In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson
Join the conversation each weekday on ”In Focus” as host Carolyn Hutcheson talks with: artists, historians, experts, environmentalists, musicians, authors, and other big thinkers and change makers. Carolyn brings her three decades of on-air experience, her curious mind, and her warm conversational style to each episode. We hope you join us and take time to bring your world, In Focus.
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Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
New York Times best selling author William Forstchen talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about his book series dealing with EMPs and the vulnerability of the North American power grid. With record-setting high temperatures across the U.S.,the military historian and history professor talks about the need to modernize our power grid because of its reliance on foreign components for maintenance. This is an interview for The Storyline book series on In Focus, and Forstchen's new book is "Five Years After" in his John Matherson series.
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Dr. Wes Stubblefield, District Health Officer for the Alabama Department of Public Health, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about heat illness and heat stroke, RSV, and the outlook for the flu season.
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Lynn Schlick, First Vice-President of the Alabama Genealogical Society, tells a family story and previews the August 12th Fall Seminar at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. She tells Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about a new way to identify who is in old family photos through "Connecting Faces," a Family Search provider.
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Clay Ingram, spokesman for AAA Alabama, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about whether to trust vehicle fuel gauges and GPS systems. AAA also provided survey data that helped Alabama legislators pass legislation banning the use of hand held cell phones while driving.
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Naturalist Sy Montgomery, author of the book, "The Soul of an Octopus, A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness," talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about these ocean creatures with which she interacted to learn about their intelligence. Sy's interview is part of The Storyline book series.
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Our aging population is increasing the need for caregivers, who often must quit work to care for loved ones. Jamie Harding, Communications Director for AARP Alabama, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the challenges of caregiving.
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Alabama native Catherine Burns, Artistic Director of The Moth Radio Hour for more than two decades, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about her retirement from The Moth. Her future plans may include Alabama!
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Alabama's Back-to-School tax free holidays are coming up July 21-23, and Monde Donaldson of the Better Business Bureau Serving Central & South Alabama talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, with a preview and some precautions.
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
In this episode of "In Focus: Weekend," we hear the backstories behind the titles of a podcast and a small town in Florida.
Matthew Teutsch, Director of the Lillian E. Smith Center, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, about the early civil rights activist and writer Lillian Smith. The podcast, "Dope with Lime," named for the sweetness of Coca-Cola cut with lime juice, highlights her legacy. Smith's family opened the first private camp for girls in Georgia in 1920, and today the property is a retreat center for writers, artists and scholars.
And in the second half of the show we hear from historian Dale Cox about Two Egg, Florida, and how it got its unique name. The Florida Panhandle town's colorful history is featured in Cox's classic book, "Two Egg, Florida." This program is part of the In Focus book series, The Storyline.
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Historian Dale Cox talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about Two Egg, Florida, and how it got its unique name. The Florida Panhandle town's colorful history is featured in Cox's classic book, "Two Egg, Florida." This program is part of the In Focus book series, The Storyline.