University of Kentucky Hospitals continue admitting more COVID-19 patients, both adults and children, and warn that all health care systems are strained.

On this week’s Eastern Standard: Appalachian life as recalled by Lynch, Kentucky native and sociologist William H. Turner in his new book “Harlan Renaissance” | Nikki Finney on the 25th anniversary re-release of “Heartwood,” her acclaimed story of life in a rural community | EKU social psychology professor Matthew Winslow on ungrading education | Renowned psychiatrist and EKU Chautauqua speaker Randolph Nesse on “Good Reasons for Bad Feelings”