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The detection and the treatment of prostate cancer are discussed in this edition of "Vital Voices," with Vanderbilt University urologist Dr. Kristen Scarpato.

Prostate cancer has been in the news lately, with President Joe Biden's diagnosis and the death of Major League baseball star Ryne Sandberg. We continue our conversation on the subject with Dr. Kristen Scarpato from Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

We visit the workshop of Curtis Buchanan in Jonesborough, Tennessee, to learn about the making of Windsor chairs, an art passed down from the 18th century.

A project is underway to document the history of mills that once operated in Washington County, Tennessee. Our guest is Cheryl Bennett, who is heading up the research from her home in the community of Broylesville.

We reflect on the career of Renee Montagne and her 40 years in public broadcasting.

March is National Kidney Month, and in recognition of the observance, we speak with Dr. Douglas Hale, a transplant surgeon with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He describes how kidneys are transplanted and talks about the importance of organ donation.

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.

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.

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.

Knoxville author Marilyn Mascaro writes of the coming of the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, through the perspective of her ancestors.