Eastern Standard

Former Standard & Poors Managing Director and lifelong Appalachian journalist Jim Branscome on what local officials should make sure they do before green lighting a data center in their locales.

As co-founder of the Lexington-based aerospace and biotechnology company Space Tango, and founder or the organization “Humanity in Deep Space,” Kris Kimel is tuned-in as preparations are underway to resume manned space exploration.

This week on Eastern Standard: Episode 33 of our series, “Democracy Optimist” with Joshua Douglas. Preparing for the midterm elections with Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams and Andrea Hailey, CEO of Vote.org.

In September, McClatchy Media made deep cuts at newspapers around the country, including the Lexington Herald-Leader.

Our series “I’m Not From Here” is bringing to light a Kentucky population that is made up of people from all over the world. David Miller’s latest guest, Katerina Stoykova is from Bulgaria but for decades has made Lexington her home.

David Phemister, Nature Conservancy-KY, acquisition of 1700+ acres of forest in Bell Co. and what this means.

Kentucky has hundreds of nursing homes caring for some of the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable residents. Questions have persisted about staffing, inspections, neglect and whether government oversight is adequate to protect the people living in them.

Episode 32 of our series, Democracy Optimist, takes the temperature of a challenged American democracy with only weeks to go before a highly consequential midterm election.

“I’m Not From Here” is a new series from Eastern Standard contributor David T. Miller.

A full hour focused on art: its well-being, its protection, its performance and its ability to bridge cultures.

You're in your 30s or 40s and are too busy with life itself to give much thought to what it will be like to experience life as a senior. And then, the next thing you know, you're there, your mind struggling to recognize the face staring back at you in the mirror.

Renee Shaw just retired after 29 years with KET. Listen as this accomplished professional shares how she maintained a reputation for even-handedness in often charged political and policy discussions.

We look into the value of the Head Start program and how a White House plan to deregulate the program would affect Kentucky children and families.

Episode 31 of our series, “Democracy Optimist,” hosted by University of Kentucky election law and voting rights research professor Joshua A. Douglas.

For much of the twentieth century, communities across Appalachia were sustained not only by coal mining, but also by furniture plants, textile mills, apparel shops, steel, glass, machinery, and other forms of manufacturing.

Filmmaker Lanny Brannock discusses his documentary about the August 2006 crash of Comair Flight 5191 at Bluegrass Airport.

What does the data tell us about our kids? Kentucky Youth Advocates’ latest edition of the annual KIDS COUNT Data Book is out, and we discuss key findings about the condition of Kentucky children with KYA executive director Shannon Moody.

Sue Fox spent more than three decades struggling with addiction before finding recovery in 2016 while in prison.

Should political appointees instead of scientists vet applications for federal scientific research grants? The White House Office of Management and Budget is proposing the change. Raising concerns is Kumble Subbaswamy, former University of Kentucky Provost.

This week on Eastern Standard: Episode 30 of our series, “Democracy Optimist,” hosted by University of Kentucky election law and voting rights research professor Joshua Douglas.

The Kentucky Resources Council is offering model Data Center ordinances for communities debating whether to allow data centers. KRC executive director Ashley Wilmes provides details.

In response to economic, public policy, and societal pressures, Kentucky’s flagship public institution of higher learning, the University of Kentucky, is undergoing systemic, campus-wide restructuring and privatization of services.

Many Lexington streets have been bumpy for months while Kentucky American Water Co. has worked to replace antiquated cast-iron pipes.

What are the practical considerations to take into account as Artificial Intelligence arrives in the workplace, displacing human employees?