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K.A. Owens interviews military veteran and retired librarian Mack Shaw about Afro-Centric book talks held in the Louisville Kentucky area. The concept of white supremacy is also discussed. Recorded Saturday September 14, 2024, 2PM.

On today's Critical Thinking for Everyone, we broadcast live from the Forward Radio studios in the Heyburn Building to encourage you to support the station TODAY, September 12, 2024 during Give For Good Louisville! Donate before midnight tonight at https://www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/organization/wfmp-low-power-radio-inc

On today's Access Hour, we broadcast live from the Forward Radio studios in the Heyburn Building to encourage you to support the station TODAY, September 12, 2024 during Give For Good Louisville! Donate before midnight tonight at https://www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/organization/wfmp-low-power-radio-inc

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 Kelly Hill on IG @kellyehill_author . This week we chat with Kelly Hill who published her debut novel, A Home for Friendless Women, this year in March. It is the story of three Victorian-era women who experience a home for “fallen” women in very different ways. What makes this novel especially unique is that Kelly got the idea for it from her time interning at The Filson Historical Society while she was completing her dissertation at the University of Louisville. She came across historic documents about a home for pregnant women here in Louisville and fictionalized them to create a powerful story. While the story is about a tough time for women over a century ago. Books Mentioned In this Episode: 1- A Home for Friendless Women by Kelly Hill 2- The Age of Grievance by Frank Bruni 3- The Wild Robot by Peter Brown 4- A Five Star Read Recommended by fellow Book Lover Tracey Myers-Quesada @cubadianmom3 - Finding Freedom: A Cook’s Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch by Erin French 5- Prophet Song by Paul Lynch 6- When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s by Jon Ganz 7- Washington’s Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben by Josh Trujillo and Levi Hastings Media: 1- The Lost Kitchen (Hulu, Amazon, 2021- present) 2- The Wild Robot (2024)

Last week we covered some of the positive aspects of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how we are already utilizing it. This week we discuss the concerns and potential hazards of AI. Even though the US is not regulating AI very much, what are other countries doing to address concerns about data privacy, accountability, transparency, bias, and ethics? ‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science’ is a weekly radio program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/posts/?ref=page_internal

Nik Nartowicz is the State Policy Counsel at Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Nik joined Americans United in 2017. As State Policy Counsel, Nik tracks and analyzes state legislation that would affect church-state separation and religious liberty. He drafts letters to state legislators and works with allies to defeat bills that would undermine religious freedom. He joined AU after working for 2 years for Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser in the Office of Federal and Regional Affairs. As Policy Counsel, he worked with Congress and federal agencies to advance D.C.’s priorities in judiciary, legal, public safety, LGBTQ, and technology issues. He also helped lead D.C.’s successful 2016 Statehood referendum.

On this week’s program, your host, Justin Mog, takes an unusual stroll down the music memory hole with Forward Radio’s own, Bob Cline. Bob had a long career as a professional radio DJ in the region starting in 1973 and is now host of RetroForward, heard on WFMP Louisville every Wednesday at 12am, Thursday at 2pm, and Sunday at 5pm. RetroForward is a music history show, exploring songs from the 20th Century and beyond, putting an emphasis on what it was telling us at the time and its relevance today. Join us for a conversation about the music that raised his awareness about the environment. Songs discussed on this program include: What Have They Done To The Rain by The Searchers (1965) Tar And Cement by Verdelle Smith (1966) Mercy, Mercy Me by Marvin Gaye (1971) Where Do The Children Play by Cat Stevens (1971) Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell (1974) Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil (1987) As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com

On this week's Truth To Power, we bring you the next installment of a new program on Forward Radio called "Sacrifice Zones" hosted by Stretch. On this week's show, Stretch is in conversation with Pony Morris from VOCAL Kentucky (https://vocal-ky.org/). Voices of Community Activists and Leaders (VOCAL) is a statewide grassroots membership organization that builds power among low-income people. VOCAL-KY is building a movement of low-income people dedicated to ending the AIDS epidemic, the war on drugs, mass incarceration, and homelessness across the country. We fight for systemic change rooted in justice, compassion, and love. We approach this work with a firm belief in reducing harm and ending stigma, and the knowledge that the issues impacting our communities are driven by institutional oppression, not personal failings. This week's conversation focuses on Harm Reduction at SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) (https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/harm-reduction). Harm reduction is a practical and transformative approach that incorporates community-driven public health strategies — including prevention, risk reduction, and health promotion — to empower people who use drugs (and their families) with the choice to live healthy, self-directed, and purpose-filled lives. Harm reduction centers the lived and living experience of people who use drugs, especially those in under-served communities, in these strategies and the practices that flow from them. Harm reduction emphasizes engaging directly with people who use drugs to prevent overdose and infectious disease transmission; improve physical, mental, and social wellbeing; and offer low barrier options for accessing health care services, including substance use and mental health disorder treatment. Harm reduction is an important part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s comprehensive approach to addressing substance use disorders through prevention, treatment, and recovery — and empowering people to reach their own goals, through incremental change. Organizations who practice harm reduction incorporate a spectrum of strategies that meet people where they are ― on their own terms and may serve as a pathway to additional health and social services, including additional prevention, treatment, and recovery services. Harm reduction works by addressing broader health and social issues through improved policies, programs, and practices. Contact VOCAL KY at info@vocal-ky.org See also: https://www.vera.org/publications/the-criminalization-of-poverty-in-kentucky https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/you-dont-get-to-vote-on-any-of-your On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else! Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 4pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at http://forwardradio.org

James Moore, Victoria Strange and host, Ruth Newman scramble up a variety of topics, all related to elections and specifically the 2024 General Election. James and Ruth present proposals they've come up with intended to improve our election process. Ranked Choice Voting is discussed, as several states have measures on the ballot for either repealing or enacting RCV. Victoria Strange joins the conversation to add her perspective to the upcoming November election. And lots of handy links to voting information are given.

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. For a lot of people, Labor Day, which this year fell on September 2, marks the end of summer, although astronomical summer doesn’t end until September 22 (and meteorological fall actually begins on September 1). And according to Carrie, summer ends on the first day of school, which was Aug 8 here in Louisville KY. And what was a common assignment when you returned back to schook? That's right. Write about what you did this summer. So this episode is a recap of what the two of us did this summer told in the form of books! Books mentioned-- 1- Bad Monkey by Carl Hiassen 2- Hoot by Carl Hiassen 3- Flush by Carl Hiassen 4- Border Crossings: A Journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway by Emma Fick 5- Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall 6- A Five Star Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Amanda Pavlov @pavlovsbooks - A Novel Obsession by Caitlin Barasch 7- The Kindred Spirits Supper Club by Amy E. Reichert 8- Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal 9- Hum If You Don't Know the Words by Bianca Marais 10- Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 11- Death’s Door: True Tales of Tragedy, Mystery, and Bravery from the Great Lakes’ Most Dangerous Waters by Barbara M. Joosse 12- The Elephants of Thula Thula by Francois Malby-Anthony 13- A Death in Door County (Monster Hunter Mystery) by Annelise Ryan 14- The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso 15- I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger 16- The Deepest Lake by Andromeda Romano-Lax 17- Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke, audiobook narrated by Brendan Fraser 18- Death Stalks Door County (Dave Cubiak #1) by Patricia Skalka Media mentioned-- 1- Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father (Netflix, 2017) 2- Jack Whitehall: Fatherhood with my Father (2024) 3- The Tourist (Netflix, 2022) 4- Bad Monkey (Apple+, 2024) 5- Strong Sense of Place Podcast - https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/ 6-Lawsuit Against Florida Book Bans - https://people.com/publishers-authors-students-and-teachers-file-lawsuit-against-florida-book-bans-8704020

How we will pay for single payer health care.

On this week’s program, your host, Justin Mog, takes a stroll along the Ohio River with Kristin Faurest, the new President and CEO of River Fields (https://riverfields.org/). For over 65 years, River Fields has worked to protect, preserve and enhance the natural and cultural resources, including agricultural and scenic resources, on both sides of the Ohio River between Westport and West Point, Kentucky, for the benefit of the public. Read the Courier-Journal's interview with Kristen Faurest at https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2024/07/25/river-fields-leader-kristin-faurest-takes-helm-of-ohio-river-group/74270962007/ River Fields does several things: advocacy, conservation, and education – all around the river, its lands, and the people who depend upon them. The organization has gained national respect for its effective, professionally maintained program of advocacy, which works hand-in-hand with a land conservation program. For decades, they have advocated for the protection of land and water resources in balance with responsible growth in the region. River Fields supports planned development, growth management, greater public access, environmental and historic preservation, the enhancement of scenic views, urban design, and transportation reform. One of River Fields’ primary goals is to provide education on the importance of the river, the cultural and natural resources of the river corridor, public access needs, and open space protection as well as growth issues that might jeopardize these resources. To accomplish this goal, they provide vital information to, and work closely with, local citizen’s organizations, decision makers, and the news media. One of the organization’s recent advocacy issues was to stop a planned barge repair facility at the foot of six mile island that would have jeopardized a nesting area for bald eagles and also potentially endanger our water supply. They have also educated members of the legal community about conservation easements, the National Historic Preservation Act, and the Safe Drinking Water Act through continuing education seminars at the Louisville Bar Association. River Fields has worked successfully with landowners and supporters to preserve thousands of acres of beautiful open space, productive farms, diverse woodlands and unique wetlands along the Ohio River Corridor and Watershed. They own 13 river corridor properties outright, totaling over 65 acres. Their largest property, Garvin Brown Preserve in Prospect, is open to the public every day from dawn to dusk. In addition, they hold conservation easements that restrict the development rights to 17 additional properties in Jefferson and surrounding counties. These easements protect more than 2,172 acres of land that is important to the public, including sensitive wetlands and watersheds, beautiful scenic vistas, wildlife habitats, historical properties and landscapes, and working farms. In total, River Fields has protected over 2,200 acres of land forever. As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com

Paul Hoppe and Drs Tom Flynn, Gene Shively, and Pat Murphy on Pain Management and Drug Addiction Treatment

On this week's Truth To Power, we bring you the next installment of a new program on Forward Radio called "Sacrifice Zones" hosted by Stretch. The program features an interview that Stretch conducted in a community room at a climate conference back in 2019. Activists repelled from the Houston shipping channel bridge and stopped all traffic for 18 hours. The event was timed to coincide with the Democratic National Convention and the story that Mary relates here is about what happened once they were inside the jail they were taken to. Five years later, things seem to have taken the turn that Mary warns of and her clarion call rings true as a warning of how far in the wrong direction we have gone. Below are some helpful references related to the program: The Shell Cracker plant in PA https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05052024/todays-climate-plastic-pennsylvania-ethane-cracker-plant/ Project 2025 pdf https://archive.org/details/project-2025-mandate-for-leadership-full_202309-manifesto/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL/ Brittanica article on Katrina https://www.britannica.com/event/Hurricane-Katrina Bus fire in Wilmer https://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/23/bus.fire/ Brittanica article on Ian https://www.britannica.com/event/Hurricane-Ian-2022 Houston shipping channel daily output 2023 https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/record-us-crude-exports-rising-shale-output-boosts-oil-flow-houston-2023-05-12/ The Black Cat Riots https://hornet.com/stories/black-cat-raid-history/ Houston ship channel action 2019 https://www.reuters.com/article/business/environment/greenpeace-members-face-federal-state-charges-in-houston-protest-idUSKCN1VY1EV/ The Reluctant Radical https://www.collectiveeye.org/products/the-reluctant-radical Pictures and the story of the Greenpeace activists, updated https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/grand-jury-refuses-felonies-for-greenpeace-activists-and-others-charged-in-houston-oil-industry-protest/ Update on the activists https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/grand-jury-refuses-felonies-for-greenpeace-activists-and-others-charged-in-houston-oil-industry-protest/ Meet the activists https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/meet-the-brave-activists-who-shut-down-the-largest-fossil-fuel-ship-channel-in-the-us-for-18-hours/ Catlettsburg refinery in Kentucky https://www.marathonpetroleum.com/Operations/Refining/Catlettsburg-Refinery/ There is a Financial Times article on Gaza2035 that is available when you sign up by email. On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else! Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 4pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at http://forwardradio.org

How is artificial intelligence already impacting our society? How do programmers train AI computers to mimic human thought? How accurate is ChatGPT? Then, hear what planets, stars, and constellations we can see in the night sky during September. ‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science’ is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/posts/?ref=page_internal

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 Britton online at her website https://www.booksbybritton.com/ IG @booksbybritton On Etsy - Books By Britton This week we chat with Britton Perelman, a unique artist and craftsperson who creates miniature bookshelves. We saw her at the Columbus OH Book Festival in 2023, which was the first festival she attended selling her amazing creations, and we were delighted when she agreed to be a guest. We chat with her about how she sort of fell into designing and crafting miniature bookshelves during COVID and how the business has been booming, which leaves Britton, who has a BA in journalism and an MFA in screenwriting, with little time to compose written work. Britton has had to get all hands on deck, including her mom and sister, which means Books by Britton is a female-owned, family business. Books Mentioned In this Episode: 1- The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio 2- The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer 3- Tiny Treasures: Amazing Miniatures You Can Make by Nancy Holyoke 4- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 5- The Guest List by Lucy Foley 6- Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney 7- Truly, Devious series by Maureen Johnson 8- A Five-Star Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Steve Elliot @stevereadthatbook - All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker 9- Those We Thought We Knew by David Joy 10- The Measure by Nikki Erlick 11- A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston 12- The Hundred Loves of Juliet by Evelyn Skye 13- One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus Shows mentioned-- The Decameron (Netflix, 2024) Links: 1- Pandora Productions - Little Shop of Horrors - https://www.pandoraprods.org/ 2- Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest-- https://www.bulwer-lytton.com 3- Louisville Book Festival - https://www.louisvillebookfestival.com/

This panel discussion of Christian Nationalism and what it means for our democracy comprised Sam Marcosson, Prof. of Law at Brandeis Law School, Cassie Chambers Armstrong, Kentucky State Senator and Law Prof.. Philip Shepherd, Franklin County Circuit Court Judge, Morgan McGarvey, Kentucky Third District U.S. Congressman, the Reverend Erica Whittaker, Pastor and Director of the Institute for Black Church Studies, and Dr. David Gushee, Prof. of Christian Ethics & Director of the Center for Theology and Public Life at Mercer Univ whose book, Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies, was the inspiration for this panel. This event took place at the Crescent Hill Baptist Church in Louisville, KY.

Members of our group discuss the platform policy of several political parties on Single Payer Healthcare

Brad Aronson is the author of the best-selling book, Humankind, Changing the World one small act at a Time. Brad Aronson non-fiction micro historical novel was chosen as the international book award winner. Proceeds from Brad Arison’s book and his speaking tour go the organization, "Big Brothers, Big Sisters." Brad Aronson is also the founder and director of the nonprofit Hope Works where he teaches entrepreneurship.

On this week’s program, your host, Justin Mog, catches up with our friends from East Leeds Community Radio in Louisville’s sister city of Leeds, England. Joining us from across the Pond is Kate Lock who lives in York, England, just a short train ride from Leeds, where she serves as the Policy and Communications Manager at the University of Leeds’ Sustainability Research Institute. Kate is also very involved in the Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission (https://yorksandhumberclimate.org.uk/). She’s also a euphonium player in two brass bands and you’ll not only hear some of her playing on this week’s program, but a conversation about how bands can play a role in addressing climate change! This program would not have been possible without the considerable production assistance of Phil Driscoll from East Leeds Community Radio (https://www.chapelfm.co.uk/). Thank you, Phil!! As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com