On Truth to Power, we fill the studio with Forward Radio programmers and friends to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! Today's show has a special focus on the pipeline that LG&E is trying to force through Bernheim Forest and neighbors. On the show today are: Justin Mog, Hart Hagan, Palmer Stroup, and our guests from Bullitt County, Vanessa Allen & Christy Collins.

For more information:

https://www.change.org/p/public-stop-the-pipelines-from-destroying-the-environmentally-protected-species

https://www.facebook.com/groups/400549857455783/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/34815829952/

https://bernheim.org/forestunderthreat/

Truth to Power airs weekly on WFMP 106.5fm Louisville and http:// forwardradio.org every Sunday at 4pm, Monday at 2pm, and Tuesday 9am.

On Truth to Power, we fill the studio with Forward Radio programmers and friends to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! Today's show has a special focus on the pipeline that LG&E is trying to force through Bernheim Forest and neighbors. On the show today are: Justin Mog, Hart Hagan, Palmer Stroup, and our guests from Bullitt County, Vanessa Allen & Christy Collins.

For more information:

https://www.change.org/p/public-stop-the-pipelines-from-destroying-the-environmentally-protected-species

https://www.facebook.com/groups/400549857455783/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/34815829952/

https://bernheim.org/forestunderthreat/

Truth to Power airs weekly on WFMP 106.5fm Louisville and http:// forwardradio.org every Sunday at 4pm, Monday at 2pm, and Tuesday 9am.

This week Carrie and I traveled to record at the Tompkins-Buchanan-Rankin Mansion, which is a Victorian era mansion built in 1871, with 12-foot ceilings, hand-carved wood balusters, and intricately designed colorful wallpapers. It has been preserved and enveloped by the campus of Spalding University and is the location of their School of Creative and Professional Writing and home base for today’s guest, debut novelist Katy Yocom.

Katy’s novel, Three Ways to Disappear, was published in 2019 and has won numerous awards including The Siskiyou Prize for Environmental Fiction. It has also been selected as a Barnes and Noble Indie Book Favorite.

Katy has vivid memories of as a child reading All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriott out loud with her mother. It was a short leap to her writing her own book about the intricacies of animal conservation and family bonds.

Katy tells us how her obsession with a set of newborn tiger cubs at the Louisville Zoo 14 years ago started her on the path to write her book, how a suggestion from an astute editor changed the trajectory of her novel, and why she believes much of the riskier and cutting edge literature is being published by small independent presses and how important it is to support them.

Books Discussed in this Episode

1- One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

2- Severance by Ling Ma

3- The Road by Cormac McCarthy

4- Kindred by Octavia Butler

You can find us on FB, instagram (@perksofbeingabookloverpod) and on our blog site at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com

Perks airs on Forward Radio 106.5 FM and forwardradio.org every Wednesday at 6 pm, Thursdays at 6 am and 12 pm. We have purchased the rights to the theme music used.

This week Carrie and I traveled to record at the Tompkins-Buchanan-Rankin Mansion, which is a Victorian era mansion built in 1871, with 12-foot ceilings, hand-carved wood balusters, and intricately designed colorful wallpapers. It has been preserved and enveloped by the campus of Spalding University and is the location of their School of Creative and Professional Writing and home base for today’s guest, debut novelist Katy Yocom.

Katy’s novel, Three Ways to Disappear, was published in 2019 and has won numerous awards including The Siskiyou Prize for Environmental Fiction. It has also been selected as a Barnes and Noble Indie Book Favorite.

Katy has vivid memories of as a child reading All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriott out loud with her mother. It was a short leap to her writing her own book about the intricacies of animal conservation and family bonds.

Katy tells us how her obsession with a set of newborn tiger cubs at the Louisville Zoo 14 years ago started her on the path to write her book, how a suggestion from an astute editor changed the trajectory of her novel, and why she believes much of the riskier and cutting edge literature is being published by small independent presses and how important it is to support them.

Books Discussed in this Episode

1- One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

2- Severance by Ling Ma

3- The Road by Cormac McCarthy

4- Kindred by Octavia Butler

You can find us on FB, instagram (@perksofbeingabookloverpod) and on our blog site at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com

Perks airs on Forward Radio 106.5 FM and forwardradio.org every Wednesday at 6 pm, Thursdays at 6 am and 12 pm. We have purchased the rights to the theme music used.

This week's guest is Nancy Brooks, Executive Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Louisville (NAMI). Nancy tells us about NAMI's programs and how people can get involved. Stigma Free Workplace is their newest initiative, which you can learn more about here: https://namilouisville.org/stigma-free-workplace/.

Featured:

Original theme music by Neil Lucas.

References:

"13 Chill Facts About Sloths" https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/559749/facts-about-sloths

"Iliza: Elder Millennial" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8697266/

"Her Money Matters" https://jenhemphill.com/category/podcast/

This week's guest is Nancy Brooks, Executive Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Louisville (NAMI). Nancy tells us about NAMI's programs and how people can get involved. Stigma Free Workplace is their newest initiative, which you can learn more about here: https://namilouisville.org/stigma-free-workplace/.

Featured:

Original theme music by Neil Lucas.

References:

"13 Chill Facts About Sloths" https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/559749/facts-about-sloths

"Iliza: Elder Millennial" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8697266/

"Her Money Matters" https://jenhemphill.com/category/podcast/

On Truth to Power, we fill the studio with Forward Radio programmers and friends to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! On the show today are: Deana Rushing & Alex Shull from Extinction Rebellion Kentucky, Adam Romano from the Democratic Socialists of America, Jody Dahmer & Mariah Corso from Beargrass Thunder, Hart Hagan, Suhas Kulkarni, and K.A. Owens. We discuss a range of topics including plastics, fossil fueled threats to Bernheim Forest, revitalizing Louisville's alleys, urban wildlife, and Kentucky Senate Bills 1 & 8 (police in schools and anti-immigrant bills).

SHOW NOTES

BeargrassThunder.com

https://bernheim.org/forestunderthreat/

NoCrackerPlantOV.com

desmogblog.com

wired.com/story/a-car-splatometer-study-finds-huge-die-off/

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-legislature/2020/02/21/andy-beshear-signs-kentucky-bill-arming-school-resource-officers/4799288002/

http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/StopPlasticPolluters

https://louisvilleky.gov/news/louisville-synergy-project-aims-strengthen-relationships-between-police-and-community

On Truth to Power, we fill the studio with Forward Radio programmers and friends to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! On the show today are: Deana Rushing & Alex Shull from Extinction Rebellion Kentucky, Adam Romano from the Democratic Socialists of America, Jody Dahmer & Mariah Corso from Beargrass Thunder, Hart Hagan, Suhas Kulkarni, and K.A. Owens. We discuss a range of topics including plastics, fossil fueled threats to Bernheim Forest, revitalizing Louisville's alleys, urban wildlife, and Kentucky Senate Bills 1 & 8 (police in schools and anti-immigrant bills).

SHOW NOTES

BeargrassThunder.com

https://bernheim.org/forestunderthreat/

NoCrackerPlantOV.com

desmogblog.com

wired.com/story/a-car-splatometer-study-finds-huge-die-off/

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-legislature/2020/02/21/andy-beshear-signs-kentucky-bill-arming-school-resource-officers/4799288002/

http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/StopPlasticPolluters

https://louisvilleky.gov/news/louisville-synergy-project-aims-strengthen-relationships-between-police-and-community

On this week’s edition of Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, steps onto the trail for a great conversation about sustainable ecotourism with Jeremy Covert, a Louisville native, professional photographer, artist, and naturalist. He has been a guide and expedition leader for over twenty years leading trips all over North America.

Jeremy will be speaking at the Louisville Sustainability Forum on Tuesday, March 3rd. **Contrary to the times mentioned in this podcast, the Forum will operate on a special delayed schedule 12:30 to 2:00 pm in March and April.** It's at the Passionist Earth & Spirit Center's Barn located behind the Passionist Monastery Retreat House at 1924 Newburg Rd, on TARC Route 21. http://facebook.com/LouisvilleSustainabilityForum

Check out Jeremy’s Wilderness Photography Website:

https://jeremycovert.smugmug.com/Jeremy-Covert-Photography/

Conservation Initiatives at Nat Hab:

https://www.nathab.com/sustainability/conservation-initiatives/

Do bears hibernate? Read this short interesting article: https://www.scienceworld.ca/stories/do-bears-actually-hibernate/

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! 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 used by permission from the fantastic Louisville band, Appalatin. Explore their inspiring music at http://www.appalatin.com

On this week’s edition of Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, steps onto the trail for a great conversation about sustainable ecotourism with Jeremy Covert, a Louisville native, professional photographer, artist, and naturalist. He has been a guide and expedition leader for over twenty years leading trips all over North America.

Jeremy will be speaking at the Louisville Sustainability Forum on Tuesday, March 3rd. **Contrary to the times mentioned in this podcast, the Forum will operate on a special delayed schedule 12:30 to 2:00 pm in March and April.** It's at the Passionist Earth & Spirit Center's Barn located behind the Passionist Monastery Retreat House at 1924 Newburg Rd, on TARC Route 21. http://facebook.com/LouisvilleSustainabilityForum

Check out Jeremy’s Wilderness Photography Website:

https://jeremycovert.smugmug.com/Jeremy-Covert-Photography/

Conservation Initiatives at Nat Hab:

https://www.nathab.com/sustainability/conservation-initiatives/

Do bears hibernate? Read this short interesting article: https://www.scienceworld.ca/stories/do-bears-actually-hibernate/

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! 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 used by permission from the fantastic Louisville band, Appalatin. Explore their inspiring music at http://www.appalatin.com