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Guest: Eddie Mensore, Director of “HAZARD," starring Alex Roe and Sosie Bacon.

Guest: Eddie Mensore, Director of “HAZARD," starring Alex Roe and Sosie Bacon Guest: Stuart Horodner, Director, UK Art Museum.

Eastern Standard for January 2nd, 2025

Why Misdee Wrigley Miller is investing in Kentucky film production and talent - and her call on Frankfort to get organized as the best film production incentives in the country attract interest

Tangle News founder Isaac Saul on his method of maintaining a balanced diet - of news.

Accounts of fear and anxiety among LGBTQ youth in the wake of the General Election and vows by President-elect Trump and other politicians to reverse gains in LGBTQ rights.

In today’s atmosphere, is it still possible for a Republican and a Democrat to sit down in a room together and have a civil, respectful conversation about the issues?

What is it like to learn you won the MacArthur Genius Award?

The “Read to Succeed Act” was intended to raise reading proficiency among Kentucky’s children from 29th in the nation.

Taped live before a student audience at the University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law, the final installment in this 17-part election year series focuses on key interviews about election integrity and security, voting access and voter rights.

Should the Kentucky legislature be authorized by an amendment to the state Constitution to fund private school education?

What is it like to serve in a state legislature, be the Missouri secretary of state, run for U.S. Senate, create a voting rights organization, and flirt with running for president?

Why is multi-Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Janis Ian donating her entire personal archive — including those Grammys — to Berea College? We ask and the resulting conversation is delightful.

On Episode 15 of the Eastern Standard special series, Democracy Optimist:

We explore the immigration experiences of Lexington’s Swahili-speaking community — after English and Spanish, the African-based language is the 3rd-most-spoken in Fayette County. Our guest: Elisha Mutayongwa, Exec. Director of the Marafiki Center.

Many ask why we use the Electoral College to elect the president. It might seem arcane in today’s world. Many say it’s unfair and that we should use a national popular vote. Joining us to explain the history of the Electoral College is Carolyn Dupont, an Associate Professor of History at Eastern Kentucky University and author of Distorting Democracy: The Forgotten History of the Electoral College—...

It is arguably the most sensitive social issue as the November 5 General Election nears: abortion and women's reproductive rights.

From strict voter ID laws that don’t recognize tribal IDs, to limits on allowing others to deliver their ballots, many Native Americans face voter suppression. Our guest is Jean Schroedel, author of Voting in Indian Country: The View from the Trenches.

Lexington’s Tom Hammond, a legend in network sportscasting, has co-authored a memoir with another legend: Herald-Leader sports writer Mark Story.

Beth Polin explores the challenges to breastfeeding while holding down a job with EKU Economics Professor Cynthia Harter.

Episode 11 of Democracy Optimist.

With this edition, we begin looking into concerns about cuts in public school arts programs.

Democracy Optimist -

The issues and obstacles faced by working mothers are Beth Polin’s focus in this debut of her new ES series on working moms.