Apropos of Something: Planned Parenthood, SURJ Charlottesville, and Girl Up.

Apropos of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk to Kate Zirkle, Director of Philanthropy for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic; Victoria Valdes from SURJ Charlottesville; and Nivedha Kannapadi and Emily Hayes from Girl Up-United Nations Foundation.

Apropos of Something talks to the citizens most impacted by the latest “scratch-your-head” federal policies. Co-hosts Ellen Daniels in Charlottesville and Nancy Laurence in New York City talk to 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 10-11am.

Home Grown: Silver Sparrow, Peter and the Starcatcher and the Creator’s Circle Salon

Home Grown hosts Leslie M. Scott Jones and David Vaughn Straughn talk to Sarah Hamfeldt from the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library and Tayari Jones, author of Silver Sparrow, this year’s book for the NEA Big Read. Bree Luck from Live Arts talks about their next show, Peter and the Starcatcher – opening this Friday. Also, a duo that our artist listeners will want to check out, Amiee McDavitt and Elizabeth Swider from The Creator’s Circle Salon discuss their cross-art-disciplinary engagements.

Home Grown is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. The station is currently looking for volunteers.

To Your Health: Market St. Wine Shops and Edacious

Market Street Wine Shops

To Your Health host M.C. Blair talks to Robert Harlee of Market St. Wine Shops and Jenee Libby of Edacious, Food Talk for Gluttons podcast. Biodynamic wines, local wines and the The Virginia Festival of the Book on food writing and events associated with the festival. Also, local food sourcing at restaurants.

To Your Health is heard on 94.7 WPVC Saturday mornings at 11:00 AM.

Apropos of Something: Islamic Feminism and World Water Economics

Apropos of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk to Feyza Burak-Adli on Islamic Feminism and Peter Debaere, PhD., an authority on World Water Economics.

Apropos of Something talks to Charlottesville citizens who are most impacted by the latest “scratch-your-head” federal policies. Co-hosts Ellen Daniels in Charlottesville and Nancy Laurence in New York City talk to 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 AM.

Blokes on the Bench

Blokes on the Bench host Andy Richardson and the blokes talk about the world of soccer. This week: Another week in the English top flight, some drama unfolding at Arsenal, is Sanchez leaving? Is Wenger out? On the other end Leicester City seem to be doing better, now that Claudio has left Craig Shakespeare has resurrected the club. Can they stave off the relegation zone? All the Premier League news, results and fixtures, plus! champions league mid week.

The blokes are Andy Richardson, Ryan Gregg, Mark Coffman, Jeremy Lamm and Alex Gomaa.

Blokes on a Bench is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday evenings at 6:00 p.m. The station is looking for volunteers.

Wake-Up Call: Virginia Festival of the Book 2017

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Sean McCord talks with Jane Kulow, Director of the Virginia Center for the Book and Festival of the Book. The 23rd Annual Festival will be held March 22-26, 2017.

The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 AM. The station is currently looking for volunteers.

Home Grown: Fralin Art Museum and A Kiss to Build a Dream On

Home Grown hosts Leslie M. Scott Jones and David Vaughn Straughn talk to University of Virginia Fralin Art Museum docent June Heintz about her Looking Inward Meditative Art Tours at the Fralin, and, local author Katie Baldwin talks about her upcoming romance novel, A Kiss to Build a Dream On.

Home Grown is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. The station is currently looking for volunteers.

To Your Health: Speedie B’s Energy Bars

To Your Health host M.C. Blair talks to Bea Arendt from Speedie B’s Energy Bars. Topics include: Biodynamic and organic wines and the importance of using local ingredients without GMO’s or chemical sprays.

To Your Health is heard on WPVC 94.7 Saturday mornings at 11:00 AM. The station is currently looking for volunteers.

Apropos of Something: A Look at Segregation, Black History and the Refugee Experience

Dr. Patrice Preston Grimes

Apropos of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk to Dr. Patrice Preston Grimes, Associate Dean in the Office of African American Affairs and Curry School of Education professor at the University of Virginia. Dr. Grimes expertise is desegregation and education policy. Also, documentary filmmaker Lorenzo Dickerson, whose work focuses on African American issues from an historical perspective. His latest film is Albemarle’s Black Classrooms. Also, Kibiriti Majuto, a high school student and activist who’s a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and award-winning author, humor essayist Deborah Prum.

Why Apropos of Something? Because these queasy times call for humor and information. Co-hosted by Ellen Daniels in the Charlottesville studios of WPVC and Nancy Laurence in New York City, the program covers the hottest issues with a focus on world events, and especially Charlottesville’s local resistance efforts.

Apropos of Something is heard on WPVC 94.7 Saturday mornings at 10:00 AM. The station is currently looking for volunteers.

Blokes on the Bench

Blokes on the Bench host Andy Richardson and the blokes talk about the world of soccer. This week: The EFL cup was this weekend plus and the Premier League and Champions League. Also the shocking news that Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri was sacked mid week, and all the fixtures for next weekend’s action.

The blokes are Andy Richardson, Ryan Gregg, Mark Coffman, Jeremy Lamm and Alex Gomaa.

Blokes on a Bench is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday evenings at 6:00 p.m. The station is looking for volunteers.