Daviess County Public Library

A candid discussion on making comics with Chris Schweizer (The Creeps, Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean) and Kyle Starks (Legend of Ricky Thunder, Rick And Morty). We lost one of our microphones prior to recording, so, unfortunately, you won't be able to hear the crowd's questions. You should be able to figure out what was asked from the responses, though. NOTE: As mentioned, this chat was "candi...

A candid, unedited "Conversation on Race" with director Craig Dudnick, the filmmaker behind Alice's Ordinary People.

Christina from our Kentucky Room discusses Gabe Fiorella's life and the tower that bears his name during an installment of Owensboro Remembers.

The Messenger-Inquirer's Angela Oliver leads a discussion on race centered around the PBS documentary, John Lewis: Get In The Way.

Officer Courtney Yerington from the OPD discusses identity theft and fraud protection.

New York Times bestselling author discusses her book Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War.

Katherine Pennavaria and Rosemary Meszaros, faculty librarians from WKU to present on Genetic Genealogy. The presentation covers companies that provide DNA testing as well as how to interpret results to help build a family tree. This was an Owensboro-Daviess County Historical Society event.

Doug Tattershall of the Lexington Public Library presents the story of Lexington’s 1900s-era Red Light District and Madame Belle Brezing.

At our latest "Conversations On Race" event, we discussed videos from the New York Times' "A Conversation On Race" series. You may watch those here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/your-stories/conversations-on-race NOTE: Unfortunately we picked up a good bit of room noise during this event. Most everything is audible; however, it doesn't sound as good as usual. The recorder also cut...

Full audio from our visit with journalist James Higdon (Washington Post, Cornbread Mafia).

Actor Greg Sestero reads from The Disaster Artist and talks about his friendship with Tommy Wiseau and how The Room was made. Music: Big Fresh - "Church Camp" (https://desperatespirits.com/)

Angela Oliver (Messenger-Inquirer, Kentucky Wesleyan College) leads a discussion on the topics presented in Phoebe Robinson’s You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain. Thanks to Jon Doss of the Sublime Media Group for assisting us with the sound mix on this.

Caged, from director Brad Rea, is unlike anything we've shown before. It's a VERY intense family drama that follows an MMA fighter attempting to escape the shadow of his abusive father. It's an incredibly well-done, powerful, and worth your time. Brad sat down with me before we screened his film to talk about his journey as a filmmaker. Intro: "T-Shirt Trot" by Allen Rockhouse Outro: "Rumors" by B...

Librarian Jonathan Jeffrey will discuss how the 1918 Spanish Influenza became an epidemic in Kentucky. Jonathan Jeffrey, is the Department Head for the Department of Library Special Collections and the Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Coordinator at Western Kentucky University. He is responsible for managing the department and for acquiring, accessioning, cataloging, and providing reference service...

Ryan McCurdy, an Unscripted all-star, drops by to discuss his latest effort, Misread. Lots of other stuff, too! Note: We had an issue with our digital recorder, so, unfortunately, the audio quality for this one isn't great. It definitely is more listenable than the ones we recorded on a phone, though. Please overlook the room noise. Intro - "T-Shirt Trot" by Allen Rockhouse Outro - "Rumors" by Big...

Author/filmmaker/songwriter Bill Jamerson recently dropped by the library to perform his music and storytelling program about the Civilian Conservation Corps. This podcast contains full audio from the event. Visit www.billjamerson.com to learn more about his work.

This is our discussion on topics presented in the book White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of our Racial Divide by Catherine Anderson, Ph. D. From the Civil War to our combustible present, acclaimed historian Carol Anderson reframes our continuing conversation about race, chronicling the powerful forces opposed to black progress in America.

Jon & Corey from Word of Mouth Productions and Jon Doss from Sublime Media Group chat with me about how intense things get when competing in the 48 Hour Film Project. http://www.48hourfilm.com/home http://www.sublimemediagroup.com/ http://www.wordofmouthpictures.com/ Featured Music - Allen Rockhouse - "T-Shirt Trot" (https://soundcloud.com/allen-rockhouse) Attempt - "Personal Best" (https://desper...

I recently traveled to my old hometown of Greenville, KY to talk to Matt Green and Chad Fuller about their science fiction/western, The Switch. Intro: Allen Rockhouse - "T Shirt Trot" Outro: Big Fresh - "Rumors"

Mark Dessauer (A Wedding Like That) and Kim Weber stop in before our screening of their film A Lotta Life to tell us about how they made it. NOTE: Unfortunately we had a bit of trouble with audio levels in this one. Certain parts are a bit lower than others. You should be able to hear everything, though. Intro: Allen Rockhouse - "T Shirt Trot" Outro: Big Fresh - "Rumors"

Martin Van Buren Bates was one of the most famous people of his era. He knew U.S. Presidents and European Royalty. He was also listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest man in the world. Bates lived in Letcher County, Kentucky, where he was a young school teacher in a one-room schoolhouse south of Whitesburg. He later served for the Johnny Rebs during the Civil War. Following the...

Director Jon Maynard chats with us about writing, filmmaking, and Volumes of Blood: Horror Stories. (Apologies for the poorly recorded intro. The rest of the show sounds great. - Wesley) Intro: "T-Shirt Trot" by Allen Rockhouse Outro: "Rumors" by Big Fresh. (http://desperatespirits.com)

The filmmakers behind Rush 91 chat with us about how they made their film. WillCoFilms on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/willcofilms/ WillCoFilms on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/willcofilms

After our recent screening of Ava DuVernay's The 13th, guest speaker Richard Jones, a community leader from Paducah, joined us to talk about his time served in prison for drug charges and the effort he has put in to expunging his record. The event was sponsored by the AAUW, the NAACP, the Black Expo, the Ministerial Association, the OHRC, and DCPL.

Beau Kaelin, the director behind Symbiosis, chats with us about his filmmaking process. Beau's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/scardol/ Schadenfreude Studios on FB: https://www.facebook.com/schadenfreudestudios/ Give Unscripted a like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnscriptedXperience/ Intro: Allen Rockhouse – “T Shirt Trot” Visit artistecard.com/allenrockhouse to hear more Ou...