WPPR Podcast

The University of Georgia Director of Environmental Ethics Certificate program and author Dorinda Dallmeyer, PhD. along with Landscape Architect, artist and author both join me to discuss their collaborative works on The Southern Frontier, Landscapes Inspired by Bartram’s Travels and Bartram's Living Legacy: The Travels and the Nature of the South.T

Hiking isn’t just for summertime fun! Author Jonah McDonald shares some popular hiking locations from the well-known Chattahoochee River and Stone Mountain to pristine Arabia Mountain and secluded Hahn Woods. McDonald also discusses ways hikers may experience the many native birds, wildflowers, historic sites, and champion the sentinel trees of the city, along important safety tips from his book Hiking Atlanta's Hidden Forests: Intown and Out.

Piedmont College will present a concert by artist-in-residence Dr. Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi, featuring works by guest composer Dr. Ed Martin, including the world premiere of Martin’s composition, “Variations” on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 7:30 p.m., in the college Chapel in Demorest. In addition to “Variations,” Astolfi and Martin will perform Martin’s “Swirling Sky” for piano and electronics. The concert will also include solo piano works by J.S. Bach and Franz Schubert. Dr. Martin will also present a...

A new documentary based on the Foxfire book, “Memories of a Mountain Shortline—A History of the Tallulah Falls Railroad,” will be shown at the Swanson Center on the campus of Piedmont College at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 19. This 57 minute documentary is a combination of video and still images featuring the art, voices, and on-camera appearances of 18 prominent northeast Georgians. Instead of a single narrator, co-producers, David Greear and Emory Jones used the voices, faces and art of the...

Junior Appalachian Musicians, also known as JAM is an after-school program for middle and high students which introduces music through small group instruction on instruments common to the Appalachian region, like fiddle, banjo and guitar. Jackson County North Carolina JAM Program Director Dusk Weaver discusses the history and legacy the Junior Appalachian Musicians are creating in their communities by infusing traditional dance, songs and storytelling from the rich cultural heritage of the...

The protection and conservation of Georgia Wildlife affects every aspect of maintaining balance within the state’s ecosystem. To discuss the habitat and nesting patterns the American bald eagle is DNR wildlife biologist Todd Schneider.

Currently approximately 60 percent, of children in the foster care system have no access to a CASA volunteer. That’s an estimated 400,000 children living without hope of having their voices heard or long-term needs met. To discuss CASA’s mission and upcoming Superhero Fun Run are NEGA CASA Executive Director Melissa Mitchell, and Board Members, Piedmont College Mass Communications Professor Dr. Janice Moss and Susan Smithpatrick.

A metallurgist and historical blacksmith by trade, White county resident Will King discusses why he began pirate re-enactments to help a local non-profit Back Pack Buddies, provide food and clothing for children in local northeast Georgia communities.

In an effort to increase awareness of marine life and oceanic conservation through her novels, Stephens county author CJ Matthew discusses her new paranormal romance suspense series, Dolphin Shore Shifters book one Blood Tide, which features a pod of shape shifting dolphins that pose as humans to protect the oceans at any cost.

Back in the Game Physical Therapy is a family owned and operated orthopedic physical therapy clinic located in Flowery Branch, Georgia. Owners Brendon Blake MSPT./ Cert. DN, and Gina Blake MSPT, discuss their unique approach in providing a bridge between injury and recovery to assist patients in gettting back to pre-injury status as quickly as possible.