Louisville Public Media

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Louisville Public Media (LPM) is an independent, community supported not-for-profit corporation serving our Louisville metropolitan area with three distinct public radio stations and a newly established investigative unit: 89.3 WFPL News provides local, national and international news, public affairs and cultural programming; Classical 90.5 WUOL is our city’s only classical music and fine arts radio station; 91.9 WFPK Radio Louisville showcases independent, alternative music and an array of musical genres; and the newly established Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (KyCIR) shines the light of accountability on the people and institutions in power.

Series

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4 Pieces

Burning coal creates coal ash. Sometimes the ash is recycled, but more commonly it's stored in a pond or landfill. In Louisville, Kentucky, residents say that ash is escaping that landfill and contaminating their homes.

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7 Pieces

The series looks at people in their professions and how jobs have helped mold traditions and the culture of Kentucky.

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9 Pieces

Nine features about the health effects of living near the industrial Rubbertown neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky.

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75 Pieces

Every week on The Guestlist, you'll hear casual, in-depth conversations and guest DJ sets with musicians, comedians, actors, authors, and other notable weirdos. It's like making a new friend at the end of the bar — and finding out they were in your favorite band.

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150 Pieces

Get a complete taste of legendary musicians and up-and-coming bands in these 7 minute interview pieces set to the artists own music. Hosted by Kyle Meredith.


Latest Pieces

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If you were a 120 Minutes on MTV obsessive like I was, you’ll remember the band Velvet Crush. Their 1994 breakthrough, Teenage Symphonies To God, f...

Bought by WLPR , KRCB 104.9, WOUB, and KSUT


  • Added: Feb 06, 2017
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 4
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It’s been six years since power pop god Matthew Sweet released an album of original music, but brothers and sisters, I am here to tell you that the...

Bought by KSRQ, WLPR , KRCB 104.9, WOUB, and KSUT


  • Added: Feb 06, 2017
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 5
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You'll hear the first installment of a special podcast miniseries from The Guestlist all about the late singer/songwriter Elliott Smith as his land...

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2017
  • Length: :00
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After the demise of his band Eastern Conference Champions, Joshua Ostrander was faced with a demila. How would he continue with his art? The next t...

Bought by WOUB, KRCB 104.9, and WLPR


  • Added: Jan 30, 2017
  • Length: 07:04
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It isn’t as easy to find great rock and roll as it use to be. Something solid, loud, fast, and most importantly, fun. But if The Struts have anythi...

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  • Added: Jan 30, 2017
  • Length: 07:05
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Jimmy Eat World released their 8th album, Integrity Blues, last year in what some called a return to form of their earlier works. But that’s not ex...

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  • Added: Jan 23, 2017
  • Length: 06:56
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After two decades in NYC, Mike Doughty made a big lifestyle change recently by moving to Memphis. While the change of scenery isn’t exactly evident...

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  • Added: Jan 23, 2017
  • Length: 07:04
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As the story goes, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James had been working on scoring a soundtrack when the studio fired him for being too weird. The jams w...

Bought by WOUB, WKMS, KSUT, KRCB 104.9, and WLPR


  • Added: Jan 16, 2017
  • Length: 07:04
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My Morning Jacket may be between albums right now, but that hasn’t slowed any of the members down. Most of the guys ended up backing Ray Lamontagne...

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  • Added: Jan 16, 2017
  • Length: 06:58
  • Purchases: 4
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Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead discusses what originally inspired her to incorporate politics into her act. Downtown Boys frontwoman Victoria ...

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  • Added: Jan 13, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2