The Bluegrass Blues Podcast

Remembering Oct. 7; preparing for Nov. 3, working with ICE is not cool; fossil fuels mean terminal illness; reflections on the dead and undead; another “No Kings” rally on the way; notes on art, and the joy of music.

Money makes the world go round: Buying “free speech” in religion, politics and sports, and paying for silence. The corpse of Schrödinger’s senator wheels through the U.S. Capitol, while MAGA policies kill Kentucky kids. And finding refuge in bugs, sports and art.

An Appalachian drive goes from paradise found to paradise lost; MAGA politicians treat their constituents like idiots (taking credit where none is due, distancing themselves from their MAGA master and just outright saying as the people who voted for them are idiots); examining the racism behind a local data center; a beloved Kentuckian's take on responsible technology; political action items for t...

Where our hiatuses took us; Kentucky politicians making national news; the state’s economy worsens (while MAGA politicians focus on the irrelevant); the Commonwealth ranks at the top in bottom-feeding statistics, and updates on Louisville’s Community Defense Network.

Visiting our neighbors to the North. Where is our senior senator and what are our government officials doing while we have limited representation? Was our MAGA U.S. Senate candidate behind a controversial billboard? The curse of the "Can Opener." The rise against data centers. And super heroes are just as depressed as the rest of us.

The richest get richer, legislators don’t legislate, and representatives don’t represent. But at least there are diversions!

Our primary election “autopsy” (GOP is evil, Dems are incompetent); a medical emergency portends sad future for Kentucky; get out and visit the state, and Shakespeare is back in Louisville (to like or not to like, with a dramatic reading from a galaxy far, far away).

Election Day in Kentucky and its implications, IVF in the courts and we're out of town at home and abroad.

The Kentucky Derby is at our throats, primary elections are just around the corner and finding relaxation in the countryside and the cityscape.

Self-care in trying times, the villainy of the ultrarich, Kentucky elections, national politics and why developers shouldn’t hold public office.

Who attended the No Kings Rally? Why are more people showing up at protests? ICE continues to terrorize locals. What’s with the homosocial atmosphere in the White House (since women are being kicked out)? And our take on recent documentaries and the NCAA Fan Fest in Indianapolis.

"No Kings" rallies coming as Iran War continues; higher oil prices in the Bluegrass state; MAGA muddies state legislature; Chumps for Trump debate; why are we so unhealthy; disrespect for women's sports on the local level and a new bridge from Kentucky to Ohio.

WAR! What is it good for? Kentucky legislators and candidates react to Iran bombing. Republican budget actions hurt the Bluegrass State (as usual). The women of Black History Month. Our neighborhood is featured in an HBO documentary and fine dining in NuLu.

Black History Month and the history of American oppression; Kentucky Republicans continue to act against constituents’ interests; municipal legislators fall short (again); dealing with ICE; another failure in journalism, and honorably mentioning local sports.

Ice makes roads dangerous while ICE threatens lives. The Kentucky Legislature at its worst. National videoconferencing, and Bluegrass musicians win awards.

A discussion on the health, education and human-services failures we’re seeing in Kentucky. How our Democratic politicians are failing us, and a little sports talk at the end!

Thoughts for the New Year, what we did for the holidays, how to join the resistance in the Bluegrass and how war, abortion and healthcare affect Kentuckians.

A month-by-month look at the year in review (and it was a bad one for Kentucky).

Our Thanksgiving holiday tempered by ICE appeasement (the reason we can't trust our elected officials), political candidates don't understand what offices they should seek, dealing with wealth and affordability, a pitch for college sports and how to show support for mutual aid.

Traveling abroad and domestically, the effect of the UPS plane crash on the Derby City, the political impact of Mamdani and MTG, shortcomings of the Louisville education system and making a difference in the Bluegrass State.

No Kings rallies across America, media shortcomings, government shutdown continues, while food prices rise. White House demolition meets Argentine payoff. And finding good cheesecake.

Dealing with the government shutdown: Is it safe to fly and what's happening at national parks? Kentucky Democrats on the campaign trail. Reflections on the art fair (show) and a slowdown at the Speed.

Rapture aftermath and shortcomings (instead of second comings); why our congressman fails us; entertaining past times, and artistic expectations for the future.

Remembering Sept. 11, 2001 and its aftermath; political violence; the Epstein Files; a retreat to the forest and musing on a music festival.

Are you ready for the country? Entertainment in the city. Political activity (or lack thereof) in the state. And worries for the nation.