My Old Kentucky Podcast

Daniel Grossberg Interview, Racing Louisville Scandals, UK Football Open Records Requests, and More!

It's a sports-centric MOKP this week, as Jazmin talks about Louisville's professional women's soccer team, which finds itself mired in an awful scandal involving a former coach, and Robert talked about UK Football coaches having their communications with Kelly Craft ORRed.
Our interview this week is Daniel Grossberg, who is set to be elected in the 30th House District in East Central Louisville. He talked about being the first Jewish person elected to the House in half a century, as well as his previous work with the Democratic party, and what he hopes to accomplish in Frankfort.

David Kloiber Interview, Deep Dives into Russell Coleman and Sen. Max Wise

David Kloiber, candidate for Mayor of Lexington, was our guest this week. He talked about how he decided to run for mayor this year, and how his approach to key issues would be different from the mayors of the past.
Before that, Jazmin did a deep dive into Russell Coleman (GOP candidate for Attorney General) and Robert looked into Sen. Max Wise (Kelly Craft's pick to run for Lt. Governor).

Interviews with Kate Turner and Rachel Roarx

This week Robert interviewed two candidates for State House from Louisville: Kate Turner in East Louisville (as well as some of Shelby County and most of South Oldham County -- where she lives) and Rachel Roarx, from South Louisville. They talked about why they are running, the issues they are passionate about, and how they plan to advocate for their communities.
Kate Turner also stayed on with Robert to talk about some news, including several stories about abortion and also about Rand Paul's newest campaign ads.

Interview with Tommy Adams

This week Robert and Jazmin interviewed Tommy Adams, candidate for State House in District 73. Tommy is running in Winchester and southeast Lexington. He's an avid outdoorsman and educator. We were excited to bring him to our show!
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we didn't record the rest of the show, but are looking forward to sharing our segments about two GOP candidates in 2023 soon!

A Conversation about the West End TIF With The Historically Black Neighborhood Assembly

This week, we discussed the West End TIF with three women who are part of the West End Neighborhood Assembly. They have been organizing in opposition to the TIF, and we talked about why they are doing that, their experiencing living in West Louisville, and their dreams for Louisville's future.
Before that, Robert looked into the most recent campaign finance updates, and Jazmin talked about a crisis going on in Kentucky's Department of Juvenile Justice.

What You Need to Know about Kelly Craft, LMPD Court Case Update, and Katherine Leonard Interview

Kelly Craft is running for Governor, and Robert told us everything we need to know about her: who she is, what she's done, how she's running, and who is supporting her. In addition, Jazmin gave an update about the federal court case against former LMPD officers, including some explosive new information. Katherine Leonard, the Democratic candidate for Kentucky House in Elizabethtown, joined Robert and Jazmin for the second part of the show.

Martina Jackson & Rene Heinrich

Martina Jackson, candidate for House in District 91, and Rene Heinrich, candidate for Senate in District 24, joined Robert this week to talk about their races. Ms. Jackson also joined Robert to talk about the news of the week, including a new entry into the gubernatorial race.

Susan Cintra & Teresa Barton

This week Robert spoke with two women running for Kentucky Senate in Central and Northern Kentucky -- Susan Cintra (District 34 in Madison and Fayette Counties) and Teresa Barton (District 20 in Franklin, Owen, Carroll Gallatin, Boone, and Kenton counties). They both spoke about their reasons for running, their experiences before running for office, and lots other items.
Susan Cintra also spoke with Robert about the news this week, including the special session that led to $200 million in additional support for Eastern Kentucky.

Grayson Vandegrift Interview, Abortion Ruling at SCOKY, and a Special Session

This week we welcome Grayson Vandegrift, the Democratic candidate in House District 56 in Woodford, Franklin, and Jessamine Counties. He spoke to us about running in this area with deep Democratic roots but which has been trending towards Republicans, as well as serving as mayor in Midway.
The Supreme Court of Kentucky issued their first ruling on the abortion lawsuit, which was about the emergency injunction. In addition, a special session of the Kentucky legislature started on Wednesday, and we talked about what we knew. Plus, some more quick hits.

Debby Lucas Angel & Meagan Brannon Interviews

This week we have two interview: Debby Lucas Angel, who is running in the 61st District against Savannah Maddox, and Meagan Brannon, who is running in central and northeast Kentucky. We spoke to Ms. Angel about running against an opponent who is often busy running for Governor, and how to speak as a Democrat in rural Northern Kentucky, and we spoke to Ms. Brannon about her passion for people with special needs and how she would work on those issues in Frankfort. In addition, we had a few quick hits.