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12/08/2025

It’s all about re-gifting for good this week on Sustainability Now!, as your host, Justin Mog, is in conversation with Logan Sowell, a Business Development Executive with a national nonprofit called Human-I-T that takes organizations’ e-waste and securely refurbishes and repurposes the retired tech. They then get that refurbished tech into the hands of low-income families, disaster survivors, veterans, and students; and they even hook up the device recipients with internet access and digital skills training. Human-I-T was founded in 2012 and employs 170. https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/sustainability-now-logan-sowell-human-i-t-12-9-25

12/05/2025

On our latest episode of 'Bench Talk: The Week in Science': A fossil previously thought to be a juvenile 'Tyrannosaurus rex' turns out to be a new dinosaur species called 'Nanotyrannus'. A rare cross between a 'Blue Jay' and a 'Green Jay' appears to have occurred naturally in Texas, yielding a 'Grue Jay'. Satellite imagery for estimating the number of people living in rural areas appears to be significantly underestimating population sizes. An exciting assortment of planets, stars, constellations, and meteor showers can be seen in the night sky this month. And significant declines in K-12 school attendance since immigration raids (by ICE) in California and Virginia were initiated. Plus, a satirical song by mathematician/musician Tom Lehrer about commercialization of Christmas. Below is the Apple podcast link. Other ways to listen are in the Comment section below:

Podcast Episode · Forward Radio podcasts · 12/01/2025 · 29m

12/05/2025

This week on Truth to Power, we are thrilled to share a community conversation with two brilliant artistic minds who were awarded the 2025 Spalding Prize for the Promotion of Peace and Justice in Literature on November 11th at the Brown Hotel. This year's winners are Irene Sankoff and David Hein, who wrote the book, music, and lyrics for the award-winning Broadway musical Come From Away. Listen now at https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/truth-to-power-irene-sankoff-and-david-hein-come-from-away-12-5-25

12/01/2025

We continue our float down the Ohio River this week on Sustainability Now!, as your host, Justin Mog, paddles along with three guests who are all actively involved in advocating for the passage of the Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R. 5966): Forest Clevenger, Executive Director of The Ohio River Way; Michael Washburn, Executive Director of the Kentucky Waterways Alliance; and David Wicks, Board Chair of River City Paddle Sports. Listen now at https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/sustainability-now-ohio-river

The Ohio River Basin, spanning 55 congressional districts across 15 states, is the nation’s largest body of water to receive no dedicated federal funding. In mid-November, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) led introduction of the Ohio River Restoration Program Act with Reps. Erin Houchin (IN-09), Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Emilia Sykes (OH-13), Mike Rulli (OH-06), and Mark Messmer (IN-08) to fund the economic and environmental restoration of the Ohio River.

The bipartisan coalition of Members represents districts throughout the Ohio River Basin, which serves as a source of drinking water for more than 25 million Americans, and its ecosystem is vital to local economies and industries, generating more than 500,000 jobs and $21 billion in wages.

Nationwide, more than a third of the United States’ waterborne commerce travels through the Ohio River – $43 billion in commodities annually – yet the Ohio River is still the nation’s largest body of water without any dedicated federal funding. The bill would dedicate up to $350 million in federal investments to the large-scale restoration of the Ohio River Basin, using initiatives similar to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which resulted in more than $3 in return on every federal dollar invested in the program.

11/28/2025

Hey guys and gals, its your old pal Goliath. Don't forget to check out the episode tonight we'll be talking about the darker side of conventions and cosplay with a lighter touch. They'll be experiences stories and information given out make sure you guys drop by 6:00 p.m. tonight 1:00 a.m. on Saturday and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.

11/28/2025

This week on Truth to Power, we take you Beyond Plastics for a rich conversation about our local food safety codes and what they say about whether customers can bring their own reusable containers to restaurants and coffee shops. With food top of everyone's mind this Thanksgiving weekend, it's a great opportunity to focus in on zero waste strategies for eliminating plastic pollution! Listen here:
https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/truth-to-power-beyond-plastics-louisville-allison-schleck-food-safety-codes-11-28-25

11/24/2025

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, takes you upriver to visit Payne Hollow on the Ohio with five wonderful guests who are all actively involved in protecting and restoring this ecological and cultural gem: Board members Stacey Burkhart, David Wicks, and Joe Wolek, along with Americorps members Anthony Lamb and Julian Rodriguez. Listen now at https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/sustainability-now-payne
Payne Hollow on the Ohio is a Kentucky non-profit established in June 2022 with the goal of sustainably preserving Payne Hollow up in Trimble County while protecting and promoting the legacy of Harlan and Anna Hubbard. The central mission is to stabilize the existing structures, document the property and natural history, to celebrate the homestead’s evident beauty, creativity, and innovation, and build a foundation for a safe and inspiring future for Payne Hollow and the community it inspires. Payne Hollow will demonstrate the remarkable example the Hubbards set for those who choose to live off the land in ecological consciousness.

11/21/2025

Forward Radio was proud to be at the 19th Annual Anne Braden Memorial Lecture, entitled “Abolition Feminism and Anti-Racist Praxis” featuring Dr. Beth Richie of the University of Illinois at Chicago. Listen now at https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/truth-to-power-dr-beth-richie-abolition-feminisim-11-21-25. Dr. Richie’s extensive research examines how race and gender impact experiences of criminalization and justice, and she has long collaborated closely with communities, impacted individuals, and movements, including as a founding member of INCITE!: Women of Color Against Violence. She is Distinguished Professor of Criminology, Law, and Justice and of Black Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago, author of “Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence, and America’s Prison Nation”; co-editor with teachers from Stateville Prison of “The Long Term: Resisting Life Sentences, Working Toward Freedom”; and co-author with Angela Y. Davis, Gina Dent, and Erica Meiners of “Abolition. Feminism. Now.” This event was held on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025 at the University of Louisville's Strickler Hall, Middleton Auditorium.

11/19/2025

Have you seen the 1999 movie 'The Matrix'? Is it possible that humanity could actually be trapped in a simulated universe created by intelligent machines? Physicists recently weighed in on this question, and its discussed on this week's episode of 'Bench Talk: The Week in Science'. And do you know about the phenomenon called 'earth wind' that blows charged ions from our atmosphere to the moon? We also discuss new research on how fast dinosaurs actually walked, and about killer whales (Orcas) in the wild who offer gifts to humans. This week's show features the fun, toe-tapping music of Tom Lehrer, renown mathematician/musician/comedian who delighted audiences worldwide with his rendition of 'The Elements'. Tom passed away in July at the age of 97, but leaves behind an exuberant songbook for us to enjoy. We play three of his songs on this episode! Below is a link on iApple podcasts. Other ways to listen are in the Comments section below.

Podcast Episode · Forward Radio podcasts · 11/17/2025 · 29m

11/18/2025

When one door closes another opens! While we are sad to see the end of production for programs that have long held prominence on our broadcast schedule (Letters & Politics, The Climate Report, and Citizens' Climate Radio), we are very excited to add six fantastic new Pacifica Radio Network programs to our line-up as we head into winter! Gather 'round your radio to stay warm with these insightful additions!

The Chris Hedges Report
Mon. 9pm, Tue. 3pm & Thu. 5am
Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning author and journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times. This weekly program covers US foreign policy, economic realities, and civil liberties in American society.

Community Report
Mon. 3pm & Tue. 9:30pm
Broadcasts local news from around the country, and national news of local interest.

Not Another! Midwest Millennial Political Show
Mon. 3:30pm, Wed. 9pm & Sat. 8:30am
There’s a lot of noise created by our constant news cycle, but few ways to grasp what’s really going on in politics today. Provides a fresh perspective on the biggest political stories by focusing on research and data, not pundits and politicians.

Radio Curious
Thu. 3:30pm & 9:30pm
Radio Curious brings you long-form interviews about life and ideas, now part of the Library of Congress Audio Division. Our interviews cover a curiously wide variety of topics about life and ideas.

Green Street
Mon. 7pm, Tue. 9am & Wed. 5:30am
A weekly environmental health program created and hosted by Patti and Doug Wood. The news and interview program covers a wide range of issues, from fracking to plastic to synthetic turf, wireless radiation to chemicals in food, air and water.

Soft Power/Ful Stories
Tue. 9pm & Thu. 3pm
Uses first-person stories to explore why U.S. engagement in the world matters. Through conversations with diplomats, aid workers, Peace Corps volunteers, authors and artists, influencers, businesspeople, and more, SP/FS highlights how soft power and foreign aid and assistance strengthen America's security, prosperity, and global standing. But forget politics, policy, or punditry; this is all about the stories.

11/17/2025

Listen now at https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/sustainability-now-becca-trueman-native-plants-to-the-rescue-11-17-25 This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, rips out his lawn for an exciting conversation with Becca Trueman, a local advocate for native plants who is engaged with Kentucky Watershed Watch and Wild Ones Louisville. She serves on the board of the Kentucky Conservation Committee and is a former supervisor for the Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District. She was a presenter at the October 17, 2025 Ohio River Confluence on the topic of “Planting for Change: Native Plants as a Catalyst for Restoration, Community, and Advocacy.”

11/10/2025

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, catches up with a local journalism legend, Marcus Green, former reporter at WDRB and the Courier-Journal, now striking out as an independent consultant as Principal at Greenlight Projects LLC. Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/sustainability-now-marcus-green-greenlight-projects-local-journalism-11-10-25
Marcus Green is an Emmy-award winning former journalist who spent more than 25 years reporting on Louisville, southern Indiana and Kentucky. In 12 years writing on the newspaper's business and city desks, he covered small business, agriculture, the Thoroughbred racing and breeding industries, the Ohio River Bridges Project, the KFC Yum! Center, and local housing and demographics. He moved to WDRB News in 2013 to become a digital journalist and investigative reporter. He left WDRB last month to launch Greenlight Projects LLC, a startup consulting firm.

Listen in as we discuss the state of local journalism and how it's changed, as well as some of the issues Marcus covered that dealt with sustainability -- like the Ohio River Bridges Project, the Bernheim pipeline/bypass, Urban Government Center, and others. Marcus and Justin reconnected in October at the Ohio River Confluence summit. They discuss this inspiring moment for the future of the Ohio River Basin, last week’s UPS flight disaster at the Louisville airport, and the upcoming I-65 closure.