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Kruser reveals some college majors that you can't get federal loans for and the top jobs this year, plus Bill Meck joins the show.

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Kruser recaps some weekend events and looks ahead to the week ahead. Also talks "fake rich" and the "hidden millionaires."

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Sheriff Witt joined by Fayette County deputy sheriff Palmer, talk about Kentucky state trooper Hayden Phillips who was killed yesterday. Also talk blue alerts and flock cameras. 

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Logan recaps a weird week in the stock market, bonds, and gives advice to young people getting started in the market.

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gardener Beau Spicer talks with Jack about lawn care. How low should you cut your grass? Tomato growing and cone flowers.

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Dan Talks to jack about appliances, and all the happenings at C Worth Superstore

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Technado James Mason talks flight simulators, space games, physics games, and delivery robots

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Dr. Stanton talks with Jack about vaccines and the measles outbreak.

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Jason talks with Jack about the upcoming mid-term elections, President Trump's banning of media outlets in the White House, increasing fuel prices and more.

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Jim recaps about UK football's win over South Alabama 

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Resident gardener Beau Spicer talks about fall plants, pumpkins and seasonal gardening.

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Richard Skinner talks with Jack about the Cincinnati Reds, Bengals, and Uk football Richard recaps the Reds season and all the sports from the weekend.

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Former UK basketball star, from Financial Wealth Group Jeff Sheppard talks about 401k's and Reed Sheppard.

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Jim and Ryan recap Kentucky's 45-21 win over South Alabama. 

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Owner and editor of The Bourbon Flight, an online magazine dedicated to all things bourbon talks to Kruser on sale of bourbon at kentucky music festivals. 

Kids today, the latest craze is ingesting a concoction called Borg, before ingesting alcohol to asuage the damaging and uncomfortable affect of hangovers. 

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Jim Tirey, host of The WVLK UK Football Postgame Show breaks down the Texas A and M game and scouts out the upcoming home football game against Southern Alabama. 

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Owner and editor of The Bourbon Flight, an online magazine dedicated to all things bourbon. 

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Kruser talks about the new AI glasses with applications attached to the Meta platform set to be released next spring. 

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Is AI already being installed in new cars as well as in the industry itself in manufacturing? Marketing Director Donna Sturgeon from Jack Kain Ford explains. 

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Kruser discusses the impact of AI and where we can find evidence of its being integrated in our daily lives. 

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Heather Clary from the Better Business Burau updates Jack on the latest scams. 

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Chuck McKee from Bluegrass Auction and Reality tells jack's listeners what their valuables are worth.

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Jack talks to Jamey Clark from Synergy Home about carbon monoxide detectors

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Kruser takes calls and texts on topics of the show as well as how NIL is increasing costs to schools expected to pay athletes to play on their teams.  

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Kruser unpacks some of the circumstances and policy proposed surrounding the most recent news surrounding kratom centers on a sharp rise in U.S. addiction cases. A major law enforcement warnings follow the deaths of two University of Mississippi students. In the second half of hour two, Lex18 Chief Meteorologist, Bill Meck for a review of current topics on social media and an update of the 3 day weather forecast.

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Kruser parses out whether or not president Trump should halt all diesel exports from the United States. The Whitehouse welcomes China's President Xi as Trump and he plan a summit tariff levels, technology export controls, and rare earth mineral access all sitting unresolved since the Busan trade truce.

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Jack has his monthly with the Commissioner of Public Safety Ken Armstrong and introduces Charlie Martin, the acting Commissioner of Environmental Quality and Public Works. They discuss the challenge weather presented over the last couple of years to maintaining the city's infrastructure and equipment.   

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Jack talks to Kevin Stinnet, owner of The Lane Report, reporting on the businesses and business activities of Central Kentucky Businesses and Charities. 

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Kruser speaks with Lexington Vice Mayor Dan Wu about his reelection campaign for the 2026 Urban County Council At-Large race and his involvement in a high-profile local agricultural solar zoning dispute. 

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Kruser gives us a peek into the current state of job-hunting decorum. We also get a story on how some cities and counties are relying on data centers for the bulk of their tax base. Stephanie Spires is running for council and gives her insight and opinion on the instillation of data centers. 

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Stephanie Spires is the executive director of Arbor Youth Services in Lexington; she has also served on the Fayette County school board representing the 4th district. She talks to Kruser on her platform for running as a nonpartisan candidate for an at-large seat on the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) City Council.

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In hour two, Kruser talks to one of the candidates for city council, Vice Mayor Dan Wu. 

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Kruser ushers in sweater weather with fall equinox upon us, with some blurbs on the origins of the observance of the change of seasons. Diesel is still going up the Dow is still going down in the wake of Saudi Arabia, Kruser has a refresh on the current events affecting the flow of oil out of the middle east. 

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There is now more of Chuck McKee to love! What's It Worth airs twice weekly now, Tuesdays and Thursdays on the Jack Pattie Show!

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Is the POTUS in violation of the first amendment and freedom of press act? Jason Belcher, political analyst and friend of the show, gives insight to Trump's recent ban of several of the Whitehouse Press Corp. 

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Jack introduces sports broadcast journalist, Gunner Floyd who will be producing "The WVLK UK Football Postgame Show with Jim Tirey and Coach Ryan Hoots" Gunner says he's been told he has a face for radio and a voice for print media... WVLK is smitten as Gunner also exhibits a heart for great broadcast sports talk!  

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Susan Lancho with the Kentucky American Water Company meets with Jack monthly to talk about what our water utility company is up to in the way of infrastructure improvements.  

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James Mason, the Kentucky Technado, tells Jack and listeners about SWAC TV, Southwestern Athletic Conference TV. This is a free streaming for the viewer, such that people can watch athletic events included in this conference. James is hoping this catches on, such that schools no longer are subject to major sports network constraints of licensing.  

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Dr. Stanton talks to Jack about hearings concerning pharmacy companies advertising prescription medications on broadcast medium. Also, you'll hear what sort of illness you can expect related to the advent of cooler temperatures. 

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Bob Babbage talks with Kruser about the latest political maneuver by Andy Beshear, tying a potential campaign for president to a major issue, giving voice to this on several highly visible media platforms and programs. Kruser and Bob also talk about support for democratic candidates to win gubernatorial races all over the country. 

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Kruser visits with political analyst and pal, Bob Babbage in the first part of the hour. Next we move to other topics making headlines, such as rockstar Billy Joel reported to have been deceased and how thankfully, that was fake news. 

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President Trump has banned many members of the mainstream press from his Whitehouse, due to the president's perceived unfavorable coverage. Kruser reflects on the backlash inherent in this latest maneuver by the Trump Administration. 

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Fayette County Attorney Angela Evans breaks away from her busy schedule for her monthly visit Jack as they catch up on some of the activities her office has been involved with.  

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Running game opened up the passing game for UK and the host of the new WVLK Postgame Show, Jim Tirey gives postgame analysis in Kentucky's favor following the beat down the Cats brought to the Aggies in College Station, Texas.

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Richard Skinner, sportscaster at 700 WLW in Cincinnati, talks to Jack about the incredible performance of Will Stein's Kentucky Wildcat football team winning their first SEC road game against Texas A and M.  

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Beau Spicer of Louis' Flower Shoppes takes calls and comments about fall garden care. 

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Beau Spicer of Louis' Flower Shoppes takes calls and comments about fall garden care. 

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Senate polls are alarming republicans after some recent results point to grisly news for the GOP. Political analyst Bob Babbage and Kruser read the tea leaves. 

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Kate Savage is the Executive Director of Arts Connect Lex and Suzonne Bunch an Arts Connect Lex board member as well as contributor to an annual fundraiser called ReImagine 2026. Arts Connect Lex takes works of art done by children and pair them with local artist to create new works inspired by the children's art. All sold at auction to raise money for art supplies in Fayette County Public Schools. 

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Mighty John Marshall, the world's foremost authority on the value of vinyl records, counts down a list of 10 records according to value from least to most. 

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Chuck McKee of Bluegrass Auction and Realty tells Jack's listeners what their valuables are worth. 

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Donna Sturgeon, Marketing Director at Jack Kain Ford in Versailles, talks with Kruser about everything with four wheels and a seat. 

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In hour two Kruser takes calls and comments on topics and issues of the day. 

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Kruser is joined by Kevin Stinnet of The Bourbon Flight Podcast in hour 3

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Kevin Stinnet is the owner and publisher of The Land Report, a business publication out of Lexington. In addition to that, he hosts and produces The Bourbon Flight Podcast. He joins Kruser weekly to update listeners on the state of spirit consumption and sales, locally, regionally and nationally. 

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Jeff Sheppard with The Family Wealth Group describes his dream burger on this, National Burger Day! We also get the skinny on the current events affecting the economy and personal investments facing folks managing their portfolios. 

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Heather Clary of the Better Business Bureau in Lexington joins Jack to spill the beans on the latest scams threatening consumers. 

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It's National Hamburger Day and MaryJo Perino reveals her absolute favorite burger! Where's the beef when it comes to sports? Lexington sports legend MaryJo dishes on how the UK football program rebounds from a sound beating at home from Alabama, to go on to face an equally daunting opponent on the road in Texas A and M. 

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Logan Giland is Director of Wealth Management at Bluespring  Wealth stress the importance of an objective expert managing their portfolio in this volatile market.  

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A jubilant fanbase embracing a top ten win on the road. UK beats Texas A and M, soundly 31-21. 

Jim Tirey and Coach Ryan Hoots take calls and comments in the afterglow! 

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Weather and sports are his game, T.G. Schuck is his name! T.G. currently on the roster at the Lex18 weather department, he is a beloved and well-known figure in the history of Lexington television and radio. T.G. joins longtime friend and colleague Jack Pattie as they relive some of T.G.'s finest and memorable moments in the biz. 

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Tate Omar, a recent graduate from Transylvania University with a degree in history, is running for Vice Mayor of Lexington in the upcoming election year. His platform and campaign is called, "Running For Home" his motivation for entering local politics is to make housing more affordable. 

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Jim Tirey, host of the WVLK UK Football Postgame Show joins Jack Pattie and Lex18's T.G. Schuck on The Howard and Miller Wildcat Wire to prognosticate on the outcome of UK's first SEC road game against Texas A and M, slated for the upcoming Saturday game. Oh, by the way, did you know that T.G. Schuck was a championship place kicker for the Lafayette Generals back in the day? Details inside!!!

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In hour 3 Kruser discusses how the EV market is responding to gas prices and how conventional car owners are conserving fuel. 

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Kruser visits with Jamey Clark of Synergy Home on how current events affecting fuel prices are impacting home energy consumption and the HVAC industry. 

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How depletions of petroleum are being felt around the world now that Saudi Arabia is the latest supplier under attack by Iranian backed forces. Kruser reviews projections on petroleum prices if conflict and obstruction continue to affect access to fuel worldwide. Kruser also visits with Jamey Clark of Synergy Home on how these events are impacting home energy consumption and the HVAC industry. 

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The Federal Reserve is poised to raise the interest rates, causing financing anything will get a lot more expensive. Kruser talks about what drivers he is seeing in the media and trades influencing the increase. 

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Kruser is back from a mini-vaycay over the weekend and gives a foody review of St. Augustine, Florida. 

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AI companies are imploring government to enact laws that protect the LLM's from going rogue after the Huggy Face breach in France. Many developers are worried and disclosing this to multiple media outlets. Kruser attacks this topic from many different angles.  

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Political Bob Babbage joins Kruser as they preview the endorsements coming in for potential Kentucky democrat gubernatorial candidate Rocky Adkins. Kruser also getting Bob's take on Trump's recent offer of 5000 dollars to every adult in the country if Republicans maintain control over the House and Senate after the mid-term elections. 

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Richard Skinner, sports reporter with The Big One in Cincinnati, 700 WLW gives his impressions on how UK got rolled over by Alabama. 

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Post 'bama doldrums.... Kentucky suffers a blowout loss 45-17 to Alabama this past Saturday, BBN gets "T" and sympathy on the Wildcat Wire!  Jim Tirey is the new WVLK Post-game Show host and tries to explain, "What happened?" when UK was winning during the entirety of the first 42 minutes of the game!  Preview UK basketball and football games on the Wildcat Wire with Jim Tirey, Monday and Friday on the Jack Pattie Show.  

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Kesling talks with CASA of Lexington, Court Appointed Special Advocates, who work with children who have suffered child abuse.

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Jeff Sheppard of The Family Wealth Group describes to Jack and his listeners how the events of 9/11 affected he and his family. 

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Lexington sportscaster legend, MaryJo Perino joins Jack on Friday's getting her assessment of sports events making headlines and feature prominently on the slate of Kentucky-centric sporting news. 

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Jack welcome's Lexington's own legendary anchor woman, Nancy Cox! Nancy is a former anchor at WLEX channel 18 news and has specific perspective as it relates to how Lexington found out and dealt with the tragic events of 9/11. Now a native of New York, Nancy returns to the Bluegrass on a book tour with her new memoir Anchored: My Kentucky Home. 

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The host of WVLK's new Post-Game Show, Jim Tirey takes a hard look at Kentucky's chances against No. 12 SEC powerhouse, Alabama when they roll in to Kroger Stadium this Saturday. 

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Dan Kett of Affinity Media and PR, Ret. Airforce Colonel Mark Roland, and Ret. Navy and Former Lexington News Broadcaster Doug High meet with Jack to promote the dedication of Global War on Terror Memorial at Veteran's Park. 

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Kruser is joined by Kevin Stinnet of The Bourbon Flight Podcast with insight on the economy of spirits on an international, state and local level. 

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Kruser gets an update on how the bourbon economy is flowing as he visits with Kevin Stinett of The Bourbon Flight Podcast. In the second half of hour 3, Kruser reviews an alarming study on how US students are ranking with the distraction of digital devices in class. 

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Kruser remembers 9/11 ahead of the 25th anniversary.  In the second half of hour two, visits with Bill Meck and gets an update on the WLEX18 weather center. 

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Kruser reviews the RNC speech trump gave and the controversy around the 5000 dollar "dividend" to every American if the house and senate remains under the control of the republican party following the mid-term election. 

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Jack has his monthly visit with Cheif Lawrence Weathers who often brings a colleague along to promote non-profit initiatives and updated police services. This week we meet Detective Brynn Adams who has been appointed LPD liaison to The Bluegrass Crime Stoppers organization. 

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What It's Worth, is on twice weekly, now Tuesdays and Thursdays 930-1000!

Jack's listeners will have even more time with principal auctioneer and appraiser at Bluegrass Auction, Appraisal & Realty, Chuck McKee.  

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Former Jessamine County Attorney Brian Goetl and Bill Adkins defense attorney from Williamstown bring opposing views, Brian from the right and Bill from the left and duke it out live on Jack's show. Listeners call in adding their two cents. The bad boy barristers, every Wednesday 9-10. 

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New WVLK Postgame Show host, Jim Tirey and co-host Coach Ryan Hoots are recapping Kentucky's loss to Alabama 45-17... Hoping you have some bourbon left over in that fabled flask! 

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AI behavior is having to be monitored and tested to ensure it is alignment with intended programming goals. A group of former Anthropic employees coming forward on how AI will go rogue in the very new future, posing a threat to humanity. Kruser unpacks the possible repercussions of science fiction in the movies becoming science fact. 

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Kruser talks with one of the candidates for the urban county counsel at-large, Christ Schaefer, an employee of Parks and Recreation at LFUCG, wants to take his work experience to the next level.  

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Kruser talks with Jenny Ramsey, Director of the Catholic Action Center, who gives her expert opinion on the resent survey designed to measure the rate of homelessness here in Lexington. 

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The price of gas going up steeply in the last few weeks related to the conflict in Iran. Kruser explores what the circumstances surrounding the logistics of processing, loading and transporting crude from the middle east. In the second half of hour 3 Kruser talks to the city's patron saint of homelessness about the results of Lexington's 4th annual street survey, which measures the number of unhoused persons living here.    

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Kruser welcomes us back from the Labor Day Holiday and he's brought "the band" with him. Lex18 Chief Meteorologist Bill Meck and Former National Weather Service Louisville meteorologist John Gordon scheduled in a 3rd Weather Outlook Show ahead of the Autumnal Equinox. 

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Some of the dramatic headlines, court cases and sports highlights of the week gets the Kruser treatment.  Chief Meteorologist Bill Meck updates the weather and has his afternoon meet up with Kruser for mirth and merriment plucked from social media!

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Most popular beer in America? Kruser reviews the result of the latest poll on state preferences on a few dozen popular mainstream beers. Bob Babbage joins Kruser for their weekly chat on current events in politics.

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Political analyst and friend of the show, Bob Babbage joins Kruser they run preview on the RNC.  

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Hashtag Lex first guest is Susan Lamb, Lexington and Fayette County Clerk! She tells us about a new executive order limiting or prohibiting mail-in voting that has been put on hold and a webinar she and other county clerks will attend on how best to navigate any requirements or restrictions to the absentee ballots. 

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Dr. Ryan Stanton talks to Jack about teaching and training future paramedics for The Lexington Fire Department!  Dr. Ryan also discusses vaccination season because the new flu vaccines are here!

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Kruser in for Jack Pattie talks with former UK basketball player Jeff Sheppard from The Family Wealth Group, has the skinny on UK athletics and some insight on the new season, new team and new coach for the UK football program. Jeff then dons his financial advisor hat and informs and educates listeners on the purpose of a trust. 

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Kruser in for Jack Pattie visits with Heather Clary from the Better Business Bureau reveals a new and insidious scam concerning our online medical records on the MyChart platform. 

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