WEKU Daily News Podcast: October 20th, 2026

By Brian Burkhart

Published October 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT

Ways To Subscribe

Kentucky Power

META Data Center

Security Breach

Prestonsburg Dispensary Opens

Daily News Podcast

Brian Burkhart

Brian is the Operations Director and serves as All Things Considered host. Brian began working at WEKU in 2017. He has a Mass Communication degree from EKU.

See stories by Brian Burkhart

Related Content

Influencers are helping 'free birth' gain fans, despite medical risks

Bek Shackelford

The practice known as "free birth" — giving birth at home without a midwife — carries severe risks. But social media influencers are bringing attention and followers to the practice.
Michigan's Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El Sayed campaigns in GOP stronghold

Russ McNamara

Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is campaigning in the GOP stronghold of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, an area that hasn't voted for a Democrat in Congress in over a decade.
Mississippi AG says officers did not use excessive force in toddler death

Elise Gregg

The Mississippi Attorney General says use of force was justified when a toddler died during a police shooting in June.
Oyster aid efforts in the Chesapeake

Ari Daniel

Two people — an eco-evangelist and an engineer — are taking different approaches to support the same critical ingredient in the Chesapeake Bay: oysters.
New org weighs AI's impact on mental health

Rhitu Chatterjee

Psychologists, lawyers, parents and advocacy groups have gathered for the first ever annual conference of AI and its impact on human psychology.