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Five Things

How do the objects we love define us? What can we learn from the things we treasure? And how can we discover a life story through those objects? Five Things, from 89.3 WFPL and Louisville Public Media... Read more

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Episode 33: Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio

Episode 33: Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio

On this week’s episode of Five Things, my guest is Matt Jones, the host of Kentucky Sports Radio and the co-founder of t... Read more

10 Aug 2017

38mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 2: Kevin Smokler on Pens, LPs, and '80s Movies

Episode 2: Kevin Smokler on Pens, LPs, and '80s Movies

A conversation with Kevin Smokler, San Francisco-based writer and author of the new book "Brat Pack America: A Love Lett... Read more

13 Oct 2016

30mins

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Episode 5: Darrell Scott on Honky Tonks, Tattoos, and a Secret Memoir

Episode 5: Darrell Scott on Honky Tonks, Tattoos, and a Secret Memoir

Our guest this week is singer-songwriter Darrell Scott, who's written country hits for the likes of the Dixie Chicks and... Read more

3 Nov 2016

42mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 48: "Ask Me Another" Host Ophira Eisenberg on Parenting, Orchids, and Snow Globes

Episode 48: "Ask Me Another" Host Ophira Eisenberg on Parenting, Orchids, and Snow Globes

This week's guest on Five Things is Ophira Eisenberg, stand-up comedian, writer, and host of the NPR comedy game show As... Read more

14 Dec 2017

36mins

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Episode 7: John Yarmuth on Baseball, Watergate, and a Spiritual Necktie

Episode 7: John Yarmuth on Baseball, Watergate, and a Spiritual Necktie

We kick off our second season with Rep. John Yarmuth, who has been the congressman from Kentucky's third district for 10... Read more

5 Jan 2017

49mins

Ranked #6

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Poet Maggie Smith, author of "Good Bones," finds freedom after viral success

Poet Maggie Smith, author of "Good Bones," finds freedom after viral success

It’s not often that a poem goes viral. But it happened in 2016, with “Good Bones” by Maggie Smith. I won’t read it for y... Read more

29 Nov 2018

40mins

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Episode 37: Musician Ben Sollee on Polaroids, Coffee, and the Legend of Zelda

Episode 37: Musician Ben Sollee on Polaroids, Coffee, and the Legend of Zelda

My guest this week, Louisville-based musician Ben Sollee, has been recording and touring since 2008, so he's done a LOT ... Read more

7 Sep 2017

47mins

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Checking in with Emily McCay

Checking in with Emily McCay

Checking in with Emily McCay, who was a guest on this podcast in July of 2017. She was known around Louisville as "The D... Read more

22 Nov 2018

19mins

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Body Image, Orchids, and Rescue Dogs with Angie Fenton (Episode 53)

Body Image, Orchids, and Rescue Dogs with Angie Fenton (Episode 53)

This week's guest is Angie Fenton, a name that’s familiar to many Louisville TV viewers -- she’s frequently seen on WHAS... Read more

7 Feb 2018

41mins

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Episode 39: Lebowski Fest Founder Will Russell On Loss, Monsters, And Bowling

Episode 39: Lebowski Fest Founder Will Russell On Loss, Monsters, And Bowling

Will Russell founded Lebowski Fest, a yearly celebration of the Coen Brothers’ movie that then spread nationwide. He own... Read more

20 Sep 2017

47mins

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Episode 50: Writer Hannah Drake on Family, Taking Chances, and Picking Cotton

Episode 50: Writer Hannah Drake on Family, Taking Chances, and Picking Cotton

Hannah Drake is a poet, a spoken-word artist, and a cultural producer with Ideas xLab, which works at the intersection o... Read more

18 Jan 2018

41mins

Ranked #12

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Civil rights attorney Dan Canon is still a musician at heart

Civil rights attorney Dan Canon is still a musician at heart

As an attorney, taking a case to the Supreme Court is about the highest goal one can aspire to -- and then actually winn... Read more

13 Dec 2018

40mins

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Episode 49: Inmate Actor James Prichard on Shakespeare, Friendship and Regret

Episode 49: Inmate Actor James Prichard on Shakespeare, Friendship and Regret

This week, my guest is someone who spends some of his time in creative work, but it’s not something he ever imagined he’... Read more

11 Jan 2018

49mins

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Episode 38: Opera Singer Christine Brewer On Being Prepared — Or Not

Episode 38: Opera Singer Christine Brewer On Being Prepared — Or Not

This week’s guest is world-renowned opera singer Christine Brewer, a Wagnerian soprano who’s performed on just about eve... Read more

13 Sep 2017

40mins

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Episode 44: Writer Amy Bammel Wilding on Goddesses and Community

Episode 44: Writer Amy Bammel Wilding on Goddesses and Community

This week's guest on Five Things is writer and community leader Amy Bammel Wilding. She's the creator and lead facilitat... Read more

8 Nov 2017

39mins

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Biking, Technology, and Our Place in the Universe with Conductor Teddy Abrams (Episode 54)

Biking, Technology, and Our Place in the Universe with Conductor Teddy Abrams (Episode 54)

This week’s guest is a big thinker, with his head in a million different places. He’s got a very public job that puts hi... Read more

15 Feb 2018

43mins

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Benny Goodman, A Painted Pith Helmet, and the Theatrics of Religion with Vin Scelsa (Episode 57)

Benny Goodman, A Painted Pith Helmet, and the Theatrics of Religion with Vin Scelsa (Episode 57)

Vin Scelsa is a familiar name to anybody who grew up listening to FM radio in the New York/New Jersey area. He spent nea... Read more

7 Mar 2018

46mins

Ranked #18

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Cigar Boxes and a Jar of Marbles with Claude Stephens (Episode 58)

Cigar Boxes and a Jar of Marbles with Claude Stephens (Episode 58)

My guest this week on Five Things is Claude Stephens, who works as an educator at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest... Read more

14 Mar 2018

33mins

Ranked #19

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Mark Schultz, Playwright and Priest, on the Music of Theatre

Mark Schultz, Playwright and Priest, on the Music of Theatre

Mark Schultz is the author of "Evocation to Visible Appearance," among other plays, and he's also a priest in the Episco... Read more

19 Apr 2018

40mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 41: Actress Reshma Shetty on Hard Work, Motherhood, and a Stuffed Penguin

Episode 41: Actress Reshma Shetty on Hard Work, Motherhood, and a Stuffed Penguin

Reshma Shetty and I met nearly 20 years ago in Lexington, Kentucky, when she had just moved to town for graduate school ... Read more

18 Oct 2017

43mins

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