Courtesy of JJ Jones, Zoo Knoxville
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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WUOT News
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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President Trump says he'll put 10% tariffs on all U.S. imports -- with even higher rates for a long list of countries.
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More than a hundred roles in a nearly four-decade career let Val Kilmer explore a wealth of human experience. -
The National Football League has announced it will use a Sony system of six 8K cameras to track the position of the ball on the field, though traditional chain measurements will stay as a backup.
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Actor Val Kilmer has died at 65. Kilmer played Jim Morrison, Batman, and dozens of other characters in movies that helped define the 1980s and 1990s.
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Everyone knows that Europeans tend to live longer than Americans. But a new study has a surprising twist: Even the richest Americans only live about as long as the poorest western Europeans. Embargoed until 5 pm April 2.
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In Wisconsin, liberal judge Susan Crawford beat conservative judge Brad Schimel for the state Supreme Court by 10 points. A margin much wider than expected in the most expensive court race on record.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to stop people using SNAP benefits to buy soda. But critics say making healthy food more affordable is a better way to improve people's health.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Genevieve Villamora about adapting healing soup recipes from around the world with ingredients commonly available in the U.S.
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Home sales have been way down for the last two years. Aspiring homeowners may be acclimating to higher mortgage rates. But fears about the economy could chill the market.
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A brief history of U.S. tariffs: How they came into fashion, fell out of fashion, are now back again and why economists aren't too happy about it.
And exciting change is coming to It’s Been a Minute starting this weekend.
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