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On the November 10th edition of the Wake Up Call, host Rick Moore delves into post-election politics with Geoffrey Skelley, Media Relations Coordinator with the University of Virginia Center for Politics and Associate Editor for Sabato’s Crystal Ball. Rick and his guest cover the Governor’s race, demographics, third-parties, the 2016 Presidential election and more.
On the November 3rd edition of the Wake Up Call, guest host and movie aficionado Sean McCord, talks with the Director of the Virginia Film Festival, Jody Keilbasa and Wes Harris, Programmer and Operations Manager of the festival. Sean and his guests go in depth about specific films being presented at this years festival including, Faux Paws, William and the Windmill, Claws, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, The Invisible Woman, the 60th anniversary of Disney’s Peter Pan.
On the October 20th Wake Up Call, Host Rick Moore talks with Mary Lynn Mathree and Al Byrne, respective President and Treasurer of Patients Out of Time, a group supporting medical patients that rely on Cannabis to treat their diseases. They spend the hour discussing various aspects of the Medical Marijuana industry including the changing opinions and taboos, Federal vs. state law issues, addiction, the specific medical uses of cannabis, the science behind these effects, and more.
On the October 13th edition of the Wake Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Carolyn L. Engelhard, MPA. Carolyn is a Assistant Professor, Health Policy Analyst and the Director of the Health Policy Program for the University of Virginia Health System. Rick and his guest have a comprehensive discussion about the Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare. Carolyn explains the truths about Obamacare – who it affects and how.
On the October 6th edition of the Wake Up Call, host Rick Moore talks about affordable housing in the City of Charlottesville. Rick is joined by City Councilman, Dave Norris, the Vice President of Southern Development, Charlie Armstrong and the Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville, Dan Rosensweig. Rick and his guests discuss the various options for affordable housing, criteria, policy and funding.
On the September 29th edition of the Wake Up Call, host Rick Moore and co-host, Ren Hinchey talk with Kirby Felts and Allison Farole, Emergency Management Coordinator’s with the Charlottesville, UVA, Albemarle Office of Emergency Management. Rick and his guests discuss a plan of action in case of hurricane, earthquake or a zombie apocalypse.
On the September 22nd edition of the Wake Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Legal Aid lawyers, Brenda Castaneda and Mary Bauer of the Legal Aid Justice Center about health care in prisons. Rick and his guests discuss the state’s responsibility of health care for inmates and what happens when that responsibility is compromised.
On the September 15th Wake Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Adam Hasting, Director of CATEC(Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center), professional counselor Walter Mehring, and Principal of Jouett Middle School, Kathryn Baylor, about choosing colleges, careers, the choice between the two, and other various aspects of important post high-school decisions.
On the Sept. 8th Wake Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Prof. Robert Emery, UVa Prof of Psychology, Director of the Center for Children, Families and the Law, and Author of The Truth About Children And Divorce. Prof. Emery will discuss the truths and myths how divorce affects children, and various other aspects of how children cope with to divorce and separation.
On the September 1st Wake Up Call, Host Rick Moore invites Jen and Joel Jones, Yousef Sajid, Graelyn Brashear and Jude Silvera, members of the Big Blue Door improv/sketch comedy and storytelling group to share some of their tales, experiences and discuss the process of writing sketches.
On the August 25th Wake Up Call, Host Rick Moore talks with UVA English professor Paul Cantor, Author of The Invisible Hand In Popular Culture: Liberty vs authority in American Film and TV. They discuss Various aspects of the book and the ideas proposed in it’s text, such as the political implications of Tim burton’s Mars Attacks(1996) and Robert Wise’s The Day the Earth Stood Still(1951), The current popularity of the Zombie craze, particularly in AMC’s The Walking Dead, the relationship between Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek and the Western movie genre, and the underlying political themes in Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s South Park.
On the August 18th Wake Up Call, Host Rick Moore is joined by intuitive analyst, Lee Channing. Lee will answer caller questions, give advice, discuss her abilities, and give insight into the future.