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Can abstinence-only education prevent teen pregnancies? That’s the question discussed on the August 27th edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call. Becky Reid is the grassroots coordinator for Planned Parenthood of the Blue Ridge. Mary Sullivan is the STD-education coordinator for Charlottesville-Albemarle schools.
On the August 20th edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Rick discusses the controversy surrounding Virginia’s State Climatologist, UVA Professor Patrick Michaels. Prof. Michaels failed to accept his guest invitation, but Kevin Lynch joined in. Kevin has been investigating the concerns regarding Prof. Michaels’ lack of re-appointment since 1980, his conflict of interest between private funding, his state roll, and the professor’s belief that global warming is exaggerated.
For further information on the subject:
Aaron Kessler has the story in the Daily Progress.
Read up on the discussion on cvillenews.com
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The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard every week at 11:00 AM on WNRN. The program supported by The Markets of Tiger Fuel.
Dr. Marty Albert and Dr. Peggy Wright drop by the WNRN studios to discuss their integrative medicine practice, and the role of integrative medicine in health care. They take questions from Rick Moore and callers about insurance, nutrition and approaches of encouraging health or just treating disease.
CPN featured the pair in a podcast from earlier this year.
The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard every week at 11:00 AM on WNRN. The program supported by The Markets of Tiger Fuel.
Morgan Butler and Cale Jaffe from the Southern Environmental Law Center join Rick Moore to discuss what impact growth in our area will have on the environment. The May ’06 Albemarle Retail Report shows 2.5 to 3.5 times more commercial space being approved than the area can handle without harming existing businesses. The two SELC attorneys lay out the possible effects of growth on air and water and the recent decision regarding the approval of North Pointe.
WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard every week at 11:00 AM on WNRN. The program supported by The Markets of Tiger Fuel. While the podcast is available every week, you’ve got to phone in during the show 979-0919 to become part of the show.
Charlottesville’s Food Geek, Brian Geiger, joins Rick Moore to discuss specialty diets such as gluten-free diets, and other food topics such as coffee, food supplements, and the importance of local foods. This program originally aired on WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call on July 30.
The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard every week at 11:00 AM on WNRN. The program supported by The Markets of Tiger Fuel.
Travel is an enriching experience that changes people for the rest of their lives. So says Julie Currier Arbelaez, the proprietor of Peace Frogs, an agency that specializes in adventure travel. On the July 16 edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call. Julie talks about her own trips, and answers questions about new passport regulations, kids on airplanes, and what destinations are currently popular.
The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard every week at 11:00 AM on WNRN. The program supported by The Markets of Tiger Fuel.
On the Sunday, July 2 edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Rick Moore talks with Dr. Kim Penberthy, head psychologist at the the Center for Addiction Research and Education at the University of Virginia. They discuss modern medications for addictions.
WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard every week at 11:00 AM on WNRN. The program supported by The Markets of Tiger Fuel. While the podcast is available every week, you’ve got to phone in during the show 979-0919 to become part of the show.
What makes life worth living? That deep question is one of the many asked by the advocates of something called “positive psychology.” Jonathan Haidt of the University of Virginia is one of the field’s proponents, and the author of The Happiness Hypothesis. He dropped by WNRN to talk with guest-host Pete Ronayne on the June 25 edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call.
The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard every week at 11:00 AM on WNRN.
What role should school systems play in fighting teenage drinking? That’s one of the questions explored in a panel discussion on alcohol held during the June 18 edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call. Sue Friedman is the chair of the Albemarle County School Board. Frank Birkhead is a parent of a recently graduated student from Western Albemarle High School. Andrew Owen is the coach of the lacrosse team at Western Albemarle.
The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard every week at 11:00 AM on WNRN.
Is it possible to stop people from growing old? Dr. Aubrey de Grey of the Methuselah Foundation is one of the world’s leading experts on biogerontology, the study of anti-aging. At least that’s what Mark Patterson says. He and de Grey are the guests on the June 11 Wake-Up Call.
Mark Thompson grew up in Charlottesville, got a biology degree from James Madison University, moved to Portland, and became a brewer of beer. Now he’s the master brewer at Starr Hill Brewery in Charlottesville. On the first weekend of June, Mark joins Rick Moore to talk about this most delicious of beverages, and about starting your own business.
In the monologue, Rick talks about how the war in Iraq came home to him this week when his friend, CBS reporter, Kimberly Dozier, was injured in a roadside bombing.
The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard every week at 11:00 AM on WNRN.
Does the idea of buying a house make you feel like curling up into a ball? Relax! It’s actually a pretty straight-forward process, according to Jim Duncan and Matt Hodges. Jim is a realtor with Century 21 Manley Associates, and Matt is with Compass Home Loans. They were both Rick Moore’s guest on the May 21 edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call.