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Is it possible to get a divided America back on speaking terms? "Meeting of America" aims to find out, and it begins in Kentucky. We’ll hear from co-founder Pearce Godwin and Meeting of America Kentucky Director, Julie Babbage. LISTEN 

CivicLex Director Richard Young returns with another in our weekly election season series on state and local offices appearing on the Nov. 8 ballot. This week: the County Sheriff. LISTEN 

Child Care in Kentucky won support from the American Rescue Plan. But that funding ends soon and the Prichard Committee’s Benjamin Gies spells out what lies beyond that fiscal cliff. LISTEN 

Getting to know Melisse Brunet, the new Lexington Philharmonic Music Director and Conductor with six diplomas from the Paris Conservatory and an ear for jazz. (Note: LexPhil is a WEKU sponsor.) LISTEN 

The annual Russell Fork Rendezvous near The Breaks Interstate Park will dedicate all proceeds this year to flood relief and recovery in Eastern Kentucky. Organizer Bob Larkin offers details. LISTEN