Ron Rash's first published work was the collection of short stories, The Night the New Jesus Fell to Earth and Other Stories from Cliffside, North Carolina. The ten stories in this collection are told through the voices of a chicken farmer, a carpenter, and a man who has recently returned home to visit his mother. 

Nikki Giovanni is a world-renowned poet, writer, activist and educator. Her works focus on civil rights and equality, and of the power of the individual to generate change.

A segment to provide wider awareness and appreciation for art pieces in the Berea College art collection with presenters Haley Boothe and Mary Gruen.

For over twenty years Enrique Morones has been an effective and vocal human rights defender for people in need on both sides of the border, and for nearly that long he has been a regional and national advocate for border activists and organizations. 

Matthew Fox is a prominent priest and theologian. He was an early leader of the movement known as Creation Spirituality, which ties together mystical philosophies with the wisdom traditions of Christian scriptures.