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Eastern Standard

Eastern Standard June 1, 2023

By Tom Martin

Published June 1, 2023 at 10:55 AM EDT

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Exploring the implications of Artificial Intelligence for trust in human interactions; Tornado Alley has shifted eastward and now includes Kentucky; The problem of tree theft; the ’22 Kentucky Teacher of the Year, drummed out of the classroom for being openly gay; Lexington author Janet Holloway on her latest, a fact-based novel about growing up in hard times in West Virginia.

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Tom Martin

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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