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The Memory of Old Jack

Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Wendell Berry's inspiring chronicle of Jack Beechum—a man who has spent a lifetime close to the land. A 1999 KET production.
Season 1 Episode 1 Length 26:02 Premiere: 04/10/01 Visit the Official Website

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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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Aging with Grace - S4 E5

Premiered On: 05/07/2002

Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss University of Kentucky researcher David Snowdon's report on health, hygiene, and Alzheimer's disease among elder members of an order of Catholic nuns, the School Sisters of Notre Dame. A 2002 KET production.

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Payne Hollow: Life on the Fringe of Society - S4 E6

Premiered On: 06/04/2002

Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Harlan and Anna Hubbard's simple life on the Ohio River in Trimble County. Eschewing electricity, telephones, and other trappings of the 20th century, the Hubbards tended their garden, fished the river, and lived lives akin to those of settlers a century earlier. A 2002 KET production.

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Hell's Angels - S4 E7

Premiered On: 07/02/2002

Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Louisville native Hunter S. Thompson's inside look at the infamous motorcycle gang. A 2002 KET production.

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Clay's Quilt - S4 E8

Premiered On: 08/06/2002

Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Kentuckian Silas House's first novel - the story of a young miner picking up the pieces of a life marred by early tragedy. A 2002 KET production.

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The Believers - S4 E9

Premiered On: 09/03/2002

Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Janice Holt Giles' moving story of love and marriage set in a Shaker community. A 2002 KET production.

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Aging with Grace - S4 E5

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Lawrence Booth's Book of Visions - S4 E4

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Home and Beyond - S4 E3

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Clotel, or, The President's Daughter - S4 E2

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The Man Who Fell to Earth - S4 E1

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