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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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06:05

Getting Into The Ring In Ringgold For A Cause

Scenic Roots ·

2020/03/09

(Wrestling 4 A Cause)“Wrestling 4 A Cause” presents family-friendly, old school wrestling events here in the Chattanooga and North Georgia area to raise money for Children’s Hospital at Erlanger.Tomorrow night, the nonprofit holds its Spring Fling 2020 at The Colonnade Center in Ringgold. Door opens at 6 PM, the matches begin at 7:30.William Venable is founder and CEO of “Wrestling 4 A Cause”...

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09:28

Swipe Right At Atlanta's High Museum Of Art

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2020/03/09

(High Museum of Art)The High Museum of Art in Atlanta has an award-winning app that lets you swipe right or left - but not for potential dates. Instead, you swipe based on whether you like pieces of art - and then, you receive a custom museum map based on your preferences.The app is called Heartmatch.Kristie Swink Benson is the High Museum’s director of communications - and she came to Chattanooga today to talk about Heartmatch at the Mountain City Club. Kristie joined us by phone for a

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11:25

UTC's "Photo Night" Enters The Frame

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2020/03/09

(UTC)Tonight on this campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - it’s “Photo Night," starting at 6 PM in the UC Auditorium. The annual event highlights the work of photojournalists in this region - and gives up-and-coming students a look behind the lens.The annual event highlights the work of photojournalists in this region - and gives up-and-coming students a look behind the lens. Billy Weeks served more than 25 years as a photojournalist at The Chattanooga Times Free Press. He

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14:21

Explaining "The Numbers Game" For Entrepreneurs

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2020/03/09

(Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce)Tim Kelly can tell you about how numbers are the language of business - what he calls “The Numbers Game.” He is the owner of Kelly Subaru Downtown here in Chattanooga - and co-founder of the Chattanooga Football Club.Tim shares his experience and insights about entrepreneurship and small business finance wherever he goes - from a lunch at The INCubator to stopping by “Scenic Roots”...

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42:13

Scenic Roots - Weds 3/04/20

Scenic Roots ·

2020/03/09

Tim Kelly shares "The Numbers Game" for entrepreneurs. UTC's Bill Weeks & students preview "Photo Night" on campus. Heartmatch at Atlanta's High Museum - and, Wrestling 4 A Cause. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots." Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

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07:56

Ha-Ha! Giggling And Guffawing With Laughter Yoga

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2020/03/09

(thechattery.org)Laughter yoga is getting serious attention. People who have experienced the practice of prolonged voluntary laughter say it can provide the same physical and physiological benefits as spontaneous laughter.Here in Chattanooga, Kali Meister will be teaching a class on Laughter Yoga at The Chattery tomorrow night, starting at 6 PM...

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06:42

UTC's "Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon"

Scenic Roots ·

2020/03/09

As part of Women’s History Month here at UTC, the campus library hosts an “Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon” on Wednesday, from 9 AM to 10:15 PM. Emily Thompson is director of the UTC Library Studio - and Katie Hargrave is a professor in UTC’s Art Department...

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08:13

Lula Lake's Gateway To Natural Treasures

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2020/03/09

(Lula Lake Land Trust)Over the past twenty-five years, The Lula Lake Land Trust has helped to conserve nearly 12,000 acres on Lookout Mountain.Cody Roney is executive director of Lula Lake Land Trust - and Matthew Hubbard is director of development there.They stopped by “Scenic Roots” to talk about the Trust’s “Open Gate Days” coming up this weekend - and more...

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06:47

The Long Road To Super Tuesday 2020

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2020/03/09

More than a third of the delegates to the Democratic National Convention that will choose the party’s nominee for President this summer are up for grabs today - on this “Super Tuesday.”Fourteen states and one U.S. territory are holding contests today - seven of those states in the South including Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia. Joe Biden won big in South Carolina over the weekend. Since then, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer have dropped out of the race for

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34:36

Scenic Roots - Tues 3/03/20

Scenic Roots ·

2020/03/08

UTC Professors Jeremy Strickler & Chris Acuff on Super Tuesday. Cody Roney & Matthew Hubbard of The Lula Lake Land Trust. An Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon - and, Laughter Yoga. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots." Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

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03:57

Tennessee Valley StoryCorps: Bill Robinson and Zoe...

Scenic Roots ·

2020/03/03

(StoryCorp / WUTC)Today on Tennessee Valley StoryCorps, Bill Robinson talks to his daughter, Zoe.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 made possible, in part, by EPB Fiber Optics.

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07:04

Digging Into Master Gardeners Training

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2020/03/02

Perhaps your vision for 2020 leads you to the garden. Here in Chattanooga, the yearly Master Gardener Training Course begins next week at the University of Tennessee Extension Office.The night class will meet Mondays from 6 PM to 9 PM - and the day class will meet Tuesdays from 9 AM to Noon - through the end of April.Tom Stebbins is UT Extension Agent for Hamilton County...

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Scenic Roots - Mon 3/02/20

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2020/03/02

Author Susan Zurenda with Lynda LeVan of Southern Lit Alliance. Opening soon: The Tennessee Aquarium's Turtles of the World gallery. New Bloom Labs - and, Chattanooga's Performing Arts League. These voices - and more - on this encore edition of "Scenic Roots." Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

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05:07

A Passion For Clean Public Spaces

Scenic Roots ·

2020/03/01

Each month, Green Steps here in Chattanooga organizes community cleanups to pick up litter.Tomorrow, Green Steps and students from the group EDGE on this campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - will collaborate on a cleanup - starting at 11 AM in front of the UTC Starbucks. Jimmy Urciuoli of GreenSteps - and Sarah Farnsley, a faculty adviser for EDGE here at UTC - stopped by “Scenic Roots”...

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09:27

Springing Ahead At "Get Out Chattanooga"

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2020/03/01

Edible ecology, trail towns - and swimruns. Just a few things you’ll find in the latest issue of “Get Out Chattanooga” - arriving this weekend from The Chattanooga Times Free Press.Sunny Montgomery writes for and is an editor of “Get Out Chattanooga”...

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08:05

The Cherokee Arrrival In Indian Territory

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2020/03/01

(Library of Congress)What happened to the Cherokee at the end of the Trail of Tears? How did they endure making a new life in Indian Territory - now Oklahoma?Tomorrow, starting at 2 PM, a program will examine that story at the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District here in Chattanooga.Will Wilson is a ranger at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park...

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07:37

"Bells For Eli" Author Heads For SouthBound

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2020/03/01

Susan Zurenda lives in Spartanburg, South Carolina. She has taught literature, composition and creative writing to high school and college students for more than thirty years - and now, she has written her debut novel, “Bells for Eli.”Next week, Susan will lead a writing workshop - and talk about her novel - here in Chattanooga.The event takes place Monday night at The Arts Building, starting at 7 PM - part of the SouthBound Lecture Series by Southern Lit Alliance. Susan joined us by phone

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Scenic Roots - Fri 2/28/20

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2020/03/01

Author Susan Zurenda with Lynda LeVan of Southern Lit Alliance. Park ranger Will Wilson on the Cherokee arrival in Indian Territory. Sunny Montgomery on The Chattanooga Times Free Press. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots." Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

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05:56

A Community Pantry In East Chattanooga

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2020/03/01

What looks like a community library box - but instead of filling it with books that people can borrow and share, you fill it with food?It’s called a “community pantry” - where you can donate canned goods and other items that anyone who needs them can access.NeTasha McClure lives in East Chattanooga - and she set up a “Community Pantry” in her neighborhood...

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04:23

An Apple Core Theory A Day...

Scenic Roots ·

2020/03/01

Have you ever heard of the “apple core theory”? Tish Gailmard is director of wildlife at Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center here in Chattanooga - and she can tell you all about it...

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