The U.S. Civil Rights Trail has more than 100 locations across multiple states, and In Focus brings you a conversation with Lee Sentell, director of the Alabama Tourism Department, who documented it in a landmark book.
Today’s In Focus guest is award-winning Alabama poet, Jeanie Thompson, who discusses her projects with two artistic collaborators.
A new Alabama poll reveals that the top concern of Alabamians is the economy. Todd Stacy, host of Alabama Public Television’s Capitol Journal, returns for the Newswrap. And the Wildcard puts a badge on a frog!
Tyler Teresa, southeastern regional administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, visits In Focus with the outlook for entrepreneurs in 2026.
At the end of 2025, the number of measles cases in the U.S. had risen to more than two thousand. In Focus brings you a conversation with Dr. Wes Stubblefield of the Alabama Department of Public Health about measles.
Today, Renee Raney chief naturalist for Alabama State Parks, shares stories about her Cherokee heritage and the parks in winter.
In this episode:
“A Luckless Santa Claus” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in Newman News, 1912, read by permission of The Matthew J. & Arlyn Bruccoli Collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, University of South Carolina Libraries
“One Christmas” by Truman Capote, published by Random House, 1983, read by permission of the Truman Capote Literary Trust.
While we are surrounded by the joy of the holidays, there also can be grief as loved ones and pets are remembered. Author Liz Fryer visits In Focus with her tips for coping with holiday grief.
Today we’ve got a short story, and I do mean short. Daniel Wallace’s “Beneath the Moon and Long Dead Stars” is a volume of flash fiction stories, some as short as one page. Today’s selection was featured on our Alabama Aloud podcast and is read by Don Noble.
