20 Best Louisville Public Media Podcasts

1. Great Podversations

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Great Podversations features nationally-recognized writers in conversation. These candid discussions invite the listener to learn about literature, politics, history, economics, science, and culture through the voices of compelling authors and experts. NPR's Robert Siegel introduces each pair of fascinating guests.MORE Producer/Network Louisville Public Media
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 77Facebook 21KTwitter 20.9KInstagram 8.1K Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Kentuckiana Sounds

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Take an audio trip around Kentucky, Indiana, and throughout our region. On each episode, we listen to a field recording from the Kentuckiana Sounds map, and hear from the contributor who made it. Produced by Louisville Public Media, and Kentuckiana Sounds.MORE Producer/Network Louisville Public Media
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 3Facebook 21KTwitter 20.9KInstagram 8.1K Avg Length 3 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

3. The Music Box

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The Music Box is an interactive music education podcast for kids, exploring fundamental music concepts through performing, responding and connecting. The current season is hosted by music educators Kiana Del and Fiona Palensky. Each episode gets listeners involved in making music! Short episodes are perfect for a car ride or just hanging out at home. Get printable lesson plans and ideas for extending the learning at musicboxpod.org. The Music Box is produced by Louisville Public Media and made possible in part by support from PNC and the Grace Hopkins Ruml Children's Fund.MORE Hosts Kiana Del, Fiona Palensky
Producer/Network Louisville Public Media
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 127Facebook 479Twitter 169Instagram 296 Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

4. Curious Louisville

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Have you ever had a question about the Derby City that you just can't answer? That's where Curious Louisville comes in. Listeners submit their questions, the public votes on which questions to investigate, and 89.3 WFPL finds the answers.MORE Producer/Network Louisville Public Media
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 16 Avg Length 9 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

5. Strange Fruit

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Jaison Gardner and Dr. Kaila Story talk race, gender, and LGBTQ issues, from politics to pop culture. A new episode every week, from Louisville Public Media.
Hosts Kaila Adia Story, Jaison Ashley Gardner
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 156Facebook 21KTwitter 2.7KInstagram 8.1K Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Since Sep 2014 Get Email Contact

6. Race Unwrapped

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Host Michelle Tyrene Johnson tackles different ways to unwrap and unpack race and identity.
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 12Facebook 21KTwitter 20.9KInstagram 8.1K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. WFPK Music News

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Your daily dose of music news from WFPK and Louisville Public Media.
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 21KTwitter 20.9KInstagram 8.1K Avg Length 2 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

8. Say Yes: An Elliott Smith Podcast

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Elliott Smith released his landmark album Either/Or 20 years ago. To celebrate, The Guestlist, Louisville Public Media, and Kill Rock Stars have created Say Yes: An Elliott Smith Podcast. The miniseries will feature stories from folks who knew Elliott, memories from artists he influenced, and conversations about Either/Or — which might just be his most important release.MORE Producer/Network Louisville Public Media
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 104 Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. The Guestlist With Sean Cannon

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The Guestlist is full of performances, guest DJ sets and casual, in-depth conversations with folks from all over the pop culture spectrum. It's like making a new friend at the end of the bar — then finding out they were in your favorite band. From Louisville Public Media.MORE Host Sean Cannon
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 46 Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Welcome to AppalachAmerica

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As the U.S. confronts climate change with a move to a new, clean energy future, what happens to those places that gave us the old energy — the fossil fuels that powered the country for more than a century? In 'Welcome to AppalachAmerica,' host Jeff Young and the reporters at the Ohio Valley ReSource dig into the big questions around this energy shift: How can we move forward on clean energy when so many people fear they'll be left behind? Can coal country come out a winner as we tackle climate change? And just what would a 'just transition' look like? You'll hear from miners making a caree..MORE Producer/Network Louisville Public Media
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 15Facebook 5.2KTwitter 6.8KInstagram 3.8K Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

11. Kentucky Politics Distilled

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Kentucky Politics Distilled is our weekly rundown of the big news — and sometimes the odd news — happening in the state Capitol. With Kentucky's elected leaders all in one place for a limited time, the developments can break in a rapid-fire fashion. Kentucky Politics Distilled helps ensure you don't miss all the highs and lows coming out of Frankfort. We'll discuss the important issues facing Kentucky and add context to the headlines that flew by over the week. New episodes post on Fridays. From Louisville Public Media.MORE Hosts Divya Karthikeyan, Ryland Barton
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Apple Rating 3.6/5Apple Reviews 16Facebook 21KTwitter 20.9KInstagram 8.1K Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

12. Here Today

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This is a pivotal moment for west Louisville. There's a track & field complex planned, a new YMCA in the works, and the renovation of Beecher Terrace. But as property values rise, so do property taxes, and that can be a hardship for the people already living there. Is this revitalization? Or gentrification? Here Today will track the changes in Louisville's West End, and tell the stories of the people who call it home.MORE Hosts Jonese Franklin, Amina Elahi, Kyeland Jackson
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 22Facebook 5.2KTwitter 6.8KInstagram 3.8K Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

13. These Miracles Work: A Hold Steady Podcast

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A decade ago, The Hold Steady released the seminal 'Stay Positive.' This is the story of that record, how things changed for the band, and how they recaptured that magic 10 years later. From Louisville Public Media.MORE Producer/Network Louisville Public Media
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 68 Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

14. Tough and Universal: Stories of Grit

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This limited-run podcast from WFPL — produced in partnership with IDEAS xLab — brings you first-person accounts from people in your community who've overcome some significant challenge and thrived despite the odds. They're hopeful stories, in a world that's often full of the opposite. From Louisville Public Media.MORE Producer/Network Louisville Public Media
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 5.2KTwitter 6.8KInstagram 3.8K Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

15. Track Changes

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The whole world pays attention to Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May for the Kentucky Derby. Track Changes brings you the people and stories who make up the track and its neighborhood the other 364 days a year. Take an immersive trip through historic and present-day south Louisville, from wherever you are in the world. Your tour guides have ridden horses, sewn jockey silks, parked cars and run juke joints, all in the shadow of the twin spires. Produced by the Louisville Story Program and Louisville Public Media.MORE Producer/Network Louisville Public Media
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 8Facebook 5.2KTwitter 6.8KInstagram 3.8K Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

16. WFPK's First Cut

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The First Cut, conversations with some of the most talented singer/songwriters recording today. WFPK's award-winning music host, Laura Shine, asks guests like Micheal Franti, Ani Difranco, recent Grammy nominee Eric Burton (Black Pumas), and more about some firsts in their lives. The same set of questions, totally different answers.MORE Producer/Network Louisville Public Media
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

17. The Bluegrass Schmooze

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When Shani Abramowitz and Ben Freed took their first jobs as rabbis in Lexington and Louisville, they got one question from their classmates and friends: There are Jews in Kentucky? The short answer is yes! The long answer is right here, in your podcast feed. Every month, you'll hear a deep dive into upcoming holidays and their meanings, and kibitz with a Jewish Kentuckian who has a great story. And each episode wraps up with a L'Chaim of the Month — a toast to a person or group making our world a better place (bourbon in a kosher dill jar optional... but strongly encouraged)...MORE Producer/Network Louisville Public Media
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 21 Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

18. The Next Louisville

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The Next Louisville project is a collaboration between WFPL News and the Community Foundation of Louisville. In 2019, WFPL is highlighting youth voices—telling the stories of kids, teenagers and young adults in our community.MORE Producer/Network Louisville Public Media
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 10 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact