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On this week’s Eastern Standard:After escaping dictatorship in his home country of The Congo for democracy in the U.S., EKU professor Patrick Litanga describes seeing his adopted home country flirt with authoritarianism.

Sam Dick visits a Fayette County farmer who is the great-grandson of enslaved Kentuckians

Do surface mines and mountaintop removal sites worsen flooding in Eastern Kentucky coalfield communities?

Sam Dick traveled to Lexington to meet Dr. Mike Eden whose tennis memorabilia collection is considered one of the best in the world.

Democracy Optimist is a thought-provoking public radio series and podcast that delves deep into the heart of democratic processes, elections, and voting rights to ask a simple but vital question: how do we sustain our democracy?

What are the lessons learned from the 2020 elections? How will state election officials ensure a free and fair 2024 presidential election? Democracy Optimist host Josh Douglas raises these questions and more with Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams. Plus: an “election law of the day”; a “fun election fact”; and “One thing you can do to support democracy.”

Three EKU conductors explain what's behind the position that guides musicians or singers as they bring a piece of music to life.

Do surface mines and mountaintop removal sites worsen flooding in Eastern Kentucky coalfield communities?

Two KY musicians explore cultural connections between African American music and mountain music of Appalachia and Kentucky

The rate of chronic absenteeism in Kentucky’s public schools has reached 30 percent. Education contributor Brigitte Blom hears from experts who say student absenteeism is a lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.