Eastern Standard Podcast
1) The Martin County Water Crisis. The disconnect between work and school hours. CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta
Click to listen/download: Segment One: Martin County Water Crisis Segment Two: Work and School Hours Out of Sync Segment Three: CNN White House Correspondent Jim Acosta Contact: Tom Martin at es@eku...Show More
2) Per-pupil K-12 funding in Ky is approaching a 30 year low. Experiences of refugees who resettle in Lexington. An anthropologist’s unusual approach to documenting E. Kentucky history. 60-Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley on his memoir.
Listen to the full length program Listen by segment: One: Despite claims to the contrary, per-pupil K-12 education funding in Kentucky is approaching a low not seen since before the legislature enacte...Show More
3) Kids Count: Helping kids in traumatic situations. Counting Kids: How the 2020 Census impacts kids. The Appalachian Leadership Institute kicks off
Listen to the full length program Listen by segment: One: The extent of child abuse and neglect happening in our backyard is, as our guest puts it, "shocking." We talk with CASA's Melynda Jamison. LIS...Show More
4) Drug rehab leads to job rehab in S.E. Ky. Helping"risky" people buy homes LexPhil's conductor search continues. A vision for eco/adventure tourism in E. Ky. Getting lost in the woods
Listen to full length program Listen to segments: One: Akiko Fujimoto is the second of six finalist candidates for Music Director and Conductor of the Lexington Philharmonic. She talks with Tom Martin...Show More
5) What's keeping HR managers up at night? The "overqualified" job seeker. The traits of a true leader.
Listen to full length program Listen by segment: One: What tops the list of concerns of Human Resources managers? What keeps HR up at night revealed in an interview with Katie Adams, executive directo...Show More
6) Working on a "Plan B" for local economies of E. Kentucky
Listen to the full program Listen by segment: One: Alison Davis, UK Professor of Agriculture Economics on what it takes to encourage the growth of entrepreneurship in the coalfield communities of East...Show More
7) Lexington battles "whack-a-mole" addictions. Meet KY's new State School Security Marshal. A local commitment to global goals
Listen to the full length program Segments: One: Andrea James heads efforts by Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton to reduce drug addiction in general and opioid use, in particular. Listen Two: Ben Wilcox is...Show More
8) LexPhil Conductor Search; KY women writers gather; UK mural documentary; A Railbird debriefing
Listen to the full length program Segments: One: Kentucky Women Writers Conference president Randi Ewing: more than one way to tell a story; WEKU's Wendy Barnett interviews John Fitch, EKU professor o...Show More
9) Brainfood: The origins of the modern research university. Listening to Kentuckians’ concerns about college. Results of a statewide survey on education in Kentucky.
Listen to the full length program Listen by segment: One: Results of a statewide public opinion poll on education discussed with Brigitte Blom Ramsey, executive director, The Prichard Committee for Ac...Show More
10) A career path compass. Food insecurity in KY. Broadway Buddies.. Campfire tips
Listen to the full length program Listen by segment: One: Kentucky Secretary of Education and Workforce Development Derrick Ramsey details the cabinet's new "Career Explorer Tool" and Modern Apprenti...Show More
A career path compass. Food insecurity in KY. Broadway Buddies.. Campfire tips
53:00 | Sep 5th, 2019