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Did you know it is National Humor Month? Neither did we but now we do and so do you. Which means this week we are talking about books that make us laugh.

For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover.

Books We Mentioned:

1- The Peripheral by William Gibson

2- Foundation by Isaac Asimnov

3- Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

4- The Martian by Andy Weir

5- The Alaskan Laundry by Brendan Jones

6- Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

7- The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate

8- The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

9- Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari

10- Yearbook by Seth Rogen

11- This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper

12- The Guncle by Steven Rowley

13- Why Don't You Write My Eulogy Now So I Can Correct It? A Mother's Suggestions by Patricia Marx; illustrated by Roz Chast

14- Calypso by David Sedaris

15- A Walk In The Woods by Bill Bryson

16- Bad Tourist: Misadventures in Love and Travel by Suzanne Roberts

17- Dirtbag, Massachusetts by Isaac Fitzgerald

18- She Is A Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran

19- Sacred Geometry by Robert Lawlor

20- Bones & All by Camille DeAngelis

21- What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry

22- Hestia Strikes A Match by Christine Grillo

23- My Father's Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimers by Sandeep Jauhar

24- Elf Dog and Owl Head by M.T. Anderson

TV Series mentioned:

1- The Peripheral (Amazon Prime 2023)

2- Foundation (Apple+ 2021)

Bookish News

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Dr. Robert W. Korn (distinguished botanist and professor of biology at Bellarmine University) recently passed away at the age of 89. He published more than 50 research papers, mostly in the area of developmental biology, and was one of the first to apply computer modeling to the study of cellular and plant development. Here is our interview with Bob about his life, career and research. This episode originally aired on August 19, 2019.

‘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 is from 'The Four Seasons' by Antonio Vivaldi (1723). The 1st concerto 'Spring' (1st movement) was performed by John Harrison and the Wichita State University Chamber Players in 2011. This public domain recording was provided by freemusicarchive.org.

On this week’s Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, shares an important conversation about the future of our Commonwealth with Charles Booker. On March 28th, UofL’s Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research hosted a film screening of the documentary "From the Hood to the Holler: Charles Booker’s Movement to Unite America.” It was followed by a talkback with Charles Booker himself. Charles Booker most recently ran for U.S. Senate in Kentucky during the November 2022 elections and now leads the Governor's Office of Faith Based Initiatives and Community Involvement. Learn more at http://hoodtotheholler.org

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

Dr. Chris Blattman is a faculty member in The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts, Chris Blattman focuses on why some people and societies are poor, unequal and violent, and how to tackle these issues.

His book, "Why We Fight", was released by Viking Press in April 2022. Most people think war is easy and peace is hard. Blattman synthesizes decades of social science and policymakers' practical experiences to argue the opposite: War is hard and finding peace is easier than you think.

In his day-to-day research, Blattman works with governments and civil society to design and test approaches to reduce violence and poverty.

On this week’s program, we bring you a Covering Climate Now press briefing from April 13th that features three leading experts in conversation about perhaps the most pressing issue humanity faces today – i.e. wide-scale global decarbonization of our economy and what’s needed to keep alive the Paris Agreement target of only 1.5 degrees Celsius global warming. Moderated by Covering Climate Now’s Executive Director and The Nation magazine’s Environment Correspondent, Mark Hertsgaard, this conversation features insights from:

• Mustafa Santiago Ali, Executive Vice President of the National Wildlife Federation

• Souparna Lahiri, Senior Climate and Biodiversity Policy Advisor of the Global Forest Coalition

• Kelly Levin, Chief of Science, Data, and Systems Change for the Bezos Earth Fund

This webinar was recorded and is available at https://www.youtube.com/@CoveringClimateNow

Covering Climate Now is a global journalism initiative committed to strengthening coverage of the defining story of our time. Our partners include over 500 news outlets with a combined audience approaching 2 billion people. Learn more and stay informed at https://coveringclimatenow.org/

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

The recent mass shooting in Louisville shocks us all, but did you know that this was the 146th mass shooting in the US just in 2023? Did you know that there are more than three homicides in Louisville every week? Did you know that gun deaths among children is on the rise, especially in black youth? Hear some updated statistics about gun violence in Louisville, as well as a rebroadcast of our stories from May 30, 2022 and September 10, 2018.

‘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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Doctors Mike Flynn and Gene Shively continue discussion including big pharma and rural healthcare

On April 8, 2023, Forward Radio was broadcasting live from the Kore Gallery in Germantown to celebrate Forward Radio's 6 years in your ears! On this week's Access Hour, you can relive the magic or discover what you missed out on, including fun conversations with Forward Radio volunteers and supporters and some fantastic comments from Louisville's new State Senator, Cassie Chambers Armstrong!

The Access Hour airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Wednesday at 2pm and repeats Thursdays at 11am and Fridays at 1pm. Find us at http://forwardradio.org

If you’ve got something you’d like to share on community radio through the Access Hour, whether it’s a recording you made or a show you’d like to do on a particular topic, community, artistic creation, or program that is under-represented in Louisville’s media landscape, just go to http://forwardradio.org, click on Participate and pitch us your idea. The Access Hour is your opportunity to take over the air waves to share your passion.

This week our guest is Lydia Welker, the digital communications coordinator for the Appalachian Prison Book Project based in Morgantown, West Virginia. This organization does a lot of things, including sending books to prisoners in six states and hosting book clubs for inmates.

I discovered Appalachian Prison Book Project on social media where they often put out requests for specific books prisoners are looking for. There are over 43 books to prisoner programs across the country and you can find one in your area by going to the Books to Prisoners website (https://www.bookstoprisoners.net/outside-organizations/ ). Book to Prisoner programs believe education is a basic human right.

We talk to Lydia about the most requested books by prisoners, why she is a fanatic for sharks, and the best zombie movie to watch at the holidays.

You can find Appalachian Prison Book Project on Instagram @appalachianpbp and at their website at www.appalachianprisonbookproject.org

For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover.

Books Mentioned In This Episode:

1- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

2- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

3- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

4- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

5- Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

6- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

7- Ulysses by James Joyce

8- Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver

9- The History of Everything by Bill Bryson

10- The Body by Bill Bryson

11- Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

12- She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran

13- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

14- Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

15- Authority by Jeff VanderMeer

16- Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer

17- Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel

18- Severance by Ling Ma

19- Code Name Edelweiss by Stephanie Landsem

Podcast mentioned:

1- You Might Hate This Book podcast

Movies or series mentioned--

1- The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy (Apple + 2023)

2- Get Out (2017)

3- Annihilation (2018)

4- Sharknado film series

5- The Night of the Living Dead (1968)

6- Ravenous (2017)

7- Zombieland (2009)

8- Shaun of the Dead (2004)

9- Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)

10- The Last of the Us (HBO Max 2023)

Edward Dodge and Hart Hagan talk about polls in which people sometimes push back on renewable energy projects because of their impact on wildlife.