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

By the Power Vested in Me: Marriage Equality, Kentucky, and the US Supreme Court

Feb 13th, 2024 28m 23s

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 e

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Remembering Thomas Merton

Jan 31st, 2022 10m 7s

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 im

Dancing with Princesses: Englishman, Sailor, Priest, Kentuckian

Nov 19th, 2021 31m 51s

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 adventure

Local Spirits: Ghosts at the Wild Turkey Distillery

Oct 25th, 2021 11m 3s

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. This episode was p

Remembering 9/11, A Flight Attendant's Perspective

Sep 10th, 2021 25m 54s

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. Pr

Freedom Singer: Civil Rights Activist Charles Neblett

Feb 25th, 2018 20m 54s

This episode explores the personal story of civil rights activist Charles Neblett who was a member of the Freedom Singers. Neblett was interviewed for the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame Oral History Project, a partnership between the Nunn

Moonshiners and Revenuers

Jan 16th, 2018 27m 14s

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

Trial by Fire: Looking back at the Heaven Hill Distillery Fire

Nov 7th, 2016 20m 22s

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 inte

The Writing on the Wall: An American Soldier in Italy

Oct 27th, 2016 19m 4s

Episode #006 of the Wisdom Project tells a story of archival discovery, linking Marshall Webb, a World War II veteran from Campbellsville, Kentucky, to the small town of Tremensuoli, Italy. This episode begins season 2 of the Wisdom Project pod

Take Her Out to the Ballgame: Effa Manley and Negro League Baseball

Apr 8th, 2016 21m 8s

Episode #005 features an oral history interview with Effa Manley, 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

Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Robert Penn Warren

Jan 18th, 2016 16m 18s

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. To listen to Robert Penn Warren's collection of oral history interviews with Civil Rights leade

Veterans' Stories: Remembering the D-Day Invasion

Nov 11th, 2015 17m 59s

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. Jesse Beazley and Louis Bower tell powerful stories about their experiences.

Colonel Sanders and KFC , An Original Recipe for a Kentucky Startup

Nov 3rd, 2015 23m 38s

Episode #002 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 com

Interviewing Jackie O

Oct 20th, 2015 20m 18s

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 Te

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