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Throughout the 1990s, Irish minister Ken Newell played an important role in brokering peace in Northern Ireland. The Presbyterian minister says overcoming armed conflict between Catholic and Protestant factions was very difficult. He tells WUOT's Ann Lloyd that cultural differences were vast, even though the Protestants and Catholics shared a country...
Keith Knight is one of the few black syndicated cartoonists in America. His two comics "The K Chronicles and (Th)ink are featured in some 35 newspapers, most of them "alternative" presses. He's spending the day at Maryville College and tonight opens the Spring Community Conversations series there. Knight is in some ways an accidental success. He tells WUOT's Ann Lloyd he didn't start out looking to be published...
There are an estimated 100,000 civilians in Iraq working alongside the U.S. military. LIke the soldiers, they've suffered kidnappings, injuries and death. One woman trying to help the contractors is Jana Crowder. She has a website just for them. This past weekend, some injured contractors gathered in Knoxville. WUOT's Ann Lloyd was there...
Twelve years ago, radio producer Ira Glass launched a new kind of public radio show called This American Life. The program was based on the premise that normal people have interesting and compelling stories to tell. Over the years, the show has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Peabody and Dupont-Columbia awards. Glass tells WUOT's Matt Shafer Powell it's still very difficult to describe the show to those who haven't heard it...
The author known as Jefferson Bass has a new Body Farm novel. "Flesh and Bone" was written by the team Jon Jefferson and renowned forensic anthropologist Dr. Bill Bass. Like their first book "Carved in Bone", it revolves around the fictional character of Dr. Bill Brockton, a forensic expert and UT professor. Jefferson relied heavily on Dr. Bass' research and experience for both books. But Jefferson tells WUOT's Ann Lloyd that "Flesh and Bone" was a more difficult book to write...
On any given night, there are as many as 900 people in Knox County without a home. How pervasive is homelessness in this region? How has it evolved over the years? On this episode of Dialogue, host Chrissy Keuper speaks with Dr. Roger Nooe and Michael Dunthorn. Dunthorn and Nooe are charged with finding solutions to the problem as part of Knoxville and Knox County's 10-year plan to end chronic homelessness...
A unique puppet show is playing at the Bijou Theatre today. "Ananse--Early in the Day" is based on several West African folk tales. The puppets are constructed on a huge scale--- up to 8 feet tall. And the puppeteers are visible as they manipulate and dance with the characters. WUOT's Ann Lloyd got a chance to see a preview of the show...