Podcasts about Kentucky Public Radio

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including responses from Kentucky members of Congress to legislation affecting the federal budget. Panelists: Mario Anderson, Spectrum News 1; Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio; and Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern.

Kentucky is one of the poorest states and is likely to see billions of dollars cut from Medicaid and other government benefits if Trump's spending bill becomes law. For our weekly Reporter's Notebook series we hear from Kentucky Public Radio's Sylvia Goodman and Joe Sonka. The two reporters traveled through rural eastern Kentucky to gauge how cuts could impact people who rely on federal assistance and what that means for the health clinics that serve them. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including the latest political news from Frankfort and Washington D.C. Guests: John Cheves, Lexington Herald-Leader; Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio; and Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern.

Journalists discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including efforts by state and local governments to help Kentuckians affected by severe weather and widespread flooding across the state. Guests: Austin Horn, Lexington Herald-Leader; Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio; and Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern.

This year has already been a whirlwind in national politics. But what's going on at the state levels of government? In Kentucky, lawmakers just wrapped up their annual session. We talk about what went through, what it all means, and what could come next, with Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio's Capitol Reporter.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including the upcoming resumption of the General Assembly for legislators to consider Gov. Andy Beshear's vetoes. Guests: Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio; Phillip Bailey, USA Today; and McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern.

The Kentucky General Assembly is about two-thirds of the way through its legislative session. Kentucky Public Radio Capitol Reporter Sylvia Goodman sat down with Statehouse Enterprise Reporter Joe Sonka with a legislative update.

The new presidential administration is making headlines every day, but state politicians are moving along with their own agendas too. On this episode, we're checking in on the Kentucky General Assembly. Their 2025 session is underway, and Kentucky Public Radio's Sylvia Goodman will let us know what's happened so far, what we should be watching for next, and most importantly, how proposed legislation could affect our lives in Kentucky.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including reaction in Kentucky to the inauguration of President Donald Trump and how his early policy decisions could affect the state. Guests: Alex Acquisto, Lexington Herald-Leader; Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio; and Marcus Green, WDRB in Louisville.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including the announcement of two Kentucky Republican Congressmen to assume influential positions in the House of Representatives. Guests: Alex Acquisto, Lexington Herald-Leader; Isaiah Kim-Martinez, WHAS11 Louisville; and Joe Sonka, Kentucky Public Radio.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including expected legislative priorities during the 2025 General Assembly. Guests: Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio; Austin Horn, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including discussion of potential legislative priorities from the Republican super-majority in the upcoming General Assembly. Guests: Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio; Austin Horn, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, focusing on results from the general election on Nov. 5. Guests: Alex Acquisto, Lexington Herald-Leader; Phillip Bailey, USA Today; and Joe Sonka, Kentucky Public Radio.

Kentucky Public Radio reporter reveals internal communications from the tech giant.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including increased political advertising on two constitutional amendments up for a vote on Nov. 5. Guests: Mario Anderson, Spectrum News 1; Tessa Duvall, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio.

This week, more than a dozen states came together to sue TikTok over the social media app’s effects on young users. Now, a report by NPR and Kentucky Public Radio shows executives at the company were well aware of the harms to teens. We’ll get into it. Plus, is the cost of rebuilding after a natural disaster becoming a luxury few can afford? And, would you wear pajama pants to school or work? That and more in a round of Half Full/Half Empty. Here’s everything we talked about today: “TikTok executives know about app's effect on teens, lawsuit documents allege” from NPR “No Hurricane Will Make Rich People Leave Florida” from Slate “The CIA runs a nonprofit venture capital firm. What's it investing in?” from Marketplace “Trump biopic ‘The Apprentice’ hits theaters amid fury from his campaign” from NBC News “Black Friday in October: Here come early holiday deals” from Axios “Tim Walz Rally Is Livestreamed on Twitch in Pitch to Young Voters” from The New York Times “Get Comfortable With It: Pajama Pants Are for Everywhere” from The Wall Street Journal Join Kai Ryssdal and Kimberly Adams for a live taping of “Make Me Smart” on Oct. 25 in Boston. In-person tickets are sold out, but you can still join us virtually. Get your tickets here.

This week, more than a dozen states came together to sue TikTok over the social media app’s effects on young users. Now, a report by NPR and Kentucky Public Radio shows executives at the company were well aware of the harms to teens. We’ll get into it. Plus, is the cost of rebuilding after a natural disaster becoming a luxury few can afford? And, would you wear pajama pants to school or work? That and more in a round of Half Full/Half Empty. Here’s everything we talked about today: “TikTok executives know about app's effect on teens, lawsuit documents allege” from NPR “No Hurricane Will Make Rich People Leave Florida” from Slate “The CIA runs a nonprofit venture capital firm. What's it investing in?” from Marketplace “Trump biopic ‘The Apprentice’ hits theaters amid fury from his campaign” from NBC News “Black Friday in October: Here come early holiday deals” from Axios “Tim Walz Rally Is Livestreamed on Twitch in Pitch to Young Voters” from The New York Times “Get Comfortable With It: Pajama Pants Are for Everywhere” from The Wall Street Journal Join Kai Ryssdal and Kimberly Adams for a live taping of “Make Me Smart” on Oct. 25 in Boston. In-person tickets are sold out, but you can still join us virtually. Get your tickets here.

This week, more than a dozen states came together to sue TikTok over the social media app’s effects on young users. Now, a report by NPR and Kentucky Public Radio shows executives at the company were well aware of the harms to teens. We’ll get into it. Plus, is the cost of rebuilding after a natural disaster becoming a luxury few can afford? And, would you wear pajama pants to school or work? That and more in a round of Half Full/Half Empty. Here’s everything we talked about today: “TikTok executives know about app's effect on teens, lawsuit documents allege” from NPR “No Hurricane Will Make Rich People Leave Florida” from Slate “The CIA runs a nonprofit venture capital firm. What's it investing in?” from Marketplace “Trump biopic ‘The Apprentice’ hits theaters amid fury from his campaign” from NBC News “Black Friday in October: Here come early holiday deals” from Axios “Tim Walz Rally Is Livestreamed on Twitch in Pitch to Young Voters” from The New York Times “Get Comfortable With It: Pajama Pants Are for Everywhere” from The Wall Street Journal Join Kai Ryssdal and Kimberly Adams for a live taping of “Make Me Smart” on Oct. 25 in Boston. In-person tickets are sold out, but you can still join us virtually. Get your tickets here.

For the first time, internal TikTok communications have been made public that show a company unconcerned with the harms the app poses for American teenagers. This is despite its own research validating many child safety concerns. The confidential material was part of a more than two-year investigation into TikTok by 14 attorneys general that led to state officials suing the company on Tuesday. The lawsuit against the popular video sharing platform claims it was designed to keep young people hooked on the service. Documents uncovered by Kentucky Public Radio show that the company's internal research may help support this accusation. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

On this West Virginia Morning, Christopher Rowe is a nationally recognized science fiction and fantasy writer. He imagines the future not in cities or outer space, but in rural areas like the one he grew up in. Kentucky Public Radio's Sylvia Goodman spoke with Rowe just after he moved back to the Kentucky county where... View Article The post Rural Science Fiction And Hunger Relief, This West Virginia Morning appeared first on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including a legal opinion on "gray games" from Attorney General Russell Coleman. Guests: Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio; Austin Horn, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern.

Journalists from around the state recap the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including a discussion of constitutional amendments on the ballot in November. Guests: Austin Horn, Lexington Herald-Leader; McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern; and Joe Sonka, Kentucky Public Radio.

Journalists discuss the week's news with Bill Bryant, including ramifications of the Safer Kentucky Act taking effect next week and an op-ed penned by Kentucky-born movie star George Clooney calling for President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 campaign. Guests: Jess Clark, Louisville Public Media; Bill Estep, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg's suspension of Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwynn-Villaroel. Guests: Chris Otts, WDRB in Louisville; Joe Sonka, Kentucky Public Radio; and Mark Vanderhoff, WLKY in Louisville.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including an allocation of state funding toward building housing in western Kentucky and a decline in the state's overdose deaths. Guests: Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio; Marcus Green, WDRB in Louisville, and Wes Swietek, Bowling Green Daily News.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including conflict between the University of Kentucky President and its faculty Senate. Guests: Ryland Barton, NPR; Tessa Duvall, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Joe Sonka, Kentucky Public Radio.

On April 24, 2024, the Louisville League of Women Voters hosted a Kentucky House District 41 Candidate Forum, featuring candidates Mary Lou Marzian and Rick Adams (both Democrats) at the Bon Air Library. They each answered questions posed by two moderators, Joe Sonka, a reporter with Kentucky Public Radio and Mark Vanderhoff, reporter for WLKY TV News.

Journalists from around the state wrap up the 2024 General Assembly and discuss other news of the week with host Bill Bryant. Guests: Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio; Austin Horn, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including legislators' return for two final days of the 2024 General Assembly to consider overriding any vetoes from Gov. Andy Beshear. Guests: John Cheves, Lexington Herald-Leader; McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern; and Joe Sonka, Kentucky Public Radio.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including a rundown of bills passed by the legislature before adjourning for the governor's veto period. Guests: Alex Acquisto, Lexington Herald-Leader; Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio; and Isaiah Kim-Martinez, WHAS11 in Louisville.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell's announcement that he would give up his position of Senate Minority Leader in November. Guests: Alex Acquisto, Lexington Herald-Leader; Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio; and McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including bills introduced in the General Assembly dealing with child care and housing. Guests: Melissa Patrick, Kentucky Health News; Joe Sonka, Kentucky Public Radio; and Mark Vanderhoff, WLKY in Louisville.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including bills being considered in the General Assembly that address charter schools and crime. Guests: John Cheves, Lexington Herald-Leader; Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio; and Chris Otts, WDRB in Louisville.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including bills introduced during the first days of the 2024 General Assembly and candidate filings for elected office before the Jan. 5 deadline. Guests: Austin Horn, Lexington Herald-Leader; McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern; and Joe Sonka, Kentucky Public Radio.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including Gov. Andy Beshear's release of his budget proposal in advance of the 2024 General Assembly. Guests: Ryland Barton, Kentucky Public Radio; Tessa Duvall, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Chris Otts, WDRB in Louisville.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear was reelected to a second term last month. He sat down with Kentucky Public Radio's Joe Sonka this week in the state reception room of the Capitol Building in Frankfort to discuss his electoral success, his relationship with Republican lawmakers ahead of the 2024 session and whether he will now comment more on national issues.

On this episode, we're joined by Divya Karthikeyan, the race and equity reporter for WFPL and the non-profit newsroom Louisville Public Media. Divya is originally from Chennai India and came to the states as a grad student at NYU. She previously worked for a collaborative of stations as Capitol reporter at Kentucky Public Radio.Divya talked about her early interest in journalism and how she found her way both into radio and from India to Kentucky.She shared some of the many stories she's covered in the last year ranging from how Breonna Taylor's mother campaigned in the governor's race to a behind-the-scenes look at how Latino immigrants impact the Kentucky Derby to the reaction of a community to a mass shooting.She also explained how it's hard not to get attached to the stories she covers, how she tries to do stories that acknowledge hard-to-acknowledge feelings. And on a lighter note, she explained how she relates to The Mary Tyler Moore Show.Divya's salutes: Freelance writer Austyn Gaffney and also The 19thWe reached a milestone with this interview - we've now interviewed a journalist living or working in all 50 states.Thank you as always for listening. OutreachPlease send us feedback to journalismsalute@gmail.comVisit our website, thejournalismsalute.org And Mark's website MarkSimonmedia.com Subscribe to our Substack JournalismSalute.Substack.comOr tweet us at @journalismpod. And find us on TikTok at @journalismsalute.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including budget proposals from Gov. Andy Beshear in advance of the 2024 General Assembly. Monica Harkins, WDRB in Louisville; Austin Horn, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, focusing on analysis of 2023 general election results. Guests: Austin Horn, Lexington Herald-Leader; Joe Sonka, Kentucky Public Radio; and Mark Vanderhoff, WLKY in Louisville.

On Tuesday, Democrat Andy Beshear won re-election in a deep-red Kentucky's governor race. Ryland Barton, the managing editor of Kentucky Public Radio, joins us to break down the result. And, the United Auto Workers union scored major victories in tentative contracts with Detroit's Big Three automakers. Union president Shawn Fain joins us to talk about the six weeks of strikes that scored the successes. Then, it's been five years since The Camp Fire in Paradise, California, decimated close to 19,000 structures. Though recovery efforts have been steady, there's still a long way to go as residents continue to bounce back. Here & Now's Ashley Locke reports.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including the results of a new poll in the governor's race and final stops by candidates for statewide office prior to Election Day on Nov. 7. Guests: Phillip Bailey, USA Today; Ryland Barton, Kentucky Public Radio; and Tessa Duvall, Lexington Herald-Leader.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including the latest events during campaign season as Gov. Andy Beshear runs for re-election against challenger Attorney Gen. Daniel Cameron. Guests: Ryland Barton, Kentucky Public Radio; John Cheves, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Erin Kelly, Spectrum News 1.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including new ads and responses from gubernatorial candidates during the final weeks of the campaign and responses from Kentuckians after the death of former Gov. Brereton Jones. Guests: Ryland Barton, Kentucky Public Radio; Bill Estep, Lexington Herald-Leader; and McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including fallout after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell froze for several seconds at a Northern Kentucky appearance and the latest from the governor's race. Guests: Ryland Barton, Kentucky Public Radio; Tessa Duvall, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including the latest political news in the gubernatorial campaign. Guests: Ryland Barton, Kentucky Public Radio; Austin Horn, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including plans to manufacture a new electric-powered vehicle at the Toyota plant in Georgetown and Churchill Downs' relocation of the remainder of its spring meeting to conduct a safety review. Guests: Ryland Barton, Kentucky Public Radio; Austin Horn, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including the latest on the Republican primary campaign for governor. Guests: Ryland Barton, Kentucky Public Radio; Olivia Krauth, Louisville Courier Journal; and Janet Patton, Lexington Herald-Leader.

The race for Kentucky governor is one of the most closely watched contests in the nation. The popular incumbent, Democrat Andy Beshear, hopes to repeat his upset victory of 2019 against a crowded primary field of twelve Republican hopefuls.  Running to secure the Republican nomination is Kentucky State Attorney General Daniel Cameron whose platform includes his support of the state's near-total abortion ban. If Governor Beshear is reelected, his strategy could provide insights to other Democrats running in highly Republican and conservative states. We speak with Divya Karthikeyen, Capitol Reporter at Kentucky Public Radio. To read the full transcript, see above. 

Just 11% of Americans who are voting this year say abortion is the number one issue deciding their vote, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. But abortion is on the ballot in some states after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Zoe Clark of Michigan Radio and Ryland Barton of Kentucky Public Radio joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the debates taking place at the state level. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Just 11% of Americans who are voting this year say abortion is the number one issue deciding their vote, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. But abortion is on the ballot in some states after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Zoe Clark of Michigan Radio and Ryland Barton of Kentucky Public Radio joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the debates taking place at the state level. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders