"The widening gulf between rural and urban America is becoming the most serious political divide of our day." — Nick Jacobs, co-author of The Rural Voter: The Politics of Place and the Disuniting of America.(Shutterstock / Shutterstock)

This week on Eastern Standard:

Nick Jacobs, co-author of “The Rural Voter: The Politics of Place and the Disuniting of America,” is Carolyn Dupont’s guest for the latest episode of her Eastern Standard series, “Civics, Civility and the path to a Shared American Future.”

Shaunna Scott and Kathryn Engle, co-editors of “Toward Just Transitions: Visions for Regenerative Communities in Appalachia”, a book featuring contributions from more than two dozen writers and thinkers in the region on maintaining Justice in transitioning a regional industrial base from, for example, fossil fuels to renewable forms of power generation.

As Lexington’s new Arts & Culture Director, Celeste Lewis begins this leadership role in the Lexington arts community with a call to action for devising a cohesive strategy to nurture, support, encourage, and grow the local arts ecosystem.