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Highlighting the food, drinks and places to experience in Louisville, KY by interviewing the people behind the scenes making Kentuckiana great!

Podcast · By Rosa Hart · English · Official site

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8
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Sep 20, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 20, 2026

    Harvey's Hero Challenge: How Kentucky Harvest Is Putting Food Waste to Work (opens the original)

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    Roughly 30% of the food grown and produced in our community ends up in a landfill, while one in six people here face food insecurity. Heather Stewart, Executive Director of Kentucky Harvest, explains how food rescue works: taking excess food from businesses and getting it to shelters, children's centers, recovery centers, and churches, sometimes the same day. Since 1987, Kentucky Harvest has rescued more than 92 million pounds of food. Find out how you can volunteer with as little as 45 minutes

  2. Episode · Aug 31, 2026

    Why Talking About Suicide Saves Lives - Molly Jones of The Pete Foundation (opens the original)

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    Molly Jones turned personal loss into a mission, founding The Pete Foundation to close the gap between when mental illness symptoms start and when people get help. On this episode, Rosa Hart talks with Molly about grassroots training, state-level policy change, and how the 988 crisis line works, including why asking someone directly about suicide can open the door to hope and connection.If you or someone you know is struggling, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24/7 by call or text.

  3. Episode · Aug 24, 2026

    Biscuit Wars: Lauren Coulter on Acquiring Maple Street Biscuit Company (opens the original)

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    Lauren Coulter, co-founder of Biscuit Belly, joins The Lou Review to share how a Louisville breakfast concept she started with her husband Chad turned into a company acquiring 35 Maple Street Biscuit Company locations from Cracker Barrel, tripling its footprint and setting a course for 60+ restaurants by 2028. Lauren walks through her path from pharmacist to restaurateur, the entrepreneurial journey through Uptown Art and Louvino, launching Biscuit Belly right before COVID hit, and the behind-th

  4. Episode · Aug 16, 2026

    From Therapy to Dream Money (opens the original)

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    What happens when a therapist decides to build a financial company? You get Dream Money, and you get Megan Hale. In this episode, host Rosa Hart sits down with Megan to talk about her unconventional path from the therapy room to the founder's chair, and why that background turned out to be her superpower. Money is emotional, and Megan built Dream Money to meet solo CEOs where they actually are: not with another bookkeeping tool, but with financial forecasting that helps them see where their busi

  5. Episode · Aug 3, 2026

    Impact 100: Louisville's Women-Powered Giving Circle (opens the original)

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    What happens when 100 women each write a $1,000 check? You get a $100,000 grant; and in just six years, the women of Impact100 Louisville have put more than $2.5 million into nonprofits across Jefferson County.Host Rosa sits down with co-founder Carey Goldstein and current president Kim Hansford to unpack the collective giving model that's transforming Louisville philanthropy. Timestamps: 0:00 - Welcome & the math behind Impact100: how $1,000 checks become $100,000 grants 0:40 - Six years in: 50

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