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Dig is an audio series from Louisville Public Media’s Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting. Our team of reporters go deep on issues that affect you, your community and your commonwealth. KyCIR is an independent, nonprofit news organization committed to serving the public interest. Here, you’ll find journalism that holds powerful people accountable, builds trust, and shines a light on Kentucky.

08/06/2024

Back to school with no bus

Hey Dig listeners. It’s been a while, we know. But we’ve been working on some new stories and will be adding them here when they’re ready. Up first, our reporter Jess Clark has been following the Jefferson County Public Schools system for a while — and when the school district’s board of education voted earlier this year to cut bus service for dozens of magnet schools, Jess started talking to families. She wanted to know how this huge decision would affect them — would they have to change schools — would they miss out on opportunities?

12 min
09/14/2023

Dirty Business

In July 2022, floods killed 45 people and caused more than a billion dollars of damage in eastern Kentucky. Then, the people who were supposed to help clean up actually made things worse for a lot of survivors. There’s big money in disaster recovery. In “Dirty Business,” we investigate the expensive, messy work of cleaning up after 2022’s catastrophic flooding.

56 min
10/18/2021

6: 'Who's Gonna Be Next?'

City leadership makes a very familiar set of promises. Is it too late?

26 min
10/18/2021

5: Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor

Response to protests in the summer of 2020 show how far LMPD had fallen from its ideals.

33 min
10/18/2021

4: Might As Well Appeal

Former and current LMPD officers say the job can chew up and spit out people who want to do community policing.

34 min
10/18/2021

3: People, Places and Narcotics

A homicide spike leads Louisville away from its promises of police reform.

32 min
10/18/2021

2: Promises

In 2016, Louisville leaders promised policing focused on protection and safety. Did they deliver?

23 min
10/18/2021

1: The Eye of the Storm

Barbecue chef David McAtee was a staple at 26th & Broadway, and a bridge between the police and his community.

26 min

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Eleanor Klibanoff

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942 Ratings

Incredible

11/07/2021

CPKLouisville

This is the first time I’ve ever felt compelled to leave a podcast review. The second season of Dig shook me to my core. I work in the justice system and represented protestors during 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. Eleanor so accurately presents the movement surrounding the deaths of Breonna Taylor and David McAtee, that I found myself having to hit pause to gather myself and my memories of the time. She presents the failures of LMPD in such a straight forward manner through the voices of the communities they have failed the most. Dig season 2 is a call to action.
No Trust

10/21/2021

nervous senior

Police are targeting black citizens of Louisville Ky, No trust is the key problem for us in the “Westend of Louisville. The police is over aggressive when they come to the Westend because they know this community is 90% black
Thank you

11/06/2020

Rachelfugate27

Omg..This is so eye opening and crazy. A must listen if you live in Lou or even anywhere KY really
Changing my review.

10/21/2021

Megan Imel

Original Review on Season 1 (5 star) - Great podcast because this story needs to be told, and the host has done that without emotion, based on fact. Love the recorded content that helps back up the claims of the host/subject. Sometimes these types of investigative podcasts need some “fluff,” and that drags it out, this did not. Love this podcast! I’m from Louisville and I hope you will continue to create more podcasts exposing corruption here. Second season - this podcast goes really anti-police and pretty one-sided. It also fails to acknowledge some of the issues happening in the city. Crime in Louisville is on the rise and Louisville must police this, and that includes arrests. Not all criminals are innocent, not all police are bad.

Dig is an audio series from Louisville Public Media’s Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting. Our team of reporters go deep on issues that affect you, your community and your commonwealth. KyCIR is an independent, nonprofit news organization committed to serving the public interest. Here, you’ll find journalism that holds powerful people accountable, builds trust, and shines a light on Kentucky.