Think Humanities

This week on THINK HUMANITIES, host Bill Goodman interviews Speakers Bureau member Blair Hess. Blair is Assistant Director for the Council of State Governments and has coauthored several books with Cameron Ludwick all about Kentucky's unique sightseeing and culinary opportunities. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous funding from Spalding University.

It's almost Derby Day! Join Bill Goodman on this week's celebratory episode of THINK HUMANITIES as he talks to James C. Nicholson, author of "Racing for America: The Horse Race of the Century and the Redemption of a Sport." THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous funding from Spalding University.

This week the THINK HUMANITIES podcast is celebrating Poetry Month! Host Bill Goodman talks to members of a documentary film project called Poetry Unites Kentucky. Filmmaker Ewa Zadrzynska worked with a number of Kentucky poets, including former Poet Laureate Richard Taylor, to ask Kentuckians to write a personal essay about their favorite poem. Two of the winners, Brandon Nakasato and Haley Kaelin, share about the transformative power of poetry in their own lives. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous funding from Spalding University.

This week's episode of THINK HUMANITIES continues last week's conversation with basketball legends Charles Hunter, Floyd Bridges, and Clarence Glover. All three have contributed to the creation of a booklet entitled "Voices of the Segregated Past," which preserves the history of African American sports in Kentucky. This booklet accompanies the Smithsonian travelling exhibit "Crossroads: Change in Rural America" which is on display in Glasgow at the South Central Kentucky Cultural Center through May 15th. For more information about "Crossroads," visit: https://www.kyhumanities.org/programs/smithsonian-exhibit-crossroads. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous funding from Spalding University.

On this week's episode of THINK HUMANITIES host Bill Goodman interviews several western Kentucky basketball legends and invites them to share their stories about integration both in Kentucky and in the world of basketball. Bill is joined by Charles Hunter, Floyd Bridges, and Clarence Glover. Tune in next week for part 2 of this interview and to learn more about how these legends' stories are part of a broader story being told as part of the Smithsonian travelling exhibit "Crossroads: Change in Rural America" in Glasgow, Kentucky. For more information about "Crossroads" and how to visit the exhibit at the South Central Kentucky Cultural Center in Glasgow, visit: https://www.kyhumanities.org/programs/smithsonian-exhibit-crossroads THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous funding from Spalding University.

This week the THINK HUMANITIES podcast is celebrating the opening of the "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America" Museum on Main Street Exhibit from the Smithsonian in Murray, KY. Host Bill Goodman talks to Jeff McLaughlin, Special Collections Director at the Wrather West Kentucky Museum, and to Sherman Neal, activist and football coach at Murray State University, about the new exhibit, what people can learn from this special collection from the Smithsonian, and how important all of our voices are in preserving democracy in America. "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America" is open through May 1 at the Wrather West Kentucky Museum at Murray State University. To book an appointment to view the exhibit, visit: https://murraystate.libcal.com/appointments/voicesandvotes. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous funding from Spalding University.

This week on the THINK HUMANITIES podcast, host Bill Goodman talks to Kathleen Driskell, Chair of the Spalding University School of Creative and Professional Writing. She talks about Spalding's unique approach in their MFA program and the advantages of a program like Spalding's. She also shares a bit of her own journey as a writer of poetry and her new poem "Keats in Your Time of Pandemic." THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous funding from Spalding University.

On this week's episode of THINK HUMANITIES, host Bill Goodman is joined by Tori Murden McClure, President of Spalding University. President McClure talks about Spalding's mission and how the school has responded to the pandemic and calls for racial justice and reflects on her life and accomplishments. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible due to generous funding from Spalding University.

This week on the THINK HUMANITIES podcast, host Bill Goodman talks to Dr. Elizabeth DiSavino, Associate Professor of Music at Berea College. Dr. DiSavino has a new book out: "Katherine Jackson French: Kentucky's Forgotton Ballad Collector." She talks about the vital - and often overlooked - role women played in Appalachian music, how she ended up researching this topic, and shares part of a ballad collected by Jackson French. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous support from Spalding University.

On this week's episode of THINK HUMANITIES Bill Goodman talks to a very special guest, Michael Johnathon. Johnathon is the host of Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour, a musician, painter, and recipient of the 2020 Milner Award. Johnathon talks about his latest album and what he's been working on since he was last on the podcast. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous support from Spalding University.