Title: "Racial Images"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Chris Harris

Synopsis: Chris Harris, electronic media communication, explores the portrayal of people of color in photography and the challenges faced by photographers in covering the first African-American president.

Title: "A Victorian Christmas"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Lucinda Cockrell

Synopsis: A Victorian Christmas is a beautiful new book based on vintage greeting cards collected by Lucinda Cockrell, coordinator of research collections at MTSU's Center for Popular Music, and is complemented by a CD of traditional Christmas carols by mandolinist Butch Baldassari.

Title: "The Split Tongue Sparrow"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Jan Hayes

Synopsis: The Split Tongue Sparrow is the first children's book written by Dr. Jan Hayes, professor emeritus, educational leadership. She talks about how she was inspired to write it during a trip to Asia.

Title: "Students for Autism Awareness"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Ed Evans

Synopsis: Students for Autism Awareness, a new student organization at MTSU, is the topic discussed by its president and founder, Ed Evans, the father of two autistic children.

Title: "Literacy Ph.D."
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Diane Sawyer

Synopsis: MTSU's new Ph.D. program in Literacy Studies is discussed by Dr. Diane Sawyer, director of the Chair of Excellence in Dyslexic Studies.

Title: "Encyclopedia of the First Amendment"
Host: Gina Logue
Guests: Dr. John Vile and David Hudson

Synopsis: Two of the three editors of the Encyclopedia of the First Amendment discuss the groundbreaking reference work to which 19 members of the MTSU community contributed.

Title: "A Christmas Carol"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Allan Barlow

Synopsis: Actor Allan Barlow, an MTSU alumnus, talks about his work on the timeless Charles Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol" and his workshops with speech and theatre students.

Title: "TERRA Firma"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. William Canak

Synopsis: Dr. William Canak, professor of sociology, talks about the Tennessee Employment Relations Research Association (TERRA), which will hold its 11th annual conference November 19-21 in Tullahoma.

Title: "Election 2008"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Robb McDaniel

Synopsis: Dr. Robb McDaniel, associate professor of political science and a winner of a 2008 Outstanding Faculty Award, analyzes the campaigns one more time on the Sunday before Election Day.

Title: "The Foxes and the Hounds"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Jack Justin Turner

Synopsis: Dr. Jack Justin Turner, professor emeritus of international relations, returns to talk his latest historical novel set in the mountains of Kentucky.

Title: "Making it CLEAR"
Host: Gina Logue
Guests: Dr. John DiVincenzo, Dr. Frank Bailey, Dr. Ryan Otter

Synopsis: Three professors from the MTSU College of Basic and Applied Sciences talk about the research group they have formed.

Title: "God's Strange Work"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. David Rowe

Synopsis: Dr. David Rowe, history professor, discusses his new book, God's Strange Work: William Miller and the End of the World, a biography of one of the pivotal figures in American religious history.

Title: "Library of Congress Grant"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Stacey Graham

Synopsis: Dr. Stacey Graham of the Center for Historic Preservation talks about a stipend that will allow students to access many of the primary documents and artifacts that have been digitized by the Library of Congress.

Title: "Treated Like Royalty"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Ken Sanney

Synopsis: Recent developments in the world of digital dowloading may give independent musicians new hope both for greater exposure and greater royalties. Ken Sanney, adjunct recording industry professor and licensed attorney, weighs in on the state of the industry.

Title: "Political Imagery"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Chris Harris

Synopsis: We examine the craft of making sure the visual media get the images that politicians want them to have and what political photographers are looking for with Chris Harris, professor of electronic media communication.

Title: "After the Democratic Convention"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Robb McDaniel

Synopsis: Dr. Robb McDaniel returns to assess the Democrats' chances for victory in November and how they should prepare for the debates.

Title: "After the Republican Convention"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Robb McDaniel

Synopsis: We take a look back at the pageantry, politics and punditry of the Republican National Convention with Dr. Robb McDaniel, associate professor of political science.

Title: "The Beijing Olympics in Review"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Andrew Owusu

Synopsis: Dr. Andrew Owusu, former Olympic athlete and assistant professor of health and human performance, reflects on the results of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Title: "Disney's Keys to Excellence"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Bruce Jones

Synopsis: MTSU's College of Business co-sponsors "Disney's Keys to Excellence" program. Bruce Jones, programming director of the Disney Institute, describes and explains the effort to share the company's successful busienss practices to a wider audience.

Title: "Beyond the Plantation"
Host: Gina Logue
Guests: Dollie Boyd and Dr. Brenden Martin

Synopsis: "Beyond the Plantation" is a permanent exhibit about the African-American experience at Oaklands Plantation. Dr. Brenden Martin, history professor, led graduate students, including Dollie Boyd, in putting it together.

Title: "Read Man Walking"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Philip Phillips

Title: "MTSU in the Pacific"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Derek Frisby

Synopsis: In spring 2009, a group of study abroad students led by Dr. Derek Frisby, history professor and Desert Storm veteran, will travel to Guam, Iwo Jima and Pelileu to learn about World War II battles in the Pacific Theater.

Title: "History Goes Digital"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Lorne McWatters

Synopsis: In fall 2008, Dr. Lorne McWatters, history professor, will offer undergraduates a chance to record history in movies in one of two ways--as a chronicle of their own families or as an exploration of MTSU's heritage.

Title: "Bob Goes Back to 'Bama"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Bob Glenn

Synopsis: After nine years at MTSU, Dr. Bob Glenn, vice president for student affairs and vice provost for enrollment management, resigns to take over the presidency of Athens State University.

Title: "COHRE/Rutherford County Project"
Host: Gina Logue
Guests: Dr. Michael Hein and Alanna Sullivan

Synopsis: Dr. Michael Hein of MTSU's Center for Organizational and Human Resource Effectiveness (COHRE) and Alanna Sullivan of Rutherford County government talk about the Leadership Academy for Rutherford County employees.

Title: "New Honors Dean"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. John Vile

Synopsis: Dr. John Vile takes over the University Honors College, leaving the chairmanship of the Department of Political Science after 19 years.

Title: "Celebration Under the Stars"
Host: Tom Tozer
Guests: Marlane Sewell, Jim Fanguy, Tom Sage, and Birdie Donnell

Synopsis: Jim Fanguy of MTSU Public Safety, Marlane Sewell and Tom Sage of Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation, and Birdie Donnell, president of the board of the Murfreesboro Symphony Orchestra, preview the annual Independence Day festivities at MTSU.

Title: "Pondillo on Film and God"
Host: Gina Logue
Guests: Dr. Bob Pondillo and David Lawrence

Synopsis: Actor David Lawrence and Dr. Bob Pondillo, electronic media communication, discuss their latest film "Wait ...," which has been accepted at the Cannes Film Festival, and Pondillo goes on to talk about his summer class "Images of God in the American Media."

Title: "On-Line Education Programs"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Mike Boyle

Synopsis: The dean of the College of Continuing Education and Distance Learning talks about opportunities for learning via computers.

Title: "Juvenile Justice--The Activists"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Sekou Franklin

Synopsis: Dr. Sekou Franklin continues his discussion of his research with an emphasis on the grass roots activists who strive for reform and how they organize.

Title: "Juvenile Justice--The System"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Sekou Franklin

Synopsis: Dr. Sekou Franklin, assistant professor of political science, talks about his research into the problems in the juvenile justice system that have motivated calls for reform.

Title: "Lonesome Cowgirls and Honky-Tonk Angels"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Kris McCusker

Synopsis: Dr. Kris McCusker, associate professor of history, discusses her new book, Lonesome Cowgirls and Honky-Tonk Angels: The Women of Barn Dance Radio.

Title: “Hurricane Katrina: History and Geography”
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Craig Colton

Synopsis: The 2008 Strickland Visiting Professor talks about “Extreme New Orleans: Growing Beyond the City’s Limits.”

Title: “Religious Iconography and Theme Parks”
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Bill Levine

Synopsis: Levine, a professor of English and occasional interviewer on WMOT-FM, talks about a lecture he gave recently at MTSU on his trip to a Bible theme park in Orlando and his comparisons with religious iconography through the ages, a very timely topic in view of plans to build a Bible theme park in Rutherford County.

Title: “Students for a Democratic Society”
Host: Gina Logue
Guests: Jade Short, Ashley Renner, Ariel Franklin, Eric Fields

Synopsis: A group of students is reviving the 1960s liberal political organization—minus the violence—and is trying to become an official student organization. Jade Short, Ashley Renner, Ariel Franklin and Eric Fields discuss Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).

Title: "Summer Language Institute"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Shelley Thomas

Synopsis: The founder of this cutting-edge annual event at MTSU discusses Total Physical Response and Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling as fun and dynamic ways to teach foreign languages to children and adults.

Title: "Download This"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Ken Sanney

Synopsis: The adjunct professor of recording industry (and a practicing attorney) brings us up to date on the latest developments in copyright, Internet and intellectual property issues.

Title: "Women Growing Old Behind Bars"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Ron Aday

Synopsis: Dr. Ron Aday, chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, discusses his research into the issues facing elderly female prisoners.

Title: "Issues in K-12 Education"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Mark Byrnes

Synopsis: Dr. Mark Byrnes, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts, professor of political science, and Chairman of the Rutherford County School Board, discusses the ever-changing face of elementary-school and secondary-school public education.

Title: "Get a Job"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Bill Fletcher

Synopsis: Bill Fletcher, new director of MTSU's Career and Employment Center, talks about his priorities for helping students and alumni deal with the ever-changing job market.

Title: "McCollum v. Board of Education"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. James T. McCollum

Synopsis: This year marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case McCollum v. Board of Education. The son of the plaintiffs in that case, Dr. James T. McCollum, an upcoming guest speaker at MTSU, discusses the issue of separation of church and state at the heart of the case.

Title: "Diane Wilson"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Diane Wilson

Synopsis: The author of An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters, and the Right to Fight for Seadrift, Texas (and a guest lecturer at MTSU) talks about her grass-roots activism and what she had to do to achieve her goals.

Title: "Preview of Tsunami Tuesday"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Michael Nelson

Synopsis: Dr. Michael Nelson, Fulmer Professor of Political Science at Rhodes College and guest lecturer at MTSU Jan. 29, looks ahead to the giant presidential primary in which so many electoral votes are at stake.

Title: "Political Imagery"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Chris Harris

Synopsis: Chris Harris, professor of electronic media communication, talks about the impact of political imagery on the voters.

Title: "I-Journalism"
Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Chris Harris

Synopsis: The proliferation of user-generated content by mainstream news agencies is discussed by Chris Harris, professor of electronic media communication.