Democracy Optimist -

The issues and obstacles faced by working mothers are Beth Polin’s focus in this debut of her new ES series on working moms.

Most people agree that Kentucky Republicans drew a severely gerrymandered map in this past redistricting cycle, helping to turn their legislative majority into a supermajority.

In celebration of our nation’s independence our guests include A.J. Jacobs, author of “The Year of Living Constitutionally”

You’ve heard about Zuckerbucks, right? Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Pricilla Chan donated almost $400 million to local election officials to help run the 2020 election during the pandemic.

Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, is pushing for a warning label on social media platforms advising parents that using the platforms might damage adolescents’ mental health.

Voter turnout in America is usually quite low. Could we adopt compulsory voting, as they have in Australia, Belgium, and several places in South America and Latin America?

The Kentucky Board of Elections membership is split, 50-50, Republican/Democrat. Surely they can’t agree on anything in today's polarized atmosphere, right? Wrong. They’ve managed to accomplish much in a bi-partisan fashion. Our guests: board members Deanna Branger (R), and Ben Chandler (D).

This week on Episode Six of the Eastern Standard special series, “Democracy Optimist”:

As we hear from Brooke Bentley, Chair of the EKU School of Nursing, and Associate Chair Lisa Jones, Kentucky needs registered nurses - 6,000 of them.