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Anyone who frequently travels up the Seminole Trail through Charlottesville and Albemarle County knows that there’s a problem with congestion. Many people are worried that traffic is only going to get worse as the Hollymead Town Center opens to business, with potentially popular tenants as Harris Teeter and Target. Without a bypass to shuttle intrastate travellers, and with few travel option for people commuting south to Charlottesville, gridlock could be with us for decades to come.

With that in mind, the North Charlottesville Business Council invited urban designer Dan Burden to speak at their April 26 luncheon. Burden is the director of Walkable Communities, a non-profit consulting firm that helps towns and cities throughout North America come up with ways to make their roadways more pedestrian friendly.

CPN now presents the audio portion of Burden’s presentation in a somewhat edited form.
Afterwards, we have his responses to specific questions about 29, and a quick chat with Harrison Rue, the director of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission.

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Do you have iTunes, version 4.9 or above? If so, then click here to add the entire CPN feed to your music library. This will allow you to download everything posted here into your iTunes folder. Listen on your computer, or take CPN with you on the road.

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The Virginia Chapter of the National Autism Association is holding a conference this Saturday that will explore “Recent Advances in the Biology of Autism.” The conference comes at a time when the possibility of a link between thimerosol in vaccinations and autism has received a lot of attention in the Charlottesville area and the nation. The Hook’s April 7 cover story by Coy Barefoot and Alison Bell took a deep look at the issue, and New York Times science writer David Kirby came to town on April 17 to discuss his new book, Evidence of Harm. We’ve produced a story that takes a quick look at the issue in advance of the conference.

 

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Subscribe to CPN’s podcast

Do you have iTunes, version 4.9 or above? If so, then click here to add the entire CPN feed to your music library. This will allow you to download everything posted here into your iTunes folder. Listen on your computer, or take CPN with you on the road.

We’re looking for stories on how you use CPN. Leave a comment below to know what you enjoy.

The Daily Progress now has something in common with such papers as the Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune. Nellysford composer Paul T. Richards has scored a rousing march for the Media General-owned newspaper, and in April, the Charlottesville Municipal Band debuted the piece in front of a crowded house at Piedmont Virginia Community College’s Dickinson Theatre. We were there and bring you this report.

 

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Subscribe to CPN’s podcast

Do you have iTunes, version 4.9 or above? If so, then click here to add the entire CPN feed to your music library. This will allow you to download everything posted here into your iTunes folder. Listen on your computer, or take CPN with you on the road.

We’re looking for stories on how you use CPN. Leave a comment below to know what you enjoy.

We hear so much about globalization that it’s become just another word that many Americans tune out as soon as they hear it uttered.

Yet, many political scientists have serious concerns about how globalization affects the lives of Americans and people around the world. There’s a laundry list of developments that affect every human being including: the effects of an international economy on wealth for some and poverty for others, the threat of international terrorism, global pollution, to name just a few.

Four political scientists from across the country met in UVa’s Minor Hall on April 21, 2005, for a public forum called “Inequality and Difference in Developing Societies: How do Recent Trends Affect Americans?”

The panel includes Susanne Rudolph of the University of Chicago, Evelyne Huber of the University of North Carolina, and Valerie Bunce of Cornell University. This forum last 67 minutes, and is moderated by U-V-A political scientist John Echeverri-Gent.

 

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A long-time postal carrier from Rugby, Virginia will travel to Rugby Road in Charlottesville this weekend to deliver Appalachian guitar music to the Prism. Wayne Henderson and Jeff Little take the stage Saturday at 8:00 PM in the last of this year’s series of “Virginia Folklife Nights”, sponsored by the Virginia Folklife Program.

Fred Boyce, creative director of the Prism, gives us a preview of the concert in this five and a half minute long mp3.

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Throughout American history, people from all around the world have flocked here in search of a better life, and to reinvent themselves. Some people assimilate into the melting pot, while others remain isolated, keeping to themselves. But America can only reach its full potential when new traditions are brought to our shores, to stand alongside those that go back centuries.

In the second in our series of reports on the South Asian Community in Central Virginia, Deepak Singh takes us to a recent Kathakali night sponsored by the UVa chapter of the Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth. Kathakali has been a story-telling fixture in South India for over 500 years.

 

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How prepared is Virginia to deal with a possible biological or chemical attack from terrorists?

That’s just one of the questions that Doctor Chris Holstege spends his time trying to answer. Holstege is the director of medical toxicology at the University of Virginia, and an assistant professor of emergency medicine. He’s also the medical director of the Blue Ridge Poison Center.

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, health and public safety departments across the country have struggled to come up with a response plan for what to do, and what NOT to do, in the event of a bioterror incident.

Holstege spoke at Woodberry Forest School in Orange on April 14th, 2005, as part of UVa’s Engaging the Mind series. This forty-minute lecture gives an overview of some of the possible biological and chemical agents that have been used as weapons in the past, as well as a basic rundown on what officials have learned from previous biological attacks.

This file is no longer available on the Charlottesville Podcasting Network. It has been transferred to the University of Virginia’s podcasting site.

Every year on the birthday of our nation’s third president, the Thomas Jefferson Center for Free Expression honors the author of the Declaration of Independence by handing out the Jefferson Muzzle awards to organizations and individuals that, in their view, have somehow limited free speech.

This year, the Center has handed out a record-setting fifteen of the awards to such places as the Federal Communications Commission, the Virginia House of Delegates, and the Republican and Democratic parties for setting up so-called “free speech” zones during their national conventions last summer.

Last week, radio essayist Janis Jaquith sat down with the center’s director, Robert O’Neil, to talk about the importance of free expression in a democracy. Click below to hear her interview.

 

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What do you think of the when you hear the word salmagundi? Here in Charlottesville, the word can only refer to the assorted student films you can see and hear this weekend at the Salmagundi Film Festival . I recently caught up with Jamie Williams, a fourth-year anthropology student and director of Slinky Milk, one of the films in the short program.

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The Charlottesville Podcasting Network is a local media outlet that presents audio of radio shows, lectures, and original features to the Central Virginia community and beyond. Through a combination of original productions and partnerships with local organizations, CPN has provided thousands of hours of audio programming since launching in April 2005.

Our offerings run the gamut from political debates to fiddle contests. We bring you WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call with Rick Moore, presentations from the Virginia Piedmont Technology Council, and interviews with local officials and activists. We also bring you features from WTJU such as the Oscar Show and the Rivanna Rambler.

The site is a presentation of Wordcast Productions, Virginia’s leading provider of podcast solutions. Award-winning radio producer Sean Tubbs started the company in February 2005 to help businesses, individuals and non-profit organizations develop podcasts best suited to help build better connections to their core audience.

There are many ways to access the site.

First, you can just visit us every day to check for new content. We post about 10 podcasts each week, so keep coming back. We’re often experimenting with our web design, but there’s always the classic view to make sure you don’t miss anything.

Second, subscribe to our RSS feed and read it using something like Google Reader or Bloglines. If you need help with RSS, read Waldo Jaquith’s excellent “RSS for Total Newbies.”

There’s always the iTunes feed, which is perhaps the most elegant way to get our shows onto your iPod.

Finally, why not subscribe to the e-mail list? Once a day you’ll get a notification of what we’ve posted.

Join the Revolution!

We’re looking for volunteers who are interested in learning the ins and outs of audio recording. Here are some sample tasks that we could use some help with.

Marketing: We produce a lot of great stuff, and we need your help in letting others know about it.

Production: There’s a lot of stuff backing up in the production queue, and there’s always something that needs to be worked on. You can help us edit and post editions of “WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now!”as well as lectures and speeches.

Editorial: Sometimes we post podcasts so fast we make writing mistakes that just look silly. Help us look a little less silly by volunteering to edit our copy once it’s been posted.

Recording: After going through a training period, CPN Volunteers have access to professional recording equipment. We need people to go out and record events, and would even love to train you to write a news article. Video is coming soon.

Contact Sean Tubbs at seantubbs@gmail.com if you would like more information.