The Wisdom Project is an oral history podcast featuring stories drawn from interviews and projects from the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History in the University of Kentucky Libraries.
Jan 9, 2026
In this episode of The Wisdom Project Podcast, host Doug Boyd
interviews acclaimed actor Steve Zahn for a deeply personal and
unexpected conversation that moves far beyond Hollywood. Recorded
as part of the Nunn Center’s From Combat to Kentucky oral history
project, this episode explores Zahn’s lifelong fascination with
military history, his profound respect for veterans, and his
transformative experience traveling to Iraq on a 2008 Ambassadors
of Hollywood morale tour.
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Episode produced by Doug Boyd
Assistant Producer: Megan Hubbard
Music by Doug Boyd. The Wisdom Project is a podcast produced
by the Louie B Nunn Center for Oral History, University of
Kentucky LIbraries.