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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 20
Ice makes roads dangerous while ICE threatens lives. The Kentucky Legislature at its worst. National videoconferencing, and Bluegrass state musicians win awards. Some of the topics we discuss: Got thoughts about letting 18 year olds conceal carry? KY Legislature doesn’t want to hear them. Kentucky GOP senators make public education a cornerstone of their priority…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 19
A discussion on the health, education and human-services failures we’re seeing in Kentucky. How our Democratic politicians are failing us, and a little sports talk at the end! Some of the topics we discuss: Lexington neighborhood littered with KKK fliers ahead of MLK Jr. downtown march Far fewer people buy Obamacare coverage as insurance premiums…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 17
A month-by-month look at the year in review (and it was a bad one for Kentucky). Among the topics discussed: WalletHub lists the best states for retirement. Kentucky is the worst. Looking back at the No Kings demonstrations across America. The Democrats who backed Republican shutdown deal – and why How the White House and…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 16
Our Thanksgiving holiday tempered by ICE appeasement (the reason we can’t trust our elected officials), political candidates don’t understand what offices they should seek, dealing with wealth and affordability, a pitch for college sports and how to show support for mutual aid. Information sources for this week’s podcast include: Paul Krugman explains the affordability crisis…
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JCPS closures harm Black kids the most (as always)
There’s a budgetary problem in Jefferson County Public Schools that, of course, has a negative impact on minority students. According to Louisville Public Media: At the end of the year, JCPS plans to close King [Elementary] and move its students to Maupin Elementary, three miles south in Parkland. It’s part of a proposal to close and…
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Let’s put centibillionaires in perspective
During our podcast this weekend, I was stunned by the realization that the four richest people in the world have a combined net worth of more than $1 trillion. As of today, according to the Forbes list of the world’s real time billionaires, those four Americans (Elon Musk: $460.4 billion; Larry Ellison: $248.4 billion; Larry…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 15
Traveling abroad and domestically, the effect of the UPS plane crash on the Derby City, the political impact of Mamdani and MTG, shortcomings of the Louisville education system and making a difference in the Bluegrass State. Full List of Democrats Voting to Condemn Socialism as Mamdani Comes to Town Roll Call 305 | Bill Number: H.…
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Let’s talk about student journalism in the Ville
This headline appears in the CJ: U of L finds millions for sports but looks to cut newspaper funding. Another headline says: 3 things to know about UofL’s student newspaper potentially losing funding Read the above stories, and you’ll see that UofL is trying to introduce a student fee to run the student newspaper. And…
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The best of times, the worst of times for the arts
There was a major ceremony at the Speed Museum in Louisville last week for the unveiling of its new Art Park. According to its announcement: The Speed Art Museum is proud to announce the opening of its new Elizabeth P. and Frederick K. Cressman Art Park, a three-acre landscape surrounding the Museum that brings the…
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Look back at 2013 basketball and the NCAA
This is long overdue (from the Kentucky Lantern): The appearance of a double standard by college sports’ governing body is raising hopes the University of Louisville’s 2013 NCAA basketball championship can be restored. UofL athletics director Josh Heird told the Kentucky Lantern he has been in contact with NCAA President Charlie Baker about revisiting the…
