Melony Dodson talks with singer songwriter, Trisha Gene Brady, who will perform new songs inspired by the Fifty Years in Cades Cove Collection, located in the UT Libraries' digital archives. The debut performance is Wednesday, March 25th at 7pm at the Knoxville Museum of Art. This event is free and open to the public and is in partnership with the Big Ears Festival, as well as the UT Libraries series: Boundless: Artists in the Archives

Melony Dodson talks with Donald Nally, conductor of the multi Grammy-Award winning choral ensemble, The Crossing. They will perform David Lang's Poor Hymnal at the 2026 Big Ears Festival.

Dayton Webber, 27, is accused of shooting a man in his car during an argument. He has shared his story of becoming a pro athlete after losing his arms and legs to a childhood bacterial infection.

New Yorker writer Jon Lee Anderson describes conditions in Cuba, why it's vulnerable now — and what regime change would mean — considering the Castro family's entrenchment in the Cuban government.

Pulido has been a mainstay of Tejano music —a genre blending traditional regional Mexican elements with country, pop and conjunto influences — for more than three decades.

President Trump said the U.S. will delay military strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure while it negotiates with Iran.

For a sense of the future of indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Robert Malley, former U.S. envoy to Iran.

The Senate has confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin to serve as the next secretary of Homeland Security. The Oklahoma Republican replaces Kristi Noem and takes over a department mired in controversy.

The Pakistani prime minister said his country stands ready to host negotiations toward a settlement as the war with Iran nears the one-month mark.

In his speech, Kim expressed pride in the country's rapid expansion of nuclear weapons and missiles in recent years, calling it the "right" choice.