Daviess County Public Library: Recent Episodes
Daviess County Public Library
This is a catch-all feed for podcasts produced by the Daviess County Public Library in Owensboro, KY.
PJ Starks and Eric Huskisson from the Owensboro-based Blood Moon Pictures join us for this episode of the podcast. PJ, as you may know, is the father of Unscripted: An Indie Film Experience. He brought the idea to DCPL roughly ten years ago and we ran with it. PJ, Eric, and I discuss the early days of the series, the intensity of the Volumes of Blood shoot, and their two post-VOB films, VOB 2: Horror Stories and 13 Slays till X-mas. Join us at 7 pm on August 20 for the third night of Unscripted 2022. We will screen three segments from 13 Slays with PJ & Eric in attendance to deliver a live commentary. If you’re listening to this after the August 20, we encourage you to get a time machine. We’re sure it’ll be a lot of fun. Music: "Chips" by Havilina Rail Co. ** = Mat Wignall gave me permission to use this as a podcast theme years ago. Mat, if you see this and change your mind, please let me know.
Jason Koger became the first bilateral arm amputee in the world to be fitted with multi-articulating bionic hands after losing both hands in a traumatic ATV accident in 2008. In Handed a Greater Purpose, Koger's recently released memoir, he talks about the accident, how it impacted his life, and the work he now does. He, along with co-author Danny May, recently dropped by to discuss adapting his story into the book.
Since Unscripted: An Indie Film Experience is coming back, we thought we'd also resurrect the podcast. This episode features an interview with Shane Devon, a musician and filmmaker from Daviess County, about his music, record label, and his film The UFO Girl. We'll be screening that on August 6 as part of Unscripted.Music: "Chips" by Havilina Rail Co. ** = Mat Wignall gave me permission to use this as a podcast theme years ago. Mat, if you see this and change your mind, please let me know.
KY-based comic creator Chris Schweizer discusses his latest book, The Roanoke Colony: America's First Mystery.
Professor Megan Burnett discusses suffragette, abolitionist, author, and Owensboro, KY native Mattie Griffith Browne.
Author Dacre Stoker, great grand-nephew of Bram Stoker, discusses his own work and family history.
David Jennings, author of American Spirit: Wild Turkey Bourbon From Rippy to Russell, chats with us about Wild Turkey history and writing his first book.
Hear audio from our recent virtual visit with Miss. Ashley from Girls, INC. She discusses fun, healthy snacks for summer.
Hear Annette Meyer Heisdorffer, Ph. D., the UK Extension Agent for Horticulture Education in Daviess County, explain new methods to extend the life of your garden.
You will learn how to extend the growing season and harvest vegetables into the fall. Two gardening techniques described include succession planting of warm-season crops and the late planting of certain cool-season crops. This includes a guide of when to plant in order to harvest produce before the first hard frost in the fall.
Join local organizational coach Sara Kathryn Fort from Neat Relief as she provides a guide to outlining and pursuing a balanced, healthy life! She will help you define and fulfill your goals by changing your habits. She will provide a lot of tools that will help improve your daily life in easy, tangible ways.
Sarah discusses writing with Owensboro-based author S.A. Conley.
Author bio: "S. A. Conley began to write Carletta when she was 15 years old. The idea for the story hit her when her younger sister was having issues learning how to read. S. A. Conley thought that if she wrote a story, and her sister wrote a story, maybe her sister would learn to read and write better. It worked, and from that idea Carletta was created. At WKU, S.A. Conley majored in creative writing so she could edit Carletta and get her ready for publication.
In September of 2018, Carletta was published in both print and ebook editions. S.A. Conley has done several book signings and talks with young readers and writers since Carletta’s publication. S.A. Conley is currently working on a sequel to Carletta, which is a 4-part young adult fantasy series. She currently resides in Owensboro. When she is not at home writing, she is answering calls in the 911 dispatch center, traveling with her husband, or doing activities with one of her four children.
S.A. Conley has a Facebook and Instagram that readers and young writers can use to ask her questions and learn more about the book series."
Author Keven McQueen (The Kentucky Book of the Dead) and author-visual artist-musician JD Wilkes (The Vine That Ate The South) visited DCPL back in March for a conversation about their history, influences, and work. As a bonus, JD also plays some tunes.
Thanks to the Gaslight Boys for opening up the event. Look 'em up on Spotify.
PS: We had some recording issues. Blame the muffling and volume levels on yours truly. For that, to the listeners & guests, I do apologize.
Intro music: "Wabash Blues" from JD & Charlie Stamper's great record, Cattle in the Cain.
Musician & YA author Jeff Zentner (The Serpent King, Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee) discusses his work and offers advice on how to become a writer.
Author Sherry Robinson discusses her latest book Blessed. Like what you hear? If so, head over to https://smpbooks.com/ (or Amazon, or DCPL) to pick up a copy.
NOTE: We didn't have the crowd mic'd during the Q&A session, so the questions are difficult to hear. We apologize for this inconvenience.
Kim Michelle Richardson discusses her latest novel, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek.
Filmmakers Cameron McCasland and Chad Fuller discuss how they began their careers, the majesty of Copper Canyon Ranch, and The Prisoner of Perdition.
This podcast opens with a presentation from attorney Susan Montalvo-Gesser on immigration law. After that, you'll hear a panel of local immigrants telling their own stories and answering questions from the audience.
This podcast was recorded at the first meeting of DCPL's Mock Printz Award committee. In it, we discuss our nominees and let you know how our version of the Printz Awards will work.
A description of the actual Printz awards, from ALA.Org: "The Michael L. Printz Award annually honors the best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit, each year. In addition, the Printz Committee names up to four honor books, which also represent the best writing in young adult literature. The awards announcement is made at the ALA Midwinter Meeting as part of the Youth Media Awards and is celebrated with a program and reception each year at the ALA Annual Conference."
(This was uploaded previously at a lower volume. We improved the audio and uploaded it as a new track.)
Venerable Tsering Phuntsok, Tibetan Buddhist Monk, uses teachings from the Dalai Lama to provide a Buddhist perspective and encourage discussion on why people should love their enemies and how they can do this in these challenging times.
Venerable Tsering Phuntsok is a Tibetan Buddhist Monk from Nepal who has traveled the world to spread compassion and teach about Tibetan culture, monastic life and dharma. For over 30 years, he has studied and practiced Tibetan Buddhism through traditional scriptures, ritual practices, and retreats. He has also helped develop health and water projects for Tibetan refugees, hosted international groups in India and Nepal for cultural exchange and volunteer programs, and has provided instruction in Buddhism and meditation for students across the globe.
The Unscripted Interview is back! This week we talk with our pal Ryan McCurdy and Kiley Ebelhard about their short film, Deadly Damsel. It was shown at the second installment of Unscripted 2019.
Podcast contains audio clips and music from the film.
A panel discussion about Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066 and how it affects us today featuring of Matthew Alschbach, Associate Professor of History at OCTC, Susan Gesser, Director of Catholic Charities, and Naheed Murtaza, Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Brescia. Our moderator is Dr. Courtland Lewis, Associate Professor of Philosophy at OCTC.
The "Conversations On Race" series is an open public forum that focuses upon issues of race in our community. Each podcast is a frank, open discussion about the topics at hand. The podcast features very little editing so that each person's thoughts are accurately reflected.
The program is made possible by the following organizations working together: AAUW, the Ministerial Association, NAACP, and the OHRC.
NOTE: This podcast is a bit more noisy than our others, but everything should be discernible. We apologize for the sound quality.
Dr. Elaine Wright, an Associate Professor at Brescia University’s Marilyn Younger Conley School of Social Work in Owensboro, KY, discusses things she has learned while traveling the world as a social worker.
We discuss the history & current status The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival with Mary Danhauer & Peggy Wilson of the Kentucky chapter.
The "Conversations On Race" series is an open public forum that focuses upon issues of race in our community. Each podcast is a frank, open discussion about the topics at hand. The podcast features very little editing so that each person's thoughts are accurately reflected.
Author Marion Blumenthal Lazan shared her story about surviving the Holocaust at the Daviess County Public Library on November 6th, 2013.
Author Jerry Deaton (Appalachian Ghost Stories: Tales from Bloody Breathitt) tells a few ghost stories set in Eastern Kentucky.
Keven McQueen, author of Kentucky Book of the Dead, talks about his process and tells a few ghostly tales set in the Bluegrass State.
Based on the groundbreaking book, “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls," this program encourages girls to change the world through their passions by learning about a unique “Rebel Girl” throughout history and similar career paths in the Owensboro area, and completing a fun activity each week.
The speaker for this episode is Owensboro City Commissioner Pam Smith-Wright.
At 19 years old, Chas Allen, now and author and motivational speaker, was a member of the crew that pulled the Transylvania University rare book heist (one of the F.B.I.’s “all-time most significant art theft cases”) in Lexington, KY. Their haul included a first editions of John James Audubon’s BIRD OF AMERICA and Charles Darwin’s ON THE ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES. This heist inspired the film American Animals (out in June); in it, Allen is portrayed by Blake Jenner.
Allen made his debut as an author in 2011 with MR. PINK: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE TRANSYLVANIA BOOK HEIST. His next book, EVOLUTION: BECOMING A CRIMINAL, will release on June 19. With both, he hopes to be a “voice for people who are lost” and encourage them to “come back to the straight and narrow.”
A chat with author Lee Goldberg (True Fiction) about writing, running a publishing company, and more.
www.LeeGoldberg.com
We chat with Kevin Chenault (86'd films, Blackstrap Media) about his latest short, Lattie.
Intro Music: Foxhole "Lamentations," from the album We The Wintering Tree
Edited For TV Movie Clip: John McClane, Die Hard
All other audio extracted from Lattie.
We’ve been working on a documentary podcast about the filmmaker Melton Barker for quite some time. That’s not ready quite yet, but we do have some Barker-related goodness for you.
Who’s Melton Barker, you ask? That’s a question not many can answer. He was what’s known as an “iterant” filmmaker who was active in the 30s through the 70s. He visited small towns across the United States during that time to make the same film over 200 times with a cast of untrained local children. That film was The Kidnapper’s Foil.
Barker came to Owensboro in 1938. Sadly, like many other versions of The Kidnapper’s Foil, that film has been lost. The script is still available, though! Sarah Jacobs and Wesley Johnson of DCPL got together with a few kids (cast list below) to make a podcast version. This episode is fully comprised of that effort.
Note: We used the original script, but, due to the format, we altered it a bit. There's now a narration to explain some of the elements that didn't translate well.
The Narrator: Wesley Johnson Kidnapper 1: Gus Lattas Kidnapper 2: Hank Dotsey Betty Davis: Kaytlyn Meyer Dad: Logan Mills Butch: Samuel Hadden Jean Davis: Sarah Edge Young 1-2: Franny Hoffman Young 3-4: Elizabeth Ford Boys 1-2: Easton Crisp Boy 3: Colben Settle Boys 4-5: Jayln Griffith Girls 1-2: Lily Boling Girls 3-4: Rachel Kyle
Additional Writing: Christina Clary, Wesley Johnson
Visit MeltonBarker.org to learn more about his work. Thanks to the folks who run that site for providing some information to us.
Music: "Belgian Waffles" & "Mario" by Underscore Orkestra both appear on their record, Table Dance (Bad Panda Records). The music is licensed under a CC Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. Check 'em out here; http://www.theunderscoreorkestra.com/.
This podcast contains the full audio from our visit with Venerable Tsering Phuntsok.
"Venerable Tsering Phuntsok is a Tibetan Buddhist Monk who has traveled the world to spread compassion and teach about Tibetan culture, monastic life and dharma. For over 30 years, he has studied and practiced Tibetan Buddhism through traditional scriptures, ritual practices, and retreats. He has also helped develop health and water projects for Tibetan refugees, hosted international groups in India and Nepal for cultural exchange and volunteer programs, and has provided instruction in Buddhism and meditation for students across the globe."
After 15 years, The Room's Greg Sestero & Tommy Wiseau have reunited for another film. It's called BEST F[R]IENDS and opens in select theaters this Friday. Greg was recently in town to present at our screening of The Disaster Artist; prior to that event, he chatted with us about the new film.
Nice Legs, a band whose music appears in BEST F[R]IENDS, kindly allowed us to use their music on this podcast. Give 'em a listen here: wearenicelegs.bandcamp.com/
Thanks to Jon at Sublime Media Group and Miles Harris for audio troubleshooting & advice.
PS: We will soon have a video up of this chat on our YouTube channel.
PPS: You will occasionally hear the SERIOUS rain that was happening outside during our chat on this recording. Just pretend like we're on your back porch talking about film, okay?
Rebel Girls is a program that encourages girls to pursue their dreams by learning about unique career paths for women from the book “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls.” Come with ideas and readiness to participate in an activity each week.
This installment features Meghann Richardson from Owensboro's Messenger-Inquirer.
This “Conversations on Race” installment is devoted to Owensboro’s H. L. Neblett Community Center. It begins with actress London Randolph performing a monologue as the center’s namesake, Hattie Neblett. A panel discussion with representatives from the Neblett Center about their history and programs immediately follows.
https://impact100owensboro.org/h-l-neblett-community-center https://www.aauw.org/
The first issue of Verbatim, our collaborative creative writing journal, is now available for purchase from the library. It features visual art and writing from creatives that have a connection to Owensboro or the Western Kentucky area. A spoken word event was recently held at the library to celebrate the book’s release. This podcast features three stories from that event and an interview Verbatim’s creator, John Beemer. We will release a few more stories from the event next week. Stay tuned.
NOTE: A few of these stories contain adult situations & language. Listener discretion is advised.
Brian chats with author Dave Eggers (Monk of Mokha, The Circle) about his writing process, body of work, and lots more.
https://826national.org/ https://www.mcsweeneys.net
This show features music from Foxhole's 2006 effort, Push/Pull (Burnt Toast Vinyl). You can find it on iTunes and Amazon. Thanks to the band for allowing us to use their tunes.
JD Wilkes, author/musician/filmmaker/visual artist, recently visited us to play some tunes and talk about his new book, The Vine That Ate the South. This is the full audio from that event.
NOTE: We didn't have the crowd mic'd, so you'll notice some audio drops during the Q&A portion of the event.
Grab a copy of Vine here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/KampKitsch
Author Richard Paul Evans discusses his work at the Towne Square Mall in Owensboro, KY. This event was sponsored by the Daviess County Public Library and Burns Middle School.
Sarah chats with Inheritance author Michelle Hinton at our second annual Indie Author Fair.
Sarah chats with YA author Jean Knight Pace at our second annual Indie Author Fair.
Visit http://jeanknightpace.com/ for more info about Jean.
Another Indie Author Fair chat! This one is with Evansville-based poet Tom Raithel. He chats with Sarah about his life and work and reads a selection from his latest book.
Note: We had to do a fair bit of noise canceling while editing this episode due to our unruly air conditioner. You will hear the a/c a bit along with some digital artifact.
Based on the groundbreaking book, “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls," this program encourages girls to change the world through their passions by learning about a unique “Rebel Girl” throughout history and similar career paths in the Owensboro area, and completing a fun activity each week.
The speaker for this episode is Katherine Taylor of Studio Slant.
https://www.facebook.com/studioslant/
Sarah chats with regional poet Linda Neal Reising at our second annual Indie Author Fair.
(Image Credit: Finishing Line Press)
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 "candid." A bit of adult language was used that some might find offensive.
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.
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 off before the end. We're very sorry and will try harder next time.
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 Big Fresh
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 services for unique manuscript items as well as folklore collections. The collection numbers over one million pages within approximately 4,500 manuscript collections as well as 4,000 audio recordings.
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 Fresh
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://desperatespirits.com) Big Fresh - "Rumors" (https://desperatespirits.com)
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 War he toured with various circuses throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. But the greatest aspect of his life was his love affair and marriage to Anna Swan, the tallest woman in the world. Together they shared a special life and left behind a love story that needs to be heard.
Presented by Richard Crowe through the Kentucky Humanities Council.
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
Outro: Attempt - "Personal Best" from the forthcoming LP Personal Fables, available on 2/14 via http://desperatespirits.com
Kentucky native Katie Green now lives in Austin, TX where she serves as artistic director for the Twin Alchemy Collective, a group whose mission is to produce "theatre for people who hate theatre." In this podcast, we talk to Katie about how growing up in our area influenced her as an artist and the unique and exciting things she's doing in Texas.
www.TwinAlchemy.com
Trailer for Great Gold Bird game: https://vimeo.com/163493453
Intro/Outro Music "Waiting Room" from The Society for Hard Determinists, by Shawn Jones (http://www.shawnclaudejones.com/)
On December 15, in association with the AAUW and Ministerial Association, we hosted another panel discussion on race in our community inspired by Ta-Nahesi Coates’ Between the World and Me. It was moderated by Rhondalyn Randolph, president of our local NAACP chapter. We captured full audio from the event and now present it to you as a podcast.
Warning: This was an open and frank discussion involving panelists and the public. There is language which may be offensive to some listeners.
Intro/Outro Music: Allen Rockhouse – “T Shirt Trot” Visit artistecard.com/allenrockhouse to hear more
Author Mary Knight will be dropped by the library to talk about the power of the written word, her debut novel "Saving Wonder," and her journey as a writer.
Dedrick Jackson, who works for Gorman Recruiting, recently hosted a workshop on what to do before, during and after a job interview. It included practical demonstrations and real-world advice on how to interview for a job.
We recently hosted a workshop led by Chris Schweizer (The Crogan Adventures, The Creeps, Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean) for aspiring authors. The latest installment of our podcast features (nearly) complete audio from the event. Enjoy!
Check out great work from Chris here: http://croganadventures.blogspot.com/
Intro/outro music: Big Fresh - "Rumours" (from the album Moneychasers) Visit bigfresh.bandcamp.com/ to hear more
Danny May, author and ghostwriter for "The First Family of Racing" by Earl Hayden, will share tips and tricks for ghostwriting.
NOTE: There are a couple of audio drops in this recording that correspond with questions being asked from the audience. Mr May knew hew as being podcasted, so, he eventually began repeating the questions. We hope to have a better setup for recording Q&As next go-round.
Thomas Freese is a talented teller who entertains and teaches with animated movement from world folktales, silly songs from original imagination and suspenseful voice in ghost stories. Thomas plays guitar and harmonica, and he also tells stories interspersed with Spanish. He does literary/visual artist in residence work in Kentucky schools.
Thomas sang and danced for ten years with the Pleasant Hill Singers at Shakertown, in Kentucky. Thomas is a member of the Kentucky Arts Council’s Arts Education Artist Roster, VSA Kentucky Roster and is a member of the Kentucky Storytelling Association.
http://www.thomaslfreese.com/
Kentucky Historian James Prichard discusses America's first serial killers, the Harpe Brothers.
In the aftermath of the Revolution and the long and bloody Indian wars, the Kentucky frontier remained a dangerous land. Throughout 1799 two brothers, Wiley and Micajah Harpe, terrorized the entire state from the Wilderness Trail to the far reaches of the Green River country. Posing as Methodist circuit riders or weary pilgrims bound for the West, these Tory outcasts left a trail of bodies and burned cabins in their wake. Their bloody deeds and violent end are as chilling today as the notorious crimes of modern day serial killers.
Outro Music: J.D. Wilkes, Charlie Stamper - "Wabash Blues" taken from the album Cattle in the Cain hear more at JDWilkes.com
Sarah and Brian talk to Kentucky-based author R. Mance Chappell(Best Summer Ever) about how he got his start and the value of participating in National Novel Writing Month.
Mr. Chappell was the keynote speaker at the Daviess County Public Library's Indie Author Fair, which is where this interview was taped.
Intro/outro music: Big Fresh - "Rumours" (from the album Moneychasers) Visit http://bigfresh.bandcamp.com/ to hear more
Rhondalyn Randolph, president of the Owensboro Kentucky NAACP Branch 3107, facilitates a panel discussion on the Experiences of Being Black in Owensboro. She will be joined by Angela Oliver, Samuel Tandy, and Demarcus Curry. Topics of discussion: education, the economy, discrimination, and more.
This event is a kick-off for our Community Read of Between The World And Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. To find out how you can participate in this Community Read, call us at 270-684-0211.
This discussion panel was sponsored by the American Association of University Women.
NOTE: Those in the audience who asked questions didn’t have a mic, but, for the most part, you can hear what they’re saying. Apologies if the audio is occasionally uneven.
Intro/Outro Music: Allen Rockhouse – “T Shirt Trot” Visit http://artistecard.com/allenrockhouse to hear more
Our second Unscripted Interview features Ryan McCurdy and Kevin Arnold, the two men responsible for the incredibly powerful short, No More Messages.
Relevant Links: No More Messages - tinyurl.com/NoMoreEvv Dark Nights - tinyurl.com/DarkNightsEvv www.maydayfilmfestival.com/
Intro Music: Big Fresh - "Here Is The Deal" - BigFresh.Bandcamp.Com
Outro Music: Lurxury Elite - "Au Revoir" LuxuryElite.Bandcamp.Com
Once a year, the Daviess County Public Library plays host to a short film showcase called Unscripted: An Indie Film Experience. The series, created by filmmaker PJ Starks, is a great to network with filmmakers and find out how they do what they do. This year the library decided to spin the event off into a podcast. For our first installment, we talked to the team behind A Wedding Like That, a great comedy-drama we’ve screened twice at the library. This candid conversation covers the project from concept to completion. We hope to release 1-2 episodes of this a month, so stay tuned!
Opening Theme: “Theme From ‘Moneychasers’” – Big Fresh Closing Theme: “au revoir” – Luxury Elite All music used with permission by the artist.