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Kruser reveals some college majors that you can't get federal loans for and the top jobs this year, plus Bill Meck joins the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Political analyst Bob Babbage joins Kruser to talk politics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser recaps some weekend events and looks ahead to the week ahead. Also talks "fake rich" and the "hidden millionaires."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Owner and editor of The Bourbon Flight, an online magazine dedicated to all things bourbon talks to Kruser on sale of bourbon at kentucky music festivals. Kids today, the latest craze is ingesting a concoction called Borg, before ingesting alcohol to asuage the damaging and uncomfortable affect of hangovers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser talks about the new AI glasses with applications attached to the Meta platform set to be released next spring. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser discusses the impact of AI and where we can find evidence of its being integrated in our daily lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Stephanie Spires is the executive director of Arbor Youth Services in Lexington; she has also served on the Fayette County school board representing the 4th district. She talks to Kruser on her platform for running as a nonpartisan candidate for an at-large seat on the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) City Council.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser unpacks some of the circumstances and policy proposed surrounding the most recent news surrounding kratom centers on a sharp rise in U.S. addiction cases. A major law enforcement warnings follow the deaths of two University of Mississippi students. In the second half of hour two, Lex18 Chief Meteorologist, Bill Meck for a review of current topics on social media and an update of the 3 day weather forecast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser gives us a peek into the current state of job-hunting decorum. We also get a story on how some cities and counties are relying on data centers for the bulk of their tax base. Stephanie Spires is running for council and gives her insight and opinion on the instillation of data centers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser speaks with Lexington Vice Mayor Dan Wu about his reelection campaign for the 2026 Urban County Council At-Large race and his involvement in a high-profile local agricultural solar zoning dispute. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser parses out whether or not president Trump should halt all diesel exports from the United States. The Whitehouse welcomes China's President Xi as Trump and he plan a summit tariff levels, technology export controls, and rare earth mineral access all sitting unresolved since the Busan trade truce.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser takes calls and texts on topics of the show as well as how NIL is increasing costs to schools expected to pay athletes to play on their teams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser visits with political analyst and pal, Bob Babbage in the first part of the hour. Next we move to other topics making headlines, such as rockstar Billy Joel reported to have been deceased and how thankfully, that was fake news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bob Babbage talks with Kruser about the latest political maneuver by Andy Beshear, tying a potential campaign for president to a major issue, giving voice to this on several highly visible media platforms and programs. Kruser and Bob also talk about support for democratic candidates to win gubernatorial races all over the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser ushers in sweater weather with fall equinox upon us, with some blurbs on the origins of the observance of the change of seasons. Diesel is still going up the Dow is still going down in the wake of Saudi Arabia, Kruser has a refresh on the current events affecting the flow of oil out of the middle east. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In hour two, Kruser talks to one of the candidates for city council, Vice Mayor Dan Wu. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
President Trump has banned many members of the mainstream press from his Whitehouse, due to the president's perceived unfavorable coverage. Kruser reflects on the backlash inherent in this latest maneuver by the Trump Administration. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Senate polls are alarming republicans after some recent results point to grisly news for the GOP. Political analyst Bob Babbage and Kruser read the tea leaves. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In hour two Kruser takes calls and comments on topics and issues of the day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Donna Sturgeon, Marketing Director at Jack Kain Ford in Versailles, talks with Kruser about everything with four wheels and a seat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kevin Stinnet is the owner and publisher of The Land Report, a business publication out of Lexington. In addition to that, he hosts and produces The Bourbon Flight Podcast. He joins Kruser weekly to update listeners on the state of spirit consumption and sales, locally, regionally and nationally. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser is joined by Kevin Stinnet of The Bourbon Flight Podcast in hour 3See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Political Bob Babbage joins Kruser as they preview the endorsements coming in for potential Kentucky democrat gubernatorial candidate Rocky Adkins. Kruser also getting Bob's take on Trump's recent offer of 5000 dollars to every adult in the country if Republicans maintain control over the House and Senate after the mid-term elections. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
AI companies are imploring government to enact laws that protect the LLM's from going rogue after the Huggy Face breach in France. Many developers are worried and disclosing this to multiple media outlets. Kruser attacks this topic from many different angles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser is back from a mini-vaycay over the weekend and gives a foody review of St. Augustine, Florida. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Federal Reserve is poised to raise the interest rates, causing financing anything will get a lot more expensive. Kruser talks about what drivers he is seeing in the media and trades influencing the increase. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How depletions of petroleum are being felt around the world now that Saudi Arabia is the latest supplier under attack by Iranian backed forces. Kruser reviews projections on petroleum prices if conflict and obstruction continue to affect access to fuel worldwide. Kruser also visits with Jamey Clark of Synergy Home on how these events are impacting home energy consumption and the HVAC industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser visits with Jamey Clark of Synergy Home on how current events affecting fuel prices are impacting home energy consumption and the HVAC industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In hour 3 Kruser discusses how the EV market is responding to gas prices and how conventional car owners are conserving fuel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser is joined by Kevin Stinnet of The Bourbon Flight Podcast with insight on the economy of spirits on an international, state and local level. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser gets an update on how the bourbon economy is flowing as he visits with Kevin Stinett of The Bourbon Flight Podcast. In the second half of hour 3, Kruser reviews an alarming study on how US students are ranking with the distraction of digital devices in class. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser remembers 9/11 ahead of the 25th anniversary. In the second half of hour two, visits with Bill Meck and gets an update on the WLEX18 weather center. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser reviews the RNC speech trump gave and the controversy around the 5000 dollar "dividend" to every American if the house and senate remains under the control of the republican party following the mid-term election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser talks with one of the candidates for the urban county counsel at-large, Christ Schaefer, an employee of Parks and Recreation at LFUCG, wants to take his work experience to the next level. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The price of gas going up steeply in the last few weeks related to the conflict in Iran. Kruser explores what the circumstances surrounding the logistics of processing, loading and transporting crude from the middle east. In the second half of hour 3 Kruser talks to the city's patron saint of homelessness about the results of Lexington's 4th annual street survey, which measures the number of unhoused persons living here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser talks with Jenny Ramsey, Director of the Catholic Action Center, who gives her expert opinion on the resent survey designed to measure the rate of homelessness here in Lexington. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
AI behavior is having to be monitored and tested to ensure it is alignment with intended programming goals. A group of former Anthropic employees coming forward on how AI will go rogue in the very new future, posing a threat to humanity. Kruser unpacks the possible repercussions of science fiction in the movies becoming science fact. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Most popular beer in America? Kruser reviews the result of the latest poll on state preferences on a few dozen popular mainstream beers. Bob Babbage joins Kruser for their weekly chat on current events in politics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Some of the dramatic headlines, court cases and sports highlights of the week gets the Kruser treatment. Chief Meteorologist Bill Meck updates the weather and has his afternoon meet up with Kruser for mirth and merriment plucked from social media!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser welcomes us back from the Labor Day Holiday and he's brought "the band" with him. Lex18 Chief Meteorologist Bill Meck and Former National Weather Service Louisville meteorologist John Gordon scheduled in a 3rd Weather Outlook Show ahead of the Autumnal Equinox. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Political analyst and friend of the show, Bob Babbage joins Kruser they run preview on the RNC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser in for Jack Pattie talks with former UK basketball player Jeff Sheppard from The Family Wealth Group, has the skinny on UK athletics and some insight on the new season, new team and new coach for the UK football program. Jeff then dons his financial advisor hat and informs and educates listeners on the purpose of a trust. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bob Babbage, political analyst and friend of the show, talks with Kruser in for Jack about the latest scandal surrounding former Governor Matt Beavin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser in for Jack this week, receives an old WLEX-18 colleague on the show as he and Mary Jo Perino wax nostalgic on the old days as former television news broadcasters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser in for Jack Pattie visits with Heather Clary from the Better Business Bureau reveals a new and insidious scam concerning our online medical records on the MyChart platform. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Former WLEX 18 colleague Nancy Cox joins Kruser in for Jack via phone to catch up on old times as co-workers and channel 18 and Nancy's new memoir, Anchored: Reporting from My Kentucky Home. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser in for Jack talks to Chuck McKee of Bluegrass Auction and Realty - phoning in from Key West, talking calls and texts from listeners who want to know what their valuables are worth! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Seasoned Lexington sportscaster and analyst join forces with UK athletics accredited content creator, Coach Ryan Hoots to bring us an all new post-game call in show this year. They will broadcast immediately following every UK football and basketball program on WVLK. Kruser introduces them to WVLK's listening audience and gets their hot take on the UK football team home opener against Youngstown, Ohio on Saturday 9-5-26. Kickoff is 1pm, brand new post-game show to follow at the final whistle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kruser in for Jack invites Mick Jeffries in studio to demonstrate his ukulele skills and inform listeners about the origins of the instrument and how easy and fun it is to play! Mick is the founder of KYuke, a Lexington-based organization dedicated to building community through the ukulele. KYuke is hosting a free 4-day ukulele workshop series titled "Strum Don't Fret! Ukulele for Beginners!". Dates: September 14–17 Time: 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM daily Location: Gatton Park on the Town Branch in Lexington, KY Cost: Free See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr. Ashley Keith of Crossroads Veterinary Clinic in Versailles talks to Kruser in for Jack about the need for tick prevention year-round due to increase tick population and tick-borne illness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.