© 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 - Jan. 16th, 2025

By Tom Martin
Published January 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM EST
Ways To Subscribe
A Presidential Inauguration on the steps of the nation's Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Shutterstock
/
Shutterstock
A Presidential Inauguration on the steps of the nation's Capitol in Washington, D.C.

As one portion of the nation celebrates the inauguration of Donald Trump for a second term in the Oval Office on January 20th, another segment of American society will honor the birth of civil rights leader Martin Luther King. Our guest: Reverend David Peoples, President of the Progressive National Baptist Convention. Psychoanalyst Orna Guralnik shares how her couples therapy mirrors the national political divide. And author Deirdre Scaggs discusses her book “Simplicity and Excellence: Elizabeth Kremer from Beaten Biscuits to Shaker Lemon Pie.”

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