The McConnell Center Podcast offers thought-provoking conversations with authors, scholars, leaders in the U.S. military, and political professionals focusing on leadership, literature, history, education, politics and life.
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Jun 30, 2020
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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...
Jun 23, 2020
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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.
Links Mentioned
- Mary Shelley, The Last Man
- Waubgeshig Rice,
James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America with Dr. Nicholas Buccola
Jun 16, 2020
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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....
Jun 9, 2020
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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...
Jun 2, 2020
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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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