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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Wake-Up Call: Cady Garey

Cady Garey

This week Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Sean McCord talks with Cady Garey about melding an arts background into an academic career. Cady also talks about her time as Tina Fey’s college roommate, and how she ended up inspiring one of the main characters in Tina’s first film, Mean Girls.

Cady Garey is a lecturer in the UVA Drama department as well as a UVA Drama graduate. She was featured in a recent UVA Today article spotlighting her work of using improvisational theater techniques to help commerce students respond effectively in ethically challenging business situations.

Ms. Garey’s interview was recorded on December 21, 2015 and aired on WPVC 94.7 on December 27, 2015. The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.

Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.

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Wake-Up Call: Waldo Jaquith

Waldo Jaquith

This week Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Sean McCord talks with Waldo Jaquith about his U.S. Open Data project.

The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.

Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.

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Home Grown: First Night Performers

Hosts Clinton Johnston and Leslie M. Scott Jones talk to to First Night Virginia performers Sally Rose from the Sally Rose Band and Lillie Williams from Chihamba, the African Dance Group.

Home Grown is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m.

Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.

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Wake-Up Call: The Santa Show

Photo: Paul Kelly (Creative Commons)

This week WPVC’s Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Santa who calls several lucky boys and girls to find out what’s on their Christmas lists.

The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.


Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.

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Home Grown: The Shenandoah Fringe Festival

Hosts Clinton Johnston and Leslie M. Scott Jones talk to Carmel Clavin about the Shenandoah Fringe Festival.

Home Grown is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m.


Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.

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Straight Talk: Civil Forfeiture

Rob Poggenklass (left) and John Childrey

This week WPVC’s Straight Talk host Andri Hakes talks with Deputy CWA John Childrey and ACLU attorney Rob Poggenklass about civil forfeiture.

John Childrey is a Deputy at Chesterfield Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office. Rob Poggenklass is the Tony Dunn Legal Fellow, ACLU of Virginia.

Straight Talk is heard on WPVC 94.7 Saturday mornings at 10:00 a.m.

Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.

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The Mind and Heart Show: Mindfulness Meditation and Stress Reduction

Pat Coffey

This week WPVC’s The Mind and Heart Show host Dr. Jeff Fracher talks to Pat Coffey about mindfulness meditation, stress reduction, Theravada Buddhism and other related topics.

Pat Coffey, MEd, began his meditation practice over 30 years ago and has taught meditation since 1996. He studied with numerous Asian and Western teachers in the Theravada, Tibetan, and Zen traditions. Pat is founder of IMCC, co-founder of the Meditation Teacher Training Institute, and co-founder of the Blue Ridge Prison Project. Pat was selected and trained as a meditation teacher in the joint teacher training program of the Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts and Spirit Rock Meditation Center under the tutelage of Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein. Down-to-earth, real-world, practical dharma is the hallmark of his teaching. The father of two children, owner of several businesses, and holder of several patents, he draws on his varied and rich life experience to articulate the dharma.

The Mind and Heart Show is heard on WPVC 94.7 Saturday mornings at 9:00 a.m.

Dr. Jeff Fracher, an Albemarle County-based forensic psychologist, is the go-to person for a variety of competency, sanity and sex offender evaluations. He is one of about 15 forensic psychologists in Virginia and does more than 250 evaluations a year.

Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.

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Wake-Up Call: Delegate David Toscano

David Toscano

This week WPVC’s Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Virginia General Assembly Delegate David Toscano about a wide range of topics including ABC Board agents and their role in policing underage drinking, the installation of Virginia Supreme Court Justice Jane Roush and the US 29/Rio Road development.

David Toscano is serving his fifth term in the Virginia General Assembly. He represents the 57th District (Charlottesville and part of Albemarle County) in the House of Delegates and, since 2011, has served as House Democratic Leader. David is a member of the Courts of Justice; Transportation; and Rules committees. David is also a member of the Disability Commission and has served on the special Joint Subcommittee to Study Land Use Tools in the Commonwealth and the Joint Committee to study Math, Science, and Engineering. He is a member of the Manufacturing Development Commission, the Virginia Adopts Statewide Steering Committee, the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program Committee, and the Board of Directors of the New College Institute. He is also a member of the United Way Board.

The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.

Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.

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Home Grown: Charlottesville’s Local Arts Show

Hosts Clinton Johnston and Leslie M. Scott Jones talk to people involved locally in the arts and is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m.


Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.

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Straight Talk: Heidi Altman

Heidi Altman

This week WPVC’s Straight Talk host Andri Hakes talks with Heidi Altman Legal Director of the CAIR Coalition about legal issues facing non-citizens in the justice system.

Heidi Altman joined the CAIR Coalition as legal director in 2013. Heidi previously served as a Supervising Attorney at Georgetown Law School’s immigration clinic, supervising students providing representation to asylum seekers facing removal proceedings in immigration court. Before moving to D.C., Heidi created and led an in-house immigration services program at the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, a holistic public defender office in New York City. Heidi graduated from New York University School of Law and has a Master’s in International Affairs from Columbia University.

Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.

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The Mind and Heart Show: Workplace Violence and Mass Shootings

Mary VanDevanter

This week WPVC’s Mind and Heart host Dr. Jeff Fracher talks to Licensed Clinical Social Worker Mary VanDevanter about workplace violence and mass shootings.

Mary VanDevanter is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 29 years of experience as a psychotherapist, group facilitator, trainer and organizational consultant. She has extensive experience in the highly specialized area of Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, helping high-profile federal, corporate and non-profit organizations cope with and stabilize in the aftermath of traumatic events. Most recently, she spent 17 months assisting the victims of the Washington, DC Navy Yard shooting. Known for her extreme compassion, with a light-hearted touch, she is one of the most sought after Critical Incident experts in the DC metropolitan area.

Dr. Jeff Fracher, an Albemarle County-based forensic psychologist, is the go-to person for a variety of competency, sanity and sex offender evaluations. He is one of about 15 forensic psychologists in Virginia and does more than 250 evaluations a year.

Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.

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Celebrating 10 Years of Wake-up Call on CPN

Rick Moore

This year marks the 10th anniversary of The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call here on the Charlottesville Podcasting Network. To mark the occasion, CPN’s Dan Gould talked with program host Rick Moore about the show’s genesis, along with its current and future plans.

Our interview took place at the studios of WPVC 94.7 on December 6, 2015.

You can listen to our ten-year archive of Wake-up Call here. The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.