Louisville Parks Podcasts

My church friend Jeremy Thompson talks about growing up in Britain with Rhodesian heritage and become fascinated with American History before moving to Kentucky to teach it.By Know Your Place

Moses joins the show to discuss the difference between Ottawa and DC.By Know Your Place

Join me as I discuss the huge political realignments taking place in the western world with Socialist Trad CathBy Know Your Place

Join me as I respond to City Nerd putting neighborhoods from Lexington and Louisville as top 10 in walking ability in American Car Dependent Cities.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1hUR5v4aokBy Know Your Place

A middle American who came of age during the fallout of September 11th and the Afgan War reflects on the 20th year anniversary and withdrawal.By Know Your Place

Listen as the marketing team from ACT Louisville talks about the upcoming production of the Wizard of Oz. We also spoke with the Iroquois Amphitheater Manager, Mike Hallett about this summer's list of concerts coming to the stage.By Louisville Parks and Recreation

On this episode we spoke with Producing Artistic Director, Matt Wallace from Kentucky Shakespeare! We discussed Shakespeare in the Parks tour performance of Romeo and Juliet, as well as the upcoming 61st annual summer Shakespeare Festival in Central Park.By Louisville Parks and Recreation

Shane Crow joins us to talk about Graham Hancock's research and the debates raging within the archeology communityBy Know Your Place

Assistant Director of Recreation and culinary expert, Ben Johnson joined us for our latest episode to talk about the reopening community centers. This will provide a safe area for children across Louisville Metro. We also learned about his upcoming cooking series, Dine and Dash starting in July.By Louisville Parks and Recreation

On this week's episode I react to the news of the botched attempt at European Super League and give my comments on the timeline of events surrounding it.By Know Your Place

Episode 19: The Future of Farnsley-Moremen by Louisville Parks and RecreationBy Louisville Parks and Recreation

Episode 18: Taking our Athletics Division Online by Louisville Parks and RecreationBy Louisville Parks and Recreation

Join me for a walking tour of downtown Lexington, KentuckyBy Know Your Place

Episode 17: Making a Splash at Mary T. Aquatic Center by Louisville Parks and RecreationBy Louisville Parks and Recreation

Join Ricky and I as we talk about the city/neighborhood Highland Park that got annexed by Louisville's airport.By Know Your Place

Episode 16: Helping to Clean up Our Parks by Louisville Parks and RecreationBy Louisville Parks and Recreation

On this week's episode Eric King joins me to talk about growing up in Appalachia and respond to J.D. Vance's Hillbilly ElegyBy Know Your Place

Episode 15: Safety in Uncertain Times by Louisville Parks and RecreationBy Louisville Parks and Recreation

On this week's episode I talk about observed cultural attitudes towards early voting across the US.By Know Your Place

On this week's episode, I play cities skylines. I vaguely model it off of Louisville.By Know Your Place

My British friend Scott Strauss sends me a gift box.By Know Your Place

Thanks to a request from Scott Strauss we look at 2 railroad crossings in the Lexington area. One on Scott street at UK and one at pisgah site of a historic church from the late 1700s.By Know Your Place

On this week's episode per listener request I compare Skyline and Goldstar. 2 Cincinnati Style Chili chains.By Know Your Place

Luke joins me from British Columbia to discuss Coronavirus measures and expectations in both British Columbia and Kentucky.By Know Your Place

On this week's episode I discuss my perceptions of the Beijing government and China as a whole.By Know Your Place

On this week's episode I discuss my experiences with the BLM movement.By Know Your Place

Thanks to a special request from Scott and Malik, I return! and I discuss CANZUK and Brexit from an American perspective.By Know Your Place

By Louisville Parks and Recreation

Adam Barrett, Recreation Supervisor at Cyril Allgeier Community Center joined us this episode to talk about the growing interest in team sports. He also explains how the Metro Parks Volleyball Academy and the Metro Parks Basketball Academy provide affordable sports club options for kids.By Louisville Parks and Recreation

Our latest edition of Park It Here features Recreation Manager, Kevin Kinney aka The Goat Man. When he's not busy overseeing his community centers, he tends to his family goat farm that has existed for 40 years! Kevin also competes in several goat competitions. The last 4 years in a row he has won "Best Senior Doe In Show" at the Kentucky State Fai…

In this episode we spoke with two of our community center supervisors: Laneisha Beasley at South Louisville Community Center and Kyle Dock at Portland Community Center. Hear what their daily experience is like and how they came to join the Recreation team!By Louisville Parks and Recreation

Valarie Franklin joined us on this episode of Park It Here to discuss her Living Green Wall project at the Southwick Community Center in the Park DuValle neighborhood. The goal is to reduce air pollution, while cooling the surrounding area simultaneously.By Louisville Parks and Recreation

On this week's episode, I talk about different foods, novels, movies and cultural people that have influenced my perception of Mexican culture.By Know Your Place

On this week's episode I talk about how certain songs, shows, and literature really create a strong sense of geographic identity for different places in Britain.Things Discussed include:Brighton Rock - Graham GreenePenny Lane - The BeatlesMr Hilter Sketch - Monty PythonThe Importance of Being Erenest - Oscar Wilde1984 - George OrwellGarden Cities o…

On this week's episode I talk about Vine Grove, Kentucky and how it was voted the safest city in Kentucky. I talk about what makes a city feel safe.By Know Your Place

On this week's episode my guest Eric Raju joins my to discuss the political separatism in northern Ireland and Pakistan and how they are influenced by religion and other factors.By Know Your Place

On this week's episode I will talk about how the electoral votes of Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois have played a critical role since 1992 of electing the United States PresidentBy Know Your Place

On this week's episode I discuss the demographic transtiition model and how I think it applies to countries around the world. As well as some criticisms of it.By Know Your Place

On this episode of Park It Here we joined Parks Administrator, Tim Fulton to talk about the necessity of our maintenance team. Tim also shares his thoughts about the restoration of Joe Creason Park after the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships, and Champions Park after the flooding of Bourbon and Beyond.…

On this week's episode I talk about how certain American holidays are tied with different ethinicities and regions. One's included are Cinco de Mayo, Oktoberfest, St. Patrick's Day, Mardi Gras, Columbus Day, and Jefferson Davis' birthday.By Know Your Place

On this week's episode I talk about different Italian movies, food and people and how that's shaped my perception of Italian culture. Topics included are the Godfather, Berlusconi, Venice, Italian Food and more.By Know Your Place

On this week's episode I talk about how our concept of place can be tied to certain logos.By Know Your Place

We channeled our inner Picasso as we discussed the recently renovated Metro Arts Community Center(located at 8360 Dixie Hwy, Louisville, KY 40258), while chatting with the center's brand new supervisor, Brad Meredith. Brad has an extensive history is glass-work, carpentry, and sculpting. Learn more about his background and some of the upcoming art …

On this week's episode, I want to talk about some of Americas most famous river cities and the underlying seedy element to them. Cities include Cincinnati, Louisville, Memphis, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New Orleans.By Know Your Place

Know Your Place Podcast - Episode 53 - German Cultural ReferencesOn this week's episode I talk about some of the things that have shaped my view of German culture. These include the Hofbrauhaus chain, Oktoberfest celebrations, the movie the Bourne Supremacy, the movie Goodbye Lenin, the Remarque novel Goodbye Lenin, the singer Heino, The bands Die …

Ever heard of plogging? Learn more about this fitness craze, and how the Parks department saves $1 million a year with the help of volunteers across the city of Louisville. We had the chance to speak with our Volunteer Coordinator, Sarah Flarsheim about all the opportunities available.By Louisville Parks and Recreation

On this week's episode I talk about American Military Interventionism throughout my lifetime 1989-present. I also discuss previous wars to WW2 and why I think they are different.By Know Your Place

This week I talk about my different cook out experiences in Wisconsin, North Carolina, Cincinnati, and Kentucky.By Know Your Place

For the special 50th episode, I bring back on my first guest WIll Tune for a livestream about middle american colleges and college towns. We've all heard of Berkley, Princeton, Havard and Yale. However, Will and I will take a minute to talk about the middle american college atmosphere. Some colleges and campus that will be mentioned include Bloomin…

On this week's episode I talk about house hunting and desirabilty in the US, Canada, and the UK.By Know Your Place