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Scenic Roots

Their Words, Their Stories In “Chattown Chatta: Our Homeless”

WUTC | By Ray Bassett
Published March 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM EDT
Close-up of “Chattown Chatta” book.
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What are the stories of people who are homeless here in Chattanooga?

“Chattown Chatta: Our Homeless” is a collection of interviews with some of those people.

The book version, edited by Mark Anderson, contains twenty-one interviews - transcribed from three-and-a-half hours of video, while the documentary film runs 58 minutes.

This weekend, the film will be screened - on Saturday at 2 PM at the downtown Chattanooga Public Library, and on Sunday at 3 PM at Barking Legs Theater - followed by panel discussions moderated by Mark.

I spoke with him about the book earlier this year.

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Ray is the host and producer of "Scenic Roots" - Mondays through Thursdays at 3 PM - and WUTC's Editorial Director.
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