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Episode 44

McLeod's Coffee House on Southland Drive in Lexington, Kentucky is a wonderful "third space" to add to your list of special places to visit to hang out and get away from home and work for a little while.

 Bluegrass Region Voices and Views...hosting conversations with creative and inspiring people and spotlighting engaging activities, organizations, and places around the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky.

You can find complete show notes, links, and photographs on my website at:

https://www.bluegrassregionvoicesandviews.com/vip

My website is HERE 

Thanks for listening.

-Tom Hailey

Episode 43

I enjoy learning more about the Central Kentucky region and Eastern Kentucky by listening to the Eastern Standard radio program hosted by Tom Martin.

You will probably enjoy it too.

I'll tell you about it in this six minute episode.

Bluegrass Region Voices and Views...hosting conversations with creative and inspiring people and spotlighting engaging activities, organizations, and places around the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky.

You can find complete show notes, links, and photographs on my website at:

https://www.bluegrassregionvoicesandviews.com/eastern

Thanks for listening.

-Tom Hailey

Episode 42

Instead of doing an interview show this busy month, I'm putting the spotlight on my favorite magazine. Kentucky Monthly.

I think it is a Kentucky treasure.

The show notes and links to more information are on my website at the link below.

https://www.bluegrassregionvoicesandviews.com/kentucky-monthly/

Episode 41

I enjoy being introduced to activities and cultures that I know little about and I'll bet you do too.

I'm Tom Hailey and I have conversations with creative and inspiring people around the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky.

My guest is Kali Mattheus. She is the creator, host, and producer of the Foodies Reviewing Movies Podcast.

Kali introduced me to things going on around Central Kentucky that I was not familiar with but that are now on my to do list for 2024.

Drop in on our conversation as Kali is telling us where she was born and raised.

You can find the complete show notes, photographs, and links to things we discussed on my webite by clicking HERE.

or https://www.bluegrassregionvoicesandviews.com/kali

Episode 40

We are surrounded by talent, creativity, and inspiration. Barbershop Harmony singing speaks to all of those traits. Here I talk with Kris Olson and Chase Miller about The Kentuckians Chorus Barbershop Harmony singing and especially about The Youth in Harmony Festival coming up on Saturday, November 18, 2023 in Lexington, Kentucky.

Kris is the music director and Chase is an eighteen year old member of the group.

We begin by getting to know a little about their backgrounds. Drop in on our conversation after I've asked Kris to tell us where he was born and raised.

For complete show notes including pictures and links, go to my website by clicking HERE.

Episode 39

We have a real treasure here in Lexington. It's the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Kentucky. This conversation is with Lee Edgerton. Lee is serving as the Chair for the OLLI Lexington Advisory Board for the 2023 through 2024 term. We talk about its history and then the programming it offers such as the Donovan Scholarship Series, the Donovan Forum Series, and how the teachers are selected. We also talk a little about Toastmasters and Storytelling.

There are links to the things and places we talk about on the website at

https://www.bluegrassregionvoicesandviews.com/olli

Episode 38

Have you cosidered participating in a Mastermind Group? Or have you thought about organizing one yourself? Or maybe you've never heard of this concept, but you'd like to enhance your performance in some area of your work or personal life.

My guest is Doug Semenick. Doug is a consultant, professional speaker, and workshop leader. He works out of Shelbyville, Kentucky. His primary focus is guiding companies in developing their leaders. One of his tools or processes involves forming Mastermind Groups. This conversation focuses on defining Mastermind Groups and the details about setting one up and participating in its operation. Drop in on our conversation after I've asked Doug to define a Mastermind Group.

Show notes with pictures, video, and links are on my website at:

Bluegrass Region Voices and Views / Mastermind

https://www.bluegrassregionvoicesandviews.com/mastermind/

Episode 37

As a suburban dweller with little experience in the wilderness, I'm fascinated by the story Buck Creacy tells in his new novel, AUI, an abbreviation for Almost Useless Information. It was a priviledge to get an advanced copy.

Buck woke up one morning last December inspired to create this story that is set in the Smokey Mountains.

In this episode we talk about story telling, the creative process, and some details from his life.

The show notes including links and photographs are at:

www.bluegrassregionvoicesandviews.com/aui/

Episode 36

Sylvia Lovely leads programs helping people learn to share the stories of their lives.

She does this with events such as workshops and retreats, writing groups, listening sessions, focus groups, and book clubs.

And she has a fascinating and inspiring story.

We get into all of that in this episode taped in the Community Room at the Good Foods Co-op on Southland Drive in Lexington, Kentucky.

The show notes including photographs and links are on my website HERE

or at https://bluegrassregionvoicesandviews.com/sylvia/

Episode 35

This is a conversation with Dr. Paschal Baute. He is a 93 year old blind veteran preparing to  launch a podcast named Grace, Grit, Hope.

We talk about the aspects of his life that have led up to his interest in interviewing people who exemplify those three traits.

Some of those activities are serving in the military, being a monk and Catholic Priest for sixteen years, being married for fifty-four years, raising a family, becoming a psycologist, and many other fascinating activties.

Show notes are on my website at https://www.bluegrassregionvoicesandviews.com/paschal/