Blokes on the Bench

Blokes on the Bench host Andy Richardson and the blokes talk about the world of soccer. This week: Man City vs. Liverpool, and the big talking points of the Premier League. Plus, Barcelona with the biggest come back in football history, in the Champions league.

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.

Wake-Up Call: Sean Tubbs

Sean Tubbs (Photo: Charlottesville Tomorrow)

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Charlottesville Tomorrow Senior Reporter Sean Tubbs about current events affecting Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Topics include: Local elections, plans for a Hydraulic and US 29 interchange and parking meters in downtown Charlottesville this August.

The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 AM. The station is currently looking for volunteers.

Home Grown: Kyle Christopher, Greg Brown and Edward Warwick White

Home Grown hosts Leslie M. Scott Jones and David Vaughn Straughn talk to Kyle Christopher, managing director of Phoenix Theatre Works about Charlottesville’s newest theater, guitarist, Greg Brown joins us to talk about his upcoming CD, Just Tell Me Why. and Edward Warwick White from Four County Players talks about Central VA’s oldest community theater, specifically about their current sell-out show, Chicago, and their next season.

Home Grown is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. The station is currently looking for volunteers.

Apropos of Something: Planned Parenthood, SURJ Charlottesville, and Girl Up.

Apropos of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk to Kate Zirkle, Director of Philanthropy for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic; Victoria Valdes from SURJ Charlottesville; and Nivedha Kannapadi and Emily Hayes from Girl Up-United Nations Foundation.

Apropos of Something talks to the citizens most impacted by the latest “scratch-your-head” federal policies. Co-hosts Ellen Daniels in Charlottesville and Nancy Laurence in New York City talk to 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 10-11am.

Home Grown: Silver Sparrow, Peter and the Starcatcher and the Creator’s Circle Salon

Home Grown hosts Leslie M. Scott Jones and David Vaughn Straughn talk to Sarah Hamfeldt from the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library and Tayari Jones, author of Silver Sparrow, this year’s book for the NEA Big Read. Bree Luck from Live Arts talks about their next show, Peter and the Starcatcher – opening this Friday. Also, a duo that our artist listeners will want to check out, Amiee McDavitt and Elizabeth Swider from The Creator’s Circle Salon discuss their cross-art-disciplinary engagements.

Home Grown is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. The station is currently looking for volunteers.

To Your Health: Market St. Wine Shops and Edacious

Market Street Wine Shops

To Your Health host M.C. Blair talks to Robert Harlee of Market St. Wine Shops and Jenee Libby of Edacious, Food Talk for Gluttons podcast. Biodynamic wines, local wines and the The Virginia Festival of the Book on food writing and events associated with the festival. Also, local food sourcing at restaurants.

To Your Health is heard on 94.7 WPVC Saturday mornings at 11:00 AM.

Apropos of Something: Islamic Feminism and World Water Economics

Apropos of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk to Feyza Burak-Adli on Islamic Feminism and Peter Debaere, PhD., an authority on World Water Economics.

Apropos of Something talks to Charlottesville citizens who are most impacted by the latest “scratch-your-head” federal policies. Co-hosts Ellen Daniels in Charlottesville and Nancy Laurence in New York City talk to 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 AM.

ObamaCare to TrumpCare

Carolyn Engelhard speaking at the Senior Center in Charlottesville.

This podcast looks at the promises and pitfalls of ObamaCare and the winners and losers over the last six years. Engelhard looks as some of the post 2016 election polls and the “you break it you own it” politics of the current debate over repeal, replace, repair and delay.

Carolyn Engelhard

Carolyn Engelhard directs the Health Policy Program in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Professor Engelhard’s academic activities include analyzing and monitoring changes in health policy at the federal and state governmental levels and teaching in both the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Medicine. Ms. Engelhard received her B.A. in Sociology from the University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX, and her M.P.A., Public Administration, from the University of Virginia.

Ms. Engelhard co-authored a book looking at the myths surrounding the U.S. health care system, completed a national project in conjunction with the nonpartisan Urban Institute examining the use of public policies to reduce obesity, and contributed a textbook chapter examining the effect of the new law on health care organizations.

Professor Engelhard co-directs a national webinar featuring health policy experts and students across four universities each spring, and she is a contributing health policy expert for the webbased news journal, TheHill.com.

Ms. Engelhard spoke at the Wednesday March 8, 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.

Blokes on the Bench

Blokes on the Bench host Andy Richardson and the blokes talk about the world of soccer. This week: Another week in the English top flight, some drama unfolding at Arsenal, is Sanchez leaving? Is Wenger out? On the other end Leicester City seem to be doing better, now that Claudio has left Craig Shakespeare has resurrected the club. Can they stave off the relegation zone? All the Premier League news, results and fixtures, plus! champions league mid week.

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.