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Forward Radio was a proud media sponsor, providing wall-to-wall live coverage, of the 5th Annual Bluegrass VegFest held on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at the Mellwood Art Center. Tune in for a sample of Kentuckiana’s Largest Vegan Food Festival. Learn more at http://bluegrassvegfest.com

In addition to mouthwatering plant-based cuisine from over 20 restaurants and food trucks, VegFest offers much more than just great food. Listen in as we talk to vendors & non-profits, and hear from inspiring speakers and a live cooking demo. 2024 Guest Speakers:

STUART WALDNER

Author of Escape The Meatrix: Eat Plants, Feel Great, and Save the Planet!

Kentucky native Stuart Waldner didn’t set out to be an activist. Growing up, he embraced the standard American diet until 1985, when he made a transformative shift to a 100% plant-based lifestyle.

As he delved deeper into the statistical correlations between our dietary habits and global crises, he felt compelled to awaken people to the urgent need for change—for our health and the planet's well-being.

DR. RUBY LATHON

Holistic Nutritionist

Dr. Ruby Lathon is an engineer who turned holistic nutritionist after healing herself of thyroid cancer by drastically changing her lifestyle through a plant-based diet. She was featured in the hit documentary, What the Health and the newly released documentary, They’re Trying to Kill Us. Dr. Lathon now teaches others how to re-engineer their health and live disease free.

VICTORIA MORAN

Bestselling Author, Animal Advocate, Founder of Main Street Vegan Academy

Victoria Moran has been vegan for 40 years and is the author of twelve books including the iconic Main Street Vegan and the international bestseller, Creating a Charmed Life. She hosts the Main Street Vegan Podcast and the Main Street Vegan Salon, streaming on UnchainedTV. Victoria is also the founder and director of Main Street Vegan Academy, training vegan lifestyle coaches and educators since 2012.

ROBERT CHEEKE

Bestselling Author “The Plant-Based Athlete”

Robert Cheeke has been the face of vegan bodybuilding for the past two decades. He is the author of the books Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness, Shred It!, Plant-Based Muscle, the New York Times bestseller, The Plant-Based Athlete, and his latest, The Impactful Vegan, to be released on June 25, 2024. He is often referred to as the “Godfather of Vegan Bodybuilding.”

MARISA MILLER WOLFSON - HOSTING A PANEL ON RAISING PLANT-POWERED KIDS

Filmmaker, Cookbook Author

Vegucated documentary filmmaker & vegan family cookbook author Marisa Miller Wolfson moderates this panel of fellow vegan moms from the region to help answer all your questions about vegan parenting. Marisa grew up in Evansville, IN before moving to NYC, where she became a vegan over 20 years ago. She joins panelists:

Chef Kristina Addington owns Louisville vegan restaurant, V-Grits, and is mom to 5 year old Andrew, a proud vegan kiddo and hero for the animals since birth.

Nancy “Sultra” Smith is a vegan mother, chef, entrepreneur & hip hop artist, and owner of two former beloved local vegan cafes - Flora Kitchenette and Café Zinho.

Christine Beyer has been vegan for 12 years, raising two vegan children and managing Vegans of Evansville Indiana on Facebook.

Quiana Counts' family has been vegan for almost nine years. She has four children, aged 14, 9, 7, and 3. Her youngest two have been vegan since birth.

ADRIENA DAME - COOKING DEMONSTRATION

Founder of HighVibe Mettaverse

Adriena Dame is the former owner of LOVAFARE, a vegan cafe that once nestled in the Highlands, serving up scrumptious plant-based delights (healthy, gluten-free, soy-free, low-glycemic, primarily oil-free). Hearty bean-based LOVApatties and sandwich spreads/sauces were their specialties. Desserts became neighborhood favorites, and they made a mean Sassy Kale Salad and Nacho Feast. Her lively talk is titled “Sexy Systems + Lemon Blondies: A Healer’s Quickie Guide to Scrumptious Self-Care Solutions.”

A discussion of the results so far of Louisville's Economic Opportunity Zones (EOZs) which were started in 2018.

Patty and Brian discuss Harry Frankfurt's "On Truth," the prolegomena to "On Bullshit." Chris Poche, local Philosopher and Librarian, joins us for Part One of this multi-part discussion.

We are still on hiatus but will be back with all new episodes in a few weeks. Until then, enjoy our Summer Reading episode from last year with our favorite bookseller, Sam Miller, from Carmichaels Books. Her suggestions may not be hot off the press but still make for great reads. Happy Reading!

At the start of summer, we like to chat with Sam Miller, bookseller and manager at Carmichael’s Bookstore here in Louisville (We actually like to chat with Sam anytime, but she has especially useful information about new books twice a year.) Sam does the heavy lifting this week by telling us what is coming out and might be good for your TBR list.

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

Books mentioned in this episode:

1- The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

2- Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

3- Be Mine by Richard Ford

4- The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman

5- The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

6- The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

7- Color of Water by James McBride

8- Deacon King Kong by James McBride

9- The Tusk that Did the Damage by Tania James

10- Loot by Tania James

11- Happy Place by Emily Henry

12- I Didn’t Do It by Jamie Lynn Hendricks

13- Only One Left by Riley Sager

14- Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith

15- Independence Square by Martin Cruz Smith

16- Small Mercies by Dennis LeHane

17- Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway

18- Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong

19- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

20 The Other Renaissance by Paul Strathern

21- Ice by Amy Brady

22- The Soldier’s Truth: Ernie Pyle and the Story of World War II by David Chrisinger

23- Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer

24- A Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

25- Pageboy by Elliot Page

26- Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda Williams

27- Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City by Jane Wong

28- King: A Life by Jonathan Eig

29- Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby

30- Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook by Alison Roman

31- Franklin Smoke by Aaron Franklin

32- Love is a Pink Cake by Claire Ptak

33- Back to the Dirt by Frank Bill

34- Code of the Hills by Chris Offutt

35- If You Write Me a Letter, Send it Here by Louisville Story Program

36- Gay Poems for Red States by Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr.

37- Tar Hollow Trans by Stacy Jane Grover

38- The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers

39- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

40- Zeitoun by Dave Eggers

41- Weather Together by Jessie Sima

42- The Celebrants by Steven Rowley

43- Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane

44- Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda

45- Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott

46- Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman

47- Prom Mom by Laura Lippman

48- The Disinvited Guest by Carol Goodman

Robert LeVertis Bell, Co-Chair of Louisville Democratic Socialists of America, Middle School English teacher, community activist and former candidate for political office joins host Ruth Newman (and later on, co-host Victoria Strange) to talk about Democratic Socialism -- what it means here in America as compared to Scandinavian countries whose multiple political parties tend to parse it further into Social Democracy and Socialism -- and what changes its proponents in this country would like to make to our political and economic systems.

Robert LeVertis Bell, Co-Chair of Louisville Democratic Socialists of America, Middle School English teacher, community activist and former candidate for political office joins host Ruth Newman (and later on, co-host Victoria Strange) to talk about Democratic Socialism, what it means here in America as compared to Scandinavian countries (whose multiple political parties have parsed it further down to differentiate between Social Democracy and Socialism), and what changes its American proponents would like to make to our political and economic systems.

On this week's Access Hour, we bring you the first pilot of a new program here on Forward Radio, Sacrifice Zones, hosted by Stretch. We all live in a Sacrifice Zone, separated only by how well insulated we are in settler colonial projects. This week's guest is Dr. Lina Yassine, a Palestinian who was born as a refugee in Jordan. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Jordan Medical school in Amman. She later on completed an internal Medicine residency and an Endocrinology fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. She is currently practicing Endocrinology in Louisville, Kentucky. Sometimes referred to as the sugar doctor.

Here are some references from the program:

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonialism by Rashid Khalidi: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/strangers-in-our-own-land_rashid-khalidi/19782328/?resultid=a4621c7d-bd82-42d8-a2e0-91c26a29fb55#isbn=1250787653

Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/doppelganger-a-trip-into-the-mirror-world_naomi-klein/39504653/?resultid=0686f460-921d-4a72-9088-3592b2061fb3#isbn=0374610320

Charleston Syllabus: Readings on Race, Racism, and Racial Violence by Chad L. Williams and Keisha N. Blain: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/charleston-syllabus-readings-on-race-racism-and-racial-violence_chad-williams/11448362/?resultid=58829ffd-a05a-4092-9684-245b0d64a94c#isbn=0820349577

After One Hundred Winters: In Search of Reconciliation on America's ... by Margaret D Jacobs and Margaret D. Jacobs: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/after-one-hundred-winters-in-search-of-reconciliation-on-americas-stolen-lands_margaret-d-jacobs/28382213/?resultid=b54b8683-1778-49bd-b189-76c766bafcb5#isbn=0691224331

The children’s book Lina referenced that her son read: https://jewellparkerrhodes.com/children/books/ghost-boys/

https://theconversation.com/bias-hiding-in-plain-sight-decades-of-analyses-suggest-us-media-skews-anti-palestinian-216967

“The Gaza Strip will be unlivable by 2020” 2015: https://www.btselem.org/

https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/b%E2%80%99tselem-%E2%80%93-israeli-information-center-human-rights-occupied-territories

Nelson Mandela, we are not free until Palestine is free: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/nelson-mandela-30-years-palestine

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/14/infographic-palestines-olive-industry

The music in this program is: Dana Salah – Ya Tal3een (Tarweed)

What's up with the exploding star that we are supposed to be able to see sometime this summer? Dave Robinson reports on the coming Nova. Then, Mary Williams discusses the microplastics that are polluting our environment and contaminating our bodies. She give tips on how to fight microplastics. Finally, Rob Weber interviews Byron Meade, Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Pikeville (Pikeville, KY) about his grant to study mushroom production in abandoned coal mines.

‘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/pg/BenchTalkRadio/posts/?ref=page_internal

Rest a while, beside a cool stream, sit a spell on the porch & savor a glass of pure water, close your eyes & enter the calm, quiet space behind them . . . On this week’s program, we will submerse briefly, in the primal element of Water, with Kari H. Nolan, a NAMA Certified Medical Ayurveda Practitioner, Herbalist, Educator & founder of Shamana Eco Ayurveda. Join us to learn a few of the myriad ways in which this sentient force of Nature, Water, can also become a kind & nourishing ally in your sustainable wellness endeavors.

Kari is a Louisville native, and lifelong student of the wonder of Nature. She has lived her life in synch with the ancient healing science of Ayurveda for over 30 years.  She helps others to open inner doorways to the discovery, experience & care of their true inner nature, through deepening their own inherent relationship with the foundational Ayurvedic elements of Ether, Air, Fire, Earth & especially the Waters of Earth. 

Tune in as we touch on the historical roots of Ayurveda, and offer a few simple suggestions for daily, calming & kind connection with Water, as a fertile beginning for emotional and physical health & sustainable wellness. As a translator and living bridge between ancient Ayurveda & daily modern life, Kari hopes that her work serves both Nature and human beings equally. She specializes in teaching Ayurvedic self-care of both our delicate & permeable, subtle inner body & physical body, toward understanding & living our lives fully, and in tune with the rhythms of Nature.

Kari would love to hear from you! Connect with her and find her Shamana Eco Ayurveda offerings, such as Free Discovery Sessions, a Seed Wisdom of Ayurveda Master Class, Primal Waters Seminars, private wellness counseling & deep body work, as well as Sanskrit tutoring & courses, at https://www.shamana.stream.

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

This week's program is truly unique - an act of street theater followed by community conversation about the greatest crisis facing humanity - global climate chaos. This week, we bring you edited highlights from "An Enemy of The People: Extinction Rebellion," a performance and dialogue that took over Times Square in New York City on a bustling Wednesday afternoon, June 12th, 2024. Listen in as Bill Murray and many other great actors perform a reading of portions of the great 1882 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, followed by community conversation. This event was organized by Theater of War Productions; Extinction Rebellion; Scientists Rebellion; Green Faith; The People's Senate; Climate Café; and Billion Oyster Project!

Watch a full recording of the event at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB-aoMuTDVQ

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 4pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://forwardradio.org