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Customs and Beliefs (Part 1) #107
Focuses on gospel music, funeral and burial rites, traditional Hindu mehendi body decoration, and Cherokee religious traditions.

• KETKY Wednesday, November 18 at 6:00 am EST
• KETKY Monday, January 4 at 4:00 am EST
• KETKY Wednesday, January 13 at 6:00 am EST

Customs and Beliefs (Part 2) #108
The Old Regular Baptists, homemade Catholic shrines, the art of rangoli, and Cherokee lore.

• KETKY Wednesday, November 25 at 6:00 am EST
• KETKY Monday, January 4 at 4:30 am EST
• KETKY Wednesday, January 20 at 6:00 am EST

The Culture of Work (Part 1) #101
An Owensboro music impresario, a ginseng hunter, a farrier, two whiskey tasters, and a tobacco farmer discuss the traditions of their occupations. A KET production.

• KETKY Wednesday, December 2 at 6:00 am EST
• KETKY Monday, January 4 at 1:00 am EST
• KETKY Wednesday, January 27 at 6:00 am EST

The Culture of Work (Part 2) #102
Traditions of river work, mussel brailling, and trucking and the importance of food in cultural identity.

• KETKY Wednesday, December 9 at 6:00 am EST
• KETKY Monday, January 4 at 1:30 am EST

The Culture of Play (Part 1) #103
Kentucky folk musicians from a variety of cultures and traditional marbles games.

• KETKY Wednesday, December 16 at 6:00 am EST
• KETKY Monday, January 4 at 2:00 am EST

The Culture of Play (Part 2) #104
Community holiday celebrations, the Dirt Bowl Homecoming, homemade Halloween figures, and a long-standing Saturday-night community dance.

• KETKY Wednesday, December 23 at 6:00 am EST
• KETKY Monday, January 4 at 2:30 am EST

Art of the Everyday (Part 1) #105
Heirloom seeds; traditions of gardening, canning, weaving, and quilting; and a folk-art gathering.

• KETKY Wednesday, December 30 at 6:00 am EST
• KETKY Monday, January 4 at 3:00 am EST

Art of the Everyday (Part 2) #106
Old-time methods of fence building, shake and chair making, and hunting with hounds.

• KETKY Monday, January 4 at 3:30 am EST
• KETKY Wednesday, January 6 at 6:00 am EST