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Eastern Standard: May 15th, 2025

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This week on Eastern Standard,

  • Q&A with Inside Climate News reporter Kiley Price on the intersection of climate change, tariffs, and homeowner insurance
  • Clear and consistent research has found that parents and families play an important role in student success. Education contributor Brigitte Blom has a conversation with April Draine, a Kentucky mom, a Commonwealth Institute of Parent Leadership fellow, and a substitute teacher. 
  • Newly minted Kentucky Supreme Court justice Pamela Goodwine talks with contributor Gerald Smith about her rise to the state’s highest court and her firm opposition to capital punishment.
  • What do the Cats and French jazz violinist Jean Luc Ponty have in common? Find out as music contributor Zach Brock launches a new ES series of interviews with some of the world’s great working musicians.
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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