How does recording the activity of a dying brain change a neurosurgeon’s own perspective on life? Dr. Ajmal Zemmar explains how his research made him reflect on memory, mortality, and the importance of living more fully in the present.
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Dr. Ajmal Zemmar shares his remarkable journey from fleeing the war in Afghanistan as a child to becoming Chief of Neurosurgery at the VA. His path through Germany, Switzerland, Canada, and the U.S. reveals the resilience and dedication behind a career focused on helping patients with Parkinson’s, tremors, epilepsy, and chronic pain through functional neurosurgery.
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“Home” was created as part of Kentucky to the World’s October 2022 program The State of Song: My Old Kentucky Home Faces a Changing World at The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, where Drake sat on a panel with musicians Harry Pickens and Ben Sollee, led in conversation by Emily Bingham, the author of My Old Kentucky Home: The Astonishing Life and Reckoning of an Iconic American Song.
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Cassie Chambers Armstrong, Appalachian author, attorney, and Louisville Metro Council Representative, details the importance of elevating diverse voices coming out of Appalachia.
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Hill Women author and Louisville Metro Councilwoman Cassie Chambers Armstrong describes the basis for her "anti-bootstraps narrative" concerning the experiences of corporate extraction and systemic marginalization within Appalachian communities.
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Playwright George C. Wolfe discusses the presence of segregation in the early part of his life and the transition to a more inclusive narrative in his career.
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Chef Samantha Fore speaks about the uniqueness of Kentucky stories and the power they hold, saying, "To tell our stories, we have to be unapologetic."
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Chef Nikkia Rhodes shares about the Iroquois High School Culinary Academy and career path intended to prepare students for employment in the hospitality industry.
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Maker’s Mark Diplomat Thomas Bolton shares about The LEE Initiative, an organization that promotes diversity, equity, and sustainability in the restaurant industry.
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Chef Damaris Phillips explains the uniqueness of cooking with bourbon. She shares that all bourbons are different and each dish calls for something different. She also shares some of her favorites to cook with.
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Chef Damaris Phillips shares her “must-dos” for those visiting Kentucky for the first time.
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Chef Damaris Phillips explores the uniqueness of Kentucky’s culinary identity and discusses the history of Louisville and the influence of Appalachia.
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Comic illustrator Tony Moore discusses an experience in Cynthiana, Kentucky as he took reference photos for the Walking Dead. The encounter would later turn into Walking Dead Day in Cynthiana.
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Chef Samantha Fore discusses moving back to Kentucky and what it’s like to be a chef in the Commonwealth.
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Comic illustrator Tony Moore discusses the influence of country music and Kentucky on his characters.
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Comic illustrator Tony Moore shares the influence that being from Kentucky has had on him, his career, and his characters.
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Comic Illustrator Tony Moore shares his experience growing up on a farm and how that prepared him for the real nature of the world.
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Finis “KY” White discusses his experience working with Drake and Waka Flocka Flame, including putting his own tag on records and utilizing his connections.
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Finis “KY” White shares Kentucky’s contribution to the global music hub of Atlanta. Atlanta was once the hub for music coming out of the south but it is now regarded as a hub for music worldwide.
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Sean Cannon explains the unique musical cultures that exist in non coastal cities. Rather than moving to a big city, Sean discusses the importance of showing what this state has to offer.
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