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Each year, the Friends of the Knox County Public Library present the Wilma Dykeman Stokely Memorial Lecture. For 2009, the lecture's focus is on human rights and reform in China. Chrissy Keuper interviews the 2009 lecturer, Knoxville-native Minky Worden. Worden is the Media Director for Human Rights Watch... 
Clarence Brown's Carousel Theatre at the University of Tennessee opens with a new play tonight that examines the dynamics of war, nuclear science and friendship. In "Copenhagen" playwright Michael Frayn speculates as to what was said when two world-famous scientists and friends met and went for a walk in Nazi-occupied Copenhagen. One was German. The other was a Danish citizen, part Jewish. In this story produced by WUOT's Matt Shafer Powell, Director Kate Buckley says their conversation is shrouded in mystery. But it hints at some powerful themes--including the role scientific discovery plays in our world, and even our relationships...
Twice over the past week, the Clarence Brown Theatre at the University of Tennessee has opened its doors to local high school students to expose them to the poetic grandeur of William Shakespeare. Students often more interested in Facebook and texting had the chance to see the 400 year-old comedy "Love's Labour's Lost" performed live on stage. And many of them were pleasantly surprised by what they saw. WUOT's Ann Lloyd was there for one of the performances...
In this recession, unemployment is beginning to look like an epidemic, spreading to every corner of society. If you haven't had the experience of losing your job, you probably know someone who has. It can be a demeaning, discouraging and depressing time. But people get through it. And today, WUOT is going to help you--or someone you love--do just that. Host Matt Shafer Powell is joined by a panel of guests, all of whom serve in some capacity on the front lines of the unemployment issue. Donna Stansberry is the Director of Workforce Investment Act Services in Talbott Tennessee. We're also joined by Emily Hatfield. Emily is the Services Manager at the Tennessee Career Center in Knoxville. And Daru Burdge runs the Knoxville office of the Consumer Credit Counseling Service...
Tens of thousands of industrial chemicals have been released into the environment, all across the country. Many scientists are examining possible health risks from that chemical contamination. One researcher at Maryville College wants to know how industrial chemicals affect hormones and reproduction in animals. And he worries the problems he's seeing in animals are showing up in people, too. WUOT's Ann Lloyd has this reports...