Scenic Roots

Scenic Roots

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Scenic Roots episodes

  • An Affordable Housing Idea For Chattanooga

    What can Chattanooga do about the lack of affordable housing, especially in the downtown?

    A nonprofit here recently received city funds to study one possible solution:  a community land trust that would preserve affordable housing for people with low-to-moderate incomes.

    The nonprofit is CALEB - or Chattanooga in Action for Love, Equality and Benevolence - which includes faith, community and labor groups.

    Austin Sauerbrei and Lyneshia Lake with CALEB stopped by “Scenic Roots”...

    11 min
  • Scenic Roots - Tues 2/11/20
    • CALEB's Austin Sauerbrei & Lyneshia Lake on community land trusts.
    • Comic Moody Molavi with Erica Newman of Chattanooga's Speech & Hearing Center.
    • Rachel McIntyre Smith talks to Richard Winham about her cat cafe tour. 
    • These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

      • Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

      39 min
    • River City Sessions Hosts Stringer's Ridge

      Stringer’s Ridge performs tonight at this month’s River City Sessions, here on this campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - starting at 7:30 PM in Cadek Hall, right above our studios here at WUTC.

      Mike Gray is the founder of the monthly concert series - and Bob Boyer is director of UTC Performances…

      23 min
    • "Dialogues" Of A Chattanooga Filmmaker

      Robert Winslow makes documentaries that ask the big questions about Chattanooga’s future to spark civic engagement in tackling the answers.

      Last month, his series “Dialogues Chattanooga 2020” premiered at The Palace Theater - and recently, he stopped by “Scenic Roots”...

      14 min
    • Scenic Roots - Fri 2/07/20
      • Filmmaker Robert Winslow on his "Dialogues 2020" series in Chatttanooga.
      • Mike Gray & Bob Boyer on River City Sessions, featuring Stringer's Ridge.
      • These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

        • Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.


         
         

        38 min
      • The Plug Poetry Project Looks Ahead

        Christian J. Collier created “The Plug Poetry Project” to honor and grow the poetry community here in Chattanooga.

        On Saturday, February 22nd, the Project returns to the fifth floor of The Edney Innovation Center, starting at Noon - featuring Jose Olivarez, an award-winning poet and the son of Mexican immigrants.

        Christian dropped by “Scenic Roots” to give us a preview...

        9 min
      • Soaring The Heights To Win Glider Gold

        Last month, Sarah Arnold won the first-ever gold for Team USA in the 2020 Women’s World Gliding Championship in Australia.

        Sarah lives in Polk County, Tennessee - where she owns and operates the Chilhowee Gliderport near Benton - and she stopped by “Scenic Roots”...

        7 min
      • Scenic Roots - Thu 2/06/20
        • Garry Lee Posey & Christy Gallo on Ensemble Theatre's 2020 season.
        • Anna Baker-VanCura & Melissa Meade on Ballet Tennessee's Legacy Gala.
        • Christian J. Collier on Jose Olivarez coming to The Plug Poetry Project.
        • These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

          • Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

           

           

           

          35 min
        • Restoring The American Chestnut
          (UTC)

          Here on the UTC campus, Dr. Hill Craddock will tell you plenty about the American chestnut.  

          His research is focused on restoring the tree to the Southern Appalachian hardwood forest. 

          A while back, he stopped by “Scenic Roots”...

           

          16 min

        About Scenic Roots

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        "Scenic Roots" offers conversations that matter in the heart of Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley. From the mountains to the river, our conversations are rooted deep within every corner of our…