LFPL's At the Library Series
229 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWelcome to LFPL's At the Library Series, an ongoing podcast featuring author talks, programs and events at the Louisville Free Public Library.
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Dorothea Benton Frank 6-10-2019 (rebroadcast)
May 14, 2020 12:20 - 49.7 MBFans of New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank’s Carolina Lowcountry will delight in her twentieth novel, Queen Bee. An evocative tale that returns readers to her beloved Sullivan’s Island, Queen Bee tells an unforgettable story where the Lowcountry magic of the natural world collides with the beat of the human heart.
Maureen Chiquet 5-25-2017 (rebroadcast)
May 12, 2020 12:21 - 46 MB"Women, Leadership and Success" with former Chanel CEO Maureen Chiquet Maureen Chiquet, the former global CEO of Chanel, is an expert on much more than fashion. Join her at the Main Library for a discussion of her new book: Beyond the Label: Women, Leadership and Success on Our Own Terms, an insightful read that blends Chiquet's own story with advice on creating a life that's uniquely your own.
Tim Shanahan 5-17-2016 (rebroadcast)
May 07, 2020 11:49 - 41.5 MBIn a discussion of his first-ever book, Tim Shanahan will reflect on his forty-year friendship with Louisville’s own Muhammad Ali. Running with the Champ chronicles the real-life adventure of knowing a celebrity athlete, full of stories of Ali’s generosity, athleticism, and famous friends.
Silas House 6-6-2019 (rebroadcast)
May 05, 2020 14:22 - 36.7 MBIn the aftermath of a flood that washes away much of a small Tennessee town, evangelical preacher Asher Sharp offers shelter to two gay men. In doing so, he starts to see his life anew--and risks losing everything: his wife, locked into her religious prejudices; his congregation, which shuns Asher after he delivers a passionate sermon in defense of tolerance; and his young son, Justin, caught in the middle of what turns into a bitter custody battle. In this stunning literary page-turner abo...
Beneath the Same Sky 12-9-2015 (rebroadcast)
April 30, 2020 12:00 - 60.9 MBJoin Civil War General, astronomer, and founder of the Cincinnati Observatory, Ormsby Mitchel (as portrayed by Frazier History Museum Teaching Artist, Tony Dingman), and American astronomer Guy Consolmagno, Director of the Vatican Observatory and winner of the 2014 Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science, as they discuss their work in the field of astronomy.
Bobbie Ann Mason 6-30-2011 (rebroadcast)
April 28, 2020 12:10 - 54.8 MBInspired by the wartime experiences of her late father-in-law, award-winning author and Kentucky native Bobbie Ann Mason's latest novel follows an American World War II pilot shot down in Occupied Europe. Intimate and haunting, The Girl in the Blue Beret is an affecting story of love and courage, war and redemption, and the startling promise of second chances.
Bobbie Ann Mason 6-30-11 (rebroadcast)
April 28, 2020 12:10 - 54.8 MBInspired by the wartime experiences of her late father-in-law, award-winning author and Kentucky native Bobbie Ann Mason's latest novel follows an American World War II pilot shot down in Occupied Europe. Intimate and haunting, The Girl in the Blue Beret is an affecting story of love and courage, war and redemption, and the startling promise of second chances.
David Hoffman 7-23-2015 (rebroadcast)
April 23, 2020 12:23 - 38.6 MBPulitzer prize-winning author and journalist David E. Hoffman, author of the Billion Dollar Spy.
Guy Winch 2-26-2018 (rebroadcast)
April 21, 2020 12:16 - 50.4 MBPsychologist and author Guy Winch Guy Winch is a licensed psychologist, author, and keynote speaker. His TED Talk, "Why We All Need to Practice Emotional First Aid," has been viewed over 5 million times. Winch's latest book, How to Fix a Broken Heart, focuses on two types of emotional pain that are often marginalized—romantic heartbreak and the heartbreak that results from the loss of a cherished pet—and reveals how these two grief experiences impact our brain and our behavior, and the step...
Little Fires Everywhere: Celeste Ng 5-22-2019 (rebroadcast)
April 16, 2020 12:19 - 101 MBCeleste Ng is the New York Times bestselling author of two novels, Everything I Never Told You and Little Fires Everywhere. Just released in paperback, Little Fires Everywhere was Amazon’s #2 best book and best fiction book of 2017, and was named a best book of the year by over 25 publications. This complex suburban saga was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick and is currently being adapted for an eight-episode series on Hulu, starring Witherspoon and Kerry Washington.
Little Fires Everywhere: Celeste Ng 5-21-2019 (rebroadcast)
April 16, 2020 12:19 - 101 MBCeleste Ng is the New York Times bestselling author of two novels, Everything I Never Told You and Little Fires Everywhere. Just released in paperback, Little Fires Everywhere was Amazon’s #2 best book and best fiction book of 2017, and was named a best book of the year by over 25 publications. This complex suburban saga was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick and is currently being adapted for an eight-episode series on Hulu, starring Witherspoon and Kerry Washington.
Lee Child 9-30-2011 (rebroadcast)
April 14, 2020 14:15 - 51.1 MBLee Child is the #1 internationally bestselling author of thirteen Jack Reacher thrillers, including The New York Times bestsellers "The Enemy, One Shot, and The Hard Way." His latest in the series, "The Affair," is actually a prequel, taking readers back to the start of it all.
Alexander McCall Smith 4-9-2015 (rebroadcast)
April 08, 2020 17:13 - 61.5 MBJoin author Alexander McCall Smith for a discussion of his latest book Emma—a retelling of Jane Austen’s classic story, with a modern-day twist.
The Cannabis Conundrum 8-4-2016 (rebroadcast)
April 08, 2020 12:07 - 53.5 MBCannabis has been cultivated for thousands of years for durable fibers, nutritious seeds, and psychoactive drugs. Most Cannabis research in the U.S. focuses on the effect of the drug on the human body, but there is much more to Cannabis than the drug. Dr. George Weiblen - scientific director of the Bell Museum of Natural History and Planetarium at the University of Minnesota - is one of few researchers permitted by the federal government to study the genetics of Cannabis and his research cha...
How to Tame a Fox 2-15-2018 (rebroadcast)
April 02, 2020 14:07 - 53.2 MBHow to Tame a Fox and Build a Dog with Dr. Lee Dugatkin University of Louisville professor and author Lee Dugatkin shares the fascinating story of the science, politics, adventure, and love behind the research of a dedicated team of researchers in Siberia domesticating silver foxes to study the evolution of the dog in real time. Dr. Lee Dugatkin is a professor and university scholar in the biology department at UofL.
Women's History Month: Susan Orlean 10-29-2018 (rebroadcast)
March 31, 2020 11:54 - 46.3 MBIn her new book, award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean (Rin Tin Tin and The Orchid Thief) reopens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history, and delivers a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution—our libraries. Weaving her life-long love of books and reading with the fascinating history of libraries and the sometimes-eccentric characters who run them, Orlean investigates the legendary Los Angeles Public Library ...
Women's History Month: #MeToo Movement in China: The Rise of Feminist Resistance 9-25-2019 (rebroadcast)
March 26, 2020 13:51 - 47.9 MBChinese gender equality & LGBTQ activist Li Maizi will lead the discussion. Presented by the World Affairs Council, the U of L Center for Asian Democracy, The Louisville Free Public Library and the Asia Institute Crane House.
Women's History Month: History Of Women's Suffrage In Louisville 8-18-2016 (rebroadcast)
March 24, 2020 12:04 - 30.6 MBMarsha Weinstein discusses the History Of Women’s Suffrage In Louisville.
Women's History Month: Deb Perelman 3-27-2013 (rebroadcast)
March 19, 2020 14:46 - 67.2 MB"The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook," the long-awaited first cookbook from Deb Perelman, the food blogging founder of SmittenKitchen.com, debuted at #2 on the New York Times Bestseller list and features over 100 original recipes, each illustrated with Perelman's own colorful photographs.
Women's History Month: Cokie Roberts 5-11-2015 (rebroadcast)
March 17, 2020 12:35 - 41.6 MBBestselling author Cokie Roberts marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War with her new book Capital Dames - a look at Washington, D.C. and the experiences, influence, and contributions of its women during this momentous period of American history.
Women's History Month: Women in Four Traditions 3-8-2018 (rebroadcast)
March 13, 2020 19:48 - 82.8 MBWomen in Four Traditions: Journey Toward Wholeness Women in Four Traditions: Journey Toward Wholeness is a forum featuring four female religious leaders—Dr. Riffat Hassan (Islam), Sister Mary Huber (Christianity), Dr. Marcia Segal (Judaism), and Rev. C.J. Wright (Native American tradition)—as they identify some of the greatest challenges women face in their respective religious traditions and explore how positive teachings can be used to overcome challenges due to societal injustice and opp...
Women, Confinement & Race in the Gilded Age 02-20-20
March 05, 2020 13:08 - 56.1 MBStephen Foster’s 1852 ballad “My Old Kentucky Home” conjures visions of home as a nurturing, humble environment, but for some Kentuckians during the Gilded Age, home was anything but nurturing. Charlene Fletcher (PhD candidate, Indiana University-Bloomington) will examine family violence in 19th century domestic spaces as she recounts the lives of two African American women from Lexington, Kentucky, Fannie Keys Harvey and Lila B. White, who were incarcerated at the Frankfort Penitentiary aft...
Black Freedom, White Allies & Red Scare 02-10-20
February 21, 2020 19:54 - 35.6 MBA presentation by the Anne Braden Center explores the history of the 1954 Louisville controversy when Andrew and Charlotte Wade, an African American family, moved into a segregation-minded majority-white suburb in what is now Shively. The talk explores how the event highlighted the ongoing issues of racism and segregation in Louisville, the role of civil rights activists Carl and Anne Braden in fighting for the Wades and for racial equality, and how the culture of the "Red Scare" was used to...
150th Anniversary of the 15th Amendment 02-01-20
February 07, 2020 12:45 - 43.7 MBOn the cusp of the 150th anniversary of that Amendment’s ratification, join us in a discussion with State Representative Charles Booker and the American Civil Liberties Union about the history and current situation of voting rights.
Youth Sports on Stage Fast Class 01-07-20
January 23, 2020 20:55 - 56.1 MBFor their 2019-2020 seasons, Actors Theatre and StageOne Family Theatre have both included productions that feature young athletes facing and overcoming personal challenges through sports. Why have these two companies decided to tackle these topics now? How does sport act as a lens through which to dramatize the lives of young people? Panelists include Idris Goodwin, Artistic Director, StageOne Family Theatre; Dr. Kish Cumi Price, Director of Education Policy & Programming, Louisville Urban...
Women Of Color In Kentucky Politics Fast Class 11-19-19
January 09, 2020 20:48 - 49.1 MBJoin us for an onstage conversation between State Representative Attica Scott (District 41), the first black woman to serve in the Kentucky General Assembly since 2000, and State Representative Nima Kulkarni (District 40), Kentucky’s first Indian-American state legislator. Kulkarni and Scott will discuss their paths to politics, the hurdles women and people of color face in our society and in electoral politics, and their experiences in Frankfort representing two of the most diverse district...
Artificial Intelligence: Risks + Responses with Dr. Roman Yampolskiy 12-03-19
January 02, 2020 21:06 - 51.9 MBWill artificial intelligence help or hinder society? What will scientists and engineers need to do to keep AI from causing harm? Many scientists have predicted that humanity will achieve Artificial General Intelligence within the next hundred years. After summarizing the arguments for why AGI may pose significant risk, UofL's Dr. Roman Yampolskiy will survey the field’s proposed responses
In Conversation: Alanna Nash and Will Oldham 11-14-19
December 19, 2019 16:04 - 53.5 MBRenowned songwriter and performer Will Oldham and celebrated music journalist Alanna Nash share a hometown (Louisville, of course), a love of Kentucky music, and a penchant for insightful observation. In this on-stage conversation, Oldham and Nash will delve into their long careers and reflect on growing up in love with music in Louisville
JR Ward 10-08-19
December 12, 2019 21:17 - 31.5 MB***Note: Contains explicit language and adult content.*** J.R. Ward is the author of more than thirty novels, including those in her #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series. There are more than fifteen million copies of her novels in print worldwide.
Enid Yandell in WWI Paris 09-12-19
December 05, 2019 16:21 - 38.7 MBIn August 1914 the streets of Paris were eerily empty, devoid of their typical summer tourist crowds. Hurried preparations were made to fortify against an advancing German army. Railway stations were jammed with people attempting to flee. However, a few brave souls chose to remain. Among them was celebrated sculptor Enid Yandell, the daughter of a prominent Louisville family, who was in Paris to complete a piece of public statuary. Enid had the opportunity to return home to the United States...
Bruce Cannon Gibney 10-29-19
November 21, 2019 21:08 - 41.1 MBBruce Cannon Gibney is an American writer and venture capitalist. In his latest book, The Nonsense Factory, the entire legal factory -- from law schools, to judges, bureaucracies, police, and the presidency -- is falling apart
Violins of Hope
November 14, 2019 20:22 - 36.2 MBThe Violins of Hope are a collection of more than 50 restored instruments played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust. These instruments have survived concentration camps, pogroms and many long journeys to tell remarkable stories of injustice, suffering, resilience and survival. During this (BYO) lunch-and-learn program, Avshi Weinstein, son and partner of luthier and project founder Amnon Weinstein, will speak about the project and one of the violins will be used for a live performanc...
Ann Patchett 10-11-19
November 07, 2019 14:30 - 48.6 MBAnn Patchett is the New York Times bestselling author of seven novels and the co-owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tennessee. Join her for a discussion of her latest book, The Dutch House. Please visit http://www.annpatchett.com/booklist to view her list of recommended books.
Race, Environment, Narrative, Place
October 31, 2019 20:29 - 59.2 MBCarolyn Finney, PhD is a storyteller, author and cultural geographer. Her widely-praised first book, Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors (UNC Press 2014) brought her to national attention as a scholar and speaker on race, belonging, environment, narrative and place – on whose story counts and who belongs. She is a former Fulbright scholar and has served on the U.S. National Parks Advisory Board. Previously a faculty member at UK,...
Moving Up or Moving Out? Exploring Gentrification in Louisville & Beyond
October 24, 2019 18:10 - 57.6 MBNeighborhoods in Louisville and across the country are undergoing demographic shifts and reinvestment that have led to rising property values, physical changes to the streetscape, and in some cases the displacement of longstanding residents. How has this process impacted Louisville neighborhoods? What are the public policy, economic, and social impacts? A panel moderated by State Representative Charles Booker (D-43) will take on these questions and more. Stacie Williams, director of the Cent...
#MeToo Movement in China: The Rise of Feminist Resistance
October 16, 2019 20:26 - 47.9 MBChinese gender equality & LGBTQ activist Li Maizi will lead the discussion. Presented by the World Affairs Council, the U of L Center for Asian Democracy, The Louisville Free Public Library and the Asia Institute Crane House.
Lean Into Louisville presents Farah Pandith 09-23-2019
October 10, 2019 17:35 - 51 MBA world-leading expert and pioneer in countering violent extremism, author and foreign policy strategist Farah Pandith has served under Presidents George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. In 2009, she was appointed the first-ever Special Representative to Muslim Communities by then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In her latest book, How We Win: How Cutting-Edge Entrepreneurs, Political Visionaries, Enlightened Business Leaders and Social Media Mavens Can Defeat the Extremist T...
We’re Here: Louisville’s LGBTQ+ History in Public and Private Spaces Fast Class 6-18-2019
August 23, 2019 17:56 - 55.6 MBThis Fast Class panel discussion is presented by LFPL’s Kentucky History Room in honor of LGBTQ+ pride month. Moderator Jaison Gardner (co-host of Louisville Public Media’s Strange Fruit podcast) will lead panelists in a discussion of the public and private gathering places that have been important in the social, political, and personal lives of Louisville’s LGBTQ+ communities. Night clubs, bars, public spaces, private homes and more will be recalled and celebrated by members of the community.
GonzoFest 2019: Matt Taibbi 7-20-2019
August 08, 2019 19:51 - 51.9 MBMatt Taibbi, contributing editor at Rolling Stone and author of many volumes of incisive political writing, returns to speak about his work at LFPL for the first time since 2014. If Hunter S. Thompson’s times called for a critical and creative journalistic response, surely our times do as well. has often been described as an inheritor of the Gonzo style. As he catalogs our nation’s political and social ills, Taibbi echoes Thompson by combining outraged observation with thoughtful – and often...
GonzoFest 2019: Literary Journalism and the Birth of Gonzo 7-20-2019
August 08, 2019 19:51 - 35.2 MBGonzo journalism didn’t spring fully-formed from under Hunter S. Thompson’s bucket hat. Throughout the 1960s, journalism was being pushed ahead by a group of writers including Joan Didion, Tom Wolfe, Norman Mailer, and Thompson himself. William McKeen, chair of the department of journalism at Boston University, will set Thompson’s signature style in the journalistic context from which it emerged. Speaker - William McKeen
GonzoFest 2019: Kentucky Journalism From Nixon To Trump 7-20-2019
August 08, 2019 19:51 - 26.4 MBHow has political reporting changed since the Nixon administration and the political turmoil of the 1960s and 1970s? Did the Gonzo style ever reach Kentucky newsrooms? Panelists will reflect on covering Washington, Frankfort, and City Hall, the interactions between various administrations and the press, and personal experiences on the campaign trail and political beat. Moderator - Timothy Denevi Panelists - Margaret Harrell; Ryland Barton (WFPL); Olivia Krauth (Insider Louisville)
GonzoFest 2019: Ed McClanahan: A Conversation With the Natural Man 7-20-2019
August 08, 2019 19:51 - 32.1 MBEd McClanahan, a 2019 inductee into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame, returns to GonzoFest for a reading, interview, and Q&A. McClanahan emerged from Kentucky as a leading young writer of the 1960s, spending time at Stanford and in the company of Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters before returning to Kentucky in the 1970s. Over a long career as a novelist, essayist, memoirist, and educator, McClanahan has earned a dedicated following in the literary world. He will read from his work, and sp...
Silas House 6-6-2019
July 08, 2019 08:54 - 36.7 MBIn the aftermath of a flood that washes away much of a small Tennessee town, evangelical preacher Asher Sharp offers shelter to two gay men. In doing so, he starts to see his life anew--and risks losing everything: his wife, locked into her religious prejudices; his congregation, which shuns Asher after he delivers a passionate sermon in defense of tolerance; and his young son, Justin, caught in the middle of what turns into a bitter custody battle. In this stunning literary page-turner abo...
Dorothea Benton Frank 6-10-2019
July 08, 2019 02:22 - 49.7 MBFans of New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank’s Carolina Lowcountry will delight in her twentieth novel, Queen Bee. An evocative tale that returns readers to her beloved Sullivan’s Island, Queen Bee tells an unforgettable story where the Lowcountry magic of the natural world collides with the beat of the human heart.
Susan Crawford 5-7-2019
June 17, 2019 02:22 - 85.7 MBSusan Crawford is the John A. Reilly Clinical Professor at Harvard Law School and an expert in tech, public policy, and how these affect our lives. She is a contributor to WIRED and the author of three books on technology, including her latest: Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution—and Why America Might Miss It. The book seamlessly combines policy expertise and on-the-ground reporting to reveal how giant cable and internet corporations use their tremendous lobbying power to tilt the playing fiel...
Celeste Ng 5-22-2019
June 17, 2019 02:22 - 101 MBCeleste Ng is the New York Times bestselling author of two novels, Everything I Never Told You and Little Fires Everywhere. Just released in paperback, Little Fires Everywhere was Amazon’s #2 best book and best fiction book of 2017, and was named a best book of the year by over 25 publications. This complex suburban saga was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick and is currently being adapted for an eight-episode series on Hulu, starring Witherspoon and Kerry Washington.
Celeste Ng 5-21-2019
June 17, 2019 02:22 - 101 MBCeleste Ng is the New York Times bestselling author of two novels, Everything I Never Told You and Little Fires Everywhere. Just released in paperback, Little Fires Everywhere was Amazon’s #2 best book and best fiction book of 2017, and was named a best book of the year by over 25 publications. This complex suburban saga was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick and is currently being adapted for an eight-episode series on Hulu, starring Witherspoon and Kerry Washington.
Mitch Landrieu 4-3-2019
April 29, 2019 02:22 - 64 MBFormer New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu with Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, moderated by Rev. Dr. Alton B. Pollard III, president, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
Tim Denevi 11-8-2018
January 18, 2019 02:22 - 40.2 MBHunter S. Thompson is often misremembered as a wise-cracking, drug-addled cartoon character. In the new book Freak Kingdom: Hunter S. Thompson's Manic Ten-Year Crusade Against American Fascism, professor and author Timothy Denevi attempts to reclaim Thompson for what he truly was: a fearless opponent of corruption and fascism, one who sacrificed his future well-being to fight against it, rewriting the rules of journalism and political satire in the process. Freak Kingdom tells the dramatic a...
Susan Orlean 10-29-2018
January 18, 2019 02:10 - 46.3 MBIn her new book, award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean (Rin Tin Tin and The Orchid Thief) reopens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history, and delivers a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution—our libraries. Weaving her life-long love of books and reading with the fascinating history of libraries and the sometimes-eccentric characters who run them, Orlean investigates the legendary Los Angeles Public Library ...