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In the U-S, the term "urban sprawl" is often used in a negative context to describe the move away from American cities into the surrounding countryside. Critics of sprawl say it's harmful to the environment, creates traffic congestion, destroys green space and long commutes into the suburbs even contribute to the disintegration of the American family. But Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit.com tells WUOT's Chrissy Keuper that urban sprawl has gotten a bad rap in recent years... 
In recent years, the medical community has become aware of and more sensitive to the fact that African Americans are more likely to die from cancer than those belonging to other races. University of Tennessee professor Wornie Reed recently returned from an American Public Health Association conference in Philadelphia, where he spoke about a new program that uses television and video to address the problem. Here, he sits down with WUOT's Matt Shafer Powell to talk about the disparity and what's being done about it...
Months after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, thousands of stray cats and dogs are still roaming the streets of New Orleans. Most were family pets at one time. Animal rescue organizations like Best Friends Animal Society are rounding up as many as possible and holding them at a huge emergency shelter in Tylertown, Mississippi. Howard Loftin of the Crossville-based Road Home Animal Rescue recently returned from Tylertown. He tells WUOT's Matt Shafer Powell that he originally planned on bringing four dogs back to his shelter in Tennessee. But he returned with fifteen...
For a generation, The Candy Factory in Downtown Knoxville has fulfilled a vital role for the area's community and arts groups. The city-owned building provided free meeting and studio space to non-profit groups for more than 20 years. Now, the Candy Factory has been sold to a developer and these groups must find new places to congregate. But as WUOT's Ann Lloyd reports, the sale still has its opponents, who hang onto the fact that the deal hasn't been finalized yet...
The role of some of Germany's most prominent Christians during the reign of Hitler remains one of that era's terrible secrets. It's a secret exposed in the new film "Theologians Under Hitler", produced and directed by local filmmaker and United Methodist minister Steven Martin. On this segment of Dialogue, host Matt Shafer Powell speaks with Martin about the church's role in Hitler's Germany...
The Holidays can be very difficult, depressing and confusing for people who are grieving the recent death of a close friend, spouse or relative. But Chaplain Ron Russell from the University of Tennessee Medical Center says those people actually can use the Holidays to help them as they go through the healing process...
Knox County Administrator of Elections Greg MacKay is getting a hands-on civics lesson--in Kazakhstan. He volunteered to be a short term monitor for the former Soviet republic's December 4th presidential election. Mac Kay has been preparing for the trip for several weeks. Prior to his departure, WUOT's Ann Lloyd talked with MacKay about the reasons he decided to go the Central Asian Steppes in December...