Roadtripzee: the Podcast

Join us as we sit down with Louisville Tourism's Chris Bumann and Marriott East's Shannon Follette to discuss LouGrass Sessions. This series of live, free Bluegrass Music Concerts take place all over the city from April-October and they have just begun their second season.  Find out more about LouGrass here Read more about our Louisville experience here Featured musicians in video, Whiskey Bent Va...

Join us as we sit down with Chris Randall, park director of Dinosaur World in Cave City , Kentucky.  He shares with us all of the features of their park and the new animatronics exhibit that has opened this spring.  Just miles from Mammoth Cave National Park and surrounded by many other great tourism attractions - Dinosaur World makes a fun stop in your cave itinerary. Find out more about this are...

Join us as we talk with Candace Barbee, Talent Buyer and Marketing Director, at the Grove in Glasgow, Kentucky. This locally owned venue is where music meets community for all ages and a wide-range of interests. Their 2025 music season opens in April and wraps up in October. If you are a lover of bluegrass, songwriters, fiddlers, pickers and crooners - this is a place you'll want to be.  Check out...

Join us in the art-inspired world of Camilla Spadafino at Daffodill Hill Craft Studio, where the walls are full of her "fine yart", sparkles and paint-by-number kits. Listen along as we learn the behind the scenes inspirations that have created the art opportunities offered at Daffodill Hill. We also learned alot about the active art season scene in Nashville.  If you're looking for a fun spot wit...

Join us for a conversation with Oak & Match co-owner, Chris Moss. Chris explains the decisions made behind their creation of Oak & Match, their years of cocktail research, and what they offer. As Chris says - they are really three places in one: a cocktail and mixology bar and lounge; plus a cigar lounge.   Read more about them and Campbellsville at  https://roadtripzee.com/ journals/campbellsvill...

Where we've been. Where we're going. And everything in between. Join us for a fun look at traveling Kentucky with Brandon Jarrett. 🚙💨 Find more inspiration at Roadtripzee.com #kentucky #roadtrips #roadtrip

Join our fireside chat with Seth Wheat, Director of Interpretation & Engagement for Kentucky State Parks. We discussed Kentucky's State Park system and the many reasons they make fun roadtrip destinations, especially in the winter.  Seth shared several unique events happening at the Parks. Two examples included, 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥 at Carter Caves State Resort Park and 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 at...

In the winter of 1925, the story of Floyd Collin's entrapment in Sand Cave became one of the first international news stories via this new invention called the radio. The saga of his entrapment had the world tuning in daily for news of his rescue, earned a young reporter the Pulitzer Prize for journalism, and did not end when Floyd finally passed inside the cave he had given his life to explore. ...

Join us for a conversation with Dave Foster, president and CEO of the American Cave Conservation Association and Hidden River Cave . Dave tells great stories about the life of Floyd Collins and the history of Cave Wars in South Central Kentucky.  "Floyd was a casualty of Kentucky's Cave Wars.  He was trapped twice. At the end of his life, he was trapped in the cave. But most of his life he was tra...

Mammoth Cave Bourbon is back on the shelf!  Balance Distilling in Smiths Grove, Kentucky has recently revived the label and released the first bottles of this brand for decades. Originally produced in the 1800's and included for a time in the Van Winkle portfolio of spirits - this small batch distillery has indeed resurrected a tasty bourbon. Distilled in the karstland where the limestone is plent...

Glasgow is home to the largest Christmas Parade in the state of Kentucky, with around 180 entries annually. We sat down recently with MacLean Lessenberry, the Executive Director of Glasgow/Barren County Tourism , as she explains some of the behind the scenes magic of this nighttime parade. We also discussed their community's commitment to the holidays, even recently hosting a BET Christmas movie i...

Welcome back to the Roadtripzee Podcast, where stories from the road are being captured and told. In this episode we ventured to Grand Rivers, Kentucky and sat down with Ann Martin, Co-CEO of Patti's 1880's Settlement. Ann shares the story of how Patti's started, overcame a fire that closed the restaurant for over a year and a half, survived the pandemic and is now continuing the traditions plus a...

Join us as we talk to Becky Soules, the Education and Collections Director at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill . She shares with us details about their famous Spirit Strolls and their other October and holiday events.  roadtripzee.com

Join us as we discuss October things with Molly Schroer, spokesperson for Mammoth Cave National Park. In this episode we discuss the saga of Floyd Collins, the lore of the caves (did you know there was once tuberculosis hospital inside the cave?), the pre-established cemeteries of the Park and the many things there are to do above and below ground in the fall. Read more about Mammoth Cave at roadt...

Stories from the road, being captured and told is what Roadtripzee is all about. Listen in as members of our multi-generational team talk with people they meet along the way.  Love a good backstory? Ever wonder what's going on behind the scenes? Just want to know what's out there? Us too. Our curiosity drives this - grab a seat and come along for the ride!