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Louisville activist and retired teacher Jim Johnson shares his experience about his family's access to health care after Humana insurance company ends access to his providers in the Baptist Health network.

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In episode 86, we first spoke with Melissa Joulwan during the COVID pandemic. She is one of the co-hosts of the Strong Sense of Place podcast. Melissa has been one of our favorite guests to date. You will here the original interview in the second half of the show. For something a little new, you will hear us chat this time around to both Mel and her partner David Humphreys. Since we last spoke with Melissa in 2021, they have added a short weekly podcast to their lineup called the Library of Lost Time in which they each recommend a book and a fun distraction. In this remix, they tell us all about this short concept podcast and they each share a book about a library with us! (Carrie is now reading David’s suggestion.)

A Strong Sense of Place is both a podcast and a website where readers can find interesting bookish conversations with our guest this week, Melissa Joulwan, and her husband David, two expatriates living in Prague located in the Czech Republic. In this week’s episode, she tells us about how they select the places they will visit each season, why place in a book has to meet very stringent specifications, and how roller derby helped her make some big life decisions.

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

Podcasts mentioned--

Strong Sense of Place (strongsenseofplace.com)

The Library of Lost Time

Books mentioned--

1- Pockets: An Intimated History of How we Keep Things Close by Hannah Coulson

2- The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

3- The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

3- Revenge of the Librarians by Tom Gauld

4- Unseen City by Amy Shearn

5- Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret. by Judy Blume

6- Forever by Judy Blume

7- The First Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders

8- Archie McNally series by Lawrence Sanders

9- Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

10- My Antonia by Willa Cather

11- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

12- The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

13- The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova

14- She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb

15- The Phryne Fisher mysteries by Kerry Greenwood

16- Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

17- Less by Andrew Sean Greer

18- The Curse of Jacob Tracy by Holly Messinger

Movies or TV adaptations mentioned in this episode:

1- Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (Amazon)

The League of Women Voters Louisville KY hosted a Candidate Forum for District 3 Metro Council at the Shawnee Public Library on Oct. 11, 2023. Democrat Shameka Parrish-Wright, one of two candidates (the other one didn't show), answered questions posed by League member Geneva Stark and took questions from the audience.

Former hospital administrator and current professor of hospital administration Don Henderson, Ph.D discusses the current state of the health care system in the U.S. Mr. Henderson shares his experience and observations with retired surgeons Mike Flynn and Gene Shively

On this week’s Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, pulls up a chair by the hearth for a fireside chat with Alayna Lofgren, Program Manager at Project Warm. Learn about the amazing sustainability mutual aid work that Project Warm does to help some of Jefferson County’s most vulnerable families stay warm each winter, while reducing their utility bills and our community’s carbon footprint! This Wednesday, Oct. 18th is the first deadline to sign up for Project Warm’s 41st annual Blitz! The Blitz utilizes volunteers to provide FREE weatherization supplies for elderly and disabled individuals across Jefferson County.

This year, the Blitz will be taking place on Saturday, October 28th and Saturday, November 4th. Project Warm already has over 140 beneficiaries signed up to receive services during the Blitz, and they looking for many more to sign up by calling 502-636-9276. The Blitz relies on teams of volunteers to deliver weatherization kits and install plastic on participants windows, and that's where YOU come in! They are still looking for both individuals and teams to volunteer for the Blitz on both dates! On October 28th volunteers will be delivering weatherization kits to clients homes, while on November 4th volunteers will be installing plastic on windows for participants who cannot do it themselves. Volunteers are asked to arrive at the Project Warm office at YouthBuild’s campus  in Smoketown between 9:00 and 10:00am, and the event is expected to run until about 2:00pm on both days. Breakfast will be provided courtesy of LG&E. Volunteer and participant sign-up DEADLINES are: October 18th for kit delivery and Oct. 31st for Installation Day. If you are interested in helping your community stay warm this year, sign up to volunteer - find the link at http://www.projectwarm.org

Starting this week, Project Warm is also offering Energy Management Workshops which are free and open to the public. From October through January, Project Warm puts on Energy Management workshops for communities across Jefferson County. These workshops provide tips and tools for people to lower their utility bills and save money! Each participant receives a free weatherization kit upon completion of the workshop. Upcoming Energy Management Workshop include:

• Cabbage Patch Settlement House | In-Person | Thursday, Oct. 19th @ 6:00 pm -7:00 pm

• Housing Partnership Inc. | In-Person | Thursday, Oct. 25th @ 6:00 pm -7:00 pm

• South Central Neighborhood Place | In-Person | Friday, Oct. 27th @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

• OMM Catholic Enrichment Center | In-Person | Wednesday, November 8th @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

• South Louisville Community Ministries | In-Person | Thursday, November 9th @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

• South Central Neighborhood Place | In-Person | Thursday, November 16th @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

• Wilderness Road Senior Center | In-Person | Friday, Nov 17th @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

• Habitat for Humanity | In-Person | Thursday, December 9th @ 10:00 am - 11:30 pm

• Americana World Community Center | In-Person | Wednesday, January 31st @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

You can also invite Project Warm to host an Energy Management Workshop at your organization - go to http://www.projectwarm.org to learn more and request a workshop!

Follow Project Warm on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ProjectWarmLouisville

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

Don't just say 'Flora & Fauna' to describe biological diversity anymore. Say 'Flora, Fauna & Funga'. After all, fungi are important! Then, an update on research that gives real credence to Near-Death Experiences. Finally, hear how Kentucky State University (in Frankfort, KY), along with 15 other land-grant Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), have been shortchanged by their respective state governments in their funding over the last 32 years.

The article on Near-Death Experiences: https://www.resuscitationjournal.com/article/S0300-9572(23)00216-2/fulltext

Information about equitable funding at land-grant HBCUs: https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/09/18/secretaries-education-agriculture-call-governors-equitably-fund

‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science’ is a weekly radio 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

K.A. Owens interviews Cheryl White, a concerned citizen, about issues regarding abuse by the police and abuse of autistic children and their parents by the system that is supposed to protect and assist them.

Recorded Friday October 13, 2023, 1PM.

In the leadup to the November 7th 2023 Kentucky State election, Ruth teams up with co-host Victoria Strange to offer their takes on: (1) Candidates running for Secretary of State -- Current SOS Michael Adams (Rep) and his Democratic challenger, Charles Wheatley; and (2) Allison Ball (Rep) and Kimberley Reeder (Dem) running for Auditor of Public Accounts. Plus, Victoria explains and provides commentary on recent bills passed into law by the Republican super majority KY State Legislature, as well as a newly introduced Crime Bill.

You can find Jenny Kiefer on her website at https://jennykiefer.com/ or at Butcher Cabin Books at https://www.horrorbookstore.com/. She is also on instagram at @horrorbookstore and @_jennykiefer

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It has been one year since Louisville welcomed a horror bookstore to its ranks of cool, independent offerings. Butcher Cabin Books is a mother/daughter labor of love; Jenny Kiefer and her mother run the show. Jenny has been a horror fan since she was a child and also happens to be a horror writer whose debut novel titled This Wretched Valley will be published in January 2024 by Quirk Books. It has a wild inspiration story which she tells us about in this episode. Her dog Rye also gets in on the interview action, although his horror tale was that dinner might be delayed.

Butcher Cabin Books prides itself in having a large selection of books in stock from not only the Big 4 publishers but also small independent presses where so much of the exciting new horror literature is produced. Via their website, you can get these indie press scary favorites shipped to your door.

Last but not least, the store is sponsoring Butcher Cabin BookFest in Lexington KY on Oct. 18 from 5-9 at Pivot Brewing to benefit the Lexington Public Library. There will be a mass meeting of great horror writers to sign books and chat with readers, including Cynthia Pelayo, JH Markert, Andrew Shaffer, and Laurel Hightower. There will also be book bingo, silent auctions, and more.

Books mentioned--

1- This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer

2- The Eyre Affair (Tuesday Next series) by Jasper Fforde

3- Women Talking by Miriam Toews

4- The Shining by Stephen King

5- Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

6- Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut

7- The Troop by Nick Cutter

8- Bunny by Mona Awad

9- We Need to Do Something by Max Boot III

10- Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

11- Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi

12- 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered by Sadie Hartmann

13- Ghost Girl by Ally Malinenko

14- Coraline by Neil Gaiman

15- Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes

16- The Marigold by Andrew F. Sullivan

17- Sadie by Courtney Summers

18- The Skull by Jon Klassen

19- The Last Devil to Die (The Thursday Murder Club series) by Richard Osman

Films mentioned--

1- Women Talking (2022)

2- The Shining (1980)

3- It Follows (2014)

4- The Haunting of Hill House (Netflix - 2018)

Historic Events mentioned-

Dyatlov Pass

On this week’s Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, brings you a special preview of the upcoming 10th Annual Louisville Sustainability Summit with Stuart Ungar, the new Executive Director of the Louisville Sustainability Council, and Tiffany Broyles Yost, who is the Director of Sustainability and Resilience at the design firm GBBN and is on this year’s Summit Planning Committee. You can learn more and get your tickets now at http://louisvillesustainabilitycouncil.org.

The theme of this year's Summit is Livable Louisville: Addressing local climate risks through planning and design. It will take place on Tuesday. October 17, 2023 from 12:30pm - 5:00pm at Louisville Visual Art, 1538 Lytle St.

Recent studies predict Kentucky’s risk of extreme heat, drought, wildfires, and inland floods will increase significantly. At the Summit, we'll explore the risks and stressors our region is facing and how our buildings and cities can adapt to this new normal and address the problems.

This year’s Keynote is on: “Sustainability Lessons from NYC to KY” with Jennifer Bloom Leone, AIA, LEED, Chief Sustainability Officer NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development. She oversees the strategic development and implementation of standards, programs and policies to meet the goals of the Mayor's Climate Action Plan "PlaNYC: Getting Sustainability Done” to tackle climate change and other strategic initiatives. Jennifer will discuss how her Department’s new standards, policies and programs ensure that the city’s affordable housing can meet New York City’s ambitious climate goals while addressing the unique health and safety needs of the vulnerable populations.

There will also be a Panel on: Housing for a Changed Climate, featuring: Marilyn Harris – Director, Department of Housing and Community Development at Louisville Metro Government; Ben Eilerman – Director of Real Estate Development at Over-the-Rhine Community Housing in Cincinnati; and Tiffany Broyles Yost, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Fitwel Ambassador, Director of Sustainability and Resilience – GBBN

And a Panel on: Global Crisis, Local Response, featuring: Moderator, Allison Smith, Project Manager, NREL; Sumedha Rao, Executive Director, Mayor’s Office of Sustainability; and Brooke Pardue from the Parks Alliance.

Join us immediately after the Summit from 5-7 pm for a reception across the street at PORTAL @ fifteenTWELVE. The after party will include heavy hors d’oeuvres provided by Farm to Fork Catering, as well as a cash bar. A new special exhibit titled "The Sustainability Compass - N, E, S, W" curated by Rebecca Norton & Clare Hirn will make its debut with works by: Nathan Smith, Clare Hirn, Gwen Burke, Rebecca Norton, Danica Novgorodoff, Jim Weaver, Fran Kremmer, Katy Marshall, and Julia Coash. Curated for the Louisville Sustainability Summit, "The Sustainable Compass; N,E,S,W" brings together a diverse group of individuals whose work is informed by the history and practices in sustainable thinking and design.

All tickets will include admission to the Summit, Art Exhibition, and After Party including appetizers. *If cost is a barrier but you would like to attend, please reach out to [email protected] to request a scholarship.

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