thirty-six community members, including Fee's family, but Fee and the others returned to Berea in 1864 and reestablished the institution, still committed to educating Appalachia's most vulnerable populations. In Lessons from the Foothills, Gretchen Dykstra profiles modern Berea College with its rich and beloved history. This book is the first to focus on contemporary Berea and its eight Great Commitments—the principles and practices that provide clear aspirations for the college and its community. Each chapter functions as a deep dive into the history, practice, and significance of one Great Commitment, from providing opportunity for the most marginalized, to the college's high academic standards and its commitment to environmental sustainability. The college has pledged to "provide an educational opportunity for students of all races, primarily from Appalachia, who have great promise and limited economic resources." To achieve this goal, the college eliminated tuition in 1892 and it also provides jobs for students to assist with living expenses. Drawn from interviews with a range of members of the Berea community, including alumni, students, faculty, and staff, Lessons from the Foothills is an engaging portrait of a unique and historic institution and its enduring commitment to nurture and support academic excellence and service. Gretchen Dykstra, author of Echoes from Wuhan: The Past as Prologue and Civic Pioneers: Local Stories from a Changing America, 1895–1915, and coauthor of Pinery Boys: Songs and Songcatching in the Lumberjack Era, has written articles for several publications, including the New York Times and California History. She lives in Haverford, Pennsylvania. This program was sponsored in honor of the Association for Teaching Black History in Kentucky, the Thomas D. Clark Foundation, in addition to UPK and Berea College. Watch the full recording at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEUdVH-bVd0 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

To end Black Futures Month on a high note, we're sharing with you today a presentation by Dr. Thomas Wayne Edison from the University of Louisville's Spanish Department about his research as a Fulbright Scholar into the rich history and culture of black Uruguayans. Titled "BLatinX: Uruguay" this Fast Class took a deep dive into Uruguay, a South American nation with a rich cultural heritage that is largely unknown outside the region. During this innovative and experiential presentation Dr. Thomas Wayne Edison, a 2024 Fulbright Scholar, discussed the Black community of Uruguay and how it is represented in the nation's history, poetry, and country's national symbol: Candombe music. This program was presented by the Louisville Free Public Library's MyLibraryU and was free and open to the public. 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 http://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.