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WEKU's weekly public affairs program discussing topics and concerns of Central and Eastern Kentucky, hosted by Tom Martin
WEKU hosts Eastern Standard, a news show with 100 episodes published.
Cornbread baked according to the Mindy Merrell recipe. (Tom Martin) This week on Eastern Standard: What is the “Halfback Wave” and how might eastern Kentucky benefit from it? Veteran Appalachian journalist James Branscom
The Kentucky Resources Council is offering model Data Center ordinances for communities debating whether to allow data centers. KRC executive director Ashley Wilmes provides details.
In response to economic, public policy, and societal pressures, Kentucky’s flagship public institution of higher learning, the University of Kentucky, is undergoing systemic, campus-wide restructuring and privatization o
Sweet Evening Breeze(John Denny Ashley. 1972. Collection of the Faulkner Morgan Archive. / John Denny Ashley. 1972. Collection of the Faulkner Morgan Archive.) This week on Eastern Standard: Many Lexington streets have b
What are the implications as AI arrives in the workplace? What are the practical considerations to take into account as Artificial Intelligence arrives in the workplace, displacing human employees? It’s a sobering questi
Can required civic education help heal a divided nation?(shutterstock) Our first guest in Episode 29 of the Eastern Standard series “Democracy Optimist” is Joyce Vance, the author of Giving Up is Unforgivable: A Manual f
Free-roaming horses in Breathitt County, Kentucky(David Leach Photography/Shutterstock / Shutterstock) This week on Eastern Standard: ICE detainments and deportations may seem to have faded, but the actions against immig
Household budgets are straining under inflationary pressures.(Windcolors / Shutterstock) This week on Eastern Standard: The term “affordability” is tossed around a lot these days. What does it look like for Kentuckians?
https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/xs1lc/1/ Population Change in Rural Kentucky, 2024 - 2025(Sarah Melotte, Daily Yonder) This week on Eastern Standard: Data Journalist and pollster G. Elliot Morris is the guest of Carolyn Du
The Lexington Opera House, before and after its restoration(Lexington Center Corporation) This week on Eastern Standard: Imagine being assigned to divine the future consequences and outcomes of economic decisions made to
Kentucky Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman (L), Kentucky Lantern founding editor, Jamie Lucke (R)(Provided) This week on Eastern Standard: Many people can name the Kentucky Governor, but what about Kentucky’s Lieutenant Go
Sizing up the non-profit landscape in Kentucky(Shutterstock / Shutterstock) This week on Eastern Standard: The many ways nonprofits touch our lives, the fulfillment and reward of volunteerism, and the most pressing chall
The Path to a Shared American Future(Tom Martin) This week on Eastern Standard: How to push the civility reset button. A thoughtful conversation between two leaders of “Braver Angels,” a nationwide movement with a Kentuc
Ruth Hunt Candies, subject of a play by Cat Goguen, still produced by hand.(Smiley Pete Publishing) This week on Eastern Standard: Why AI makes rural access to broadband internet all the more essential. Education contrib
Navajo flute maker, performer, Fred Nez Keams(WEKU) This week on Eastern Standard: What are the consequences of environmental deregulation? The Trump administration has done away with the “endangerment finding,” an EPA p
Can required civic education help heal a divided nation?(shutterstock) This week on Eastern Standard: Episode 27 of our series, “Democracy Optimist,” hosted by University of Kentucky election law and voting rights resear
Ruth Hunt Candies, subject of a play by Cat Goguen, still produced by hand.(Smiley Pete Publishing) On this week’s edition of Eastern Standard: Accounts of March 9 and March 11, 1976, when the Scotia coal mine in Letcher
Social Security is facing insolvency as soon as 2032.(Shutterstock / Shutterstock) This week on Eastern Standard: The public is generally unaware that Social Security is projected to fall into insolvency in 2032, accordi
"The widening gulf between rural and urban America is becoming the most serious political divide of our day." — Nick Jacobs, co-author of The Rural Voter: The Politics of Place and the Disuniting of America.(Shutterstock
Secretary of State Michael Adams discusses AI in elections. This week on Eastern Standard: What are the implications of Artificial Intelligence in elections? Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams is Art Shechet’s gue
Rob Burton
Mayor of Oakville · The British Supplements Industry
1 appearance on this show
Tristan Harris
former Google insider · Center for Humane Technology
1 appearance on this show
Steven Bartlett
author of The 33 Laws of Business and Life, host of Diary of a CEO · Dragon's Den
1 appearance on this show
Joyce Vance
former federal prosecutor, professor of law, co-host of Sisters in Law podcast, legal analyst of NBC and MSNBC · U.S. Department of Justice
1 appearance on this show
Michael Clark
Director of the Center for Business and Economic Research · Allied Health/NDIS providers
1 appearance on this show
Jose Fernandez
professor and chair · E-motion / Freshko DMCC
1 appearance on this show
Jacqueline Coleman
wine expert and radio personality · Kentucky
1 appearance on this show
Bill Doherty
professor in the Department of Family Social Science · The Doherty Relationship Institute
1 appearance on this show
Eric Liu
Author · Citizen University
1 appearance on this show
Brian McKnight
1 appearance on this show
Mike Murphy
spiritual teacher, philanthropist, bestselling author · Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
1 appearance on this show
Michael Adams
Human behavioral specialist · Ku-ring-gai Chamber of Commerce
1 appearance on this show
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