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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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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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It Was the Goodness of the Place - S6 E7

Premiered On: 07/06/2004

Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Lucinda Dixon Sullivan's debut novel, "It Was the Goodness of the Place," a story of love, madness, murder, and redemption set in a fictional Kentucky town. A 2004 KET production.

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How She Knows What She Knows About Yo-Yos - S6 E8

Premiered On: 08/03/2004

Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss a collection of short stories by Mary Ann Taylor-Hall (author of "Come and Go, Molly Snow"). A 2004 KET production.

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Keeping Faith: A Skeptic's Journey - S6 E9

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Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Fenton Johnson's personal exploration of questions of spirituality and the lives of monks in the Catholic and Buddhist traditions. A 2004 KET production.

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