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The Supreme Court Rules Against Charter Schools and Electric Bills in Eastern Kentucky | My Old Kentucky Podcast This week Jazmin explained the ruling by the Supreme Court of Kentucky, which struck down the legislature's attempts to fund charter schools in the state. It was a unanimous ruling, which is unusual! ...

Big charter school ruling from SCOKY, let’s talk about it (and also about electric bills in EKY): myoldkentuckypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-suprem...

25.02.2026 16:10 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Jason Bailey Interview + Beshear Clashes with Republicans | My Old Kentucky Podcast This week we welcomed Jason Bailey to the show! He's the executive director of Kentucky Center for Economic Policy/KY Policy, and he joined us to talk about this year's budget, including significant c...

Our episode this week is a good one! Want to know what’s in the draft of the budget? @jbaileyky.bsky.social is here to explain it!

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18.02.2026 14:24 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Jason Bailey Interview + Beshear Clashes with Republicans | My Old Kentucky Podcast This week we welcomed Jason Bailey to the show! He's the executive director of Kentucky Center for Economic Policy/KY Policy, and he joined us to talk about this year's budget, including significant c...

Great to be on @myoldkypod.bsky.social last night to talk about the public employee health insurance debacle and the harm of state income tax cuts. Thanks @robertkahne.com and Jazmin myoldkentuckypodcast.podbean.com/e/jason-bail...

18.02.2026 14:19 — 👍 2 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1

Rep. Joshua Watkins on the Session so far + Interview with Iva Markicevic Daley | My Old Kentucky Podcast This week Democratic House Whip Joshua Watkins joined Robert and Jazmin to discuss the session so far, including conversations about the budget, education, Medicaid, and more. Then, Robert and Jazmin ...

We also had two great guests this week, Rep. Joshua Watkins and Iva Markicevic Daley, who is running to represent the 99th House District! myoldkentuckypodcast.podbean.com/e/rep-joshua...

04.02.2026 18:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Robert Writes About Schools Jazmin has asked me after the show during the past few weeks to update the podcast with my recent Courier-Journal op-ed about JCPS.

We have a new Substack post from @robertkahne.com about schools: open.substack.com/pub/myoldkyp...

04.02.2026 18:03 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Great interview with @adrianpbryant.bsky.social on the pod this week!

21.01.2026 20:04 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

No pod tonight! Happy holidays 💙

23.12.2025 21:15 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

US Senate Handicapping and Blue Oval SK Updates | My Old Kentucky Podcast This week Robert and Jazmin took a look at the full slate of candidates running for US Senate and decided what they thought of the group. In addition, they analyzed the news about the former battery p...

Is the field set for the US Senate race? We’re giving the full preview on what we *think* might be the field on this week’s show: myoldkentuckypodcast.podbean.com/e/us-senate-...

18.12.2025 01:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Nearly 200 license plate readers keep watch on Louisville drivers. LMPD won’t say where they are License plate reader cameras are growing in popularity among police nationwide. But some local agencies refuse to disclose device locations.

License plate reader cameras are growing in popularity among police nationwide. Departments in Lexington, Jeffersontown, Paducah, Georgetown and Owensboro share their locations with the public, but Louisville refuses to. From @morganwatkins.lpm.org & @byrobertor.lpm.org

17.12.2025 17:29 — 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 5

Some positivity from your Democratic legislators this holiday season Happy holidays, fellow Kentuckians and other friends.

A little holiday cheer from some of your state legislators! A special shoutout to the Lexington legislators who were the most responsive!

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12.12.2025 23:26 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

How Well Can Democrats Do in 2026? Kentucky House Seats that Might Flip Next Year

ICYMI: In our newsletter, Robert looked at opportunities for Democrats in 2026 myoldkypod.substack.com/p/how-well-c...

08.12.2025 14:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Gov. Beshear Joins a Housing Lawsuit | My Old Kentucky Podcast This week Jazmin tells us about a lawsuit against the Trump administration's approach to HUD, and Robert brings us several other stories.

Yesterday’s pod! myoldkentuckypodcast.podbean.com/e/gov-beshea...

03.12.2025 14:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Spooky SNAP Cuts and Spooky Data Center Updates | My Old Kentucky Podcast This week Jazmin spoke to us about the impact of SNAP benefits disappearing for many Kentuckians during the Government Shutdown and Robert talked about the approval of 2 new power generation projects ...

We’re busy bees this week but we recorded a Halloween show for you on Friday ICMYI! myoldkentuckypodcast.podbean.com/e/spooky-sna...

04.11.2025 20:04 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Jazmin has a scheduling issue today and Robert has one next week so instead, we’re going to do one podcast in between the two weeks so look for that this weekend!

28.10.2025 15:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Overflow from the Show including photos!

New substack post with some extras we didn’t get to on the show and photos from the No Kings rally in Louisville from @hughestopher.bsky.social: myoldkypod.substack.com/p/overflow-f...

22.10.2025 13:11 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Ricardo Santiago on Americana Community Center's Future + FEC Reports | My Old Kentucky Podcast This week Ricardo Santiago joined us to speak about his new job at the Executive Director at the Americana Community Center. We had spoken about the center's uncertain future in the wake of it's feder...

Americana’s new Executive Director, Ricardo Santiago, joined us on the show this week after his second day on the job! myoldkentuckypodcast.podbean.com/e/ricardo-sa...

22.10.2025 13:02 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Maddie Shepard on State Education Funding and JCPS Budget + More | My Old Kentucky Podcast This week Maddie Shepard joins Robert and Jazmin to talk about the Protect Our Schools KY effort to increase education spending in Frankfort by $718 million, as well as the recent news about the JCPS ...

I’ve been bad about sharing the show so ICYMI, last week we brought on JCTA President Maddie Shepard to talk education issues! myoldkentuckypodcast.podbean.com/e/maddie-she...

09.10.2025 01:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Joel Willett Interview, Louisville Appointments, and a new US Senate candidate | My Old Kentucky Podcast This week Robert and Jazmin interviewed Joel Willett, one of the Democratic candidates for US Senate in 2026. In addition, they talked about Mayor Greenberg's appointments to the County Clerk and Sher...

We have a U.S. Senate candidate on the show this week! We talked to Joel Willett, a first-time candidate who joins several other Democrats vying for the office: myoldkentuckypodcast.podbean.com/e/joel-wille...

09.10.2025 01:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

No new episode this week! Jazmin has a play opening and Robert is solo parenting. Be back next week 👋🏻

22.09.2025 15:08 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Kim Davis' Lawsuit & Nuclear Power in Paducah | My Old Kentucky Podcast This week Jazmin explains Kim Davis' lawsuit which she hopes to argue before the Supreme Court, and Robert talks about multiple nuclear power projects coming to Paducah.

Kim Davis is back and nuclear power is back, too

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13.08.2025 14:04 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

A Primer on the Republicans Running for US Senate in 2026 The 2026 Republican Primary for US Senate in Kentucky is shaping up to be one of the more interesting races in the country next year.

ICYMI: a late night weekend newsletter from Robert previewing the US Senate primary: open.substack.com/pub/myoldkyp...

12.08.2025 00:53 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Robert Reacts and Ralph Alvarado Profile | My Old Kentucky Podcast Robert is back this week, and Jazmin asked him about the news of the day, plus Robert does a profile on Ralph Alvarado and his career in Kentucky (and Tennessee) politics as he launches his campaign f...

We’re finally back at full strength for the first time in three weeks! Let’s catch up! myoldkentuckypodcast.podbean.com/e/robert-rea...

06.08.2025 14:45 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

LEO Weekly | Readers Choice 2025 Vote for Louisville's best of the best in nightlife, shopping, restaurants, goods, services, sports, and recreation

Fellow Kentuckians, you can nominate us for the LEO’s Readers Choice Awards Best Local Podcast right now! vote.leoweekly.com/media/best-l...

06.08.2025 14:41 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

No pod tomorrow! We both have some life things going on this week. @jazminsmith.bsky.social will be back next week and @robertkahne.com will be back in two weeks after vacation!

22.07.2025 00:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A Short Show With A Few Quick Hits | My Old Kentucky Podcast Robert and Jazmin both are busy this week, so the show is just 10 minutes of quick hits from Robert -- two involved Kentucky's US Congressional delegation, and an update to a story from last week.

Short solo show from @robertkahne.com this week: myoldkentuckypodcast.podbean.com/e/a-short-sh...

27.06.2025 14:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The 2025 Kentucky Democratic Party Reorganization It's a real party!

We’ve got a new post on substack, too! @robertkahne.com shares some of the inside baseball of KDP reorganization: myoldkypod.substack.com/p/the-2025-k...

18.06.2025 15:50 — 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Cherlynn Stevenson Interview, Daniel Grossberg hearing, and more | My Old Kentucky Podcast This week Robert and Jazmin were joined by US Congressional District 6 Democratic candidate Cherlynn Stevenson, who spoke to us from the road about her race for Congress. Before that, Robert and Jazmi...

Democratic candidate for Congress, @cherlynnforky.bsky.social, joined us on the pod! We also talked about Daniel Grossberg’s legal filing, KDP convention, No Kings protests, and the People’s consent decree. Busy week!

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18.06.2025 15:30 — 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

Nicholas Hazelett Interview + CD 6 Candidates and School Updates | My Old Kentucky Podcast Robert and Jazmin are joined by Nicholas Hazelett this week to talk about Democratic organizing in Eastern Kentucky. Before that, they discuss two new candidates in the 6th Congressional District as w...

A Lexington-heavy episode plus our interview with Nicholas Hazelett, who chatted with us about organizing in EKY!

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13.06.2025 15:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Crystal Rogers Update and Lexington Schools Tax Increase Drama | My Old Kentucky Podcast This week Robert and Jazmin discuss the first criminal trial involving the Crystal Rogers killing and talk about the wild path Fayette County Public Schools is taking to try and fill its deficit hole.

We have a pod up! Look forward to a guest interview later in the week or early next week! myoldkentuckypodcast.podbean.com/e/crystal-ro...

05.06.2025 17:23 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Robert’s having some computer probs so we’re late this week!

04.06.2025 02:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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