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Meet Tania Whitfield. Tania is a narrative organizer with the Black Appalachian Coalition (BLAC) and an active member of Voices of Community Activists and Leaders Kentucky (VOCAL-KY). Tania champions health through sharing her light with others.

In this edition of WUKY's Saving Stories we remember pioneering filmmaker Elizabeth Barret who recently passed away. Nunn Center Director Dr. Doug Boyd highlights an interview with former Appalshop fundraiser, co-producer and researcher Judi Jennings, who helped get the Stranger with a Camera project off the ground. She also talks about the pivotal decision to have Barret serve as the film's narrator.

University of Kentucky School of Art and Visual Studies lecturer and Louisville native, Shae Goodlett has been named the artist for the official 2026 Kentucky Derby Festival poster. Goodlett’s design, which was unveiled earlier this month, will be featured on the festival’s 2026 official merchandise line, including clothing, accessories, glassware and mugs. Host Tom Musgrave talks with Goodlett about the inspiration, journey and destination for his art.

Lex Talk History, the official podcast of the Lexington History Museum, has this fresh episode just in time for Black History Month. Alan and Mandy get you caught up on museum happenings then get into an in depth discussion with guests Steve Phan, chief of interpretation at Camp Nelson National Historical Site and Dr. Amy Murrell Taylor, professor of 19th century history at UK, and the author of the award winning book, 'Embattled Freedom - Journeys Through the Civil War’s Slave Refugee Camps.'

February is Children's Dental Health Month. This week on Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine we welcome Dr Emily Winfrey from the UK College of Dentistry to talk about Kentucky's poor oral health ranking and the renewed effort by some politicians to pass legislation making water fluoridation optional in Kentucky communities.

Josh and Joe continue their conversation of meal planning - this week focusing on 'Lunch.' Explore the world of sandwich options at the Farmers' Market, and hear Josh's dream sandwich for this time of year.

Mike Battaglia is known to thoroughbred racing fans everywhere as an announcer, an analyst and handicapper. He called the races at Churchill Downs, including the Kentucky Derby, from 1977 to 1996. He worked with ABC and for many years, NBC, on national coverage of the Triple Crown races. He has set the morning line odds at Churchill Downs and Turfway Park. For years, racing fans would look for Mike’s picks in newspapers around the state before heading to the track. A native of northern Kentucky, he was inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017. In this conversation, he recalls his first assignment in race calling at Miles Park in Louisville, his days on network television (including a less-than-smooth relationship with ABC’s Howard Cosell), and his first call of a Kentucky Derby, the 1978 running that was part of the great Affirmed-Alydar rivalry.

Horses are running again at Keeneland and in this episode of WUKY’s Saving Stories we hear from one of the first, and one of the most successful, African American horse trainers in the modern era. In this 1986 Nunn Center interview, Oscar Dishman Jr. reflects on his rise from exercise boy / groom, his decision to become a horse trainer in 1960, and the challenges he had to overcome on his way to the top of his field. Training the winning horses for the 1973 Michigan Mile, Ohio Derby, Hawthorne Stakes, and the Widener Handicap (1977-1978) are among the highlights of his career for which he was awarded the Black Achievement Award in Lexington.

Desserts and Snacks are on the table this week - Joe and Josh discuss everything from specialty cookies to yummy peppers, plus stick around for sweet cake breads and the arrival of popping corn.

Katerina Stoykova interviews Chris Williams, Senior Vice President of Communications at Kosair for Kids about the mission and the history of the organization.