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Elmer and Gray have a free wheeling conversation, mostly about television, to end the season. Other topics include the Disney Channel Original, love triangles, books, movies, and where the podcast is headed in 2026.
Many many thanks to everyone who listened this year — we love you!
Zenon Girl of the 21st Century — musical performance
Black Mirror, Season 2 Episode 1 - Be Right Back
What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It by Cory Doctorow
Today, Explained from Vox: We’re swimming in AI slop. Here’s how to tell the difference.
4th Annual Harrison County Arts Holiday Open House Fundraiser featuring Tin Pan Alley Cats
The last Discovery Dialogues episode of the season! This conversation is a fun one. Before getting to the good stuff, we touch on a recent decision by the Harrison County Council to eliminate funding for school resource officers. After the break, we dive into a recently published novel that might be the worst book Gray and Leah have ever read, terrible lyrics, Taylor Swift, Weezer, and Rush.
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County won’t fund SROS, alternative school in 2026 via The Corydon Democrat
A brief history of terrible lyrics (with Sam Sanders) / Switched on Pop podcast
Spoken Word: Poetry and Writing at Harrison County Arts - October 19th, 2:00pm
We are so pleased to introduce our listeners to Annie Hamilton, the new executive director of Main Street Corydon. Unbelievably, she has already been in the position for five months! The Town of Corydon is so lucky to have Annie on board with Main Street. We hope you enjoy this episode.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: This episode was recorded before the fire at El Nopalito. We plan to cover it in our next episode. We are so saddened by this and are hoping to help support the restaurant’s rebuild.
Leah, Elmer, and Gray are back to talk about what they’re contemplating. This episode features an update from Gray’s quitting the NYTimes, discussions on homeschooling, the Billboard Hot 100, ventriloquists, and communism. WOW!
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Why So Many Parents are Opting Out of Public Schools — NYTimes The Daily
The Bowl of Soup That Change Me Forever — NYTimes
What Makes sense in ‘90s nostalgia by Matthew Yglesias
Nina Conti's Swearing Monkey Puppet | Ventriloquist Stand-Up Comedy
Nina Conti & Her Clairvoyant Granny Puppet | Ventriloquist Stand-Up Comedy
We apologize for the audio quality of this episode —- we had some issues with the settings on our microphones! Many thanks for listening.
First up, Elmer and Gray address some recent news within the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department and the commissioners regarding PTO. They are then joined by friends Rachel Kitterman and Stewart Penwell for a fun conversation on why it is so important to get involved with your community.
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“Harrison County Sheriff's deputies fight for more time off” via WHAS 11
Leah, Elmer, and Graylin are back with another episode discussing the various things they’ve been thinking about and taking in this month. This episode gets deep real quick so buckle up!
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Fistful Craft Restaurant & Brewery
Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
We’ve made it to 100!!!!
Join us for this short episode debriefing our “party” to celebrate the 100th episode.
We are so grateful to all our listeners — many thanks for sticking with us through the years. We love hearing from you and can’t wait to record more episodes.
On this episode Elmer and Graylin briefly pop in to discuss what they’ve been up to this summer. Graylin is back to teaching yoga and Elmer is open downtown! Lots of great things happening this summer.
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IMPORTANT INFO: After nearly five years of producing the show, we're thrilled to be celebrating our 100th episode and we want you to join us! Come celebrate the podcast while also supporting Harrison County Pride on Saturday, June 28th from 3–7 PM for an afternoon of fun, community, and podcast love. The celebration will take place at the brand-new location of Hey Elmer Print & Design Studio, located at 133 E Chestnut Street, right by Bicentennial Park in downtown Corydon.
We'll have an Ultimate Seltzer Showdown, where guests can sample and vote for their favorite brand of bubbly water. Your votes will help shape a segment of our upcoming 100th episode, so come be a part of podcast history!
Thank you for supporting us through the years. Whether you've listened to every episode or just a few, your support has meant the world. We’d love to see you there and celebrate this milestone together!
On this episode of Discovery Dialogues, Graylin, Elmer, and Leah come together to discuss Elmer’s experience painting the mural on the Indian Creek Trail, the opening of a DG Market within mere minutes of all our houses, how to know when art is finished, and we address the wild rumors that a real Kroger is coming to Corydon!
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A Primer for Forgeting : Forgetting Past the Past by Lewis Hyde
It’s all things art today on the Blue Dot. FIrst, HC Arts Board President Amanda Ramos provides us with an update on Harrison County Arts and more specifically, their upcoming fundraiser on Saturday, June 7th.
After that we talk to Carrie Johns, “Southern Indiana’s Muralist.” If you live in Corydon or frequent downtown New Albany, you have definitely seen her beautiful work. She gives us some insights on why murals are so important for communities.
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Harrison County Arts - Third Annual Sustainable Fashion Show
Gray and Leah are flying solo while Elmer works on the mural down on the Indian Creek Trail. Before diving into our discoveries, we briefly touch on an important change to Indiana Law regarding public meetings.
This is a great discussion on various topics…stay tuned for some hot takes!
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Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
Harrison County Arts - Third Annual Sustainable Fashion Show
This episode is dedicated to Janelle Amy, former director of Main Street Corydon. Her work at Main Street is to be celebrated — her impact on the downtown has been so impressive. Janelle reminisces about her time with the organization and gives us a preview of what is next for her. Thank you again Janelle for all your hard work!
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Leah is back on this episode for another discussion of what we’re reading, watching, listening to, and thinking about. We loved this conversation which delves into the big questions like what makes us human? Are humans good? Do we have souls? You know, just some light banter for you!
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I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami
The Ideological Brain: The Radical Science of Flexible Thinking by Leor Zwigrod
Black Mirror on Netflix, Episode One “Common People”
Human-Kind or Human Evil with Rutger Bregman - What Now? with Trevor Noah
Raising Hare: A Memoir by Chloe Dalton
The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe
Local coaches Brian and Marcee LaHue are here again, and this time we're tackling health and wellness, specifically focusing on changes our local schools could make to better support student well-being.
We hope this episode inspires our community to think outside the box and to consider little changes that could result in major transformation.
Also, IMPORTANT: We need shout-outs! Please send us who you think is doing awesome stuff here in Harrison County!
Click here to submit your shout-out.
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Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia
The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness by Robert Waldinger
Revamped high school diploma approved after ‘messy’ process via WFYI
Leah Porter is back for our first Discovery Dialogues episode of 2025! This episode is jammed packed with thoughts on television, podcasts, parades, kids and phones, and giant pumpkins!
Before diving in, Andrew Reich joins Gray for a quick explanation of an upcoming public hearing by Harrison County Planning Commission. The Planning commission has proposed a six month moratorium on zoning designations of R2 and R3, high density housing.
Also, IMPORTANT: We need shout-outs! Please send us who you think is doing awesome stuff here in Harrison County!
Click here to submit your shout-out.
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El-Akkad
The Treehorn Trilogy by Florence Parry Heide, illustrated by Edward Gorey
After our winter hiatus, we are back! In this episode, Elmer and Gray give some personal updates, briefly address the political landscape of 2025, and outline the season ahead.
In season five, we plan to ask every guest the same three questions:
Why do you choose to live in Harrison County?
What do you want more of in Harrison County?
What is something that recently brought you joy?
To kick it off, we answer these questiona ourselves in this episode!
Thanks to all of you for sticking with us through the break — we are so happy to be back!
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Waymo — self-driving robo taxis in Phoenix
A Democrat Who Is Thinking Differently: Jake Auchincloss on The Ezra Klein Show
RIP… D.E.I. with Ruha Benjamin | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast
Would you like us to give a shout out to someone awesome in our community? This season we want to publicly acknowledge the people and places that YOU think deserve it.
To submit a shout-out, click here and fill out the form and listen up for it on an upcoming episode!
Glynn Ayers and Regina Gresham join us for our season four finale, a discussion inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s speech at Glendale College in 1967.
Our goal for this podcast episode is to bring together voices from Corydon’s BIPOC and Queer communities to share personal stories and experiences. The goal is to help people in town see the rich diversity we have here and understand both the unique challenges and meaningful moments that come with being a minority in a small, rural place like Corydon.
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This is a quick mini episode for you. While we haven’t focused on politics much this year, we did want to briefly talk about how we are feeling about the 2024 election results.
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What Now with Trevor Noah Harris Vs. Trump: The Day After
Leah Porter is back for the last Discovery Dialogues of the year. The range of topics covered here is wide to say the least! A week out from the election, here is the link for you to get all the info you might need on how to vote.
Women’s March: Not Going Back on November 2, 2024 3pm - 6:30pm
Meet in downtown Corydon, IN and walk with signs on the sidewalks around town. Then gather at Democratic Headquarters nearby for speakers and snacks.
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Click here for more details.
Remembrance: Selected Correspondence of Ray Bradbury
A Life Worth Living: The Selected Letters of John Holt
Into the Uncut Grass by Trevor Noah
Making Bureaucracies Sexier with Yuval Noah Harari
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Hariri
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Hariri
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
How Children Learn by John Holt
How Children Fail by John Holt
Today we are joined by Brian and Marcee Lahue, coaches of track and cross country at Corydon Central High School and Junior High.
This episode is a continuation of our previous discussion with Glynn Ayers focusing on youth sports in our community. Brian and Marcee work tirelessly to create a positive experience for their athletes and it's so great to see!
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How to Help with Hurricane Helene Efforts
Corydon Central High School Cross Country/Track & Field