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On today’s program, Kay Tillow, Nancy Crew, and Paul Hoppe, members of Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care discuss the importance of getting a Medicare For All bill passed in Congress with special guest Randy Raley, who is a candidate for Congress from the 15th district in Southern Illinois. Mr. Raley is an advocate for Medicare for all and believes that health care is a human right. Due to the current administration’s budget cuts to healthcare plus the tariffs that have been imposed by the administration, the large farming district that Mr. Raley would represent is being hammered on two fronts. Farmers are being priced completely out of the healthcare market and at risk of even losing their farms.

The topic of today's show is A.I. (artificial intelligence) in healthcare. The use of AI in healthcare is expanding rapidly and shows great promise in advancing treatment in many areas. It is becoming widely used in the area of imaging where it is able to Read X-rays, CAT scans, and MRI's with accuracy that sometimes surpasses human Radiologists. It Is even showing promise in the area of robotic surgery, assisting Surgeons, and in ongoing trials doing autonomous robotic surgery (without human intervention). Joining CoHosts Paul Hoppe, Dr Gene Shively, and Dr Michael Flynn is our guest, Doctor Donald Henderson. Dr. Henderson is the director of health care administration at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine located in Bradenton FL

Barry Zalph, retired engineer who has worked in industry, academia and the nonprofit sector, defends his use of the term "radical" to expand on its original meaning of questioning root causes and to explain the use of more foundational and interconnected frameworks for bringing balance and creativity back into our lives and our systems.

On this week's program, we are in conversation with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, a leading climate futurist, marine biologist, and bestselling author of What If We Get It Right? She is known for her visionary work at the intersection of science, policy, and justice. As co-founder of Urban Ocean Lab and the All We Can Save Project, she is shaping a more hopeful and sustainable future. Dr. Johnson was the Opening Keynote speaker at the 2025 Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), which was held in Minneapolis on October 23rd. In this conversation with an AASHE representative, she explores how imagination, equity, and science can guide us toward transformative climate solutions. Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, policy expert, writer, and teacher working to help create the best possible climate future. She co-founded and leads Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for the future of coastal cities, and is the Roux Distinguished Scholar at Bowdoin College.

Ayana co-edited the bestselling climate anthology All We Can Save, co-created and co-hosted the podcast How to Save a Planet, and co-authored the Blue New Deal, a roadmap for including the ocean in climate policy. She earned a BA in environmental science and public policy from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in marine biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She serves on the board of directors for Patagonia and GreenWave and on the advisory board of Environmental Voter Project. Above all: Ayana is in love with climate solutions.

Learn more about Dr. Johnson at https://www.ayanaelizabeth.com/

Learn more about Dr. Johnson's work, download her playlist and get involved at https://www.getitright.earth/

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

Dr. Alan Stam grabs the Election Connection reins, turning the tables on its regular host, Ruth Newman and her occasional co-host Victoria Strange, to query them about the history of Low Power Community Radio in general and WFMP 106.5 FM all-volunteer radio in particular; why they are so needed for these times; how WFMP has managed to stay on the air for nearly 9 years; challenges they face; their long term goals; and thoughts on possible new approaches to Radio By the People, For the People.

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A talk with Felix de Simone, Organizing Director of Pause AI USA, on why people should be concerned with the unregulated and unbridled development of artificial intelligence. The consequences of not regulating more and allowing AI's continued rapid development poses negative economic and environmental consequences and threats to world peace. The stakes are high.

More on Pause AI: https://pauseai.info/

How to join: https://pauseai.info/join

Dr. Jeff Schurkie is the author of the book "No Neutrals There: US Labor, Zionism, and the Struggle for Palestine." Dr. Schuhrke's book describes U.S. labor union support for Israel during the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Jeff Schurkie was the keynote speaker at the Louisville Fellowship or Reconciliation’s Third Thursday Lunch January 15, 2026.

Patty and Brian talk about the aging brain and the different stages and categories of intelligence. They opine with researchers in this area about what this could mean for our thinking.

D. Eric Schansberg is a professor of economics at Indiana University Southeast in New Albany, an adjunct scholar for the Indiana Policy Review, and the author of “College 101: What Students and Parents Should Know about Universities.”