Think Humanities

Kentucky Book Festival director, Brooke Raby, is the host on this week's episode of THINK HUMANITIES. Brooke is joined by New York Times bestselling author Beck Dorey-Stein, author of "From the Corner of the Oval," the critically-acclaimed memoir of her unlikely tenure as a stenographer in the Obama White House. Spend your happy hour in discussion with Beck Dorey-Stein on Thursday, November 15th at 4 p.m. at The Mane on Main in Lexington. This special Cocktails and Conversation event is part of Kentucky Humanities' week-long Kentucky Book Festival. Tickets are required and can be purchased at kyhumanities.org or by calling 859-257-5932.

Host Bill Goodman is joined by Dr. Jonathan Coleman, who is the Curator and Assistant Director of the Mary Todd Lincoln House in Lexington. Dr. Coleman discusses the fascinating, controversial, and tragic life of Mrs. Lincoln. He also provides information about the upcoming Mary Todd Lincoln Bicentennial Symposium that will take place on Friday, November 2nd at the William T. Young Library on the University of Kentucky campus. Reserve your seat at this free event by visiting mtlhouse.org/symposium.

Host Bill Goodman is joined by Dr. Jonathan Coleman, who is the Curator and Assistant Director of the Mary Todd Lincoln House in Lexington. Dr. Coleman discusses the fascinating, controversial, and tragic life of Mrs. Lincoln. He also provides information about the upcoming Mary Todd Lincoln Bicentennial Symposium that will take place on Friday, November 2nd at the William T. Young Library on the University of Kentucky campus. Reserve your seat at this free event by visiting mtlhouse.org/symposium.

Host Bill Goodman is joined by Dr. Jonathan Coleman, who is the Curator and Assistant Director of the Mary Todd Lincoln House in Lexington. Dr. Coleman discusses the fascinating, controversial, and tragic life of Mrs. Lincoln. He also provides information about the upcoming Mary Todd Lincoln Bicentennial Symposium that will take place on Friday, November 2nd at the William T. Young Library on the University of Kentucky campus. Reserve your seat at this free event by visiting mtlhouse.org/symposium.

Host Bill Goodman is joined by two special guests with unique ties to the historic Choctaw Academy located in Scott County -- Georgetown ophthalmologist Dr. William “Chip” Richardson and Penn State historian, Dr. Christina Snyder. The Choctaw Academy was the first federal Indian school in America, educating over 600 Indian boys and men from 17 tribal nations between 1825 and 1848. Dr. William Richardson purchased farmland that included the remnants of the old Choctaw Academy and began plans for restoration in hopes of preserving it as an historic landmark. Historian Dr. Christina Snyder, author of "Great Crossings: Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in the Age of Jackson," discusses the history of the Choctaw Academy as the largest and most diverse Indian school in antebellum America.

Host Bill Goodman is joined by two special guests with unique ties to the historic Choctaw Academy located in Scott County -- Georgetown ophthalmologist Dr. William “Chip” Richardson and Penn State historian, Dr. Christina Snyder. The Choctaw Academy was the first federal Indian school in America, educating over 600 Indian boys and men from 17 tribal nations between 1825 and 1848. Dr. William Richardson purchased farmland that included the remnants of the old Choctaw Academy and began plans for restoration in hopes of preserving it as an historic landmark. Historian Dr. Christina Snyder, author of "Great Crossings: Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in the Age of Jackson," discusses the history of the Choctaw Academy as the largest and most diverse Indian school in antebellum America.

Host Bill Goodman is joined by two special guests with unique ties to the historic Choctaw Academy located in Scott County -- Georgetown ophthalmologist Dr. William “Chip” Richardson and Penn State historian, Dr. Christina Snyder. The Choctaw Academy was the first federal Indian school in America, educating over 600 Indian boys and men from 17 tribal nations between 1825 and 1848. Dr. William Richardson purchased farmland that included the remnants of the old Choctaw Academy and began plans for restoration in hopes of preserving it as an historic landmark. Historian Dr. Christina Snyder, author of "Great Crossings: Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in the Age of Jackson," discusses the history of the Choctaw Academy as the largest and most diverse Indian school in antebellum America.

Host Bill Goodman is joined by writer, filmmaker, and member of Kentucky Humanities Speakers Bureau, Jerry Deaton. A native of Long Creek, Kentucky, Deaton discusses his experience growing up in Breathitt County and the deep appreciation he developed for his eastern Kentucky roots. Deaton found himself still drawn to Breathitt County after retiring from the Legislative Research Commission where he drafted bills, wrote speeches, and served as a lobbyist. Today, he honors his hometown through books, films, and lectures centered on Appalachia.

Host Bill Goodman is joined by writer, filmmaker, and member of Kentucky Humanities Speakers Bureau, Jerry Deaton. A native of Long Creek, Kentucky, Deaton discusses his experience growing up in Breathitt County and the deep appreciation he developed for his eastern Kentucky roots. Deaton found himself still drawn to Breathitt County after retiring from the Legislative Research Commission where he drafted bills, wrote speeches, and served as a lobbyist. Today, he honors his hometown through books, films, and lectures centered on Appalachia.

Host Bill Goodman is joined by writer, filmmaker, and member of Kentucky Humanities Speakers Bureau, Jerry Deaton. A native of Long Creek, Kentucky, Deaton discusses his experience growing up in Breathitt County and the deep appreciation he developed for his eastern Kentucky roots. Deaton found himself still drawn to Breathitt County after retiring from the Legislative Research Commission where he drafted bills, wrote speeches, and served as a lobbyist. Today, he honors his hometown through books, films, and lectures centered on Appalachia.