Think Humanities

This week the THINK HUMANITIES podcast is commemorating the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Host Bill Goodman talks to Berry Craig about Kentucky's connection to Pearl Harbor. Berry Craig is available for presentations through our Speakers Bureau. Visit kyhumanities.org for more information. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous support from the Spalding School of Creative and Profession...

This week on the THINK HUMANITIES podcast we remember novelist Ed McClanahan, who passed away recently. Listen to a 2019 interview with Ed in his home writing room and hear journalist Tom Eblen's memories of his friendship with the writer. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous support from the Spalding University School for Creative and Professional Writing.

On this episode of THINK HUMANITIES, Bill Goodman is joined by Cynthia Resor, who talks about her research into 19th century cooking and mourning in Kentucky. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous support from the Spalding University School of Creative and Professional Writing.

This week on the THINK HUMANITIES podcast, Bill Goodman talks to Jacqueline Hamilton about her new Kentucky Chautauqua role as Sue Grafton. To learn more about Kentucky Chautauqua and to book a program, visit kyhumanities.org/programs/chautauqua. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous support from the Spalding University School of Creative and Professional Writing.

On the THINK HUMANITIES podcast today Bill Goodman talks to novelist and poet Gurney Norman about his new book "Allegiance." THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous support from the Spalding University School of Creative and Professional Writing.

It's time to celebrate all things books! This week's episode of THINK HUMANITIES features a preview of the 40th Kentucky Book Festival from Sara Woods. On the second half of the episode, Bill Goodman talks to Donald Whitfield about what makes a good book club. For more information about Kentucky Book Festival events, visit kybookfestival.org. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by the Spalding Schoo...

On this week's episode of the THINK HUMANITIES podcast, host Bill Goodman talks to author Ellen Birkett Morris, author of "Lost Girls," a collection of short stories that explores the experiences of women and girls as they grieve, find love, face uncertainty, take a stand, find their future, and say goodbye to the past. THINK HUMANITIES is make possible by generous support from the Spalding Univer...

This week on the THINK HUMANITIES podcast, host Bill Goodman talks to Dr. Jeffrey Matthews, a professor of business and leadership at the University of Puget Sound. They talk about his varied career and his books about Colin Powell and the U.S. Military. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible with generous funding from the Spalding School of Creative and Professional Writing

On this week's THINK HUMANITIES episode, Bill Goodman talks to Bo List, a native Lexingtonian and scriptwriter! Bo talks about what he does as a scriptwriter and about some of the historical work that he's done while working on the scripts for several of Kentucky Humanities' Kentucky Chautauqua programs. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible with generous funding from the Spalding School of Creative a...

This week on the THINK HUMANITIES podcast, Bill Goodman talks to Dr. Tracy Campbell, the E. Vernon Smith and Eloise C. Smith Professor of American History at University of Kentucky. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible with generous support from Spalding University.

On this week's episode of THINK HUMANITIES, Bill Goodman talks with Richard Parker, author, historian, and Kentucky Humanities Speakers Bureau member. Listen to them talk steamboats, Wild West shows, and bourbon. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous funding from the Spalding University School of Creative and Professional Writing.

This week on the THINK HUMANITIES, Bill Goodman talks to special guest Nikky Finney about her life, work, and the rerelease of her book Heartwood. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible with generous support from the Spalding University School of Writing.

This week's THINK HUMANITIES podcast features the Appalachian Center for the Arts. Host Bill Goodman talks to Robin Irwin, Erick Buckley, and Jessica Mullins from Center about their programming and Jessica's recent role as Effie Waller Smith. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous support from the Spalding University School of Writing.

On this week's episode of THINK HUMANITIES, Bill Goodman talks to Alan Maimon, award-winning journalist and the author of "Twilight in Hazard," a troubling account of the devastation of small Appalachian towns. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous funding from Spalding University's School of Writing.

Today on the THINK HUMANITIES podcast, Bill Goodman talks to Tom Stephens, who is the primary author of our THINK HISTORY radio segments, short episodes which share famous and forgotten bits of Kentucky history with listeners all over the state. You can listen to any of our THINK HISTORY segments online at kyhumanities.org. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible with generous support from Spalding Univ...

On this episode of the THINK HUMANITIES podcast, host Bill Goodman talks to Edward and Betsy Smith, two long-time Kentucky Chautauqua actors. Ed currently plays Adolf Rupp and Justice John Marshall Harlan. Betsy previously portrayed Emilie Todd Helm and currently plays Jemima Boone. To see all of our Kentucky Chautauqua characters and to book a performance, visit kyhumanities.org. THINK HUMANITIES...

In early March 2021, Eastern Kentucky experienced catastrophic flooding. The Red River Historical Society and Museum and the Three Forks Historical Museum both flooded during this time and sustained extensive damage to their museums and exhibits. Kentucky Humanities worked with them to receive emergency funding from NEH Chair Adam Wolfson. On today's episode of THINK HUMANTIES, Bill Goodman travel...

This week on THINK HUMANITIES, host Bill Goodman talks to Will Anderson, new Executive Director of the Hindman Settlement School in Hindman Kentucky. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous funding from Spalding University.

This week, Bill Goodman, host of the THINK HUMANITIES podcast is joined by Dr. Brian Clardy, Kentucky Humanities Board Member and Associate Professor of History at Murray State University, to talk about Critical Race Theory. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous funding from Spalding University.

Poet Carrie Green joins host Bill Goodman for this episode of Think Humanities. The duo discuss what inspires Green's poetry and her published collection, Studies of Familiar Birds.

The Smithsonian Museum on Main Street exhibit "Crossroads: Change in Rural America" is at its final stop in Kentucky. The exhibit will be at the Loretto Heritage Center until July 31st. Bill Goodman, host of the THINK HUMANITIES podcast, visits the exhibit in today's episode to talk to Susanna Pyatt and Ayla Toussaint at the Heritage Center about the exhibit. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by g...

Dr. John Ernst, history professor at Morehead State University, is our guest on this week's episode of Think Humanities. Dr. Ernst joins host Bill Goodman for a lively discussion about the Vietnam War, Eleanor Roosevelt, Watergate, and so much more.

Author and English Professor Joseph Anthony joins us for this week's episode of Think Humanities. Anthony and host Bill Goodman discuss his writing, including a recent article that appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of Kentucky Humanities magazine.

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i was here synthesizes a wealth of humanities and historical scholarship into a set of iconic Ancestor Spirit Portraits that create a comprehensive visual history bringing the past into view. On today's episode of Think Humanities, artist Marjorie Guyon and Corporate Facilitator & Community Liaison Marshall Fields join host Bill Goodman to talk about I was here and an event coming up on June 26th.