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It’s Sustainability Week at the University of Louisville, and on this week’s program, your host, Justin Mog, is in conversation with UofL Class of 2027 ASL Interpreting Studies Major, Katelyn Johnston! In high school, Katelyn co-founded the environmental non-profit Clean 4 Change KY, and the Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN) recently named her as one of the Students Taking on Oil & Petrochemical...

Phil and Patrica Lloyd-Sidle are Presbyterian ministers who traveled to Gaza in order to participate a fact-finding mission. Their presentation concerned the Palestinian/Israeli conflict and the destruction that has occurred in Palestine as a result of the Palestinian/Israeli war. Their presentation was sponsored by the Louisville Fellowship of Reconciliation and their Third Thursday event. The ti...

Did you know that scientists are hoping to bring back the currently-extinct Woolly Mammoth by 2027? Mary Williams fills us in on this provocative cloning research. Additionally, Dave Robinson discusses data on the effect the Supreme Court has had on black voter rights, and how American's life expectancy actually declined between 2014-18. We also feature stories on how the International Space Stati...

Today, I am broadcasting some interviews that were done on site at Voices of Community Activists and Leaders Kentucky. We will hear from Maurice, Carl and Raquel in this show. As I began the editing process for this, most of what I said just got scratched. My questions served to prompt dialogue sometimes but mostly highlighted my ignorance about the obstacles this community faces. The important th...

Patty and Brian discuss some ways that we could think through supposedly-paranormal claims.

On this week's program, we listen back to an important event held at Louisville's Main Public Library on October 15th, 2024. Today, education is poised to become a private commodity rather than a universal good, and the very existence of the traditional public school is threatened, according to Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Cara Fitzpatrick. Join her for this compelling discussion on the futur...

John Schaaf is a retired attorney and co-author of the book Hidden History of Kentucky Political Scandals. His op-ed “Church schools restrict choice, yet want public funds" appeared in the Louisville Courier September 16th, 2024. John Schaaf explains that when taxpayer's money is used to fund private schools it drains money from public school system and private schools often prevent students of co...

Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. You can find Daniel at his website www.danielolivas.com This week we speak with Daniel Olivas, a lawyer with the California Department of Justice, who is also a novelist, poet, and playwright. His novel, Ch...

It’s a special Tree Week edition of the show! On this week’s program, your host, Justin Mog, grabs his shovel for a chance to catch up with the staff at Louisville Grows: Ellie Davenport, Community Engagement Manager & Colin Meadows, Urban Forestry Manager. Tune in to learn about all the ways to get involved in helping expand our urban tree canopy this fall! In addition to reviewing some of the wi...

Ruth and co-host Victoria Strange discuss candidates running in the 2024 General Election for Louisville Metro Council District 12, Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor, and Kentucky House Districts 36 and 29.

Sacrifice Zones airs on WFMP 106.5FM/lp and ForwardRadio.org on Sundays at 11am, Mondays at 8am and Tuesdays at 2pm. We are doing a series of conversations with people at Voices of Community Activists and Leaders-Kentucky (VOCAL-KY). This is the first show in that series that follows the introduction we did with Pony Morris. This podcast contains no music. Show Notes: Substance Abuse and Mental He...

Kay Tillow, Harriette Seiler, Hamza Jamal, Evan Hawthorn, and Paul Hoppe of Kentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare discuss the poor ranking of our healthcare in this country based on a Commonwealth Fund report comparing industrialized nations.

This week on the Access Hour, we bring you Part 1 of a Conference held on September 27, 2024 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The conference was organized by Dr. Bandy Lee and the World Mental Health Coalition entitled "The More Dangerous State of the World and the Need for Fit Leadership." In this first panel of the day, top national security experts discuss the importance of mental...

This week on the Access Hour, we bring you Part 1 of a Conference held on September 27, 2024 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The conference was organized by Dr. Bandy Lee and the World Mental Health Coalition entitled "The More Dangerous State of the World and the Need for Fit Leadership." In this first panel of the day, top national security experts discuss the importance of mental...

Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- A Good Girls Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 2- Horribly Haunted in Hillbilly Hollow by Blythe Baker 3- Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig 4- A 5 Star Read Recommended...

Have you heard of Oscillococcinum, a purported homeopathic treatment for the flu? Guest contributor Mark Alsip tells us the theory behind it, how it is synthesized, and about it's effectiveness. Other stories cover the new over-the-counter birth-control pill now available to all ages, and about how you can see Starlink satellites in our night sky. Plus, news on the coming comet and mini-moon. Scot...

Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons, Ph. D. is a retired Professor Emerita in African American and Religious Studies and affiliated Faculty in Women Studies at the University of Florida. She obtained her BA from Antioch University in Human Service, her MA in Religious Studies & her Ph. D. in Islamic Studies from Temple University. Zoharah Simmons became a SNCC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee) fi...

On this week’s program, your host, Justin Mog, comes in out of the rain for a discussion about sustainable floodplain management and recovery in the wake of disasters like Hurricane Helene. Joining us this week is Eileen Shader, Senior Director of Floodplain Restoration at American Rivers (https://www.americanrivers.org/), who shares the results of a new analysis of the nation’s floodplains by Ame...

Sacrifice Zones airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm and forwardradio.org, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Sunday at 11 am, Monday at 8 am and Tuesday at 2 pm. This podcast is in the public domain. A friend of mine conducted this interview in early summer in a friend’s kitchen, while I did what I could to assist Laila with cooking a dish called Maqluba or “upside down”. The interview was with Laila Hasan with...

On Sept. 30, 2024, the Louisville League of Women Voters hosted a panel discussion of Amendment 2 which would drastically change the Kentucky Constitution to allow for taxpayer funding of private (including religious) schools. It will appear on the 2024 General Election ballot. Panelists were: Maddie Shepard, a teacher at JCPWS and President of the Jefferson County Teachers Association (JCTA); Dr....

This week on Truth to Power, we bring you final highlights from The People's Summit on Food Systems and Urban Agriculture: Food Vision 2030, which took place on September 13th, 2024 at Louisville Central Community Center. It was hosted by Forward Radio’s proud Community Partner, the Urban Agriculture Coalition and the Food In Neighborhoods community coalition, more broadly. Today we’ll listen in t...

K.A. Owens interviews Educator and Poet Pamala Wiley. Topics: an upcoming Poetry Laboratory and the Power of Transformative Art. Recorded Thursday October 3, 2024, 7PM.

Patty and Brian drop in on Bob Cline for some classic rock/critical thinking crossover conversation and singalongs!

Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. You can find Lyndsay at her website https://www.lyndsayrush.com/ and on IG at @maryoliversdrunkcousin Books Mentioned In This Episode: 1- A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush 2- Instructions for Traveling West by Joy...

On this week’s program, your host, Justin Mog, takes a stroll in our local parks with Kelly Cox, Volunteer Coordinator for Metro Louisville Parks and Recreation. There are a wide variety of volunteer opportunities across Jefferson County that Kelly is seeking the public’s help with, including lots of fun fall activities, such as: Parks Maintenance/Operations: Adopt-a-Park partnerships October proj...