Rock & Roots afternoon host Joe Conkwright is joined by Joan Osborne for conversation and a sampling of music. Joan talks about growing up in Kentucky and her life in music, and she shares a taste of her music. Next year is the 30th anniversary of her major label debut, Relish.Hear what she may have in mind to celebrate.

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Joe P. (Violet), Wyatt Flores (Don't Wanna Say Goodnight), Jonah Kagen (God Needs The Devil), Bryan Ferry (Star), The Mavericks (Overnight Success), Ruthie Foster (Milage), & Lucius (Old Tape)!

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Something Corporate (Happy), Dawes (Still Strangers Sometimes), Valley (When You Know Someone), St. Vincent (Big Time Nothing), Coldplay (We Pray), Shemekia Copeland (Blame It On Eve), & Kate Pierson (Take Me Back To The Party)!

WUKY contributing listener and Rock & Roots Guest DJ, Janet Whitaker joins Joe Conkwright for lively discussion and a set of Americana Rock that spans the ages with inspiring lyrics and crafty guitar.

This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Dan Bern (Starting Over), Colin James Featuring Lucinda Williams (Protection), Ruel Thomas (Antarctica), LP Giobbi Featuring Portugal The Man (Bittersweet), Gillian Welch & David Rawlings (Empty Trainload Of Sky), Thee Sacred Souls (Live For You), & Father John Misty (I Guess Time Just Makes Fools Of All Of Us)!

The UK PREVENT Alliance aims to improve the health of the Commonwealth of Kentucky using a community-engaged, evidence-informed prevention approach. One of its collaborators on the #IChampion Health Initiative is Operation Making A Change, a non-profit organization focused on violence prevention and intervention. This week Dr. Greg speaks with #IChampionHealth program director Jakob Hester and OAC founder Gerald “GEO” Gibson.

Rob Perez (he/him), Founder and Co-Owner of DV8 Kitchen, discusses social enterprise, overcoming personal struggles, success in the restaurant business, and second-chance employment.

October 7, 2024 is the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming election and we're dropping this special edition of Voting Matters with Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams. Alan and Liza quiz the state's top election official on everything voting and they bust a number of myths along the way.

Horses are running again at Keeneland and in this episode of WUKY’s Saving Stories we hear from one of the first, and one of the most successful, African American horse trainers in the modern era. In this 1986 Nunn Center interview, Oscar Dishman Jr. reflects on his rise from exercise boy / groom, his decision to become a horse trainer in 1960, and the challenges he had to overcome on his way to the top of his field. Training the winning horses for the 1973 Michigan Mile, Ohio Derby, Hawthorne Stakes, and the Widener Handicap (1977-1978) are among the highlights of his career for which he was awarded the Black Achievement Award in Lexington.