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Jackson County High School history teacher Howard Muncy joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to share some of the lesser known history of Kentucky and its role in the Civil War. Howard recently received both the Graduate Dean's Citation and the Outstanding Graduate in History Award from the University of Louisville for his extraordinary work on his MA thesis, entitled "A Forgotten Shade of Blue: Support for the Union and the Constitutional Republic in Southeastern Kentucky during the Civil War Era.”
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James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era Richard Carwardine, Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power Christopher Phillips, The Rivers Ran Backward: The Civil War and the Remaking of the American Middle Border Stay Connected
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Dr. Amy Sturgis, specialist on the intellectual history of science fiction and fantasy literature, joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to discuss her recommended readings for finding hope during the current COVID 19 crisis.
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Mary Shelley, The Last Man Waubgeshig Rice, Moon of the Crusted Snow Stay Connected
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Dr. Nicholas Buccola, Elizabeth and Morris Glicksman Chair in Political Science and founding director of the Frederick Douglass Forum on Law, Rights, and Justice at Linfield College, joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to discuss his book The Fire Is upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America,which focuses on the different paths that led Baldwin and Buckley to their historic debate on February 18, 1965.
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Nicholas Buccola, The Fire is upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America  https://www.nicholasbuccola.com Video: James Baldwin Debates William F. Buckley (1965): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFeoS41xe7w  Stay Connected
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New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to discuss her novel Becoming Mrs. Lewis—The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis. She offers details of her writing process, her thoughts on Joy Davidman’s life and works, and directs listeners to many resources to learn more about Joy.
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Instagram: @pattichenry Facebook: @AuthorPattiCallahanHenry  Website: https://www.patticallahanhenry.com Twitter: @pcalhenry Podcast: Behind the Scenes of Becoming Mrs. Lewis Stay Connected
Visit us at McConnellcenter.org Subscribe to our newsletter  Facebook: @mcconnellcenter Instagram: @ulmcenter  Twitter: @ULmCenter This podcast is a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. Views expressed in this show are those of the participants and not necessarily those of the McConnell Center.

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Alan Cornett, owner of Eat Kentucky, joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to discuss the origins of Eat Kentucky, Kentucky food culture, and the impact COVID 19 has had on the restaurant industry.
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Instagram: @eatkentucky Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eatkentucky Website: http://www.eatkentucky.com/ Twitter: @eatkentucky Podcast: Eat Kentucky: A Southern Food Podcast Stay Connected
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The Honorable Michael G. Adams, Kentucky Secretary of State, joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on Kentucky’s upcoming primary election, how his office has managed the challenges posed by the Coronavirus, and leadership lessons from this experience. Adams is a 1998 graduate of the McConnell Scholars Program at the University of Louisville.
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Register to vote at govoteky.com Stay informed by visiting https://www.sos.ky.gov/ Stay Connected
Visit us at McConnellcenter.org Subscribe to our newsletter  Facebook: @mcconnellcenter Instagram: @ulmcenter  Twitter: @ULmCenter This podcast is a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. Views expressed in this show are those of the participants and not necessarily those of the McConnell Center.