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Dr. Allen gives some tips on how to decrease stress and anxiety on vet visits and more! Many times when pets come to the veterinarian hospital, they're anxious. They're licking their lips, their body language is out-of-sorts, and they're wondering what's going to happen to them. They're encountering all kinds of unusual sights and smells, meeting people they've never been around before, and they're very stressed. This is not fun for the pet, not fun for the owner, and can make a veterinarian's job even harder.

Fred Sauceman visits with one of the most prolific commentators on life in the American South. Dr. Reed taught Sociology and Southern Studies courses at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for many years. He's the author of twenty-three books and has held visiting professorships at over a dozen universities, including Fulbright lectureships in Israel and India and a Pitt Professorship of American History and Institutions at the University of Cambridge in England. Dr. Reed is a native of Kingsport, Tennessee.

Veteran journalist Brad Lifford talks gardening and ghosts. A native of Hawkins County, Tennessee, Lifford has been a reporter for the Bristol Herald Courier and the Kingsport Times-News and was film editor for Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine. He has worked in higher education and corporate communications, and he is the co-founder of Howling Hills Publishing, a new indie publishing house headquartered in East Tennessee.

This week's episode is about your older pet. We all love our new puppy and kitten and enjoy playing with them. Then, they're kind of young adults and early middle age and settle into a routine with us. But eventually, they're going to be late middle age and older. Dr. Allen tells you about what to expect and watch out for.

This is part two of an interview with Doug Taylor, a veteran of the War in Vietnam. Here, Doug recounts more details of daily life during wartime. He also talks of his readjustment on returning home in November of 1970, the completion of his college degree, and the beginning of a long career as an employee of East Tennessee State University, where he still works today.

This week's episode is about getting ready to go to the veterinarian. Many times the veterinarian gets a huge amount of information from the pet's history. The more information you can gather beforehand, the easier it will be for the veterinarian to determine what's wrong.

Everybody loves a new puppy! As soon as you get one, once you've sort of settled in, you should contact your veterinarian for a "new puppy" visit. This is very important for the health and care of your new puppy. Dr. Allen talks about vaccines and some other tips for your new animal friend's future.

This program originally aired on Veterans Day weekend 2023. United States Army veteran Doug Taylor recounts the story of his service in Vietnam, beginning with the receipt of his draft notice the day after Christmas in 1968. Taylor is currently Associate Dean for Student Affairs at East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine. He is an alumnus of ETSU, having finished his degree after his military service.

Kristen Combs, Director of Communications and Social Strategies for Visit Knoxville, discusses things to see and do in and around Tennessee’s third largest city, including some improvements being made at the Sunsphere. She is the author of the book 100 Things To Do in Knoxville Before You Die, published by Reedy Press. Visit Knoxville is the official Convention and Visitors Bureau for Knoxville and Knox County.

Dr. Allen discusses diseases he sees in dogs that are often signaled by changes in urination or thirst. Several of these are very common, such as urinary tract infections. There are things you can notice ahead of time to help your veterinarian identify the problem.