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We go beyond the familiar Christmas carol to learn more about King Wenceslas, from George WB Scott. He is the author of a new historical novel, The Good King, that tells the story of King Wenceslas, his good works, and the intrigue that led to his assassination. The setting is Bohemia in the 10th century.

Eyes are one of those things that you don't wait a few days to slowly check out. Eye problems can go south in a hurry. Dr. Allen talks about some common eye problems and treatments.

With the number of homeless people on the rise in Northeast Tennessee, we visit a storefront church in Kingsport that has been addressing homeless issues and other community needs for over 10 years. Our guest is The Reverend Will Shewey, a United Methodist minister who says Shades of Grace seeks to serve the four Ls: the last, the least, the lost, and the lonely.

Sometimes we just don't have time to fit everything into the episode. Here are a few of the unaired questions from previous episodes.

We talk with Hank Thomas, one of the 13 original Freedom Riders, who rode Greyhound and Trailways buses throughout the South to protest racial segregation. Thomas was on board the bus that was firebombed by a Ku Klux Klan-led mob on May 14, 1961, in Anniston, Alabama. A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Hank Thomas is now 82.

This week's episode is about things that cause indoor cats stress and anxiety, some of the behaviors associated with stressed-out cats, and steps you can take to make your cat more relaxed.

In this second part of our interview with cookbook author Sandra A. Gutierrez, she delves more deeply into some of the ingredients and flavors that define the Latin table. And she discusses the meticulous process of recipe testing that went into the creation of her book Latinísimo: Home Recipes from the Twenty-One Countries of Latin America.

For our first “Vital Voices” program of the new year, East Tennessee State University clinical psychologist Dr. Diana Morelen examines the concept of self care. And along the way, she answers the perennial pressing question: Should I or should I not make a New Year’s resolution?More information about infant mental health is available through the Association of Infant Mental Health in Tennessee (aimhitn.org).

We talk about the history of an unusual soft drink that was originally touted as a dietary supplement. Dr. Enuf was first produced by Tri-City Beverage in Johnson City 75 years ago this year.

On March 12, 1974, what became the Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University was created when the Tennessee House of Representatives overrode Governor Winfield Dunn’s veto of the medical school bill. This program includes voices of people who were directly involved in the campaign to bring a medical school to ETSU.