Lite Rock 95.9 and Santa got to chat with children all across the Upper Cumberland to see what they would like for Christmas! Did your kids miss Santa? There’s still time to sign up to talk with him next Tuesday, December 20th, thanks to our friends at Quirk and Wheeler Orthodontics!  Read More »

Sycamore Institute’s Sarah Henderson & Mandy Pellegrin discuss childhood poverty The Sycamore Institute has released its annual report on child well-being in the state of Tennessee. It paints a better picture, however, it’s important to note there’s still much work to be done. And second, the data is several years old, meaning the effect of COVID, and the effect of ... Read More »

This week, find out more about pressed art with owner of Pressed, Aspen Turney.  Join host Andrea Kruszka as she sits down with Aspen Turney, owner of Pressed. They discuss how she started her company Pressed, how she incorporates pressed flowers into her jewelry, the process of working with frames, jewelry, and pressed florals, and how she is inspired ... Read More »

Blood Assurance’s Max Wintiz discusses the challenges of donating post-COVID. In the season of giving, we examine how giving has changed in the wake of COVID. Just this week, Blood Assurance put out an urgent request for healthy donors with so many cases of flu in our midst. It represents the increasingly difficult job of getting people to give blood, ... Read More »

Learn more about Smithville artist Erin Fennell, and her furniture art projects.  Join host Andrea Kruszka as she sits down with Smithville furniture artist Erin Fennell. They discuss how she discovered thrift stores and getting started working with spray paint after finishing nursing school, what her artistic process is like once she finds a piece that “speaks to her,” ... Read More »

Lincoln Davis reflects on being a politician, and the state of Washington, D.C. His tenure as Byrdstown Mayor led to the State House. That led to the House in Washington. Lincoln Davis reflects on his career as a politician, what he tried to achieve, and he looks at the current situation in Washington, D.C. – what could be done to ... Read More »

Get to know Cookeville painter Ed Tincher, and how his childhood inspires him.  Join host Andrea Kruszka as she sits down with Cookeville painter Ed Tincher. They discuss his background in painting, how he thinks about each project as if he were a kid again, how things like cartoons and childhood memories inspire his work, as well as who ... Read More »

Lincoln Davis discusses his time serving in politics and what makes good leaders Lincoln Davis has stepped away from serving in Washington, in Nashville, in Pickett County, but he still follows politics, and he has strong feelings about what makes a good leader. We sit down with the Upper Cumberland’s Lincoln Davis. Today In The Upper Cumberland airs each weekend ... Read More »

Find out how the Mediterranean influences ceramic jewelry maker Alexandra Barcelona  Join host Andrea Kruszka as she sits down with handmade ceramic jewelry maker Alexandra Barcelona. They discuss what her artistic process is when making new jewelry, how the Mediterranean influences her work and inspires her, as well as how the Upper Cumberland area has helped her along her ... Read More »

This week, Kayla Jackson and Ashley Lynch discuss the topic of mental health. In recent years there’s been more and more open communication about mental health. More and more people are equating mental health to your physical health. We talk to two experts in the field about how this is helping them in their work, and how it’s helping each ... Read More »