McConnell Center Podcast
The McConnell Center Podcast offers thought-provoking conversations with authors, scholars, leaders in the U.S. military, and political professionals focusing on leadership, literature, history, education, politics and life.
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Join the #McConnellCenter as we welcome Dr Amy Sturgis and she attempts to convince us of the importance of the book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins! Amy holds a Ph.D. in history from Vanderbilt University and specializes in the intellectual history of speculative fiction. We all know we need to read more and there
Join the #McConnellCenter as we welcome Dr. Reggie Van Stockum for a conversation about the importance of the work of Harlan Hubbard. Ronald R. Van Stockum, Jr. is a lawyer, teacher, biologist, writer, guitarist, and recently an actor living on his family's old farm in Shelbyville, Kentucky. He has a Bachelor of Scien
Join the #McConnellCenter as we welcome Dr Amy Sturgis and she attempts to convince us of the importance of the "Dark Academia" genre! Amy holds a Ph.D. in history from Vanderbilt University and specializes in the intellectual history of speculative fiction. We all know we need to read more and there are literally mill
Why You Should Read Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone with KY Secretary of State Michael Adams
Join the #McConnellCenter as we welcome KY Secretary of State Michael Adams to convince us to read Robert Putnam's book Bowling Alone! Michael G. Adams is Kentucky's 86th Secretary of State. Michael graduated from McCracken County public schools, was the first in his family to get a bachelor's degree, and attended Harv
Join the #McConnellCenter as we welcome Dr. Amy Sturgis to convince us to read Mary Shelley - but probably not the book of which you are thinking! Amy H. Sturgis earned her Ph.D. in Intellectual History from Vanderbilt University and specializes in Science Fiction/Fantasy/Gothic and Indigenous American Studies. She con
Join the #McConnellCenter as we welcome Trivius Caldwell for a discussion centered around Ralph Ellison. Lieutenant Colonel Trivius G. Caldwell is an accomplished U.S. Army officer with over 18 years of diverse military experience. Commissioned in 2006 as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry through ROTC at Tuskegee Univer