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Congressman Andy Barr greets a supporter after his Senate race announcement.
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Sixth District Congressman Andy Barr has officially joined the race to claim Sen. Mitch McConnell's seat in 2027.
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  • Born and raised in Cuiaba, Brazil, based now in Lexington, Dana Vogel fuses her roots with piano melodies and emotional snapshots from her memories for a unique Kentucky singer/songwriter blend. She joins Rock & Roots host Joe Conkwright with music from her EP Rua Princesa, conversation about her process and a live performance in WUKY studios.
  • This week's episode was a tribute to the Wizard of Woo, the late great Bernie Worrell! Featuring music from his time with Parliament, Funkadelic, Praxis, Pretenders, Deee-Lite, Mtume, The Bernie Worrell Orchestra, & more!
  • This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Crowded House (Teenage Summer), Fastball (Rather Be Me Than You), Dana Vogel (Favorite), Glass Animals (Creatures In Heaven), Blackberry Smoke (Hammer And The Nail), Swamp Dogg Featuring Jenny Lewis (Count The Days), & Ringo Starr (February Sky)!
  • This week's episode was a tribute to original Funkadelic guitarist Eddie Hazel! Featured music from his time with Parliament, Funkadelic, Ruth Copeland, Bonnie Pointer, & more!
  • This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from The Mavericks Featuring Nicole Atkins (Live Close By (Visit Often)), Local Natives (April), Fantastic Cat (All My Fault), Blondshell Featuring Bully (Docket), Bleachers (Tiny Moves), The Black Keys (On The Game), & Marcus King (Delilah)!
Podcasts
  • Podcasts
    Fall is the time for soups and stews! Joe and Josh discuss delicious ways to turn your market produce into easy and sometimes luxurious meals. Plus a look at chili - is it a soup?
  • Podcasts
    Katerina Stoykova interviews poet Lisa M. Miller about her new poetry book, Woe & Awe, the story of her nonfiction book, The Heart of Leadership for Women, and more.
  • Podcasts
    A University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) study researching Appalachian culture and its impact on food insecurity has won Health Education & Behavior’s “Paper of the Year” Award for 2023. The paper, titled “Exploring Food-Based Cultural Practices to Address Food Insecurity in Rural Appalachia,” emphasizes how significant culturally entrenched food practices are in enabling communities from Appalachia to fight food insecurity. The study was led by Lauren Batey and co-authored by Emily DeWitt, Dawn Brewer, Kathryn Cardarelli and Heather Norman-Burgdolf. Batey is the guest this week on Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine.
  • Podcasts
    Voting Matters is back one final time to drop some important info regarding the upcoming election and for that Alan and Liza visit with Dr. Jen Jackson, League of Women Voters of Kentucky Board President. She talks about LWV's various statewide partnerships, some upcoming volunteer opportunities, and a last minute push to get more people to the polls.
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