The Wisdom Project Podcast

The Wisdom Project podcast is produced by the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History in the University of Kentucky Libraries. The podcast features stories drawn from oral history interviews and projects from the Nunn Center’s extensive collection of over 15,000 oral history interviews. Producer: Doug Boyd

Proof of Progress: The Women in Bourbon Oral History Project 03/18/2024

Proof of Progress: The Women in Bourbon Oral History Project 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 /episode/index/show/thewisdomproject/id/30429268

By the Power Vested in Me: Marriage Equality, Kentucky, and the US Supreme Court 02/13/2024

By the Power Vested in Me: Marriage Equality, Kentucky, and the US Supreme Court 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. /episode/index/show/thewisdomproject/id/29922968

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Remembering Thomas Merton 01/31/2022

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Remembering Thomas Merton 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 /episode/index/show/thewisdomproject/id/21957533

Dancing with Princesses: Englishman, Sailor, Priest, Kentuckian 11/19/2021

Dancing with Princesses: Englishman, Sailor, Priest, Kentuckian 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 /episode/index/show/thewisdomproject/id/21216632

Local Spirits: Ghosts at the Wild Turkey Distillery 10/25/2021

Local Spirits: Ghosts at the Wild Turkey Distillery 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. /episode/index/show/thewisdomproject/id/20921855

Remembering 9/11, A Flight Attendant's Perspective 09/10/2021

Remembering 9/11, A Flight Attendant's Perspective 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. /episode/index/show/thewisdomproject/id/20427377

Freedom Singer: Civil Rights Activist Charles Neblett 02/01/2018

Freedom Singer: Civil Rights Activist Charles Neblett 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 /episode/index/show/thewisdomproject/id/6299067

Moonshiners and Revenuers 01/16/2018

Moonshiners and Revenuers 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. /episode/index/show/thewisdomproject/id/6156319

Trial by Fire: Looking back at the Heaven Hill Distillery Fire 11/07/2016

Trial by Fire: Looking back at the Heaven Hill Distillery Fire 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 /episode/index/show/thewisdomproject/id/5551964

The Writing on the Wall: An American Soldier in Italy 10/27/2016

The Writing on the Wall: An American Soldier in Italy 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. /episode/index/show/thewisdomproject/id/5551965

Take Her Out to the Ballgame: Effa Manley and Negro League Baseball 04/08/2016

Take Her Out to the Ballgame: Effa Manley and Negro League Baseball Effa Manley was the first African American woman to own a professional baseball team. She co-owned the Newark Eagles (Negro League) with her husband Abe Manley. In this episode Effa Manley looks back at the impact of Jackie Robinson and the integration of Major League Baseball on the Negro League. /episode/index/show/thewisdomproject/id/5551967

Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Robert Penn Warren 01/18/2016

Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Robert Penn Warren Episode #004 utilizes two oral history interviews conducted by poet/author Robert Penn Warren in 1964 with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. /episode/index/show/thewisdomproject/id/5551968

Veterans' Stories: Remembering the D-Day Invasion 11/11/2015

Veterans' Stories: Remembering the D-Day Invasion In 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. /episode/index/show/thewisdomproject/id/5551969

Colonel Sanders and KFC , An Original Recipe for a Kentucky Startup 11/03/2015

Colonel Sanders and KFC , An Original Recipe for a Kentucky Startup This episode features an oral history interview with Colonel Harland Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, and explores the foundational story of this company. Additionally, we explore the story of John Y. Brown, Jr.'s purchase of the company in 1964 and the company's transition into the global market. /episode/index/show/thewisdomproject/id/5551970

Interviewing Jackie O 10/20/2015

Interviewing Jackie O This episode explores an oral history interview with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis from 1981. The interview was conducted by Terry Birdwhistell for the John Sherman Cooper Oral History Project. The interviews with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Terry Birdwhistell are housed at the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries. To listen to and search the 1981 oral history interview with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, go to http://kentuckyoralhistory.org/interviews/19058 /episode/index/show/thewisdomproject/id/5551971

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