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Eastern Standard April 18th, 2024

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The President has unilateral authority to order the launch of nuclear weapons
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The President has unilateral authority to order the launch of nuclear weapons

America's nuclear monarchy: the president’s sole, absolute authority to order the launch of nuclear weapons.

Education contributor Gill Hunter gets the story of the Decode Project, created to support and promote literacy among young Kentuckians.

Kentucky Authors contributor Tom Eblen gets details of a working legacy of the James Baker Hall.

Lexington poet Dorian Hairston takes us into the pages of his new book, “Pretend the Ball is Named Jim Crow.” 

Eastern Standard contributor Chris Begley describes an evening of civil discussion about a contentious subject.

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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