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 Oct 28, 2021
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Crime reporter Jeremy Gray talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about the women associated with crime in Alabama's history. His book, "Wicked Women in Alabama," published by the History Press,describes the cases that became the most notorious.
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Alabama State Senator Randy Price of Opelika serves District 13 in the Legislature, and in 2020 he narrowly missed dying of the Covid-19 virus. In this part two of his interview, Senator Price talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about his six-month Covid ordeal and his subsequent recovery.
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Alabama State Senator Randy Price of District 13 talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about his experience narrowly avoiding death from Covid-19. This is part one of a two-part interview, continuing on Oct. 27.
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
This week when Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey shares the political forecast with Troy Public Radio's Carolyn Hutcheson, the Special Session of the Alabama Legislature tops the list.
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
On this week's Newswrap from In Focus, Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey shares with Troy Public Radio's Carolyn Hutcheson headlines about the entry of decorated military veteran Mike Durant, the survivor of the Battle of Mogadishu, into the race for the U.S. Senate. And the wildcard is about a meteorite that echoes an earlier strike in Alabama.
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Former NPR journalist Sarah Chayes covered the fall of the Taliban in 2001, then spent a decade trying to help the economy through a cooperative she established, and became an advisor to the Pentagon and Chairman Mike Mullen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Sarah Chayes talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about the Taliban's roots in Pakistan and how the group took hold in Afghanistan.
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Teresa Paglione's family has been making apple butter for generations, dating back to the 1830s. She shares the recipe with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson and previews the Oct. 23rd Loachapoka Pioneer Day in east Alabama. Teresa is Vice-President of the Lee County Historical Society and Newsletter Editor for the Alabama Archaeological Society.
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
George Washington Carver was one of the foremost agricultural scientists and inventors of the twentieth century. John Pickle, Jr.'s father was mentored by Dr. Carver as one of his fifty boys ("adopted sons"). John Pickle talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about their relationship, as documented in his book, "One of His Boys, The Letters of Johnnie Pickle and His Mentor, George W. Carver." Carver used those friendships to smooth relations between the races.
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
This week when Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey shares the political forecast with Troy Public Radio's Carolyn Hutcheson, the topic of medical cannabis tops the list.
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
On this week's Newswrap from In Focus, Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey shares with Troy Public Radio's Carolyn Hutcheson headlines about Governor Ivey's call for a Special Session of the Alabama Legislature, starting October 28. And the wildcard is about a strange figure riding in an HOV lane.