Series Information

Thomas Merton: Essential Writings #512
Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss editor Christine Bochen's sampler of the writings of Thomas Merton, who lived and worked at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Nelson County. A KET production.

• KETKY Thursday, November 19 at 7:30 am EST
• KETKY Thursday, November 19 at 6:30 pm EST

Keeping Faith: A Skeptic's Journey #609
Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Fenton Johnson's personal exploration of questions of spirituality and the lives of monks in the Catholic and Buddhist traditions. A 2004 KET production.

• KET2 Sunday, November 22 at 6:30 am EST
• KETKY Sunday, November 22 at 9:30 am EST
• KET1 Sunday, November 22 at 11:30 pm EST
• KETKY Thursday, November 26 at 7:30 am EST
• KETKY Thursday, November 26 at 6:30 pm EST

Payne Hollow: Life on the Fringe of Society #406
Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Harlan and Anna Hubbard's simple life on the Ohio River in Trimble County. Eschewing electricity, telephones, and other trappings of the 20th century, the Hubbards tended their garden, fished the river, and lived lives akin to those of settlers a century earlier. A 2002 KET production.

• KETKY Sunday, November 29 at 9:30 am EST
• KETKY Thursday, December 3 at 7:30 am EST
• KETKY Thursday, December 3 at 6:30 pm EST

bookclub@ket: A Kentucky Christmas #612
This one-hour holiday special includes readings, discussion, music, and a flaming plum pudding. Host Bill Goodman is joined by five writers whose work appears in A Kentucky Christmas: George Ella Lyon, Graham Thomas Shelby, Jane Gentry Vance, Peggy Steele, and Dianne Aprile. A 2004 KET production.

• KETKY Thursday, December 3 at 4:00 am EST
• KET2 Sunday, December 20 at 6:30 am EST
• KETKY Sunday, December 20 at 9:30 am EST
• KET1 Sunday, December 20 at 11:00 pm EST
• KETKY Wednesday, December 23 at 4:00 am EST
• KETKY Thursday, December 24 at 7:00 am EST
• KETKY Thursday, December 24 at 6:30 pm EST

Slender Is the Thread #308
Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss renowned Kentucky author Harry Caudill's Slender Is the Thread, a collection of stories from his years as a country lawyer. A 2001 KET production.

• KET2 Sunday, December 6 at 6:30 am EST
• KETKY Sunday, December 6 at 9:30 am EST
• KETKY Thursday, December 10 at 7:30 am EST
• KETKY Thursday, December 10 at 6:30 pm EST

Of Woods and Waters: A Kentucky Outdoors Reader #806
Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss an anthology edited by Ron Ellis that celebrates the Kentucky outdoors by bringing together fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from many of the state's most famous writers. A 2006 KET production.

• KET2 Sunday, December 13 at 6:30 am EST
• KETKY Sunday, December 13 at 9:30 am EST
• KET1 Sunday, December 13 at 11:30 pm EST
• KETKY Thursday, December 17 at 7:30 am EST
• KETKY Thursday, December 17 at 6:30 pm EST

Come Back to the Farm #412
Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss a collection of short stories by Jesse Stuart. The 16 stories reflect the essence of Appalachia, portraying the pioneer spirit, self-reliance, and humor of the hill people of Stuart's homeland. A 2002 KET production.

• KET2 Sunday, December 27 at 6:30 am EST
• KETKY Sunday, December 27 at 9:30 am EST
• KET1 Sunday, December 27 at 11:30 pm EST
• KETKY Thursday, December 31 at 7:30 am EST
• KETKY Thursday, December 31 at 6:30 pm EST

The Bean Trees #305
Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Barbara Kingsolver's first novel, the story of a young Kentucky woman who grows up as she moves west and meets many unexpected challenges. A 2001 KET production.

• KET2 Sunday, January 3 at 6:30 am EST
• KETKY Sunday, January 3 at 9:30 am EST
• KET1 Sunday, January 3 at 11:30 pm EST
• KETKY Thursday, January 7 at 7:30 am EST
• KETKY Thursday, January 7 at 6:30 pm EST

Nathan Coulter #411
Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Wendell Berry's 1960 novel, a portrayal of a boy's coming-of-age in rural Kentucky that was the genesis of a long-running series of books and stories about the fictional town of Port William. A 2002 KET production.

• KET2 Sunday, January 10 at 6:30 am EST
• KETKY Sunday, January 10 at 9:30 am EST
• KET1 Sunday, January 10 at 11:30 pm EST
• KETKY Thursday, January 14 at 7:30 am EST
• KETKY Thursday, January 14 at 6:30 pm EST

All the King's Men #301
Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, All the King's Men, based on the life of Huey Long. A 2001 KET production.

• KET2 Sunday, January 17 at 6:30 am EST
• KETKY Sunday, January 17 at 9:30 am EST
• KET1 Sunday, January 17 at 11:30 pm EST
• KETKY Thursday, January 21 at 7:30 am EST
• KETKY Thursday, January 21 at 6:30 pm EST

A Parchment of Leaves #611
Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Silas House's second novel, A Parchment of Leaves, a poignant, evocative look at the turmoil that plagues an Eastern Kentucky family during World War I. A 2004 KET production.

• KET2 Sunday, January 24 at 6:30 am EST
• KETKY Sunday, January 24 at 9:30 am EST
• KET1 Sunday, January 24 at 11:30 pm EST
• KETKY Thursday, January 28 at 7:30 am EST
• KETKY Thursday, January 28 at 6:30 pm EST

Drinking Coffee Elsewhere #603
Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Drinking Coffee Elsewhere, former Louisvillian ZZ Packer's debut story collection. A 2004 KET production.

• KET2 Sunday, January 31 at 6:30 am EST
• KETKY Sunday, January 31 at 9:30 am EST
• KET1 Sunday, January 31 at 11:30 pm EST