Charlottesville Podcasting Network
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1.11.11 Charlottesville City Manager Maurice Jones joins Coy to discuss the latest local headlines. In 2012, Charlottesville will celebrate its 250th anniversary, and Jones discusses the preparation process. Also included in today’s conversation are the city’s budget which will be finalized in April, the latest on the water supply plan, and an update on the Meadowcreek Parkway.
1.11.11 George Gilliam and Christina Lopez-Gottardi from The Miller Center of Public Affairs join Coy to discuss upcoming speakers and events. In January, Isabel Wilkerson will speak about her new book The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration, and Anthony Cordesman will speak on the War in Afghanistan. Also, today’s conversation addresses the recent tragedy in Arizona through.
1.11.11 Director of Special Programs at the UVA School of Continuing Studies Jennifer Oppenheimer joins Coy to discuss what is on tap for the spring semester. Oppenheimer previews what courses are being offered, including the very popular history of “Thomas Jefferson and Monticello.” In addition, a new course will be offered on the “slow foods movement.” The program is no grades- and no hastles- and you can hear all of the details here.
The Snow Knows Gardening Show is the longest running gardening show in America. The Snows will talk gardening, answer your questions and have a lot of fun along the way.
You can visit their store online at: www.snowknows.com
Stop by the store in person: 1875 Avon St. Charlottesville, VA. 22902
Phone Number: 434-295-2159 
1.10.11 Professor of Astronomy at the University of Virginia Ed Murphy joins Coy to discuss breaking news out of UVA today. Research astronomers in Murphy’s department at Mr. Jefferson’s University discovered a black hole in a far away galaxy. First, Professor Murphy explains exactly what a black hole is. He then details the process of how one “discovers” such a region in space.
1.10.11 Best-selling author, columnist, and political cartoonist Ted Rall joins Coy to continue today’s discussion of the Gabrielle Giffords shooting. The conversation efforts to truly understand the root cause, or causes, of the tragedy which occurred in Arizona over the weekend, and among those suggested are the state of gun control, political rhetoric from both extremes of the spectrum, and disturbed individuals doing crazy things. Rall likens today’s hate-spewing political atmosphere to driving, saying the fact that we don’t have more accidents than we do despite how little attention individuals behind the wheel pay to the road is miraculous.
1.10.11 Founder and President of Virginia Tomorrow Bob Holsworth joins Coy to discuss the Gabrielle Giffords shooting. The tragedy over the weekend was an obvious display of mental illness, but Coy poses the question as to what extent political rhetoric played a role in the events playing out as they did. In today’s brief conversation, Holsworth gives his opinion on what lead to what took place in Arizona this weekend, and so do the fired up callers. What is the root cause of such violence at political events? Get the expert opinions, here.
1.10.11 Founder and President of the Rutherford Institute John Whitehead joins Coy with an update on the Aaron Tobey case. Whitehead is representing the college student who took off his shirt in Richmond International Airport to display part of the 4th Amendment from the US Constitution written across his chest. The charges of disorderly conduct have been dropped, and now Whitehead is looking into a lawsuit for false arrest after Tobey was interrogated for over 90 minutes by airport security. Also, the conversation touches on the Gabrielle Giffords shooting.
1.7.11 Founder and Senior Editor of The Hook Hawes Spencer joins Coy for another installment of “Fun Fridays with Hawes.” Full of anecdotes and tangents as always, today’s conversation hits topics all across the board: from the latest on the Biscuit Run scandal to which Amendment Hawes would chose to write on his chest; from the latest on the Justine Swartz Abshire murder case to the homeless man with the magical radio voice. Also, the two play the newest game sweeping the nation…that you haven’t heard of yet- Dead or Alive. But the most important discovery of the day: did Hawes bring a glove to baseball games as a kid? Find out here.
1.7.11 Attorney, Author, and President of the Rutherford Institute John Whitehead joins Coy to discuss the college student recently arrested at Richmond International Airport. Whitehead recounts the story of Aaron Tobey’s arrest on charges of disorderly conduct after he took of his shirt to display the text of the 4th Amendment written across his chest. Tobey was respectfully protesting, but he was nevertheless questioned by officers for over 90 minutes at the airport for possible terrorism affiliation, and Whitehead has chosen to stand up for the University of Cincinnati student by taking on his case.
1.6.11 Founder and Editor of the Augusta Free Press Chris Graham joins Coy with an update on news from the Shenandoah Valley area. Included among the conversation today are an extended look at the development of Waynesboro and the financial merits of a switch in college football from the current BCS bowl system to an NCAA playoff.
1.6.11 Author and Associate Professor from the University of Virginia Ervin Jordan, Jr. joins Coy to discuss the recent PBS documentary seriesThe American Experience studying Robert E. Lee. Professor Jordan was featured prominently in the piece, and today he paints a full picture of General Lee’s life. Still a hero today in the Old Dominion, Lee was viewed in his time as the pinnacle of what a Virginian should be, but Jordan is also able to humanize the historical figure pointing out a few of his flaws. In addition, Professor Jordan places the remembrance of the Civil War in the context of commemoration rather than celebration. For further reading from a local perspective, check out Ervin Jordan’s book Charlottesville and the University of Virginia in the Civil War.