Freedom Singer: Civil Rights Activist Charles Neblett
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 Hist...
1 Feb 201820min
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, Universi...
16 Jan 201827min
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 look...
7 Nov 201620min
The Writing on the Wall: An American Soldier in Italy
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 episo...
27 Okt 201619min
Take Her Out to the Ballgame: Effa Manley and Negro League Baseball
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 A...
8 Apr 201621min
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. To listen to Robert Penn Warren's collection of ora...
18 Jan 201616min
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. Jesse Beazley and Louis Bower te...
11 Nov 201517min
Colonel Sanders and KFC , An Original Recipe for a Kentucky Startup
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...
3 Nov 201523min
