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This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, grabs his hiking boots for a conversation with Rebecca Minnick, Executive Director of the Louisville Nature Center (https://www.louisvillenaturecenter.org/), located near the Zoo and adjacent to the Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve at 3745 Illinois Ave.

Tune in to hear all the latest things that are happening at the Nature Center, including their amazing preschool program, the Swallowtail Forest School. We also chat about the recent Pawpaw Festival they hosted, as well as forest stewardship, a newly finished Bird Blind mural, and species conservation. We also dive into plans for the future, including the possibility of a new, Living Building Challenge building! Tune in to find out how you can get involved in supporting and enjoying the great things happening in environmental education out at the Louisville Nature Center!

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

This week on Truth to Power, we bring you highlights from the third hour of our special live broadcast from the 2026 Louisville Veg Fest, held on Saturday, September 12th at the Mellwood Art Center. Today we bring you the third speaker, Reya Andrews on "The Plant-Based Nutrition Prescription!" Reya is a licensed nutritionist and Assistant Professor of Food and Nutrition at Eastern Kentucky University, with more than two decades of experience spanning nutrition science, holistic health, sustainable food systems, research, and health education. Her work explores one of the most powerful and practical questions in nutrition: If the scientific evidence for food as medicine is so strong, why isn’t your doctor talking about it? Reya unpacks the science behind how the foods we eat can impact our health and explore the role plant-based nutrition can play in preventing, managing, and even reversing some of today’s most common chronic diseases. Learn about: Food as medicine; what the research actually tells us; bridging the gap between nutrition science and everyday healthcare; and practical ways to put that knowledge to work in your own life. You’ll leave with more than information - Reya shares realistic, practical ways to use nutrition to take a more active role in your health.

Forward Radio was a proud media sponsor of Kentucky’s premier celebration of all things vegan, featuring over 19,000 sq ft of indoor space filled with over 60 vendors and additional food trucks bringing the fun outside, too! Forward Radio hosted a booth to share how you can turn all that plant-power into community radio! The day featured live music, performances, craft beer, cocktails, a plant-based marketplace, and inspiring speakers. Learn more at https://vegkentucky.org/vegfest

On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else!

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

We continue the discussion of AI from our last episode. What is Artificial General Intelligence, and how is it different than Superintelligence? How does the tech industry get to AGI, from where AI is today? And what are some ways that AGI could cause planet-wide catastrophes? Also, what planets, stars, and meteor showers can we see in the night sky during the month of October?

‘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.

Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio

Solutions to Violence features James Orlick. James Orlick is a higher education leader, first-generation college graduate, and Ph.D. candidate in Educational Leadership and Organizational Development at the University of Louisville. His research examines the legislative process, enactment, and institutional compliance with Kentucky’s anti-DEI law, House Bill 4 (HB 4). Using Kentucky’s Open Records Act to obtain and analyze government records, his research explores how power operates across legislative and institutional settings and shapes higher education policy, governance, and academic freedom.

A native of McDowell County in Appalachian West Virginia, James was raised by his grandmother, who never had the opportunity to attend college but instilled in him a deep belief in education's power. Her encouragement took him from the mountains of Appalachia to Greenwich Village in Manhattan, where he pursued graduate studies at New York University. James has more than 20 years of experience advancing educational equity, social justice, and institutional change.

Through his research, public testimony, and advocacy, James works to advance academic freedom, government transparency, institutional accountability, educational equity, and equitable access to higher education.

His research and advocacy have been featured in news outlets, and he has authored several opinion pieces examining legislative oversight and the future of public higher education.

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, sits down with two of the panelists in the upcoming Policy & Science Forum, Amber Duke & Tom Fitzgerald. Amber Duke serves as the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky (https://ACLU-KY.org). She recommends that anyone facing barriers to voting dial the national Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE. Tom Fitzgerald is Of Counsel at the Kentucky Resources Council (https://kyrc.org/).

Don't miss their appearance at the:

Policy & Science Forum

Wednesday, Oct. 14th, Reception: 5:15pm, Panel: 6pm

Simmons College of Kentucky – Westover Campus (724 S. 44th St)

Policy & Science kicks off the second year of The “& Science” Forums. During this installment, we will celebrate community heroes & hear from an expert panel on the key intersections of policy & science. The evening will feature:

"& Science" Trailblazer Awardee:

Tom FitzGerald (Kentucky Resources Council)

Speakers:

Congressman Morgan McGarvey (US House of Representatives)

Eboni Cochran (REACT)

Amber Duke (ACLU-KY)

Tom FitzGerald (Kentucky Resources Council)

Marc Murphy (University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law)

Policy & Science Objectives:

Explore key intersections of policy & science

Examine historical drivers for current environmental health disparities

Discuss policy and the legal landscape that shape climate and environmental exposures

Envision an environmentally just future for Louisville

About the Series:

“& Science” is a quarterly health forum series hosted by University of Louisville’s Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute. The series brings together diverse topics of interest to the community and demonstrates their interconnectedness with health, the environment, & science. Launched in 2025, the first year of the program included topics of Communication, Faith, History, and Food and reached an audience of over 1500 people both in-person and digitally.

This is a UofL Sustainability Week event! RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/policy-science-tickets-2001249668631

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

#267 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Adam Dietz and Eastern Ideas | October 1, 2026 by Forward Radio

This week on Truth to Power, we bring you highlights from the second hour of our special live broadcast from the 2026 Louisville Veg Fest, held on Saturday, September 12th at the Mellwood Art Center.

Today we bring you the second speaker, Kim Giovacco, founder of Veg Jaunts and Journeys. Kim presented on “Creating Community through Vegan Travel.” As vegans, one of our favorite parts of traveling is researching the vegan food scene before we even get there. Finding the must-visit restaurants, discovering local businesses, and seeking out experiences that align with our values can become part of the adventure itself. And there is something especially fun about exploring a new destination knowing there are incredible vegan meals and compassionate experiences waiting for us along the way. Kim has built an entire business around exactly that - making vegan travel easier, more meaningful, and a whole lot more fun.

An experienced world traveler herself, Kim founded Veg Jaunts and Journeys to create the kind of travel experiences she wished existed - adventures where vegan travelers could explore incredible destinations, enjoy amazing food, support local vegan businesses, visit places like animal sanctuaries, and experience the culture without having to constantly research their next meal. Her small-group tours have taken vegan travelers on adventures both in the U.S. and around the world, while creating something just as important along the way: community. She’ll share how a community-led initiative inspired the creation of Veg Jaunts and Journeys, how travel has helped build connections and friendships around the world, and plenty of practical tips for traveling while vegan.

Forward Radio was a proud media sponsor of Kentucky’s premier celebration of all things vegan, featuring over 19,000 sq ft of indoor space filled with over 60 vendors and additional food trucks bringing the fun outside, too! Forward Radio hosted a booth to share how you can turn all that plant-power into community radio! The day featured live music, performances, craft beer, cocktails, a plant-based marketplace, and inspiring speakers. Learn more at https://vegkentucky.org/vegfest

On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else!

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

Rich Logis was an activist member of MAGA and promoter of Donald Trump for 7 years before becoming disillusioned, dropping out, and creating a website, Leaving MAGA. He recently came out with a book, One Betrayal Too Many: Why I left MAGA. Here, he recounts his story of why he initially gravitated to MAGA, why he so fiercely promoted the MAGA movement and Trump, and why he started to have doubts, eventually transitioning to encouraging people to leave MAGA and Trump through his writings, talks, website and more.

K.A. Owens comments on the origins of Rape, Racism and Homophobia in the United States of America. Recorded Wednesday September 30 2026.

Rich Logis was an activist member of MAGA and promoter of Donald Trump for 7 years before becoming disillusioned, dropping out, and creating a website, Leaving MAGA. He recently came out with a book, One Betrayal Too Many: Why I left MAGA. Here, he recounts his story of why he initially gravitated to MAGA, why he so fiercely promoted the MAGA movement and Trump, and why he started to doubt himself, eventually transitioning to encouraging people to leave MAGA and Trump through his writings, talks, website and more.