Transylvania University
Liberal arts college in Lexington, Kentuckywww.transy.edu
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Sep 19, 2026
Tate OmerGUEST
I think I got it pretty down well, Pat.
Tate OmerGUEST
So I went to Transylvania University, got my education in history, but actually my day job is I'm a contractor.
Tate OmerGUEST
I do a lot of manual work.
Tate OmerGUEST
I pour concrete.
Mary Elizabeth JacksonHOST
The Lexington native also produced four indie films, including Band of Robbers, written and directed by Adam and Aaron Nee.
Mary Elizabeth JacksonHOST
Miller has taught media literacy classes at his alma mater, the University of Kentucky and Transylvania University.
Mary Elizabeth JacksonHOST
He's also a second degree black belt in Shaolin karate.
Mary Elizabeth JacksonHOST
So do not make him mad.
AllisonGUEST
It's right around a mile.
AllisonGUEST
We go to Gratz park, we go to Transylvania university and then we find our way over to end at the Kentucky theater.
TwitchHOST
Now, I want to hear, I don't want you to give away, because y'all got to pay for the tour, but there's got to be some cool unhinged stuff that you could tell us.
TwitchHOST
Oh,
AllisonGUEST
absolutely.
TwitchHOST
Okay, so give me a little unhinged example.
AllisonGUEST
So, I'm not going to give away our biggest spoiler for the evening, but Konstantin Rafinesk is one of my favorite people on this planet, and he is a professor who allegedly cursed Lexington and Transylvania University.
AllisonGUEST
Oh, yeah.
Brian YanselsonHOST
And this one's a good one.
Brian YanselsonHOST
Transylvania University out of Lexington, Kentucky.
Brian YanselsonHOST
I called many a Transylvania volleyball game in my time.
Brian YanselsonHOST
They are an excellent volleyball program, a great women's basketball program as well.
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Jordy FeeplattHOST
Youngblood, as Brian mentioned earlier.
Jordy FeeplattHOST
A D3 product.
Jordy FeeplattHOST
Transylvania University.
Jordy FeeplattHOST
The 0-1.
Mary ElliottGUEST
to go to the schools that my parents allowed me to attend.
Mary ElliottGUEST
So I feel like I was ahead of my time because my brothers attended Transylvania University, but women were not allowed to attend.
Mary ElliottGUEST
But I'd go in the broom closet, close the door, and I could hear the lectures.
Mary ElliottGUEST
Then my brothers would come home and test me on it.
Drew BrieseGUEST
So helping with the JV team, helping with the varsity team.
Drew BrieseGUEST
From there, moved on to Transylvania University for a year and then moved down to Birmingham Southern College for 10 years.
Drew BrieseGUEST
We called Birmingham home.
Drew BrieseGUEST
And then the opportunity to be a head coach popped up.
KarenHOST
which is really cool.
KarenHOST
She is at Lexington's Transylvania University, and I also got to take Mary to her lab and experience it firsthand.
KarenHOST
She'll be talking about her dog cognition research.
Ellen FurlongGUEST
Well, Ellen, it's so nice to have
KarenHOST
you today.
KarenHOST
I am so excited to hear about the research that you're doing at Transylvania University.
Ellen FurlongGUEST
Yeah, we are at the Transy Dog Behavior and Cognition Lab.
Ellen FurlongGUEST
We're really interested in how dogs think and how their behavior works.
speaker_3HOST
Well, he's a former licensed stockbroker with Charles Schwab, a registered investment advisor.
speaker_3HOST
And he actually holds a degree in business management with a specialization in finance from Transylvania University.
speaker_2HOST
Wow.
speaker_2HOST
So he's been in the trenches.
Rachel HooperGUEST
Yeah.
Rachel HooperGUEST
We borrowed this from Transylvania University, which also has some pieces of this original museum.
Rachel HooperGUEST
And the person who was making the commentary on the inventory felt that this definitely did not belong in a natural history museum.
Rachel HooperGUEST
Seems
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Rachel HooperGUEST
And it's a very touching
Cheyenne HomanGUEST
photo.
Cheyenne HomanGUEST
I believe that that camera is at the Special Collections in Transylvania University as well.
Cheyenne HomanGUEST
Yeah.
Papa GeeHOST
But it isn't an eyewitness solution to the mystery.
Papa GeeHOST
and unlike most stories about something impossible falling from the sky, this one left evidence behind, because a specimen believed to come from the 1876 shower survives at Transylvania University in Lexington.
Papa GeeHOST
It was rediscovered in the university's collections in 2004, sitting in liquid inside a glass container with a faded label, connecting it to Olympia Springs.
Papa GeeHOST
Modern DNA testing hasn't settled what animal it came from.
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