Connections With Renee Shaw
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- Editora: Podcast
- Duração: 56:35:34
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Sinopse
An interview series that gives voice to everyday heroes and sheds light on issues affecting women and minorities across Kentucky. A KET production.
Episódios
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Mental Health and COVID-19
19/02/2021 Duração: 28minRuchita Agrawal, M.D., associate chief medical officer for Seven Counties Services in Louisville, and Joseph Bargione, Ph.D., a former lead psychologist for 25 years with Jefferson County Public Schools and a leader with the Bounce Coalition, discuss mental health and wellness issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among young people.
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Louisville Activist Christopher 2X
12/02/2021 Duração: 28minLouisville activist Christopher 2X talks about his journey as a former convicted drug dealer who received government pardons for his crimes, to his community work helping young people stay on a better path through early childhood education initiatives.
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Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Keith Jackson
01/02/2021 Duração: 28minRenee speaks with retired Lt. Col. Keith Jackson, commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs about how the impact of COVID-19 on VA facilities, the posthumous promotion of African American soldier Col. Charles Young to Brigadier General, and other topics.
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A Mission to End Institutional Racism in Kentucky
25/01/2021 Duração: 28minRenee Shaw speaks with University of Louisville alums OJ Oleka and Terrance Sullivan, co-founders of AntiRacism Kentucky, a coalition focused on eliminating institutional racism within state and local government policy.
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Celebrating the Urban League of Lexington-Fayette County
19/01/2021 Duração: 28minRenee Shaw speaks with Urban League of Lexington-Fayette County president and CEO P.G. Peeples and former Lexington Herald-Leader columnist and journalist Jacalyn Carfagno who led the effort to document the organization’s success resulting in a release of a 50th anniversary book.
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Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman
11/01/2021 Duração: 27minRenee Shaw talks with Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, who also serves as secretary of the state Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on students as well as priorities for the Beshear Administration to improve education funding and boost school and career readiness.
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Caroline Randall Williams
28/12/2020 Duração: 28minHost Renee Shaw talks with Nashville-based writer, educator, and activist Caroline Randall Williams about race, identity, Confederate monuments, soul food, and more. Southern Living magazine named Williams “One of the 50 People Changing the South.”
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COVID Impacts on Goodwill and Metro United Way
14/12/2020 Duração: 28minRenee Shaw speaks with Amy Luttrell, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, and Adria Johnson, chief impact officer of Metro United Way, about the work of their organizations and how COVID-19 has impacted their operations.
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COVID’s Impact on Kentucky Public Schools
23/11/2020 Duração: 28minRenee Shaw talks with Kentucky Education Commissioner Jason Glass about how the COVID pandemic is impacting public schools and students. He also talks about the Department of Education's new chief equity officer and previews the 2021 General Assembly.
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Louisville Metro Police Interim Chief Yvette Gentry
16/11/2020 Duração: 28minIn the wake of national criticism surrounding the Breonna Taylor shooting, Louisville Metro Police Department Interim Chief Yvette Gentry talks about use of force issues and her plans to bring transparency, accountability, and equity to the agency.
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Colmon Elridge and Tres Watson on the 2020 Elections
26/10/2020 Duração: 28minPolitical operatives Colmon Elridge, a Democrat, and Tres Watson, a Republican, discuss the presidential contest as well as Kentucky's U.S. Senate and 6th Congressional District races.
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Activists Organize for Racial Justice and Voter Engagement
19/10/2020 Duração: 28minRenee Shaw talks with Beth Howard and Michael Harrington about building multi-racial alliances among poor and working-class Kentuckians. Then Devine Carama discusses his walk across the state to promote voter awareness and racial justice.
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Remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
05/10/2020 Duração: 28minRenee Shaw talks with Lexington attorney Betsy Johnson about her experience arguing a U.S. Supreme Court case before Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Then Western Kentucky University political scientist Saundra Ardrey discusses Ginsburg's legacy, women's suffrage, and current political issues.
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Using the Arts to Advance Social Justice
21/09/2020 Duração: 28minHost Renee Shaw talks with Lexington hip hop performer Devine Carama about his social and racial justice projects. Then artist Marjorie Guyon and Barry Darnell Burton discuss the I Was Here project, which honors Blacks bought and sold at a 19th century slave market in Lexington.
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UK College of Education Dean Julian Vasquez Heilig
02/04/2020 Duração: 26minHost Renee Shaw speaks with Julian Vasquez Heilig, Ph.D., dean of the College of Education at the University of Kentucky, about teacher shortages across the nation and in Kentucky, how colleges are preparing future classroom teachers, charter schools, diversity, and more.
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Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball
16/03/2020 Duração: 27minHost Renee Shaw speaks with State Treasurer Allison Ball about what she hopes to accomplish in her second term, state budget proposals, and more.
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Kentucky Auditor Mike Harmon
23/02/2020 Duração: 28minRenee speaks with Kentucky Auditor Mike Harmon about high-profile audits conducted during his first term in office, the public pension system, and priorities for his second term.
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Georgetown College President William Jones
17/02/2020 Duração: 27minGeorgetown College President William Jones talks about growing up in Appalachia, the transformative power of education, goals for the college, a full-tuition scholarship program for Scott County students, and the state of higher education in Kentucky.
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Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles
09/02/2020 Duração: 28minRenee speaks with Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles about his second term, issues facing agriculture, and his priorities for the 2020 legislative session.
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Kentucky House Minority Whip Angie Hatton
02/02/2020 Duração: 28minHouse Minority Whip Angie Hatton, a Democrat from Whitesburg, talks about her priorities for the 2020 legislative session, ideas on boosting the eastern Kentucky coal-mining region, and other topics.