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‘You guys are gonna get somebody killed’
I’ve spent a lot of time in airports: working overseas, commuting between jobs in other cities (like D.C. and San Francisco) and visiting family around the country. Despite all the miles I’ve flown, I confess, I’m terrified of flying. I understand aerodynamics and physics of why airplanes get airborne, but I’m just stuck on the…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 30
Visiting our neighbor to the North. Where is our senior senator, and what are our government officials doing while we have limited representation? Was our MAGA U.S. Senate candidate behind a controversial billboard? The curse of Louisville’s “Can Opener.” The rise against data centers. And superheroes are just as depressed as the rest of us. …
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Craig’s ‘Can Opener’ in action
A five-mile stretch of Interstate 65 through Louisville has been closed for renovations in both directions since June 1 and is scheduled to fully reopen Aug. 1. The closure was first announced on Aug. 27, 2025, by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, plenty of time for Louisville’s mayor, Craig Greenberg, and other city officials…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 29
The richest get richer, legislators don’t legislate, and representatives don’t represent. But at least there are diversions! The Richest People In The World A week after announcing budget cuts, Kentucky gov moves millions to offset them 37 municipalities request Beshear’s gas tax reduction after KY lawmakers question the move KY gov blasts GOP leader over…
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Life is a highway, but my neighborhood shouldn’t be
Major construction on and around the north/south Interstate 65 in Louisville has been going on for several months now. Highway exit ramps have been closed off, local streets connecting the city’s east and west have been blocked by construction crews and the repairs (which are definitely needed) have added a lot of time and confusion…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 28
Our primary election “autopsy” (GOP is evil, Dems are incompetent); a medical emergency portends sad future for Kentucky; get out and visit the state, and Shakespeare is back in Louisville (to like or not to like, with a dramatic reading from a galaxy far, far away). Attica Scott: Kentucky democrats need to reckon with a…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 27
Election Day in Kentucky and its implications, IVF in the courts and we’re out of town at home and abroad. CORRECTION: The GOP senator who lost his primary was Bill Cassidy of Louisiana. We incorrectly said it was a North Carolina senator. In this podcast, we refer to: Republican fights to survive Trump’s wrath in…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 25
Self-care in trying times, the villainy of the ultrarich, Kentucky elections, national politics and why developers shouldn’t hold public office. In the podcast, we refer to: 1: Pete Hegseth, a moron, reads from the book of Samuel L. Jackson: The King James version of Ezekiel 25:17: And I will execute great vengeance upon them with…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 23
“No Kings” rallies coming as Iran War continues; higher oil prices in the Bluegrass state; MAGA muddies state legislature; Chumps for Trump debate; why are we so unhealthy; disrespect for women’s sports on the local level and a new bridge from Kentucky to Ohio. Some of the things we discuss: Find your nearest March 28…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 18
Thoughts for the New Year, what we did for the holidays, how to join the resistance in the Bluegrass and how war, abortion and healthcare affect Kentuckians. Our discussion included: This Kentucky General Assembly is going to be very different for the public Ky.’s draconian abortion law leads to murder charge Kentucky politicians discuss U.S. strike…
