Think Humanities

On this week's episode of THINK HUMANITIES, Bill Goodman talks to new Kentucky Humanities board member Clarence Glover about his career as a NBA player and Kentucky basketball legend. THINK HUMANITIES is sponsored by generous funding from Spalding University.

On this very special episode of THINK HUMANITIES, host Bill Goodman is joined by Darlene Mazzone of Paducah Life Magazine to talk to Kentuckians Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers, co-hosts of the Pantsuit Politics Podcast and co-authors of the book "I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations." THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous funding from Spalding University.

This week's episode of THINK HUMANITIES is all about Maurice Manning's poetry collection Railsplitter. Over the past year, faculty and students at Transylvania University have worked with Manning to adapt Railsplitter for stage and film. Listen in for a sneak preview of the production as host Bill Goodman chats with Maurice Manning and Tosha Fowler, director of theatre at Transy, as well as some of the other directors and actors. Railsplitter will premeire on Friday, November 20 at 7:30 PM. For more information, visit www.transy.edu/railsplitter. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous funding from Spalding University.

It's Kentucky Book Festival Week! Bill Goodman is joined on this week's episode of THINK HUMANTIES by book festival director Sara Volpi Woods and Brooke Raby from the University Press of Kentucky to talk all things books and highlight some of our wonderful festival authors and books. For a full schedule of Kentucky Book Festival events and to watch past KBF events, visit kyhumanities.org. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous funding from Spalding University.

This year's virtual Kentucky Book Festival is already in full swing with Author Happy Hours every Thursday, and a full line up of events from November 9-14. On this week's episode of THINK HUMANITIES, Bill Goodman talks to two featured festival authors, Melanie Goan and Bobbie Ann Mason. Dr. Melanie Goan is the author of the new book "A Simple Justice: Kentucky Women Fight for the Vote" and will be featured on the Womens Suffrage panel on November 14 at 12:00 PM. Bobbie Ann Mason, acclaimed Kentucky novelist, will be on the Writing Historial Fiction panel on November 10 at 7:00 PM to talk about her newest book "Dear Ann." Think Humanities is made possible by generous funding from Spalding University.

This year's virtual Kentucky Book Festival is already in full swing with Author Happy Hours every Thursday, and a full line up of events from November 9-14. On this week's episode of THINK HUMANITIES, Bill Goodman talks to two featured festival children's writers, George Ella Lyon and Kristin O'Donnell Tubb, who will be featured guests on the Let’s Do the Time Warp (for Kids!) panel on November 10 at 12:00 PM. George Ella Lyon is an award-winning poet and author. She has written more than 35 books for young readers. Her newest book is "Voices of Justice: Poems about People Working for a Better World," which highlights celebrated activists throughout the world and history. Kristin O’Donnell Tubb is the award-winning author of many children's and middle grade books, including her newest, "Zeus: Dog of Chaos" that is perfect for dog lovers everywhere. Think Humanities is made possible by generous funding from Spalding University.

This year's virtual Kentucky Book Festival is already in full swing with Author Happy Hours every Thursday, and a full line up of events from November 9-14. On this week's episode of THINK HUMANITIES, Bill Goodman talks to two featured festival authors, Chris Hamby and David Bell. Chris Hamby is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist whose new book, "Soul Full of Coal Dust," takes an investigative look at the resurgence of black lung disease in Appalachia. Chris will be featured on the "Healthy at Home": Appalachia Then & Now panel on Saturday, November 14 at 11 am. David Bell is the bestselling author of many mystery and thriller novels, and he teaches English and directs the MFA program at Western Kentucky University. His newest book, "The Request" is now out from Berkely. David Bell will be joining three other crime novelists on Thursday, October 29 at 7 pm to talk about "Writing the Perfect Crime." For more information about Kentucky Book Festival events and to register, visit kyhumanities.org. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible through generous funding from Spalding University.

This week on the THINK HUMANITIES podcast, Bill interviews Dr. Monica Udvardy, a cultural anthropologist at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Udvardy shares the fascinating story of how she was asked to track down stolen East African antiquities and where the search has taken her over the years. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous funding from Spalding University.

This week on THINK HUMANITIES, Bill Goodman talks to Professor Megan Burnett, a Theatre teacher at Bellarmine Univsersity. Professor Burnett is also an expert on Mattie Griffith Browne, one of Kentucky's lesser-known suffragists and abolitionists, and has even created a one-woman play about Mattie's life. She is available to tell your organization more about Mattie Griffith Browne through our Speakers Bureau at: https://www.kyhumanities.org/programs/speakers-bureau/. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous funding from Spalding University.

Join Bill Goodman on this week's episode of THINK HUMANITIES as he talks to Bob Thompson, a professional storyteller and a member of the Kentucky Humanities Speakers Bureau. Bob is available to give talks on preserving personal history and storytelling in business at https://www.kyhumanities.org/programs/speakers-bureau/. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous funding from Spalding University.