Louisville is getting something special this week – the grand opening of the Waterfront Botanical Gardens. Its sits above street-level on ground that once was a junkyard, but has been transformed into something the city can be proud of. And Kasey Maier is the dynamic
There’s this well-known joke about fighter pilots, but you’ll have to listen to the ‘Ville’s longest-running and most interesting podcast to hear it. I had a beer with Brigadier General Rob Givens, an Air Force pilot who has flown more than 100 combat missions, and
It is a special Bourbon and Beyond episode of the Rusty Satellite Show, with both Ben Sollee and Carla Carlton playing a role in the giant event near the Fairgrounds. And with a sunny forecast, we’ll get to experience the full effect we missed last
Are you ready for some football? And are you ready for some of the country’s most spectacular country and rock and roll performers right here in Louisville? You’ll hear all about both on the city’s longest-running and most interesting podcast. First up, Doris Sims makes
Perhaps the most serious issue in our society today is how to deal with gun violence. Mass shootings like the ones in El Paso and Dayton bring the issue back to the nation’s front pages on a regular basis. Almost a year ago, Whitney Austin
When I tell you the Rusty Satellite Show showcases the most interesting people in the ‘Ville, it’s because of people like Robin Mountain. He’s a South African who moved to California to inseminate honey bees, then came to Kentucky where he operates a tour business
Welcome to the 318th episode of the city’s longest-running and most interesting podcast –where this week I went on location to a couple of pretty remarkable and impressive locales. First I met 36-year-old executive chef Jonathan Searle in a private room at Proof on Main,
Not from around here are you? There are plenty of people who have adopted the ‘Ville as their hometown like this week’s guests on the city’s longest-running and most interesting podcast. Lisa Benson and Cleo Battle both have high-profile positions and great impact on the
Another interesting Rusty Satellite Show features two smart young women — both involved in the arts. When Heather Weston Bell was making her way through Eastern High School and the University of Kentucky, she was determined that she could create her own career in the
As they say in show business — the show must go on. They also say “shit happens.” Both are appropriate for this Rusty Satellite Show. That’s because the interview I conducted with Reg Forester and Karen Ledford, the quirky duo who make up the band