Bluegrass Region Voices and Views

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…

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 …

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 Choru…

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…

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 perfo…

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 …

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 g…

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…

Episode 34

How wonderful would it be to hear your great grand parents voices telling stories about their lives? What about your grandparents? How neat would it be to have a recording of your own pare…

Episode 33

This is a conversation with a HERO here in the Bluegrass Region.

He is Orville Cook.

Orville is the most senior firefighter in this area. We will celebrate his 93rd birthday in June 2023.

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Episode 32

I decided to not book a guest for November and December and to attempt a couple brief solo shows.

In this episode I answer a few of the question I've gotten about my podcast.

Show notes ar…

Episode 31

Happy Thanksgiving!

In this brief solo episode I list some reasons I'm thankful in the podcast space.

Episode 30

My guest is Lexington based illustrator, artist, writer, poet, photographer, dramatist, pastor, missionary, and amazing Dad, Timothy Pack.

This summer he published a children's book which …

Episode 29

Here are a few interesting, and important, questions.

How do you see yourself?

What do you imagine, or dream, your life to be like?

What do you want to accomplish? What impact do you want …

Episode 28

Retiring from a long and successful career can be challenging. We move from structured meaningful activities to, well, what?

We can feel bored and restless.

One solution is to volunteer at…

Episode 27

My guest is Jim Rogers of Unbridled Revenue.

If you're a professional such as an architect, engineer, or construction executive, this conversation is definitely for you.

You'll get ideas a…

Episode 25

An important task for a leader is to identify and develop new leaders.

My guest teaches how to do that.

He is Doug Semenick.

We talk about the principles involved with leaders developing l…

Some of our most important decisions are related to our jobs, careers, and retirement planning.

In this episode I talk with Caroline Francis, Director of the University of Kentucky Alumni …

Episode 23

F J Messina has published a new novel titled Imagine, A Tale of Faith and Courage in a Dangerous World.

He is also working on book 6 in the Bluegrass Files mystery novel series which we di…