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This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, reconnects with a frequent guest on the program, the thoughtful and insightful environmental educator, Carolyn Waters. Carolyn was last on the show a year ago with her folk band, The Cottonwood Buds, but we last checked-in with her about her environmental education work on the 400th edition of Sustainability Now!, back in December 2024! Get caught up with her newly rebranded firm, Open Waters Consulting (formerly Ranger Rabbit Consulting), just beginning its third year supporting initiatives that amplify human relationships with nature. Learn more at https://Open-Waters.com

We discuss her professional work helping with fund development for green infrastructure projects, program evaluation and curriculum development for green workforce development programs, and a landscape analysis of Southeastern U.S. K-12 teacher supports and barriers to environmental education in schools. She’ll soon be presenting sessions at the Association of Nature Center Administrators, the North American Association for Environmental Education, and the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education.

But we also dive into some of her other pursuits, as a musician with The Cottonwood Buds now writing absurd songs about climate change; preparing for a trip in September to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota; recovering from chronic illness; raising vegetables, fruit, and chickens at home; and engaging in some rogue urban canopy restoration in her neighborhood!

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.comOpen-WatersConsulting.com

Al Gentry is an Entrepreneur, and a Catholic. He graduated from Bishop David HS and UofL, with a BS in Engineering. He also Attended UK Grad School. Al Gentry is a member of the North American One Armed Golfer Assn, founder & Bd member. He belongs to the Pleasure Valley Lions Club, and the US Adaptive Golf Alliance. . Alan Gentry is a Democrat and a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 46. He assumed office in 2017. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Al Gentry is running for re-election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 46. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. Al Gentry is a member of the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee, House Committee On Committees, Economic Development & Workforce Investment Committee, the Licensing, Occupations, the Administrative Regulations Committee and the House Rules Committee

Jennifer Chappell is a lifelong Louisvillian who was elected to serve as Councilwoman for District 15 on January 3, 2023. Currently, she serves on the Budget, Parks & Sustainability, and Public Works Committees. She was also elected to her second term as Vice Chair of the Majority Caucus in 2026. In February 2026, she was appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) Energy, and Environment Nature Resources Federal Advocacy Committee. She also serves on the Public Art and Tree Commission. Before joining Metro Council, Jennifer spent more than a decade as a community organizer and neighborhood leader. That work shaped her commitment to thoughtful urban design, environmental stewardship, sustainability, walkable and connected neighborhoods, as well as coalition-building rooted in grassroots leadership. Her background in neighborhood advocacy and conservation continues to inform her approach to public service, with a focus on equity, livability, and long-term community resilience.

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This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, reconnects with a former UofL Anthropology student, Marta Matthews, who is now a Community Liaison with Until Justice Data Partners. Born and raised in Louisville, Marta earned both her BA and MA in Anthropology at the University of Louisville, which fostered her love for local communities and environmental justice. She is currently the Community Liaison with Until Justice Data Partners, and teaches Anthropology part-time. When off the clock, you can find Marta listening to podcasts or hiking with her husband, Daniel, and dog, Churro! Connect with UJDP on:

Instagram: @until_justice_data_partners

Facebook: Until Justice Data Partners

Website: https://www.ujdp.org

Donate: https://www.ujdp.org/donate-now

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

To celebrate our eighth year on the air, we discuss the mythology and science of solar eclipses, the discovery of transposons by Barbara McClintock, and how writing by hand, rather than on a keyboard, contributes to cognitive processing. Scott Miller, Mary Williams and Leslie Moise contributed these stories, respectively. Happy birthday, 'Bench Talk: The Week in Science'!

‘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

A conversation with Michael Roberts on his forthcoming book, "Time is Running Out: Depression, Polycrisis, and the World Economy in the 2020s." The book is a follow up to a previous book he has written and also discussed on this show. Michael is a distinguished economist from the UK who has keen insights into the global financial sector and the way our global economic system has developed over the decades. Please listen. Very informative.

Patty and Brian talk through some recent research on some pitfalls of AI.

This week on Sustainability Now!, we bring you highlights from the Closing Keynote at last year's conference of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) in Minneapolis. On October 24, 2025, leaders in campus sustainability heard from Christopher M. Caldwell, President of the College of Menominee Nation. Christopher has been a lifelong advocate for Indigenous sustainability thinking, with a career spanning sustainable forestry, higher education, and Tribal leadership. His address focused on Menominee history, connection to land, and sustainable forestry. Then he touches on their higher education and indigenous approaches to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through the Sustainable Development Institute of the College of Menominee Nation in Keshina, WI.

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

Drew Williams was born in Paducah, Kentucky. He earned a high school diploma from Marshall County High School and a bachelor's degree from Murray State University in 2016. His career experience includes working as a construction worker. He graduated from Murray State University with a degree in History and a minor in Biology, and still managed to work for his family business. Since the age of 14, he has been building boat docks on Kentucky Lake, Lake Barkley, and even had the pleasure of expanding to four surrounding states. Drew Williams is Now running for the U.S. House of Representative from Kentucky’s District 1.