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Paul Hoppe and co-hosts Drs. Mike Flynn and Gene Shively discuss the epidemic of gun shootings and killings in the US focusing on school shootings. Our guest, psychiatrist Dr. Steve Lippmann, offers insight to the causes and possible solutions.

A group from Kentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare discuss the recent killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the effect on it's quest for Medicare for All

Paul Hoppe, along with co-hosts Drs Mike Flynn and Gene Shively and our guest Dr Brian Davis discuss issues affecting immigration along our Mexican border, especially as related to providing healthcare to the immigrants

A discussion of the cons of AI when it comes to possible "deskilling" of labor and harm to education.

On today's show, we listen in on a very timely community conversation hosted on January 14th, 2025 with the Oberlin Club of Washington, DC, focused on the question: "Why is the working-class leaving the Democratic Party?" The conversation featured remarks by Les Leopold, Executive Director of The Labor Institute, and a 1969 graduate of Oberlin College. You can watch the full event and see the slid...

Hear the story of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte (1865-1915), the first indigenous woman to earn a medical degree in the US. Mary Williams reports on this fascinating woman of the Omaha tribe. Then, have you heard that a glass of wine every night is good for your health? But is it true? There is accumulating evidence that any alcohol we drink has a negative effect on our overall health and longevity...

This week on Sustainability Now!, we continue our miniseries on a just energy transition for all! Your host, Justin Mog, is thrilled to be in conversation with Scott Hackel, Vice-President of Research and Innovation at Slipstream. Scott has established a national reputation for technical thought-leadership in high performance building research and technologies. He leads ground-breaking field resea...

This week on Sustainability Now!, we continue our theme of ringing in the new year with a focus on healthy soils and healthy food! Your host, Justin Mog, is thrilled to be in conversation with two friends from OAK, the Organic Association of Kentucky: Shannon Post is OAK's Farmer Education Coordinator, and one of OAK founders, Larry Brandenburg, owner of Harmony Fields Farm in Shelbyville with his...

Annelle Sheline is a research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. She previously served as a Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor’s Office of Near Eastern Affairs (DRL/NEA), before resigning in March 2024 to protest the Biden administration’s unconditional support for Israeli military operations in Gaza. She i...

Patty and Brian dive into some critical thinking news for The New Year!

To kick off the new year on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, is thrilled to be in conversation with Deb Dynako, Senior Director of Partnership Development at Slipstream (https://slipstreaminc.org). Slipstream discovers, tests, and scales climate solutions in buildings and communities that move us faster toward a clean economy for all. The nonprofit organization is headquartered in Madis...

Dr. Lawrence Lessig, Prof. of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School, formerly professor at Stanford Law School, former clerk for Justice Antonin Scalia and author of numerous books and articles on democracy and its accelerating decline, spoke with Ruth and occasional co-host James Moore on money's corrupting influence over our democracy and what we as individuals and as a nation can do about it...

K.A. Owens interviews Vincent Gonzalez-former co-host of "Community Control Now". There are comments on the KY Alliance Against Racist And Political Repression December 31, 2024 New Years Eve Party, the 2024 Protect Our Schools Campaign and evaluations of Jefferson County Public Schools. Recorded Friday January 3, 2025, 10PM.

Dr. Sheila Schuster, Psychologist and Mental Health and Healthcare Advocate, along with Lisa Willner, Ph. D. Mental Health Professional and District 35 Kentucky House Representative both spoke at the Louisville League of Women Voters Democracy in Action Forum on how to advocate effectively to members of the Frankfort KY Legislature for causes that you are passionate about.

Linus Pauling (1901-1994) is the only person to have won two unshared Nobel Prizes. One prize was for his groundbreaking research in biochemistry, and the other for his anti-nuclear war activism. But he made mistakes too; like his ugly support of 'negative eugenics' and his unsubstantiated claims about Vitamin C megadosing. Let's review his career! Then, Scott Miller tells us about the four planet...

GRACIE LEWIS is a journalist and retired employee of the federal government and former Staff Assistant, United States Congress, Subcommittee on Labor Standards. She has spent some 50 years as a “warrior for justice.” Her contributions to many organizations have demonstrated her unwavering dedication to justice, equality and community development. GRACIE LEWIS started her activism in 1971 with the...

Dr Tom James joins Drs Mike Flynn and Gene Shively along with Paul Hoppe in a discussion on womens reproductive rights in Kentucky. Kentucky currently has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the United States. As of December 2024, abortion is illegal in Kentucky at all stages of pregnancy, with very limited exceptions.

David Bollier, author, co-author and co-editor of 12 books on new, more earth- and human-aligned paradigms, presents his views of our current economic, political and social systems -- why they are failing us, and how a parallel system of self-growing communities he calls "the Commons" or "the Commonsverse" is popping up in different parts of the world to rekindle a sense of agency, belonging and s...

A talk on how the horse replaced the ox as the preferred farm animal and its consequences for economic development in Britain and how it helped the animal mattered in the transition from feudalism to capitalism. Based on my paper "The Horse versus the Ox during Medieval Times.......and Horse Power versus Horsepower Today." This can be accessed at https://ir.library.louisville.edu/faculty/868/ .

Mark Alsip debunks some common myths like the real reason hot water helps clean our hands, and how the majority of the earth's atmospheric Carbon Dioxide is there naturally, and how humans are upsetting it's balance. He also discusses whether daily megadoses of Vitamin C really prevent colds and flu. Then, Dave Robinson discusses a new Texas public school curriculum that integrates the Bible into...

To wrap up the year on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, puts his overalls on for a conversation with Ben Heimach-Snipes. Ben is a gardener, composter, Prebyterian pastor and much more. He moved to Louisville two years ago and has been working in roofing sales to fund his dream of starting a compost business, similar to what Vermont Compost or Charlie's Compost south of Owensboro (http:/...

To mark the 400th edition of Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, is delighted to sit down once again with local environmental educator, researcher, and consultant, Carolyn Waters! Gather ‘round the hearth as we catch up with Carolyn and her current pursuits, including: teaching an internship class in Bellarmine University’s Department of Environmental Studies; delivering a workshop on envi...

On this week’s program, your host, Justin Mog, nerds out about the power of maps with DJ Biddle (Director) and Laura Krauser (GIS Research Coordinator) from the University of Louisville’s Center for Geographic Information Sciences (GIS). Join us as we discuss:
 • What GIS is and how it informs sustainability • Related academic programs at UofL: BS or MS in Applied Geography, and a Certificate in A...

You can find Tracy Clark on social media on Instagram @tpclark2000, on FB at Tracy Clark and on her website tracyclarkbooks.com/ For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover This week we have a Remix episode and catch up with Tracy Clark, who we interviewed in Season 8...

Kay Tillo is the director of the Nurses Professional Organization. She is also involved in the southern civil rights movement. Kay Tillo worked for decades in the union movement with health care workers and other nurses. Currently Kay Tillo is Chair of Kentuckians for Single Payer HealthCare and Coordinator of Unions for Single Payer.