In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson

In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson

Join the conversation each weekday on ”In Focus” as host Carolyn Hutcheson talks with: artists, historians, experts, environmentalists, musicians, authors, and other big thinkers and change makers. Carolyn brings her three decades of on-air experience, her curious mind, and her warm conversational style to each episode. We hope you join us and take time to bring your world, In Focus.

Episodes

March 17, 2026 9 mins
Amanda Senn, Director of the Alabama Securities Commission, visits The Exchange today to talk about legislative bills and cryptocurrency. 
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On the Newswrap from In Focus, Todd Stacy, host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, discusses the legislative budgets and the Public Service Commission. And the Wildcard is about a stowaway!
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The Alabama Mural Trail beckons visitors to enjoy a walking tour of outdoor art! Today, Kara Campbell begins our In Focus series in Dothan, home to more than twenty murals about Wiregrass history and culture.

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On today's In Focus, we hear the story of Jean Lafitte, one of history's most colorful pirates of the Florida Panhandle, as we observe America's 250th anniversary. 
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With gasoline prices continuing to escalate, Clay Ingram with AAA Alabama talks with In Focus about how to cope. 
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On today's Newswrap from In Focus, Todd Stacy, host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, discusses the firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and Alabama's role going forward.

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Fans of novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald are often intrigued by Zelda, his Alabama-born wife. On today's In Focus, the Montgomery County Historical Society brings her story to life in a special exhibit.

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If you'd like to take a hike into history atop a mountain, In Focus talks with the Alabama Forestry Commission's Brad Dunham today for the Back to Nature series.

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On Today's In Focus, former White House Deputy National Cyber Director Jake Braun, discusses the fight against fentanyl.

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On today/s Newswrap from In Focus, Todd Stacy, host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, discusses the state's involvement in Montgomery's struggling Jackson Hospital. And the Wildcard is about an unexpected competitor in the Winter Olympics.

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On today's In Focus, historian Dr. Richard Bailey concludes Black History Month by sharing his memories of meeting a world famous scientist in Africa.

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With primary elections coming up in May, the League of Women Voters have turned their attention to the issue of restoring voting rights.

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Historian Dr. Kathryn Braund visits In Focus, taking us back to the time of the American Revolution, when a young Quaker botanist traveled the South collecting plant species that we still enjoy today.

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On today's Newswrap, Todd Stacy, host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, discusses the App Store Accountability Act. And the Wildcard applauds a cat that has been on the job for fifteen years!

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On today's In Focus, family historian True Lewis recounts how she traced her family lineage to a patriot in the American Revolution. She joins us for our Genealogy in Your Genes series.

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On today's In Focus, BirdNote's senior audio producer, Mark Bramhill, joins us for the "Paws for Animals" series with tips on how to keep cats and other animals away from birds.

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Guests from the Cloverdale Playhouse in Montgomery preview the play, "American Son," which has elements that could be ripped from the headlines.

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On today's Newswrap from In Focus, Todd Stacy, host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, shares an education report that is the envy of the nation. And just in time for Valentine's Day, Todd has a doggy Wildcard!

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The American Forest Foundation and the Alabama Forestry Commission celebrated the planting of the "millionth tree" this week in Lowndes County, Alabama. In Focus has the story from Rita Hite, A.F.F. CEO, today. 

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On today's In Focus, we discuss the life of Malcolm X, one of the most polarizing figures of the civil rights era. Montgomery's Capri Theatre is presenting the movie "Malcolm X" in observance of Black History Month.

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