Alex attends Saint Xavier High School in Louisville, Kentucky and has served as Lieutenant Governor of the Kentucky Youth Assembly and more recently elected to serve as the KYA President of the Senate. Additionally, he was selected to represent Kentucky at the Conference On National Affairs. Since the age of 11, Alex has been leading a bipartisan effort in the Kentucky legislature to end the use of corporal punishment in schools. Alex has also written opinion pieces for The Courier-Journal . He ...
Jun 15, 2020•31 min•Ep. 308
Josh runs IDEAS xLab – an artist-led nonprofit based in Louisville, KY. He is an artist with a background in entrepreneurship, art & business administration, & editorial production – & explores the world through photography (& a lot of running), documenting his journey through joshmiller.ventures. In addition to his outdoor explorations, Josh celebrates the brilliance and strength of marginalized people including LGBTQ+ & Black communities through photography & collaborat...
Jun 08, 2020•55 min•Ep. 307
Lee Pennington is a graduate of Berea College and the University of Iowa. He holds two Honorary Doctor degrees – A Doctor of Literature from World University & Doctor of Philosophy in Arts from The Academy of Southern Arts & Letters. He taught for nearly 40 years, the last 32 as Professor of English and creative writing at the University of Kentucky’s Jefferson Community College until he retired in 1999. Lee is the author of 22 books including I Knew a Woman (1977) Thigmotropism (1993) &...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 307
Shelly is a community leader & an internationally recognized authority on American quilts. Check out www.shellyzegart.com for more information. She collects, curates exhibitions, writes, lectures, and appraises fine quilts. Shelly has curated many exhibits in the U.S. & abroad, and lectures on all aspects of quilt history and aesthetics. She is the President of the not-for-profit Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc., the 1st of the state quilt documentation projects. Shelly is a co-founder of th...
May 25, 2020•49 min•Ep. 305
Ramez Naam is the co-chair of Energy and Environment at Singularity University. He is a computer scientist who spent 13 years at Microsoft leading teams that worked on email, web browsing, internet search, machine learning, internet-scale systems, and artificial intelligence. The products he built have touched the lives of more than a billion people. Ramez is an inventor with more than 20 patents, many of them co-authored with Bill Gates. He is also a startup investor, focused on disruptive ener...
May 18, 2020•4 min•Ep. 304
Dr. Richard Murphy, who has been the research director at the Alltech European Bioscience Centre in Dunboyne, Ireland, for 17 years, is the recipient of the Alltech Medal of Excellence. Alltech’s highest distinction, it is awarded annually to someone of great character and achievement. Dr. Murphy is being recognized for his pioneering work in the areas of organic trace element assimilation, microbial enzyme technology and the mitigation of antimicrobial resistance in livestock production. This r...
May 11, 2020•9 min•Ep. 303
Amanda Radke is a fifth-generation rancher from Mitchell, South Dakota, who has dedicated her career to serving as a voice for the nation’s beef producers. A 2009 graduate of South Dakota State University (SDSU) with a degree in agricultural communications, education, and leadership, Amanda served internships with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service in Washington, D.C. and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association in Denver, Colorado. Her 2008 summer inte...
May 04, 2020•5 min•Ep. 302
Samantha considers herself a Media Specialist, having worked for such organizations as Fairfax Media, Food Miles Magazine, the Daily Telegraph, and the Glen Innes Examiner. Based in Sydney Australia, Samantha became the Runner-Up 2019 IFAJ Alltech International Award for Leadership.
Apr 27, 2020•6 min•Ep. 301
Deborah Wilson is senior vice president of TrustBIX Inc., which operates Business InfoXchange (BIX) in Canada and Viewtrak Technologies in Canada, the U.S., Mexico, and China. BIX is currently expanding into other countries and beyond beef to other species and commodities. Her role includes business development, data management system development, blockchain use, traceability in supply chains, collaborative partnerships, pilot projects, and marketing and communications. She sits on the national ...
Apr 20, 2020•6 min•Ep. 300
Mike Mills is an American multi-instrumentalist , singer, and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Though known primarily as a bass guitarist, backing vocalist, and pianist, his musical repertoire also includes keyboards, guitar, and percussion instruments. He contributed to a majority of the band’s musical compositions....
Apr 13, 2020•2 min•Ep. 299
Linkin’ Bridge is a musical group consisting of Louisville, Kentucky natives Big Rome, Montre Davis, Shon China Lacy, and Elliot Nicholas. Montre and China are cousins that have known each other all their lives. The group grew up in the hip-hop era, listening to Run–D.M.C., Tupac, and N.W.A. Their goal is to take their message to the masses with controversy and comedy.
Apr 09, 2020•3 min•Ep. 298
Natalie Zea is an American actress known for her performances on television. Natalie began her acting career in theatre. Her first major role was on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions (2000–2002), where she played the role of Gwen Hotchkiss . Her breakout role was on the ABC primetime soap opera Dirty Sexy Money as socialite Karen Darling , where she starred from 2007 to 2009. Natalie also has made many guest appearances on television, starred in a number of independent and made-for-television ...
Apr 06, 2020•2 min•Ep. 297
Jennifer Nettles performed the National Anthem at the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 4th, 2019. American country music singer, songwriter, and actress. She is the lead vocalist of the duo Sugarland alongside Kristian Bush , and prior to this, she fronted the Atlanta -based bands of Soul Miner’s Daughter and Jennifer Nettles Band. She also charted as a duet partner on the country version of rock band Bon Jovi ‘s 2006 single “ Who Says You Can’t Go Home ,” a Number One hit on...
Mar 30, 2020•2 min•Ep. 296
Venezuelan American actor, producer, singer and television personality. He is best known for the role of Fez in the sitcom That ’70s Show (1998–2006) and as Carlos Madrigal in From Dusk till Dawn: The Series (2014–16). He was also the host of the MTV series Yo Momma (2006–07), the voice of Manny in the children’s show Handy Manny (2006–13) and has had recurring roles on Grey’s Anatomy as well as The Ranch (both in 2016). He also has a role on NCIS as Nick Torres....
Mar 23, 2020•2 min•Ep. 295
American singer, songwriter, actor, and model, best known as a member of the Backstreet Boys . Kevin was inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame along with his cousin and bandmate Brian Littrell on April 10, 2015.
Mar 16, 2020•2 min•Ep. 294
David Alan Grier is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work on the sketch comedy television show In Living Color .
Mar 09, 2020•2 min•Ep. 293
American singer, songwriter, and musician from Harlan, Kentucky . Jordan began singing in his church choir and continued through his college education at Lee University where he was a member of the Lee Singers. In 2015 he gained national recognition when he won season nine of the singing competition The Voice . During his time on The Voice, he was the show’s first artist of the season to reach No. 1 in sales of pop songs in the iTunes Store and set new sales marks on Billboard charts....
Mar 02, 2020•2 min•Ep. 292
American actor, screenwriter, producer, and film director. He is best known for co-writing and producing the film Green Book , for which he received two Academy Awards . He has also directed the films In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King , Choker , and Stiletto , and co-wrote the screenplay to Deadfall ....
Feb 24, 2020•1 min•Ep. 291
The American country music singer and songwriter is signed to Curb Records . Lee has released four albums for the label: Love Like Crazy , Hard to Love , I Don’t Dance and Lee Brice . He has also released eleven singles, of which four were written by his cousin, Michael Cericola, and have charted at number one on Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay : “ A Woman Like You “, “ Hard to Love “, “ I Drive Your Truck “, and “ I Don’t Dance “. He has also charted within the top 10 with “ Lov...
Feb 17, 2020•2 min•Ep. 290
In releasing his latest album, Two Lane Town , JD Shelburne feels he has recorded the album that could take him to a whole new level. “I’ve been working really hard on this album. I think it is my best collection of songs that I’ve released thus far,” he says of his fourth project. He says that he’s definitely learned a lot since he released his first disc that was self-titled, back in 2012. “It’s all about writing and recording great songs,” he says. “It all boils down to just a great lyric. I ...
Feb 10, 2020•2 min•Season 1Ep. 289
American country music singer, songwriter, and actor, Travis Tritt signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the now-defunct Category 5 Records . Seven of his albums (counting the Greatest Hits) are certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); the highest-certified is 1991’s It’s All About to Cha...
Feb 10, 2020•2 min•Season 1Ep. 288
Patrick Warburton is an American comedic actor and voice artist. In television, he has played David Puddy on Seinfeld , the title role on The Tick , Jeb Denton on Less Than Perfect , Jeff Bingham on Rules of Engagement and Lemony Snicket on A Series of Unfortunate Events . His distinct, firm bass voice has landed him prolific roles in animation, including Kronk in The Emperor’s New Groove and its sequels, Joe Swanson on Family Guy , Brock Samson on The Venture Bros. , Lok in the Tak and the Powe...
Feb 03, 2020•2 min•Ep. 287
Warren Moon was a former American and Canadian football quarterback who played professionally for 23 seasons. He spent the majority of his career with the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL) and the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Moon also played for the Minnesota Vikings , Seattle Seahawks , and Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL. Warren began his professional career with the Eskimos in 1978 , after going unselected in the NFL Draft . His success during his ...
Jan 27, 2020•2 min•Ep. 286
Montgomery Gentry is an American country music duo founded by vocalists Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry, both natives of Kentucky . Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry began performing in the 1990s as part of two different bands with Montgomery’s brother, John Michael Montgomery . Although Troy won a talent contest in 1994, he reunited with Eddie Montgomery after Troy was unable to find a solo record deal, and Montgomery Gentry was formed in 1999. The duo was known for its Southern rock influences...
Jan 20, 2020•2 min•Season 1Ep. 285
Bob Guiney is an American host & was a contestant on the first season of The Bachelorette and later appeared as the bachelor in the 4th season of The Bachelor . He hosted GSN Live from 2009 until the show’s ending in 2011....
Jan 13, 2020•2 min•Ep. 284
Elizabeth McCall has been a member of Brown-Forman’s Research & Development Department since 2009. In her new role as Assistant Master Distiller, Elizabeth will continue working under the direction of Master Distiller Chris Morris on the innovation and the development of new products within Woodford Reserve. She is the second generation of her family to work in the bourbon industry. She followed in her mother’s footsteps after earning her master’s degree from the University of Louisville by ...
Jan 06, 2020•2 min•Ep. 283
Paul Rabil is a Lebanese-American professional lacrosse player with the Atlas Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League and former player of the New York Lizards of Major League Lacrosse and the recent founder of a new professional lacrosse organization, the Premier Lacrosse League . He attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland , and played collegiate lacrosse at Johns Hopkins University . Paul was selected 1st overall by the Boston Cannons in the 2008 Major League Lacros...
Dec 30, 2019•2 min•Ep. 282
D.B. Woodside is an American actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of the White House Chief of Staff (and later President) Wayne Palmer on the Fox action/drama series 24 Additionally, D.B. is noted for his roles as the bass singer Melvin Franklin in the NBC miniseries The Temptations , and starring as Robin Wood on the WB / UPN series Buffy the Vampire Slayer in their seventh season, as Malcolm Franks in Single Ladies , and as Dr. Joseph Prestridge on Parenthood . He played SEC Prosecutor ...
Dec 23, 2019•1 min•Ep. 281
Monte Durham is a host on Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta is an American reality television series on TLC which follows events at Bridals by Lori in the Atlanta suburb of Sandy Springs . The series shows the progress of individual sales associates, managers, and fitters at the store , along with profiling brides as they search for the perfect wedding dress . It is a spin-off of Say Yes to the Dress ....
Dec 16, 2019•1 min•Ep. 280
American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer, Tracy Lawrence signed to Atlantic Records in 1991 and debuted that year with the album Sticks and Stones . Five more studio albums, as well as a live album and a compilation album, followed throughout the 1990s and into 2000 on Atlantic before the label’s country division was closed in 2001. Afterward, he recorded for Warner Bros. Records , DreamWorks Records , Mercury Records Nashville , and his own labels, Rocky Comfort Records an...
Dec 09, 2019•1 min•Ep. 279
