Governor Bill Haslam has released his proposed $37.5 billion state budget for fiscal year 2018-19. Health & social services and education are the biggest spending areas. The Sycamore Institute --an independent, statewide, nonpartisan public policy research center for Tennessee--has released a budget summary to help you better understand what Haslam is proposing. Laura Berlind, Executive Director of the institute, joins us to talk about it.

Award-winning actress Mimi Kennedy and Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Music Director Emeritus Bob Bernhardt will star in a special one-night-only performance of A.R. Gurney's Love Letters at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre on 2/10/18. They join us to talk about the play and their careers--Kennedy as an actress who currently stars in the hit CBS sitcom Mom , and Bernhardt as a conductor who has performed with orchestras around the nation.

Agatha Christie is the best-selling author of all time, according to The Guinness Book of World Records. Her novels have sold over 2 billion copies and have been translated into over 100 languages. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles , was published in 1920, bit it was just a few years ago when Cleveland, Ohio playwright, David Hansen, re-wrote it for the stage. His adaptation is playing at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre now. The director is Steve Ray, head of the Theatre and Speech

Dr. Martha Summa-Chadwick joins us to discuss the sometimes-surprising way music affects brains and bodies, and how biomedical music techniques can be used to help people with neurological challenges. She and other musicians are participating in a free concert on February 2nd at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Dark Princess Theatre cast members Hope Holloway, who plays Lady Gwendolyn, and Marcus Ellsworth, who plays Aleistaire Rook, join us to talk about their upcoming live, interactive Gold Digger's Revenge event. It takes place February 17 on the Southern Belle Riverboat and features a Western/steampunk/horror theme, with dinner, music, a costume contest, and more. The cutoff for tickets is February 6.

Co-authors Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak join us to discuss The New Localism: How Cities Can Thrive In the Age of Populism. The book says power is shifting in the world, downward from national governments to cities and metropolitan communities, and gives examples of local government's positive impact in several cities, including Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Chattanooga residents are invited to help the fight against breast cancer by participating in Pink Week 2018. From CHI Memorial's Web site: Each January for the past 13 years the Pink! gala raises funds to support the nationally recognized MaryEllen Locher Breast Center at CHI Memorial. Most importantly, Pink! raises funds to ensure top-notch breast cancer detection and treatment capabilities right here at home, and last year alone more than 30,000 patients were served by the Breast Center

On 11/24/16, his birthday, noted Chattanooga drummer Josh Green went into his home studio to record a set of short drum tracks. The plan: do the same thing for the next 364 days. And in the process, he would create a huge library of short drum and percussion tracks meant for other artists to sample. While the idea was simple enough, the execution proved to be almost overwhelming. He talked about it with WUTC's Richard Winham.

NOTE: This event was originally scheduled for 1/16, but rescheduled due to inclement weather. It will now take place 1/22 at 7:30 pm at UTC. FROM A MEDIA RELEASE: Coming on January 16 will be a campus/community event: “O King.” This program honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King and his colleagues will include music, dance, spoken word performance, and a step-show, along with brief reflections on important themes from Dr. King’s life and work. Performing groups include the Chattanooga

The Lookout Wild Film Festival, now in its 6 th year in Chattanooga, is “committed to showcasing wild places and the people they inspire.” Richard Winham talked to the festival’s director, Andy Johns, who told him their goal is to show the kinds of stories that, he hopes, will inspire all of us to live more in the moment. The festival takes place January 18 - 21.