Author: Dan Gould

Dan has been a regular contributor to the Charlottesville Podcasting Network since 2008. He has produced over 1000 feature length podcasts for the site.
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Visioning for the Future of Rio+29

Albemarle County Supervisors Brad Sheffield and Diantha McKeel speaking at the Senior Center in Charlottesville.

Albemarle County is actively working to transform the Route 29/Rio Road area, work that started with the new grade separated interchange project and is continuing with a small area plan that will re-imagine how people live, work, shop and play in this critical area of the County. In this podcast, the County solicits the thoughts and ideas of seniors as it begins to finalize the plans for this vital area of the county. Topics include: Current Rio+29 Small Area Plan, the Economic Development in the Rio+29 area and the development of transportation facilities for bicycles, pedestrians, transit, and cars.

In addition to leading the discussion about the transformation of Rio and 29, Supervisors Diantha McKeel, Chair of the Board and Supervisor for the Jack Jouett District, and Brad Sheffield, Supervisor for the Rio District, also answered questions from the audience.

The event took place at the Wednesday June 14, 2017 meeting of the Senior Statesmen of Virginia. The meeting was held at the Senior Center in Charlottesville. Following the presentation, questions were taken from the audience. The program was moderated by SSV Vice President Rich DeMong.

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Wake-Up Call: More Crime and Punishment

Jeff Fogel

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Sean McCord talks with local attorney and long-time civil rights activist Jeff Fogel about the journey that brought him to Charlottesville and moved him to run for Commonwealth’s Attorney.

This program features an interview with Jeff Fogel, a candidate for Charlottesville Commonwealth Attorney. On June 1st, 2017, Mr. Fogel was charged with assault following events that occurred during a public protest against white nationalists on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall. He was later released. This interview was conducted before the events of June 1st.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.

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Home Grown: The Proper Power of the Playwright and All of the Summer of Love in One IX Weekend

Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art

On today’s Home Grown David Vaughn Straughn and Leslie M. Scott-Jones host a roundtable discussion with artistic directors Boomie Pedersen and Bree Luck and playwright Scott Dunn. They talk about recent events where playwrights and their agents have shut down productions for not following their wishes and the greater responsibility for theaters, especially community theaters, to reflect their communities. Then David welcomes back one of Home Grown’s favorite guests, Brian Wimer from the IX Art Park to talk about how their upcoming arts festival which commemorates the Summer of Love can help bring people together. It’s all Peace and Love at Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art.

Home Grown is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 10 AM to 11 AM.

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To Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for the First 1000 Days of Life

To Your Health host M.C. Blair Talks with Drs. Anna Maria Siega-Riz and Sibylle Kranz about the importance of educating the parents, caregivers, and the community at large, the importance of eating the right food stuffs which will give our children a healthy and secure platform for their future. Teaching the children of the present to be food citizens of the future.

Each week To Your Health host M.C. Blair talks to local growers and food producers. Join him on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville every Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon.


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Apropos Of Something: Trump & Pruitt’s Heated Agenda; Living a Transgender Life

Apropos Of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk with Environmental & Regulatory Law Prof. Cale Jaffe on the dangers of Trump & Pruitt’s unscientific approach to global warming; and Charley, who decided at 50 to become a trans man and is finally feeling comfortable in his own skin.

Apropos Of Something seeks out guests who are passionate about the arts, politics and society at-large. Co-hosts Ellen Daniels in Charlottesville and Nancy Laurence in New York City chat with experts, activists, and the most interesting people they can find. We guarantee every show will be Apropos Of Something.

Join Ellen and Nancy on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, every Saturday from 10-11 a.m.

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Wake-Up Call: The Happy Traveler: Unpacking the Secrets of Better Vacations

Jaime Kurtz, PhD

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Sean McCord talks with local author Jaime Kurtz about her latest book The Happy Traveler: Unpacking the Secrets of Better Vacations.

Jaime Kurtz is an Associate Professor of Psychology at James Madison University, where she focuses her research and courses on the science of happiness and savoring. Her passion for research and travel — Jaime has been to 29 countries — inspired her to write a practical, research-driven advice on how to travel well.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.

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Home Grown: The Haus of Belle and Victory Hall Opera’s Drugsong

Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art

On today’s Home Grown hosts David Vaugh Straughn and Leslie M. Scott-Jones welcome Miss Dreama Belle, drag artist from the Haus of Belle, and they talk about the artistry of drag and how performing as a character can be a presentation of yourself that you don’t get anywhere else.

After that, Victory Hall Opera company returns! Miriam Gordon-Stewart visits with tenor Corey Bix to talk about Victory Hall’s latest piece of opera experimentation — it’s a play based on a novella by Thomas Mann that uses music from Wagner’s opera Tristan & Isolde. Drugsong. Is it an opera within a play? Is it a play surrounding an opera? What’s it like for trained, professional opera singers to work like stage actors?

We open two more windows into the worlds of two more artistic groups on Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art.

Home Grown is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 10 AM to 11 AM.

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Apropos Of Something: Talk Isn’t Cheap; Student-Driven, Student-Infused Volunteerism

Apropos Of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk with Freddy Jackson, founder of The Love No Ego Group, on how to put your heart into a conversation and take your ego out; and Faran Saeed, a senior director at Madison House, on the power of student-driven, student-infused volunteerism in their community.

Apropos Of Something seeks out guests who are passionate about the arts, politics and society at-large. Co-hosts Ellen Daniels in Charlottesville and Nancy Laurence in New York City chat with experts, activists, and the most interesting people they can find. We guarantee every show will be Apropos Of Something.

Join Ellen and Nancy on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, every Saturday from 10-11 a.m.

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Wake-Up Call: Books and Summer Reading at JMRL

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Meredith Dickens, Collection Manager, Jefferson Madison Regional Library and Lindsay Ideson, Northside Library branch manager about their summer reading list. Also, the library as a community center.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.

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Blokes on the Bench

Blokes on the Bench host Andy Richardson and the blokes talk about the world of soccer. This week: Chelsea are League Champions, but with a lot of high scoring games this Championship / survival Sunday the 16/17 Premier league season went out on a high, but who will get top four? We’ll be back Sunday August 6th for a special show, and Sunday August 13th for the 17/18 season kick off.

Have a great summer!

The blokes are Andy Richardson, Ryan Gregg, Mark Coffman, Jeremy Lamm and Alex Gomaa.

Blokes on a Bench is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday evenings at 6:00 p.m. The station is looking for volunteers.

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Wake-Up Call: Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Bri Warner from The Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau about the many attractions that make Charlottesville a destination for tourists from around the world.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.

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Home Grown: Before the Flood Offered by LEAP & Local Comic Books (Slate & Ashe) by Ethan Murphy with Susan Holland

Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art

On today’s Home Grown hosts David Vaugh Straughn and Leslie M. Scott-Jones talk about energy efficiency and Leonardo DiCaprio’s sufficiency (with bears) as Kellie Hocking from the Local Energy Alliance Program visits the show in anticipation of LEAP’s free screening of National Geographic’s climate change documentary, Before the Flood. Also it’s the ins and outs of local comic writer Ethan Murphy’s and comic editor Susan Holland’s Slate & Ashe. Spoilers! It’s all about the doorknobs! Ethan and Susan also talk about their upcoming book, Screen Boy and about representation in comics. It’s a show about a man named Robinson … and he “caroosed!”

Home Grown is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 10 AM to 11 AM.