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The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce says the state could help more residents enter the workforce — and boost one of the nation's lowest workforce participation rates — by addressing ballooning costs for child care and access to those services.

Renee Elise Goldsberry on Who I Really Am, Rewriting Hamilton's “Satisfied,” and Why She Refuses to Stay in One Lane

A few years in, a CDC drowning prevention program was ready to share its findings on how to mitigate the leading cause of death among young children. Then the administration terminated that staff.

Ethel Cain. Charley Crockett. J.I.D. Plug in to the week's top new releases with NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and guest DeShun Nance of WJSU's The Sipp in Jackson, Miss. The Starting 5: • J.I.D, 'God Does Like Ugly' (Stream) • Ethel Cain, 'Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You' (Stream) • Amaarae, 'BLACK STAR' (Stream) • Charley Crockett, 'Dollar a Day' (Stream) • Gordi, 'Like Plasticine' (Stream) The Lightning Round: • Hayes Carll, 'We're Only Human' • Big Freedia, 'Pressing Onward' • Ashley Monroe, 'Tennessee Lightning' • Bryson Tiller, 'The Vices' • Ada Lea, 'when i paint my masterpiece' See our long list of albums out Aug. 8 and sample more than 50 of them via our New Music Friday playlist on the All Songs Considered blog. Credits Host: Stephen Thompson Guest: DeShun Nance (WJSU's The Sipp) Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Digital Producer: Elle Mannion Production Assistant: Dora Levite Editor: Otis Hart Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed

After some time away from the spotlight, a local theatre company returns with a production its founder says is "a bit of a mind flip.”

Sabrina Carpenter. The Beaches. Margo Price. This week, Stephen Thompson chats with NPR Music's Hazel Cills and WMOT's Jessie Scott about the best new albums out this new music Friday. The Starting 5: • The Beaches, 'No Hard Feelings' • The Beths, 'Straight Line Was A Lie' • Margo Price, 'Hard Headed Woman' • Rodney Crowell, 'Airline Highway' • Anna Tivel, 'Animal Poem' Read more about WMOT's live webcast from AMERICANAFEST 2025. The Lightning Round: • Blood Orange, 'Essex Honey' • Jaelee Roberts, 'Let Me Be Lonely' • Brad Mehldau, 'Ride Into the Sun' • CMAT, 'EURO-COUNTRY' • Tiwa Savage, 'This One Is Personal' See the long list of albums out Aug. 29 and sample dozens of them via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.

Three University of Louisville track athletes hope to foster community and teamwork through a free running program for kids.

Advocates say “community-based strategies” with involvement or leadership from local grassroots groups are a powerful and relatively cheap way of driving climate action, especially as the Trump administration rolls back as much progress as it can.

WFPK's Laura Shine spoke with Alejandro Escovedo before his show at Headliners Music Hall on September 5, 2025

Scott McVoy was named interim chief of the Jeffersonville Police Department.

In a new album, the youngest ever Van Cliburn winner puts his own stamp on Tchaikovsky's undervalued set of piano pieces called The Seasons.

Cities United and the Louisville Story Program team up to honor local violence interrupters and expand the conversation around public safety.