The Civic Genius Podcast

Hugh Kaughman was one of the people who started the Environmental Protection Agency over 50 years ago. Jillian Youngblood talks to him about how the EPA works, what it does, what it doesn't do, and how it's organized. And just to keep it interesting and accessible, he explains it in terms of the classic 1984 film Ghostbusters.

What makes a news source reputable? Our guest knows more than a little about the answer to that question. Kakie Urch is an Associate Professor, in the school of Journalism and Media in the College of Communication and Information at the University of Kentucky. In addition to her academic experience, Kakie brings a wealth of real-world experience to our discussion, having worked as an editor and in news management roles for major media outlets.

In this episode, Shannon Oltmann shares her perspective on the trickiness of content moderation and the value of speech – even crazy speech. She is an associate professor in the School of Information Science at the University of Kentucky and the author of the book Practicing Intellectual Freedom in Libraries. Her research interests include information, ethics, censorship, intellectual freedom, information policy, public libraries and privacy.