© 2026 WEKU
Lexington's Choice for NPR
Support WEKU!
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
The 1850 campaign is replacing lost federal funds one supporter at a time. Thanks to our listeners and supporters, we are now just 269 away from reaching this goal of 1850 new supporters donating at least $10 a month. Click here to join the campaign!
Eastern Standard

Eastern Standard Special - Jan. 12, 2025

By Tom Martin
Published January 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM EST
Ways To Subscribe
Alex Roe as "Will," a young central Appalachian father battling opioid addiction in the new film "HAZARD"
Eddie Mensore
/
Eddie Mensore
Alex Roe as "Will," a young central Appalachian father battling opioid addiction in the new film "HAZARD"

On this special edition of Eastern Standard:

A conversation with 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. Then, from depiction to reality: “On the Rebound: Stories from Recovery Court,” a podcast from the Daily Yonder about an Appalachian town’s working solution to devastating addiction.

Eastern Standard
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.
See stories by Tom Martin
Related Content