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EPISODE · Oct 29, 2025 · 19 MIN

38 Fiona Young-Brown: writer, historian

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Send us a text message about this episode!Fiona Young-Brown is a writer and historian. Originally from England, she has lived in Lexington, Kentucky, for more than 20 years with her husband and rescue dogs. She is the author of more than a dozen books, including A Culinary History of Kentucky and Secret Lexington: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. When she's not going down research rabbit holes, she is probably cooking, painting, or planning her next trip.Fiona is on the board of directors of the Lexington Writers Room (https://www.lexwritersroom.com), a coworking space for writers in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. Follow Fiona on Instagram @fionayb30www.fionayoungbrown.comKathie’s note: Fiona and I were members of a local group of writers called the Coffee Consortium back in the late aughts, early 2010s. A dozen of us, give or take, would meet at the library or a coffeeshop and talk shop, and usually bitch and moan about editors and assignments, hahaha. It was wonderful. Camaraderie is one of my favorite things in life! Writers Rotation intro/outro recorded at Dynamix Productions in Lexington, Kentucky.Support the show

Send us a text message about this episode! Fiona Young-Brown is a writer and historian. Originally from England, she has lived in Lexington, Kentucky, for more than 20 years with her husband and rescue dogs. She is the author of more than a dozen books, including A Culinary History of Kentucky and Secret Lexington: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. When she's not going down research rabbit holes, she is probably cooking, painting, or planning her next trip. Fiona is on the board o...

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