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Eastern Standard for Jan. 20, 2022

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“The ship of education is on fire and sinking.” The words of Georgia high school teacher Jordan Kohanim. You’ll hear her ten recommendations to prevent teacher burnout | If Kentucky was a nation it would be #7 in the world for incarceration of its people. A new report offers alternatives | Our Future Tense series returns with a view on pandemic damage to society | Tyler Childers manager Ian Thornton, guest on our Depth of Field series, on an up and coming Appalachian music scene.

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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