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This week on Truth to Power, we bring you highlights from the second hour of our special live broadcast from the 2026 Louisville Veg Fest, held on Saturday, September 12th at the Mellwood Art Center. Today we bring you the second speaker, Kim Giovacco, founder of Veg Jaunts and Journeys. Kim presented on “Creating Community through Vegan Travel.” As vegans, one of our favorite parts of traveling is researching the vegan food scene before we even get there. Finding the must-visit restaurants, discovering local businesses, and seeking out experiences that align with our values can become part of the adventure itself. And there is something especially fun about exploring a new destination knowing there are incredible vegan meals and compassionate experiences waiting for us along the way. Kim has built an entire business around exactly that - making vegan travel easier, more meaningful, and a whole lot more fun. An experienced world traveler herself, Kim founded Veg Jaunts and Journeys to create the kind of travel experiences she wished existed - adventures where vegan travelers could explore incredible destinations, enjoy amazing food, support local vegan businesses, visit places like animal sanctuaries, and experience the culture without having to constantly research their next meal. Her small-group tours have taken vegan travelers on adventures both in the U.S. and around the world, while creating something just as important along the way: community. She’ll share how a community-led initiative inspired the creation of Veg Jaunts and Journeys, how travel has helped build connections and friendships around the world, and plenty of practical tips for traveling while vegan. Forward Radio was a proud media sponsor of Kentucky’s premier celebration of all things vegan, featuring over 19,000 sq ft of indoor space filled with over 60 vendors and additional food trucks bringing the fun outside, too! Forward Radio hosted a booth to share how you can turn all that plant-power into community radio! The day featured live music, performances, craft beer, cocktails, a plant-based marketplace, and inspiring speakers. Learn more at https://vegkentucky.org/vegfest On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else! Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 7pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://www.forwardradio.org

Rich Logis was an activist member of MAGA and promoter of Donald Trump for 7 years before becoming disillusioned, dropping out, and creating a website, Leaving MAGA. He recently came out with a book, One Betrayal Too Many: Why I left MAGA. Here, he recounts his story of why he initially gravitated to MAGA, why he so fiercely promoted the MAGA movement and Trump, and why he started to have doubts, eventually transitioning to encouraging people to leave MAGA and Trump through his writings, talks, website and more.

K.A. Owens comments on the origins of Rape, Racism and Homophobia in the United States of America. Recorded Wednesday September 30 2026.

Dee Pregliasco, former President of the Louisville League of Women Voters, retired attorney and mediator, discusses the status of voting rights in general and, in particular, restoring the voting rights of former felons in the state of Kentucky.

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, grabs his toolbelt for a conversation with Shelby Rodeffer & Nick Garner, volunteers with the Louisville Tool Library! Operating at 1227 Logan Street on Wednesdays 5-7pm and Saturdays 11am-3pm, the Louisville Tool Library has been building community, knowledge, and resilience around repair and maintenance since 2022. Learn more and become a member at https://louisvilletoollibrary.com or https://ltl.tools Louisville Tool Library is a volunteer-run, community-based, 501(c)(3) non-profit lending system dedicated to accessibility of resources, waste reduction, and growth through education. Operating similarly to a traditional book-filled library, members are able to borrow a wide variety of household items on a 7 day lending cycle. Annual membership works on a sliding scale donation and your contributions - tools or otherwise - are all tax deductible. Tune in to hear about the new classroom they are building to support their workshops, which are funded by a Metro Solid Waste grant that has enabled the Tool Library to start paying its instructors and supplying materials for the classes they offer. Upcoming workshops include: 1. Meshtastic is an off grid text messaging platform that uses nodes (Small devices) to send messages. No wifi, no internet. How to Get Started - Sat, October 3, 11:30am - 1:30pm Node Flashing and Setup - Sat, October 3, 1:30pm - 2:30pm 2. Repair Fair! Sat, November 14, 1:00pm - 4:00pm Cyril Allgeier Community Center, 4101 Cadillac Ct. Is there a fallen hem in your favorite shirt? Did your blender suddenly stop working? Are your scissors too dull to cut cleanly anymore? Don’t send it to the landfill! Bring these items and more to the Repair Fair, where volunteer repair coaches will share their skills and help teach you how repair your item for free. Repairing and reusing items helps save money, reduce waste, and keep usable materials out of the landfill! https://louisvilleky.gov/government/public-works/repair-fair. If you'd like to volunteer, sign-up at https://louisvilleky.gov/government/repair-fair-volunteer-interest-form As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at https://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at https://appalatin.com

Kyle Ellison is a former Kentucky Corrections officer. In 1972 Kyle Ellison became a Kentucky Department of Corrections probation and parole officer in Louisville. He worked for the Department of Corrections for 16 years. Seven of those years were as a training officer for prison and jail staff all over the state, giving him the chance to research the prison history of Kentucky. Kyle Ellison is now a strong advocate for prison reform.

This week on the Access Hour, your host Bob Cline is in conversation with Allison Leake & Graham Slaby, Communication Coordinator, with the Get On The Bus Campaign organized by the Louisville chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Just in time for the Week Without Driving (Oct. 1-8), we bring you a vital conversation about the people's demand for improved transit in Louisville. Simply put, Louisville Metro Council does not prioritize public transportation. The current funding model for the Transit Authority of River City (TARC) was implemented in 1974 and has not changed since. As it is currently funded, TARC is unable to meet the public transit needs of all Louisville Metro residents. In spring 2024, this situation became even more dire. TARC reached its breaking point, announcing a $30-million-dollar budget shortfall which forced them to make drastic service cuts. Around the same time, TARC launched the long-awaited TARC 2025 system re-design, introducing three plan options, one of which would increase service and grow ridership, currently known as the “growth” option. In order to ensure the best outcome of the TARC 2025 system re-design—a public transit system that serves the needs of all Louisville Metro residents—Louisville Metro Council must act and properly fund the most robust option of TARC 2025. TARC is doing their job, Louisville Metro Council needs to do theirs. The GOTB Campaign demands that the TARC Board and Louisville Metro Council work together in accordance with the 1974 resolution to put a referendum on the ballot to increase the occupational tax from 0.2% to 0.6% (from $2 to $6 per $1000 earned) to fully fund the TARC 2025 Growth option, as well as paratransit. The NEXT CAMPAIGN MEETING is on Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 6:30pm at the Kling Center, 219 W. Ormsby Ave. Learn more and get involved at https://www.dsalouisville.org/current-campaigns/get-on-the-bus The Access Hour airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Wednesday at 2pm and repeats Thursdays at 11am and Fridays at 1pm. Find us at https://forwardradio.org If you’ve got something you’d like to share on community radio through the Access Hour, whether it’s a recording you made or a show you’d like to do on a particular topic, community, artistic creation, or program that is under-represented in Louisville’s media landscape, just go to https://forwardradio.org, click on Participate and pitch us your idea. The Access Hour is your opportunity to take over the air waves to share your passion.

This week on Truth to Power, we bring you highlights from the first hour of our special live broadcast from the 2026 Louisville Veg Fest, held on Saturday, September 12th at the Mellwood Art Center. Forward Radio was a proud media sponsor of Kentucky’s premier celebration of all things vegan, featuring over 19,000 sq ft of indoor space filled with over 60 vendors and additional food trucks bringing the fun outside, too! Forward Radio hosted a booth to share how you can turn all that plant-power into community radio! The day featured live music, performances, craft beer, cocktails, a plant-based marketplace, and inspiring speakers. Today we bring you the first speaker, Activist, Athlete, Creator & Author, Dominick Thompson. We were incredibly grateful to welcome @domzthompson back to Louisville VegFest! After joining us last year and quickly becoming a VegFest fan favorite, we couldn’t have been happier to have him return to the stage with a brand-new talk: “Beyond the Walls: Masculinity, Compassion, and Becoming Human.” Dominick is an Ironman triathlete, social entrepreneur, author, and animal rights activist whose story and work have inspired hundreds of thousands of people around the world. After choosing vegetarianism while incarcerated 25 years ago, Dom went on to become a leader in the No-Meat Athlete movement and build a life centered around compassion, wellness, and advocacy. He is the creator of Eat What Elephants Eat, his wellness brand and cookbook, and the real-life inspiration behind the upcoming film Land of Wolves. Learn more at https://vegkentucky.org/vegfest On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else! Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 7pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://www.forwardradio.org

Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic in the news right now. In this episode (Part-1) we discuss some of the risks that have emerged in the development of AI. We present a timeline of some important events in AI this year. We discuss the Pope, 'recursive self-improvement', the Trump administration, the Hugging Face incident and other AI attacks, Jacob Coxon's alarming tweet about the risks of AI, and the unexpected responses by captains of the AI industry. ‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science’ is a weekly program that airs on WFMP, Louisville FORward Radio, 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio

September 21st, 22nd and 23rd Solutions to Violence Features Don Wagner. Don Wagner is a Presbyterian Minister, and the national director of the Palestinian Human Rights campaign. Don Wagner is also author of 6 books including Glory to God in the Lowest, Journeys to an Unholy Land and with Walter Davis coauthored Zionism and the Quest for Justice in the Holy Land.

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, continues his series of conversations with local candidates who will be on your ballot in the November mid-term elections. This week we hear from Alison Brotzge-Elder, one of two candidates competing for the newly non-partisan race for Louisville Metro Council in District 9. Forward Radio does not endorse Alison nor any other candidates for office, but we do endorse an informed electorate and we offer equal airtime to all candidates. To learn more about her opponent in District 9, please listen back to my conversation with Andrea Parr during the primary race at https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/sustainability-now-andrea-parr A native of Louisville, Alison Brotzge-Elder is an experienced communications professional and mother with the drive and passion to improve the lives of every person living in District 9. Alison is focused on responsible, equitable development across Louisville, improving public safety, and preserving our natural resources to create a city that lives up to its full potential for future generations. Alison spent a decade working as a professional journalist across the United States. After becoming a mother, she returned to her hometown of Louisville and began working to positively impact her community as a communications professional. She currently serves as Vice Chair of the Kentucky Resources Council Board (learn more at https://kyrc.org). Learn more at https://alisonforlouisville.com. The current District 9 Council Member, Democrat Andrew Owen, announced he would not seek reelection. After the primary, two candidates are vying to replace him: Andrea Parr, and Alison Brotzge-Elder. District 9 is on the near east side, basically from I-64 to Brownsboro Rd plus Zorn Ave. It is the civic duty of all adult U.S. citizens in Kentucky to vote in the mid-term elections coming up on Tuesday Nov. 3rd, including the Mayor’s race, many Metro Council seats, Sheriff, County Clerk, County Attorney, and State Rep seats right here in Louisville. All Kentucky voters will also get to weigh in on who should replace Mitch McConnell in the U.S. Senate! Don’t miss this opportunity! Find out where, when and how to vote, get registered, request an absentee ballot, and see a sample ballot so you can do your research on all the candidates at https://GoVote.Ky.gov. The Registration Deadline is October 5th at 4pm. In-Person No Excuse Absentee Voting will be available at a variety of locations around Jefferson County October 29–31, 2026 from 8:00 am–6:00 pm. As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at https://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at https://appalatin.com

This week on Truth to Power, we bring you an important conversation about Artificial Intelligence and the psychology around the adoption of AI in the workplace. Three guests joined Host Justin Mog for this conversation:
 1. Dr. Gleb Tsipursky is a behavioral scientist and CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts (https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/media/). He has been called the “Office Whisperer” by The New York Times. He has given over 550 interviews to venues such as NPR, SiriusXM, and CBS News. His new peer-reviewed Georgetown University Press book, The Psychology of AI Adoption at Work, is the first traditionally-published guide on the psychological factors that decide whether AI projects succeed or fail. Learn more at https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/The-Psychology-of-AI-Adoption-at-Work
Dr. Tsipursky has authored seven books in total. His most recent best-seller is ChatGPT for Leaders and Content Creators: Unlocking the Potential of Generative AI (Intentional Insights, 2023), which helps guide leaders in adapting generative AI to achieve their business goals." 2. Tom Lambert is host of “Economic Impact” on Forward Radio and an Applied Economist at UofL's College of Business 3. Jason Delambre is a Kentucky entrepreneur, sustainability consultant, and owner of Midwest Clean Energy Enterprise. Jason Delambre is a Certified Energy Manager (CEM) who holds bachelors degrees in History and Architecture, and a Masters of Community Planning. Jason lives in Frankfort, Kentucky. On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else! Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 4pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://forwardradio.org

Ky State Senator Reg Thomas discusses the effects of the Medicaid Cuts for Kentuckians and the rest of the country. Hosted by Paul Hoppe, Dr. Gene Shively, and Michael Flynn

This week on Sustainability Now!, we turn the microphone on your host, Justin Mog, as he sits down for another conversation with Barry Zalph, a retired engineer, environmental advocate, and fellow Quaker. Barry suggests that listeners to Sustainability Now! Would be curious to learn more about Justin’s childhood experiences that connected him with the natural world; what he studied at Oberlin College, and how his college experience influenced his career choices; what he studied in graduate school and as a Fulbright Scholar to the southern Philippines; and what his experience was like serving three years in the U.S. Peace Corps in Paraguay. As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at https://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at https://appalatin.com