One to One with Bill Goodman
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- Program 315: Dr. Gilbert H. Friedell
The former director of the Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky discusses the evolution of cancer treatment and the state of American health care.
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- Program 314: Gerald Smith
A professor of African-American history at the University of Kentucky talks about teaching, his ministerial work, and two publishing projects he is involved in: the papers of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Kentucky African American Encyclopedia.
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- Program 313: Jane Gentry Vance
Kentucky’s 2007/08 poet laureate talks about the state’s rich literary heritage and the duties of the position and reads some of her own poetry.
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- Program 312: Michael Gates Gill
The author of How Starbucks Saved My Life shares some of the life lessons he learned from nearly losing it all at age 60 and then starting over as a rookie Starbucks barista.
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- Program 311: Jamie Gumbrecht
A former Lexington Herald-Leader culture writer turned war correspondent describes her six-week assignment with a Kentucky National Guard unit in Iraq.
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- Program 310: T.J. MacGregor
An author of mysteries, thrillers, and nonfiction works talks about her writing process and her previous experiences as a teacher, social worker, and prison librarian.
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- Program 309: Ken Troske
A University of Kentucky economics professor discusses the reasons behind Kentucky’s high poverty rate and what can be done to alleviate it.
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- Program 308: Betty DeRamus
A veteran journalist recalls memorable moments from her career and discusses her book Forbidden Fruit: Love Stories from the Underground Railroad.
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- Program 307: Sharon Darling
The founder of the National Center for Adult Literacy discusses the state of education in Kentucky and the nation and the power of literacy to change lives.
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- Program 306: Kathy Gornik
The co-founder and president of Thiel Audio, which develops and builds high-end loudspeakers, talks about entrepreneurship and innovation in the world of engineering.
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- Program 305: Daniel Mongiardo
Kentucky’s newly elected lieutenant governor talks about his immigrant family’s history in Eastern Kentucky, his transition from physician to politician, and his public policy priorities.
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- Program 304: Albert Mohler
The president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary examines national and world political and cultural issues from an evangelical Christian perspective.
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- Program 303: Carl Wedekind
A retired attorney explains why he believes the death penalty should be abolished and describes his experiences as a lobbyist for that cause in Frankfort.
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- Program 302: Dr. Rallie McAllister
In a return visit, the nationally known nutrition and family health consultant talks about health issues and her new book for horsewomen.
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- Program 301: Brad Cowgill
The interim president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education outlines its plan to double the number of college graduates in Kentucky.
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- Program 255: The Best of One to One
Host Bill Goodman introduces some favorite moments from 2007 interviews.
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- Program 254: Ed McMahon
The television producer and former Tonight Show sidekick shares favorite memories from his long career in show business.
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- Program 253: Gov.-Elect Steve Beshear
Incoming Kentucky governor Steve Beshear and his wife, Jane, show host Bill Goodman around their Clark County farm and talk about their plans and hopes for the state.
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- Program 252: Ed Whitfield
The Republican congressman from southwestern Kentucky’s 1st District talks about benefits for military personnel, energy policy, and other state and national issues.
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- Programs 250/251: Al Smith
In a two-part interview, the retiring host of Comment on Kentucky talks about his decades of covering Kentucky politics, economics, and education.
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- Program 249: Mike Duncan
The Inez native who chairs the Republican National Committee outlines his strategies for getting the GOP ready for the 2008 presidential election.
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- Program 248: Philip K. Howard
The founder of Common Good and author of The Death of Common Sense explains why he believes that the American legal system needs an overhaul.
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- Program 247: Bill Bradley
In his keynote address to the 2007 Shakertown Roundtable, the former pro basketball star and U.S. senator outlines ideas for reawakening the spirit of activism in America.
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- Program 246: Rep. Geoff Davis
Davis (R-4th) talks about starting a business, his service in the Army, and his experiences in Congress.
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- Program 245: Ed Barlow
The president of Creating the Future Inc. lists some societal and demographic trends that will affect the way we live, work, educate our children, and do business in years to come.
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- Program 244: Col. Arthur L. Kelly
The author of BattleFire!, about Kentuckians’ combat experiences in World War II, discusses the book and his own military service.
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- Program 243: William E. Brock
A former U.S. senator and secretary of labor discusses the recommendations for education reform laid out by the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce in its report “Tough Choices or Tough Times.”
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- Program 242: Rep. John Yarmuth
Louisville’s congressman talks about his first year in the House of Representatives and the challenges and opportunities facing the Metro area.
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- Program 241: Tim Russert
The host of Meet the Press takes a turn in the guest’s chair for a conversation about journalism and life lessons.
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- Program 240: Carey Cavanaugh
A former U.S. ambassador, now head of the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky, discusses his diplomatic career.
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- Program 239: Wally Pagan
The director of Southbank Partners, a nonprofit coalition of governments, businesses, and civic organizations, outlines some economic and tourism development efforts in Northern Kentucky.
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- Program 238: Joan Coleman
The president of AT&T Kentucky talks about her own career and the future of telecommunications.
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- Program 237: Ernie Fletcher/Steve Beshear
The two candidates for governor in the 2007 election sit down for separate conversations with host Bill Goodman.
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- Program 236: Matt Fellowes
A Georgetown University professor and Brookings Institution scholar discusses his report The High Price of Being Poor in Kentucky.
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- Program 235: Bill Samuels Jr.
The president of Maker’s Mark talks about the modern-day business of making and marketing bourbon and his family’s long history in distilling.
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- Program 234: Bluegrass State Games
Chris Corbin of Get Healthy Kentucky and Rick Hatcher of the Lexington Area Sports Authority discuss the semiannual amateur sports competition.
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- Program 233: Gary P. West
The author of Eating Your Way Across Kentucky recalls his gastronomic tour of the Commonwealth.
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- Program 232: Martin Douthitt
A Breathitt County businessman who has already climbed the highest mountains on five continents talks about an upcoming expedition to North America’s champ: Mount McKinley in Alaska.
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- Program 231: Robert Sexton
The executive director of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence talks about its advocacy work on behalf of education in Kentucky.
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- Program 230: Kenny Mattingly
The owner of Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese discusses his family dairy farm operation and the switch from producing milk to producing cheese.
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- Program 229: H.R. Stoneback
A poet and literary scholar discusses Kentucky writer Elizabeth Madox Roberts and her classic novel The Time of Man.
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- Program 228: James Votruba
The president of Northern Kentucky University talks about the future of the school and his work with the region-wide planning initiative Vision 2015.
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- Program 227: Dr. Mel Levine
A University of North Carolina pediatrician and researcher describes what he’s learning about the thinking processes of children with disabilities and its implications for teaching all children.
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- Gubernatorial Candidate Interviews
Conversations with six Democrats and three Republicans who contended for their parties’ nominations in the 2007 gubernatorial primary.
- • Program 216: Anne Northup (R)
- • Program 217: Billy Harper (R)
- • Program 218: Ernie Fletcher (R)
- • Program 219: Bruce Lunsford (D)
- • Program 220: Jody Richards (D)
- • Program 222: Gatewood Galbraith (D)
- • Program 224: Otis “Bullman” Hensley (D)
- • Program 225: Stephen L. Henry (D)
- • Program 226: Steven L. Beshear (D)
- Program 221: Sue Grafton
The internationally known author talks about the mystery genre and her popular “alphabet” series starring detective Kinsey Millhone.
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- Program 215: John Rosenberg
A veteran civil rights attorney discusses the work of the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky.
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- Program 214: John Seigenthaler
The founder of the First Amendment Center recalls his long and distinguished career in journalism and talks about contemporary Bill of Rights issues.
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- Program 213: The Cult of Basketball
Lexington Herald-Leader columnist Cheryl Truman and Asbury Theological Seminary professor Jerry Walls discuss Kentuckians’ collective obsession with college basketball.
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- Program 212: Molly Bingham
A documentary filmmaker describes her experiences in Iraq, including a week in Abu Ghraib as a prisoner of Saddam Hussein’s secret police.
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- Program 211: Susie Quick
The cookbook author and former food editor describes her transition to owner and operator of a small farm using sustainable methods.
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- Program 210: Bill Luster
A Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer looks back over his career at the Louisville Courier-Journal and shares some favorite shots.
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- Program 209: Rieva Lesonsky
The editorial director of Entrepreneur Media talks about today’s business climate and the outlook for small startups.
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- Program 208: Quit Now Challenge
Kentuckians RaeAnne Davis and Cindy Murdock talk about a national stop-smoking initiative.
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- Program 207: Dan Gediman
A series producer for “This I Believe” shares some favorite essays and discusses the inspirations behind the project.
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- Program 206: Neil Chethik
The author of Father Loss and VoiceMale talks about his research into men’s emotional lives and attitudes toward relationships.
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- Program 205: David Williams
The Kentucky Senate’s president and longest-serving member talks about his background and the experiences and beliefs that have shaped his politics.
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- Program 204: Karen Engle
The executive director of Operation UNITE outlines the organization’s efforts to fight drug abuse in Eastern and Southern Kentucky.
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- Program 203: Dr. Mike Fletcher
A Pikeville physician discusses his humanitarian mission to Sudan to provide basic medical aid to refugees displaced by the ethnic warfare in Darfur.
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- Program 202: John Roush
Centre College’s president talks about academics, keeping higher education affordable, and Danville’s hopes of hosting a presidential debate in 2008.
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- Program 201: Bob Hill
The Courier-Journal columnist and author talks about his career, his community, writing, and another passion—gardening.
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- Program 146: David Dick
A popular Kentucky writer recalls his career with CBS News and discusses his publishing ventures since.
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- Program 145: Patricia Neal
The Academy Award-winning actress shares stories from her movie career and talks about her recovery from a series of strokes.
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- Program 144: Frederick Schmitt
An Alzheimer’s disease researcher talks about this devastating condition as both a medical conundrum and a public policy issue.
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- Program 143: bell hooks
The writer, professor, and cultural critic recalls her childhood in Western Kentucky and talks about race, gender, and class in America.
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- Program 142: U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler
The 6th District congressman talks about some current national and international issues as well as his political future.
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- Program 141: Paula Kerger
The president of PBS discusses public broadcasting’s role and future.
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- Program 140: Jonathan Miller
Kentucky’s state treasurer discusses the ideas behind his book The Compassionate Community: Ten Values To Unite America.
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- Program 139: Zev Buffman
A veteran Broadway producer who now heads Owensboro’s RiverPark Center talks about life in the theater and arts in the community.
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- Program 138: Mariana Bustamante
A long-time activist in the Latino community, now with the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, discusses immigration reform and the place of immigrants in contemporary American society.
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- Program 137: Steve St. Angelo
The president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky explains how he got there after a long career at General Motors and discusses Toyota’s approach to the business of building cars.
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- Program 136: Mark Fenton
A former racewalker who’s now a public policy consultant on issues related to community fitness efforts talks about walking as sport and as exercise.
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- Program 135: Jim Bunning
The U.S. senator and baseball Hall of Famer talks politics and sports.
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- Program 134: Laura Freeman
The founder and CEO of Laura’s Lean Beef talks about growing cattle and growing a business.
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- Program 133: Dave Adkisson
The president of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce talks about the state’s business climate and trade with China.
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- Program 132: Pat Smith
A long-time volunteer talks about his work with Habitat for Humanity.
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- Program 131: James Ramsey
The president of the University of Louisville outlines his goals for the school and its community.
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- Program 130: Dr. Rallie McAllister
A Jessamine County doctor who is also a nationally known nutrition consultant talks about childhood obesity and family health.
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- Program 129: Tori Murden McClure
The Louisvillian known for rowing across the Atlantic Ocean alone talks about the importance of continually challenging both body and mind.
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- Program 128: Darrell D. Brock Jr./Jerry Lundergan
In separate interviews, the chairmen of the Kentucky Republican and Democratic parties talk about their own lives in politics and their parties’ prospects.
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- Program 127: Walt Harrington
The former Washington Post writer discusses the life lessons he learned on rabbit-hunting trips in Southcentral Kentucky.
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- Program 126: Bruce Rector
A Lexington attorney who’s also a well-known motivational speaker discusses leadership and personal achievement.
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- Program 125: The Life and Times of Barry Bingham Jr.
Keith Runyon of the Louisville Courier-Journal remembers the late Barry Bingham Jr., publisher of the newspaper from 1971 to 1986.
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- Program 124: John Stossel
The ABC News correspondent talks about journalism and his book Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity.
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- Program 123: June Arunga
A Kenyan filmmaker and activist describes her trip across some of Africa’s most chaotic regions and what can be done to help their peoples.
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- Program 122: Pearse Lyons
Alltech’s founder discusses the work of the multi-million-dollar Nicholasville-based biotechnology company.
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- Program 121: Dave Ramsey
The host of a nationally syndicated radio program on personal finance explains how to tame the debt monster.
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- Program 120: Gov. Ernie Fletcher
In a special one-hour edition, the governor discusses the state budget for 2007/2008 and other topics.
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- Program 119: Patricia Harrison
The president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting talks about the functions and future of public broadcasting.
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- Program 118: Dr. Susanne Arnold
A University of Kentucky oncologist talks about cancer prevention and treatment efforts in the 5th Congressional District.
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- Program 117: John David Dyche
The lawyer and political analyst, author of a forthcoming book on McConnell, surveys the state and national political scenes in a program taped in his hometown of London.
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- Program 116: Mitch McConnell
Kentucky’s senior U.S. senator, the second ranking Republican in the Senate, talks politics.
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- Program 115: Ben Witherington III
An Asbury Theological Seminary scholar discusses his book about The Da Vinci Code and how evangelicals have responded to it.
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- Program 114: Father John Rausch
A Catholic priest talks about ministry and economic justice in Appalachia.
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- Program 113: Keen Babbage
A Lexington educator discusses his “extreme” approach to teaching.
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- Program 112: Jon Carloftis
Manhattan’s favorite garden designer retraces the path that got him there from rural Rockcastle County.
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- Program 111: Hap Houlihan/Shannon Wilson
The University Press of Kentucky publicity manager gives capsule reviews of six new books, and one of their authors talks about Berea College’s sesquicentennial.
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- Program 110: Nevil Shed
A former Texas Western basketball star remembers his team’s landmark 1950s victory over the University of Kentucky.
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- Program 109: Hal Rogers
Kentucky’s longest-serving congressman outlines his political philosophy and his goals for the 5th District.
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- Program 108: Dana Burr Bradley
A Western Kentucky University gerontologist shares her research on health and fulfillment in the later years.
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- Program 107: Wade Hall
The editor of The Kentucky Anthology: Two Hundred Years of Writing in the Bluegrass State explains how the project came to fruition.
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- Program 106: Wendell Ford
The former senator and governor talks Frankfort and Washington politics.
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- Program 105: Nick Clooney
The journalist and TV host discusses movies, the media, and growing up in Maysville.
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- Program 104: Diane MacKenzie
An award-winning Louisville teacher talks about her classroom philosophy.
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- Program 103: Lee Todd
The president of the University of Kentucky outlines his plan to make UK a top 20 research institution.
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- Program 102: Kentucky National Guardsmen
Jason Mike and Joe Rivera talk about their experiences in Iraq.
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- Program 101: Pat Day
The legendary jockey discusses his racing career and the role of faith in his life.
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