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Eastern Standard: October 9th, 2025

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How climate change is affecting seasons.
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How climate change is affecting seasons.

On this week’s edition of Eastern Standard:

What the polls indicate about voter attitudes concerning political violence is explored by ES contributor Carolyn Dupont in a conversation with Elliot Morris, former data/polling analyst for The Economist and FiveThirtyEight. Morris publishes the newsletter Strength in Numbers on Substack.

Silas House has published a new murder mystery. The prolific Kentucky novelist and a former state Poet Laureate sits down with literary contributor Kevin Nance to discuss Dead Man Blues 

Dr. Liang Liang studies seasonal trends — phenology —at the University of Kentucky. We ask if he and other researchers have documented connections between climate change and shifting seasons.

We have details on the Urban Forest Initiative’s annual Tree Week celebration, getting underway in cities and towns across Kentucky.

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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