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Scenic Roots

"Scenic Roots" offers conversations that matter in the heart of Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley. From the mountains to the river, our conversations are rooted deep within every corner of our community - reflecting who we are, who we were and who we can become. We engage with the news that affects our community, behind and beyond the headlines. We build bridges that span from creators and innovators to storytellers and the outdoors. We focus on our challenges as many communities in one -

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19:55

Ensemble Theatre Brings "10 x 10 x 10" Plays Online

Scenic Roots ·

2020/07/12

(Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga)Richard Winham talks to Garry Lee Posey of Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga about "10 x 10 x 10": ten plays over ten days, starting at 10 PM and running around 10 minutes - all online.

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09:35

How The Arts Can Engage, Educate - And Inspire

Scenic Roots ·

2020/07/12

(Thrive Yoga and Wellness)We have been talking 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.Rachel Graber is a musician - along with her sisters - in the group “Call Me Spinster,” and she teaches yoga at Thrive Yoga and Wellness.#We will bring you more conversations with teaching artists such as Rachel - and highlight the work of our UTC colleagues at

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16:14

Reckoning With Symbols And Calls For Systemic Change

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2020/07/12

In conversations about race, we hear a lot about symbols: flags, statues, monuments, pop culture icons - and on and on.That’s part of what I heard this week in a discussion that included two scholars on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.Chandra Ward is assistant professor of sociology here at UTC - and Jonathan McNair is the Ruth S. Holmberg Professor of American Music. I spoke with them - and Marcus Ellsworth, artistic manager at Barking Legs Theater here in

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51:24

Scenic Roots - Thu 7/09/20

Scenic Roots ·

2020/07/12

A panel discussion on symbols and calls for systemic change. Rachel Graber on work as a teaching artist for UTC's SCEA. Garry Lee Posey of Ensemble Theatre on "10 x 10 x 10." These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

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11:56

A Girlfriend Chat On Writing That First Book

Scenic Roots ·

2020/07/09

Author Veatrice Conley is hosting a live conversation online tonight with fellow Black female authors in the Chattanooga area.The conversation - called “Ready, Set, Write! A Girlfriend Chat About Writing Your First Book” - begins at 9 PM on Facebook Live.Veatrice joins us here - along with the authors participating in tonight’s conversation: Keosha Brewster, Amber Woodruff and Jessica Greer.

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22:52

Mayor Berke On Chattanooga As A COVID-19 Hotspot

Scenic Roots ·

2020/07/09

On Thursday, Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke joined us live here on WUTC.Chattanooga made national news this week due to the impact of COVID-19 on our city and our corner of the Southeast.We talked about that - among other topics - via Zoom during our monthly conversation with the Mayor.

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35:44

Scenic Roots - Weds 7/08/20

Scenic Roots ·

2020/07/09

Mayor Andy Berke on Chattanooga as a hotspot for COVID-19. Veatrice Conley leads a girlfriends' chat on writing that first book. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

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27:02

Barking Legs Theater: More From David Jacobs-Strain

Scenic Roots ·

2020/07/07

(David Jacobs-Strain)Richard Winham presents another sampling of David Jacobs-Strain, a soulful singer and gifted slide player who performed online last month for Barking Legs Theater from his home studio in Eugene, Oregon.

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13:37

"The Food We Eat, The Stories We Tell" In Appalachia

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2020/07/07

(Creative Commons)There is a book about food - and more than food - here in Appalachia.It’s called “The Food We Eat, the Stories We Tell: Contemporary Appalachian Tables.”The book is a collection of essays and poetry, published by Ohio University Press - and edited by Prof. Elizabeth Engelhardt of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with Lora Smith. Elizabeth joined me for a conversation - along with two contributors to the book. Emily Wallace - who lives in Durham, North

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45:26

Scenic Roots - Tues 7/07/20

Scenic Roots ·

2020/07/07

"The Food We Eat, the Stories We Tell" in Appalachia. This Week's Tennessee Valley StoryCorps: The Britt Family. From Barking Legs Theater: More from David Jacobs-Strain. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

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03:58

Tennessee Valley StoryCorps: John Britt III, John...

Scenic Roots ·

2020/07/07

(StoryCorps / WUTC)Today on Tennessee Valley StoryCorps, John Britt III talks to his son John Britt IV and his mother Ruth Britt about education.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 series is produced and edited by Will Davis and created at The

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27:42

QuaranTunes at Noon: The Farmer & Adele

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2020/07/06

(everybodylovesthefarmerandadele.com)Richard Winham presents a sampling of Western swing from The Farmer & Adele on "QuaranTunes at Noon" by WoodSongs Dalton to benefit The DEO Clinic.

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07:42

Staying Fit As The Pandemic Resets How To Do It

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2020/07/06

(Onsight Fitness)How we view fitness has changed due to COVID-19.Gyms will have to look different because of social distancing.People who have had to stay at home on lockdown have more time - or less - to work out, or they don’t know how, or they want to avoid a big gym. Matt Averyhart is the founder of Onsight Fitness, a startup here in the Chattanooga area that provides personal training for the everyday person.

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16:10

A Centennial Idea To Honor Women's Suffrage

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2020/07/06

(Tennessee Woman Suffrage Heritage Trail)The bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest sits inside the Tennessee state capitol in Nashville, roped off from the public.Forrest was a Confederate general, slave trader and an early leader of the Ku Klux Klan. As Confederate statues and symbols have come down around the South and elsewhere, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has called for the State Capitol Commission to meet this week to decide what to do about the bust. If the bust were removed from the

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52:21

Scenic Roots - Mon 7/06/20

Scenic Roots ·

2020/07/06

Paula Casey of Tennessee Woman Suffrage Heritage Trail. Matt Averyhart of Onsight Fitness in Chattanooga. From “QuaranTunes at Noon”: The Farmer & Adele. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

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56:30

Live In The Library: The FridgE

Scenic Roots ·

2020/07/05

On this week's "Scenic Roots: Live In The Library," Richard Winham presents a performance by The FridgE, recorded last year in the downtown Chattanooga Public Library.

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12:05

Managing Money At A Most Uncertain Time

Scenic Roots ·

2020/07/05

(Creative Commons)And now, two local voices from the world of personal finance share their perspectives during this pandemic.Rebecca Brooks is a professional financial coach here in Chattanooga. She and her husband Dylan Pollock are the owners of R&D Financial Coaching. With the ongoing economic fallout from COVID-19, Rebecca told me in the past month that she’s been hearing from plenty of clients. Cody Sims is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in the Chattanooga area. He told me in

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06:03

Reopening The Ocoee During COVID-19

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2020/07/05

(Creative Commons)In the past month, TVA reopened most recreation areas and campgrounds which had been closed due to COVID-19.Last week, we heard from Angelo Giansante, park manager for Hiwassee / Ocoee State Park; Keith Jenkins, who owns Quest Expeditions, a rafting business - and James Everett, manager of TVA’s River Forecast Center.

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07:57

A Voter Registration Drive In A Pandemic

Scenic Roots ·

2020/07/05

(Creative Commons)Tuesday is the deadline here in Tennessee to register to vote in next month’s state and Federal primary elections - and in county general elections.The League of Women Voters of Chattanooga is partnering with two women’s groups to share information on voter registration through places of worship.Valerie Armstrong is with Chattanooga Alumnae Chapter of Delta Theta Sigma Sorority - and Tina Fielder-Gibson is a member of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Chattanooga

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06:41

Welcome To "Bessie's Front Porch" Online

Scenic Roots ·

2020/07/05

(Bessie Smith Cultural Center)This week, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center here in Chattanooga launched a digital series to spur dialogue on race relations.The series is called “Bessie’s Front Porch” - featuring community members reading children’s books.Elijah Cameron is director of community relations for the Bessie Smith Cultural Center.More information online at bessiesmithcc.org - on Facebook at bessiesmithcultural center - and on Twitter at TheBessie.

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