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The Same River Twice

Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss author Chris Offutt's memoir The Same River Twice, in which approaching fatherhood prompts a meditation on the years since he left the hills of Kentucky at age 19 with a backpack, $200, and a sack lunch his mother had packed. A 1999 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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Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss a collection of short stories by Jesse Stuart. The 16 stories reflect the essence of Appalachia, portraying the pioneer spirit, self-reliance, and humor of the hill people of Stuart's homeland. A 2002 KET production.

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Host Bill Goodman and a regular panel of readers discuss Steven Weisenburger's biography of Margaret Garner, a runaway slave mother who murdered her child rather than have her returned to servitude. The story was the real-life inspiration for Toni Morrison's "Beloved." A 2003 KET production.

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Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss James Baker Hall's coming-of-age novel, which unfolds through the eyes of 13-year-old Yates Paul. A 2003 KET production.

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Hell and Ohio: Stories of Southern Appalachia - S5 E3

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Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Chris Holbrook's "Hell and Ohio," a collection of nine insightful and empathetic short stories about life in contemporary Appalachia. A 2003 KET production.

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Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss "Earth Bones," a collection of poems by former Kentucky Poet Laureate Richard Taylor. A 2003 KET production.

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