Hawes Spencer, Editor of The Hook, talks with host Rick Moore about the controversy surrounding Biscuit Run.
WNRN Wake-Up Call: Mountain Top Removal
Host Rick Moore talks with JW Randolph (Appalachian Voices Legislation associate) (in the studio) and Austin Hall (on the phone) (National Field Organizer) about mountain top removal. This practice has harmful effects on things such as the environment and human health. The process takes off tops of mountains to retrieve coal.During this process the material goes into bodies of water and pollutes them. However, many people argue that coal has been used for many things throughout the years and thus support mountain top removal.
Wake-Up Call: On Epilepsy
On the Jan. 23 Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore speaks with Dr. Nathan Fountain, UVA Professor of Neurology and President of the Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia.
WNRN Wake-Up Call: Menhaden, and Chesapeake Bay
Host Rick Moore talks with Sandy Hausman (Charlottesville News Bureau Chief. WVTF & Radio IQ) and Chris Moore (Scientist, Chesapeake Bay Foundation) about menhaden fish and other important fish in the Chesapeake Bay. Menhaden clean algae in the bay, are used as a protein source for other fish (e.g. striped bass), can be used as bait,provide jobs, and more. Also, there’s a Virginia legislature bill about managing the menhaden.
WNRN Wake-Up Call: Local Housing and Economy
Host Rick Moore talks with Matt Hodges (President of Compass Home Loans ) and Jim Duncan (Nest Reality Group and creator of http://www.realcentralva.com/) about what may occur in 2011 based on 2010, such as: more people wanting to not stay put in one location, and an increase in the number renters. However, many people choose Central Virginia as a location to stay put. Also addressed is how someone’s credit score can affect loans that are available, and how loans work in general.
Wake-Up Call: Lee Channing, Intuitive Analyst
In the first show of 2011, host Rick Moore talks with intuitive analyst/psychic Lee Channing (Spirits Evolving) about the energies of different colors, pets, life decisions, the holidays, and more.
WNRN Wake-Up Call: Christmas Around the World
Host Rick Moore talks with Prof. Roy Wagner (UVA Dept of Anthropology) about the history of Christmas, what makes up the current American traditions, and what the 12 days of Christmas mean. Also, some holidays such as Saturnalia and Boxing Day, and other holidays in non-Christian countries are discussed.
Wake-Up Call: Santa visits WNRN with his helper Sugar Plum Mary
Wake-Up Call: Sleepless in CVille
On the December 12 Wake-Up Call, Rick talked with Dr. Chris Winter of the Martha Jefferson Hospital Sleep Medicine Center about the science of sleep and sleeplessness.
WNRN Wake-Up Call: Depression
Host Rick Moore talks with Dr. Lillian Mezey (Psychiatrist at Region 10) and Lenny Carter (Psychologist at UVA Student Health Services) about different forms of depression. Symptoms of depression include: thoughts of suicide, feeling worthless, loss of appetite, etc. Also, some people may experience depression during a certain time of the year. Depression can also occur at any age.
Wake-Up Call: The Thomas Jefferson Coalition for the Homeless
On the Thanksgiving Weekend episode, Rick Moore talks with Kaki Dimock, Executive Director of the Thomas Jefferson Coalition for the Homeless.
Wake-Up Call: Parenting in an age of Technology
On the Nov. 21 Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore focuses on the challenges to parenting in an age when children are constantly connected to and distracted by mobile technology and social media. Joining Rick are Nura Yingling, Upper School Director at Tandem School; Dr. Yvonnes Chen, Professor of Communication at Virginia Tech; and Tim Roesch, Charlottesville parent of two teenagers and a ‘tween’.