On Demand Audio

Becky talks about how she fought multiple battles in different ways of addiction This week on Recovery 101 – Tina Green visits with Becky Waters, a former addict. They look at what happened that had Becky see a noticeable change in her mother, quitting smoking and doing drugs thinking it was enough before getting married, and how her husband was ... Read More »

Directors of Putnam, Overton, and Jackson Co EMS discuss EMS as a career path. The Upper Cumberland’s local EMS operations need you. There are real job opportunities with EMS currently all across the Upper Cumberland. Today, we explore EMS as a career. What is life like behind the doors of the ambulance service? Tommy Copeland directs the Putnam County EMS, ... Read More »

A busy time in Peggy’s life with marriage & visiting Greece for the first time. Host John Owen talks with Peggy Fragopoulos for the third conversation of the series. Peggy and John discuss the first time she saw her husband at a Tennessee Tech basketball game, her first time to Europe and arriving in Thessaloniki, Greece greeted by her husband’s ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech’s Dr. Elizabeth Ramsey continues to discuss trauma informed care. Trauma informed care – it’s all about recognizing the signs and symptoms of trauma in patients and families, and then realizing the impact that trauma can have on a person’s life. We continue our exploration of trauma with Tennessee Tech’s Dr. Elizabeth Ramsey. Today In The Upper Cumberland airs ... Read More »

This week Peggy touches more on her education & some childhood memories she has. On this week’s edition of Whence We Came – Host John Owen sits down with Peggy Fragopoulos for the second installation of this series. The two talk about serving Gregory Peck and Tuesday Weld at Shoney’s while they filmed a movie in Gainesboro, remembering the shops ... Read More »

Dino talks about all of the circumstances that brought him out of addiction. This week on Recovery 101 – Tina Green meets with former addict Dino Cates. The two open up about Dino’s life as they go over certain things that took place in Dino’s early life that affected him later, if there were other circumstances that played into getting ... Read More »

Learn about the Putnam County Resilience Coalition with TTU’s Elizabeth Ramsey. A group of community leaders came together to form the Putnam County Resilience Coalition. Their goal is to raise awareness of trauma informed care in the community. How does that impact all of us, and what efforts are underway? Elizabeth Ramsey is an Assistant Professor of Human Ecology at ... Read More »

Peggy discusses her life as a child & through her college years in Cookeville. On this week’s edition of Whence We Came – Host John Owen visits with Peggy Fragopoulos as they begin a series of conversations. They talk about her early life in Cookeville being an “only child” as her siblings were grown and out of the house by ... Read More »

Andrew and Nida discuss how they have handled being owners of a new venture. Join host Andrea Kruszka as she sits down with the owners of Illuminated Grain, Andrew Kruse and his wife Nida. The three talk about what was the idea that sparked the husband and wife’s company, how Nida handles the marketing and the behind-the-scenes roles, and how ... Read More »

Courtney talks on her life & the changes she’s seen after rediscovering Christ. This week on Recovery 101 – Tina Green meets with Courtney Riddle. They talk about some childhood situations that led to God not being as big of a piece in her life, when was the first time she sought for help and what she found when she ... Read More »