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Forward Radio is independent, listener-sponsored, volunteer-powered, grassroots community radio WFMP-LP Louisville, Kentucky. We have been broadcasting at 106.5fm and live-streaming at forwardradio.org since April 9, 2017. Please donate at forwardradio.org to keep us on-air. It costs $42/day to keep this programming coming your way.

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Sustainability Now! | Shaun Spencer & Timothy Cox |...

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2025/07/14

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, dives into the community discussion about the future of the Nia Center at 2900 W Broadway in the West End, with two guests who truly understand the value of the Nia Center and are working to implement a collaborative plan to save it from destruction and redevelopment. Shaun Spencer is a Nia Center tenant and owner of My HUB Print Center, and Timothy Cox is President of the West Louisville Dream Team

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Bench Talk | Part-2 State of U.S. Science (Dr. Marcia...

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2025/07/13

Hear the second half of a speech given by Dr. Marcia McNutt, President of the National Academy of Sciences. Her 'State of the Science' talk was given to the NAS assembly on June 3, 2025. On our show last week, Dr. McNutt discussed the threats to US leadership in research and development. This week she discusses what can be done to reverse these threats. To hear her entire talk (and see the graphs and figures) watch it on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MENzD7eVtZA‘Bench Talk: The

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00:29:01

On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Guest: Maxwell...

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2025/07/12

K.A. Owens interviews Maxwell Mitchell, a well known activist, live-streamer and broadcaster. They discuss Conflict Avoidance, the types of activism Max has seen during his travels across America, the consent decree as applied to the Louisville Metro Police Department and a sentencing hearing as applied to the Breonna Taylor case. Recorded Saturday July 12, 2025, 1PM.

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00:59:03

Truth to Power | Tom FitzGerald | Siting of...

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2025/07/10

This week on Truth to Power, we bring you an important conversation about the siting of utility-scale solar power plants in Kentucky! Tune in to hear from one of our Commonwealth’s most well-known environmental lawyers, Tom "Fitz" FitzGerald, on “Siting Solar Facilities.” This community conversation took place online on June 13th, and it kicked off the 2025 season of the Kentucky Environmental Leadership Institute (KELI), a free, virtual series from Kentucky Resources Council designed to equip local

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00:57:42

Sustainability Now! | Jenna Riemenschneider | Asthma...

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2025/07/07

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, takes a deep breath with Jenna Riemenschneider, Vice-President of Advocacy and Policy at the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (https://aafa.org/). In addition to covering the causes of asthma, its connections to air pollution, and what listeners can do to help mitigate it, we take a look at current threats to federal funding to address asthma. Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children, and the rates are rising in adults as

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00:40:47

Solutions to Violence | Bill Allison | ACLU | 7-6-25

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2025/07/06

Today’s Solutions to Violence program is the first part of a 2 part series that features two extraordinary Kentucky civil right leaders. Bill Allison, a long-time attorney that has worked cooperatively with the Kentucky’s American Civil Liberty Union and Dr. Cate Fosl, University of Louisville emeritus history professor, former director of U of L’s Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies department, former director of the University of Louisville Anne Braden institute and author of several books

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00:29:00

On The Edge With K.A. Owens, Guest: Michael T.,...

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2025/07/03

K.A. Owens interviews actor, writer, activist Michael T. about the first 7 months of the 2nd Trump Administration.

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00:28:51

Bench Talk | State of U.S. Science (Dr. Marcia...

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2025/07/02

On June 3rd, Dr. Marcia McNutt (President of the National Academy of Sciences) spoke on 'The State of the Science' in the U.S. According to Dr. McNutt 'America can’t be great without great science – which is fundamental to U.S. economic growth, national security, and the prosperity and well-being of all our citizens. In my address, I hope to provide a clear picture of the current trends in the research enterprise, likely outcomes, and ways that the scientific community can respond to this new and

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00:56:01

Solutions to Violence Features Farah...

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2025/06/30

Farah Mokhtareizadeh has a degree in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. She also has a Masters and PhD in Feminist Islamic Studies from a Catholic university in Irland. She has traveled and worked in a number of middle East countries as well as Africa. Farah Mokhtareizadeh explains the history, the current government and the culture of Iran. That history, government and culture is vastly different than the explanation given by American mainline news.

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00:58:10

Sustainability Now! | Dave Gardner | GrowthBusters |...

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2025/06/30

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, goes growth-busting with Dave Gardner, co-host of the GrowthBusters podcast, which is all about coming to terms with limits to growth (https://growthbusters.org) and producer of the documentary, GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth (http://www.growthbustersmovie.org/). Humankind has outgrown the planet, so we’re exploring ways to recover from growth addition. We’re here to help you come to terms with limits to growth. Whether it’s lifestyle,

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00:58:58

Single Payer Radio | Dr Keith Miller - gun violence |...

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2025/06/30

A discussion on gun violence with a concerned trauma surgeon as society wrestles with this difficult issue. Hosted by Paul Hoppe, Cohosts Drs Mike Flynn and Gene Shively interview our special guest, Dr Keith Miller.

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00:58:05

Truth to Power | Patrick Lewis | History of...

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2025/06/27

In recognition of this month's celebrations honoring the end of legal slavery in the United States, we bring you this week a conversation on "A New Birth of Freedom: Commemorating Juneteenth in Kentucky" led by Dr. Patrick Lewis, of the Filson Historical Society, back on June 18, 2021 - the first year that Juneteenth was recognized as a federal holiday. Watch recording at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8e5L7a1pME Dr. Patrick Lewis is now the President of the Filson Historical Society. A Trigg

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00:58:57

Election Connection | Dr. Ricky Jones | League of...

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2025/06/23

Dr. Ricky Jones, Professor of Pan African Studies at the University of Louisville, author and political analyst, speaks his mind at the Louisville League of Women Voters Annual Meeting, held June 26, 2025, on a number of topics including what he views as race-based hypocrisy, misinformation and interference in academic affairs on the part of Kentucky local and state government.

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00:53:03

Solutions to Violence | Tammy Hawkins | Metro Council...

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2025/06/23

Council Member Tammy Hawkins was elected to the Louisville Metro Council in 2022 and took office in 2023. She has been a business owner and resident in District 1 for more than fifteen years. In 2025, Councilwoman Hawkins was elected to serve as the Majority Caucus Chair and President Pro-Tem. She also serves as the Vice Chair of the Public Safety Committee and is a member of the Government Oversight/Audit & Appointments Committee as well as the Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, and Health &

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00:58:06

Sustainability Now! | Climate Anxiety | Kirk...

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2025/06/23

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, tackles the issue of climate anxiety amongst young people, with three experts who have just released a new study about this topic (https://www.sacredheart.edu/news-room/news-listing/poll-reveals-youth-concerned-about-climate-change-social-justice/). Today’s show features professors at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut: Kirk Bartholomew is the Director of the Institute for Sustainability & Social Justice at Sacred Heart

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00:58:49

Election Connection | Dr. Lynn Pasquerella |...

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2025/06/18

Dr. Lynn Pasquerella is, among her many and varied roles within the academic community, President of the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU), which put out a public statement on April 22, 2025 decrying the "unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education." It was signed by over 600 college and university presidents and chancellors. Her insightful and knowledgeable commentary on current threats to our institutions of

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Pasquerella interview-6-11-25~0

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2025/06/18

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00:28:59

Bench Talk | Side Effect of Injectable Weight-Loss...

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2025/06/17

Semaglutide medicines for treating diabetes and obesity (like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro) have recently been observed to make mice more sedentary. Will these drugs have the same effect on humans? And how were semaglutides discovered, and what does that say about public financing of basic research? Finally, Dr. Bruce A. Scott, a Louisville physician and outgoing President of the American Medical Association gave a fiery address to the association on June 6th. What was he angry about? Here

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00:47:20

Solutions to Vionece features Ed Harness June 16th,...

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2025/06/16

Ed Harness the Louisville Kentucky Inspector General, is a graduate of Marquette University School Law. Prior to law school, he was a City of Milwaukee Police Officer. he graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Management of Criminal Justice Operations from Concordia University. In 2015, Albuquerque’s Civilian Police Oversight Agency Board selected Ed Harness to be the first Executive Director of the Civilian Police Oversight Agency. Like his previous role in Albuquerque, he again is

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Solutions to Vionece features Ed Harness June 16th,...

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2025/06/16

Solutions to Vionece features Ed Harness June 16th, 2025,~0 by Forward Radio

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