Coming Up on Connections with Renee Shaw
Ricky Jones, What’s Wrong With Obamamania?
Ricky Jones, chairman of Pan-African studies at the University of Louisville, discusses his book What’s Wrong with Obamamania? Black America, Black Leadership and the Death of Political Imagination, which takes a critical look at the rise of Barack Obama and what it means for black leadership today.
Sunday, October 5 at 1:30/12:30 pm CT on KET1
Tuesday, October 7 at 8:00/7:00 am CT on KETKY
Thursday, October 9 at 12:30/11:30 am CT on KETKY
Thursday, October 9 at 6:30/5:30 pm CT on KETKY
Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program
Renee and a panel of experts discuss Kentucky’s uninsured or underinsured children and the Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program. The program is a follow-up to the PBS P.O.V. documentary Critical Condition, which followed the struggles of four critically ill, uninsured Americans and the devastating toll their illnesses took on their lives.
Friday, October 10 at 4:00/3:00 pm CT on KET2
Sunday, October 12 at 9:00/8:00 am CT on KETKY
Sunday, October 12 at 1:30/12:30 pm CT on KET1
Tuesday, October 14 at 8:00/7:00 am CT on KETKY
Thursday, October 16 at 12:30/11:30 am CT on KETKY
Thursday, October 16 at 6:30/5:30 pm CT on KETKY
Mary Evans Sias, Kentucky State University president
Mary Evans Sias, president of Kentucky State University, discusses recent successes at KSU, including academic progress, increased enrollment, improved housing facilities, and a new classroom building. She also talks about the challenges presented by recent state budget cuts and rising tuition costs, which KSU deals with by initiating need-based financial assistance programs.
Friday, October 17 at 4:00/3:00 pm CT on KET2
Sunday, October 19 at 9:00/8:00 am CT on KETKY
Sunday, October 19 at 1:30/12:30 pm CT on KET1
Tuesday, October 21 at 8:00/7:00 am CT on KETKY
Thursday, October 23 at 12:30/11:30 am CT on KETKY
Thursday, October 23 at 6:30/5:30 pm CT on KETKY
Samantha Thornhill, writer
New York-based writer Samantha Thornhill discusses her poetry and upcoming novel, Seventeen Seasons. She also discusses the difficulties of living as a writer and her secrets for keeping her soul nurtured.
Friday, October 24 at 4:00/3:00 pm CT on KET2
Sunday, October 26 at 9:00/8:00 am CT on KETKY
Sunday, October 26 at 1:30/12:30 pm CT on KET1
Tuesday, October 28 at 8:00/7:00 am CT on KETKY
