Mildly Amusing
Where hearsay meets heresy. James Spragens hosts Mildly Amusing, a podcast of small-town stories, unfiltered conversations, and plenty of good fun.
Mildly Amusing
Latest Episodes
Episode 18: One Conversation at a Time with Carrie Truitt
In this episode of Mildly Amusing, James sits down with Carrie Truitt, who is running for the Democratic nomination for Kentucky’s 14th District State Senate seat. Raised in Bradfordsville on a dairy and tobacco farm, Carrie brings a b...
Episode 17: Beautifying Loretto with Diane Mattingly
In this episode of Mildly Amusing, James sits down with Diane Mattingly, founder of Beautify Loretto. A veteran who joined the reserves after high school, Diane never planned on a 40 year military career, but her path led her through y...
Episode 16: History and Hidden Stories with Reba Weatherford
In this episode of Mildly Amusing, James sits down with Reba Weatherford, archivist and director of the Loretto Heritage Center. Originally from West Virginia, Reba moved to Marion County in 2021 after earning her degrees from Guilford...
Episode 15: Lighting Up Loretto
In this episode, James sits down with Josh Ballard, director of operations at the Loretto Motherhouse. Josh shares how his early volunteer work with the fire department and St. Francis picnic, along with becoming an EMT in college, fueled his p...
Episode 14: Forward Looking—A Conversation with Kathy Blandford-Hawthorne
In this episode of Mildly Amusing, James sits down with Kathy Blandford-Hawthorne, former mayor of Lebanon and the first and only woman to hold the office in the city’s history. Kathy moved to Lebanon in 1959 when her father relocated ...