Joe Conkwright interviews Rock & Roots artist Brandon Flowers about his new album Thrasher, which comes out August 21st, 2026.

Rock and Roots celebrates America's Birthday with a showcase of Americana music and a time capsule of the golden music of 1976. Join Joe Conkwright and John Lee for a listening party on Rock & Roots this weekend - 10 am to 2 pm Friday, and Saturday noon to 5 pm.Only on 91.3 or streaming live @ wuky.org or the free WUKY app.

10 Foot Pole brings the Roots of Lexington Music Scene back to life at the next Tahlsound, Sunday June 28th at the Great Lawn Stage behind Oleika Shriners Temple, 326 Southland Drive.10 Foot Pole and Rebeca Rego join Joe Conkwright for a conversation on Rock & Roots. Recorded June 16, 2026.

WUKY Listener Walt Remondini returns as a guest host for The Rock & Roots Special Edition. This program aired first on Saturday, March 7, 2026.

Molly Tuttle stops by WUKY's Rock & Roots and joins host Joe Conkwright.Recorded live on Thursday, August 14, 2025.

'From Kentucky Wildcat to NBA Legend' is the title of Dan Issel's long-awaited memoir. This week on the WUKY SportsPage Keith talks with Dan and co-author Doug Brunk. To celebrate the publication, the University Press of Kentucky and the UK Alumni Association will host a special book launch event featuring Issel, Brunk and renowned sportscaster and Emmy Award winner Tom Hammond, who enjoyed a three-decade career with NBC Sports. The launch is 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at the E.S. Good Barn Gorham Hall, 1451 University Drive in Lexington.

Duane Lundy looks back on his time playing in Gold Tooth Display, Chico Fellini, and several other bands. Plus, he discusses his career as one of Lexington's most successful producers.

Lexington Stories Lore and More returns in time for Halloween as Alan and Fiona welcome in Keven McQueen. Keven has researched and written extensively about paranormal phenomena and things that go 'bump in the night.' He's the author of Creepy Kentucky, Offbeat Kentuckians, Kentucky Book of the Dead, Forgotten Tales of Kentucky to name a few. He shares one of his favorite ghost tales involving a haunted house in Richmond, Kentucky. Listen if you dare!

This week on WUKY's Open Studio Tom Musgrave welcomes illustrator, graphic designer, comic book artist and graphic novelist Justin Stewart. He talks about his superhero origin story with art, the challenges of the kind of storytelling that he does, and what makes Kentucky such a good setting for these stories.