Rising Rock is excited to showcase some of our best audio stories in a continued partnership with Scenic Roots.
Nature vs Nurture
Taryn Brooks sits with Taylor Reed, a member and volunteer of Forest Families of Chattanooga. Reed, along with her daughter, has grown alongside the organization and seen the benefits of nature firsthand.
Friends Fight
Silas Panktraz interviewed Isaiah Dagnun, who went through the YCAP program as a child and is still involved in it today. Isaiah has helped members of the police and fire departments train for every single Guns and Hoses event since he was 16 years old.
Role Making Chainbreakers
Lexi Foley spoke with Troy Rogers, public services advocate for Public Safety Coordinator for the City of Chattanooga. Rogers helped found the 423 Chain Breaker program, which focuses on reducing crime in Chattanooga through violence interruption.
Hot Chocolatier
Megan Cooper speaks with Brandon Buckner. Buckner and his wife Wendy have owned and operated the local chocolate store here in Chattanooga since 2008.
River Culture
Ava Nessell spoke with Andrew Taylor, a member of the Cherokee Nation from Oklahoma, about his family history in the East Tennessee and West North Carolina area.
Where the Bluegrass Grows
Emily Petitt talked to Courtney Bowmen, the guitar player in Blue Cumberland, a band based on Signal Mountain. He speaks about his experience in bluegrass and the nontraditional nature of the band’s music.
Dirty Dirt
Connor Spelta spoke with Michelle and Jeff Brown about the EPA’s cleanup of the lead-contaminated soil in their yard. They are glad the EPA intervened, but it cost them significantly more than expected.
Rising Culture
Koleby Gilbert speaks with two Chattanooga-based musicians who have performed at RISE Chattanooga’s Levitt Bloc Music Series.
Tennessee Tracks
Megan Cooper speaks with Travis Gordon about his job as a locomotive engineer at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, TN.
