Episodes

  • 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 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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 mins
  • Prison gerrymandering and political power in Kentucky

    Prison gerrymandering and political power in Kentucky
    Sep 23 2025
    Gerrymandering isn’t just about drawing political maps—it’s also happening in Kentucky’s prisons. When incarcerated people are counted as residents of prisons instead of their hometowns, it can shift political power and representation across the state. On this episode, we talk with Mike Wessler, Communications Director with the Prison Policy Initiative, about why prison-related gerrymandering matters to democracy.
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    28 mins
  • Veteran Louisville journalist Betty Bayé

    Veteran Louisville journalist Betty Bayé
    Sep 22 2025
    Louisville Public Media is celebrating 75 years of service to our community. As part of that celebration, we’re sharing the stories of people who’ve helped shape Louisville, in a project called 75 and Change. Today, Michelle Tyrene Johnson from the “On Track” production team sits down with one of those changemakers, Betty Winston Bayé, for a conversation about her groundbreaking career as a Black journalist in Louisville.
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    28 mins
  • Working hard with Racing Louisville

    Working hard with Racing Louisville
    Sep 16 2025
    Soccer pride is building in Louisville and Racing Louisville is at the center of it. From big wins on the field to growing hometown support, how is this young club shaping the city’s sports identity? We’ll be talking with Head Coach Bev Yanez and Team Captain Arin Wright about the team, their journey, and what’s ahead this season.
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    28 mins