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A KET production on issues confronting Kentuckians, hosted by Renee Shaw.
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23 SEP 2026 · Host Marvin Bartlett and guests discuss the Kentucky film industry. Guests: Meg Fister, executive director of the Kentucky Film Office; Justin Brown, managing partner at Bespoke Production Capital; Kristi Kilday, co-commissioner of the Western Kentucky Film Commission; David Cottingham, COO of Wrigley Media Group; and Jim Owens, Ph.D., dean of the School of Communication Arts at Asbury University.
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23 SEP 2026 · Host Marvin Bartlett and guests discuss the health of Kentucky's signature industries. Guests: Mike Mangeot, commissioner, Kentucky Department of Tourism; former State Sen. Damon Thayer, manager, Kentucky Senator Bourbon; Thomas Bard, co-founder, The Bard Distillery; Hallie Hardy, executive director, Visit Horse Country; and Will Glasscock, executive director, Kentucky Equine Education Project.
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14 SEP 2026 · Chip Polston hosts a discussion about how Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) is changing college sports in Kentucky. Guests: J Batt, CEO of Champions Blue and director of athletics at the University of Kentucky; Josh Heird, director of athletics at the University of Louisville; Kyle Tucker, director of college basketball content at 247Sports; and Brooklyn DeLeye, UK volleyball player.
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25 AUG 2026 · Host Christie Dutton and her guests discuss screen time in schools. Guests: Marty Park, chief digital officer, Kentucky Department of Education; Chase Colvin, senior advisor and former research lead, Kentucky Student Voice Team; William Ferguson, principal at Boyd Co. Middle School; State Sen. Cassie Chambers Armstrong (D-Louisville); and State Sen. Senator Lindsey Tichenor (R-Smithfield).
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28 JUL 2026 · Host Renee Shaw and her guests discuss national and state politics. Guests: Robert Benvenuti, chairman of the Republican Party of Kentucky; Morgan Eaves, executive director of the Kentucky Democratic Party; Tres Watson, founder of Capitol Reins PR; and Abby Piper and Jared Smith, partners in Piper | Smith, a government affairs and public relations firm.
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24 JUL 2026 · Renee Shaw and her guests discuss data centers. Guests: State Rep. Josh Bray (R-Mount Vernon); State Rep. Adam Moore (D-Lexington); John Bevington, vice president of customer services, LG&E and KU Energy; Ted Smith, environmental health researcher, University of Louisville; Byron Gary, attorney, Kentucky Resources Council; and Eric King, Kentucky Energy Planning and Inventory Commission.
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7 JUL 2026 · Renee Shaw and guests discuss civic engagement and service in America. Guests: Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams; Benjamin Gies, chairman of Louisville America 250; Gary Gregg, McConnell Center director at the University of Louisville; Richard Young, executive director of CivicLex; Jerry Abramson, former Louisville mayor; and Maggie Harlow, executive director of the Jack Harlow Foundation.
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24 JUN 2026 · Renee Shaw and guests discuss a report card on Kentucky's kids. Guests: Terry Brooks, Ed.D., outgoing executive director of the Kentucky Youth Advocates; Kristi Putnam, senior policy advisor of the Kentucky House Speaker's Office; State Rep. Samara Heavrin (R-Leitchfield); and State Rep. Tina Bojanowski (D-Louisville.
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16 JUN 2026 · Renee Shaw hosts a conversation about Kentucky's community and technical colleges with Ryan Quarles, Ed. D., president of Kentucky Community and Technical College System; Jennifer Lindon, Ph. D., president of Hazard Community and Technical College; Scott Williams, Ph.D., president of Owensboro Community and Technical College; Anton Reece, Ph.D., president of West KY Community and Technical...
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4 JUN 2026 · Chip Polston leads a conversation as Kentucky celebrates America250 with John Kleber, Ph.D., history professor emeritus at Morehead State University; Simon Meiners, public relations writer at the Frazier Kentucky History Museum; Stuart Sanders, director of research and publications at the Kentucky Historical Society; and Gerald Smith, Ph.D., history professor at the University of Kentucky.
A KET production on issues confronting Kentuckians, hosted by Renee Shaw.
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