Charlottesville Podcasting Network
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On the May 19th Wake up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Lisa Potts, the resident director of Arc of the Piedmont. The arc works to improve the lives of people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Topics discussed include mission, programs, events, funding, acceptance in society, and more
On the May 12th Wake Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with local mothers Sarah, Jenn, Mariah, and his own mother about various stages and aspects of motherhood such as the decision to become a mother, naming your child, etc.
On the May 5 Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Josh Wheeler, Director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. Rick and Josh discuss the the Center’s mission and achievements. The conversation focuses on the 2013 Muzzle Awards, which are given for affronts to/disregard for First Amendment principles. Mr. Wheeler shares the background of recent “winners.” The center has a new page where readers may leave their comments.
Mr. Wheeler also shares the history of The Community Chalkboard and Podium: A Monument to The First Amendment, located outside of City Hall in Charlottesville, which was designed based on feedback from the community.
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On the April 28 Wake Up Call host Rick Moore speaks with Dorothy Jordan, co-president of IMPACT (Interfaith Movement Promoting Action By Congregations Together) and minister at Zion Baptist Church, and Bob Gross, board member of Thomas Jefferson Memorial Unitarian Church, to talk about what the campaign is, the special focus on young adults, the support IMPACT receives throughout the community, and other social concerns regarding the organization/campaign.
On the April 21 Wake Up Call host Rick Moore chats with Kaz Komolafe, editor-in-chief at the Cavalier Daily, to discuss such things as newspapers going digital and the effects of social media on the press, Cavalier Daily’s role in recent UVa incidents, and reporting current events to a niche readership.
On the April 14 Wake Up Call, Host Rick Moore talks with Rene Bond, Bereavement Counselor, Hospice of the Piedmont and Margaret Edwards, Trauma Counselor, UVA Women’s Center, to discuss managing grief; the difference between grief, depression and sadness; and, coping with expected vs. unexpected death. Rick’s guests also discuss how friends and loved ones may help those who are grieving.
On the April 7 Wake Up Call host Rick Moore talks with Walter Heinecke, professor of research, statistics, and evaluation at the Curry School of Education; and Peter Norton, professor at UVa’s School of Engineering and Applied Science and vice president of the UVa AAUP chapter, to discuss the why the AAUP is still important, the issues with Helen Dragas being reappointed to the Board of Visitors, and the imagery of UVa across the collegiate landscape.
On the Easter Wake Up Call host Rick Moore talks with local intuitive analyst Lee Channing to answer your phone calls and questions about about relationships with partners, friendships, pets, careers, and health, as well as talk about how different seasons and energies affect your life.
On the March 24 Wake Up Call host Rick Moore and special co-host Ren Hinchey talk with Peter Thompson, executive director of the Charlottesville Senior Center, about the Senior Center and what it offers to the Charlottesville community, as well as raise money for the Spring Fund Drive.
On the March 17 Wake Up Call host Rick Moore talks with Rennie Johnson and Abigail Turner, two task force members of the Charlottesville Human Rights Commission, to discuss the efforts, goals and realities of a politically appointed commission and the argument about why, or why not, to assemble it.
On the March 10 Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore speaks with Dr. Carl Bowman, Faculty member and Director of Survey Research at U.Va.’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture and Megan Juelfs-Swanson, doctoral candidate in Sociology as they discuss “The Culture of American Families Project.”
The project is a multi-year study comprised of on-line surveys and face to face interviews, examining the treasured hopes, deepest fears, and most pressing challenges of today’s parents. The goal is to understand the climate in which children are being raised today. Some topics covered: What does it mean to be a “good parent” or a “good child” in this era. What challenges exist in parenting and how is parenting different now than in previous decades.
*Due to technical difficulties only the first forty minutes of the program were recorded.
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