Dialogue
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East Tennessee State University is a Center of Excellence for Appalachian Studies and Services. WUOT's Chrissy Keuper spoke with Center Director and Chair of ETSU’s Appalachian Studies department Ronald Roach; professor, musician, and music scholar Ted Olson; and ETSU Poet-in-Residence and English professor Jesse Graves about what Appalachian Studies are and how they've changed over the years.
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The holidays are nearly upon us again and they could look very different this year compared to last year’s lonely lockdowns. WUOT's Chrissy Keuper and a…
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The US Fish and Wildlife Service is removing a number of species from the Endangered Species Act and the snail darter is among them. On the next Dialogue,…
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The results of the 2020 U.S. Census are out. Tennessee has seen continued population and economic growth as well as a changing demographic landscape in…
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More than a quarter of Tennessee counties don’t have a hospital and a fifth don’t even have an emergency facility, though they may have an ambulance…
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East Tennessee is not exactly known for its barbecue the way other regions of the South are. Kingsport-native and barbecue expert John Shelton Reed…
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When Tennessee students ask for help with their mental health, or more likely don’t ask for help, what help is available to them? In addition to school…
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Urban renewal projects in the 1950s, 60s and early 70s did more than tear down buildings and build highways. What was branded as a push to end blight…
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When you hear climate change, you might think of sea-level rise or shrinking glaciers. So what impact does climate change have on landlocked Tennessee? In…
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Tennessee’s elderly residents have been among the first to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and many are already making big plans for the next year. WUOT's…