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Eastern Standard

Eastern Standard - Jan. 2, 2025

By Tom Martin
Published January 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM EST
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SEC football statues on Monday April 17, 2017. Photo by Mark Cornelison | UKphoto
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SEC football statues on Monday April 17, 2017. Photo by Mark Cornelison | UKphoto

Has the social and political polarization we hear about become a self-fulfilling prophecy? Contributing host Carolyn Dupont, in conversation with Rich Harwood, founder of the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation. Also this week: what a legendary UK football star has in common with a pair of sibling scholars from West Liberty, Kentucky.

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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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