Leah Porter is back for our first Discovery Dialogues episode of the season! The topics are wide and varied, but include books, daily drawing practices, podcasts, and our opinions on Girl Scout Cookies.

IMPORTANT: If you want to receive Leah’s daily book art via text, email us your phone number: bluedotharrisoncounty@gmail.com

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Kate Bingaman Burt — artist in Portland, Oregon

Corydon Skatepark Opening Weekend Details

What a whirlwind — so much to discuss since we took our break in November! Many thanks to everyone listening. We are so excited for our new season. In this episode we outline what’s ahead and catch-up on life lately.

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What Now? With Trevor Noah : Malcolm Gladwell: Do Fairytales Make Adulthood Harder?

Lead the Way Race Day 2026 -Leadership Harrison County

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Elmer and Gray have a free wheeling conversation, mostly about television, to end the season. Other topics include the Disney Channel Original, love triangles, books, movies, and where the podcast is headed in 2026.

Many many thanks to everyone who listened this year — we love you!

Zenon Girl of the 21st Century — musical performance

Black Mirror, Season 2 Episode 1 - Be Right Back

What We Can Know by Ian McEwan

Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It by Cory Doctorow

Today, Explained from Vox: We’re swimming in AI slop. Here’s how to tell the difference.

4th Annual Harrison County Arts Holiday Open House Fundraiser featuring Tin Pan Alley Cats

The last Discovery Dialogues episode of the season! This conversation is a fun one. Before getting to the good stuff, we touch on a recent decision by the Harrison County Council to eliminate funding for school resource officers. After the break, we dive into a recently published novel that might be the worst book Gray and Leah have ever read, terrible lyrics, Taylor Swift, Weezer, and Rush.

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County won’t fund SROS, alternative school in 2026 via The Corydon Democrat

Buckeye by Patrick Ryan

A brief history of terrible lyrics (with Sam Sanders) / Switched on Pop podcast

My Effin’ Life by Geddy Lee

Logo Lounge

Heavenly Hounds Lounge LLC

Spoken Word: Poetry and Writing at Harrison County Arts - October 19th, 2:00pm

We are so pleased to introduce our listeners to Annie Hamilton, the new executive director of Main Street Corydon. Unbelievably, she has already been in the position for five months! The Town of Corydon is so lucky to have Annie on board with Main Street. We hope you enjoy this episode.

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Corydon Town Council Meeting for September 2, 2025

Main Street Corydon — All info for events discussed

IMPORTANT NOTE: This episode was recorded before the fire at El Nopalito. We plan to cover it in our next episode. We are so saddened by this and are hoping to help support the restaurant’s rebuild.

Leah, Elmer, and Gray are back to talk about what they’re contemplating. This episode features an update from Gray’s quitting the NYTimes, discussions on homeschooling, the Billboard Hot 100, ventriloquists, and communism. WOW!

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Why So Many Parents are Opting Out of Public Schools — NYTimes The Daily

The Bowl of Soup That Change Me Forever — NYTimes

What Makes sense in ‘90s nostalgia by Matthew Yglesias

Nina Conti's Swearing Monkey Puppet | Ventriloquist Stand-Up Comedy

Nina Conti & Her Clairvoyant Granny Puppet | Ventriloquist Stand-Up Comedy

Cunk on Life on Netflix

Sunlight trailer

What Then Must We Do? by Leo Tolstoy

We apologize for the audio quality of this episode —- we had some issues with the settings on our microphones! Many thanks for listening.

First up, Elmer and Gray address some recent news within the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department and the commissioners regarding PTO. They are then joined by friends Rachel Kitterman and Stewart Penwell for a fun conversation on why it is so important to get involved with your community.

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“Harrison County Sheriff's deputies fight for more time off” via WHAS 11

Leah, Elmer, and Graylin are back with another episode discussing the various things they’ve been thinking about and taking in this month. This episode gets deep real quick so buckle up!

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First Friday Concert Series

Fistful Craft Restaurant & Brewery

Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

AI is Killing the Internet: Today, Explained

K Pop Demon Hunters on Netflix