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Zoo Knoxville welcomes a new critically endangered Malayan tiger, Jango. Jango will be part of the zoo’s tiger breeding program.
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Big Ears 2025
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Rob HellerMelony Dodson, Matthew Motley, Carter Moore and Todd Steed break down the highlights, the joys, the surprises and the possible philosophical ramifications of Big Ears 2025. Highlights? Regrets? It's all here. -
bigearsfestival.orgWUOT's Melony Dodson talks with poet, R.B. Morris and composer, William Wright, about the world premiere of The Mockingbird, which will be presented on Thursday, March 27th at 7pm as part of the Big Ears Festival 2025. -
Béla Fleck has become something of a fixture at the Big Ears festival and each appearance is something new. In this interview with Todd Steed he talks about his approach to playing Big Ears and how his new trio is finding their groove. -
Peter GannushkinKris Davis returns to Knoxville for the Big Ears Festival with her trio. Todd Steed finds out what's in store. Her new recording, Run the Gauntlet, is a staff favorite. -
Erika KapinJenny Scheinman returns to Big Ears with a new ensemble. She discusses playing the festival and her new recording, the glorious and spacious All Species Parade. -
Scott FriedlanderJoel Harrison chats with John Habel about his upcoming Big Ears Performance. -
Leah WendzinskiCellist, Composer, and Sound Artist Lia Kohl discusses her upcoming performances at the Big Ears Festival, the compositional process between her album Normal Sounds, and her new trio project with Macie Stewart and Whitney Johnson. -
Isabel Crespo Pardo, Kalia Vandever, and Carmen Quill, the artists behind Brooklyn-based collective tilt, discuss their debut album, playing the festival, and what the future holds for the ensemble. -
Rob HellerMelony Dodson, Matthew Motley, Carter Moore and Todd Steed break down their top picks for Big Ears 2025. Get the strategies on how to plan, where to eat, and how to keep your walking shoes in top operating condition. If you are overwhelmed by the choices, this podcast should be your next stop.
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Hurricane Helene devastated Johnson County, destroying homes and jobs. Helping Others of Johnson County is providing support for flood victims and displaced residents.
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Boeing's CEO admits the company "made serious missteps" that hurt the safety of its planes. But denies the company pressures workers to speed up airplane production. -
President Trump and top officials are considering a deal that would create a new U.S. entity and lease TikTok's algorithm to get around China export regulations. -
Freshman Calvin "CJ" Dickey Jr., died after his first practice at the university. His parents are suing the school, also alleging staff neglected to account for his sickle cell trait during training. -
Trump has been touting his support for the fertility treatment known as IVF. But that position is putting him at odds with some conservatives.
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On Wild Card, famous guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Author John Green reflects on living with obsessive compulsive disorder.
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The National Weather Service says a "multi-day catastrophic and potentially historic" storm is expected to impact multiple states beginning on Wednesday.
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The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether South Carolina can remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though those funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions. -
Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, told NPR's Juana Summers he stopped eating and drinking before his record-breaking speech. -
If passed, the package could become a hallmark of President Trump's second term. But a number of obstacles remain ahead. -
The government sent Mahmoud Khalil to Louisiana, where his case could've been harder to fight. His lawyer's fast work may have kept it out of the most conservative federal circuit in the country.
And exciting change is coming to It’s Been a Minute starting this weekend.
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