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The U.S. health system has not fared well during the COVID-19 pandemic and even before the pandemic, there were problems. Dr. Carole Myers of the UT College of Nursing speaks with Dr. Paul Erwin, Dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, about the state of public health and some paradoxes seen in the industry.

Forty years ago, the world came to Knoxville for the 1982 World’s Fair, which was formally known as the Knoxville International Energy Exposition. WUOT's Chrissy Keuper and Todd Steed take a look back at the event that put Knoxville in the spotlight, built the iconic Sunsphere, and changed the city. But what were those changes? And what was expected from the fair that didn't happen? Our guests: Jack Neely, Knoxville historian and Executive Director of the Knoxville History Project; Ernie Freeberg, University of Tennessee History Department Chair; Eric Dawson, Manager of the Knox County Public Library's McClung Historical Collection.

Author Ann Allen Shockley

Zach Guza, the founder of Black Dog Fitness and the Parkinson’s Gym, joins Dr. Carole R. Myers of the University of Tennessee College of Nursing in a discussion about exercise and why it's an essential building block for good health, both physical and mental health.

Author Janann Sherman

Author Carl Thomas Rowan

Author Marilou Awiatka

Dr. Carole Myers, professor in the University of Tennessee College of Nursing, speaks with Dr. Deb Miller, Director of the University of Tennessee One Health Initiative.

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.

Knoxville, like many other cities, is exploring new ways to reduce and address violence. WUOT's Chrissy Keuper hosts July's Dialogue with guests LaKenya Middlebrook, the City of Knoxville’s first Director of Community Safety; activist Denzel Grant of Men on a Mission and the Turn Up Knox program; J.D. Jackson of SEEED; and new Knoxville Police Chief Paul Noel.