Episodes

  • Food insecurity in Louisville and how to help

    Food insecurity in Louisville and how to help
    Feb 19 2025
    In a town full of great restaurants, some people still go hungry. But an organization called Feed Louisville is trying to fix that, and reduce food waste at the same time. Feed Louisville is the beneficiary of this year’s Restaurant Week, which starts February 24. On this episode, we meet Feed Louisville’s Founder and Executive Director, Rhona Bowles Kamar. We learn about the organization’s work, and how we can all get involved in ending food insecurity in our community.
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    26 mins
  • How changing immigration policies are affecting our community

    How changing immigration policies are affecting our community
    Feb 18 2025
    President Trump’s executive orders have shifted immigration policy dramatically in the United States. Enforcement has increased, and a ban on new refugees is disrupting life in many cities, including here in Louisville. On this episode, we talk about how these changes are affecting immigrants in our community, refugees looking for safety here, and the advocates who help them.
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    26 mins
  • Checking in on the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly

    Checking in on the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly
    Feb 17 2025
    The new presidential administration is making headlines every day, but state politicians are moving along with their own agendas too. On this episode, we’re checking in on the Kentucky General Assembly. Their 2025 session is underway, and Kentucky Public Radio’s Sylvia Goodman will let us know what’s happened so far, what we should be watching for next, and most importantly, how proposed legislation could affect our lives in Kentucky.
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    27 mins
  • Why is it so hard (and important) to make friends?

    Why is it so hard (and important) to make friends?
    Feb 12 2025
    Experts have called it an epidemic. Not of some new virus — but loneliness. On this episode, we learn about the challenges of forming friendships, especially as we get older. And we find out about the mental health benefits of making connections. Our guests are Hannah Brosnan, Executive Director of Mental Health America of Kentucky, and friendship researcher Dr. Jeffrey Hall, Director of the Relationships and Technology Lab at the University of Kansas.
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    28 mins
  • How the bus driver shortage is affecting Louisville students

    How the bus driver shortage is affecting Louisville students
    Feb 11 2025
    Transportation issues with Jefferson County Public Schools have resulted in cuts, lawsuits and hardships for families trying to get students back and forth to school. On this episode, we talk about JCPS and transportation. How do other cities handle it? And how does our own system compare? Our guests are Jess Clark, who covers education for LPM, and Sebastian Martinez Hickey, an analyst and researcher with the Economic Policy Institute.
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    27 mins
  • The ups and downs of downtown Louisville

    The ups and downs of downtown Louisville
    Feb 10 2025
    Downtowns in most cities took a hit when COVID-19 sent office workers home. And in Louisville, we also had social justice protests that kept some people away. On the premiere episode of “On Track,” we talk about the state of Louisville’s downtown. Who’s using it? And who benefits? With Rebecca Fleischaker, Executive Director of Louisville Downtown Partnership.
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    27 mins
  • Coming soon...

    Coming soon...
    Feb 7 2025
    Presenting a new way to stay informed and engaged with Louisville, Southern Indiana, and the things that matter here: Welcome to “On Track,” a 30-minute interview-based show focused on the news and conversations that matter most in our own community... all backed by the journalism at Louisville Public Media. Host Ayisha Jaffer will talk to public officials, community leaders and everyday people about the challenges we face, and how we can all work together to make things better. New episodes drop Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 6. If you have a topic you’d like to hear about on the show, call or text 502-814-TALK, or send an email to ontrack@lpm.org.
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    1 min
  • Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear talks reelection, Trump and the state legislature with Statehouse Reporter Joe Sonka

    Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear talks reelection, Trump and the state legislature with Statehouse Reporter Joe Sonka
    Dec 20 2023
    Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear was reelected to a second term last month. He sat down with Kentucky Public Radio’s Joe Sonka this week in the state reception room of the Capitol Building in Frankfort to discuss his electoral success, his relationship with Republican lawmakers ahead of the 2024 session and whether he will now comment more on national issues.
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    19 mins