3.14.11 Program Director for the Virginia Festival of the Book Nancy Damon joins Coy to discuss the agenda for this week’s festival. The programs are held all throughout town at various times and locations, so be sure to look over the schedule. All events are free of charge.
3.14.11 Professor in the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia Brian Balogh joins Coy to discuss the history of the census. You can also hear Brian as one of the history buffs on Backstory Radio Still want more Balogh? Check out his most recent book A Government Out of Sight: The Mystery of National Authority in Nineteenth-Century America.
3.14.11 Assistant Director for Public Programs at the Miller Center of Public Affairs George Gilliam joins Coy to discuss upcoming events. The conversation also recaps the recent controversial lecture and q&a session with Elliott Abrams on peace in the Middle East. Before previewing upcoming lectures- including one on the origins of the Peace Corps and another on the value of public opinion polls, Gilliam also talks a little bit about his area of scholarly expertise: Virginia history.
Mar 102011
Brian Moran, Chairman of the Democratic Party of Virginia joined Coy to discuss the collective bargaining issue in Wisconsin and Virginia politics.
Mar 102011
Dave Swanson joins Coy to discuss the latest on the outcry in Wisconsin over cuts to collective bargaining rights and Michigan Governor Rick Snyder seeking emergency powers.
Mar 092011
Tom Hansell discussed his new movie Electric Fairy about a new coal plant being built in Wise County, Virginia.
Mar 092011
Rick Britton joins Coy to give another version of his history quiz and discusses “Thomas Jefferson’s Greatest Contributions.”
Mar 092011
Mar 072011
Mar 072011
Albemarle County Planning Commission member Duane Zobrist joined Coy to discuss the local controversy involving sound ordinances and weddings at area vineyards.
Mar 072011
Charlottesville City Manager Maurice Jones joined Coy to discuss issues pertinent to the City of Charlottesville.
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