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  • K9 Buck (And His Partner Sergeant Tim Hensley)

    K9 Buck (And His Partner Sergeant Tim Hensley)
    Feb 26 2026
    We visit the Johnson City, Tennessee, Police Department to learn about the work of K9 Buck, the department’s first electronic storage detection dog. Joining us for the interview is K9 Buck’s partner, Sgt. Tim Hensley.
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    18 min
  • Chow-chow

    Chow-chow
    Feb 18 2026
    During this winter season, we remember the gardens of late summer with a discussion about the relish called chow-chow.
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    18 min
  • John U. Bacon (Part Two)

    John U. Bacon (Part Two)
    Feb 11 2026
    In part two of our conversation, John U. Bacon, author of the bestselling book The Gales of November, discusses factors that led to the sinking of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior on November 10, 1975.
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    18 min
  • John U. Bacon

    John U. Bacon
    Feb 6 2026
    Our guest is John U. Bacon, author of The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Currently on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list, the book recounts the story of the sinking of the freighter in the waters of Lake Superior, resulting in the deaths of the 29 crewmen, on November 10, 1975. This is part one of two “Vital Voices” programs with John Bacon.
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    18 min
  • Taylor Branch

    Taylor Branch
    Jan 27 2026
    Pulitzer-Prize-winning historian and biographer Taylor Branch is featured in a discussion with East Tennessee State University history professor Dr. Daryl Carter, recorded at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast in Johnson City, Tennessee. Branch is one of the most prolific chroniclers of the American civil rights movement and the leadership of Dr. King.
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    18 min
  • Willa Johnson

    Willa Johnson
    Jan 20 2026
    We remember the 2022 floods in Eastern Kentucky with flood survivor and documentary filmmaker Willa Johnson, a native of Letcher County, Kentucky.
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    18 min
  • Dr. John Shelton Reed

    Dr. John Shelton Reed
    Jan 14 2026
    One of the world's leading experts on the cultures of the American South, Dr. John Shelton Reed, takes a look at a classic New Orleans cocktail.
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    18 min
  • Dr. Kristen Scarpato (Part Two)

    Dr. Kristen Scarpato (Part Two)
    Jan 8 2026
    Prostate cancer has been in the news lately, with President Joe Biden's diagnosis and the death of Major League baseball star Ryne Sandberg. We continue our conversation on the subject with Dr. Kristen Scarpato from Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
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    18 min