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Back to SearchThe Importance of Organ Donation
Episode 154
Dr. Douglas Hale from Vanderbilt University Medical Center explains how renal transplants are done and emphasizes the importance of organ donation.
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A Record Harvest
Episode 153
We visit the family farm of Mike Fields in Hawkins County, Tennessee. In the summer of 2026, Mike grew a pumpkin that weighed in at 1,494 pounds. The…
1 week, 2 days ago
The Life of Country Comedian Minnie Pearl
Episode 152
Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon was a member of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville for over 50 years. She was best known through her stage persona, Minnie P…
2 weeks ago
A Ritual at Summer's End: The Making of Chow-Chow
Episode 151
We visit a kitchen in Scott County, Virginia, where late summer means the making of the garden-clearing relish known as chow-chow.
3 weeks, 1 day ago
A Pawpaw Primer
Episode 150
Dr. Kirk Pomper at Kentucky State University discusses the cultivation and uses of the pawpaw, the largest edible fruit native to North America.
4 weeks, 1 day ago
More About Coping with PTSD
Episode 149
In the second part of our interview, Retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Miles Burdine of Kingsport, Tennessee, continues his story about living with P…
1 month ago
Coping with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Episode 148
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Miles Burdine, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce, shares his story of deal…
1 month, 1 week ago
Cyclosporiasis
Episode 147
Our topic is the recent outbreak of Cyclosporiasis in the United States, and our guest is Dr. William Schaffner, Professor of Preventive Medicine in …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Meet K9 Buck
Episode 146
We learn about the valuable work of a new member of the police force in Johnson City, Tennessee.
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Long Island Iced Tea Trail
Episode 145
Kingsport, Tennessee, lays claim to a recipe for Long Island Iced Tea that originated in the 1920s. We discover how city leaders are using that histo…
2 months ago