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The Wisdom Project Podcast

The Wisdom Project Podcast

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The Wisdom Project podcast is produced by the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History in the University of Kentucky Libraries. The podcast features stories drawn from oral history interviews and projects from the Nunn Center's extensive collection of over 15,000 oral history interviews. Producer: Doug BoydLouie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries. All rights reserved Ciencias Sociales Mundial
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  • Donors & Recipients: A Kidney Transplant Among Friends

    Donors & Recipients: A Kidney Transplant Among Friends
    Mar 10 2026
    In this episode of The Wisdom Project, host Doug Boyd explores the life-changing journey of kidney donation and transplantation through the stories of two childhood friends, Laura Ottaviani-Chacon and Dan Becker. Through intimate interviews with both donor and recipient—before and after the surgery—this episode reveals the emotional, medical, and human dimensions of organ transplantation. It examines the realities of life on transplant waiting lists, the growing role of social media and personal networks in finding donors, and the profound bond that forms when one person gives another the gift of life. Access oral history interviews online:

    Interview with Dan Becker, May 27, 2023

    Interview with Laura Ottaviani-Chacon, June 10, 202

    Interview with Dan Becker, Laura Ottaviani-Chacon, July 21, 2023

    For more information about kidney donation or about becoming an organ donor: The National Kidney Foundation

    Episode produced by Doug Boyd Assistant Producer: Megan Hubbard and Emma Haas Music by Doug Boyd. The Wisdom Project is a podcast produced by the Louie B Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky LIbraries.

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    31 m
  • No Longer Pretend: An Interview with Actor Steve Zahn

    No Longer Pretend: An Interview with Actor Steve Zahn
    Jan 9 2026
    In this episode of The Wisdom Project Podcast, host Doug Boyd interviews acclaimed actor Steve Zahn for a deeply personal and unexpected conversation that moves far beyond Hollywood. Recorded as part of the Nunn Center's From Combat to Kentucky oral history project, this episode explores Zahn's lifelong fascination with military history, his profound respect for veterans, and his transformative experience traveling to Iraq on a 2008 Ambassadors of Hollywood morale tour. Access oral history interviews online: Interview with Steve Zahn, May 29, 2013 From Combat to Kentucky Oral HIstory Project Episode produced by Doug Boyd Assistant Producer: Megan Hubbard Music by Doug Boyd. The Wisdom Project is a podcast produced by the Louie B Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky LIbraries.

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    30 m
  • Proof of Progress: The Women in Bourbon Oral History Project

    Proof of Progress: The Women in Bourbon Oral History Project
    Mar 18 2024

    In early 2021, the Nunn Center and Dr. Janice Fernheimer partnered to launch the Women in Bourbon Oral History Project. This oral history project, built in collaboration with students, documents women who have played important roles in Kentucky's bourbon industry. Doug Boyd and Janice Fernheimer reflect on this phase of the oral history project and some key themes expressed in the interviews.

    Access oral history interviews online: The Women in Bourbon Oral History Project.

    Episode produced by Doug Boyd and Janice Fernheimer

    Assistant Producers: Taylor Davis, Emily Fay, Qwenton Briggs

    Music by Doug Boyd
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    26 m
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