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Tennessee Matters
Tennessee Matters a half hour weekly Public Affairs program from the Tennessee Radio Network hosted by John Clark. The program features interviews about issues of importance and interest to Tennesseans such as politics, public services, history and economic development.
Episodes
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TN Matters - TN Wildlife Resources Agency
The mission of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is to preserve, conserve, manage, protect, and enhance the fish and wildlife of the state. To promote…
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TN Matters - TN Assoc. of Alcohol, Drug & other Addiction Services TAADAS
The TN Assoc. of Alcohol, Drug & other Addiction Services is a statewide association of alcohol and drug abuse treatment, prevention, and recovery service…
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TN Matters - TN Dept. of Human Services
The Tennessee Department of Human Services is thought of as a safety net by facilitating nutrition programs, childcare services, employment assistance…
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TN Matters - TN Higher Education Commission
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission’s mission is to increase the number of Tennesseans with a post-secondary school education and the commission actively…
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TN Matters - TN 811
If you have a digging project in your yard, it’s always best to call 811 first. Tennessee 811 provides communication, education, and notification services to…
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TN Matters - TN Commission on Aging & Disability
The Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability was created to provide leadership relating to the challenges of aging on behalf of older persons in our state…
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TN Matters - TN Learning & Leadership
The largest employer in Tennessee is the state government with more than 43,000 employees and about 1,300 different job classifications. To recruit and retain…
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TN Matters - Safety and Homeland Security
The Tennessee Dept. of Safety and Homeland Security is always on alert, and for a good reason. The department has the primary responsibility and authority for…
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TN Matters - Agriculture
Founded in 1854, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture is the oldest state agency in Tennessee. In its history, there have been few years as challenging for…
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TN Matters - TN Army National Guard
Major General Jeff Holmes, Commissioner, TN Dept of the Military, discuses the Tennessee National Guard with host John Clark in this Tennessee Matters encore…
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TN Matters - Hypertension
Being aware of your blood pressure can be very valuable to your health. May is High Blood Pressure Education Month, and there is no better time to learn about…
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TN Matters - Child Abuse Awareness Month
The CDC says child abuse and neglect are serious public health problems with about one in seven children experiencing child abuse and neglect in the last year…
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TN Matters - Dept of Economic & Community Development
The State of Tennessee promotes a pro-business environment and the work has paid off with big businesses expanding to the Volunteer State. In particular…
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TN Matters - Dept of HR Diversity
The State of Tennessee employs more than 40,000 workers statewide in hundreds of public service roles like park ranger, corrections officer, transportation…
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TN Matters - Columbia Mayor Chaz Moulder
Being elected to a local political office does not mean you never need to leave home in order to serve your community. This week many elected city officials…
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TN Matters - FTC Scams
Americans lose billions of dollars to scams. Today's scammers use AI to mimic your loved ones voice or they pretend to be a familiar business or government…
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TN Matters - Consumers for Quality Care
Nonprofit hospitals operate as charities and are designed to deliver affordable and quality health care to everyone in their communities. However, despite…
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TN Matters - DCS Foster Care System
In Tennessee, the public school with the highest student enrollment is Collierville High School in Shelby County. It is a suburb of Memphis with 2,885…
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TN Matters - Dept of Health Community Engagement
The Tennessee Department of Health in the Volunteer State worked hard to serve the public during the pandemic and through to today. One method includes the…
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TN Matters - Dept Human Resources
The State of Tennessee government is the largest employer in the Volunteer State. "TeamTN" works together to maintain infrastructure, protect natural…
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TN Matters - Safe At Home
Gone are the days of the big bulky phone book and calling the operator at 411. With domestic violence being reported by 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men, protecting…
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TN Matters - Curing Kids Cancer
In order to celebrate their son's life and fund research that will find cures for childhood cancer, Grainne and Clay Owen founded Curing Kids Cancer in 2005…
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TN Matters - Wildlife Resources Agency
If you love the outdoors, whether it’s boating, hunting, fishing, or if you just like to observe wildlife, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency works to…
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TN Matters - Nashville Charter School
Nashville Classical Charter School began as the brainstorm of dedicated community activists and experienced urban educators. Their vision was a school - free…
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TN Matters - TN Lottery
Since the Tennessee Lottery launched in 2004, more than $6.7 billion has been raised for education programs in the state and it has funded nearly two million…
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TN Matters - Covid 3 Years Later
On March 5, 2020, the Tennessee Department of Health announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Tennessee. Since that time, about 34% of the state's 7…
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TN Matters - Federal Tort Claims Act
The United States federal government was ordered to pay over $230,000 to victims of one of the largest mass shootings in the country where 26 people died and…
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TN Matters - Disability & PAF
If you received a diagnosis tomorrow that threatened your ability to work, do you know how to navigate the disability system? This topic is critical to many…
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TN Matters - Santa Derek
Celebrating means many things to many people of all faiths, but almost unviversaly, observing the holidays means allowing Chris Kringle to come into our lives…
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TN Matters - Stuckeys
If you have traveled nearly any of the highways and byways of the south and beyond, at some point you have seen a Stuckeys. Most often associated with a blue…
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TN Matters - Child Poverty
The good news is that in the United States, child poverty fell by 59% from 1993 – 2019, according to a comprehensive new analysis. The study was a joint effort…
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TN Matters - Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Studies show prescription drug prices in the United States are significantly higher than in other nations, with prices in the United States averaging 2.56…
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TN Matters - No Trash November
How much garbage and litter still gets dumped on Tennessee roadways? It's a very big number that Shawn Bible knows all too well. She and her team at TDOT work…
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TN Matters - Dept. of Children's Services
The TN Dept. of Children's Services provides support to children and families while promoting safety, permanency, and well-being with the goal of creating…
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TNMatters - Air Force
The United States Air Force is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States…
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TN Matters - TN Army National Guard
Major General Jeff Holmes, Commissioner, TN Dept. of the Military, discusses the critical purpose and vision of the Tennessee Army National Guard. The Guard…
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TN Matters - Dept. of Education
The State of Tennessee enrolls almost one million students in 147 school districts. Management of public education in the state is the responsibility of the…
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TN Matters - Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline was one of the most influential singers of the 20th century and to this day remains among the biggest names in the history of Country Music with…
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TN Matters - Veterans Affairs
More than 450,000 Veterans call Tennessee home. However, only 220,000 of these Veterans are enrolled in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System and only 150,000…
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TN Matters - Forestry
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry has been protecting, conserving, and enhancing the state’s forest resources for over 100 years. It…