We’re definitely celebrating National Bourbon Day (June 14) by attending the opening of the Old Forester Distillery on Main Street in the heart of Whiskey Row. So our Bourbon City Guest of the Week is, naturally, Jackie Zykan, master taster at Brown-Forman. She’s got the
The city’s most interesting podcast has a great show this week. We start with Angela Burton, who gives me some good advice on writing. She also heads the Feet to the Fire writers workshops, which help aspiring writers to do their thing. And she just
What this town needs is more comedy. At least that’s what comedian Tim Northern thinks, so he organized the Louisville is Funny comedy festival, going on at several venues all weekend. I talked to Tim about his comedy career and how he has seen a
Rusty was so moved after watching the screening of the movie Beauty Mark this week that the show landed Family and Children’s Place CEO Pam Darnall as a guest. The film, shot entirely in the Portland neighborhood, focuses on the plight of a young woman
If Justify wins the Preakness, the payoff to bettors will be small. But for Clinton Glasscock and the Starlight Racing ownership group, it will be on to the Belmont for the ride of a lifetime. Glasscock, who is in the insurance business, tells me about
With spring comes optimism, and this episode is all about the good things that are on the way right here in Louisville. First up, I got to speak with a true basketball legend, Dan Issel, who has returned to Louisville for the first time since
it’s Derby Week, which means we’re all in a good mood around here. It also means that everyone is busy, no business is getting done, and schools won’t be in session on Friday. But at the Rusty Satellite Show, it means business as usual, for
The first Saturday in May is just around the corner, and we’re celebrating here at the Rusty Satellite Show. My first guest is the organizer of the Derby Eve Gala, the party at the Seelbach Hilton every year benefitting the American Lung Association. Joyce has
Spending a week on vacation was just the boost Rusty needed to get into the spirit of Derby season, starting with a milestone show — #250. That’s 250 consecutive weeks, making the Rusty Satellite Show the longest-running and most interesting podcast in the ‘Ville. My
Tourism takes center stage in this very interesting episode of the Rusty Satellite Show. First up is Michelle Mandro, a former local TV news reporter who has gone on to run her own business. Mandro’s company, Wine Country Women, has published a beautiful book profiling