# Host of 'Big Dig' Podcast Coming to Louisville for Live Recording  
**Published:** 2026-03-03T16:34:41.000Z  
**Source:** [KY Center for Investigative Reporting](https://www.lpm.org/news/2026-03-03/the-big-dig-live-recording-at-lpm)  
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — [Louisville Public Media announced Wednesday](https://www.lpm.org/news/2026-03-03/the-big-dig-live-recording-at-lpm) that it will host a live recording of the award-winning podcast "The Big Dig" on April 15, featuring [host Ian Coss](https://www.wgbh.org/people/ian-coss), who will explore Louisville's decades-long debate over its highway infrastructure and the city's complicated relationship with Interstate 64.

The event, running from 6 to 8 p.m. at LPM's Performance Studio, will be free and open to the public, though space is limited. Registered attendees will hear from Coss alongside Tyler Allen, a former mayoral candidate and longtime organizer of the 8664 campaign; Louisville Metro Council member Ken Herndon; and Jake Ryan, managing editor of the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.

[Registration is available online.](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-big-dig-a-live-recording-with-louisville-public-media-tickets-1984310626500)

The discussion will center on the 8664 movement, [a grassroots campaign launched in 2005 that advocated for removing the elevated portion of I-64 along downtown Louisville's waterfront and replacing it with a pedestrian-friendly parkway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8664). The proposal sought to reconnect the city to the Ohio River, which [the elevated highway had effectively cut off](https://www.urbanophile.com/2010/05/14/replay-louisville-the-case-for-8664/) since its construction in 1976. Though the movement gathered significant public support, the initiative was ultimately shelved in favor of the much larger Ohio River Bridges Project, which included construction of additional downtown bridges.

The timing of the event is significant, as Louisville faces a major infrastructure disruption. [Interstate 65 is scheduled to close from June 1 through August 1 for the replacement of three bridges dating from the late 1950s](https://kysenaterepublicans.com/press-releases/2026/4/6/sen-mike-nemes-on-i-65-temporary-closure), raising fresh questions about the city's aging highway network and its long-term vision for urban revitalization.

Coss is the host and creator of "The Big Dig," [a podcast from GBH News that explores Boston's controversial Big Dig highway project](https://www.wgbh.org/podcasts/the-big-dig), the most expensive public works project in American history. [The series has been honored with a Peabody Award and named one of the best podcasts of all time by Time Magazine](https://www.wgbh.org/people/ian-coss). The Louisville event is part of ["The Highway Teardown" tour, in which Coss visits American cities grappling with their own highway challenges](https://www.lpm.org/news/2026-03-03/the-big-dig-live-recording-at-lpm).

## Sources

- [KY Center for Investigative Reporting](https://www.lpm.org/news/2026-03-03/the-big-dig-live-recording-at-lpm)
- [8664 campaign Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8664)
- [I-65 closure announcement from Kentucky Senate GOP](https://kysenaterepublicans.com/press-releases/2026/4/6/sen-mike-nemes-on-i-65-temporary-closure)
- [Ian Coss - GBH biography page](https://www.wgbh.org/people/ian-coss)
- [The Big Dig podcast - GBH News](https://www.wgbh.org/podcasts/the-big-dig)

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