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Alison Lebovitz hosts “The A List” - a one-on-one interview series produced locally by our public media partner WTCI PBS. For this season’s premiere - Thursday night at 8:30 - she catches up with Chattanooga’s own Corky Coker. A few weeks ago, Alison stopped by our studio.

Ken McElrath, founder of Chattanooga tech startup Skuid. Meet a bagpiper near UTC; Carpetbagger Comedy Night. Coming to the Wanderlinger Festival: the band Eleusis. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Richard Winham shares a conversation with singer-songwriter Charlotte Simon, who has just released her first album. (First aired Weds 3/16/22)

In the forests of Appalachia, you’ll find ginseng. In the 1800’s, the cultivation of the wild herb - known for its medicinal properties - built a global trade. Luke Manget dug into all this - and more - in his recent book: “Ginseng Diggers: A History of Root and Herb Gathering in Appalachia,” published by The University Press of Kentucky.

Dan Chapman retraces John Muir’s journey through the South. Luke Manget of Dalton State on his book “Ginseng Diggers.” Jenison Eduave & Anna Van Cura on Dance Alive’s relaunch. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

A step forward for public art in the Martin Luther King Boulevard area of downtown Chattanooga. EPB has chosen a dozen local artists to complete the next phase of a community mural project on the second side of the utility’s 10th Street Substation. The theme is “Voices of MLK.”

Mitch Patel is the president and CEO of Vision Hospitality Group here in Chattanooga. He founded the company twenty-five years ago with 3,000 dollars in his savings account. Since then, he and his team have developed more than 60 hotels.

Mitch Patel of Vision Hospitality Group in Chattanooga. Isaiah 117 House at Chambliss Center for Children. An audio postcard from the recent Shaky Knees in Atlanta. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(aired Thu 5/05/22) In part three in our series of conversations on the opioid epidemic here in Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley, we focus on journeys from addiction to recovery to caregiving.

(aired Weds 5/04/22) Richard Winham shares the second part of a conversation with Rachelle Barr - the singer and songwriter who performs as Cartinglee - on this week’s Talking Writing.