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One of the most elusive gastronomic treats in the world can now be found in East Tennessee--- the famed, rare Perigord Black Truffle. The nubby, round, aromatic fungus is worth hundreds of dollars a pound and grows wild in France. But it has stubbornly resisted commercial production in the New World. Yet, a Greene County, Tennessee man has succeeded where many others have failed. At the start of last truffle season, Dr. Tom Michaels carefully considered a request by WUOT's Ann Lloyd. She wanted to tour his orchard. And he eventually agreed...
Downtown Knoxville has undergone something of a renaissance in the last decade, and in the economic climate of the last couple of years, some would say that the success of new businesses downtown is something of a surprise. Now another small-business-owner is braving the recession to cater to a large contingent of Knoxville's population: Musicians. Chrissy Keuper speaks with Matt Morelock, owner of Morelock Music on Gay Street... 
Ginseng root has long been used in folk medicine in the United States and Asia. But now, it's big business, appearing in pills, energy drinks and even cosmetics. The manufacturers of these products buy ginseng from a seller. The seller buys it from a network of buyers. And those buyers purchase it from those who dig it out of the ground. So before all the glitzy packaging and promises, the main ingredient in your energy drink may have started in North Springs, Tennessee with Ward Kemp. As part of WUOT's Next Wave Radio Project, Kelsey Willis reports on how a scraggly root became the centerpiece of her grandfather's career...
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Americans love their pets... but the Humane Society reports that more than eight million cats and dogs find their way into US animal shelters every year. More than half of them are euthanized and many of those animals are the offspring of family pets who simply haven't been spayed or neutered. In addition to an overpopulation problem, a tough economic atmosphere is forcing many pet owners to surrender their pets to shelters. In this episode of Dialogue, Chrissy Keuper speaks with Tim Adams, the Executive Director of Knoxville's Young-Williams Animal Center...