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Jennifer and Alexa chat about what they've been reading and listening to since the last podcast.
Alexa and Jennifer discuss what they've read and enjoyed lately. This is the final episode of Checked Out, but please look forward to our new podcast series, coming in January 2022!
Fayette County's local businesses and organizations contain a wealth of information about local residents.
Mariam interviews Tom Eblen about the history and personalities surrounding Lexington’s Newspapers.
Erin and Jennifer review three international cookbooks and review one recipe from each. The books reviewed in this episode are Lidia’s Celebrate Like an Italian by Lidia Bastianich, Mastering the Art of Japanese Home Cooking by Masaharu Morimoto, and Chai
Mariam and Denise discuss the history of the Joyland Amusement Park (1923-1963).
Join Alexa and special guest host Ashley as they discuss Colson Whitehead’s bestselling and National Book Award-winning novel The Underground Railroad.
The Brown-Hocker Collection is a community collection of photos and realia from African American events and people in Lexington and Kentucky history.
The objects in the collection are primarily for
In this episode Jenny, Alexa, Brian, and Aprile discuss their favorite thrillers.
In this episode, Jenny, Alexa, and creator of Pig and Pepper, Rian, discuss their favorite cookbooks, the food scene in Lexington, and family holiday cookie traditions.
The Publications Collection contains runs of historical Kentucky newspapers, almanacs, and magazines.
Mariam interviews Wayne Johnson about the murder of golfing great Marion Miley in Lexington, KY in 1941. This is part two of a two part series.
Mariam and Wayne discuss the 1968 removal of the railroad tracks from Downtown Lexington in time for the 50th
Join Alexa and Jenny as they interview Jarrod Polson and his mentee Joe about their favorite things to do together, UK basketball, and, of course, what they’ve been reading.
Jonathan Coleman guest hosts this episode, and tells his favorite ghost stories from his popular Lexington History Walks. Dr. Coleman conducts Lexington History Walks year-round, which can be booked on his website: www.drcolemanwalks.com
Mariam interviews Reinette Jones, founder of the Notable Kentucky African Americans database. They discuss Kentucky’s Centenarian Librarians, the boxer David Moore, and the prison shoe-making industry. Visit the NKAA at http://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/
Mariam interviews Terry Foody, author of The Cherokee and the Newsman: Kinsmen in Words. They discuss Ms. Foody’s inspiration to write about the two men, their family lives, and how their words contributed to their communities.
Mariam and Erin tell the story of Constantine Samuel Rafinesque’s visit with naturalist John James Audubon, and how the resulting prank by Audubon on Rafinesque wasn’t fully discovered for nearly 150 years.
Mariam interviews Dr. Jonathan Coleman about the founding of the Faulkner Morgan Pagan Babies Archive and the upcoming “Out in Plain Sight” exhibit at Lexington Public Library.
Alexa and Jennifer chat about books, libraries, and the new Checked Out.
Premium graphic design platform that offers advanced tools and templates for creating professional-quality visuals quickly and easily.
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Jennifer and Erin review recipes from three celebrity cookbooks, Cravings by Chrissy Teigen, The Seasoned Life: Food, Family, Faith, and the Joy of Eating Well by Ayesha Curry, and Stirring Up Fun with Food by Sarah Michelle Gellar. The recipes featured i
In this episode, Jenny and Alexa celebrate Mother's Day with a list of their favorite and some of the most memorable mothers across fiction and nonfiction.
A 1,200-square-foot gallery that features a wide variety of art by local and regional artists. A participating gallery at Gallery Hop.
The Luna Library, a program of Believing in Forever, collects and distributes children's books with an African American history or Black character focus. It is an alternative for African American parents looking for books that provide context and knowledge to understand the stories of the African American experience in this country for their children. Believing in Forever is a champion of diversity and inclusion, and the positive impact books have on children of all races.
