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Fitness specialist Pete Cross from ACAC joins Coy Barefoot to talk about how older people can stave off aging by staying in shape. Cross is 76 years old explains the importance of how fitness should fit into everyone’s life, and how the fitness industry has changed over the past few decades.
Former Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee joined Coy Barefoot on September 10, 2008, to talk about why he is supporting Senator Barack Obama for President, despite being a Republican while in office. Chafee was defeated in 2006 after serving one full-term in the Senate. He was appointed in 1999 to complete the term of his late father, John Chafee.
Four years ago, the Cavalier Marching Band made its debut at Scott Stadium thanks to a generous donation from Carl Smith. I was producing a lot of stories for WVTF back in those days, and had a lot fun producing this one which aired shortly before the 2004 season began.
I borrowed the format from a profile of the Norfolk State University Spartan Legion that I had done two years earlier for With Good Reason. In the interest of reviving UVA spirits after Saturday’s game, I thought it might be nice to post this here.
What do you think? Has the Marching Band become part of the Scott Stadium experience?
I would like to do a follow-up on this in the future, but of course, there are very few places to sell a story like this. In a perfect world, the Charlottesville Podcasting Network would have some funding source that could be used to support the production of new programming. Perhaps some of this new programming could find its way to the radio.
Regular listeners of our podcast or our live streaming feed might know Rick Britton. He’s a historian and cartographer and a frequent guest on WINA’s Charlottesville Right Now with Coy Barefoot. Rick also organizes a Civil War lecture and day-trip series in conjunction with the Charlottesville Senior Center.
On August 20, 2008, one of the speakers–Scott Harris–appeared at the Senior Center to talk about the May, 15th, 1864 Battle of New Market in the Shenandoah Valley. Scott received his B.A. with honors in History and Historic Preservation from Mary Washington College in 1983, and got his Master in History and Museum Administration from William and Mary in 1988. He is currently the director of the New Market Battlefield Park which commemorates the fascinating battle and highlights the participation of the 257 Virginia Military Institute cadets who helped capture a Union battery of artillery.
According to Ben Nuckols, Woody Allen has increased his average to .222, making another good film with Vicky Christina Barcelona. In this installment of WNRN’s 91 Seconds on Film, he explains how. Or, read his entry on his blog, the Ill-Informed Gadfly.
Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling joined “Charlottesville Right Now!” with Coy Barefoot to discuss the possibility of offshore drilling, Virginia’s state budget, and Tim Kaine as a possible Vice President running mate for Barack Obama.
The severity of the recent sub-prime financial crisis and housing crash has been without parallel since the Great Depression. What happened? How did the markets collapse? How can similar situations be prevented in the future. Mark Zandi, Chief Economist and co-founder of Moody’s Economy, explores these questions in plain English in his new book Financial Shock: A 360ie Look at the Subprime Mortgage Implosion, and How to Avoid the Next Financial Crisis.
Sky-rocketing food costs, riots over prices, floods and famines. That’s the dark future predicted by Paul Roberts in his new book, The End of Food. He reviews the various pressures on food, and the many problems that technology will have to solve.
Another summer, another raunchy comedy from Judd Apatow. Ben Nuckols has seen Stepbrothers, the movie with Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in which two middle-aged slackers become family. What is the ultimate destination of a movie like this? Listen in, or read Ben’s review on the Ill-Informed Gadfly
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What is sustainable forestry and how does it affect our region environmentally and economically? This lecture organized by the James River Green Building Council Charlottesville Division will answer that question and many others as part of a series of lectures dealing with the LEED Green Building Rating System.
We have assembled three speakers who together give a very balanced view of the issue.
 The first speaker, Dr. John Munsell, is an Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and a Forest Management Extension Specialist. In his presentation Dr. Munsell introduces sustainable forestry practices and analyzes one of the field’s major certification bodies, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). |
 Next is Dr. Brian Bond, an Associate Professor at Virginia Tech’s Department of Wood Science and Forest Products. Dr. Bond describes the market for FSC certified products and presents some intriguing research into consumer demand. |
 Completing our lecture on sustainable forestry is Mr. Charlie Becker from the Virginia Department of Forestry. Mr. Becker draws from over 20 years of experience to give an overview of forestry practices in Virginia. He also discusses how forest certification programs such as FSC uniquely affect Virginia landowners. |
In this installment of WNRN’s 91 Seconds on Film, Ben Nuckols reviews Hellboy II – The Golden Army. He also his review posted on his blog, the Ill-Informed Gadfly.
According to Ben Nuckols, you’re going to love Dark Knight, this second installment in the revamped Batman franchise. Problem is: He hated it. He explains why in this installment of WNRN’s 91 Seconds on Film.