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Eastern Standard for Sept. 16, 2021

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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”

Tom Martin hosts Eastern Standard, a weekly radio magazine of interviews and stories about interesting people, places, and things happening in the Commonwealth.
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