Scenic Roots

(The Chattery) Turning an idea into a business can be easier said than done - even in the best of times. Where do you begin - and how do you adjust - at a time like this? CO.LAB and The Chattery are presenting a free, three-hour workshop on Saturday, starting at 10 AM. The teacher is April Corbett - and she joins us along with Jennifer Holder of The Chattery.

(Unsplash. Com) Dr. Matthew Pullen earned his degree from this campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - in molecular biology. He is now at the University of Minnesota’s Department of Medicine - and one of the researchers behind a study published last month in The New England Journal of Medicine on hydroxycholorquine. The prescription drug successfully treats lupus, rheumatoid arthriti...

UTC alum Dr. Matthew Pullen on studying hydroxychloroquine. April Corbett & Jennifer Holder on “CO.STARTERS Get Started.” Tennessee Valley StoryCorps - and Barking Legs Theater. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

(StoryCorps / WUTC) Today on Tennessee Valley StoryCorps, historic preservationists Cullon Hooks and Dana Moody.    Tennessee Valley StoryCorps brings you conversations from people who went to the StoryCorps recording booth in Chattanooga's Miller Park in the spring of 2019. You can subscribe to the Tennessee Valley StoryCorps podcast on iTunes or Google Podcasts and never miss an episode. This se...

(Isis Music Hall - Asheville, NC) Richard Winham presents the first part from a recent livestream performance by David Jacobs-Strain - a soulful singer and gifted slide player - for the Isis Music Hall's Mountain Spirit Acoustic Series in Asheville, North Carolina.

(Southern Lit Alliance) Andréana Lefton is a poet and author who has worked with inmates in the Hamilton County Jail. She has provided her talent and her time as part of a prison writing program called “Turn the Page” - sponsored by the Southern Lit Alliance here in Chattanooga. A few months ago, Andréana wrote about her experience for “Catalpa,” published by the English Department here at UTC. (U...

One economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic is food security. A recent study by Feeding America found one in five people - and more than one in four children - in the Chattanooga area and Northwest Georgia - could face hunger due to that impact.  Sophie Moore is director of community outreach for the Chattanooga Area Food Bank, a member of Feeding America.  

Sophie Moore of The Chattanooga Area Food Bank. Andréana Lefton on "The Poets of Hamilton County Jail."  Mountain Spirit:  David Jacobs-Strain / Part I. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."     

(Sherry Cothran / Facebook) On this week’s “Scenic Roots: Live In The Library," Richard Winham presents SherryCothran’s recent “This Love” concert from Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga.

(Soddy-Daisy Community Library) Tomorrow night, the Soddy-Daisy Community Library hosts the Magical Night of Literacy and Movie in the Park. The festival to celebrate literacy - and Harry Potter’s birthday - takes place at Veterans Park, from 7 PM to 9 PM. Kelly Flemings is a co-founder of the Library.

(SCEA) This summer, we’ve brought you conversations with teaching artists in the Chattanooga area who have worked with our community in a learning residency through the Wolf Trap program at UTC’s Southeast Center for Education in the Arts - or SCEA. Angela Dittmar is director of teaching artist residencies - and affiliate director of the Wolf Trap program at SCEA, which will soon acquire a new ide...

(Berea College) Silas House is known as one of the major writers of his generation here in the South. He was born in and grew up in Kentucky, where he lives to this day. Silas is a nationally bestselling writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times - and he has been a commentator on NPR. His first three novels - Clay’s Quilt, A Parchment of Leaves and The Coal Tattoo - have just been reiss...

Author Silas House on the complex stories of Appalachia. SCEA's Angela Dittmar on teaching artists in our community. A celebration of literacy - and Harry Potter - in Soddy-Daisy. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

In the conclusion of a two-part conversation, Richard Winham speaks with Colin Woodard, author of "Union: The Struggle to Forge the Story of United States Nationhood."

(Bessie Smith Cultural Center) Twice a week online, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center here in Chattanooga features community members reading children’s books - to spur dialogue on race relations. The digital series is called “Bessie’s Front Porch” - and yesterday, Kathi Grant-Willis read “Coretta Scott.”   Watch the entire readings from “Bessie’s Front Porch” on the Facebook page - and YouTube chan...

(TVA) This week, the Tennessee Valley Authority published its first-ever Sustainability Report - to provide a clearer, more accessible picture about its day-to-day operations to ten million residents here in the Southeast - including as a leader in carbon reduction among utilities in the region. Rebecca Tolene is vice president for environment at TVA.

Rebecca Tolene on TVA's Sustainablity Report. Bessie's Front Porch:  "Coretta Scott." Talking Writing:  More from Colin Woodard. These voices - and more - on "Scenic Roots."

Richard Winham presents an iconic sampling of jazz from the lounge at Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga.

(Kenco Logistics) Supply chains as we have known them have been reshaped by the responses to living with COVID-19. The changes are still unfolding as circumstances keep changing - and the ripple effect for years to come is only beginning to be felt. Here in the Chattanooga area, we hold a unique position in the supply chain business - with unique perspectives to match, including on our own campus:...

The shakeup in our supply chains due to the coronavirus. From Barking Legs Theater:  the best jazz in the Lounge. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

(StoryCorps / WUTC) Today on Tennessee Valley StoryCorps, Edward Bergin talks to his partner Katherine Kessler about playing the accordion.  Tennessee Valley StoryCorps brings you conversations from people who went to the StoryCorps recording booth in Chattanooga's Miller Park in the spring of 2019. You can subscribe to the Tennessee Valley StoryCorps podcast on iTunes or Google Podcasts and never...

(The Rough & Tumble / Facebook) Richard Winham presents The Rough & Tumble - the "Dumpster-folk / Thriftstore-Americana duo" of Mallory Graham and Scott Tyler - who performed this month via livestream for the Isis Music Hall's Mountain Spirit Acoustic Series in Asheville, North Carolina.

(Chattanooga Sustainable Food Center) Right now, there is no grocery store in Chattanooga’s Highland Park area that offers fresh produce. The Chattanooga Sustainable Food Center aims to change that soon - with Gaining Ground Grocery. Holly Martin - former manager of the Main St. Farmers Market - is the Center’s founder and executive director.

(Chattanooga Community Kitchen) For nearly forty years, The Chattanooga Community Kitchen has served the most basic needs of hungry, homeless and vulnerable people in this city while offering a clear path to self-sufficiency. That mission continues under COVID-19 - with many changes to keep everyone safe. Jens Christensen is the Kitchen’s CEO.

Jens Christensen of The Chattanooga Community Kitchen. Holly Martin of The Chattanooga Sustainable Food Center. Mountain Spirit Acoustic Series:  The Rough & Tumble. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."