Past Authors and Interviewers

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Joe Nocera

Joe Nocera, long-time Business and Opinion writer for the New York Times has just added a regular Times column about the business of sports.

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BUZZ BISSINGER, author of Friday Night Lights, interviewed JOE NOCERA on April 18, 2016, at the Kentucky Center. LISTEN HERE or on your favorite podcast app WATCH now on KET’s Great Conversations Buzz Bissinger is among the nation's…

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Ann Patchett

Author ANN PATCHETT interviewed DIANE REHM at the Kentucky Center on March 23, 2016. LISTEN HERE or on your favorite podcast app WATCH now on KET's Great Conversations Ann Patchett is the author of six novels, The Patron Saint…

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Diane Rehm

The beloved NPR host speaks about the death (from Parkinson’s) of her husband of 54 years, and her struggle to reconstruct her life without him.

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E.J Dionne

E.J. Dionne is the author of Why The Right Went Wrong: Conservatism – from Goldwater to the Tea Party and Beyond.

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JAMES FALLOWS

JAMES FALLOWS, national correspondent for Atlantic Monthly, interviewed E.J. DIONNE on February 24, 2016, at the Kentucky Center. LISTEN HERE or on your favorite podcast app WATCH now on KET’s Great Conversations James Fallows is…

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John Irving

John Irving brought to us Avenue of Mysteries, the 14th novel of his prolific career.

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SAM TANENHAUS

SAM TANENHAUS, Bloomberg Politics and Bloomberg View contributor, interviewed JOHN IRVING, author of The World According to Garp, at the Kentucky Center on November 10, 2015. LISTEN HERE or on your favorite podcast app WATCH NOW on KET's…

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JEFFREY TOOBIN

JEFFREY TOOBIN, senior analyst for CNN, interviewed DAVID BOIES, author of Redeeming the Dream: The Case for Marriage Equality at the Kentucky Center on March 24, 2015. LISTEN HERE or on your favorite podcast app. Watch HERE on KET's…