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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
What's keeping HR managers up at night? The "overqualified" job seeker. The traits of a true leader. 
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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
Working on a "Plan B" for local economies of E. Kentucky
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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
Lexington battles "whack-a-mole" addictions. Meet KY's new State School Security Marshal. A local commitment to global goals
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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
LexPhil Conductor Search; KY women writers gather; UK mural documentary; A Railbird debriefing
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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
Brainfood: The origins of the modern research university. Listening to Kentuckians’ concerns about college. Results of a statewide survey on education in Kentucky.
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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
Two: Findings from a statewide listening tour…
Sep 5 2019
A career path compass. Food insecurity in KY. Broadway Buddies.. Campfire tips
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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…
Aug 29 2019
Hemp industry moves to self-regulation. Medical Marijuana, up for discussion in Kentucky. Suicide prevention is focus of events at EKU. Tree Week returns to Lexington. Details of the Origins Jazz Series season opener.
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One: How to know when a loved one or friend is in danger of suicide: a conversation with EKU psychologist Melinda Moore. Details of World Suicide Prevention Week events on the…
Aug 22 2019
Ky infrastructure report card; bridge repairs underway; how old is that dam above your town? Ky employers take on the opioid epidemic. A community discussion about immigration. Appalshop goes solar.
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One: A report card for Kentucky infrastructure; much needed bridge repairs underway; how old and in what shape is that dam above your town? LISTEN
Two: Kentucky employers, concerned about the…
Aug 15 2019
Secondary trauma from mass shootings. Overcrowded Kentucky jails. Saving the mountains. Tec-X puts Lexington on the tech map. The Lyric Theater’s new director
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One: The "vicarious trauma" that persists in the wake of mass shootings. LISTEN to a conversation with Amy Walker Doan who was on staff at Sunrise Medical Center in Las Vegas…
Aug 8 2019
A skilled trade shortage has a solution. A 60-acre greenhouse is being built in Morehead. Plus: the works of Wendell Berry, a steam locomotive makes a return to life, and what you need to know about scuba diving safety.
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ONE: A serious skilled trade shortage has a solution. Todd Johnson discusses the Building Institute of Central Kentucky. And, an update on AppHarvest, the 60-acre greenhouse is being built in Morehead.…
Aug 1 2019
Rural America has not had its day. Watching a Tennessee county turn things around. Google can be life altering - and life-like
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One: Rural America, a lost cause? University of North Carolina research fellow Brian Dabson pushes back on the claim while offering insights to non-urban communities interested in building new futures. …