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Dr. Greg Davis on MedicineDr. Greg: Why heart disease is so often undiagnosed in womenFebruary is American Heart Month, dedicated to raising awareness that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for U.S. women. Dr. Greg talks with Nouran Sorour, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine in the UK College of Medicine and cardiologist at UK HealthCare’s Gill Heart & Vascular Institute, about why heart disease is so often undiagnosed in women.
2026-02-1108 minDr. Greg Davis on MedicineThis week on Dr. Greg: why we all need to be concerned with the rise of antibiotic resistance in animals and humansAntibiotics have long served as a foundation of modern veterinary medicine, especially in livestock animals. Yet a growing public health threat looms as bacteria evolve to evade these vital drugs. A new study from the University of Kentucky’s Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment reveals that antibiotic resistance in cattle-associated bacteria could have far-reaching implications for human, animal and environmental health. Dr. Greg talks with Yosra Helmy, associate professor of One Health and Infectious Diseases in the Department of Veterinary Science and One Health Center researcher, who led the study.
2026-02-0412 min
Open StudioOpen Studio: UK grad student Mitchell Burleson talks about receiving 'life-altering' national prizeThis week on WUKY's Open Studio, Tom Musgrave talks with Mitchell Burleson, a University of Kentucky graduate student pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in studio art at the School of Art and Visual Studies in the College of Fine Arts, about winning the $50,000 Artfields Grand Prize. The prize is awarded annually to an artist from one of 12 Southeastern states.
2026-01-3020 minDr. Greg Davis on MedicinePET scan, MRI imaging, could help reveal onset of dementia in some patientsImagine being able to see the invisible—amyloid plaques, tau tangles, and metabolic changes in the living brain. This is no longer science fiction; it’s reality at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Greg discusses this new cutting edge diagnostic tool with UK Sanders Brown Center on Aging researcher Dr. Gregory Jicha.
2026-01-2808 min
Progress Kentucky: Colonels of Truth!What's $10M between Billionaires? w/Olivia Krauth, Gallery Pass #KYGA26 #ColonelsOfTruth ep. 243Aaron and Kim cover breaking political news from our commonwealth, including our Gov calling the President's Greenland play "Dumb as hell" & a race-changing political contribution from the world's richest man. The Colonels then check in with independent Capitol correspondent, Olivia Krauth, to get a breakdown of the first few weeks of the General Assembly, and hear what bills she's watching with interest. Watch this week's #ColonelsOfTruth!NEWS OF THE WEAK:https://www.wuky.org/wuky-news/2026-01-20/musk-delivers-eye-popping-contribution-in-kentucky-senate-racehttps://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article314403876.htmlINTERVIEW: Olivia Krauth, Indy Capitol Journalisthttps://thegallerypass...
2026-01-2254 minDr. Greg Davis on MedicineCervical Cancer Prevention is Possible With Increased Screening and AwarenessJanuary is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and Dr. Greg talks with Dr. Patricio Meneses, Academic Dean of Allied Health and Nursing at Bluegrass Community College and Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Jordan Hatchett about the prevention of cervical cancer and the HPV vaccine.
2026-01-2111 minOpen StudioOpen Studio: Creatives encouraged to talk with state lawmakers about arts funding at Ky. Arts Day January 22WUKY's Open Studio welcomes back Lori Meadows of Kentuckians for the Arts. She and Tom Musgrave discuss the current level of arts funding in Kentucky, in comparison to other states, and preview Kentucky Arts Day, Thursday January 22 in Frankfort.
2026-01-1622 min
Saving StoriesSaving Stories: Mayor Gorton reflects on planning, implementation and impact of 250LexDoug Boyd, director of the Nunn Center for Oral History in the UK Libraries shares audio from a recent interview with Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton reflecting on the years-long team effort to celebrate the city's 250th anniversary.
2026-01-1505 minDr. Greg Davis on MedicineWith new flu strain spreading, it’s not too late to get your flu shotA potentially severe flu variant spreading globally has experts recommending that Kentuckians add influenza preparedness to their to-do lists. Dr. Greg talks with Dr. Nicholas Van Sickles, medical director of UK HealthCare's Infection Prevention and Control.
2026-01-1407 min
Dr. Greg Davis on MedicineDr. Greg: UK-led team cutting cockroach infestations, asthma risks in affordable housingThis week on Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine we talk with Zachary DeVries who is leading a team of researchers at UK on a project to develop a complete and durable approach to cockroach control in affordable housing. The initiative is funded by a nearly $1 million cooperative agreement with HUD.
2026-01-0708 minDr. Greg Davis on MedicineStore medications safely: Protecting kids during holiday gatheringsEvery year, Poison Control Centers in the U.S. receive more than a million calls related to accidental poisonings in young children, and thousands are treated in emergency departments. A child is rushed to the ER roughly every nine minutes because they’ve accessed medication. During the holiday season, these incidents increase as families gather, routines shift and visitors bring purses, coats or travel bags into homes where young children are eager to explore. Dr. Greg talks with Kyle Bryan, Pharm.D., practice implementation pharmacist and adjunct assistant professor of pharmacy practice and science.
2025-12-2406 min
Open StudioOpen Studio: Lakshmi Sriraman on performing, preserving and promoting Indian classical danceThis week on WUKY's Open Studio host Tom Musgrave talks with dancer and choreographer Lakshmi Sriraman, who brings the beauty of Bharatanatyam, one of India’s oldest classical dance traditions, to audiences across Kentucky. Her work bridges cultures through storytelling, movement and teaching, fostering connection and deepening cultural understanding. She recently was honored with the 2025 Governor's in the Arts Folk Heritage Award.
2025-12-1939 minDr. Greg Davis on MedicineDr. Greg: Top state health official calls Hep B vaccine changes 'a disaster that we're all going to pay a price for'Despite knowing for decades that the hepatitis B vaccine is safe and effective, the Centers for Disease Control advisors, many of them hand-picked by Secretary of Health and Human Services and noted vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Junior, recently voted to overturn decades long policy on this vaccine for infants. Dr. Greg talks with Dr. Steven Stack; a board certified emergency physician and Secretary of the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services about the controversial decision.
2025-12-1712 minDr. Greg Davis on MedicineThis week on Dr. Greg: this researcher says bone health is important for women at every age and stageThis week Dr. Greg talks with Dr. Jocelyn Wittstein, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at Duke University School of Medicine, about how important maintaining bone health is for all women. Dr. Wittstein recently conducted a coffee talk on this very subject for the Active Girls Healthy Women group at UK.
2025-12-1007 min
Open StudioOpen Studio takes you behind the scenes of UKCFA podcast 'The Beat'What happens when three arts podcast hosts get together? Will hilarity ensue? Perhaps something a bit more urbane and cerebral? You're about to find out! This week on WUKY's Open Studio Tom Musgrave talks with Jennifer Sciantarelli and Mark Mozingo, co-hosts of "The Beat: Conversations with the University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts Community," podcast.
2025-11-2110 minDr. Greg Davis on MedicineDr. Greg Davis on Medicine: Markey ACTION students give voice to Appalachian cancer crisis in latest bookThe University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center’s ACTION program has published the latest edition of its book, “Cancer in Appalachia: A Collection of Youth-told Stories, Volume Two.” The collection features fictional short stories and poems by high school and undergraduate students from Appalachian Kentucky who participate in Markey’s Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) program. Dr. Greg talks with Nathan Vanderford, Ph.D., director of the ACTION program and the book’s co-editor.
2025-11-1908 minDr. Greg Davis on MedicineNew study takes deeper dive in compensation gap for women in medical leadership rolesDr. Annie Koempel is an anthropologist on the research team of the Lexington-based American Board of Family Medicine. She and a colleague recently conducted a study showing that despite all our progress, women in medicine are still not fairly compensated and recognized for their leadership and mentoring. The downstream effect is that this lack can result in poorer health care.
2025-11-1217 min
Dr. Greg Davis on MedicineThe best lifestyle change to improve heart health? Quitting smokingWe have known for decades that smoking tobacco is bad for your health. Quitting smoking is probably the single best change a person can make not only for prevention of heart disease, but for their overall health. So why don't more people do it? Dr. Greg seeks answers from Peter Haigh, M.D., a noninvasive cardiologist at UK HealthCare’s Gill Heart & Vascular Institute.
2025-11-0510 min
Saving StoriesSaving Stories: The unlikely resurrection of Lexington's Lyric TheatreOctober 28, the Lyric Theatre in Lexington's East End neighborhood celebrated 15 years of rebirth. The current iteration of the arts and cultural center was officially reopened in 2010. In a 2015 UK Nunn Center oral history interview local activist Tom Tolliver talks about the effort to revitalize the Lyric, which had been shuttered since 1963; a result of the end of city-wide desegregation of public spaces. At first Tolliver was not on board with the idea and he describes what actions changed his mind.
2025-10-3104 minDr. Greg Davis on Medicine15th annual Markesbery Symposium to discuss latest research on aging and dementiaPete Nelson, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UK Sanders-Brown tells us about this year's two-day symposium, Friday October 31 and Saturday November 1, which features a daylong scientific meeting with poster session followed by a half-day community session to which the public is invited free of charge. An “Ask the Experts” panel is a popular component of the community session.
2025-10-2907 minDr. Greg Davis on MedicineUK Launches new One Health Initiative to improve human, animal healthThe mission of the One Health Center Initiative is to increase awareness of One Health by conducting multidisciplinary research — recognizing the health of people, animals and the environment are intricately linked and interdependent. One example of that might be looking at the rise of Alpha Gal syndrome which is transmitted through tick bites. Through these vital connections, the initiative focuses on solving complex health challenges, ranging from zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance to environmental exposures. Dr. Greg talks with S. Reddy Palli, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Entomology at Martin-Gatton CAFE, Bill Gatton Foundation Distinguished Professor and the st...
2025-10-2207 minSaving StoriesSaving Stories remembers WUKY's first broadcast dayOctober 17 is an important day in the history of WUKY. The station formerly known as WBKY signed on for the first time on October 17, 1940. To mark the station's 85th anniversary, this special edition of Saving Stories with Dr. Doug Boyd from the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History in the UK Libraries, features an interview with Ruth Foxx Newborg, the first program director of the Beattyville, KY radio station.
2025-10-1705 minDr. Greg Davis on MedicineThis UK researcher and her team are working to develop a new screening method for HPV-related throat cancerMolecular epidemiologist Krystle Kuhs, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health in the College of Public Health, leads three large clinical studies evaluating biomarker-based screening for early detection of HPV-driven throat cancer, a rapidly increasing cancer that disproportionately affects Kentuckians, especially in Appalachia, and for which no screening methods exist. She talks about the effort on this week's edition of Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine.
2025-10-1509 minDr. Greg Davis on MedicineUK HealthCare, Lexington Senior Center lead community effort on fall prevention awarenessA fall can happen to anyone, at any age, place or time. For adults age 65 and older, falling can be frightening and a serious health matter — not only for the physical repercussions of falling, but the emotional trauma which often occurs afterwards. Dr. Greg talks with Amie Peel, a registered nurse and UK Trauma’s outreach and education coordinator, about a new Falls Prevention collaboration with the Lexington Senior Center.
2025-10-0808 min
Dr. Greg Davis on MedicineThis week on Dr. Greg: Top Kentucky public health official weighs in on Tylenol pregnancy controversyLast month new federal guidance from Health and Human Services Cabinet Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. regarding acetaminophen, commonly known as Tylenol, sent shockwaves throughout the medical community. Dr. Greg speaks one-on-one with Kentucky Cabinet for Health Family Services Secretary Dr. Steven Stack about what patients, particularly pregnant women, should do in the wake of the new recommendations.
2025-10-0111 minSaving StoriesSaving Stories: Lexington native Bobby Flynn on making history with the HustlersSaving Stories returns with a fresh episode on the integration of baseball. Not the Jackie Robinson story but another event that happened right here in Lexington. Nunn Center director Dr. Doug Boyd shares audio from an oral history interview with Lexington native Bobby Flynn, who in 1947 helped the Lexington Hustlers become the first integrated baseball team in the South. Flynn was white but had been rejected by the white teams because he was small. In the interview Bobby Flynn tells the story of being asked by manager John 'Scoop' Brown to join the Negro League team, and the reaction from...
2025-09-1905 minDr. Greg Davis on MedicineCollege of Social work prof. Julie Cerel receives international award for advancing understanding of suicide’s ripple effectsSeptember is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and we're rolling out this new episode with Julie Cerel, Ph.D., professor in the College of Social Work (CoSW) at the University of Kentucky, who recently was honored with the Norman Farberow Award for Bereavement and Lived Experience by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP). The award recognizes her transformative research, which expands understanding of the impact of suicide on families, friends and entire communities.
2025-09-1708 minOpen StudioEquinox Jazz Fest: Celebrating 250 Years of LexingtonThis year, as Lexington celebrates its 250th anniversary, the Origins Jazz Series has curated the inaugural Equinox Jazz Fest. The Equinox Jazz Fest is a five-day celebration, September 17-21, honoring the rich legacy and boundless future of jazz. Origins co-founder Eli Uttal-Veroff says the festival will feature everything from intimate showcases to electrifying headliner performances, all embodying the spirit of Jazz and its impact on Lexington. He's the guest this week on WUKY's Open Studio with Tom Musgrave.
2025-09-1216 minSaving StoriesSaving Stories: Kentucky middle school student gets a bourbon history lesson from Jim Beam's Booker NoeWUKY's Saving Stories celebrates Bourbon Heritage Month with this special episode. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History Director Dr. Doug Boyd shares this 1991 interview with Frederick Booker Noe II, who discusses the bourbon industry and the history of Jim Beam. The Nunn Center has conducted more than one hundred bourbon-related interviews spanning generations of famous personalities, but it wasn't until recently that Boyd and staff discovered this rare conversation between Noe and a Kentucky middle school student. The interviews were part of an educational media project under the direction of Henderson County North Middle School teacher Roy Pullam.
2025-09-1204 min
Dr. Greg Davis on MedicineWhy are tick-borne food allergies becoming more prevalent in KentuckyPerhaps you've heard lately in the news about something called alpha gal red meat allergy. Dr. Greg talks with Dr. Heather Norman Bergdorf, associate extension professor in the UK College of Culture, Food, and Environment about Alpha-gal syndrome.
2025-09-1010 minOpen StudioLexington hosts powerful weekend celebrating American playwright August WilsonThe University of Kentucky has partnered with local organizations to present a powerful two-day celebration of Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright August Wilson culminating with a presentation of his deeply personal solo piece, “How I Learned What I Learned,” performed by UK Theatre and Dance faculty member Jeremy Gillett. Events take place in downtown Lexington Sept. 12-13. In this week's edition of WUKY's Open Studio, Tom Musgrave talks all things August Wilson with Gillet.
2025-09-0546 minDr. Greg Davis on MedicineAudiology doctoral program coming to UK College of Health Sciences in 2026Kentucky has a high prevalence of persons with hearing loss that ranks us third per capita nationally. Kentucky also has a shortage of audiologists, particularly in rural areas - Two pressing reasons why the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences is adding a new audiology doctoral degree program beginning in Summer of 2026. Dr. Greg talks with Anne Olson, Ph.D., CSD department chair in the College of Health Sciences and Jennifer Shinn, Ph.D., chief of audiology in the College of Medicine.
2025-09-0308 minOpen StudioThis week on Open Studio: what to expect at Gatton Park's grand opening celebration this SaturdayThe stage is set for the lineup of performers that will help celebrate the grand opening tomorrow of Gatton Park on the Town Branch - a space that's being billed as downtown Lexington's new backyard, front porch, and living room - all rolled into one. WUKY's Alan Lytle talks with Gatton Park Conservancy Allison Lankford.
2025-08-2208 min
Saving StoriesSaving Stories: Nagasaki bombing survivor gives harrowing first-person account during oral history class projectThis week marks the 80th anniversary of the US bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which essentially brought about the end of World War II. In this special edition of Saving Stories Doug Boyd, director of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History in the UK Libraries shares an interview from a survivor of the bombing of Nagasaki.
2025-08-0805 minSaving StoriesSaving Stories: Prominent food entrepreneur 'Sav' on the journey from 'grill' to 'chill' to gourmet ice cream specialtyAs 250 Lex continues to celebrate Lexington's culinary traditions this month, we're highlighting this interview with Mamadou Savane. In 2018 the Nunn Center collaborated with Vanessa Grossl to interview immigrant entrepreneurs. The resulting project was called Savor, immigrant entrepreneur oral history project. Grossl conducted 20 interviews, many of which were conducted with food entrepreneurs here in Lexington. One of those individuals was Mamadou Savane. Better known to all of us as Sav. He talks about opening his West African restaurant (Sav's Grill) and starting a side ice cream business (Sav's Chill) that eventually became his primary venture which today we know as Sav's...
2025-07-3105 minSaving StoriesSaving Stories: Lexington - birthplace of Long John Silver's and the man credited for taking it national250 Lex is celebrating our culinary traditions. WUKY's Saving Stories serves up this behind the scenes look at Lexington's role in launching the Long John Silver's Fish 'n Chips restaurant chain. The very first Seafood Shoppe was located on Southland Drive. In 2009, the Nunn Center worked with Mike Hammonds to interview Warren Rosenthal; the business entrepreneur credited with taking the experimental fast food concept nationwide.
2025-07-2405 min
#IChampionHealth ChatsSeason 2 Preview#IChampionHealth Chats is back for a second season! This season, #IChampionHealth and Project Ricochet teamed up for something special—a joint series of community interviews recorded live at the 2025 Central Kentucky Black Family Conference. Across this series, you’ll hear stories about health, leadership, family, and life’s everyday moments from local young people, professionals, and artists. Conversations were led by Gerald "GEO" Gibson from #IChampionHealth Chats and Terry Dumphord from the Ricochet Effect podcast.Listen as GEO and Dr. Abeni El-Amin break down what you can expect from this special crossover season....
2025-06-0404 minSaving StoriesSaving Stories: 25 years of professional baseball in Lexington hinged on a game winning pitch and a tap dance for the agesThe Lexington Legends baseball team has seen its share of ups and downs – including a head-scratching name change (anybody remember the Counter Clocks?) But now as the city gets ready to celebrate 25 seasons of professional baseball, WUKY’s Saving Stories has this look back at how it all began. Nunn Center for Oral History director Dr. Doug Boyd shares audio from a 2019 interview with Alan Stein, who along with other prominent members of the community, led an effort to bring minor league baseball to Lexington. In this portion of the conversation Stein recalls a literal 11th hour curveball his group had...
2025-04-2504 min
Saving StoriesSaving Stories remembers the shot felt ‘round BBNIt’s Final Four weekend and sadly the Kentucky Wildcats came up short this year in their bid for a 9th national title. Bookending our look back at special moments in UK basketball history WUKY’s Saving Stories highlights another famous shot, the one Duke’s Christian Laettner hit in overtime against the Wildcats in the 1992 East Regional final in Philadelphia. The buzzer beater marked the end of an era for the team affectionately known as “The Unforgettables.” Nunn Center director Doug Boyd shares interviews with UK players Sean Woods – who hit the Wildcats’ go-ahead basket with two seconds on the clock, and...
2025-04-0404 min
Saving StoriesSaving Stories remembers Vernon Hatton and THE Shot heard 'round BBNFor three quarters of a century the month of March in Kentucky has been tournament time with hoops fever reaching a near fever pitch. And if you're wondering why UK Basketball is sometimes considered an official religion, we submit this audio as exhibit A. In this special episode of WUKY's Saving Stories, UK Nunn Center director Dr. Doug Boyd and Deirdre Scaggs, associate dean and head of Special Collections, join Alan Lytle to re-live one of the most dramatic moments in UK Basketball history called by the legendary sports broadcaster Claude Sullivan; a thrilling triple overtime win over Temple University...
2025-03-2407 minSaving StoriesSaving Stories: Lunch counter sit-in's - a part of Lexington's 250 year historyLexington is celebrating its 250th anniversary this year, and Saving Stories is shining the spotlight today on lifelong educator and activist Audrey Grievous. In this 1985 UK Nunn Center oral history interview Grevious talks about her involvement in demonstrations and lunch counter sit-in's in downtown Lexington in the early 1960's.
2025-02-2005 minSaving StoriesSaving Stories remembers Keeneland's Ted BassettWUKY's Saving Stories remembers former Keeneland president and trustee Ted Bassett who passed away last week at the age of 103. In the summer of 2019, the Nunn Center and the UK Libraries partnered with Keeneland, the Keeneland Association, Keeneland Library and Museum Foundation, and the Thoroughbred Daily News to conduct a series of oral history interviews called Life's Work. And one of the first interviews released was an interview with Ted Bassett. In this highlighted section Bassett reflects on the tension that exists between tradition and innovation, especially when he first came to work at Keeneland. He explains why it wasn't...
2025-01-3005 minSaving StoriesSaving Stories: Former Vice Mayor Isabel Yates details her journey into politics, predicts future Lexington challengesLexington is about to turn 250 years old in the year 2025, and Saving Stories will be featuring a number of familiar voices from our community. Jump starting that look back is this episode featuring former Vice Mayor Isabel Yates. The Nunn Center interviewed Yates in 1996 for a project involving members of the Lexington Fayette Urban County local government. Listen as she details how she got involved in local politics and talks about a number of then pressing issues that seem all too relevant today - especially issues of growth versus preservation. Isabel Yates celebrated her 100th birthday this past October.
2024-12-2005 min
The Ricochet EffectThe Ricochet Effect Podcast Special Edition Series: WUKY Women of Distinction with Guest Dawn Duncan WaltersDawn Walters is a celebrated former University of Kentucky (UK) cheerleader, coach, and entrepreneur whose contributions have left a lasting impact on and the cheer and dance community. As a student-athlete, Walters played a pivotal role in UK’s cheerleading history, helping the Wildcats secure their first national championship in 1985.
2024-11-2008 min
Saving StoriesThis Kentucky veteran’s story illustrates the power, reach, and importance of oral historyIn this Veterans Day segment of WUKY’s Saving Stories Nunn Center Director Dr. Doug Boyd and Alan Lytle discuss an unlikely pairing between a researcher in Italy and the family of a World War II soldier from Campbellsville, Kentucky.
2024-11-1105 minThe Ricochet EffectThe Ricochet Effect Podcast Special Edition Series: WUKY Women of Distinction with Guest Belle TownsendBelle Townsend (she/they) is a poet, advocate, political organizer, researcher, baker, and multi-media artist from rural Henderson, Kentucky. Now living in Louisville, KY, Belle uses poetry to make personal experiences accessible and relatable, offering comfort and connection to a broad audience. Her work is especially geared toward those with short attention spans, limited reading capacity, or no academic background, ensuring their stories are both digestible and meaningful.
2024-10-2004 minSaving StoriesThe story of Oscar Dishman Jr. and his ambitious journey to the top of horse trainingHorses are running again at Keeneland and in this episode of WUKY’s Saving Stories we hear from one of the first, and one of the most successful, African American horse trainers in the modern era. In this 1986 Nunn Center interview, Oscar Dishman Jr. reflects on his rise from exercise boy / groom, his decision to become a horse trainer in 1960, and the challenges he had to overcome on his way to the top of his field. Training the winning horses for the 1973 Michigan Mile, Ohio Derby, Hawthorne Stakes, and the Widener Handicap (1977-1978) are among the highlights of his career fo...
2024-10-0405 min
Lex Talk HistoryNew exhibit to highlight 130 years of the Woman’s Club of Central KentuckyIt’s September and we’re dropping a brand new episode of WUKY’s Lex Talk History with Alan Lytle and Lexington History Museum Executive Director Dr. Mandy Higgins. Join us as we re-cap the museum’s one year anniversary in its new home in the Thomas Hunt Morgan House and then in our Lex Get Into It segment Mandy talks with Judy Owens, President of the Woman’s Club of Central Kentucky, about a new focused exhibit opening this month. “Among Women – 130 years of the Woman’s Club of Central Kentucky,” will soon be on display for visitors. Get an audio sneak pee...
2024-09-0542 min
Lex Talk HistoryHistory Museum celebrates one year anniversary with discussion of Campus Candor projectLex Talk History returns with our August installment as LHM executive director Mandy Higgins and WUKY's Alan Lytle recap the museum's first year anniversary at their home at 210 North Broadway and welcome authors Rosie Moosnick and Tori Cruz-Falk. They discuss their book, Campus Candor, the product of more than two years of oral history interviews and writing. Through interviews with students at the University of Kentucky, West Virginia University, the University of Florida, and the University of Mississippi, Moosnick, Cruz-Falk, and their colleagues found commonality between unsuspecting student populations and built empathy with young people seeking understanding across race, gender...
2024-08-1952 min
AccentsScott GuildKaterina Stoykova interviews writer Scott Guild about his new novel, Plastic, music, writing, editing, and more.
2024-07-3130 min
Local Global LeadersIntroducing “Local Global Leaders” with Abeer SikderHost Abeer Sikder (he/they) briefly discusses how he developed a passion for leadership development, why he created this podcast, and what to expect in future episodes.
2024-07-2906 minSaving StoriesHall of Fame sportscaster Tom Hammond recounts a memorable Olympic callIt's Olympics time again and in this edition of WUKY's Saving Stories we hear from NBC Olympics sportscaster and native Lexingtonian Tom Hammond. Doug Boyd, director of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History in the UK Libraries shares audio from an interview with Hammond. He talks about one his most memorable moments from the 2000 games in Sydney, Australia. Aboriginal sprinter Cathy Freeman first had the honor of lighting the Olympic torch to open the games, then ten nights later she won 400 meters gold in a most dramatic fashion. Hammond, who called the action in 13 Olympic Games, was behind...
2024-07-2605 min
AccentsPauletta HanselKaterina Stoykova interviews poet Pauletta Hansel about her latest book, Will There Also Be Singing, as well as about her work in progress.
2024-07-1840 min
AccentsBobi ConnKaterina Stoykova interviews writer Bobi Conn about her latest novel, Someplace Like Home, as well as her current and upcoming creative projects.
2024-07-1054 minAccentsMarcia Thornton JonesKaterina Stoykova interviews children's author Marcia Thornton Jones about writing, teaching, persisting, publishing and more.
2024-07-0338 min
Lex Talk HistoryHow much do you know about Lexington's public parks?While no one has written a comprehensive history of Lexington Parks and Recreation we do have quite a bit of knowledge to drop on you in this fresh episode of Lex Talk History hosted by Lexington History Museum executive director Mandy Higgins and WUKY's Alan Lytle. First we recap a super busy Pride Month, talk about some exciting happenings at the museum and then in our 'Lex Get Into It segment' Michelle Koseniak and Adrienne Thakur from Lexington Parks and Recreation join us for a look back and a look ahead at Lexington's growing and changing parks system.
2024-07-0155 min
Writing LessonsWriting Lessons Episode 3: The Creative Process Featuring Carla GoverIn this third episode of Writing Lessons, Silas House chats with award winning singer/songwriter Carla Gover about writing songs and the creative process. Not just for musicians; this fascinating conversation will resonate with anyone who does creative work.
2024-07-0126 minAccentsTom C. HunleyKaterina Stoykova interviews poet, teacher and filmmaker Tom C Hunley about his latest poetry and craft books, as well as his screenwriting.
2024-06-2636 minAccentsTheo EdmondsKaterina Stoykova interviews artist, poet, visionary and culture futurist Theo Edmonds about creativity, writing, persisting and thriving.
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MadWavy RadioMadWavy Radio Episode 5: A Conversation With Anonimuss RoseIn this episode, Tony & B-Mad sit down for a conversation with Lexington's own Anonimuss Rose!
2024-06-171h 06AccentsRobby HensonKaterina Stoykova interviews writer, filmmaker and teacher Robby Henson about his novel, Loud Water, his writing and his work at the Pioneer Playhouse.
2024-06-1229 min
AccentsDavid CazdenKaterina Stoykova interviews David Cazden about his upcoming poetry book, his mentors, playing chess, taking long writing breaks and more.
2024-06-0530 min
Saving StoriesKentucky soldier gives harrowing first-hand account of his role on D-DayThis Thursday marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France. Doug Boyd from the Nunn Center for Oral History in the UK Libraries shares audio from a 1994 interview with Garrard County native Jesse Beazley who was among the first wave of soldiers that fought their way onto Omaha Beach that fateful day.
2024-06-0404 minAccentsDave HarrityA lively conversation with poet and philosopher Dave Harrity about his latest manuscript, running, theopoetics, revision, prophetic writing and more.
2024-05-2948 minWriting LessonsWriting Lessons Episode 2: The Deliciousness of Words Featuring George Ella LyonIn this second episode of Writing Lessons, host Silas House chats with acclaimed writer George Ella Lyon about writing for children and “the deliciousness of words”.
2024-05-0828 minSaving StoriesCalculating the perfect Derby ride from the far outsideOver our 15-year collaboration with the UK Libraries’ Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, WUKY’s Saving Stories has brought you numerous Kentucky Derby themed segments featuring the likes of Eddie Arcaro, Penny Chenery, W.T. Young and Arthur B. Hancock III. This week to celebrate Derby 150, Center Director Doug Boyd and Alan Lytle continue that tradition by returning to a 2019 interview with another story by Hancock. In this part of the conversation the Stone Farm horse breeder and owner talks about how he used the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the perfect ride for eventual winner Gato Del Sol in t...
2024-05-0104 minMadWavy RadioMadWavy Radio Episode 4: Development Vs. ExecutionIn this episode, Tony & B-Mad talk Development Vs. Execution!
2024-04-241h 03MadWavy RadioMadWavy Radio Episode 3: Collaboration Vs. CompetitionIn this episode, B-Mad & Tony talk Collaboration Vs. Competition!
2024-04-0952 minProgress Kentucky: Colonels of Truth!Andy Makes it Rain as #KYGA24 Brings More Pain w/Chris Hartman, Fairness Campaign #ColonelsOfTruthThis week we continue to keep an eye on the Kentucky legislature — they are in day 57 of the 60 day session, just one more day before they adjourn for a two-week veto break - this is when the bad bills come fast and furious. Aaron, Doug and Nema get an update from our guest, Chris Hartman, the Executive Director of Kentucky’s Fairness Campaign - then we close out with our housing and homelessness call to action.
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2024-03-2856 minMadWavy RadioMadWavy Radio Episode 2In this episode, B-Mad & Tony talk Local Highlights, the passing of Akira Toriyama, the Grammys, & more!
2024-03-1948 minSaving StoriesWomen on the March - 60 years later, memories still freshWUKY's Saving Stories commemorates the sixtieth anniversary of the March for Civil Rights in Frankfort. On March 5, 1964 thousands came toKentucky's Capitol to hear from Martin Luther King, baseball great Jackie Robinson, folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, and rally support for a public accommodations bill. To celebrate Women's History Month, Nunn Center Director Dr. Doug Boyd shares audio from three recent interviews with local women who participated in the event on that historic day.
2024-03-0105 minSaving StoriesThe March on Frankfort: a 'pivotal moment' and milestone for Kentucky Civil RightsWUKY's Saving Stories commemorates the sixtieth anniversary of the March for Civil Rights in Frankfort. On March 5, 1964 thousands came to Kentucky's Capitol to hear from Martin Luther King, baseball great Jackie Robinson, folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, and rally support for a public accommodations bill. In this segment we hear distinctly different perspectives from two Kentuckians and their respective experiences that historic day.
2024-02-2905 min
MadWavy RadioMadWavy Radio Episode 1MadWavy Radio: Conversations and Music with Bryce Oquaye & Tony Wavy.
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Writing LessonsWriting Lessons Episode 1: Characterization Featuring David ArnoldKentucky Poet Laureate Silas House visits with bestselling writer David Arnold to talk about creating vivid characterizations in the premiere episode of “Writing Lessons”, a podcast that explores the foundations of creative writing.
2024-02-1624 min
Point2TheSkyy RadioBro, I am STRESSEDBlack Reason and LC discuss what stress is and how do we handle it ourselves at our jobs as well as in the real world. Tonight's guest is Bilal El-Amin. He comes on the show to talk about his non-profit organization and help us knock down those barriers about talking about our mental health stressors and how we can cope with stress to become a better person not only for the people around you but for yourself.
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On the Porch with Silas HouseDori Freeman (July 2022)Silas House speaks with Dori Freeman about her music the new album Ten Thousand Roses.
2022-07-1124 min
I Have No Idea What I'm DoingS07:E09 - "The Hungarian Secret"
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Prompt to PageMartha GreenwaldFor our fifth episode, we talk to Martha Greenwald, the director of the WhoWeLost and WhoWeLostKY projects. The WhoWeLost projects serve as "a sheltering place for remembrance" for victims of COVID-19. Martha offers suggestions for writing memories about loved ones and explains how you can share your stories on the WhoWeLost websites.She also provides a writing prompt suitable for all genres and topics that encourages writers to slow down and let their ideas develop. As she notes, "I've found some people really need to be slow and take their time with [writing]. So this is geared...
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