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Eastern Standard Preview for September 13, 2021

WEKU | By Tom Martin

Published September 13, 2021 at 6:44 AM EDT

On this week’s Eastern Standard: Affrilachian life as recalled by Lynch, Kentucky native William H. Turner in his new book “Harlan Renaissance” | Nikki Finney on the 25th anniversary 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”

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