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Eastern Standard

Eastern Standard - Jan. 09, 2025

By Tom Martin
Published January 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM EST
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Alex Roe as "Will," a young central Appalachian father battling opioid addiction in the new film "HAZARD"
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Eddie Mensore
Alex Roe as "Will," a young central Appalachian father battling opioid addiction in the new film "HAZARD"

Guest: Eddie Mensore, Director of “HAZARD," starring Alex Roe and Sosie Bacon as a central Appalachian couple caught up in opioid addiction and fighting to overcome it. Guest: Sara June Jo-Sæbo, host of “On the Rebound: Stories from Recovery Court.” A conversation about the inspiration and aims of this compelling podcast from the Daily Yonder, airing in full during our Sunday evening broadcast. Guest: Stuart Horodner, Director, UK Art Museum. In this interview with Art Shechet from our arts partner Undermainarts.org, Horodner takes us into the life and eccentric multi-media art forms of Jay Bolotin. Guests: Dog and cat cognition researchers Ellen Furlong and Rebecca Singer launch a new series taking listener questions about the behaviors of our furred, four-legged pals.

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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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