Kentucky Tonight

Renee Shaw and guests discuss civic engagement and service in America. Guests: Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams; Benjamin Gies, chairman of Louisville America 250; Gary Gregg, McConnell Center director at the University of Louisville; Richard Young, executive director of CivicLex; Jerry Abramson, former Louisville mayor; and Maggie Harlow, executive director of the Jack Harlow Foundation.

Renee Shaw and guests discuss a report card on Kentucky's kids. Guests: Terry Brooks, Ed. D., outgoing executive director of the Kentucky Youth Advocates; Kristi Putnam, senior policy advisor of the Kentucky House Speaker's Office; State Rep. Samara Heavrin (R-Leitchfield); and State Rep. Tina Bojanowski (D-Louisville.

Renee Shaw hosts a conversation about Kentucky's community and technical colleges with Ryan Quarles, Ed. D., president of Kentucky Community and Technical College System; Jennifer Lindon, Ph. D., president of Hazard Community and Technical College; Scott Williams, Ph. D., president of Owensboro Community and Technical College; Anton Reece, Ph. D., president of West KY Community and Technical...

Chip Polston leads a conversation as Kentucky celebrates America250 with John Kleber, Ph. D., history professor emeritus at Morehead State University; Simon Meiners, public relations writer at the Frazier Kentucky History Museum; Stuart Sanders, director of research and publications at the Kentucky Historical Society; and Gerald Smith, Ph. D., history professor at the University of Kentucky.

Renee Shaw hosts a discussion about the 2026 Primary Election with Robert Benvenuti, chairman of the Republican Party of Kentucky; Morgan Eaves, executive director of the Kentucky Democratic Party; Tres Watson, Republican strategist and consultant and founder of Capitol Reins PR; and Sara Osborne, principal at MML&K Government Solutions.

Renee Shaw hosts conversations with candidates for the 2nd and 5th Congressional Districts in the 2026 Primary. In the first segment, she talks with Shay Perry-Adelmann, Republican candidate in the 2nd Congressional District. In the second segment, she talks with Kevin Smith, Republican candidate in the 5th Congressional District.

Renee Shaw hosts a conversation with U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, Republican candidate in the 4th Congressional District.

Renee Shaw hosts candidate conversations for the 6th Congressional District in the 2026 Primary. In the first segment, she talks with Republican candidates Ryan Dotson and Greg Plucinski. In the second segment, she talks with Democratic candidates Zach Dembo, David Kloiber, Erin Petrey and Cherlynn Stevenson.

Renee Shaw hosts candidate conversations for the U.S. Senate in the 2026 Primary. In the first segment, she talks with Republican candidate Daniel Cameron. In the second segment, she talks with Democratic candidates Charles Booker, Amy McGrath and Dale Romans.

Renee Shaw hosts a discussion about the 2026 Kentucky General Assembly session with State Senator Robert Stivers (R-Manchester), Kentucky Senate President; State Representative David Osborne (R- Prospect), Kentucky House Speaker; State Senator Gerald Neal (D-Louisville), Kentucky Senate Minority Floor Leader; and State Representative Joshua Watkins (D-Louisville), Kentucky House Minority Whip.

Renee Shaw hosts a conversation about the state budget with State Sen. Chris McDaniel (R-Ryland Heights), Chair of the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee; State Rep. Lindsey Burke (D-Lexington), House Minority Caucus Chair; Anne-Tyler Morgan, attorney and member of the law firm McBrayer PLLC; and State Sen. Cassie Chambers Armstrong (D-Louisville), Senate Minority Whip.

Renee Shaw hosts a discussion about the state budget with State Sen. Amanda Mays Bledsoe (R-Lexington); State Sen. Reginald Thomas (D-Lexington); Kate Shanks from the Kentucky Chamber; Jason Bailey from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy; Andrew McNeill from the Forum for Rights, Economics & Education (KYFREE); and State Rep. Tina Bojanowski (D-Louisville).

Renee Shaw hosts a discussion about Medicaid reform with State Representative Ken Fleming (R-Louisville; State Senator Stephen Meredith (R-Leitchfield); Emily Beauregard, executive director for Kentucky Voices for Health; and State Senator Karen Berg (D-Louisville).

Renee Shaw hosts a discussion about childcare legislation. Guests include: State Senator Danny Carroll (R-Paducah), chair of the Senate Families and Children Committee; State Representative Samara Heavrin (R-Leitchfield), chair of the House Families and Children Committee; and Sarah Vanover, Ed. D., policy and advocacy director for Kentucky Youth Advocates.

Renee Shaw hosts a discussion about the 2026 legislative session at its midpoint with State Senator Max Wise (R-Campbellsville), Senate Majority Floor Leader; State Senator Reginald Thomas (D-Lexington), Senate Minority Caucus Chair; State Representative David Meade (R-Stanford), House Speaker Pro Tempore; and State Representative Lindsey Burke (D-Lexington), House Minority Caucus Chair.

Renee Shaw hosts a discussion about K-12 education policy. Guests include: Commissioner Robbie Fletcher, Ed. D., Kentucky Department of Education; Maddie Shepard, president of the Jefferson County Teachers Association; Mike Harmon, state outreach director for the Commonwealth Policy Center; and Rhonda Caldwell, Ed. D., chief executive officer at Kentucky Association of School Administrators.

Renee Shaw hosts a discussion about public education legislation with State Sen. Stephen West (R-Paris) and State Sen. Reginald Thomas (D-Lexington), both who serve on the Senate Education Committee; and State Rep. Scott Lewis (R-Hartford) and State Rep. Tina Bojanowski (D-Louisville), both who serve on the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee.

Renee Shaw hosts a discussion about the housing shortage in Kentucky with State Sen. Robby Mills (R-Henderson): State Rep. Joshua Watkins (D- Louisville); Wendy Smith from the Kentucky Housing Corporation; J.D. Chaney from the Kentucky League of Cities; State Rep. Susan Witten (R-Louisville); and George Eklund from the Coalition for the Homeless.

Renee Shaw hosts a discussion about the Kentucky General Assembly 2026 session with State Senator Robert Stivers (R-Manchester), Senate President; State Representative David Osborne (R-Prospect), House Speaker; State Senator Cassie Chambers Armstrong (D-Louisville), Senate Minority Whip; and State Representative Lindsey Burke (D-Lexington), House Minority Caucus Chair.

Renee Shaw hosts a preview of the 2026 legislative session with State Rep. David Meade (R-Stanford), House Speaker Pro Tempore; State Sen. David Givens (R-Greensburg), President Pro Tempore; State Rep. Pamela Stevenson (D-Louisville), House Minority Floor Leader; and State Sen. Gerald Neal (D-Louisville), Senate Minority Floor Leader.

Renee Shaw leads a discussion about Eastern Kentucky tourism. Guests: Commissioner Mike Mangeot, Kentucky Department of Tourism; Kitty Dougoud, Kentucky Main Street program administrator; Seth Wheat, director of interpretation and engagement at Kentucky State Parks; and Jill Fraley Dotson, executive director of community relations, tourism and Main Street for the City of Pikeville.

Renee Shaw leads a discussion about food insecurity. Guests include: State Senator Jason Howell (R-Murray); State Representative Chad Aull (D-Lexington); Michael Halligan, president and CEO of God's Pantry Food Bank; Melissa McDonald, executive director of Feeding Kentucky; Alison Gustafson, Ph. D., executive director, Food as Health at the University of Kentucky Martin Gatton College.

Renee Shaw leads a discussion about SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). Guests include: State Rep. Adam Moore (D-Lexington), a member of the Kentucky General Assembly's Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Kentucky Task Force; Anne-Tyler Morgan, a Lexington healthcare attorney with McBrayer PLLC; and Heather LeMire, State Director of Americans for Prosperity - Kentucky.

Renee Shaw leads a discussion on the U.S. economy. Panelists include Charles Aull, Ph. D., vice president of policy at the Center for Policy and Research at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce; Jason Bailey, executive director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy; and Thomas Lambert, Ph. D., professor in the College of Business at the University of Louisville.

Renee Shaw leads a discussion on vaccines and medications. Guests: Coy Flowers, M.D., obstetrician-gynecologist practicing at UK Healthcare; Molly Rutherford, M.D., primary care physician at Bluegrass Family Wellness in Crestwood, Ky.; Michael K. Kuduk, M.D., pediatrician at Kentucky Children's Hospital, UK Healthcare; and Kimberly Biss, M.D., obstetrician-gynecologist in Saint Petersburg, Fla.