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July 11, 2019
Foam Fighting Takes Fantasy Fiction to New Level

Foam fighting, a type of Live Action Role Play, began in the mid-1970s in Washington, D.C., as a full-contact battle game with padded weapons
July 11, 2019
Foam-Fighting: A New Take on Historical Re-Enactment

Historical re-enactments have been popular in the United States for more than a century. The American Civil War has been an especially popular topic for re-enactors. But reporter Mike Osborne says a new generation is redefining the hobby. He says Live Action Role Playing, or LARPing, is gaining in popularity with enthusiasts nationwide.
July 11, 2019
Foam-Fighting: A New Take on Historical Re-Enactment

Historical re-enactments have been popular in the United States for more than a century. The American Civil War has been an especially popular topic for re-enactors. But reporter Mike Osborne says a new generation is redefining the hobby. He says Live Action Role Playing, or LARPing, is gaining in popularity with enthusiasts nationwide.
February 21, 2019
Green Book Mapped Safe Route Through Era of Discrimination

The 1964 Civil Rights Act made the Green Book unnecessary almost overnight; renewed interest has prompted historians to try to document the remaining sites
February 21, 2019
Green Book Mapped a Safe Route Through Era of Discrimination

The film "Green Book," starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen is nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. The story, set in the early 1960s, centers on an interracial friendship. But it also shows the discrimination African-Americans faced while traveling across the country during the Jim Crow era, before civil rights reforms. Reporter Mike Osborne reports on an effort underway to document businesses that welcomed those travelers.
December 06, 2016
Underground Performances Take Bluegrass to New Heights

There's music under the rolling hills of Tennessee
June 15, 2016
Traveling Preachers Bring the Word to Rural America

Small rural churches are served by circuit riding preachers, who lead services for several different congregations each Sunday
January 07, 2016
Genealogy Records at Intersection of Faith, Family History

Tennessee has found an unlikely partner to help with the task of digitizing state records - the Mormon church
January 07, 2016
Genealogy Records at Intersection of Faith, Family History

The United States is relatively young as nations go, but has still had time to amass hundreds of millions of official paper documents. Birth, marriage and death certificates, land titles, court records; many of these irreplaceable documents are now rotting away in the dank basements and drafty attics of thousands of aging county courthouses nationwide. Reporter Mike Osborne recently discovered an unlikely alliance that has emerged to address the problem.
January 06, 2016
Ancient Sport Flies High in 21st Century

Falconry, a 5,000-year-old form of hunting, uses trained birds to hunt prey; there are fewer than 3,000 falconers in US, as advanced ranking takes 7 years to achieve
October 09, 2015
Mantracking Not Only Hollywood Make-believe

Mantracking classes prove popular with law enforcement, emergency management officials, forensic students and the general public
December 09, 2014
In-Home Concerts Offer Intimate Stage

In US, a very different kind of performance space is gaining in popularity
November 06, 2014
Switzerland Wants Yodeling on UNESCO Heritage List

While the genre may no longer enthrall American audiences, some say its influence is still heard around the globe
October 15, 2014
Church for Atheists Goes Global

Atheists, by definition, do not believe in God. So they should have no need of a church. But two years ago, a pair of British stand-up comedians decided to create one. Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans told the BBC they envisioned “something like church but without God". Their “Sunday Assembly” movement has grown from a single congregation in London to dozens of churches around the world. Reporter Mike Osborne visited with the members of a Sunday Assembly that now meets regularly in Nashville.
October 15, 2014
Church for Atheists Goes Global

Assembly in Nashville, Tennessee, meets once a month
October 08, 2014
Park Ranger Saves Tennessee Mountain Music

Bobby Fulcher one of first to take up challenge of preserving old songs, thousands of recordings, photographs, lyric sheets that now comprise the Tennessee Folklife Collection
September 11, 2014
Physical Therapy in Water Helps Patients Make Small Steps

For people with impaired mobility, the world is one, long obstacle course. Even the simplest tasks can be a challenge, but as Mike Osborne reports, a research program in Tennessee shows that even relatively minor improvements in mobility can make a huge difference in the lives of people with disabilities.
September 11, 2014
Water Therapy Helps Patients Make Small Steps

Research suggests water therapy can provide small, but significant, improvements in walking ability of individuals with disabilities
July 02, 2014
Memories Help Boost Sense of Self-worth in Elderly

Retired clinical therapist uses 'reminiscence therapy' to help senior citizens deal with loss and depression
April 18, 2014
Face of American Farmer Changing

Average American farmer is now 58 years old, and farmers 65 and older are the fastest growing segment of the population

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