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- Episode 51 - Gary Cieradkowski, Artist and AuthorHost Bill Goodman is joined by author, graphic designer, and member of Kentucky Humanities Speakers Bureau, Gary Cieradkowski. A native of New Jersey, Gary has worked for advertising firms all over the country. He now resides in Northern Kentucky and has his own graphic design studio. His interest in baseball history and his artistic ability led him to design baseball cards that landed him features on ESPN and NPR. A specialist in baseball history, his work titled "The League of Outsider Baseball: An Illustrated History of Baseball’s Forgotten Heroes," was published in 2015.29 min
- Episode 51 - Gary Cieradkowski, Artist and AuthorHost Bill Goodman is joined by author, graphic designer, and member of Kentucky Humanities Speakers Bureau, Gary Cieradkowski. A native of New Jersey, Gary has worked for advertising firms all over the country. He now resides in Northern Kentucky and has his own graphic design studio. His interest in baseball history and his artistic ability led him to design baseball cards that landed him features on ESPN and NPR. A specialist in baseball history, his work titled "The League of Outsider Baseball: An Illustrated History of Baseball’s Forgotten Heroes," was published in 2015.29 min
- Episode 50 - George Herring, Professor Emeritus of HistoryHost Bill Goodman is joined by Dr. George Herring, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Herring retired from UK after thirty-six years, including three terms as chair of the Department of History. He specializes in the history of U.S. foreign relations and is an expert on the Vietnam War. Dr. Herring is also a member of our Kentucky Humanities Speakers Bureau. On today’s episode, he discusses one of his favorite lectures, "An Ordinary Soldier in an Extraordinary War," which tells the story of a WWI soldier based on the letters he wrote home and a pocket diary he kept while in Europe.33 min
- Episode 50 - George Herring, Professor Emeritus of HistoryHost Bill Goodman is joined by Dr. George Herring, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Herring retired from UK after thirty-six years, including three terms as chair of the Department of History. He specializes in the history of U.S. foreign relations and is an expert on the Vietnam War. Dr. Herring is also a member of our Kentucky Humanities Speakers Bureau. On today’s episode, he discusses one of his favorite lectures, "An Ordinary Soldier in an Extraordinary War," which tells the story of a WWI soldier based on the letters he wrote home and a pocket diary he kept while in Europe.33 min
- Episode 50 - George Herring, Professor Emeritus of HistoryHost Bill Goodman is joined by Dr. George Herring, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Herring retired from UK after thirty-six years, including three terms as chair of the Department of History. He specializes in the history of U.S. foreign relations and is an expert on the Vietnam War. Dr. Herring is also a member of our Kentucky Humanities Speakers Bureau. On today’s episode, he discusses one of his favorite lectures, "An Ordinary Soldier in an Extraordinary War," which tells the story of a WWI soldier based on the letters he wrote home and a pocket diary he kept while in Europe.33 min
- Episode 49 - Jay McCoy, Owner of Brier BooksHost Bill Goodman is joined by local bookstore owner, Jay McCoy. Brier Books is located in Lexington but also provides a number of pop-up shops throughout the state. Jay shares with us the latest summer reads by Kentucky authors, including works by Silas House, Hannah Pittard, Tiffany Reisz, and Andrew Shaffer. To purchase books, sign up for workshops, and learn about upcoming events, you can visit www.brierbooks.com.31 min
- Episode 49 - Jay McCoy, Owner of Brier BooksHost Bill Goodman is joined by local bookstore owner, Jay McCoy. Brier Books is located in Lexington but also provides a number of pop-up shops throughout the state. Jay shares with us the latest summer reads by Kentucky authors, including works by Silas House, Hannah Pittard, Tiffany Reisz, and Andrew Shaffer. To purchase books, sign up for workshops, and learn about upcoming events, you can visit www.brierbooks.com.31 min
- Episode 49 - Jay McCoy, Owner of Brier BooksHost Bill Goodman is joined by local bookstore owner, Jay McCoy. Brier Books is located in Lexington but also provides a number of pop-up shops throughout the state. Jay shares with us the latest summer reads by Kentucky authors, including works by Silas House, Hannah Pittard, Tiffany Reisz, and Andrew Shaffer. To purchase books, sign up for workshops, and learn about upcoming events, you can visit www.brierbooks.com.31 min
- Episode 48 - Juanita L. White, Member of Kentucky Humanities Speakers BureauHost Bill Goodman is joined by Juanita White – researcher, scriptwriter, and member of Kentucky Humanities Speakers Bureau. Juanita is a former educator and curriculum specialist from Louisville. After retiring from the school district, she began working at the Farmington Historic Home. Juanita discusses the history of Farmington as the home of James Speed, who served as the Attorney General to Abraham Lincoln. Juanita researches Kentucky African American history, which you can learn more about in her Speakers Bureau talks on Edith Goodall Wilson and Matthew Garrison.32 min
- Episode 48 - Juanita L. White, Member of Kentucky Humanities Speakers BureauHost Bill Goodman is joined by Juanita White – researcher, scriptwriter, and member of Kentucky Humanities Speakers Bureau. Juanita is a former educator and curriculum specialist from Louisville. After retiring from the school district, she began working at the Farmington Historic Home. Juanita discusses the history of Farmington as the home of James Speed, who served as the Attorney General to Abraham Lincoln. Juanita researches Kentucky African American history, which you can learn more about in her Speakers Bureau talks on Edith Goodall Wilson and Matthew Garrison.32 min
About Think Humanities
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Kentucky Humanities is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities in Washington, D.C. The Council is supported by the National Endowment and by private contributions. We are not a state agency, and we receive no state funds, but we are proud partners with Kentucky's cultural, heritage, arts, and tourism agencies.
Why are we Telling Kentucky's Story?
More than just history, by Kentucky's story we mean Kentucky's writers, inventors, judges, musicians, architects, doctors – in short, the contributions from every walk of life to the quality of life in Kentucky. We recognize a need to build civic engagement as well as literacy, and we want to involve all ages and all places from Pine Knot to Princeton. Everyone has a story to tell, and everyone can learn from the stories of others. These stories, taken together, are the stories of our communities, our counties, our regions, and our unique Kentucky culture and heritage. They are the basis of our pride and the basic premise of community.
What are the Humanities?
Humanity in all its forms. The humanities are the values by which we live, the ideas that organize our thinking, and all of the ways we communicate with each other. The humanities include the ways of knowing found in the academic disciplines of history, literature, and philosophy, as well as anthropology, sociology and psychology. But they encompass much more: religion, culture, the origins of Bluegrass music, the archaeology of landfills, Kentuckians' love for their counties, what they teach their children, why they make burgoo. All these things are the humanities.