WCTE's Podcast

Becky Magura and Hal Harder take you behind the scenes for insider anecdotes and stories from the producers, directors, performers, scientists, journalists, singers and stars who create your favorite PBS programs.

The four-part series, the Mysteries of Mental Illness, traces the evolution of this complex topic, presents the science and gives voice to Americans across a spectrum of experiences.  Behind the Scenes chats with Denise Dilanni, the Senior Executive in Charge for Content Development, about the series and the challenges involved in filming it.

Becky Magura and Hal Harder take you behind the scenes for insider anecdotes and stories from the producers, directors, performers, scientists, journalists, singers and stars who create your favorite PBS programs.

Since ecologist Rodrigo Medellin first kept bats in his bathroom as a child, he has dedicated his life to saving them. The NATURE documentary, The Batman of Mexico, narrated by David Attenborough, tells the story of Dr. Medelin’s efforts to save these bats from extinction, and to prove that bats are not only our friends, but are even crucial to agave crops that produce tequila. Catch the interview with the charming, funny and dedicated Batman himself on this episode of Behind The Scenes.

Becky Magura and Hal Harder take you behind the scenes for insider anecdotes and stories from the producers, directors, performers, scientists, journalists, singers and stars who create your favorite PBS programs.

Listen to stories and clips, plus an entertaining conversation with the strong, funny and down-to-earth Wynonna Judd and her producer/husband, Cactus Moser.

Get Ready To Learn" Weekly radio show, hosted by Cindy Putman, a partnership between Putnam County Schools System, WCTE Central TN PBS, and Zimmer Broadcasting - Saturday mornings @ 9:30 on 107.7 and 1400 The Hub. Each week Putman explores educational topics to help families navigate their child's educational experience. Today's show topic: Decodable books, how to order them, and how to use them to build literacy skills!

Online screening and panel discussion on May 11th at 6:00 PM CST. In 1975, Ted Ngoy, “The Donut King,” arrived in the United States, by way of Camp Pendleton, as a refugee escaping the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. At the start of his new American life, Ngoy parlayed opportunity and hard work into the purchase of his first donut shop in Orange County, California. The success of the donut shop allowed for the opening of new locations, and the ability to extend a helping hand to fellow Cambodian refugees.

Join Tennessee Tech President, Dr. Phil Oldham, when he sits down with the Dean of the Whitson-Hester School of Nursing, Kimberley Hanna, and the Director of the Department of Health Services, Leigh Ann Ray, to discuss how the school has provided proper training to current nursing students along with keeping faculty, staff, and students safe during the COVID-19 pandemic at Tennessee Tech.

The season finale of One on One with Becky Magura features one of our own Upper Cumberland Legislators.  Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton of Crossville, was elected as the 83rd Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2019.  Known as a pragmatic conservative, the eighth generation Tennessean is currently in his fifth term serving the 25th House District.

Join Tennessee Tech President, Dr. Phil Oldham, when he sits down with the College of Business Dean, Dr. Thomas Payne, and associate professor, Dr. Edwin Baidoo, to discuss all things money and business analytics.

Dr. Cephas Ablakwa speak with Hon. Amy Hollars, General Attorney Bryant Dunaway, and Public Defender Craig Fickling about the newest Indie Lens Screening of Philly D.A.  In 2017, Philadelphia had one of the highest incarceration rates of any major city in the United States. And it’s become the epicenter of a historic experiment that could shape the future of prosecution in America for decades to come. When civil rights attorney Larry Krasner mounted a long shot campaign to become District Attorney—and won—he pledged to end mass incarceration by changing the culture of the criminal justice system from within. With unprecedented access to Krasner’s office, Philly D.A. explores over the course of eight episodes the most pressing social issues of our time—police brutality, the opioid crisis, gun violence, and mass incarceration—through the lens of one man attempting fundamental overhaul from within the system.

Join Dr. Cephas Ablakwa with Dr. James C. Gray MD, Dr. Derek Cashman, and Dr. Carla Hurt as they discuss the documentary "The Gene" by Ken Burns. This documentary weaves together science, history, and personal stories to create a historical biography of the human genome. It tells the story of the rapid evolution of genetic science from Gregor Mendel’s groundbreaking experiment in the 19th century to CRISPR, and the hope that newfound powers to alter DNA with pinpoint precision will transform the treatment of some of the world’s most complex and challenging diseases.