About this podcast
WEKU's weekly public affairs program discussing topics and concerns of Central and Eastern Kentucky, hosted by Tom Martin
Episodes
The newest 20 of 100 episodes
- Eastern Standard: October 29th, 2026 · 53 minThis week on Eastern Standard: Episode 33 of our series, “Democracy Optimist” with Joshua Douglas.Preparing for the midterm elections with Kentucky Secretary of State Michael…
- Eastern Standard: October 22nd, 2026 · 53 minIn September, McClatchy Media made deep cuts at newspapers around the country, including the Lexington Herald-Leader.
- Eastern Standard: October 15th, 2026 · 53 minOur series “I’m Not From Here” is bringing to light a Kentucky population that is made up of people from all over the world. David Miller’s latest guest, Katerina Stoykova is…
- Eastern Standard: October 8th, 2026 · 53 minDavid Phemister, Nature Conservancy-KY, acquisition of 1700+ acres of forest in Bell Co. and what this means.
- Eastern Standard: October 1st, 2026 · 53 minKentucky has hundreds of nursing homes caring for some of the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable residents. Questions have persisted about staffing, inspections, neglect and whether…
- Eastern Standard: September 24th, 2026 · 53 minEpisode 32 of our series, Democracy Optimist, takes the temperature of a challenged American democracy with only weeks to go before a highly consequential midterm election.
- Eastern Standard: September 17th, 2026 · 53 min“I’m Not From Here” is a new series from Eastern Standard contributor David T. Miller.
- Eastern Standard: September 10th, 2026 · 53 minA full hour focused on art: its well-being, its protection, its performance and its ability to bridge cultures.
- Eastern Standard: September 3rd, 2026 · 53 minYou're in your 30s or 40s and are too busy with life itself to give much thought to what it will be like to experience life as a senior. And then, the next thing you know, you're…
- Eastern Standard: August 27th, 2026 · 53 minRenee Shaw just retired after 29 years with KET. Listen as this accomplished professional shares how she maintained a reputation for even-handedness in often charged political…
- Eastern Standard: August 20th, 2026 · 53 minWe look into the value of the Head Start program and how a White House plan to deregulate the program would affect Kentucky children and families.
- Eastern Standard: August 13th, 2026 · 53 minEpisode 31 of our series, “Democracy Optimist,” hosted by University of Kentucky election law and voting rights research professor Joshua A. Douglas.
- Eastern Standard: August 6th, 2026 · 53 minFor much of the twentieth century, communities across Appalachia were sustained not only by coal mining, but also by furniture plants, textile mills, apparel shops, steel, glass…
- Eastern Standard: July 30th, 2026 · 53 minFilmmaker Lanny Brannock discusses his documentary about the August 2006 crash of Comair Flight 5191 at Bluegrass Airport.
- Eastern Standard: July 23rd, 2026 · 53 minWhat does the data tell us about our kids? Kentucky Youth Advocates’ latest edition of the annual KIDS COUNT Data Book is out, and we discuss key findings about the condition of…
- Eastern Standard: July 16th, 2026 · 53 minSue Fox spent more than three decades struggling with addiction before finding recovery in 2016 while in prison.
- Eastern Standard: July 9th, 2026 · 53 minShould political appointees instead of scientists vet applications for federal scientific research grants? The White House Office of Management and Budget is proposing the…
- Eastern Standard: July 2nd, 2026 · 53 minThis week on Eastern Standard: Episode 30 of our series, “Democracy Optimist,” hosted by University of Kentucky election law and voting rights research professor Joshua Douglas.
- Eastern Standard: June 25, 2026 · 53 minCornbread 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?…
- Eastern Standard: June 18th, 2026 · 53 minThe Kentucky Resources Council is offering model Data Center ordinances for communities debating whether to allow data centers. KRC executive director Ashley Wilmes provides…
