Eastern Standard March 28, 2024
Episode description
On this week’s edition of Eastern Standard:
“It feels unusual in that the pro-authoritarian forces are not disguising their authoritarianism” - Robert Farley, a professor in the University of Kentucky’s Patterson School for Diplomacy on segments of the U.S. population who openly welcome autocratic rule in the White House.
Can “Red and Blue” folks gather in one place and hold a civil conversation? That’s the aim of workshops coming to Lexington, hosted by Braver Angels, a national organization devoted to facilitating such discussions. Our guest: Braver Angels Kentucky State Coordinator, Carolyn Dupont.
Moonshinin’ was not just an Eastern Kentucky thing. Our latest Ten Minute Radio Play is the true story of a Depression-era moonshine still bust in Fayette County.