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Hear an interview with Jack El-Hai about his book 'The Nazi and the Psychiatrist' which was the basis for the recent movie 'Nuremburg'. What did the psychiatrist (Dr. Douglas Kelley) discover about the psyche of Nazi criminals? This interview is provided by the folks at the Groks Science Radio Show (https://grokscience.wordpress.com/2026/04/15/nuremberg-psychiatrist/). Then, Dr. Leslie Moise reviews the 2026 book 'The Culting of America' by Daniella Mestyanek Young and Amy Reed (https://knittingcultlady.com/). In this book, the primary author (Young) discusses her own experience in cults, and how cultish behavior is thriving in America. Then, Professor J. Scott Miller discusses what we can see in the night sky during the month of June.

‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science’ is a weekly 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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K.A. Owens interviews Morgan Taliferro. Morgan has lived and worked in Latin America. Morgan shares her experiences from her 2026 trip to Latin America.

Recorded Wednesday May 27, 2026 9PM.

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, gets his hands dirty with two representatives from the Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District: Board Chair, Sarah Beth Sammons, and Environmental Educator, Bethany Pratt. Learn about the vital work being done to protect our natural resources here in Louisville and Mayor Greenberg’s proposal to gut it. Learn more at https://jeffcd.org and Find them on social media @jeffcoswcd

Established in 1944, the Soil and Water Conservation District is a governmental agency that works to protect Jefferson County’s natural resources. This is done through a variety of means; technical assistance, financial assistance, and education. If you are reading this newsletter, you have likely participated in one or more of our programs.

Unfortunately, the budget proposed by Mayor Greenberg for the next fiscal year plans to cut the District’s already tiny budget by over 54%. If Metro Council passes the budget without restoring funding to the Conservation District, its employees will be terminated, its programs will cease, and conservation work will be severely damaged in Jefferson County. The Conservation District’s Board of Supervisors is asking for your help to act in defense of conservation by demanding full funding of the Conservation District.

You can help by filling out the Metro Council Budget Comment Form (https://louisvilleky.gov/government/2026-2027-louisville-metro-budget-comment-form) and contacting your Metro Council Representative (https://apps.lojic.org/metrocouncildistricts/). What is most important is that you tell Metro Council IN YOUR OWN WORDS how you have benefited from Soil & Water Conservation District programming. Metro Council is accepting online public comments through Friday, June 5, at 5:00 p.m. Metro Council is expected to continue hearings through May and June, with a final budget vote currently expected on June 25.

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 https://forwardradio.org

The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at https://appalatin.com

Our guest today is Kyle Ellison and Carla Wallace. Kyle Ellison and Carla Walce were the keynote speaker at the Louisville Fellowship of Reconciliation “Third Thursday Lunch” event. The Third Thursday Lunch event that featured Kyle Ellison and Carla Wallace occurred at Hotel Louisville before a live audience May 21st, 2026. . We would like to thank the Louisville Fellowship of Reconciliation for helping to produce today’s presentation that features Kyle Ellison and Carla Wallace. Carla and Kyle spoke about the situation many immigrants are currently facing due to the arrests and incarceration conducted by Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers here in Kentucky.

This week on Truth to Power, in this important mid-term election year, we bring you a conversation with U.S. Representative Jim Clyburn about his book "The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation," with Louisville's former Congressman John Yarmuth.

Jim Clyburn is the U.S. Congressman representing South Carolina’s 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1993. He previously served as House Majority Whip from 2019 to 2022 and 2007 to 2010, making him the first African American to serve multiple terms as Majority Whip. Currently, he serves as the Ranking Member on the Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development. The recipient of 39 honorary degrees, Congressman Clyburn’s numerous awards include: the Lyndon Baines Johnson Liberty and Justice for All Award in 2015; the Harry S Truman Foundation’s Good Neighbor Award in 2021; the NAACP’s highest honor — the Spingarn Medal — in 2022, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian honor — in 2024. His endorsement of Joe Biden for president in 2020 is credited with boosting him to an overwhelming victory in the South Carolina and subsequent primaries and setting Biden on the path to the presidency. Clyburn’s book, The First Eight, is an extraordinary work of living history. It explores the powerful, untold story of the pioneering Black politicians from South Carolina who were elected to Congress in the aftermath of the Civil War, and a revealing explanation of why it took nearly a century before the ninth, James Clyburn, was elected. Learn more about the book at https://www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/book/9780316572743

John Yarmuth is a former United States Congressman who served eight terms as the representative of Kentucky’s 3rd Congressional District (2007-2023) and was chairman of the House Budget Committee from 2019-2023. He was the primary sponsor of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Yarmuth became the first Kentuckian to join the Progressive Congressional Caucus. He has been recognized for his work to improve education and expand access to affordable health care. Prior to his congressional career, he founded and edited the Louisville Eccentric Observer (LEO), a weekly alternative newspaper. During his 15 years with LEO, Yarmuth won nearly 20 awards for column and editorial writing.

This conversation was held before a live audience at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts in Louisville on November 24, 2025. It was produced by the UofL Kentucky Author Forum and was released in January as the fifty-ninth episode of Great Podversations (https://kentuckyauthorforum.com/podcast/great-podversations-episode-59-clyburn-yarmuth/).

Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 7pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://www.forwardradio.org

This episode features Camille Bradford, Lead Organizer; Rabbi Bob Slosberg, Co-President; Kim Telesford-Mapp, Mental Health Committee and Tom Parmenter, Housing Committee -- All officers of CLOUT (Citizens of Louisville Organized and United Together) who discuss how they were drawn to CLOUT and why this interfaith social justice advocacy organization has been so effective in influencing civic leaders and in pushing through policies that seek to improve the lives of those disenfranchised and marginalized members of the local population.

Our guest today is Kentucky State Legislator Lisa Willner. Lisa Willner has a

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, and she is a licensed psychologist. She is the past Executive Director of the KY Psychological Association, and she taught in Bellarmine University’s Psychology Department for 20 years. She is a former member of the Jefferson County Board of Education where she also served as vice-chair. Currently she is serving in her fourth term in the Kentucky House of Representatives, where she represents Kentucky House District 35.

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, talks about art and activism with Danica Novgorodoff, a New York Times best-selling illustrator with a new graphic novel out called “A Better World is Possible: Global Youth Confront the Climate Crisis." In the book, Danica and award-winning environmental journalist Meera Subramanian share experiences from their lives and the lives of the four youth activists who’ve witnessed climate change up close—from wildfires in the Pacific Northwest to floods in Bangladesh. Woven through the stories are deeply researched and fact-checked interludes that explore climate science, environmental justice, biodiversity, and more, along with— of course—solutions! They show us anyone can make meaningful change, because a better world is possible—and together, we can create it.

Learn more at https://www.danicanovgorodoff.com/books---comics/a-better-world-is-possible--global-youth-confront-the-climate-crisis.

And just to give you a taste, Orion Magazine ran an excerpt at

https://orionmagazine.org/article/what-is-environmental-injustice/

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 https://forwardradio.org

The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at https://appalatin.com

Bench Talk is celebrating its 250th episode! Scott Miller discusses the mysterious 'Hexagon of Saturn'. Mary Williams discusses how ecological changes made by beavers could ameliorate climate change. Amanda Fuller interviews three science students about their research, and their recommendations to young people interested in STEM. Thanks to students Mackenzie Choffel, Elizabeth Strasko and Brannan Campbell for their insights.

‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science’ is a weekly 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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Music heard on this show ('The Washington Post March' by John Philip Sousa; 1889) is performed by the U.S. Air Force Band (public domain; 2021).

Patty and Brian discuss new research about The Happiness Curve