This week we’re talking with Honi Goldman and Talley Russell about a new effort to get more people to vote, called VoteNowKY. Their tag line is “It’s your right to fix what’s wrong,” and they’ve got some great info and some solid partners. List

VoteNowKY - new effort to "turn up the turnout"

Oct 7th, 2019 23m 3s

John Yarmuth on the whistleblower complaint and impeachment

Sep 26th, 2019 17m 36s

This is an early and shortened MKF episode, as we were able to line up an interview with Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-03) on the same day that hearings began on the whistleblower complaint. We ask Cong. Yarmuth he was hearing from both Democrat

Krystal Ball

Sep 23rd, 2019 27m 10s

This week we talk with Krystal Ball, who’s well-known to folks across Kentucky, and is now co-hosting a new show called Rising. We talk with her about her new show, the Democratic race for president and what’s going to happen there, about what

Just how good is this year's Coordinated Campaign, really?

Sep 15th, 2019 24m 38s

Every election season, Kentucky Democrats put together a "coordinated campaign." People are saying that this year's CC is really doing well. We talk with Michael Bowman, candidate for state treasurer, and Lisa Tanner Norkus, long-time political

Jacqueline Coleman

Sep 8th, 2019 15m 41s

In this week's show, we talked with Jacqueline Coleman, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, running with Andy Beshear. We talked with her about education, the race, and why people should vote for her and Andy this fall. It's a short

Dr. Alexandra Owensby, candidate for KY-04

Sep 3rd, 2019 21m 22s

We're joined by Dr. Alexandra Owensby, a candidate for Congress in Kentucky’s 4th district with an inspiring personal story who is not afraid of a challenge — and that includes taking on the incumbent, Thomas Massie. I really enjoyed getting to

Chuck Eddy of "Republicans for Andy Beshear and Jacqueline Coleman"

Aug 5th, 2019 22m 50s

This week we're joined by Chuck Eddy, founder of the group "Republicans for Andy Beshear and Jacqueline Coleman." Mr. Eddy is a lifelong Republican who nevertheless is fed up with Matt Bevin, and is working to get the Beshear/Coleman ticket ele

Five Minutes with Andy Beshear

Aug 3rd, 2019 5m 31s

As part of our Fancy Farm coverage, we got a five-minute stand-up interview with AG Andy Beshear, just outside the Marshall County Bean Dinner on Friday, August 2, 2019. We asked Beshear, who is running for governor, about how the campaign is g

Cherlynn Stevenson on the Commonwealth Caucus

Jul 31st, 2019 24m 15s

Rep. Cherlynn Stevenson joins us this week to talk about the new Commonwealth Caucus, a group formed to find "commonsense solutions for the common good." We ask her why she helped form the group, what they hope to accomplish, and what her Repub

Matt Morrison of Working America

Jul 18th, 2019 32m 33s

In this week's Moving Kentucky Forward podcast, we're joined by Matt Morrison, executive director of Working America. We'll bet that most of you have never heard of this group, but if you listen to this episode, you'll learn about their work, a

Bullitt County Women Candidates

Jul 29th, 2018 42m 30s

This week we're doing a group interview with five women running on the Democratic ticket in Bullitt County. We learn how that local party found enough candidates to fill up their slate, including a number of women, and what sort of experiences

Sam Quinones, author of "Dreamland"

Jul 22nd, 2018 32m 47s

Our guest is Sam Quinones, reporter, and author of "Dreamland," the best-seller about the opioid crisis. Sam talks about the causes of the crisis, including the drug companies and the doctors, and shares the solutions people are finding across

Greg Stumbo

Jul 1st, 2018 46m 46s

Sometimes, in order to get where you want to go, you have to look back at where you've been and learn from it. This week, former Attorney General and Speaker of the House Greg Stumbo helps us do just that, with advice on how to take back the st

Attorney General Andy Beshear

Jun 25th, 2018 29m 53s

This week we’re joined by Kentucky’s attorney general, Andy Beshear. We discuss the judge’s decision in the pension case and where the Attorney General thinks the case will wind up. We look at the work of his office, including how the AG’s offi

Blair Haydon of Emerge Kentucky

Jun 11th, 2018 28m 42s

This week we talk with Blair Haydon, executive director of Emerge Kentucky, the organization devoted to getting more Democratic women elected to office. We talk about all the women that are running, the training they go through and what it cost

Tom Fitzgerald of the KY Resources Council

Jun 4th, 2018 45m 37s

This week's guest is Tom Fitzgerald, the director of the KY Resources Council (KYRC.org). He talks about the good and the bad of this year's legislative session, including the difference between the fight with the electrical utilities versus th

Mary Nishimuta and Ben Self of the KDP

May 28th, 2018 27m 18s

The primaries are over, and there is much excitement among Dem voters across the state. We talk with Mary Nishimuta and Ben Self of the KDP about the primaries and what they mean, as well as what KDP is doing to get ready for the fall elections

Brent McKim of JCTA

May 20th, 2018 34m 52s

Brent McKim, the head of the Jefferson County Teachers Association, joins us to talk about the proposed takeover, the upcoming contract, and what he thinks of the comments and emails that have been made public in the past few weeks.

Rep. Rocky Adkins

May 11th, 2018 28m 3s

We're joined this week by Rep. Rocky Adkins, the Democratic leader of the Kentucky House of Representatives. We’re going to see what he thinks of the legislative session that just finished, including the way the Republicans ran it. We’re going

Linda Belcher and Rebekah Witherington

Feb 26th, 2018 43m 44s

This week we talk with Linda Belcher, fresh off her landslide win for state House in the Bullitt County special election, and Rebekah Witherington, the chair of the Bullitt County Democratic Party. We talk about how they won so convincingly, ab

Gay Adelmann

Feb 19th, 2018 31m 8s

In this week's Moving Kentucky Forward, we're joined by Gay Adelmann, founder of Dear JCPS and Save Our Schools Kentucky, and a strong advocate for public education in Louisville and in Frankfort. She helped recruit many of the educators runnin

Ben Self, KDP chair

Feb 12th, 2018 31m 30s

We're joined this week by Ben Self, the new chair of the Kentucky Democratic Party who was elected last fall. Ben got his start in campaign politics working on the Howard Dean campaign, helping to build that famous digital operation. Now he's t

Representative Jim Wayne

Sep 25th, 2017 30m 16s

Long-time state rep Jim Wayne joins us, and tells us the best and worst bills of the past General Assembly, and what he thinks is going to happen on pensions and tax reforms. He also is direct in his thoughts on Governor Bevin and the Republica

Nicole George

Sep 17th, 2017 30m 34s

Join us as we interview Nicole George, candidate for Louisville's Metro Council in 2018. Nicole talks about the issues in her district, and at the end, we give her a magic wand to fix the things SHE thinks are most important. Listen to see her