In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson

Aaron Burr's 1807 Arrest in Alabama - In Focus - July 3, 2025

Retired Colonel Bryan Morgan shares the story of Aaron Burr, who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel, and Alabama and Florida figured in his capture.

Getting Back to Nature at the Opelika Wood Duck Heritage Preserve - In Focus - July 2, 2025

In Focus recently went on the road to Opelika, where aquatic ecologist Bill Deutsch met us for a hike in the Wood Duck Heritage Preserve and Nature Park.

Miracle on the Mayflower - In Focus - July 1, 2025

In Focus brings you one of the most unusual survival stories we've ever heard, and it's about the Mayflower. Lynn Schlick joins us today from the Alabama Genealogical Society.

Senate Mulls Medicaid Cuts - In Focus - June 27, 2025

Medicaid cuts are being discussed by the U.S. Senate as they consider Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill." Todd Stacy, host of Capitol Journal on Alabama Public Television, shares the latest and an "udderly" charming Wildcard on the Newswrap today.

Protecting Seniors from Financial Exploitation - In Focus - June 26, 2025 Troy Public Radio

Financial abuse of older Americans is on the rise, and the Alabama Securities Commission shares the tactics of the perpetrators.

George Wallace Jr. Part 2 - In Focus - June 25, 2025

In Focus brings you part two of George Wallace, Jr.'s interview about his late father and the 1972 assassination attempt on his life.

The Complicated Legacy of Governor George Wallace - In Focus - June 24, 2025

One of the twentieth century's larger than life political figures was Alabama Governor George Wallace. His son visits In Focus for The Storyline book series, with a two-part interview about his father's journey from segregation to racial reconciliation.

Juneteenth - In Focus - June 19, 2025

In observance of the legacy of Juneteenth, In Focus brings you a conversation with Willie Mae Brown, whose life was changed when she heard Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., speak in Selma.

Retracing the Marquis de Lafayette's Tour of Alabama - In Focus - June 18, 2025

During the summer travel season, In Focus brings you an opportunity to travel through history by retracing Lafayette's 1825 victory tour in Alabama and Georgia, fifty years after the American Revolution.

Hurricane Season and the Business of Disaster - In Focus - June 17, 2025

Today on In Focus, as weather forecaster predict an above normal hurricane season, NPR investigative journalist Laura Sullivan recounts her experience covering Hurricane Helene last September.