http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ en-us mpowell7@utk.edu 2009-07-01T13:00:00-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/07/000478-dialogue_our_coalfueled_legacy.html Even before the Revolutionary War, miners had discovered coal buried deep in the Appalachian Mountains. But with the advent of the Industrial and Electrical ages, the coal found in the Appalachians became a critical cog in the gears that moved... 478@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-07-01T13:00:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/06/000477-vl_stonecipher_anderson_county_schools.html Anderson County students, teachers and administrators are saying goodbye this summer to a man who has helped shape their school system. VL Stonecipher was inspired by his own teachers while growing up in Anderson County, and he began teaching in... 477@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-06-30T09:38:21-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/06/000476-antje_and_lizanne.html This evening at the Grove Theatre in Oak Ridge, two up and coming singer-songwriters perform. Antje Duvekot and Lizanne Knott both say they work in the "acoustic folk" style, but don't consider themselves traditional folk musicians. Even though Duvekot and... 476@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-06-26T17:50:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/06/000475-the_millionaires.html The new novel The Millionaires provides an alternate universe to Knoxville, Tennessee in the 1970's and 80's. It's the story of two wealthy, brash brothers who wrangle the World's Fair to a mid-sized Southern town. Author Inman Majors spent much... 475@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-06-24T08:53:03-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/06/000474-utusgs_black_bear_study.html Researchers with the University of Tennessee and the US Geological Survey are continuing work on the longest-running study of bears in the world. It began in 1968, when black bear populations all over the US were declining. Now, their numbers... 474@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-06-24T08:18:15-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/06/000473-comment_boxes.html Comment boxes are those open forums that appear below an on-line news article. Readers can comment about the article, the people in the article or just about anything they want. Some readers say the boxes reveal the worst of humanity... 473@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-06-22T06:35:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/06/000472-wezoogajam.html Just a week after the massive Bonnaroo music festival in Middle Tennessee, a new, more intimate gathering gets underway in East Tennessee. Wezoogajam is this Friday through Sunday in Hancock County. The festival features more than two dozen regional and... 472@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-06-18T17:45:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/06/000471-tdot_smartfix_40_downtown.html One of the most massive road projects in state history comes to fruition today, June 12, 2009. In July of 2005, the Tennessee Department of Transportation began work on SmartFix 40 and this afternoon, Interstate 40 through downtown Knoxville will... 471@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-06-12T11:27:55-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/06/000470-gm_retirees_in_tellico_village.html Recent developments at General Motors are being watched closely in the East Tennessee community of Tellico Village. Tellico Village is home to hundreds of retired auto industry employees--- many from the Detroit area. And while members of Tellico's GM Club... 470@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-06-10T06:35:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/06/000469-dialogue_greghri_love.html Greghri Love's memoir "There is an Urgency" is a raw, agonizing view of childhood abuse from the perspective of the man who lived it. In startling detail, Love documents the cruelty and neglect he suffered in an apartment he shared... 469@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-06-03T13:00:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/05/000468-taeda.html The traditional Irish band Taeda is on a two-week tour of the United States and stopped by the WUOT studios before their performance at Oak Ridge's Grove Theatre. This tour features Patsy O'Brien on guitar, Oisin Mac Diarmada on fiddle,... 468@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-05-21T17:50:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/05/000467-agee_crash_bash.html The Checkered Flag Sports Bar is on an almost lonely stretch of Clinton Highway in Powell. At another time, it might have been described as a speakeasy, or a workingman's tavern. But on Monday night, the Checkered Flag became a... 467@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-05-19T17:45:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/05/000466-literacy_surge_npr.html Millions of people have lost their jobs since the recession began a year and a half ago. Now, the unemployed are filling up adult literacy programs. As Matt Shafer Powell of WUOT reports, it is a particularly desperate time for... 466@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-05-11T17:45:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/05/000465-dr_dolly.html Dolly Parton is a Sevier County native and entertainment icon around the world. Parton is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has been honored for her public service by the Smithsonian Institution, received seven Grammy Awards, been... 465@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-05-08T17:45:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/05/000464-dialogue_greg_button_on_the_impact_of_environmental_disaster.html On December 22nd, Roane County residents awoke to an environmental disaster... overnight, more than a billion gallons of coal fly ash had spilled from the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil Plant, covering hundreds of acres of land and fouling the... 464@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-05-07T13:00:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/04/000463-lost_and_found_davy_rothbart.html In June of 2001, brothers Davy Rothbart and his brother Peter began to publish their collection of found notes and items in a magazine they called, simply, "Found". Eight years later, Found Magazine and their books about found items have... 463@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-04-30T17:45:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/04/000462-pat_summitt_on_achievement.html Each year, the Girl Scouts of Tanasi Council holds a 'Women of Achievement" gala in Knoxville, and this year's keynote speaker knows a little about achievement... Pat Summitt has won eight national championships and more than a thousand games as... 462@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-04-28T07:58:12-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/03/000461-2009_wilma_dykeman_stokely_memorial_lecture_minky_worden_human_rights_watch.html 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... 461@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-03-30T09:35:12-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/03/000460-copenhagen.html 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... 460@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-03-27T05:35:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/03/000459-test.html Download file... 459@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-03-25T16:03:22-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/03/000457-loves_labours_lost.html 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... 457@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-03-13T05:35:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/03/000458-dialogue_i_just_lost_my_job.html 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... 458@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-03-04T13:00:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/03/000456-frogs_salamanders_and_bpa.html 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... 456@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-03-03T05:35:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/02/000455-the_time_the_african_american_experience_black_atticus.html During the month of February, WUOT-FM has been exploring the African American experience through the eyes--and words--- of some of Knoxville's most talented black poets. Today on "The Time", we hear from local poet Black Atticus...... 455@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-02-27T05:35:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/02/000454-the_time_the_african_american_experience_rhea_sunshine.html During the month of February, WUOT-FM is exploring the African American experience through the eyes--and words--- of some of Knoxville's most talented black poets. Today on "The Time", we hear from local poet Rhea Sunshine...... 454@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-02-23T05:35:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/02/000453-going_green.html Many Americans are looking to make "eco-friendly" changes in their lives, from recycling to buying organic foods and using less electricity. One well-known, Earth friendly expert is bringing her message of "Green Living" to Knoxville. Discovery Television Network host and... 453@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-02-20T17:45:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/02/000452-comet_lulin_2009.html Comet Lulin is traveling through our solar system and will be at its brightest in the next few days. The University of Tennessee's department of Physics and Astronomy will have an observational session Sunday, February 22nd, starting at 9:30pm. More... 452@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-02-20T06:36:33-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/02/000450-whats_in_the_air.html In December, a massive coal ash spill at a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant in East Tennessee dumped more than a billion gallons of coal ash sludge into the surrounding rivers and neighborhoods. Since then, area residents have worried about... 450@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-02-19T05:35:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/02/000451-the_time_the_african_american_experience_michael_hudson_nikki_giovanni.html During the month of February, WUOT-FM is exploring the African American experience through the eyes--and words--- of some of Knoxville's most talented black poets. Today on "The Time", we hear from two poets: Nikki Giovanni and Michael Hudson...... 451@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-02-18T05:35:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/02/000449-the_time_the_african_american_experience_seed_lynn.html During the month of February, WUOT-FM is exploring the African American experience through the eyes--and words--- of some of Knoxville's most talented black poets. Today on "The Time", we hear from local slam poet Seed Lynn...... 449@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-02-13T05:35:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/02/000448-keith_devlin_the_npr_math_guy.html Keith Devlin is a Mathematics professor at Stanford University, best selling author and is known to NPR listeners as "The Math Guy". Devlin is spending two days in Knoxville at the University of Tennessee. He gives a public lecture tonight... 448@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-02-10T17:45:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/02/000447-the_debut_of_the_big_ears_festival.html Knoxville is hosting the debut of the Big Ears Festival, February 6th through the 8th. The event is drawing an audience from all over the world and features musicians and performers who don't commonly perform in the southeast, or in... 447@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-02-06T09:08:43-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/02/000446-february_dialogue_knox_county_4th_circuit_court_judge_bill_swann.html Knox County's 4th Circuit Court handles family issues: divorce, child custody, domestic violence... Judge Bill Swann has been elected to serve on the 4th Circuit Court Bench four times: in 1982, 1990, 1998, and in 2006. In 1984, Judge Swann... 446@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-02-05T09:15:17-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/01/000445-the_father_of_aerobics.html Dr. Kenneth Cooper spurred an entire self help culture. He was the original cheer leader for "aerobic" exercise. The 77 year-old Cooper runs a Wellness clinic in Dallas Texas. There he promotes vigorous exercise, good diet and healthy living. Cooper... 445@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-01-30T12:37:36-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/01/000444-the_love_kitchen.html If you've never been to East Knoxville's Love Kitchen, you're missing out on one of the city's truly remarkable stories. Over the past twenty-plus years, volunteers at the Love Kitchen have prepared and served hundreds of thousands of meals to... 444@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-01-16T05:35:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/01/000443-the_journey_of_gordon_hirabayashi.html Thursday and Friday nights, the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church will present a one-man play about the life of Gordon Hirabayashi. Hirabayashi was one of three Japanese-Americans to openly protest his internment during World War II. His case eventually went... 443@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-01-15T17:45:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/01/000442-a_preview_of_the_106th_tn_general_assembly.html The 2009 Legislative session of the Tennessee General Assembly begins Tuesday, January 13th. Chrissy Keuper speaks with Joe White, the Capitol Hill correspondent for WPLN Public Radio in Nashville. He says the legislature is beginning its session under a brand... 442@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-01-13T08:12:38-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/01/000441-the_8th_of_january_celebrated.html On January 8th, 1815, the American militia won a decisive victory in a battle against the British, just outside of New Orleans. The militia, led by Tennessee General Andrew Jackson, was vastly outnumbered by British troops, but was so soundly... 441@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-01-08T09:09:35-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/01/000440-dialogue_tva_coal_ash_spill_is_kingstons_water_safe.html Early on the morning of December 22nd, an earthen wall near the TVA's Kingston Fossil plant gave way and more than a billion gallons of coal ash spilled into the surrounding area. The surge of toxic sludge destroyed homes, clogged... 440@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-01-07T13:00:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/01/000439-gregory_button_the_tva_coal_ash_spill.html Early on the morning of December 22nd, 2008, more than a billion gallons of coal fly ash broke through a retaining wall at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil steam plant in Harriman, Tennessee. The toxic sludge buried more than... 439@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-01-07T09:29:26-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/01/000438-tva_coal_ash_update_npr.html Today, the Environmental Protection Agency found arsenic levels more than 100 times the acceptable amount in a river near a massive spill of coal ash. Eleven days ago, an earthen dam collapsed at a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant near... 438@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-01-02T17:45:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2008/12/000437-tva_fly_ash_spill.html On the morning of December 22, a retaining wall near the Kingston Fossil Coal Plant gave way and more than a billion gallons of so-called "Fly Ash" spilled into the surrounding area, destroying some homes and covering the region in... 437@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2008-12-30T07:35:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2008/12/000436-peter_mayer.html For the past 14 years, Minnesota singer-songwriter Peter Mayer has been traveling the country, exposing audiences to his rich blend of folk and Americana. Earlier today, Mayer stopped by the WUOT studios to meet with Ann Lloyd, where he discussed... 436@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2008-12-05T16:50:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2008/12/000435-dialogue_herb_moncier.html During his nearly four decades in the practice of law, Herb Moncier has established a reputation as a legal brawler and hero of the common man, unafraid to challenge the prevailing structures of power. At the same time, his run-ins... 435@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2008-12-03T13:00:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2008/11/000433-dialogue_energy_policy_and_the_new_federal_administration.html An historic election has taken place and a new federal administration is in the works. Of the many policies that could see a lot of change in the next few years, one is the nation's energy policy. November's Dialogue explores... 433@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2008-11-06T07:45:48-05:00