Episode #009: Freedom Singer: Civil Rights Activist Charles Neblett
This episode explores the personal story of civil rights activist Charles Neblett who was a member of the Freedom Singers. …
The Wisdom Project is an oral history podcast featuring stories drawn from interviews and projects from the Nunn Center’s extensive collection of over 10,000 interviews.
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Episode #008: Moonshiners and Revenuers
This episode explores the story of moonshine in Wayne County, Kentucky, the process of making / selling moonshine, and the experiences…
Episode #007 Trial by Fire: Looking back at the Heaven Hill Distillery Fire
On November 7, 1996, the Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky experienced one of the most devastating distillery fires of…
Episode #006: The Writing on the Wall: An American Soldier in Italy
Episode #006 of the Wisdom Project tells a story of archival discovery, linking Marshall Webb, a World War II veteran from…
Episode #005: Take Her Out to the Ballgame: Effa Manley and Negro League Baseball
Episode #005 features an oral history interview with Effa Manley, the first African American woman to own a professional baseball team. She…
Episode #004: Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Robert Penn Warren
Episode #004 utilizes two oral history interviews conducted by poet/author Robert Penn Warren in 1964 with Dr. Martin Luther King…
Episode #003: Veterans’ Stories: Remembering the D-Day Invasion
In honor of Veterans Day, episode #003 of the Wisdom Project focuses attention on the stories of two World War II veterans…
Episode #002: Original Recipe for a Kentucky Startup
Episode #002 features an oral history interview with Colonel Harland Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, and explores the foundational story of…
Episode #001: Interviewing Jackie O
Episode #001 Explores an oral history interview with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis from 1981. The interview was conducted by Terry Birdwhistell for the…
