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  • Kentucky’s Bats Are Vital, Vulnerable and Often Misunderstood

    Kentucky’s Bats Are Vital, Vulnerable and Often Misunderstood
    Oct 22 2025
    It’s Halloween season, when bats appear in holiday decorations and spooky stories. But beyond their eerie reputation, bats are year-round neighbors in Kentucky and a vital part of our environment. Matthew Springer is an associate extension professor of wildlife management at the University of Kentucky. His work focuses on wildlife ecology, human-wildlife interactions and conservation outreach. We spoke with Matthew about Kentucky’s bat species, the threats they face, and what people can do to support them.
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    21 min
  • 2BUCK Invitational Graffiti Jam Gives Louisville A Makeover

    2BUCK Invitational Graffiti Jam Gives Louisville A Makeover
    Oct 15 2025
    The event has expanded from a grassroots graffiti jam to a festival hosting more than 170 artists, raising the city’s profile in the street art community.
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    15 min
  • Helping mothers thrive amid birthing care gaps

    Helping mothers thrive amid birthing care gaps
    Oct 15 2025
    In Louisville, access to prenatal and postpartum care is still a challenge for many families. One leader working to close those gaps is Shemika Whiteside, Executive Director of Zora’s Cradle, where she helps families with everything from milk and diapers to housing, therapy, and advocacy.
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    36 min
  • Louisville group aims to get more Black people camping

    Louisville group aims to get more Black people camping
    Oct 10 2025
    A Louisville group dedicated to encouraging outdoor events and camping in the Black community will have its second annual camping event this weekend. Brittiney Griffin is the founder of Black Azz Camping. She talks with LPM’s Michelle Tyrene Johnson about the event and her group’s mission.
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    16 min
  • Ahead of Goatman Festival: Unpacking a Kentucky cryptid

    Ahead of Goatman Festival: Unpacking a Kentucky cryptid
    Oct 8 2025
    Every October, spooky stories resurface — and here in Louisville, few loom larger than the Goatman, also known as the Pope Lick Monster, said to haunt a railroad trestle in eastern Jefferson County. Michael Book is the author of “The Legend of Pope Lick.” He spoke with LPM’s Ayisha Jaffer about the Goatman’s origins, the dangers around the legend, and how it lives on through the upcoming Goatman Festival.
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    35 min
  • Sadiqa Reynolds says stepping down from Perception Institute means she can focus on Louisville

    Sadiqa Reynolds says stepping down from Perception Institute means she can focus on Louisville
    Oct 3 2025
    Sadiqa Reynolds announced last month that she was stepping down as CEO of the Perception Institute, a think tank based in New York City, to focus fully on the Norton Healthcare Sports and Learning Center. Reynolds was a longtime leader of the Louisville Urban League. Reynolds sits down with LPM's Michelle Tyrene Johnson to talk about what brought her focus back to Louisville, and this weekend’s Artists and Afros event, an art show she started last year.
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    15 min
  • Once upon a time there, was a book festival

    Once upon a time there, was a book festival
    Sep 30 2025
    The Louisville Book Festival is back October 11, and at its center is local author and therapist Deedee Cummings. On this episode, Deedee talks about this year’s Festival, her new children’s book “Hope in the Nick of Time,” and why access to diverse stories matters now more than ever.
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    28 min
  • Fall arts & culture roundup

    Fall arts & culture roundup
    Sep 29 2025
    It’s fall in Louisville—a time when arts and culture are buzzing across the city. From Halloween traditions and local folklore to Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations and music education programs, what’s shaping Louisville’s creative scene right now? On this episode, we check in with LPM’s arts and culture reporter Giselle Rhoden about the artists, stories, and communities bringing Louisville to life this season.
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    28 min