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Why does the Director of Animals at Zoo Knoxville show family photos to Lou, a zoo chimpanzee?  Why will the zoo's last remaining elephant, Tonka, soon be leaving?  And why does the zoo crew feed glitter to one of their tigers?  Phil Colclough has the answers and much more about Zoo Knoxville.

 
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The movie "Oppenheimer" is tops at the Oscars with 13 Academy Award nominations. It tells the story of the Manhattan Project and the man who led that effort, J. Robert Oppenheimer.  Oak Ridge Historian, Ray Smith, talks about the role Oak Ridge played in the Manhattan Project, and the project's legacy.

 
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I asked the simple question of "who is the most famous person you've spoken to," and your answers blew me away.  The celevrities you told me you've met come from all walks of life! Here are your stories of a lifetime about the time you met Presidents, rock stars, actors, famous and infamous, and much more.
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His Weekly Top 40 is the longest running countdown in America but, as you'll hear when Rick Dees checked in with "Yarbrough," he's so much more than his radio career. 
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Matt Cameron from the TWRA explains the unique way researchers are keeping an eye on the elk population in Tennessee, the reason why skinks are on the move now, and a new law that impacts Wildlife Management Areas.
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When Dr. Bill Bass arrived at the University of Tennessee five decades ago, his work immediately began to change the world of forensic anthropology.  Dr. Bass reflects on his career, the creation of The Body Farm, and the way in which many criminal investigations are conducted, due to his research. 
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