Dec 5 2019
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One: The PhD who heads the KY Council on Postsecondary Education knows a thing or two about the challenges faced by first generation college students. He has personal experience. Tom Martin talks with CPSE President Aaron Thompson. LISTEN
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Nov 21 2019
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ONE: Samantha Morrill reports on efforts to rescue wrongfully denied veterans benefits. Tom Martin interviews David Albright, a University of Alabama expert on veterans issues. LISTEN
TWO: Mary Meehan reports on a rise in cases of endocarditis, an often…
Nov 7 2019
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Segment One: Martin County Water Crisis
Segment Two: Work and School Hours Out of Sync
Segment Three: CNN White House Correspondent Jim Acosta
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Oct 31 2019
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One: Despite claims to the contrary, per-pupil K-12 education funding in Kentucky is approaching a low not seen since before the legislature enacted the Kentucky Education Reform Act in 1990. Tom…
Oct 24 2019
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One: The extent of child abuse and neglect happening in our backyard is, as our guest puts it, "shocking." We talk with CASA's Melynda Jamison. LISTEN
Two: Why the 2020 Census…
Oct 17 2019
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One: Akiko Fujimoto is the second of six finalist candidates for Music Director and Conductor of the Lexington Philharmonic. She talks with Tom Martin in the days before her arrival for an…
Oct 10 2019
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One: What tops the list of concerns of Human Resources managers? What keeps HR up at night revealed in an interview with Katie Adams, executive director of the Kentucky Society for Human…
Oct 3 2019
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One: Alison Davis, UK Professor of Agriculture Economics on what it takes to encourage the growth of entrepreneurship in the coalfield communities of Eastern Kentucky LISTEN
Two: Brian Mefford heads "C3", a…
Sep 26 2019
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One: Andrea James heads efforts by Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton to reduce drug addiction in general and opioid use, in particular. Listen
Two: Ben Wilcox is the state's first Schools Security Marshal.…
Sep 19 2019
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One: Kentucky Women Writers Conference president Randi Ewing: more than one way to tell a story; WEKU's Wendy Barnett interviews John Fitch, EKU professor of broadcast and electronic media and creator of Painted…
Sep 12 2019
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One: Results of a statewide public opinion poll on education discussed with Brigitte Blom Ramsey, executive director, The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence LISTEN
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Sep 5 2019
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One: Kentucky Secretary of Education and Workforce Development Derrick Ramsey details the cabinet's new "Career Explorer Tool" and Modern Apprenticeship Program. LISTEN
Two: Just how bad is food insecurity in Kentucky…