Join Becky Magura when she sits down with retired U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander to pay tribute to his long tenure in public service including serving as the Governor of Tennessee from 1979-1987 and who worked tirelessly on bills as a U.S. Senator that not only impacted Tennesseans but also our entire country which included the "Great American Outdoors Act," one of the most important and significant conservation and outdoor recreation legislation in 50 years.

On the next "Now That's A Good Question with Phil Oldham," President Oldham's featured guests will be Darron Smith, Tennessee Tech Dean of Agriculture and Human Ecology, along with Michael Best, a professor of agriculture who is well known for work with tomatoes and heirloom beans. The two guests will talk about the future of agriculture and how their work and leadership is helping students to pursue careers. You'll learn why students major in agriculture and about the changes in agriculture education that keeps this field vibrant and relevant. 

Join Becky Magura when she sits down with a trailblazer from Atlanta, Elyse Pervis, who grew up during the Great Depression and earned a law degree before discovering she had a knack for buying and selling real estate, leading to an illustrious career of 50 years in Buckhead, Atlanta. Elyse just turned 93 years old and lives on a farm in Sparta, Tennessee she purchased for her and her family.

Join Becky Magura when she sits down with one of the top Radio Personalities in Middle Tennessee, Philip Gibbons, to talk about his career, his experience hosting the Grand Ole Opry twice in Nashville, and also being inducted into Tennessee's Radio Hall of Fame.

Are you protected when you go online? Dr. Phil Oldham drives deeper into what you can do to help protect yourself online with Dr. Ambareen Siraj and Andy Brown. See what the cybersecurity department at Tennessee Tech has been up to lately! 

Learn all about how technology is changing the way students and teachers are learning in the classroom! Tennessee Tech University, President Phil Oldham sits down with Dr. Carl Owens and Dr. Jason Beach to talk about the past and future of teaching. 

Join Cynthia Putman and her guests, Literacy Coaches for the Putnam County Schools (TN) School System. The coaches include Carissa Comer, Diana Cook, and Allison Painter. For this episode of Get Ready To Learn, they discussed an age-old question: How do you teach a child to read?

Join Becky Magura when she sits down with Dr. Mary Evins from Smtihville, Tennessee to discuss how Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, making women's suffrage legal in the United States, her life as a Professor, and what it was like being raised in a family who made a career out of politics.  

This week our host Cynthia Whittaker Putman focused the entire show on helpful hints for parents about the return to school, including mask wearing and tips for reducing anxiety in kids.

Starting the new school year can be a time of great excitement…and anxiety. Help calm your child’s fears (and your own) with these teacher-approved tips.