Podcast: The Talk of Troy

Troy University recently held its annual leadership conference dedicated to the late Civil Rights Legend John Lewis. The goal is to encourage people from different cultural backgrounds to collaborate and get into good trouble, as Producer Ariyid Hightower reports.
And last week, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Lockheed Martin’s weapons manufacturing plant in TROY, almost two years after the War in Ukraine began. And Troy University journalism students were on the scene, as Producer Brendan Bryan tells us.

Producer Chris Ahlf reports on a generous donation presented by Neil Patrick Harris and Ira Glass.
And shoreline erosion means the Pointe-au-Chene tribe is losing land… but two Troy University professors have joined a team creating a solution. Producer Brendan Bryan reports.

Cheers echoed on TROY’s main campus last December as the Trojans took home a Sunbelt Championship for the second year in a row. And some fans took home a souvenir, as Producer Jack Anderson reports.
And, thanks to a $150,000 grant, The Rosa Parks Museum on Troy University’s Montgomery campus has reopened with brand new technology! The goal is to give visitors a look at history in a new light… and on new screens! Producer Ariyid Hightower has the story.

A Troy University professor has just released his debut novel! The thriller is centered around a trial involving forbidden romance. Producer Jack Anderson has the story.
And, last week, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey visited TROY’s main campus to celebrate broadband expansion in the wiregrass region… and across the state! Producer Brendan Bryan connects us to the story.

This year’s Sounds of the Season is set during a 1940s Holiday radio show complete with a missing star singer, a swinging jazz band, and a grumpy boss, as producer Brendan Bryan reports.
And, earlier this month, the Remember Love Recovery Project collaborated with TROY’s International Arts Center to create a way for people to share experiences about addiction disorder and the road to recovery. Producer PJ Heath brings us to the heart of the story.

Earlier this year, TROY Public Radio launched the podcast “Alabama Aloud.” The audiobook-style podcast gives new life to classic short stories from famous authors like Truman Capote and F. Scott Fitzgerald. And it highlights regional writers, as Producer Emily Mosier reports.
And, TROY’s Hall School of Journalism and Communication recently held the annual intramural speech tournament. Students across the main campus had a chance to shine, as Producer PJ Heath reports.

This week, we visit Troy University’s arboretum to learn about the techniques our ancestors used to create fire. And, we go behind the scenes of the new play, The Diviners, about a young boy with a terrible fear of water but an extraordinary talent to find it.

As October draws to a close, that can only mean… two things: Halloween… and TROYapalooza, Troy University’s annual Fall celebration! There was rock climbing, live performances, free food, and more!
And we revisit the four-faced clock commemorating Jack Hawkins Jr.’s 34 years as chancellor of Troy University.

With the help of Troy University’s Small Business Development Center, two brothers have a business that’s as hot as their sauce!
And, we stop the presses to bring you a look at the history of The Tropolitan student newspaper.