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This week on Sustainability Now!, we bring you highlights from the Metropolitan Housing Coalition's conference held on April 7, 2026 at the Muhammad Ali Center, entitled "Beyond The Rent: Policy Driven Solutions for Housing and Utility Burdens." Today we’ll hear the breakfast Keynote address by Dr. Will Bryan, Director of Research at the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance, speaking on "Affordabi...

On this week's Truth to Power, we bring you another highlight from the Metropolitan Housing Coalition's conference held on April 7, 2026 at the Muhammad Ali Center, entitled "Beyond The Rent: Policy Driven Solutions for Housing and Utility Burdens." Tune in to hear the afternoon panel: 2025 was a year of major reports on housing, energy, and water affordability. This panel brought together represe...

On this week's Access Hour, we bring you a major highlight from the Metropolitan Housing Coalition's conference held on April 7, 2026 at the Muhammad Ali Center, entitled "Beyond The Rent: Policy Driven Solutions for Housing and Utility Burdens." Tune in to hear the Dinner Keynote featuring Brionté McCorkle, Executive Director of Georgia Conservation Voters speaking on "Power Play: How Data Center...

Francesco Da Vinci carries a master’s degree in cosmology and social psychology. He is currently a journalist, a nonviolent activist, and a Pulitzer-nominated photographer, who lives and works in Los Angeles. He hopes to inspire today's generation to be of service to others and to explore the power of nonviolent activism for social change. Franscico Da Vinci is also the author of the book I Refuse...

What is the process whereby viruses living in animals can spread to people? Are there specific genetic changes required for the shift to human hosts? Was the virus that causes COVID-19 genetically engineered in the lab? Dave Robinson discusses. Then, Amanda Fuller (Executive Director of the Kentucky Academy of Sciences) interviews Kyisha Walter (Psychology student at the University of Louisville)...

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, begins a mini series of interviews with candidates who will be appearing on your May 19th Kentucky Primary ballot. This week we hear from Aprile Hearn, the DSA Candidate for Metro Council District 5 in the northwest end of Jefferson Co.: Portland, Shawnee, Chickasaw, & western Russell. Aprile is a lifelong District 5 resident who has been in...

On this week's show, we bring you highlights from "Women Who Shape the Landscape," an event held at the Women's Club of Louisville on Monday, March 30, 2026. In recognition of Women's History Month, Olmsted Parks Conservancy and the Women's Club of Louisville presented an exciting evening that featured a panel discussion with four Olmsted Parks Conservancy past and present CEO's, Susan Rademacher,...

Patty and Brian discuss the concept of the "hoax" and what critical thinkers might do to avoid being taken in by them.

Can Medicaid survive The Big Beautiful Bill cuts? Paul welcomes Drs. Michael Flynn, Gene Shively, and Barbara Casper along with Medicaid recipient Amber. It's situation critical for Amber as she struggles to maintain her eligibility along with thousands of others in Kentucky.

Jim Holderman has taught court ordered and company ordered clients for 28 years in anger and conflict management. He is certified with the National Curriculum Training Institute, and the leader in the field of Cognitive Behavioral Change Programs. College brought studies in science, music, and philosophy. For five years he taught anger management and life skills in prisons. He has trained extensiv...

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, is excited to once again, bring you another vital youth voice in sustainability! Tune in to meet Keionna Spalding, a Purdue Global University S.T.E.M. Sustainability Major based right here in Louisville. She is 27, and in year 3 of her BS in Environmental Science with a focus on Sustainability. Keionna has volunteered with organizations like...

This week, we bring you highlights from the Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Mayoral Candidate Forum on Clean Energy organized by the Renewable Energy Alliance of Louisville (REAL). The moderator for the evening was Tom Fitzgerald (Kentucky Resources Council), and we were joined by four Mayoral Candidates: Shameka Parrish-Wright, Jody Hurt, Lisa Holliday Harris, and Matthew Bailey. Listen in as Louisvill...

Dave Robinson finishes his report on Monsanto and its herbicide, Roundup. Hear how Monsanto teams up with an Israeli company to produce White Phosphorus, a toxic, incendiary tool used by the military. Find out how the Trump administration has changed the way the EPA calculates the value of a human life. And, which Supreme Court justice worked for Monsanto in the past, and has been called to recuse...

Barbara Boyd is a retired Rank I elementary teacher from Jefferson County Public Schools. She was appointed to one and one-half terms to the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) as well as serving two elected terms as a Regional Director with Jefferson County Teacher’s Association (JCTA). She has served as a co-chair of the Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and Cha...

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, is thrilled to be in conversation with Kennedy Little, the Lexington-based Youth Advocacy Team Member at the Food Empowerment Project (https://foodispower.org). Tune in to learn about the Food Empowerment Project’s (F.E.P.’s) history, mission, and the four core issue areas they address: 1. Chocolate F.E.P. works to inform consumers globally...

Tune in for a virtual Town Hall held on March 16, 2026: Our Common Health, Our Commonwealth: Who Decides What’s Safe? hosted by Kentucky Waterways Alliance, Kentucky Resources Council, Kentucky Conservation Committee, and Sierra Club Kentucky Chapter. Connecting Legislation, Pollution, and Our Health. Environmental health, public health, and civic health are deeply intertwined. The condition of ou...

Patty and Brian interview Dr. Robert Friedland about his second book, 99 Lessons in Critical Thinking.

Luther Adams – Free Man of Color is an Associate Professor at the University of Washington Tacoma. He earned his B.A. in history at the University of Louisville (1994), and a Ph. D. in history at the University of Pennsylvania (2002). He has published in a variety of forums including the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Ohio Valley History Journal, the Journal of Social History and the...

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, is thrilled to be in conversation with our city’s new Sustainability Director! In January, Jake Medley was named as the new Executive Director of the Louisville Mayor’s Office of Sustainability (OS). Learn more about the Office of Sustainability and access tons of great resources at https://louisvilleky.gov/government/office-sustainability J...

K.A. Owens interviews writer Michael L. Jones, author of "Soulful Sounds of Derbytown". Recorded Sunday March 15, 2026, 6PM.

This week on Truth To Power, we bring you an important conversation in the face of the 2026 mid-term elections. On January 15th, 120 Oberlin College alumni and friends participated in a widely anticipated online program called "What is the Democratic Party?" Professor Larry Jacobs of the University of Minnesota served as moderator for an energetic conversation that featured Holly Fechner and John...

On this week's Access Hour, long-time community activist, Terrell Holder, speaks with host Bob Cline about the unique opportunities before us with the May 19th Primary Election in Kentucky. This is the first time ALL Louisville voters will be able to participate in the Primary, including independents and those registered for third parties because of the new state law the made our local races non-p...

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, plows the fertile soil of sustainable food systems with Joe Trigg, co-founder of My Farm Exchange (https://www.myfarmexchange.com/), a farm management platform designed to help farmers and gardeners reduce waste and operate more efficiently. The platform includes integrated management tools as well as a built-in virtual farmers market. Joe h...

Hear the third installment of our report on the controversial herbicide glyphosate, manufactured as Roundup by the agrichemical company Monsanto/Bayer. What did the 'Monsanto Papers' reveal about the role of university professors in promoting this commercial product? How does Monsanto influence academia? How common is 'ghostwriting' in the scientific literature, and what can be done to reduce the...

Marc Murphy Is a Law Professor at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law and the Louisville Courie-Journal editorial cartoonist. His analysis provides extraordinary insights concerning issues all of us are facing during these extraordinary times. Solutions to Violence airs on Mondays at 5 pm, Tuesdays at 8 am and Wednesdays at 6 am. You can listen livestream if you visit us at https:/...