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Blokes on the Bench: Week 23

This week on Blokes on the Bench, Andy Richardson, and the rest of the Blokes discuss the current state of the Premier League table. We are also joined by new Bloke, Wayne Hamilton, as we discuss the weekends action, and since Wayne is a Liverpool Lad and fan, and Christian & Daniel are City fans, it should be an interesting show! That and Andy gets away with playing some Echo and the Bunnymen, and drops some Acid house, Christian and Wayne get into who’s got the better Scarf, and Mark discusses his favorite topic in soccer, Crystal Palace cheerleaders! oh and of course the results! Should be a great show!

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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Wake-Up Call: Restaurant Week

This week on the Sunday Morning Wake-up Call with Rick Moore it’s Restaurant Week! Executive Chef Dale Ford from the Boars Head Inn, Jerome Thalwitz chef and owner of The Bavarian Chef and Executive Chef Reid Owen from the Red Pump Kitchen talk about dinning and food related issues.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.

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Home Grown: Back & Forth: Music of the Underground Railroad and the Ix Art Park

Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art

Today on Home Grown, we talk a little music history and a little Art Park future. First, Horace Scruggs visits the show for the first time. He is a musician and the adjunct instructor of choral music at Piedmont Virginia Community College and the man behind entertaining and informative concerts/lectures on African American music at PVCC. His latest is A View from the Train: Decoding the Stories and Music of the Underground Railroad, and so we talk a little about spirituals and their role in enslaved African American communities. Next, we check in with Brian Wimer, Executive Director of the Ix Art Park and look back at what the Art Park has been in 2017 and what it could be in 2018. It’s two great conversations with two great guests 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: The Complete Farmstead: The Rhythm of the Farm

To Your Health Host M.C. Blair and Joel Slezak talk about how proper stewardship will yield a complete, semi profitable, healthy farm. Joel and Erica Helen, Joel’s wife, have worked hard to develop a complete regenerative and drought resistant system producing the highest quality beef, pork, and poultry products according to local chefs and customers. We also discuss the food access challenge and possible solutions.

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: Righting Post-Conviction Wrongs & Iranian Resistance Returns

Apropos Of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk with Deirdre M. Enright, Director of Investigation, UVA Law School’s Innocence Project Clinic, on their concerted efforts to overturn wrongful convictions; and Emily Blout PhD, Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Media Studies, on the Iranian people’s renewed resistance to their government.

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: Special New Year’s Edition

Blokes on the Bench first want to wish a Happy New Year to all our listeners!. This week Andy Richardson, and the rest of the blokes discuss the current state of the Premier League table, after a very busy Christmas and New Year for all EPL teams. Plus David Deaton from Charlottesville Alliance FC is in the studio with all the news on the club after they joined the NPSL as an expansion team!

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

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

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Wake-Up Call: A Look Back at 2017

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call producer Dan Gould takes a look back at three stories from our 2017 archives that are even more relevant today. Karim Ginena talks about being Muslim in Charlottesville, Brian Cannon talks about ending gerrymandering in Virginia and Nikuyah Walker gives her eye witness account of the events of August 12th and talks about her successful run for Charlottesville City Council. Ms. Walker became mayor of the City of Charlottesville on January 2, 2018.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.

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Home Grown: Hat Trick: Paintings and Film at Chroma Arts and Belly Dance

Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art

Today on Home Grown, we touch on three art forms for the price of one show. (And considering that the show is free for you to listen to, that’s a pretty good price.) First, Deborah McLeod from Chroma Projects Art Lab returns with two interesting artists. We have painter Martha Saunders ruminating over the loss of language in her current exhibit Transmutations. Also, for the month of January, Chroma is showing filmmaker Richard Knox Robinson’s documentary Orwell’s Revolution. Then dance returns to Home Grown as Belly Dance master Joy Rayman from Fire in the Belly returns to talk about their next round of classes coming up at The Dance Spot. We’re trying to get you all the art we can 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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Wake-Up Call: Delegate David Toscano

David Toscano

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Virginia State 57th District Delegate David Toscano. Topics include a review of the tie vote in Virginia’s 94th district and bills the delegate plans to introduce in the 2018 session.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.

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Home Grown: First Night VA: Bent Theatre Improv and Chloe Ester

Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art

Today on Home Grown, it’s a special First Night Virginia Show, where we talk to two of the acts that you can catch tonight Downtown during the First Night festivities. First, our fast and furious friend of the show Andy Davis from Bent Theatre Comedy Improv returns to the show. We talk about what it’s like to do improv with First Night audiences and talk @#$% about Jeff Sessions and traitor-to-the-people FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. Next, singer-songwriter Chloe Ester visits the show for the first time. She’s a new singer-songwriter, who is nice enough to talk about how she started down that path and how such sad songs can come from such a cheery young person. She also shares a song with us. Remember, even though there’s no booze during First Night, you can always turn our show into a drinking game. We’ll start — drink every time David has to work on Sunday mornings. Speaking of which, welcome to our new guest host, Brandon Lee! Usher in the Georgian calendar new year with this week’s 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: Ellen & Nancy Are Apropos Of Something Live

Apropos Of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence cap the end of 2017 with a live re-broadcast of their show with Christine Mahoney PhD, Prof. of Public Policy and Politics & Founder of the Alight Fund, on investing in refugees to affect positive change; and Phil Jason, a grad student in UVA’s Creative Writing Program and winner of the prestigious Henfield Prize, whose unique personal story empowered him to publish not perish.

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 17 & 18

Blokes on the Bench Host Andy Richardson and the rest of the blokes discuss a very busy week in football, with midweek fixtures again, and special guest David Deaton from Aromas Cafe FC joining us in the studio, we have a crammed 90 minute Special show! We start midweek with Burnley, the star of week 17, moving into 4th spot by Wednesday’s end, could they hold a top four position over the weekend? City having another massive score line against, Crystal Palace continue to find their form against Watford, Leicester enjoy a high scoreline against Southampton, Liverpool drew against West Brom, as did West Ham who faced Arsenal,and Manchester United won a less than convincing game against Bournemouth. Moving into the weekend Leicester got run over by Crystal palace, Huddersfield beat Watford at Vicarage Road, Chelsea played Southampton, Brighton drew to Burnley, Arsenal beat Newcastle, Stoke got done over by West Ham, and Manchester City steam rolled over Spurs, which begs the question, can anyone beat City right now? Manchester United get a win away at West Brom, Liverpool, show everyone why they can be so deadly with a great performance over Bournemouth. That, and the rest of the results!

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

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