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July 2016

"Roane is Better Together" - A special community event

Photo credit: J. Paul Mashburn
Join WUOT at a special gathering in Harriman on July 14. We'll hear stories of addiction and recovery, and learn how Roane County and other communities in the Knoxville region are experimenting with innovative solutions to the opiate epidemic. WUOT News Director Matt Shafer Powell will moderate a discussion with health experts, lawmakers and other invited guests. Visit the TruckBeat story-truck, and get your free portrait taken in our photo-booth! Music will be provided by the Old City Buskers.
Event details:
Thursday July 14, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Addiction and Recovery town hall forum
The Princess Theatre
421 N Roane St, Harriman, TN 37748
WUOT Recognizes New and Renewing Underwriters

The following organizations became new underwriters or renewed their support of WUOT in June. You'll find a complete list of WUOT's sponsors with links to their websites on the Sponsors page of our website. Please thank these organizations for supporting WUOT Public Radio! 

If you'd like to raise awareness for your organization or a special event by becoming a WUOT underwriter, contact Dawn Goodall or call 865-974-5378.
 
Mark your calendar!

Volunteer Emily Jernigan gets the last piece of candied bacon from Holly's Eventful Dining during the 2015 Open House.
WUOT fans, it's time to party! Mark your calendar and plan to join us for WUOT's annual open house Thursday, Aug. 11, from 4 to 7 p.m.! Our open house is a fun way for you to spend some time with us, see the radio station, and enjoy plenty of fun activities for the entire family. Join us for a few minutes or stay the entire time. We will look forward to seeing you then!
"The New Middle" - From NPR News

How do families manage being middle class in NYC, the country's most expensive city.. Photo credit: Ari Shapiro
The middle class is no longer just losing ground in the Rust Belt, Appalachia and the Deep South. It's shrinking across nearly every U.S. metropolitan area. The decline of the American middle class is "a pervasive local phenomenon" according to Pew Research Center, and what's surprising is that more people are moving up and out than down and out .Next week All Things Considered will launch the series "The New Middle," examining what it means to be middle class in America today through the lens of arts, culture, health, politics and more. Reported by Ari Shapiro.
Dialogue

WUOT's monthly live call-in program; hosted by a member of WUOT's News Staff. 

 Ardent supporters of the space program say exploration is part of the human spirit, but presidents look at NASA through a political lens. On the next Dialogue, writer Margaret Lazarus Dean and historian John Logsdon join Brandon Hollingsworth to talk about the political history of NASA.
We'll take your calls at 865-974-5050; tweet us @WUOTFM or submit your question on WUOT's Facebook page. 
Wednesday, July 6, at 1 p.m.
Studio 865/Flipside

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WUOT's monthly program featuring regional music and musicians; hosted by Todd Steed

A classic visit with Jennifer Nicely; and on the Flipside, R.B. Morris shares some poetry and reflections.

Wednesday, July 6, 8 p.m.
From the National Desk


In 2016, Talking Politics Can Get Uncomfortable At Work
This presidential election, many workers and employers say political vitriol is carrying over into the workplace -- making it a potentially hostile environment.
http://www.npr.org/
Photo credit:Jonathan McHugh/Getty Images/Ikon Images
 
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Elizabeth Warren speaks at the Democratic National Convention on Sept. 5,2012, in Charlotte, N.C.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren: From Professor To Pugilist
Elizabeth Warren is a rock star in Democratic politics, and there are reports she's being vetted as a possible Clinton running mate. Yet just a few years ago, she was, in Washington terms, a nobody. NPR's Nina Totenberg has the story for Morning Edition this week.
http://www.npr.org/
Photo credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images


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Fish Have Feelings, Too
Jonathan Balcombe, author of What A Fish Knows , says that fish have a conscious awareness -- or "sentience" -- that allows them to experience pain, recognize individual humans and have memory.
Photo credit:Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux 
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