In a crossover with the newest podcast project (A Podcast About Names and Other Stuff), this is a public conversation that was hosted to give the community a chance to learn from the experiences of three sisters as they lived through the integration of the public school system in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Follow the link below to listen to the rest of the episodes, of this latest project. https://open.spotify.com/show/54EpN42vqCaksz3ejBorIL?si=6d06f56abbb24913

The book is done, so what's left? In this final episode, our three friends Brandon, Kamarr and Richard, along with author and Guest Jack, give time for anyone in attendance to ask questions or share their own stories. With that in mind, there are portions with some more mature language as people share their own experiences during the racial integration of the schools in Hopkinsville; so listeners be warned. If you have been listening with younger persons, use personal discretion on if they are ready to hear the use of racial epithets in context of one sharing their story of "hard times." Thank you to our listeners for your patience and support, and hopefully this will encourage others to have thoughtful, authentic conversations in community about the questions of history, race, culture, and how we move forward as a people.

Brandon, Richard and Kamarr finish up some final thoughts from the CHapter 6, but do so with a very special fourht man: Jack Glazier himself, the author of Been Coming Through Some Hard Times. Recorded in front of a live audience, surrounded by many artifacts that speak to the history recorded in the book, as well as community members who lived the events, this was a special time for sure. Touching on issues like social media, local police controversy, and the role of individuals in passing on history, this is an episode with a lot packed in.

We're almost done! This is a much longer episode, so be prepared. Richard, Brandon and Kamarr wrestle with many of the more contemporary issues facing the community, and just what role Jesus should play in all of this. Also, if you are in the area, come join us on September 8th from 6-8pm at the Museums of Hopkinsville and be a part of the live audience as we record our final episode.

A slightly longer episode as Brandon, Richard and Kamarr look at the idea of monuments, memory, history, and how all of these things continue to shape not only our view of the past, but the present we live in.

Richard, Brandon and Kamarr discuss a very serious, hard, but important topic this time: lynching. Touching on past and recent events, they consider the impacts of violence in society, and the correct Christian response to sin in the world.

Our friends continue looking at Chapter 4, this time weighing the different philosophies on how to respond to oppression, racism, and the sin encountered int he world. Apologies for the audio getting distorted toward the end due to some technical problems while recording.

Brandon, Richard and Kamarr look at the history of segregation, the role one prominent native to Hoptwon has played in it, and how it is still lived with today. UPDATE: It has been brought to our attention that James Breathitt, mentioned in this episode for his efforts to enforce educational segregation, is not the same man much is named after in Kentucky. Instead, Kentucky has honored Governor Edward Breathitt, who was an advocate for civil rights and equality of individuals.

The third and final episode on Chapter 3, Richard, Brandon and Kamarr finish looking at the discussion on how hostility, paternalism and indifference all contribute towards an unhealthy society, as well as how they taint the witness of Gospel in the world.

The second episode on chapter 3. Richard, Brandon and Kamarr continue their look at the Reconstruction Era in Hopkinsville, Kentucky and explore how the interplay of a diverse population, paternalistic actions, and a myriad of other factors helped to contribute to the formation of the community encountered today.