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Scissors, Paper, Rock

Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Fenton Johnson's novel, which explores the loving ties and hidden fault lines within an extended Kentucky family. A KET production.
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Season 1 Episodes

The Same River Twice
S1 E12 Length 25:57 Premiere Date 12/07/99

Shuck Beans, Stack Cakes, and Honest Fried Chicken
S1 E11 Length 25:58 Premiere Date 11/02/99

Come and Go, Molly Snow
S1 E8 Length 25:49 Premiere Date 08/03/99

Scissors, Paper, Rock
S1 E6 Length 25:42 Premiere Date 06/01/99

The Natural Man
S1 E5 Length 26:01 Premiere Date 05/15/01

Storming Heaven
S1 E4 Length 25:25 Premiere Date 05/08/01

Passing for Black
S1 E3 Length 25:46 Premiere Date 04/24/01

The Secrets of a Fire King
S1 E2 Length 25:39 Premiere Date 04/17/01

The Memory of Old Jack
S1 E1 Length 26:02 Premiere Date 04/10/01

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Thomas D. Clark of Kentucky - S6 E2

Premiered On: 02/03/2004

Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss "Thomas D. Clark of Kentucky: An Uncommon Life in the Commonwealth," an essay collection celebrating the Kentucky historian's life and career, written by Clark's friends and colleagues and edited by John E. Kleber. A 2004 KET production.

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Drinking Coffee Elsewhere - S6 E3

Premiered On: 03/02/2004

Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss "Drinking Coffee Elsewhere," former Louisvillian ZZ Packer's debut story collection. A 2004 KET production.

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Rafting Rise - S6 E4

Premiered On: 04/06/2004

Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Joe Survant's "Rafting Rise," a collection of narrative poems set in Southcentral Kentucky's Rough, Green, and Ohio river basins in 1916 and '17. A 2004 KET production.

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Judge - S6 E5

Premiered On: 05/04/2004

Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Dwight Allen's debut novel, "Judge." Set in Louisville, it explores the lives of a federal judge and those who survive him after his death. A 2004 KET production.

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Newfound - S6 E6

Premiered On: 06/01/2004

Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Jim Wayne Miller's novel "Newfound," which explores rural life in Appalachia as seen through the eyes of an adolescent boy. A 2004 KET production.

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