People-Inspired Podcast
Connecting with people is like a vitamin B injected advanced Google search, except better. Inspiration fuels the creative process, and there is little that excites me more than interesting people who teach me something new (which is pretty much anyone I run into these days). Join me for this People-Inspired Podcast where I get to talk to inspiring people about what and who inspired them. We will fill the tank and crank that flywheel, proving that one person's story is often all you need to get things rolling. People ask about what sparked my debut novel, Back to Blue Holly, and the answer is easy. The book is place and PEOPLE-inspired. I relied heavily upon the stories I collected traveling Kentucky with artist Kelly Brewer, painting and interviewing people from all walks of life for our Common Wealth of Kentucky Project (2022). And equally influential were the good folks I am lucky to know (or heard about) in the North Georgia region. And as I write my next novel, I'm back to being nosy Beth, poking around, asking lots of questions, and mining the unsearchable, compelling gems I cannot find anywhere else than in the people I talk to. https://www.bethpride.com/
Episodes
I’m thrilled to spend a few minutes with the inspiring Bill Mott, Hall of Fame, award-winning Thoroughbred trainer. Bill has had a long and successful career training race horses since he was 15 years old in South Dakota. In 1978, he struck out on his own after riding and training for Jack Van Berg, and by the time Bill was 45 years old, he was the youngest trainer ever to be inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame. Bill has won the ...
Today, I'm excited to spend time with my inspiring friend, Trisha Addicks, whom I knew in an early chapter of my life at the University of Georgia as Trisha Grode, friend and Chi Omega sorority pledge sister. I didn't know then that Trisha would go on to make Greek Life her purpose, but her passion for helping young women all over the country manage the rush process and beyond truly inspires me.
Our first connection is with our mothers. We all have one, and they all influence and inspire us in ways we may not recognize until something pops up, like an expression they used that we just said, a recipe we crave, or a moment of courage when we pull from the memory of her showing us how to find it.
In this oral history montage pulled from the interviews with Kentuckians as they sat for artist Kelly Brewer while she pai...
Isabel was a participant in our Common Wealth of Kentucky Project. We interviewed her when she was 97 years old. She drove herself to Kelly's studio and told us not to tell her children. Isabel passed away at 100 years old on February 26, 2025. We published her soundbite so people could continue to hear her strong voice.
Judge Goodwine is now Justice Goodwine, the first woman of African heritage to be elected to the Kentucky Supreme Court. Her story is one of incredible resilience. We published her soundbite in celebration of her grand accomplishment. It was what she most wanted and she made it happen.
Father Norman Fischer, a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky, passed away suddenly on July 15, 2024. He was and is beloved and his voice was beautiful and meant to always be heard.
Abridged narrative from the CWKY Project book, published 2022:
Norman attended Centre College, where he majored in Art and Psychology. Elected Chaplain of his fraternity, it was during this time at Centre that Norman heard the...
Join artist Kelly Brewer, storyteller Beth Pride, and advocate Jill Johnson as they travel to Shaker Village where, in a simple living space on the second floor of a shop, they retreated to reflect on the inspiration, the process, and a few takeaways of this year-long passion project about the common wealth of Kentucky. Kelly starts the conversation with her story of inspiration, and Beth and Jill join in for a bounce around. Grab...
Lee Kiefer is an American foil fencer and three-time Olympic champion in women's foil, having won the individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and the individual and team events at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She is the most decorated women's foil fencer in American history. Also a participant in our Common Wealth of Kentucky Project, Lee's story is both remarkable and inspiring.
Cordell Anderson left his home in Jamaica when he was twenty-four years old to follow a filly to America--the equine kind--and he stayed. He has whispered in thousands of Thoroughbred ears ever since as Ring Man at Keeneland and for various horse farms in Kentucky. His story is as amazing as he is. Here are a few minutes of his beautiful voice.
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