PJ Starks and Eric Huskisson from the Owensboro-based Blood Moon Pictures join us for this episode of the podcast. PJ, as you may know, is the father of Unscripted: An Indie Film Experience. He brought the idea to DCPL roughly ten years ago and we ran with it. PJ, Eric, and I discuss the early days of the series, the intensity of the Volumes of Blo…

Jason Koger became the first bilateral arm amputee in the world to be fitted with multi-articulating bionic hands after losing both hands in a traumatic ATV accident in 2008. In Handed a Greater Purpose, Koger's recently released memoir, he talks about the accident, how it impacted his life, and the work he now does. He, along with co-author Danny …

Since Unscripted: An Indie Film Experience is coming back, we thought we'd also resurrect the podcast. This episode features an interview with Shane Devon, a musician and filmmaker from Daviess County, about his music, record label, and his film The UFO Girl. We'll be screening that on August 6 as part of Unscripted.Music: "Chips" by Havilina Rail …

KY-based comic creator Chris Schweizer discusses his latest book, The Roanoke Colony: America's First Mystery.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

Professor Megan Burnett discusses suffragette, abolitionist, author, and Owensboro, KY native Mattie Griffith Browne.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

Author Ruth Wariner discusses her memoir, The Sound of Gravel.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

A teen workshop on mindfulness presented by Ashley Agada of Girls, INC.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

Author Dacre Stoker, great grand-nephew of Bram Stoker, discusses his own work and family history.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

David Jennings, author of American Spirit: Wild Turkey Bourbon From Rippy to Russell, chats with us about Wild Turkey history and writing his first book.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

Hear audio from our recent virtual visit with Miss. Ashley from Girls, INC. She discusses fun, healthy snacks for summer.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

Hear Annette Meyer Heisdorffer, Ph. D., the UK Extension Agent for Horticulture Education in Daviess County, explain new methods to extend the life of your garden.You will learn how to extend the growing season and harvest vegetables into the fall. Two gardening techniques described include succession planting of warm-season crops and the late plan…

Join local organizational coach Sara Kathryn Fort from Neat Relief as she provides a guide to outlining and pursuing a balanced, healthy life! She will help you define and fulfill your goals by changing your habits. She will provide a lot of tools that will help improve your daily life in easy, tangible ways.…

Sarah discusses writing with Owensboro-based author S.A. Conley. Author bio: "S. A. Conley began to write Carletta when she was 15 years old. The idea for the story hit her when her younger sister was having issues learning how to read. S. A. Conley thought that if she wrote a story, and her sister wrote a story, maybe her sister would learn to rea…

Author Keven McQueen (The Kentucky Book of the Dead) and author-visual artist-musician JD Wilkes (The Vine That Ate The South) visited DCPL back in March for a conversation about their history, influences, and work. As a bonus, JD also plays some tunes. Thanks to the Gaslight Boys for opening up the event. Look 'em up on Spotify.PS: We had some rec…

Musician & YA author Jeff Zentner (The Serpent King, Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee) discusses his work and offers advice on how to become a writer.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

Author Sherry Robinson discusses her latest book Blessed. Like what you hear? If so, head over to https://smpbooks.com/ (or Amazon, or DCPL) to pick up a copy.NOTE: We didn't have the crowd mic'd during the Q&A session, so the questions are difficult to hear. We apologize for this inconvenience.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

Kim Michelle Richardson discusses her latest novel, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

Filmmakers Cameron McCasland and Chad Fuller discuss how they began their careers, the majesty of Copper Canyon Ranch, and The Prisoner of Perdition.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

This podcast opens with a presentation from attorney Susan Montalvo-Gesser on immigration law. After that, you'll hear a panel of local immigrants telling their own stories and answering questions from the audience.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

Heather from BB&T discusses budgeting and saving for teens.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

This podcast was recorded at the first meeting of DCPL's Mock Printz Award committee. In it, we discuss our nominees and let you know how our version of the Printz Awards will work.A description of the actual Printz awards, from ALA.Org: "The Michael L. Printz Award annually honors the best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary mer…

(This was uploaded previously at a lower volume. We improved the audio and uploaded it as a new track.)Venerable Tsering Phuntsok, Tibetan Buddhist Monk, uses teachings from the Dalai Lama to provide a Buddhist perspective and encourage discussion on why people should love their enemies and how they can do this in these challenging times.Venerable …

The Unscripted Interview is back! This week we talk with our pal Ryan McCurdy and Kiley Ebelhard about their short film, Deadly Damsel. It was shown at the second installment of Unscripted 2019.Podcast contains audio clips and music from the film.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

A panel discussion about Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066 and how it affects us today featuring of Matthew Alschbach, Associate Professor of History at OCTC, Susan Gesser, Director of Catholic Charities, and Naheed Murtaza, Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Brescia. Our moderator is Dr. Courtland Lewis, Associate Professor of Philosophy at …

Dr. Elaine Wright, an Associate Professor at Brescia University’s Marilyn Younger Conley School of Social Work in Owensboro, KY, discusses things she has learned while traveling the world as a social worker.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

We discuss the history & current status The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival with Mary Danhauer & Peggy Wilson of the Kentucky chapter. The "Conversations On Race" series is an open public forum that focuses upon issues of race in our community. Each podcast is a frank, open discussion about the topics at hand. The podcast …

Author Marion Blumenthal Lazan shared her story about surviving the Holocaust at the Daviess County Public Library on November 6th, 2013.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

Author Jerry Deaton (Appalachian Ghost Stories: Tales from Bloody Breathitt) tells a few ghost stories set in Eastern Kentucky.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

Keven McQueen, author of Kentucky Book of the Dead, talks about his process and tells a few ghostly tales set in the Bluegrass State.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

Based on the groundbreaking book, “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls," this program encourages girls to change the world through their passions by learning about a unique “Rebel Girl” throughout history and similar career paths in the Owensboro area, and completing a fun activity each week.The speaker for this episode is Owensboro City Commissione…

At 19 years old, Chas Allen, now and author and motivational speaker, was a member of the crew that pulled the Transylvania University rare book heist (one of the F.B.I.’s “all-time most significant art theft cases”) in Lexington, KY. Their haul included a first editions of John James Audubon’s BIRD OF AMERICA and Charles Darwin’s ON THE ORIGIN OF …

A chat with author Lee Goldberg (True Fiction) about writing, running a publishing company, and more.www.LeeGoldberg.comبقلم Daviess County Public Library

We chat with Kevin Chenault (86'd films, Blackstrap Media) about his latest short, Lattie. Intro Music: Foxhole "Lamentations," from the album We The Wintering TreeEdited For TV Movie Clip: John McClane, Die HardAll other audio extracted from Lattie.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

We’ve been working on a documentary podcast about the filmmaker Melton Barker for quite some time. That’s not ready quite yet, but we do have some Barker-related goodness for you. Who’s Melton Barker, you ask? That’s a question not many can answer. He was what’s known as an “iterant” filmmaker who was active in the 30s through the 70s. He visited s…

This podcast contains the full audio from our visit with Venerable Tsering Phuntsok."Venerable Tsering Phuntsok is a Tibetan Buddhist Monk who has traveled the world to spread compassion and teach about Tibetan culture, monastic life and dharma. For over 30 years, he has studied and practiced Tibetan Buddhism through traditional scriptures, ritual …

After 15 years, The Room's Greg Sestero & Tommy Wiseau have reunited for another film. It's called BEST F[R]IENDS and opens in select theaters this Friday. Greg was recently in town to present at our screening of The Disaster Artist; prior to that event, he chatted with us about the new film.Nice Legs, a band whose music appears in BEST F[R]IENDS, …

whytheycame performs live at DCPL's Beyond The Lines: A Coloring Club.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

Rebel Girls is a program that encourages girls to pursue their dreams by learning about unique career paths for women from the book “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls.” Come with ideas and readiness to participate in an activity each week. This installment features Meghann Richardson from Owensboro's Messenger-Inquirer.…

This “Conversations on Race” installment is devoted to Owensboro’s H. L. Neblett Community Center. It begins with actress London Randolph performing a monologue as the center’s namesake, Hattie Neblett. A panel discussion with representatives from the Neblett Center about their history and programs immediately follows.https://impact100owensboro.org…

The first issue of Verbatim, our collaborative creative writing journal, is now available for purchase from the library. It features visual art and writing from creatives that have a connection to Owensboro or the Western Kentucky area. A spoken word event was recently held at the library to celebrate the book’s release. This podcast features three…

Brian chats with author Dave Eggers (Monk of Mokha, The Circle) about his writing process, body of work, and lots more.https://826national.org/https://www.mcsweeneys.netThis show features music from Foxhole's 2006 effort, Push/Pull (Burnt Toast Vinyl). You can find it on iTunes and Amazon. Thanks to the band for allowing us to use their tunes.…

JD Wilkes, author/musician/filmmaker/visual artist, recently visited us to play some tunes and talk about his new book, The Vine That Ate the South. This is the full audio from that event. NOTE: We didn't have the crowd mic'd, so you'll notice some audio drops during the Q&A portion of the event. Grab a copy of Vine here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/…

Author Richard Paul Evans discusses his work at the Towne Square Mall in Owensboro, KY. This event was sponsored by the Daviess County Public Library and Burns Middle School.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

Sarah chats with Inheritance author Michelle Hinton at our second annual Indie Author Fair.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

Sarah chats with YA author Jean Knight Pace at our second annual Indie Author Fair.Visit http://jeanknightpace.com/ for more info about Jean.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

Officer Courtney Yerington talks to our "Rebel Girls" group about her career.بقلم Daviess County Public Library

Another Indie Author Fair chat! This one is with Evansville-based poet Tom Raithel. He chats with Sarah about his life and work and reads a selection from his latest book.Note: We had to do a fair bit of noise canceling while editing this episode due to our unruly air conditioner. You will hear the a/c a bit along with some digital artifact.…

Based on the groundbreaking book, “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls," this program encourages girls to change the world through their passions by learning about a unique “Rebel Girl” throughout history and similar career paths in the Owensboro area, and completing a fun activity each week. The speaker for this episode is Katherine Taylor of Studi…

Sarah chats with regional poet Linda Neal Reising at our second annual Indie Author Fair.(Image Credit: Finishing Line Press)بقلم Daviess County Public Library

A candid discussion on making comics with Chris Schweizer (The Creeps, Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean) and Kyle Starks (Legend of Ricky Thunder, Rick And Morty).We lost one of our microphones prior to recording, so, unfortunately, you won't be able to hear the crowd's questions. You should be able to figure out what was asked from the responses,…