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    • State of Justice: The criminal justice system in Eastern Kentucky
    • Kentucky Authors with Tom Eblen
    • Education IS Economic Development with Lee Todd
    • Kentucky History with Stephanie Lang
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    • For the Record
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    • Humans of Central Appalachia
    • 19th Amendment Series with Jackie Jay & Kathi Kern
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Preogram for April 8, 2021

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Who will tend to the development of young minds? Public school teachers are increasingly in short supply as we’ll hear from Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman, herself a teacher. | Space vehicles from Morehead? Yes, seven and counting. |…

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Program for April 1, 2021

The Brood X Cicada (Stephen Jaffe/AFP via Getty Images) 

 It's been a year. What's been happening in cooped up households? We. think we can make a good guess in general terms, but for a more focused look we turn to…

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Program for March 25, 2021 

The memorabilia of racism. A conversation with a collector of Mammy and Uncle Mose salt & pepper shakers | So, what happens now? An all effort to get the workforce vaccinated and back to work leaves managers wondering how many…

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Program for March 18, 2021

Beattyville, Ky., following heavy rains which caused the Kentucky River to flood, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Alex Slitz/Lexington Herald-Leader)

Flooding is Kentucky's most frequent and most costly natural disaster. A look at the impact and dynamics of  the late February-early…

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Program for March 11, 2021 

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A report card on America's crumbling infrastructure. Hint: our GPA is in the "remedial" range | An example of infrastructure investment rises on the Coldstream Research Campus | Identifying weak links in the "critical items" supply chain |…

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Program for March 4, 2021 

 Ben Sollee (Photo by Jessica Ebelhar) 

Tracking legislation to eliminate some hurdles  residential child care | Our series Virtues of a Democratic Society focuses on "Courage" | Kentucky cellist, singer, composer Ben Sollee on life as a Covid-19 "long hauler"…

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Program for February 25, 2021 

Big Sandy Federal Penitentiary near Inez, KY (Photo: Federal Bureau of Prisons)

Do prisons bring economic prosperity to struggling rural counties? The question raised in the latest in our “State of Justice” series | On being a volunteer prisoner visitor…

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Program for February 18, 2021 

Unemployment line Frankfort ​​​(Photo: Lexington Herald-Leader)

What's wrong with the state's Unemployment Insurance system? How much time do you have? Kentucky Auditor Mike Harmon has looked under the hood | Covid, schools, and reopening. It's not simple says EKU Psychologist…

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Program for February 11, 2021 

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“The talk.” Berea College professor Dwayne Mack discusses the day-to-day of parenting and growing up Black in an inhospitable world. |  Corinne Boyer with Part One of a series on addiction in a pandemic | “Too many not…

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Program for February 4, 2021 

(NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans)

 NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans offers a preview of his upcoming lecture in the EKU Chautauqua Series. Hint: he has a lot to say about the state of media, both news and entertainment, and how…

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Program for January 28, 2021 

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The works of one of Kentucky’s leading literary figures is put to the ultimate test: critical reviews by peers. We talk with the editor of the forthcoming University Press of Kentucky release:  Silas House: Exploring an…

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Program for January 21, 2021 - Part Two of Series 

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Part Two of a series about renter-landlord distress due to the economic impact of the pandemic. The series looks into the CDC eviction moratorium which directs landlords not to put people out in the street for nonpayment of…

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Program for January 14, 2021 - Part One of Series 

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Part One of a special two-part series on renter-landlord distress in a pandemic economy. Many Kentucky rental households have fallen behind on monthly payments and are at risk of eviction. Many landlords who remain responsible for mortgage payments…

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Program for January 7, 2021 

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Tom Martin with UK Pharmacist, researcher Sarah Blevins: How the Ryan White Act and its approach to HIV now treats opioid addiction | Stephanie Lang, editor of The Register of the Kentucky Historical…

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Program for December 31, 2020 

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Tracking food consumer online shopping trends through the year of covid-19 | Hidden political scandals in Kentucky history | KET’s education factory responds to in-home learning | Kentucky author interview: Berea’s Alix Harrow 

 Interviews in order of appearance 

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Program for December 24, 2020 

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Neighbors helping neighbors keep their businesses afloat | A for-profit and a non-profit partner to bring change to the nutrition of a next generation of Eastern Kentuckians |How one who has made his fortunes in coal is…

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Program for December 17, 2020 

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Vaccines are on the way. How should we calibrate our expectations about when we will roll up our sleeves? We offer the perspectives of two Kentucky experts | How is the pandemic messing with our minds? We hear…

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Program for December 10, 2020 

Dan Gellert and Ma Crow in a scene from The Mountain Minor. (Courtesy of Al452 Productions)

The film adaptation of Hillbilly Elegy has renewed spirited conversations about the JD Vance memoir. Tom Eblen discusses it with Cassie Chambers Armstrong, author…

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Program for December 3, 2020 

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An update from the co-chairs of the Lexington Commission for Racial Justice and Equality | The rise of Black philanthropy in Lexington | The University Press of Kentucky, under new leadership in a changing media landscape | Series…

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Program for November 19, 2020 

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What is the meaning and intent of the phrase “Black Lives Matter”? Gerald Smith takes up the question with Sandra Weissinger, Associate Professor of  African American communities, race and ethnic relations, urban sociology and qualitative research methods at…

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Program for November 12, 2020 

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Tom Eblen interviews author Beverly Bell on the murder of golf star Marion Miley | Pandemic pressures and the family. EKU Psychologist MyraBeth Bundy speaks from clinical experience but also that of a mom with…

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Program for November 5, 2020 

Lee Todd, Thomas Martin on what is gained from a marriage of education and economy - as well as what should not be lost | Shawn Gannon teaches welders. He can’t graduate them fast enough to meet demand | The…

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Program for October 29, 2020 

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A list of questions for Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins about the 2020 General Election, made unusual and extraordinary by a pandemic and a divided nation | Tom Eblen interviews UK Law Professor Joshua Douglas about his new…

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Program for October 22, 2020 

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A pandemic priority: children. A child psychiatrist weighs-in on abuse and neglect now going unnoticed | The 4th annual Music for Mission tribute channels John Lennon. The virtual concert marks the 80th anniversary of Lennon's birth and the…

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