Rusty welcomes the new University of Louisville president, and his new Facebook friend, Neeli Bendapudi. The new chief at U of L is friendly, engaging and eager to meet business leaders, alumni, students and faculty, and knows how to handle controversy. Listen in here, and
The show goes on the road — well, actually just to Crestwood — to find out about the area’s only internationally-acclaimed botanical garden. It’s called Yew Dell Gardens, and you probably know someone who’s been to a wedding there. Right next door is the Kentucky
Rusty is pleased to welcome a pair of really smart guys who are making things happen in big way in our city. Stephen George was a guest on the show more than three years ago, just after he returned home to become a reporter and
Both of my guests, Morgan McGarvey and Jeff Crowe, have been on the show before, but each has been busy since their last appearance. McGarvey, a state senator, has emerged as an odds-on favorite to run for Attorney General in our next election, though he
The Rusty Satellite Show had another exciting week in the ‘Ville, and invites a couple of the show’s younger guests to talk about their own ambitious projects. At 27, Michael Fraade is two years into his Louisville adventure, running the Jewish outdoor, food, and environmental
The Forecastle Festival makes its mighty return to the shores of the Ohio this weekend, and I get to talk with one of the very few individuals who has been to all 15 of them. Kelly McKnight may be known as founder J.K. McKnight’s dad,
Butchertown has sure come a long way, especially since Andy Blieden started developing property there two decades ago. He and Butchertown Business Association member Linda Schuster join Rusty to talk about all the good new stuff going on there, including some stuff I didn’t already
I was feeling reflective and, on the occasion of the 5-year anniversary and show #260, listened to the very first Rusty Satellite Show from June 25, 2013. It wasn’t that bad, and I got to remember Mark Hebert of the University of Louisville talking about
If there were a vote for the coolest band in the city, one group that would get a lot of votes is Hot Brown Smackdown, and not just because it’s such a great band name. The six-piece band is playing its mix of bluegrass and
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