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Open BookMark L. Brooks On "Laying Autumn's Dust"Mark L Brooks(marklbrooks.com)On this episode of WUTC's "Open Book," Richard Winham speaks with Mark L. Brooks, an alum of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga whose debut novel is "Laying Autumn's Dust: A Southern Tragedy About Betrayal, Revenge, and Murder," published by Co-Pilot Publishing.2025-04-1258 min

Open BookPamela Thomas-Graham on "When Words Fail"(Kehrer Verlag)On this episode of WUTC's "Open Book," Richard Winham speaks with Pamela Thomas-Graham, author and photographer of the forthcoming book "When Words Fail: A Photographic Journey through New York City."Pamela Thomas-Graham(Buck Ennis via Simon & Schuster)2025-03-1758 min

Open BookA Pair Of Poets In The Southeast: Mia S. Willis & Christian J. Collier(craiglea123 / Creative Commons)On this episode of WUTC's "Open Book," Richard Winham speaks with two poets in back-to-conversations: Mia S. Willis from Charlotte, NC - and Chattanooga's own Christian J. Collier.Mia S. Willis(Mia S. Willis)Christian J. Collier(Christian J. Collier)2025-02-1758 min

From The Green RoomBring On The Bluegrass: IBMA's Ken White with WUTC's Richard Winham Ken White(Ken White / IBMA)Chattanooga is the new home of the World of Bluegrass.The event - presented by the International Bluegrass Music Association - is coming to Chattanooga this September, and in 2026 and 2027.Ken White, the IBMA's executive director, spoke with our own Richard Winham - live here on WUTC._____Stay tuned to WUTC in the months to come for more voices - and more songs - as Chattanooga prepares to host the World of Bluegrass, September 16th through September 20th. Visit worldofbluegrass.org.2025-02-1704 min

Open BookDeanna Raybourn On "Kills Well With Others"Deanna Raybourn(Holly Virginia Photography)On this episode of "Open Book," Richard Winham speaks with Deanna Raybourn, author of "Kills Well with Others."Her novel - a sequel to "Killers of a Certain Age," a New York Times best seller - offers another bloody good adventure for four female assassins who band together again as they prepare for retirement.(Penguin Random House)2025-02-1058 min

Open BookJared Sullivan on "Valley So Low"Jared Sullivan(Mackenzie Wray)(Aired 12/14/24) Jared Sullivan, an alum of UTC, talks about his book "Valley So Low: One Lawyer's Fight for Justice in the Wake of America's Great Coal Catastrophe" - on the coal ash disaster in Kingston, TN in 2008 and its aftermath - on this episode of WUTC's "Open Book" with Richard Winham.(Penguin Random House)2024-12-2058 min

Open BookMatthew HubbardMatthew Hubbard(Mandy Rhoden Photography)(Aired Sat 11/16/24) Author Matthew Hubbard is Richard Winham's guest for this episode of WUTC's "Open Book."2024-11-2658 min

Open BookPeggy Douglas, Part IIPeggy Douglas(Southern Exposure)(Aired Sat 11/09/24) On this episode of "Open Book," Richard Winham shares the first part of his conversation with Peggy Douglas of "Southern Exposure."2024-11-2658 min

Open BookAndrew K. Clark - And Peggy Douglas, Part IAndrew K. Clark(Andrew K. Clark)(Aired Sat 10/19/24) On this episode of "Open Book," Richard Winham speaks with Andrew K. Clark, Appalachian Gothic writer and poet who lives near Asheville, NC - and shares the first part of his conversation with Peggy Douglas of "Southern Exposure."Peggy Douglas(Southern Exposure)2024-10-2158 min

Live In The LibraryRichard DaigleRichard Daigle(Richard Daigle)(Aired Sat 10/12/24) Singer-songwriter Richard Daigle shares songs from his latest album "Cajun People" on this episode of "Live in the Library" with Richard Winham, recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.2024-10-2158 min

Open BookRichard JacksonRichard Jackson in 2022.(Angela Foster / UTC)Richard Jackson - who established the creative writing program on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - talks about his latest collection of poems, "Where the Wind Comes From," on this episode of "Open Book" with WUTC's Richard Winham.2024-09-2458 min

Open BookStorytellers: Michael Ake, Holly Morse-Ellington, Kashun Parks, Mark Anderson(matsuyuki / Creative Commons)On this episode of "Open Book," Richard Winham speaks with Michael Ake, Holly Morse-Ellington and Kashun Parks of Cast Iron Storytelling from Next Exit Productions - and author Mark Anderson.2024-07-2156 min

Open BookLaura HankinLaura Hankin(Penguin Random House)Laura Hankin - whose latest novel and first romcom is "One-Star Romance" - is Richard Winham's guest on this episode of "Open Book."2024-07-1557 min

Scenic Roots“The Music Man” Marches On At Signal Mountain Playhouse(Signal Mountain Playhouse)“Seventy-six trombones led the big paradeWith a hundred and ten coronets close at hand…”“The Music Man” is this summer's production at Signal Mountain Playhouse. Our own Richard Winham spoke with the lead actors.(Signal Mountain Playhouse)2024-07-0112 min

Open BookTasha Coryell - & Jason TinneyTasha Coryell(Emily Covington)On this Open Book, my first guest is Tasha Coryell - whose just published novel is titled "Love Letters To a Serial Killer."In the excerpt from the opening pages of the novel, read by Andi Arndt, the young woman Hannah talks about her life - alone much of the time - in Minnesota. It’s the preamble to her decision to write to an accused serial killer, William, in prison awaiting trial in Atlanta for the murder of four young women.My second guest on this show is Ja...2024-06-1658 min

Open BookStephen Eoannou & Pi Jacobs(infomatique / Creative Commons)(Aired 5/18/24)For this "Open Book," my first guest is Stephen Eoannou. When I was a very young lad living in a London suburb, I spent many of my days dreaming of riding a horse, six guns strapped to my waist on the dusty roads of the Old West. The Lone Ranger was my hero and I waited eagerly each week to catch up with his adventures on the 9” screen of the family television. I wasn’t alone. The show had an international audience in the millions - one of w...2024-06-1259 min

Open BookJames Champion(Jo Naylor / Flickr)(Aired 5/11/24)In this Open Book, my guest is a practicing psychiatrist who writes under the name James Champion. He decided to use a different name when writing his first novel to protect the patients he writes about in his account of the two years he spent in medical school as a clinical resident.“The clinical years of medical school are a unique and challenging experience,” he said - a period in which he was moving to a different rotation (including gynecology, cardiology, pediatrics psychiatry and neurosurgery) every one to two mont...2024-06-1258 min

Open BookJason Tinney, Holly Morse-Ellington, Melodie Edwards(Cast Iron Storytelling)(Aired 4/13/2024) For the first half of this week’s "Open Book," my guests are the local playwrights, actors and producers Jason Tinney and Holly Morse-Ellington. Jason Tinney(Cast Iron Storytelling)Holly Morse-Ellington(Cast Iron Storytelling)In the second half of the show, my guest is Melodie Edwards. Her first novel was a re-imagining of "Jane Eyre," in which she pulled Jane and her prickly love interest Edward Rochester from the mid-19th Century into the present day. In her just published second novel, a re-imagining of Jane Au...2024-06-1258 min

Open BookJason Tinney And The World Of "Cast Iron Storytelling"Jason Tinney - at the launch of "Cast Iron Storytelling" at Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga in April 2024.(Cast Iron Storytelling)Richard Winham talks to Jason Tinney - actor, writer and producer - about his latest project "Cast Iron Storytelling." The series of curated stories from ordinary people was launched in April at Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga - and returns there on Saturday, June 22nd and Sunday, June 23rd.Jason Tinney - and storytellers Taylor Boyd, Cathy Scott and Ginger Birnbaum - at the launch of "Cast Iron Storytelling" at Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga in...2024-06-1058 min

Scenic RootsSherry Cothran On An Evening For Beloved Woman At Barking LegsSherry Cothran(Sherry Cothran)Beloved Woman is a nonprofit here in Chattanooga that helps women carve their own paths as entrepreneurs who can earn a living wage.It was founded by Sherry Cothran - songwriter, musician and Methodist minister.This week, Sherry and her band 30 Grit will perform her new album “REV” at a benefit for Beloved Woman - on Thursday, starting at 7 PM, at Barking Legs Theater.Part of a cohort at Beloved Woman.(Beloved Woman)Opening the show: MS LOL, a local comedian and a recent graduate of Belo...2024-05-2112 min

Open BookDeborah Levine & Amy WrightMy guests for this Open Book are Deborah Levine and Amy Wright. Deborah Levine is the editor-in-chief of the American Diversity Report. She has written 18 books and, according to her biography, she has been a change-maker for a diverse world in challenging times for more than three decades. In fact for much of her life, Deborah has been living in her imagination just as she did when she was a little girl growing up on the island of Bermuda.For the second half of the program, my guest is Amy Wright. Dr. Wright is a professor of...2024-04-2458 min

On The Outside In ChattanoogaTurning The Page On An Iconic Piece Of Chattanooga’s HistoryThe Chattanooga Choo-Choo(Chattanooga Tourism Co.)This month, Preserve Chattanooga - the historic preservation nonprofit in this city - sold its portion of the Terminal Station complex on Market Street.The sale to Northpond Partners also protects both the complex’s interior dome and its exterior facade from demolition or “inappropriate architectural changes.”Todd Morgan is executive director of Preserve Chattanooga.2024-03-2709 min

Open BookOpen Book with Rose McLarney( Photo from rosemclarney.com)For this Open Book which is now on two successive Saturday evenings every month, my guest is Rose McLarney whose most recent collection of poems, Colorfast, has just been published.Rose is an associate professor of creative writing at Auburn University in Alabama. She’s also co-editor-in-chief and poetry editor of The Southern Humanities Review. She grew up in Western North Carolina and many of the poems in this book are reflections on her life growing up in the North Carolina mountains.2024-03-2659 min

Open BookOpen Book with Stephanie Dray(Photo from Stephaniedray.com)For this Open Book. my guest is New York Times, Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author of historical women’s fiction, Stephanie Dray. Her award-winning work has been translated into many languages and tops lists for the most anticipated reads of the year. Her most recent book is a novel based on the life of Frances Perkins. Frances Perkins is best remembered, if at all, as one of the architects of the Social Security Act. But during the nearly two decades when she was in Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s cabinet first when he was Gove...2024-03-2658 min

Scenic RootsFrom Signal Mountain Playhouse: “The Hallelujah Girls”(Signal Mountain Playhouse)On Signal Mountain, a sweet spot comedy for this winter and the Valentine’s Day season - as our own Richard Winham tells us.(Signal Mountain Playhouse)2024-02-1508 min

On The Outside In ChattanoogaThe Conversations ContinueOn the Outside in Chattanooga, an ongoing conversation with the men, women and children living on the street in Chattanooga and the people who're daily doing all they can to help find them a home, has expanded to an hour. In this first hour-long show, we talked to some of the people who daily criss-cross the city and the county, offering solace and support to the homeless. We also talked to the former Mayor of Chattanooga, Ron Littlefield, about 11th Street and the "campus" for the homeless that he began creating in the early 2000's...2023-12-1312h 43

On The Outside In ChattanoogaPart Eight: Housing First (Pt. 2)For too many people in Chattanooga, the cost of renting an apartment is beyond their means. According to Zumper, an online apartment search site, in the last year, the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Chattanooga jumped by 18.3% over the past year to an average rent of $1,550 a month, Realtors are reporting that the rise in rental prices is now slowing, but for many people finding affordable housing is almost insurmountable. And when they lose their job and don’t have a family to help them until they find a job, they have no other option than to li...2023-11-0904 min

Scenic RootsBackstories Of A History Funhouse: Bob Stagner On “Wayne-O-Rama”The puppet head of Nancy Ward, a political leader among Cherokee - featured in “History Funhouse: The Wayne-O-Rama Story” at the downtown Chattanooga Public Library.(Jennifer Crutchfield)Over the summer, an exhibition about an exhibition opened at the downtown Chattanooga Public Library - and you can see it for yourself until the end of this year.“History Funhouse: The Wayne-O-Rama Story” features works from “Wayne-O-Rama,” the art installation of puppets and sculptures about this city created by Chattanooga native Wayne White and displayed in 2016 and 2017.Our own Richard Winham spoke with Bob Stagner of the Shaking Ray...2023-11-0113 min

On The Outside In ChattanoogaPart Seven: Housing FirstIn this first half of a two-part episode in our continuing series On The Outside in Chattanooga, titled Housing First, we’re talking about a policy that everyone we spoke to helping the unsheltered told us was the only place to start. Before they can do anything to help the unsheltered person, they first have to find them a permanent place to live.One of the reasons that is becoming ever more of a challenge is because Chattanooga is growing so quickly. In fact, Nashville is the only city in Tennessee growing faster than Chattanooga. The population of...2023-09-2104 min

Open BookDick Golden & Ray PadgettMy guests on this month’s show are equally passionate music fans albeit with a very different focus. My first guest, Dick Golden, has been hosting and producing radio programs since the early 1960’s. He’s passionate about the music and the singers associated with American popular music before rock and roll especially Tony Bennett with whom he had a long friendship. A few years ago he published a coffee table book in which he wrote about his long relationship with the late singer.My second guest, Ray Padgett, is passionate about Bob Dylan. He began first hostin...2023-09-1400 min

On The Outside In ChattanoogaPart Six: Families and ChildrenLife on the outside in Chattanooga is a daily challenge for single people, but for parents with young children, it can be devastating. One reason for that, according to the people we talked to on 11th Street in the past year, is that many cities do not make any provision for unsheltered families, and when they do they split them up making a difficult situation almost impossible to bear. Here in Chattanooga, The McClellan Family and Children’s Shelter on 11th Street provides shelter for up to thirteen families at any one time. The families, some with two parents, so...2023-09-1304 min

On The Outside In ChattanoogaPart Five: DrugsLiving on the outside in Chattanooga is always a challenge. On 11th Street, those daily challenges are further exacerbated by very potent drugs. For many people living on 11th Street, it’s hard to resist a drug that promises to ease their daily pain. Fentanyl—an analgesic 50 times as potent as heroin and 100 times as potent as morphine, according to the DEA—is everywhere on 11th street.2023-09-0704 min

On The Outside In ChattanoogaPart Four: DangerJust a word of warning. This next piece contains material that isn’t suitable for children.People trapped On the Outside in Chattanooga, like many of us, find daily life a struggle, but for the unsheltered on 11th street (the population of which is divided roughly evenly between men and women), there is also the ever-present threat of casual violence.These conversations about life on 11th Street were recorded over the past year. 2023-09-0704 min

On The Outside In ChattanoogaPart Three: Homeless HealthcareOf all the services offered to the unsheltered in Chattanooga, the most valuable and comprehensive are offered by The Homeless Healthcare Center on 11th Street in Chattanooga.Dr. Karen Moyer is the Medical Director for the Center. For 22 years she has led a team of nurses and physicians tending to the healthcare of the unsheltered population in Chattanooga. They are family doctors for the unsheltered treating them like family.Joe Brackett is a tireless advocate for the unsheltered. For more than seven years he has spent every week visiting the unsheltered in camps spread across...2023-08-2404 min

On The Outside In ChattanoogaPart Two: HeatIt’s hot. Records have been broken. It’s the story of the Summer. We’re all wilting, but most of us can escape into air-conditioned offices and homes. For the unsheltered, there is little if any relief. The Salvation Army and The CHATT Foundation offer shelter during the day, but at night the only option is The Mission with 75 beds for men and women.In part 2 of On the Outside in Chattanooga, we are talking about surviving the solar onslaught on the street.2023-08-2404 min

On The Outside In ChattanoogaPart One: Food, Glorious FoodFor the past 18 months, Mal O’Connell and I have been talking to people living on the street in Chattanooga along with the army of professionals working to help them. For most of those 18 months, we were very much like the blind men and the elephant trying to grasp the enormity of the problem.But over time we began to understand that it’s not one problem or one person, but a huge shifting population of people each with their own unique perspective. Realizing that helped us to begin telling the story one topic at a time.2023-08-1004 min

Scenic RootsHitch A Ride With “50 Miles Away” At Barking Legs Theater(Next Exit Productions)Richard Winham previews “50 Miles Away” - a road trip play set to the tune of live music - premiering Thursday, August 10th at Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga.(Next Exit Productions)2023-08-071h 00

Scenic RootsAuthor Tim Hagerty On His Book “Tales From The Dugout”(Cider Mill Press)We’re talkin’ baseball - and writing about baseball. Richard Winham speaks with Tim Hagerty, author of "Tales from the Dugout."Tim Hagerty(Cider Mill Press)2023-07-1923 min

Open BookJuly: Anya von Bremzen and Sybil BakerFor Open Book this month my guests Anya von Bremzen and Sybil Baker.Food critic Anya Von Bremzen’s most recent book National Dish is a fascinating reflection on how essential food is to national identity, especially in an era when globalization is creating a kind of universal identity where once difficult-to-source indigenous dishes have become ubiquitous and available in almost any supermarket anywhere.Anya grew up in the USSR with her mother who loved food and daily lamented the paucity of choice in the grocery store—a fact that wasn’t lost on the Russia...2023-07-1858 min

Scenic RootsSing The Songs Of “Seussical” At Signal Mountain PlayhouseMeet a few cast members of “Seussical.”(Signal Mountain Playhouse)In a musical mood for the world of Dr. Seuss?You’ll find it on Signal Mountain this month, as our own Richard Winham tells us.2023-07-1211 min

Open BookC.S. Devereaux(https://www.csdevereaux.com/books/2023/fall-from-snowbird-mountain-cs-devereaux / https://www.csdevereaux.com/books/2023/fall-from-snowbird-mountain-cs-devereaux)My guest on this month’s Open Book is Devereaux Chivington Stebbins. Devereaux, who writes under the pen name C.S. Devereaux, has written several memoirs, but her most recent novel is her first work of historical fiction. While It’s based on the life of a North Carolina man, Jason Hyde, and the town he helped build in the mountains of North Carolina it is equally a portrait of a period in the history of the country immediately before and after the Civil War.Wars...2023-05-2358 min

Scenic Roots“Pygmalion” On Stage At Oak Street Theatre PlayhouseOn Friday, the play “Pygmalion” premieres at the Oak Street Playhouse here in Chattanooga, as our own Richard Winham tells us.2023-04-2611 min

Open BookJennifer Daniels & Peggy DouglasMy first guest on this month’s Open Book is singer and songwriter Jennifer Daniels. After 25 years of writing and singing songs, Jennifer is now also a novelist. Her second book, written for young adults, is as she put it “a paranormal adventure story” in which one of the two narrators has the ability to shape-shift into a lion. His name is Chowsie. His father is part of the Oglala Lakota tribe in South Dakota where he grew up. The other narrator is Elizabeth, nicknamed Sunbeam and later just Beam. Beam lives in Atlanta, but like Chowsie, Beam’s father i...2023-04-2057 min

Open BookRebecca Makkai & Gwen MullinsThe two guests on this month’s Open Book are the Chicago-based writer Rebecca Makkai and local writer and essayist Gwen Mullins. Rebecca Makkai’s recently published novel is titled I Have Some Questions For You. In a review in the New York Times, Hamilton Cain called it “whip-smart, uncompromising, and (mostly) a pleasure to read.”( Gwen Mullins)This is open Book. My second guest this evening is local writer and essayist Gwen Mullins. Gwen is in the process of submitting her first novel to a publisher, while she’s also already working on her second. Th...2023-03-2000 min

Scenic RootsThe Hospitality Mission Of The Hope House At UTCA meal at The Hope House on UTC’s campus.(Hope House)On the edge of our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - you’ll find The Hope House.Our own Richard Winham tells us more.2023-03-1610 min

Open Book"Let Me Say This" - A Dolly Parton AnthologyThe poems celebrating Dolly Parton’s life and writing titled "Let Me Say This" edited by my guest Julie Bloemeke and Dustin Brookshire was published last month. This is Open Book. I’m Richard Winham. Thanks so much for listening. Good night.2023-02-201h 00

Scenic RootsJet-Set Farce “Boeing Boeing” Lands On Signal Mountain(Signal Mountain Playhouse)“Boeing Boeing,” a French farce set in the 1960s, centers on 12 hours in the life of a bachelor called Bernard, who has a flat in Paris.Bernard is engaged to three airline stewardesses - each unaware of the others. All is well (for Bernard) until his friend Robert comes to stay. Further complications to do with the weather and a new, speedier Boeing jet also play havoc with his careful scheduling. And when all three stewardesses land in the city simultaneously … Bernard’s carefully laid plans rapidly begin to unravel.The play, which ho...2023-02-0827 min

Scenic RootsAt UTC, Meacham Writers Return For Fall 2022(Creative Commons)A season for writers here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - as our own Richard Winham tells us.2022-10-2016 min

Scenic RootsScenic Roots - Weds 10/19/22Jenna DeVries brings “Haute Halloween” to Coosa Mill.Richard Winham on UTC’s Meacham Writers’ Workshop.These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”2022-10-2028 min

Scenic RootsWaves Of Sound Therapy For Mind, Body And SoulJennifer Kearns with a sound therapy patient.(Theta Therapy)On Gunbarrel Road here in Chattanooga, you’ll now find a place that offers sound therapy for healing and stress relief.Our own Richard Winham tells us more.Jennifer Kearns with a sound therapy patient.(Theta Therapy)2022-07-2512 min

Scenic RootsScenic Roots - Mon 7/25/22Carmen Nesbitt, Chattanooga Times Free Press reporter. Richard Winham on sound therapy for healing and stress relief. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots."2022-07-2524 min

Open BookTalking Writing: Grafted CultureGrafted Culture(Grafted Culture)Richard Winham shares a conversation with Grafted Culture, the Dutch-American sister duo with an international indie folk-pop sound who now live in the Chattanooga area.2022-07-2425 min

Open BookTalking Writing: “Matilda” At Signal Mountain Playhouse(Signal Mountain Playhouse)Richard Winham shares a conversation with Garry Posey and Bea Burbank on “Matilda: The Musical” - premiering Friday, July 8th at Signal Mountain Playhouse.2022-07-2423 min

Open BookTalking Writing: Singer-Songwriter Patty GriffinPatty Griffin(pattygriffin.com)Richard Winham shares his conversation with Patty Griffin, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter.2022-07-2437 min

Open BookTalking Writing: Howard Brown(Howard Brown)(aired Weds 6/22/22)Richard Winham shares a conversation with poet Howard Brown, whose new collection is “Variations in the Perception of Color.”2022-07-2430 min

Open BookTalking Writing: Rachel McIntyre Smith on “Glory Daze”Rachel McIntyre Smith(rachelmcintyresmith.com)Richard Winham shares a conversation with Rachel McIntyre Smith, the Chattanooga singer-songwriter, on her new album “Glory Daze.”2022-07-2425 min

Open BookTalking Writing: The Scenic City Super ShowBarking Legs Theater(Barking Legs Theater)Richard Winham speaks with Courtenay Cholovich, Andrew Ledbetter and Matt Harris, the three standup comedians producing, hosting and performing in the Scenic City Super Show on Saturday night at Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga.2022-07-2431 min

Open BookTalking Writing: Deborah Levine on “Untold”Deborah Levine(Tennessee Entertainment Commission)Richard Winham shares a conversation with author Deborah Levine, whose most recent work is a radio play “Untold” - coming to WUTC next month.2022-07-2429 min

Open BookTalking Writing: Rachelle Barr, Part IIRachelle Barr - cartinglee(cartinglee.com)(aired Weds 5/04/22)Richard Winham shares the second part of a conversation with Rachelle Barr - the singer and songwriter who performs as Cartinglee - on this week’s Talking Writing.2022-07-2429 min

Open BookTalking Writing: Rachelle Barr, Part IRachelle Barr(cartinglee.com)Richard Winham shares the first part of a conversation with Rachelle Barr - the singer and songwriter who performs as Cartinglee - on this week’s Talking Writing.2022-07-2430 min

Open BookTalking Writing: Christian J. Collier And His Poetry, Part IIChristian J. Collier(christianjcollier.com)Richard Winham shares part two of his conversation with poet, artist and educator Christian J. Collier - whose most recent collection of poems is “The Gleaming of the Blade.”(Bull City Press / christianjcollier.com)2022-07-2429 min

Open BookTalking Writing: Christian J. Collier And His Poetry, Part IChristian J. Collier(christianjcollier.com)Richard Winham shares the first part of his conversation with poet, artist and educator Christian J. Collier - whose most recent collection of poems is “The Gleaming of the Blade.”(Bull City Press / christianjcollier.com)2022-07-2426 min

Open BookTalking Writing: Helga Kidder on “Learning Curve,” Part IIHelga Kidder(Chattanooga Writers Guild)Richard Winham shares the second part of his conversation with poet Helga Kidder on “Learning Curve,” her new collection of poetry that traces the arc of her life from her native Germany to Chattanooga today.2022-07-2429 min

Open BookTalking Writing: Helga Kidder on “Learning Curve,” Part I(Creative Commons)Richard Winham shares the first part of his conversation with poet Helga Kidder on “Learning Curve,” her new collection of poetry that traces the arc of her life from her native Germany to Chattanooga today.Helga Kidder(Chattanooga Writers Guild)2022-07-2427 min

Open BookTalking Writing: Charlotte Simon(all that improbable blue / Creative Commons)Richard Winham shares a conversation with singer-songwriter Charlotte Simon, who has just released her first album.2022-07-2430 min

Open BookA Southern Writer Explored In “Flannery’s Cafe” At Chatt StateFlannery O’Connor(Floyd Jillson)Flannery O’Connor was born nearly a century ago in Savannah, Georgia - and her complex legacy as a Southern Gothic writer reverberates to this day.“Flannery’s Cafe” is a play that delves into her notions of prejudice, grace and redemption through the characters in her stories.Written by Peggy Douglas and Jason Tinney, the play opens Friday at Chattanooga State Community College, in partnership with the nonprofit Mark Making.Due to the sensitive nature of the subject matter, a public talkback will be held after the play - mod...2022-07-2438 min

Open BookTalking Writing: Marilyn Forsythe on “Gone Nuts About Herbs”Marilyn & Neville Forsythe(Neville Forsythe)Richard Winham speaks with Marilyn Forsythe - wife of the late Chattanooga chef Neville Forsythe - about “Gone Nuts About Herbs,” a collection of his favorite recipes that she edited.2022-07-2426 min

Open BookTalking Writing: Lisa BakerLisa Baker(Wes Tobayoyong / lisabakerguitar.com)Richard Winham shares a conversation with Lisa Baker - guitarist, composer, painter and educator - who will give a presentation at UTC on Monday, February 28th on some of the women whose seminal creative influence has been largely overlooked.2022-07-2428 min

Open BookTalking Writing: Robert Gwaltney & “The Cicada Tree,” Part II(Moonshine Cove Publishing)Richard Winham shares the second part of his conversation with Robert Gwaltney, vice president of Easter Seals North Georgia - and author of the debut novel “The Cicada Tree,” set in a small Mississippi town in the 1950’s.Robert Gwaltney(Robert Gwaltney)2022-07-2429 min

Open BookTalking Writing: Robert Gwaltney & “The Cicada Tree,” Part IRobert Gwaltney(Robert Gwaltney)Richard Winham shares the first part of his conversation with Robert Gwaltney, vice president of Easter Seals North Georgia - an author of the debut novel “The Cicada Tree,” set in a small Mississippi town in the 1950’s.(Moonshine Cove Publishing)2022-07-2426 min

Open BookTalking Writing: Douglas Wolk On “All Of The Marvels”Douglas Wolk, at right - and the cover of his book, at left.(Penguin Random House)(aired Weds 11/24/21)Richard Winham speaks with Douglas Wolk, author of the book “All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told,” published by Penguin Random House.2022-07-2430 min

Open BookTalking Writing: Dr. Jing Tsu On “Kingdom Of Characters”Dr. Jing Tsu(Yale University)Richard Winham shares a conversation with Dr. Jing Tsu, literary scholar and cultural historian at Yale University, on her new book, “Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern.”(Penguin Random House)2022-07-2439 min

Open BookTalking Writing: Gwen KirbyGwen Kirby(Gwen Kirby)(aired Weds 1/19/22)Richard Winham shares a conversation with author Gwen Kirby on her debut collection of short stories.2022-07-2428 min

Open BookTalking Writing: Four Writers In Conversation, Part II(followtheseinstructions / Creative Commons)(aired Weds 1/12/22)Richard Winham shares the second part of conversation with four writers in the Chattanooga area: Helga Kidder, Cynthia Young, KB Ballentine and Rachel Landrum Crumble.2022-07-2426 min

Open BookTalking Writing: Four Writers In Conversation, Part I(chimpwithcan / Creative Commons)(aired Weds 1/05/22)Richard Winham shares the first part of conversation with four writers in the Chattanooga area: Helga Kidder, Cynthia Young, KB Ballentine and Rachel Landrum Crumble.2022-07-2430 min

Scenic RootsTalking Writing: Grafted CultureGrafted Culture(Grafted Culture)Richard Winham shares a conversation with Grafted Culture, the Dutch-American sister duo with an international indie folk-pop sound who now live in the Chattanooga area.2022-07-1325 min

Scenic RootsJazz A La Villette: Emma-Jean ThackrayEmma-Jean Thackray(Philharmonie de Paris)Richard Winham shares a performance by Emma-Jean Thackray, British multi-instrumentalist and producer, from last fall’s Jazz a la Villette festival in Paris.2022-07-1230 min

Scenic RootsIn The Woodshop: Call Me SpinsterCall Me Spinster(Call Me Spinster)Richard Winham shares a performance by sister trio Call Me Spinster, recorded live in The Woodshop on St. Elmo Ave in Chattanooga.2022-07-1128 min

Scenic Roots“My Work Is Me” - On Mary B. Lynch - At ClearStory ArtsFrom the Off the Mark collection by Mary B. Lynch. (Mary B. Lynch)Richard Winham shares a conversation with Holly Harwell and Olga de Klein on “My Work Is Me” - a retrospective on Lookout Mountain native and artist Mary B. Lynch - now on exhibit at ClearStory Arts in Chattanooga.2022-07-0716 min

Scenic RootsTalking Writing: “Matilda” At Signal Mountain Playhouse(Signal Mountain Playhouse)Richard Winham shares a conversation with Garry Posey and Bea Burbank on “Matilda: The Musical” - premiering Friday, July 8th at Signal Mountain Playhouse.2022-07-0623 min

Scenic RootsJazz A La Villette: Neue Grafik Ensemble( Jazz a La Villette)Richard Winham shares a performance by Neue Grafik Ensemble at last year’s Jazz a La Villette, the annual jazz festival held in Paris.2022-07-0530 min

Scenic RootsTalking Writing: Singer-Songwriter Patty GriffinPatty Griffin(pattygriffin.com)Richard Winham shares his conversation with Patty Griffin, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter.2022-06-2933 min

Scenic RootsAt The MACC on Signal Mountain: The Irish Brothers, Part IIThe Irish Brothers(The Irish Brothers / Facebook)Richard Winham shares the second part of a performance by The Irish Brothers at the Mountain Arts Community Center on Signal Mountain. (First aired 5/24/22)2022-06-2830 min

Scenic RootsTalking Writing: Howard Brown(Howard Brown)(aired Weds 6/22/22)Richard Winham shares a conversation with poet Howard Brown, whose new collection is “Variations in the Perception of Color.”2022-06-2430 min

Scenic RootsLive In The Library: Neshawn CallowayNeshawn Calloway(Neshawn Calloway)Richard Winham shares a session by Chattanooga vocalist Neshawn Calloway, recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.2022-06-1757 min

Scenic RootsTalking Writing: Rachel McIntyre Smith on “Glory Daze”Rachel McIntyre Smith(rachelmcintyresmith.com)Richard Winham shares a conversation with Rachel McIntyre Smith, the Chattanooga singer-songwriter, on her new album “Glory Daze.”2022-06-1525 min

Scenic RootsIn The Woodshop / Rewind: Roger Alan Wade & Lew Card, Part ILew Card, left & Roger Alan Wade, right in The Woodshop.(The Woodshop / Facebook)Richard Winham shares the first part of a performance from May 2021 by Roger Alan Wade and Lew Card - along with Lew’s daughter Josie - live in The Woodshop on St. Elmo Avenue in Chattanooga. (First aired in early 2022)2022-06-1429 min

Scenic RootsIn The Woodshop: Singer-Songwriter Jaron UttJaron Utt(Jaron Utt)Richard Winham shares a session by Jaron Utt - singer, singer and multi-instrumentalist from the mountains of North Carolina and now living in Chattanooga - recorded live in The Woodshop in Chattanooga’s St. Elmo neighborhood.2022-06-1329 min

Scenic RootsLive In The Library: Bear LeyBear Ley(Bear Ley)Richard Winham shares a session by singer-songwriter Louis Rubino of Columbia, South Carolina - who makes music as Bear Ley - recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.2022-06-1057 min

Scenic RootsTalking Writing: The Scenic City Super ShowBarking Legs Theater(Barking Legs Theater)Richard Winham speaks with Courtenay Cholovich, Andrew Ledbetter and Matt Harris, the three standup comedians producing, hosting and performing in the Scenic City Super Show on Saturday night at Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga.2022-06-0831 min

Scenic RootsIn The Woodshop / Rewind: Alexa Rose, Part IIAlexa Rose(Alexa Rose)Richard Winham shares the second part of a session by Alexa Rose, live in The Woodshop in Chattanooga’s St. Elmo neighborhood. (First aired in November 2021)2022-06-0729 min

Scenic RootsIn The Woodshop / Rewind: Alexa Rose, Part IAlexa Rose(Alexa Rose)Richard Winham shares the first part of a session by Alexa Rose, live in The Woodshop in Chattanooga’s St. Elmo neighborhood. (First aired in November 2021)2022-06-0629 min

Scenic RootsLive In The Library: Constant BotyConstant Boty(yfmghana.com)Richard Winham shares a session by Constant Boty, a guitarist from Ivory Coast in West Africa - along with Chattanooga musicians Stevie Bruno, Taylor Freeman and Donte Massengill - recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.2022-06-0358 min

Scenic RootsTalking Writing: Singer-Songwriter Patty GriffinPatty Griffin(pattygriffin.com)Richard Winham shares his conversation with Patty Griffin, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter.2022-06-0137 min

Scenic RootsLive In The Library: The Sam Burchfield BandSam Burchfield(samburchfield.com)Richard Winham and Mal O’Connell shares a session by The Sam Burchfield Band, recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.2022-05-2857 min

Scenic RootsTalking Writing: Deborah Levine on “Untold”Deborah Levine(Tennessee Entertainment Commission)Richard Winham shares a conversation with author Deborah Levine, whose most recent work is a radio play “Untold” - coming to WUTC next month.2022-05-2829 min

Scenic RootsAt The MACC on Signal Mountain: The Irish Brothers, Part IThe Irish Brothers(The Irish Brothers / Facebook)Richard Winham shares the first part of a performance by The Irish Brothers at the Mountain Arts Community Center on Signal Mountain.2022-05-2329 min

The Normal Life PodcastEpisode 70 - Invasion of the BritshJason and I got the chance to visit with WUTC's Sir Richard Winham to share some songs and stories. What a guy! Aaannnnnd he is British. So, we basically were talking to a Beatle.2022-01-0831 min

Scenic RootsMountain Spirit: Richard Bennett & Shawn Lane(isisasheville.com)Richard Winham shares a performance by Richard Bennett, singer / songwriter and flatpicking guitarist - and Shawn Lane, vocalist and instrumentalist - for the Mountain Spirit Acoustic Series at the Isis Music Hall in Asheville, NC.2021-04-2626 min