Throughout his career, Browning has traveled the world working in radio, television, and print journalism.Īs an NPR reporter, Browning has covered everything from neo-Nazis in the Midwest to ancient apple forests in Kazakhstan, from the dilemmas facing small tobacco farmers in Kentucky to the cultural contradictions facing African musicians in France. He provides news coverage of France and the European Union, as well as cultural reporting and essays. “He grew up on an apple farm in Kentucky, so he relates to our Appalachian culture, and he understands how to communicate with people throughout the world.”įrank Browning is currently based in Paris and reports for NPR. “Frank Browning is a truly interesting man,” Levine said. He was invited to UT by Kenneth Levine, associate professor of communication studies, who has a long-standing working relationship and friendship with Browning. Center for Public Policy.ĭuring his talk, Temples, Taxes, and Toilets, he will speak on international communication issues relating to understanding religion, fiscal policy, and public health in a transatlantic context. in the Toyota Auditorium at the Howard H. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7:00 p.m. I probably would have finished the book, but I had to return it to the library and I wasn't so interested that I'd cram it all in.KNOXVILLE-The Communication Studies Honor Society, Lambda Pi Eta, will bring National Public Radio reporter Frank Browning to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, campus to speak on Tuesday, October 4. I have different theories to how this happened nor do I believe that tracing peoples/mythology through an icon in their stories can be accurate. I loved hearing about the origin of apples, though I got bogged down and disinterested in his attempts to link the history of apples to the dissemination and movement of peoples and their mythology. Before reading his book, I had no idea that there were as many apples in the world. Browning talks about the changes in apple harvesting over time as well as how apples are just as much victims of trend and marketing as clothing. I had never had considered the natural history of the apple, but this book caught my eye at the library when I had apples on my brain because of my fall apple harvest. I didn't quite finish the book but the first half (at least) that I read was really interesting.

Apples by Frank Browning