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Apropos Of Something: Slouching Towards Fascism & Cyber Security Protections

Apropos Of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk with Manuela Achilles Ph.D., Director, Center for German Studies, on sliding from democracy into dictatorship; and Jason Belford, UVA’s Chief Information Security Officer, on safeguarding data in cyberspace.

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

Blokes on the Bench host Andy Richardson and the blokes talk about the world of soccer. This week: United park the bus to earn a point against Liverpool, Crystal Palace regroup after the international break stunning Chelsea to get their first points of the season, Man City dominate Stoke, Spurs get their first win in Wembley, and Arsenal stumble on the road against Watford as Watford moves into the top four.

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

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

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Wake-Up Call: WPVC: The First Two Years

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with radio station WPVC co-founder and station manager Jeff Lenert about the station’s first two years on the air. Hosts M.C. Blair (To Your Health) and Nancy Lawrence (Apropos Of Something) and podcaster Dan Gould join the conversation.

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: Teaching: Heather’s Singing, Ty’s Comedy, Lisa’s Righteousness

Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art

Today on Home Grown our co-hosts Leslie M. Scott-Jones and David Vaughn Straughn welcome three great guests. First, vocal instructor Heather Hightower, head of The Center for Vocal Study visits us for the first time to talk about her upcoming free vocal lesson as part of The Downtown Business Association of Charlottesville’s Arts in the Park in Emancipation Park. Next, our man Ty Cooper returns with the lowdown on his Comedy Writing Workshop at PVCC. What do you learn when Ty teaches you about comedy? Finally, we’re pleased to have L.A. artist Lisa Beane come to us after Saturday night’s opening of her new exhibit at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, Karma, that features paintings that fuse bright colors, humor, and images of our childhood with lynching stamps. It’s three different artists talking about three different ways that art can move and center you 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: Sexual Assault Student Outreach & Undermining Democracy Thru Jurisprudence

Apropos Of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk with Nancy Deutsch Ph.D., Director of UVA’s Youth-Nex — The Center to Promote Effective Youth Development, on providing sexual assault safeguards for students on campus; and Michael Gilbert Ph.D., Sullivan & Cromwell Prof. of Law, on voter suppression thru partisan gerrymandering and voter ID laws.

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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Wake-Up Call: Medical Cannabis

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Al Byrne and Mary Lynn Mathree from Patients Out of Time about medical cannabis. The role of cannabis in the treatment of Veterans’ injuries is discussed.

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: Two Shot: DMR Adventures’ Will & Whit and 4CP’s The Crucible

Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art

Today on Home Grown our co-hosts Leslie M. Scott-Jones and David Vaughn Straughn give you a double shot of drama with two local theaters about to open two very different but equally interesting shows. First, DMR Adventures and Belmont Arts Collaborative collaborate to bring out Will & Whit, the musical adaptation of local graphic novelist Laura Lee Gulledge’s graphic novel of the same name. Gulledge visits the show for the first time to tell David and Leslie about her “artnership” with DMR Artistic Director, returning guest Melissa Charles. They also bring along young actor Mia Buckley to sing the show’s first song on the air. Next, we head on up Barboursville way to our friends at Four County Players. Actors Frank Saxon, John Kemgard, and Teresa Teixeira visit the show to talk about their upcoming production of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. It’s a great conversation about working with Miller’s language and the challenge to what to allow this classic American parable to represent. We’ve got your next ticket purchases 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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Wake-Up Call: Charlottesville Women in Tech

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call producer Dan Gould talks with Kim Wilkens, Jessica Otey and Elise Kain from Charlottesville Women in Tech about their efforts to encourage more girls and women to pursue careers in technology. Also discussed, Girl Develop It and Tech Girls and the role of media in shaping women’s perceptions of technology.

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: In-balance: A Delicate Balance at Live Arts & Les Desmoiselles at McGuffey

Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art

Today on Home Grown our co-host Leslie M. Scott-Jones returns from abroad just in time jam with David and talk to … Boomie Pedersen, Chris Baumer, and Kiri Gardner from Live Arts Theater. They are cast members of the upcoming production, Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance. The conversation flows from what Albee’s work brings to the stage to the recent casting controversy to background of this production. Then, just when you thought the show couldn’t get better, artist Bob Anderson visits the show for the first time in anticipation of his upcoming exhibit featuring his figure drawing that is surprisingly both realistic and abstract at the same time. Listen to how Picasso and Cubism influenced this non-Cubist show — Les desmoiselles at McGuffey Art Center. As always, it’s artists talking art 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: Local Love

To Your Health host M.C. Blair talks with ), Matt Rhodie (Perfect Harmony), Verde Shaffer (Hog Haven), Isabella Zechini (Caromont Farm) Jennifer Mowad, and (Cocoa & Spice) about the local food system and more.

Each week To Your Health host 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: Monticello’s Revealing History & Environmental Sustainability Efforts, Worldwide

Apropos Of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk with Fraser Neiman Ph.D., Dir. of Archaeology at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, on excavating for the whole truth; and Karen McGlathery Ph.D., Dir. of the Environmental Resilience Institute and Prof. of Environmental Sciences, who’s an expert on ecosystems’ sustainability, worldwide.

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.