Forward Radio podcasts

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 provi...

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 Manageme...

Patty and Brian try to think about some reported thinking we learned about through recent survey data about Climate Change knowledge. Please enjoy!

JP Lyninger is a proud JCPS graduate of Dupont Manual High School, as well as the University of Louisville. J.P. Lyninger has spent much of his time Fighting for a better Louisville at protests against police violence, anti-war rallies, direct actions, and standing in solidarity with workers on picket lines. JP is a long-time activist and organizer. In 2022, he served as campaign manager for Shelb...

On our show this week, a story about the ancient relationship between abrupt climate change and forest fires. Then, a story about how sugar intake in the first 1000 days of life (pregnancy and the first two year) can influence that person’s health 65 years later. And we end with a story about how social media might be influencing American’s attitudes about physicians and scientists. Here are links...

Tyler Allen, co-founder of the urban planning group 8664, discusses the impact of freeways on our cities, the benefits of freeway removal in urban cores, and plans for the future development of Louisville and cities around the US. 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. B...

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...

K.A. Owens interviews activist, playwright, actor, radio host, Michael T. Topics- The Free World has no leader, and, Is President Trump A White Folks problem? Recorded Saturday April 19, 2025, 5PM.

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

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

On this week's program, we are thrilled to bring you a Student Panel on The Pursuit of Equity in Higher Education that concluded the University of Louisville's 2nd annual Gender, Equity & Climate Justice Conference on Tuesday, April 8th, 2025, 10am-5pm, online. This panel features a number of activists from the Student Coalition for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at the University of Louisville (ht...

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 communi...

On April 7, 2025, CLOUT (Citizens of Louisville Organized and United Together) held its annual Nehemiah Action Assembly to offer solutions to community problems researched, discussed and agreed upon within their 12,000 + membership (over a year or more of committee work and consensus building), who represent 24 CLOUT member congregations in Louisville. These proposed solutions were then presented...

On 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...

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...

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

Dr. Margaret Collins (1922-1996) was a renowned field biologist who was the first black woman to earn a Ph. D. in entomology. Mary Williams reports on this fascinating scientist, who studied termites most of her professional life, but was also active in the early civil rights and women's rights movements. Then, Rob Weber interviews Emmy Wuensch, a pediatric nurse in Louisville, who recently attend...

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

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 C...

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...

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...

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 relatio...

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 Fe...

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...

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