Join Kosta and his guest: Lindsay Pride, journalist and Editor of the Herald-Citizen.

In this episode: You started at the Herald Citizen in 2002 as a reporter. I want to step back in time for a moment, because the Herald-Citizen, and your career as a journalist, have drastically changed since 2002. Will you take us through a day as a reporter for the Herald-Citizen in 2002 verses a day as editor in 2025? To put it plainly, local newspapers are suffering. Wikipedia says the United States saw the loss of an average of two newspapers per week between late 2019 and May 2022. That’s astounding and heart breaking. Local journalism is the first draft of history. How can we protect local newspapers, and why should we put forward the effort to do it? The way we consume news has changed. The way we collect and report information has also changed. Our trust in the information we consume has changed. How does the Herald-Citizen not only keep, but gain the trust of readers and the community at large?

Find out more about the Herald-Citizen:
https://www.herald-citizen.com/

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Join Kosta and his guest: Johnnie Wheeler, First Vice Chair of Cookeville NAACP.

In this episode: Over the past 50 years you’ve seen our county from every angle. From your professional work at UCHRA, to your political service in the County Commission, to the countless boards, committees and commissions you’ve seen it all. When you look at your work so far, what’s the through-line that ties it all together? Cookeville and Putnam County are changing everyday. Right now it feels like we’re a caterpillar in a cocoon waiting to transform into a beautiful butterfly. What do you hope the next metamorphosis of Cookeville and the Upper Cumberland looks like? On September 25th to 27th Cookeville will host the Tennessee NAACP State Conference. Why is hosting the 79th NAACP State Convention in Cookeville significant right now for the Upper Cumberland and for the state?

Find out more about Cookeville NAACP:
https://www.naacpcookevilleputnam.org/

NAACP Events Free to the Public:

Thursday, September 25th:
11:30 AM -11:50 AM, Press Conference

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Health Expo

6:30 PM -8:30 PM, Mass Meeting

All three events at the Putnam County Event Center: 2121 Event Ctr Dr. Cookeville, TN 38501

Friday, September 26th:
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, Youth & College Community

Putnam County Event Center: 2121 Event Ctr Dr. Cookeville, TN 38501

Saturday, September 27th:
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, Community Town Hall
McClellan Church of Christ, 141 McClellan Ct., Cookeville, TN 38501

For more info, e-mail:

naacp.cookevilleputnam@gmail.com

2025 State Conference Full Schedule: https://www.naacpcookevilleputnam.org/_files/ugd/ebc8cd_03afdd7443ac450cad519d7dfc9e9feb.pdf

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Join Kosta and his guest: Dr. Alissa Hudson, Ophthalmologist and Owner of Middle Tennessee Eye.

In this episode: I think we can all agree, there’s only one place we can start this episode - and it’s inside an eyeball. We all have eyes, but most of us have no idea how they work or why they don’t work correctly. So, I hope it’s not too much to ask: how do our eyes work? You’re an Ophthalmologist specialising in refractive surgery like LASIK and multifocal cataract surgery. I’ve had LASIK and it’s truly incredible. How did you get into this specialization and how has refractive surgery changed vision care overall? This is switching gears, and I’m only asking because I know people who go years, sometimes decades without getting an eye exam. How often should we be coming in?

Find out more about Middle TN Eye:
https://www.middletneye.com/

Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is a product of Morgan Franklin Media and recorded in Cookeville, TN.

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