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PJ Starks and Eric Huskisson from the Owensboro-based Blood Moon Pictures join us for this episode of the podcast. PJ, as you may know, is the father of Unscripted: An Indie Film Experience. He brought the idea to DCPL roughly ten years ago and we ran with it. PJ, Eric, and I discuss the early days of the series, the intensity of the Volumes of Blood shoot, and their two post-VOB films, VOB 2: Horror Stories and 13 Slays till X-mas. Join us at 7 pm on August 20 for the third night of Unscripted 2022. We will screen three segments from 13 Slays with PJ & Eric in attendance to deliver a live commentary. If you're listening to this after the August 20, we encourage you to get a time machine. We're sure it'll be a lot of fun. Music: "Chips" by Havilina Rail Co. * * = Mat Wignall gave me permission to use this as a podcast theme years ago. Mat, if you see this and change your mind, please let me know.

Jason Koger became the first bilateral arm amputee in the world to be fitted with multi-articulating bionic hands after losing both hands in a traumatic ATV accident in 2008. In Handed a Greater Purpose, Koger's recently released memoir, he talks about the accident, how it impacted his life, and the work he now does. He, along with co-author Danny May, recently dropped by to discuss adapting his story into the book.

Since Unscripted: An Indie Film Experience is coming back, we thought we'd also resurrect the podcast. This episode features an interview with Shane Devon, a musician and filmmaker from Daviess County, about his music, record label, and his film The UFO Girl. We'll be screening that on August 6 as part of Unscripted. Music: "Chips" by Havilina Rail Co. * * = Mat Wignall gave me permission to use this as a podcast theme years ago. Mat, if you see this and change your mind, please let me know.

KY-based comic creator Chris Schweizer discusses his latest book, The Roanoke Colony: America's First Mystery.

Professor Megan Burnett discusses suffragette, abolitionist, author, and Owensboro, KY native Mattie Griffith Browne.

Author Ruth Wariner discusses her memoir, The Sound of Gravel.

A teen workshop on mindfulness presented by Ashley Agada of Girls, INC.

Author Dacre Stoker, great grand-nephew of Bram Stoker, discusses his own work and family history.

David Jennings, author of American Spirit: Wild Turkey Bourbon From Rippy to Russell, chats with us about Wild Turkey history and writing his first book.

Hear audio from our recent virtual visit with Miss. Ashley from Girls, INC. She discusses fun, healthy snacks for summer.

Hear Annette Meyer Heisdorffer, Ph. D., the UK Extension Agent for Horticulture Education in Daviess County, explain new methods to extend the life of your garden. You will learn how to extend the growing season and harvest vegetables into the fall. Two gardening techniques described include succession planting of warm-season crops and the late planting of certain cool-season crops. This includes a guide of when to plant in order to harvest produce before the first hard frost in the fall.

Join local organizational coach Sara Kathryn Fort from Neat Relief as she provides a guide to outlining and pursuing a balanced, healthy life! She will help you define and fulfill your goals by changing your habits. She will provide a lot of tools that will help improve your daily life in easy, tangible ways.

Sarah discusses writing with Owensboro-based author S.A. Conley. Author bio: "S. A. Conley began to write Carletta when she was 15 years old. The idea for the story hit her when her younger sister was having issues learning how to read. S. A. Conley thought that if she wrote a story, and her sister wrote a story, maybe her sister would learn to read and write better. It worked, and from that idea Carletta was created. At WKU, S.A. Conley majored in creative writing so she could edit Carletta and get her ready for publication. In September of 2018, Carletta was published in both print and ebook editions. S.A. Conley has done several book signings and talks with young readers and writers since Carletta’s publication. S.A. Conley is currently working on a sequel to Carletta, which is a 4-part young adult fantasy series. She currently resides in Owensboro. When she is not at home writing, she is answering calls in the 911 dispatch center, traveling with her husband, or doing activities with one of her four children. S.A. Conley has a Facebook and Instagram that readers and young writers can use to ask her questions and learn more about the book series."

Author Keven McQueen (The Kentucky Book of the Dead) and author-visual artist-musician JD Wilkes (The Vine That Ate The South) visited DCPL back in March for a conversation about their history, influences, and work. As a bonus, JD also plays some tunes. Thanks to the Gaslight Boys for opening up the event. Look 'em up on Spotify. PS: We had some recording issues. Blame the muffling and volume levels on yours truly. For that, to the listeners & guests, I do apologize. Intro music: "Wabash Blues" from JD & Charlie Stamper's great record, Cattle in the Cain.

Musician & YA author Jeff Zentner (The Serpent King, Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee) discusses his work and offers advice on how to become a writer.

Author Sherry Robinson discusses her latest book Blessed. Like what you hear? If so, head over to https://smpbooks.com/ (or Amazon, or DCPL) to pick up a copy. NOTE: We didn't have the crowd mic'd during the Q&A session, so the questions are difficult to hear. We apologize for this inconvenience.

Kim Michelle Richardson discusses her latest novel, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek.

Filmmakers Cameron McCasland and Chad Fuller discuss how they began their careers, the majesty of Copper Canyon Ranch, and The Prisoner of Perdition.

This podcast opens with a presentation from attorney Susan Montalvo-Gesser on immigration law. After that, you'll hear a panel of local immigrants telling their own stories and answering questions from the audience.

Heather from BB&T discusses budgeting and saving for teens.

This podcast was recorded at the first meeting of DCPL's Mock Printz Award committee. In it, we discuss our nominees and let you know how our version of the Printz Awards will work. A description of the actual Printz awards, from ALA.Org: "The Michael L. Printz Award annually honors the best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit, each year. In addition, the Printz Committee names up to four honor books, which also represent the best writing in young adult literature. The awards announcement is made at the ALA Midwinter Meeting as part of the Youth Media Awards and is celebrated with a program and reception each year at the ALA Annual Conference."

(This was uploaded previously at a lower volume. We improved the audio and uploaded it as a new track.) Venerable Tsering Phuntsok, Tibetan Buddhist Monk, uses teachings from the Dalai Lama to provide a Buddhist perspective and encourage discussion on why people should love their enemies and how they can do this in these challenging times. Venerable Tsering Phuntsok is a Tibetan Buddhist Monk from Nepal who has traveled the world to spread compassion and teach about Tibetan culture, monastic life and dharma. For over 30 years, he has studied and practiced Tibetan Buddhism through traditional scriptures, ritual practices, and retreats. He has also helped develop health and water projects for Tibetan refugees, hosted international groups in India and Nepal for cultural exchange and volunteer programs, and has provided instruction in Buddhism and meditation for students across the globe.

The Unscripted Interview is back! This week we talk with our pal Ryan McCurdy and Kiley Ebelhard about their short film, Deadly Damsel. It was shown at the second installment of Unscripted 2019. Podcast contains audio clips and music from the film.

A panel discussion about Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066 and how it affects us today featuring of Matthew Alschbach, Associate Professor of History at OCTC, Susan Gesser, Director of Catholic Charities, and Naheed Murtaza, Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Brescia. Our moderator is Dr. Courtland Lewis, Associate Professor of Philosophy at OCTC. The "Conversations On Race" series is an open public forum that focuses upon issues of race in our community. Each podcast is a frank, open discussion about the topics at hand. The podcast features very little editing so that each person's thoughts are accurately reflected. The program is made possible by the following organizations working together: AAUW, the Ministerial Association, NAACP, and the OHRC. NOTE: This podcast is a bit more noisy than our others, but everything should be discernible. We apologize for the sound quality.

Dr. Elaine Wright, an Associate Professor at Brescia University’s Marilyn Younger Conley School of Social Work in Owensboro, KY, discusses things she has learned while traveling the world as a social worker.

We discuss the history & current status The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival with Mary Danhauer & Peggy Wilson of the Kentucky chapter. The "Conversations On Race" series is an open public forum that focuses upon issues of race in our community. Each podcast is a frank, open discussion about the topics at hand. The podcast features very little editing so that each person's thoughts are accurately reflected.

Author Marion Blumenthal Lazan shared her story about surviving the Holocaust at the Daviess County Public Library on November 6th, 2013.

Author Jerry Deaton (Appalachian Ghost Stories: Tales from Bloody Breathitt) tells a few ghost stories set in Eastern Kentucky.

Keven McQueen, author of Kentucky Book of the Dead, talks about his process and tells a few ghostly tales set in the Bluegrass State.

Based on the groundbreaking book, “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls," this program encourages girls to change the world through their passions by learning about a unique “Rebel Girl” throughout history and similar career paths in the Owensboro area, and completing a fun activity each week. The speaker for this episode is Owensboro City Commissioner Pam Smith-Wright.

At 19 years old, Chas Allen, now and author and motivational speaker, was a member of the crew that pulled the Transylvania University rare book heist (one of the F.B.I.’s “all-time most significant art theft cases”) in Lexington, KY. Their haul included a first editions of John James Audubon’s BIRD OF AMERICA and Charles Darwin’s ON THE ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES. This heist inspired the film American Animals (out in June); in it, Allen is portrayed by Blake Jenner. Allen made his debut as an author in 2011 with MR. PINK: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE TRANSYLVANIA BOOK HEIST. His next book, EVOLUTION: BECOMING A CRIMINAL, will release on June 19. With both, he hopes to be a “voice for people who are lost” and encourage them to “come back to the straight and narrow.”

A chat with author Lee Goldberg (True Fiction) about writing, running a publishing company, and more. www.LeeGoldberg.com

We chat with Kevin Chenault (86'd films, Blackstrap Media) about his latest short, Lattie. Intro Music: Foxhole "Lamentations," from the album We The Wintering Tree Edited For TV Movie Clip: John McClane, Die Hard All other audio extracted from Lattie.

We’ve been working on a documentary podcast about the filmmaker Melton Barker for quite some time. That’s not ready quite yet, but we do have some Barker-related goodness for you. Who’s Melton Barker, you ask? That’s a question not many can answer. He was what’s known as an “iterant” filmmaker who was active in the 30s through the 70s. He visited small towns across the United States during that time to make the same film over 200 times with a cast of untrained local children. That film was The Kidnapper’s Foil. Barker came to Owensboro in 1938. Sadly, like many other versions of The Kidnapper’s Foil, that film has been lost. The script is still available, though! Sarah Jacobs and Wesley Johnson of DCPL got together with a few kids (cast list below) to make a podcast version. This episode is fully comprised of that effort. Note: We used the original script, but, due to the format, we altered it a bit. There's now a narration to explain some of the elements that didn't translate well. The Narrator: Wesley Johnson Kidnapper 1: Gus Lattas Kidnapper 2: Hank Dotsey Betty Davis: Kaytlyn Meyer Dad: Logan Mills Butch: Samuel Hadden Jean Davis: Sarah Edge Young 1-2: Franny Hoffman Young 3-4: Elizabeth Ford Boys 1-2: Easton Crisp Boy 3: Colben Settle Boys 4-5: Jayln Griffith Girls 1-2: Lily Boling Girls 3-4: Rachel Kyle Additional Writing: Christina Clary, Wesley Johnson Visit MeltonBarker.org to learn more about his work. Thanks to the folks who run that site for providing some information to us. Music: "Belgian Waffles" & "Mario" by Underscore Orkestra both appear on their record, Table Dance (Bad Panda Records). The music is licensed under a CC Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. Check 'em out here; http://www.theunderscoreorkestra.com/.

This podcast contains the full audio from our visit with Venerable Tsering Phuntsok. "Venerable Tsering Phuntsok is a Tibetan Buddhist Monk who has traveled the world to spread compassion and teach about Tibetan culture, monastic life and dharma. For over 30 years, he has studied and practiced Tibetan Buddhism through traditional scriptures, ritual practices, and retreats. He has also helped develop health and water projects for Tibetan refugees, hosted international groups in India and Nepal for cultural exchange and volunteer programs, and has provided instruction in Buddhism and meditation for students across the globe."

After 15 years, The Room's Greg Sestero & Tommy Wiseau have reunited for another film. It's called BEST F[R]IENDS and opens in select theaters this Friday. Greg was recently in town to present at our screening of The Disaster Artist; prior to that event, he chatted with us about the new film. Nice Legs, a band whose music appears in BEST F[R]IENDS, kindly allowed us to use their music on this podcast. Give 'em a listen here: wearenicelegs.bandcamp.com/ Thanks to Jon at Sublime Media Group and Miles Harris for audio troubleshooting & advice. PS: We will soon have a video up of this chat on our YouTube channel. PPS: You will occasionally hear the SERIOUS rain that was happening outside during our chat on this recording. Just pretend like we're on your back porch talking about film, okay?

whytheycame performs live at DCPL's Beyond The Lines: A Coloring Club.

Rebel Girls is a program that encourages girls to pursue their dreams by learning about unique career paths for women from the book “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls.” Come with ideas and readiness to participate in an activity each week. This installment features Meghann Richardson from Owensboro's Messenger-Inquirer.

This “Conversations on Race” installment is devoted to Owensboro’s H. L. Neblett Community Center. It begins with actress London Randolph performing a monologue as the center’s namesake, Hattie Neblett. A panel discussion with representatives from the Neblett Center about their history and programs immediately follows. https://impact100owensboro.org/h-l-neblett-community-center https://www.aauw.org/

The first issue of Verbatim, our collaborative creative writing journal, is now available for purchase from the library. It features visual art and writing from creatives that have a connection to Owensboro or the Western Kentucky area. A spoken word event was recently held at the library to celebrate the book’s release. This podcast features three stories from that event and an interview Verbatim’s creator, John Beemer. We will release a few more stories from the event next week. Stay tuned. NOTE: A few of these stories contain adult situations & language. Listener discretion is advised.

Brian chats with author Dave Eggers (Monk of Mokha, The Circle) about his writing process, body of work, and lots more. https://826national.org/ https://www.mcsweeneys.net This show features music from Foxhole's 2006 effort, Push/Pull (Burnt Toast Vinyl). You can find it on iTunes and Amazon. Thanks to the band for allowing us to use their tunes.

JD Wilkes, author/musician/filmmaker/visual artist, recently visited us to play some tunes and talk about his new book, The Vine That Ate the South. This is the full audio from that event. NOTE: We didn't have the crowd mic'd, so you'll notice some audio drops during the Q&A portion of the event. Grab a copy of Vine here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/KampKitsch

Author Richard Paul Evans discusses his work at the Towne Square Mall in Owensboro, KY. This event was sponsored by the Daviess County Public Library and Burns Middle School.

Sarah chats with Inheritance author Michelle Hinton at our second annual Indie Author Fair.

Sarah chats with YA author Jean Knight Pace at our second annual Indie Author Fair. Visit http://jeanknightpace.com/ for more info about Jean.

Officer Courtney Yerington talks to our "Rebel Girls" group about her career.

Another Indie Author Fair chat! This one is with Evansville-based poet Tom Raithel. He chats with Sarah about his life and work and reads a selection from his latest book. Note: We had to do a fair bit of noise canceling while editing this episode due to our unruly air conditioner. You will hear the a/c a bit along with some digital artifact.

Based on the groundbreaking book, “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls," this program encourages girls to change the world through their passions by learning about a unique “Rebel Girl” throughout history and similar career paths in the Owensboro area, and completing a fun activity each week. The speaker for this episode is Katherine Taylor of Studio Slant. https://www.facebook.com/studioslant/

Sarah chats with regional poet Linda Neal Reising at our second annual Indie Author Fair. (Image Credit: Finishing Line Press)

A candid discussion on making comics with Chris Schweizer (The Creeps, Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean) and Kyle Starks (Legend of Ricky Thunder, Rick And Morty). We lost one of our microphones prior to recording, so, unfortunately, you won't be able to hear the crowd's questions. You should be able to figure out what was asked from the responses, though. NOTE: As mentioned, this chat was "candid." A bit of adult language was used that some might find offensive.

A candid, unedited "Conversation on Race" with director Craig Dudnick, the filmmaker behind Alice's Ordinary People.