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Episode 12: Theo Edmonds of Ideas xLab on How to Heal the World Feb 09, 2017

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This week’s guest on Five Things is Theo Edmonds, who moves effortlessly between rural and urban, just as he moves between creative and corporate. He’s an artist by training, with a law degree and extensive experience in health care administration. He was born and raised in Breathitt County, Kentucky, but he’s spent most of his life out of the state. His current venture is IDEAS xLab, which trains artists to work in the health care sector.

Episode 11: Judi Jennings on Feminism, Walking, and Temple Elephants Feb 02, 2017

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Activist and writer (and self-described "quirky older woman") Judi Jennings is our guest this week. She's the former Executive Director of the Kentucky Foundation for Women, and she's now figuring out what retirement looks like for her.

Episode 10: Kevlen Goodner on Malcolm X, Star Wars, and Fab 5 Freddy Jan 26, 2017

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This week’s guest has been a hip-hop musician and a clothing store owner, he’s worked as a private security guard and he’s been a prison chaplain. These days, he’s probably best known here in Louisville for his artwork: comic-book inspired, but always his own vision.

Episode 9: Jim White on Guitars, Bicycles, and Magical Puppets Jan 19, 2017

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Musician, artist and writer Jim White is our guest this week. Maybe you heard his song "Wordmule" during a pivotal scene on "Breaking Bad." Maybe you saw the 2003 BBC documentary about him, "Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus." Or maybe you have no idea who he is. Listen in to our conversation and you'll start to get a sense.

Episode 8: Kathleen Driskell on Death, Mothering, and a Green Bike Jan 12, 2017

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Kathleen Driskell is a poet and Associate Program Director of the MFA in Creative Writing Program at Spalding University in Louisville, KY. She's the author of five books of poetry, one of which is about the graves in the cemetery directly next door to her house, a renovated church.

Episode 7: John Yarmuth on Baseball, Watergate, and a Spiritual Necktie Jan 05, 2017

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We kick off our second season with Rep. John Yarmuth, who has been the congressman from Kentucky's third district for 10 years. He's a former speechwriter, a former Republican, and a former columnist/editor of an alternative newsweekly. This conversation was recorded before the Nov. 8 election, but we brought him back for a timely update, so listen through to the end for that.

A Quick Update from Five Things Dec 28, 2016

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A short update on our new season, which begins January 5!

Episode 6: Karina Barillas on Resilience, Confidence, and Finding Home Nov 10, 2016

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Karina Barillas is the executive director of La Casita Center in Louisville, Kentucky, where she works with women and families, most of whom are Latin@ immigrants like herself. She first came to Louisville from Guatemala on a Fulbright scholarship, and though she's moved away more than once, she keeps coming back.

Episode 5: Darrell Scott on Honky Tonks, Tattoos, and a Secret Memoir Nov 03, 2016

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Our guest this week is singer-songwriter Darrell Scott, who's written country hits for the likes of the Dixie Chicks and Garth Brooks. These days, when he's not traveling around performing his own songs, he's at his farm outside of Nashville. His parents were both from Kentucky, and in his Five Things, we learn more about where Darrell came from. Turns out he's not the only creative one in his family.

Episode 4: Tori Murden McClure on Snow Boots, Kindergarten, and Muhammad Ali Oct 27, 2016

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This week's guest is Tori Murden McClure, currently the President of Spalding University in Louisville, KY. She is the first woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and the first woman to ski to the South Pole. And she can fix your car.

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