Category: Interviews

Interviews with newsmakers and everyday folks in Central Virginia. Some are conducted by Coy Barefoot on his WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now or Sean Tubbs of Charlottesville Community Media.

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Home Grown: Two Seasons: Blue Ridge Irish Music School and Four County Players

Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art

Today on Home Grown, David is again snagged by his day job leaving Clinton and Leslie to hold down the fort. In doing so, they welcome Sherry Olander and Alex Davis, the former the President of and the latter an instructor at the Blue Ridge Irish Music School to talk about the draw and history of Irish music and about the musical events that BRIMS has planned for St. Patrick’s Day. Then we turn from a day’s worth of Irish music to a year’s worth of theater as we welcome back Edward Warwick White, Marketing Coordinator for Four County Players to talk about their upcoming seson after taking a moment to talk about their next show Noises Off. We’re always here to bring you the art makers on Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art.

Home Grown is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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2018 Democratic Candidates Forum: Ben Cullop

Ben Cullop

Hosts Jeff Lenert and Bob McAdams talk to Democratic candidate Ben Cullop about his run for Virginia’s 5th district. Topics include: Healthcare options for Virginians and how Virginia can fuel economic growth. Also, the relationship between climate change and a growing economy.

For four weeks in March, WPVC founder and station manager Jeff Lenert and Bob McAdams talk to Virginia 5th district candidates about their candidacy. Join him on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville Saturdays in March from 11 a.m. to Noon.

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Apropos Of Something: Pop Culture’s Diversity Invasion & Healthy Patients, Healthier Planet

Apropos Of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk with Shilpa Dave PhD, Asst. Professor, Media Studies and American Studies, Asst. Dean, College of Arts & Sciences on diversity’s inroads into American pop culture; and Michael D. Williams MD, Assoc. Professor of Surgery, Dir., The UVA Center for Health Policy, on achieving health equity on a global scale.

Apropos Of Something seeks out guests who are passionate about the arts, politics and society at-large. Co-hosts Ellen Daniels in Charlottesville and Nancy Laurence in New York City chat with experts, activists, and the most interesting people they can find. We guarantee every show will be Apropos Of Something.

Join Ellen and Nancy on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, every Saturday from 10-11 a.m.

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Blokes on the Bench: Week 28

Blokes on the Bench host Andy Richardson and the Blokes have special guests in the studio this weekend with Johnny Forbes Director of operations & Byram Sadikoglu the manager from C-Ville FC stopping by to dicuss the up and coming season. Also we discuss the EFL cup final between Arensal and Manchester City in which Arsenal never really showed up. Liverpool went into 2nd spot on Saturday, and with Manchester United Beating Chelsea to reclaim it, it looks like top four is going to be a tight and interesting battle! That and all the games from the weekend.

The blokes are Andy Richardson, Mark Coffman, Alex Gomaa, Christian Galdencio, Daniel Rothamel and Wayne Hamilton

Blokes on a Bench is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday evenings at 6:00 p.m.

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Home Grown: Passion: Greg Brown & Bobby Palamino and a New Alex Citron Play

Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art

Today on Home Grown, David and Leslie re-form the Raucous Cacus of Sunday Morning Radio and welcome two pairs of great guests. First, show favorite Greg Brown returns and brings with him Bobby Palamino. Newly transplanted to town for NYC, Bobby helped form the mid-60s group The Teemates and has been playing for 55 years. He and Greg talk about that and about their upcoming benefit concert for Union Ridge Baptist Church. Next theater artist Alex Citron comes on the show wearing his playwright hat to talk about his new play Stolen Moon at the Belmont Arts Collaborative Theater. He and his director, Eric Hart talk about their working relationship and prompts David to muse about how “life transfuses into art.” It’s something old and something new (and when people bust on Black Panter, David and Leslie get the Blues) on Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art.

Home Grown is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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Apropos Of Something: Addressing Patient Healthcare Injustices & Writing For Young Minds

Apropos Of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk with B. Cameron Webb JD, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine & Public Health Science, Director, Health Policy & Equity, on the myriad ways racism impacts patients’ healthcare; and Hannah Barnaby, author of young adult and children’s books, creative writing teacher, on what inspires her unique ideas for hungry young minds.

Apropos Of Something seeks out guests who are passionate about the arts, politics and society at-large. Co-hosts Ellen Daniels in Charlottesville and Nancy Laurence in New York City chat with experts, activists, and the most interesting people they can find. We guarantee every show will be Apropos Of Something.

Join Ellen and Nancy on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, every Saturday from 10-11 a.m.

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Home Grown: Nuevo Mundo: UVA’s Love’s a Bitch with David Dalton

Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art

Today on Home Grown, our second scheduled guest sadly, surprisingly stands us up, leaving us room to do a deep dive into the UVA Drama Department’s upcoming production, Love’s a Bitch – freely adapted from Don Gil de las Calzas Verdes by Tirso de Molina. David Dalton Assistant Professor of Acting and Directing from UVA’s Department of Drama visits the show for the first time. He has spent ten years, on and off, adapting Molina’s play about gender switching and romantic revenge, and now he’s directed it. Prof. Dalton also SHOCKS Clinton and Leslie with a whole world of Golden Age Spanish Theater (mid-1600s) that they never knew about. !Madre de Dios! We promise that we’re not turning into a Theater show, but we just had to get into it! We love ALL local art here on Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art.

Home Grown is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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To Your Health: Bio Individuality: A Complete Approach to a Healthier Life

M.C. and Ellen Daniels talk with Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach Jim Nelms about how to answer the question, “are you sick and tired of being sick and tired?” Apropos Of Something host Nancy Lawrence joins the conversation from NYC.

Each week To Your Health hosts M.C. Blair talks to local growers and food producers. Join him on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville every Saturday from 11 a.m. to Noon.

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Apropos Of Something: Affecting Black Youth Messaging

Apropos Of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk with Valerie Adams-Bass PhD, Asst. Professor of Youth and Social Innovations Program, Curry School of Education, on how black youth processes their reflection in the media and how to take ownership.

Apropos Of Something seeks out guests who are passionate about the arts, politics and society at-large. Co-hosts Ellen Daniels in Charlottesville and Nancy Laurence in New York City chat with experts, activists, and the most interesting people they can find. We guarantee every show will be Apropos Of Something.

Join Ellen and Nancy on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, every Saturday from 10-11 a.m.

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Home Grown: University Theatre: UVA Short Plays and Mary Baldwin’s Marie Antoinette

Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art

Today on Home Grown, Clinton and Leslie take a look at two different upcoming university theater productions. First, Doug Grissom Associate Professor of Playwriting from UVA’s Department of Drama visits the show for the first time. The UVA Music Library contacted him and asked if he’d like to set some plays in the library as part of their Making Noise Series. That request has led to Welcome to the Music Library: An Evening of Short Plays — short works directed by Grissom and written by his playwriting class. Then Layla Ophelia and Lissa Fulton join us from Mary Baldwin University Theatre. They are both actors in MBU’s upcoming production of David Adjmi’s Marie Antoinette. In between Clinton and Leslie turning a running gag into a marathon, Layla and Lissa talk about what it’s like to play in 18th Century royal France. It’s town talking to the gown here on Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art.

Home Grown is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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Apropos Of Something: Exposing History Thru Photography & Viewing Buildings As Landscapes

Apropos Of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk with Laura Jones, prolific photographer, writer and social activist, on documenting the Civil Rights Movement, uprooting to Canada and advocating for justice; and Richard Guy Wilson PhD, Commonwealth Professor of Architectural History and distinguished architectural historian, on why he and Jefferson are so drawn to American art and architecture.

Apropos Of Something seeks out guests who are passionate about the arts, politics and society at-large. Co-hosts Ellen Daniels in Charlottesville and Nancy Laurence in New York City chat with experts, activists, and the most interesting people they can find. We guarantee every show will be Apropos Of Something.

Join Ellen and Nancy on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, every Saturday from 10-11 a.m.

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Blokes on the Bench: Week 26

Blokes on the Bench host Andy Richardson and Christian, have an in-depth discussion surrounding a surprisingly busy January transfer window, and the state of all the teams involved. Also what’s going on behind the scenes at Chelsea? Is Antonio Conte on the way out? With Sanchez now at Manchester United, will his move upset the growth of Rashford? Is Arsenal going backwards? Could Tottenham Hotspurs survive losing Kane or Pochettino, and with the Super Bowl being played, what are some memorable Champions league final moments? All that and the weekends results!

The blokes are Andy Richardson, Mark Coffman, Alex Gomaa, Christian Galdencio, Daniel Rothamel and Wayne Hamilton

Blokes on a Bench is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday evenings at 6:00 p.m.