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Eastern Standard for April 7, 2022

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On this week’s Eastern Standard: The Eric Conn Social Security scam landed him in prison and left many in Eastern Kentucky holding the bag. Now there’s a documentary. We talk with Prestonsburg attorney Ned Pillersdorf | With a fresh infusion of funding, the Kentucky Wildlands tourism initiative looks to address trash, hospitality and entrepreneurship | We hear from the original Linked-In HR chief on profound change in the American workplace | And, a chat with a Nashville songwriting team and family band with deep Lexington roots: Brassfield.

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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