Alan Lytle
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PodcastsStep inside a time-travel experience unlike anything in Lexington. Alan and Mandy have everything you need to know about the museum's 'Back to Lex Future' signature event Saturday August 29 at Limestone Hall in downtown Lexington.
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The annual Fancy Farm Picnic in Western Kentucky takes place this Saturday. WUKY's Alan Lytle talks with Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock about the major storylines playing out as prominent Republicans and Democrats take the stage.
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PodcastsBryan Station, established in 1779 in Lexington, Kentucky, was a crucial frontier settlement founded by William Bryan, an early pioneer from Virginia. As one of the most fortified outposts in the region, it played a key role in the defense of settlers against Native American attacks during the tumultuous years of Kentucky's settlement. Learn about a new discovery of a possible William Bryan cabin that stood off of Clay's Mill. Alan and Mandy welcome amateur sleuth Eric McAnallen as he tells the story of the forgotten cabin connected to the Bryan family.
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A significant severe weather outbreak is expected across Kentucky today, with forecasters warning of damaging winds, heavy rainfall, isolated tornadoes, and flash flooding.
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PodcastsVoting Matters is back from hiatus with this fresh conversation with Melissa Coulston of Kentucky Refugee Ministries. She talks about the mission of the nonprofit and recaps their 12th annual Kentucky Refugee and Immigrant Inclusion Summit, which this year included a mock election conducted by the Fayette County Clerk's office.
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PodcastsYou never know where a conversation about World Cup Soccer will go, especially when it's the primary theme for Lexington Stories, Lore and More. Alan and Fiona - far from expert soccer fans, discuss how this tournament has brought excitement and a few surprises to the host countries. They also talk about some of the more internationally-flavored places in Lexington and Central Kentucky.
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Lexington Parks & Recreation invite you to join in as we celebrate our nation’s birthday and America 250 with events all throughout the week. We talk all things 'patriotic' with Adrienne Thakur; director of recreation at Lexington Parks & Rec.
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PodcastsThe official podcast of the Lexington History Museum is back with a fresh episode for June. Soulfeast Week, a 10 day celebration of black culinary and agriculture in central Kentucky, takes place From June 16 - 25th. Alan and Mandy get a preview from event co-founder Martina Barksdale. This year's daylong SoulTeenth Fest in Gatton Park will include the dedication of an EJI marker to honor R.C.O. Benjamin. Local activist Russell Allen joins the program to talk about the effort to memorialize the journalist, minister and attorney who was murdered on October 2, 1900, while helping to register Black citizens to vote in Lexington.
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PodcastsIn this edition of WUKY's Saving Stories, Nunn Center Director Dr. Doug Boyd shares audio from two oral history interviews with former Urban League of Lexington president P.G. Peeples who recently passed away at the age of 81. Both audio clips take you inside the mind of one of Kentucky's most influential civil rights and community leaders.
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In this post-primary edition of WUKY's Capitol Chat, Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock offers her take on the Kentucky US Senate race, which will now pit Democrat Charles Booker against Republican Andy Barr and the Sixth Congressional District matchup between Republican Ralph Alvarado and former federal prosecutor Democrat Zach Dembo.