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Jade Coxon, a Biological Engineering junior at Purdue University (Indiana) discusses 'Strange Intelligence: Thinking about Thinking in the Most Unusual of Organisms'. Her passion about the evolution of intelligence stems from her fascination with the behavior of organisms as varied as squirrels, bees, and slime molds. Then, Dave Robinson discusses 'The Mozart Effect'. Does listening to Mozart make us smarter?

‘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.

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Featured is a public-domain recording of the 'Sonata for Two Pianos in D major, K448; 1st Movement' written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1781, when he was just 25 years old.

Forward Radio was thrilled to participate in the 2nd annual Bluegrass VegFest, at the historic Mellwood Art Center on Saturday, July 15th, 2023! Bluegrass VegFest is a FREE public education event whose mission is outreach about the benefits of veganism as a way to protect animals and the environment, and improve health. Learn more at http://bluegrassvegfest.com

Forward Radio not only hosted a booth to help you translate your plant-power into community radio, but we also conducted a live broadcast to bring you interviews with some of the many vendors, keynote speakers & cooking demos.

On today's Truth to Power, we bring you highlights from the fourth hour of our live broadcast, including keynote speaker:

Soul Eubanks, Social Justice & Animal Rights Activist

Christopher “Soul” Eubanks is a social justice advocate, creative, and public speaker raised in Atlanta, GA who has dedicated himself to advocacy work that combats all forms of injustice. After learning the horrors of animal exploitation, Christopher became vegan, began doing community organizing, and has helped co-organize Atlanta’s first-ever animal rights march. Christopher is the founder of APEX Advocacy (https://www.apexadvocacy.org/), a non-profit animal rights organization that uses digital content and grassroots activism to help communities of color defend themselves against animal industries and fight for collective liberation.

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

K.A. Owens interviews Kendall Stone, former Jefferson County Schools Bus Driver. Mr. Stone informs the audience as to the requirements and training to become a JCPS Bus Driver. Then Mr. Stone shares his experiences as a Bus Driver. This show was recorded in the aftermath of a very difficult first day of school in regards to transporting JCPS students.

Recorded Friday August 11, 2023, 3PM.

This week we are talking all about journeys. Whether they be physical or mental, we whisk you away in a good book. Choose from 10 book recommendations from Carrie and Amy for when you're ready to be on the move.

For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com.

We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and

FB Perks of Being a Book Lover.

Books Mentioned in this Episode

1- How to Read Novels Like a Professor by Thomas Foster

2- American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

3- Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

4- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

5- The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor by Aubrey Hartman

6- The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester (The Surgeon of Crowthorne)

7- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

8- Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Tool by Lauren Artress

9- Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende

10- Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie

11- The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

12- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

13- What the Ermine Saw: The Extraordinary Journey of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Most Mysterious Portrait by Eden Collinsworth

14- News of the World by Paulette Jilles

15- Enemy Women by Paulette Jilles

16- Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier

17- The Road Towards Home by Corinne Demas

18- A Pearl in a Storm: How I Found my Heart in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean by Tori Murden McClure

19- The Gran Tour: Travels with My Elders by Ben Aitken

20- Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker

21- Cosmic Cats and Fantastic Furballs by Mary Turzillo

22- Your Cat and Other Space Aliens by Mary Turzillo

23- Mars is No Place for Children by Mary Turzillo

5 Star Book Recommendation by a Book Lover

1- Empire Of A Vampire by Jay Christoff recommended by Tiffany K., Omaha, NE. Instagram @chaiteaandbooksareallineed

Shows/Movies watched—

1- American Born Chinese (Disney+, 2023)

2- Annihilation (Netflix, 2018)

3- The Professor and the Madman (2019)

Labirynth Locator

www.labyrinthlocator.com

Bookish News

Article about Henrietta Lacks

https://apnews.com/article/henrietta-lacks-hela-cells-thermo-fisher-scientific-bfba4a6c10396efa34c9b79a544f0729

Today’s Topic is … Climate Change and the EPA.

What does the EPA have to say about climate change?

The purpose of TCR is to bring clarity and sanity to the conversation about climate change. In my opinion and observation, we are being misled constantly about climate change. The most authoritative voices in this space have succeeded in oversimplifying the problem and overcomplicating the solution.

They have oversimplified the problem by making climate change, and the effects of climate change, including flooding, drought and wildfires all about and excess of greenhouse gases, which are, at best, a partial cause of these phenomena. Flooding, drought and wildfires have multiple causes. Notably they are caused by how we treat the land, not just what we put into the air.

They have overcomplicated the solution by proposing this massive transition to so-called renewable energy, which can only be accomplished by pouring countless billions of dollars into solar energy, wind energy and electric vehicles, which arguably will not go very far to address the real problems.

The real solutions, IMO, involve moving decisively toward a real democracy, a government of, by and for the people, instead of a government of, by and for those individuals with the power and the money to buy the media and buy government at all levels.

If we had a government of, by and for the people, we could enact public policies that function for our benefit instead of policies, like solar power and wind power, excessive militaries, monopolistic media enterprises that only benefit a few elites.

So let's look at what the Environmental Protection Agency has to say about climate change.

On this week’s Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, parks his bike for a chat with long-time sustainability and transit advocate, Jackie Green, and Sumedha Rao, Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability (http://louisvilleky.gov/sustainability). They are both participating in a new effort called "Deeper, Darker Green - Empowering and encouraging one another in facing Climate Change.” The next meeting of the group is coming up this Wednesday, August 9th at 6pm in the LFPL Main Library's 2nd floor Board Room. If you'd like to learn more, or get involved, contact Jackie Green

We discuss some of the work the group has begun exploring around increasing transit ridership and how, more broadly, active engagement in issues about which one is passionate is an anxiety-reducing practice! So far, the new group has affirmed:

...the need to empower and encourage one another in facing Climate Change as a positive message;

...the effort to decrease anxiety, fear, guilt, depression or insomnia;

...a shared need for a community of like minds;

...a shared need to reduce consumption; and

...a shared need to redirect dollars to environmentally benign projects.

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

Community Control Now | The New Confederacy pt. 1 by Forward Radio

Dr. Robert Wojda and Teresa Casey, RN discuss providing healthcare to Louisvillle homeless with doctors Mike Flynn and Gene Shively. Dr. Wojda and Ms. Casey work out of Phoenix Healthcare for the Homeless, a branch of the Louisville Family Healthcare Clinic

K.A. Owens interviews Wesley Bryant, a Letcher County, Kentucky resident who was a victim of the historic rain and flooding that occurred in in Eastern KY over a year ago.

Recorded Thursday August 3, 2023, 8PM.

Forward Radio was thrilled to participate in the 2nd annual Bluegrass VegFest, at the historic Mellwood Art Center on Saturday, July 15th, 2023! Bluegrass VegFest is a FREE public education event whose mission is outreach about the benefits of veganism as a way to protect animals and the environment, and improve health. Learn more at http://bluegrassvegfest.com

Forward Radio not only hosted a booth to help you translate your plant-power into community radio, but we also conducted a live broadcast to bring you interviews with some of the many vendors, keynote speakers & cooking demos.

On today's Truth to Power, we bring you highlights from the third hour of our live broadcast, including keynote speaker:

Dotsie Bausch

Vegan Olympic Medalist, Founder Switch4Good

Since concluding a prolific professional cycling career that produced a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games, eight U.S. national championships, two Pan American gold medals and a world record, Kentucky-born Dotsie Bausch has become a powerful influencer for plant-based eating for athletes and non-athletes alike. Named one of the top 20 most influential vegans in the world by VegNews magazine, she uses her soapbox, and her degree in plant-based nutrition, to advocate for dietary justice, planet earth and animals.

Bausch is a star of the Netflix documentary Personal Gold: An Underdog Story and the 2017 documentary The Game Changers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_Changers).

She is the founder of Switch4Good (https://switch4good.org/), an evidence-based nonprofit disrupting the disinformation Big Dairy feeds the public, works with health experts, athletes, social justice warriors, enlightened policymakers, and progressive corporations to promote ethical lifestyles and widespread behavioral change related to how we eat.

Bausch is regarded as one of the top authorities on both the performance and health benefits of a dairy-free diet. She also co-hosts a top US nutrition podcast, Switch4Good.

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