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We remember the 2022 floods in Eastern Kentucky with flood survivor and documentary filmmaker Willa Johnson, a native of Letcher County, Kentucky.

During this winter season, we remember the gardens of late summer with a discussion about the relish called chow-chow.

We look at the issue of emergency preparedness, particularly as it relates to Hurricane Helene and the devastation it caused in Western North Carolina. Our guest is reporter Laura Sullivan.

With the holidays coming up, we look at traditional American cooking, as it was practiced in the 18th century. Our guest is North Carolina author Mary Bohlen, an authority on campfire cooking.

Join us for part two of our interview with Dr. Guy Consolmagno, S.J., Director of the Vatican Observatory in Rome.

Pumpkin folklore, pumpkin agriculture, and pumpkin symbolism are discussed by Dr. Cindy Ott, Associate Professor of History at the University of Delaware.

In East Tennessee, Roxanne McDaniel is leading a dulcimer revival. We talk with her about the traditional Appalachian instrument and hear some samples of her artistry.

We discuss the life and legacy of Ron Gonnella, one of Scotland's most influential fiddlers. Our guest is Dr. Jane MacMorran, a former United States National Fiddling Champion and Director of Appalachian, Scottish, and Irish Studies at East Tennessee State University.

East Tennessee State University President Emeritus Dr. Paul E. Stanton, Jr., died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 81. Dr. Stanton was the institution’s eighth president, serving from 1997 until 2012. In this interview from 2007, Dr. Stanton talks about one of his hobbies and how it was centered around family. A native of Georgia, Dr. Stanton was passionate about boiled peanuts.

With recent reports of power blackouts in Cuba, we revisit an interview we did last year with Alex Fraga, owner of Hemingway's Cuba in Asheville, North Carolina. His father, the late Tony Fraga, was forced to flee Cuba because of the policies of dictator Fidel Castro.