Veterans' Stories: Remembering the D-Day Invasion
Release Date: 11/11/2015
Proof of Progress: The Women in Bourbon Oral History Project
The Wisdom Project Podcast
In early 2021, the Nunn Center and Dr. Janice Fernheimer partnered to launch the Women in Bourbon Oral History Project. This oral history project, built in collaboration with students, documents women who have played important roles in Kentucky’s bourbon industry. Doug Boyd and Janice Fernheimer reflect on this phase of the oral history project and some key themes expressed in the interviews. Access oral history interviews online: Episode produced by Doug Boyd and Janice Fernheimer Assistant Producers: Taylor Davis, Emily Fay, Qwenton Briggs Music by Doug Boyd
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By the Power Vested in Me: Marriage Equality, Kentucky, and the US Supreme Court
The Wisdom Project Podcast
On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States legalized same sex marriage. This episode explores the stories of two Kentucky couples and one lawyer who were part of the legal fight that led to the Supreme Court–and brought marriage equality to the country. The interviews are drawn from two Nunn Center projects, and the . Produced by Doug Boyd and Anu Kasarabada; Music by Doug Boyd.
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His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Remembering Thomas Merton
The Wisdom Project Podcast
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was interviewed in Louisville, KY in 2013 for filmmaker Morgan C. Atkinson's documentary "The Many Storeys and Last Days of Thomas Merton" The Dalai Lama shared his memories of meeting Merton and the profound impact their friendship had on his life. Interview with . To learn more about Morgan Atkinson's documentaries: Music for this episode was composed by Doug Boyd , University of Kentucky Libraries
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Dancing with Princesses: Englishman, Sailor, Priest, Kentuckian
The Wisdom Project Podcast
This episode features an interview with Mark Lyon Thornewill, interviewed on January 23, 2018. In addition to telling a story about dancing with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret in 1947, this episode explores Thornewill's many adventures as a British naval officer during World War II, a priest, a husband, and a father. This episode features an interview with Thornewill's daughter, Joanna Hay. This episode was produced by Doug Boyd
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Local Spirits: Ghosts at the Wild Turkey Distillery
The Wisdom Project Podcast
This episode explores ghost stories about ghosts at the Wild Turkey Distillery. The ghost stories are from an oral history interview conducted in 2014 with Olivia J. Ripy for the Kentucky Bourbon Tales Oral History Project.
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Remembering 9/11, A Flight Attendant's Perspective
The Wisdom Project Podcast
In honor of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, this episode features a powerful oral history interview conducted on September 11, 2002, with flight attendant Janet Foushee. Foushee recalls her memories of working on a flight that day.
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Freedom Singer: Civil Rights Activist Charles Neblett
The Wisdom Project Podcast
Explores the story of civil rights activist Charles Neblett, founding member of the Freedom Singers. Neblett was interviewed for the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame Oral History Project, a partnership between the Nunn Center, the University of Kentucky's Office of Community Engagement, and the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights. Listen/search oral history interviews here: https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/catalog/xt7prr1pk37h
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Moonshiners and Revenuers
The Wisdom Project Podcast
This episode explores the story of moonshine in Wayne County, Kentucky. Interviews are part of the Moonshiners and Revenuers Oral History Project at the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries and were conducted by Betty Boles Ellison and Russell Stockton between 1986-1988.
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Trial by Fire: Looking back at the Heaven Hill Distillery Fire
The Wisdom Project Podcast
On November 7, 1996, the Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky experienced one of the most devastating distillery fires of all time. Marking the 20th anniversary of the fire, this episode looks back from multiple perspectives. Full interviews are searchable online: https://kentuckyoralhistory.org
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The Writing on the Wall: An American Soldier in Italy
The Wisdom Project Podcast
Episode #006 tells a story of archival discovery, linking Marshall Webb, a World War II veteran from Campbellsville, Kentucky, to the small town of Tremensuoli, Italy. The oral history interviews featured in this episode are available online: https://kentuckyoralhistory.org.
info_outlineIn honor of Veterans Day, episode #003 of the Wisdom Project focuses attention on the stories of two World War II veterans who both participated in the D-Day invasion. Jesse Beazley and Louis Bower tell powerful stories about their experiences. The interviews with Jesse Beazley and Louis Bower were both conducted by William J. Marshall and are part of the Colonel Arthur L. Kelly American Veterans Oral History Collection at the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries. This episode is hosted by Doug Boyd.
To listen to and search the oral history interviews from this podcast:
Jesse Beazley, go to http://goo.gl/tHVUTf
Louis Bowers, go to http://goo.gl/uaWY9z
The Wisdom Project podcast is produced by Doug Boyd and Kopana Terry
Assistant Producer for this episode was J.D. Caruthers
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Music by Doug Boyd