Producer/Host: Gina Logue

Guest: Dr. Amanda Flagg

Synopsis: An associate professor of nursing, Flagg talks about her fascinating and varied career in nursing, including 20 years in the U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps and a medical mission to Guatemala.

Producer: Gina Logue

Guest: Dr. Karen Reed

Synopsis: Reed, an associate professor in the James E. Walker Library, explains her research into why school librarians tend to do more than their prescribed job duties.

Producer/Host: Gina Logue

Guest: Dr. John Vile

Synopsis: The Constitutional law scholar and dean of the University Honors College considers possible legal conflicts that might arise from investigating domestic terrorism.

In this edition of "Out of the Blue," we celebrate the "Joys of the Season" with Dr. Reed Thomas of our School of Music and the MTSU Wind Ensemble; learn from Dr. Sanjay Asthana of our School of Journalism and Strategic Media how young people use and work with media, both in the United States and around the world; and discover more about the gift of literacy with Dr. Katie Schrodt of our College of Education and a new community program, "First Book," that gets books into young children's hands.

Learn more at https://mtsunews.com/out-of-the-blue/.

Producer/Host: Gina Logue

Guest: Ray Wiley

Synopsis: The associate director of campus recreation promotes the annual blood drive competition between MTSU and Western Kentucky University.

Producer/Host: Gina Logue

Guest: Dr. Howard Henderson

Synopsis: The MTSU alumnus and professor at Texas Southern University returns to his alma mater to discuss criminal justice reform in Tennessee.

Coming up on this edition of MTSU Out of the Blue, we discuss the concentration in real estate, yet another Ready-to-Work program designed by the Jones College of Business at MTSU. We learn about "The Dolly Project," a joint effort of the MTSU School of Music and MTSU Department of Recording Industry that compiles works by the country icon to get a deeper understanding the story behind the music. And finally, we hear about the diverse learning opportunities available to students who want to study abroad through the Office of Education Abroad which will be hosting an Education Abroad Fair on November 13th. Full episode: https://youtu.be/RlC1BXuwzZw

Producer/Host: Gina Logue

Guest: Dr. Paula Findlen

Synopsis: The 2019 Strickland Visiting Scholar Lecturer in History discusses the impact of books on the work of scholar/painter/inventor Leonardo da Vinci.

Producer/Host: Gina Logue

Guest: Phillip Dean

Synopsis: An MTSU student staying with his parents over the summer finds himself in a moral dilemma when money spills out of an armored truck on the Interstate in Atlanta.

Producer/Host: Gina Logue

Guest: Dr. Sanjay Asthana

Synopsis: The professor of journalism and strategic media discusses his book "India's State-Run Media: Broadcasting, Power, and Narrative."