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Vital Voices features interviews with a wide variety of people talking about the subjects they are most passionate about in life.
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 9
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- Sep 3, 2026
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- Jul 9, 2026
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A Record Harvest (opens the original)
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We visit the family farm of Mike Fields in Hawkins County, Tennessee. In the summer of 2026, Mike grew a pumpkin that weighed in at 1,494 pounds. The pumpkin was a popular attraction at the Appalachian Fair, which is marking its 100th anniversary in 2026.
The Life of Country Comedian Minnie Pearl (opens the original)
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Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon was a member of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville for over 50 years. She was best known through her stage persona, Minnie Pearl. We talk with Belmont University's Don Cusic, co-author of the new biography Howdy! The Minnie Pearl Story, published in 2026 by the University of Tennessee Press.
A Ritual at Summer's End: The Making of Chow-Chow (opens the original)
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We visit a kitchen in Scott County, Virginia, where late summer means the making of the garden-clearing relish known as chow-chow.
A Pawpaw Primer (opens the original)
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Dr. Kirk Pomper at Kentucky State University discusses the cultivation and uses of the pawpaw, the largest edible fruit native to North America.
More About Coping with PTSD (opens the original)
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In the second part of our interview, Retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Miles Burdine of Kingsport, Tennessee, continues his story about living with PTSD.
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