Scenic Roots
Mondays - Thursdays / 3 PM - 4 PM
Scenic Roots offers conversations that matter in the heart of Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley.
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"Scenic Roots" offers conversations that matter in the heart of Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley.
From the mountains to the river, our conversations are rooted deep within every corner of our community - reflecting who we are, who we were and who we can become.
We engage with the news that affects our community, behind and beyond the headlines. We build bridges that span from creators and innovators to storytellers and the outdoors. We focus on our challenges as many communities in one - as we celebrate what inspires us. We resonate with countless voices - in words and spaces, sounds and songs.
We are "Scenic Roots."
- Ray Bassett hosts and produces "Scenic Roots" at WUTC.
Latest Episodes
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(Aired Thu 9/18/25) Justice Cardenas and Zane Warren, two UTC students in The SMILE Fund, are talking finance in their new podcast, recorded here on campus. -
(Aired Thu 9/18/15) The Brooks Band is a wearable wristband designed to help children with autism or other neurodiverse traits regulate their own voices when they are too loud. -
(Aired Thu 9/18/25) UTC alum Steven Kline is the new director of the Clarence T. Jones Observatory, owned and operated by the university since opening its doors in 1938. -
The new director of UTC’s Clarence T. Jones Observatory. The Brooks Band. The SMILE Fund podcast by students at UTC. On this episode of “Scenic Roots.” -
(Aired Weds 9/17/25) “Memphis: The Musical” at CTC tells the tale of a white DJ who plays Black music on the radio - and the Black singer he meets - during a segregated era. -
(Aired Weds 9/17/25) At Audubon Acres here in Chattanooga, Little Owl Village is one local site in the story of the Indigenous and early European contact in the Southeast. -
(Aired Weds 9/17/25) Tariffs are about more than economics - they’re also about politics, as Dr. Claudia Kramer at UTC's Gary W. Rollins College of Business explains. -
(Aired Tues 9/16/25) Among the topics: The lockdown during the first week of Fall Semester; Greek life and hazing on campus; Founders Week, the Power C Tour - and more. -
(Aired Mon 9/15/25) This weekend, a signature event returns to the Creative Arts Guild in Dalton - with a new name. Amanda Brown is the Guild’s executive director. -
(Aired Mon 9/15/25) Students now have a chance to participate in an America 250 Design Challenge from the Charles H. Coolidge Nation.al Medal of Honor Heritage Center here in Chattanooga.
