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The Talk of TROY – ”KICK COVID & Memorial” – October 1st, 2021

To help keep football fans safe, Troy University is partnering with the Alabama Department of Public Health and The Bruno Event Team for KICK COVID, a testing and vaccination campaign.
And, TROY Associate Professor of Theatre Quinton Cockrell has written a new play titled Memorial, which has recently been featured in the Human Rights New Works festival.

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Former NPR Correspondent Sarah Chayes on Afghanistan‘s Future

Former NPR correspondent Sarah Chayes covered the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan, then stayed to establish a soap factory in Kandahar as a way to employ local workers to help the economy.  She talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about witnessing the fall of the Taliban in 2001 and reconnecting today with friends who are experiencing the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. 

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Alabama‘s Rick Bragg on ‘A Speckled Beauty‘ – TPR‘s In Focus – Sept. 28, 2021

Pulitzer prize winner Rick Bragg talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about his new book, “The Speckled Beauty, A Dog and His People, Lost and Found.”  Speck, a stray Australian Shepherd mix adopted by Rick, seemed to know how to help heal Rick, his mother, and brother, as they faced 
emotional challenges later in life.  Rick Bragg recently received the Fitzgerald Museum Award for Excellence in Writing.

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”Fall Gardening in Alabama” – TPR‘s In Focus – Sept. 16, 2021

Lois Cortell, co-manager of the Old Cloverdale Community Garden, operated by the nonprofit Old Cloverdale Community Association, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about fall gardening with raised beds, using rainwater barrels, and attracting pollinators.  The garden is an urban reclamation project and is open daylight hours at 1128 Woodward Ave. in Montgomery, AL.

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”What We Need to Know About Covid and Kids” – TPR‘s In Focus – Sept. 15, 2021

Children are being diagnosed with Covid-19 in increasing numbers, leading to hospitalizations across Alabama and the nation.  Dr. Katrina Skinner, Fairhope, Alabama pediatrician and president of the Alabama Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about Covid and children, and how adults can protect them during the pandemic.

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