McConnell Center Podcast

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Dr. Nicholas Buccola, Elizabeth and Morris Glicksman Chair in Political Science and founding director of the Frederick Douglass Forum on Law, Rights, and Justice at Linfield College, joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to discuss his book The Fire Is upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America,which focuses on the different paths that led Baldwin and Buckley to their historic debate on February 18, 1965.

Links Mentioned

• Nicholas Buccola, The Fire is upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America 
• https://www.nicholasbuccola.com
• Video: James Baldwin Debates William F. Buckley (1965): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFeoS41xe7w 

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This podcast is a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. Views expressed in this show are those of the participants and not necessarily those of the McConnell Center.

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New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to discuss her novel Becoming Mrs. Lewis—The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis. She offers details of her writing process, her thoughts on Joy Davidman’s life and works, and directs listeners to many resources to learn more about Joy.

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• Instagram: @pattichenry
• Facebook: @AuthorPattiCallahanHenry 
• Website: https://www.patticallahanhenry.com
• Twitter: @pcalhenry
• Podcast: Behind the Scenes of Becoming Mrs. Lewis
• Watch Patti Callahan Henry's virtual lecture on Becoming Mrs. Lewis

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This podcast is a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. Views expressed in this show are those of the participants and not necessarily those of the McConnell Center.

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Alan Cornett, owner of Eat Kentucky, joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to discuss the origins of Eat Kentucky, Kentucky food culture, and the impact COVID 19 has had on the restaurant industry.

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• Instagram: @eatkentucky
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eatkentucky
• Website: http://www.eatkentucky.com/
• Twitter: @eatkentucky
• Podcast: Eat Kentucky: A Southern Food Podcast

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The Honorable Michael G. Adams, Kentucky Secretary of State, joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on Kentucky’s upcoming primary election, how his office has managed the challenges posed by the Coronavirus, and leadership lessons from this experience. Adams is a 1998 graduate of the McConnell Scholars Program at the University of Louisville.

Links Mentioned

• Register to vote at govoteky.com
• Stay informed by visiting https://www.sos.ky.gov/

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Dr. Andrew Rabin, Professor of English at the University of Louisville, joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to discuss the history of plagues and pandemics.

Links Mentioned

• Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron
• Edgar Allen Poe, The Masque of the Red Death
• Stephen Budiansky, Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas

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Dr. Mark David Hall, Herbert Hoover Distinguished Professor of Politics at George Fox University, joins McConnell Center Director Dr.  Gary L. Gregg II to discuss Christianity and the American Founding. This episode was recorded in September 2019.

Links Mentioned

• Mark David Hall, Did America Have a Christian Founding?: Separating Modern Myth from Historical Truth

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McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II invites you to participate in our summer 2020 digital book club. He is joined by a few special guests who will be leading webinars at the end of each month, to introduce you to the book they’ll be covering in the series. Vist mcconnellcenter.org or the links below to register!

Scheduled Webinars

"Why We Need 'Walden' Right Now"

May 28, 6 pm ET, Zoom

Led by John Kleber, PhD, a celebrated Kentucky historian and professor emeritus of history from Morehead State University. Henry David Thoreau's "Walden, or Life in the Woods," is a reflection on living in simple surroundings, with themes of solitude and social distancing that are relevant to today's global pandemic.

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"Why Read Bradbury's 'Fahrenheit 451' in 2020"

June 30, 6 pm ET, Zoom

Led by Amy Sturgis, PhD, an adjunct history professor at Lenoir-Rhyne University who specializes in the intellectual history of science fiction and fantasy. This year marks the centennial of Bradbury's birth, who was born Aug. 22, 1920.

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"Why You Should Start Reading Wendell Berry in 2020"

July 28, 6 pm ET, Zoom

Led by Gary Gregg, PhD, McConnell Center Director, and GlyptusAnn Grider Jones, McConnell Center coordinator. They consider Berry's "Hannah Coulter" and Berry's long-standing concerns with the modern economy, the disruption of modern society to traditional economies, the production of food and living at a humane scale, which are relevant to today's global pandemic.

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This podcast is a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. Views expressed in this show are those of the participants and not necessarily those of the McConnell Center.

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Dr. Barbara Perry, Gerald L. Baliles Professor and Director of Presidential Studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to discuss her career, her work on presidential oral history projects, and the resources offered by the Miller Center. 

Links Mentioned

• Barbara Perry, Edward M. Kennedy: An Oral History
• Barbara Perry, Rose Kennedy: The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch 
• Learn more about the University of Virginia’s Miller Center here
• Check out the Miller Center's Presidential Oral Histories
• Explore facts, essays, and related content for all the U.S. presidents here
• Watch Dr. Perry's lecture, "Pioneers of the Court: Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsberg"
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Dr. Paul Kengor, Director of the Institute for Faith & Freedom and professor of political science at Grove City College, joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to discuss his writing process and work on Ronald Regan.

Links Mentioned

• Paul Kengor, The Crusader: Ronald Reagan & the Fall of Communism
• Paul Kengor, God and Ronald Reagan: A Spiritual Life
• Paul Kengor, A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century 
• Learn more about the Institute for Faith & Freedom at faithandfreedom.com
• Kengor is a regular columnist for The American Spectator: https://spectator.org/author/paul-kengor/

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This podcast is a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. Views expressed in this show are those of the participants and not necessarily those of the McConnell Center.

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McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II offers his thoughts on how to make the most of our time during this crisis. 

Links Mentioned

• Dr. Gregg's op-ed pieces, including "The Gift of Solitude and Time" can be found here: https://www.theepochtimes.com/author-gary-l-gregg 

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