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Kimberly Cecil-Jones is back in her co-host chair, and back from her media role at the Kentucky Democratic Party’s annual Wendell Ford dinner with  a few interesting news items she shares with us. Aaron brings us new backstory for the ongoing Trump/Mitch power struggle, Doug digs in on bipartisan support for the Infrastructure bill, signed this week, and the role of the Brent Spence Bridge in...

Aaron and Doug describe how the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act will help KY roads, bridges, safe drinking water, broadband and electric vehicle charging, and warn against any GOP reps attending any ribbon-cutting ceremonies. We do a quick check in on  a few other critical stories, THEN we're joined by Martina Jackson , a Democratic candidate for State Representative, House District...

Kimberly , Nate & Doug focus on the week's disappointing special election results, then give us an update on the Kentucky redistricting process, currently being managed behind closed doors by the Kentucky GOP, as well as a couple other issues in News of the Weak, then we are joined by Alice Melendez with Extinction Rebellion KY - to discuss whether the Ohio River Valley is on its way to becomi...

Aaron , Kimberly & Doug discuss the KY News of the Weak including MORE GOP hypocrisy from Frankfort and News u̵n̵d̵e̵r̵ ̵2̵,̵ ̵u̵n̵d̵e̵r̵ ̵3̵, under 5 minutes with Kimberly Cecil-Jones. The Colonels then welcome back good troublemaker and labor organizer, Matt Alley - Blue Collar Writer for a Strike-tober update before closing out with a Call to Action & Events Calendar, including our own...

Aaron , Kimberly & Nate cover KY News of the Weak, including the political fallout of Representative John Yarmuth's surprise retirement announcement, and Kimberly runs through more news stories you need to know in under two minutes. Then we welcome the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy 's founder and executive director, Jason Bailey for a conversation about how the Biden administration's Bui...

Aaron & Kimberly cover a quick news of the weak about further efforts in our commonwealth to keep white people from feeling bad about our nation’s history of racism - then, Kimberly brings us a "2 Minute News Update" sharing a few breaking stories. Following that,back by popular demand - we’ve got Doug Price is Right - revisiting a favorite topic, The Post Office! Why does DeJoy still have his...

Aaron and Nate cover the News of the Weak, discussing some positives and a negative from our Governor's big week, as well as “Forever Pollution” issues plaguing the Ohio River and what can be done about it. Then we’re joined by the 2022 Teacher of the Year - from Mt. Sterling, Willie Carver, Jr - we hear from him about how things are in schools right now, and his work on campus, including supporti...

Aaron and Doug tackle the news of the weak, including how much it should cost for previously incarcerated people to reclaim their voting rights, whether Mitch will use the debt ceiling to single-handedly destroy the U.S. economy, and the scourge of Louisville gun violence, then we bring on a real life Kentucky Lorax, Jim Scheff of KY Heartwood, to discuss the threats to our dear Daniel Boone Natio...

Aaron , Kimberly & Nate cover the News of the Weak, including fast-approaching special elections, and a breaking story about Rand Paul's former campaign manager being indicted (again) for helping Russian nationals influence our elections. Then, we’re excited to be joined by Kentucky’s pride, Silas House , the New York Times bestselling author and frequent contributor to The Atlantic , for a di...

Join Aaron Viles *, Kimberly Cecil-Jones * and Doug Price * as they cover the Kentucky political News of the Weak, with a special focus on the special session that wrapped up late Thursday and what it means for our commonwealth’s COVID response, as well as some new information about Kentucky’s diversity, derived from the census data that will also play an important role in the upcoming political r...

Jam-packed show this week, with Aaron, Kimberly, Nate and Ken covering the News of the Weak, including an anti-Semitic tweet from poor, persecuted freedom fighter Thomas Massie, Dr. Paul's latest COVID medical malpractice, the current COVID response from Frankfort, and we discuss a REALLY pricey country ham.  Then we're joined by two historically kick-ass KY #GoodTrouble makers: Chris Hartman...

Join hosts Aaron, Doug & Kimberly as they discuss Kentucky's news of the weak: After this weekend’s KY Supreme Court ruling, is Governor Beshear going to be able to keep our commonwealth safe through this pandemic? We discuss Afghanistan, with Mitch and Rand both claiming victory while President Biden is blamed for a botched withdrawal - Kimberly brings us an update from the front-lines as her...

Kimberly & Doug bring you the News of the Weak, taking a hard look at the irresponsible political responses to Governor Beshear's public health mandates. We’ll also tackle Rand Paul’s insider trading scandal, and then we’ll be joined by Nate with a special report from a GOP crazy-town hall roadshow led by State Senator Adrianne Southworth in a desperate effort to get KY fired up about election...

Click play for a an important show with our exemplary hosts Denise Gray , Kimberly Cecil-Jones & Aaron Viles . Despite more and more KY Republicans proudly and loudly coming out against masks and supporting the anti-vaxx crowd, this week Governor Andy Beshear stood up for children's health and signed an order for a statewide school mask mandate. In contrast to Andy's courage, we’ll also spotli...

Aaron, Kimberly & Doug bring you the News of the Weak - looking at Mitch using his ill-gotten campaign cash for good?!?!, Rand Paul’s mighty fine campaign for president, an unexpected retirement in the KY Senate and what it means for our politics here in the bluegrass, then, we’re terribly honored to be joined by Amye Bensenhaver of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition to discuss recent tran...

Aaron and Denise bring you a PATRIOT news round up (which do YOU prefer, Kentucky's Olympians or Big Lie backers coming to Muhlenberg County?), then we discuss Progress Kentucky's fight with YouTube, and we’re joined by Fayette County’s Public Health Commissioner, Dr. Kraig Humbaugh, to discuss the delta variant, where our county and region are in terms of combatting the virus, and what we all nee...

Aaron's back from the wilderness and ready to talk about how Rand Paul should stop misleading the public (and maybe just skip Dr. Fauci's next appearance in front of his committee). Doug Price has an important listener-flagged story about hep c, greedy drug companies and Kentucky's prison population. Then Kimberly updates us all on hemp/marijuana crack downs in Kentucky from Republican state-wide...

Denise, Kimberly & Doug share the news of the weak, a new WORST POLITICO OF THE MOMENT, and Doug Price brings the facts about why Mitch is doing everything in his power to block key efforts to protect our democracy and our elections. Join us for a wonderful discussion of Kentucky's political news with a progressive take on what we're all dealing with today. Live Wednesdays at 7pm - https://www...

Kimberly, Nate & Ken dig in on the KY political news of the weak - our least-favorite former Governor, our least-favorite KY member of Congress, and our least-favorite union! It's a trifecta of losers, featuring Matt Bevin's corruption investigation, Thomas Massie's dubious military COVID vaccine claims, and the Lexington FOP making some crazy claims in response to the recent ban of no-knock w...

Aaron , Annabel and Nate discuss the Lexington City Council vote to end no knock warrants as well as the messy end of the political marriage of convenience between Mitch and Trump, thanks to Bill Barr's transparent efforts to rehabilitate his reputation. After our News of the Weak, the team welcomes Denise Bell , Researcher for Refugee and Migrant Rights for Amnesty International for a fact-based...

Join Aaron, Kimberly and #CoT producer Ken as they discuss the future of the For the People Act after this week's significant setback. Will Mitch keep the keys to the Biden Administration's legislative success, or will Manchin come around on filibuster reform & protect our ability to vote? Next, we weigh in on a SCOTUS ruling on queer discrimination with repercussions for our commonwealth. Fin...

Join Aaron , Kimberly & long-lost Denise Gray as they tackle the news of the weak - Mitch reminding folks of his hypocritical power grabs while also supporting 2!! TWO! Bipartisan bills over the past two weeks. Then we celebrate a positive step forward in Lexington for police accountability. We then welcome back #DougPriceIsRight to set us straight on Andy's COVID legacy. FINALLY, we're joined...

Aaron , Nate , Kimberly & Ken discuss the news of the weak (Mitch wants folks forced into crappy jobs, Rand wants credit for Fauci email "revelations") and we've got a NEW WORST POLITICO OF THE MOMENT thanks to the culture wars against critical thinking, we mean, critical race theory. THEN we're joined by 28-year-veteran of the General Assembly, former Rep. Jim Wayne, the author of a 🔥🔥🔥 op...

Aaron , Nate , Ken and a late-arriving, victorious Kimberly cover Kentucky's news of the weak with a focus on a couple of libertarian know-nothings, Progress Kentucky launch a new campaign to deprioritize marijuana prosecution to make it less racist, and the team welcome Blue Collar Writer Matt Alley for a wide ranging discussion about labor in Kentucky.  Listen in for our weekly digital demo...

Doug, Kimberly, & Aaron cover the news of the week - starting with a big victory for rooftop solar from the KY Public Service Commission! The team watches a leaked clip of the Heritage Foundation admitting their nefarious vote-canceling plans as they assist with Jim Crow 2.0, then Doug comes correct about ANOTHER corrosive influence on our democracy in #DougPriceIsRIght - ProKY is glad to brin...