Lexington Stories, Lore and More is podcast hosted by WUKY's Alan Lytle and Fiona Young-Brown, author of Secret Lexington: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure available through Reedy Press. Each episode uncovers the stories and lore behind some of Lexington's most fascinating spots and quirky spaces.
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From museums, movies to indoor sports, there's no shortage of solutions for you to have fun and get away from the withering heat. Alan and Fiona discuss their favorite spots in an all new episode of Lexington Stories, Lore and More!
You never know where a conversation about World Cup Soccer will go, especially when it's the primary theme for Lexington Stories, Lore and More. Alan and Fiona - far from expert soccer fans, discuss how this tournament has brought excitement and a few surprises to the host countries. They also talk about some of the more internationally-flavored places in Lexington and Central Kentucky.
Do you hear that clarion call? Yep, that's nature buzzing in your ears. From hiking, biking, even forest bathing, there are great places to explore here in Lexington. WUKY's Alan Lytle and author Fiona Young - Brown talk about their favorite outdoor hot-spots. Did yours make the list? Find out in this edition of Lexington Stories, Lore and More!
With all due respect to Ocala, Florida which has apparently trademarked the title of 'Horse Capital of the World,' WUKY's Alan Lytle and author Fiona Young - Brown discuss the many reasons why Lexington can lay claim to it as well. Evidence includes the many statues, public art projects, an entire park dedicated to horses, the Red Mile, and oh yeah...Keeneland! A spirited conversation is about to break from the gate.
Lexington Stories, Lore and More is back with a Women's History Month episode. WUKY's Alan Lytle and Fiona Young-Brown, author of 'Secret Lexington: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure,' tackle the premise of a Mount Rushmore of Lexington women. See if your list matches ours!
Lexington Stories Lore and More is back just in time for Valentine's Day. WUKY's Alan Lytle and Lexington author Fiona Young-Brown talk about the (let me count the) ways singles and couples have made their romantic intentions known and the various places around our fair city you might do the same.
Lexington Stories, Lore and More is back for December. In this episode Alan and Fiona Young Brown, author of Secret Lexington, A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure, examine the many ways Lexingtonians have gotten around over the past 250 plus years. Plenty of Planes, Trains and Automobiles in the conversation, not to mention one long-running ferry still in operation (most days) and we'll take you back to the heyday of the horse and buggy.
This week we've got a fresh episode of Lexington Stories, Lore and More where Alan and Fiona Young Brown, author of Secret Lexington, A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure, discuss places likethe Coca Cola building on Leestown that resembles a UFO, the former Bondurant pharmacy, (now a liquor store) that was constructed as a giant mortar and pestle, and the story of downtown Lexington's Big Blue building.
Welcome, come listen if you dare to our newest podcast creation - it's alive, alive! Lexington Stories Lore and More debuts with a suitably creepy episode just in time for Halloween. Fiona Young-Brown, author of Secret Lexington, A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure, tells us about several creepy, haunted and sometimes frightful stories associated with Lexington. So grab a security blanket, your candy corn and your imagination.
