VABook 2008: Reading Group Choices
How can you tell whether a novel will be a good selection for your book club? In this podcast, three popular authors tell what makes for a good group read.…[...]
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91 Seconds on Film: Ben Nuckols reviews Stop-Loss
On this installment of WNRN's 91 Seconds on Film, Ben Nuckols reviews Stop-Loss, a drama about soldiers who keep being sent back to fight in Iraq directed by Kimberly Peirce.…[...]
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VABook 2008: Science Writing: Life Cycles
In this podcast, we join Jennifer Ackerman (Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream), Michael Sims (Apollo's Fire: A Day on Earth in Nature and Imagination), and Susan Freinkel (American Chestnut: The…[...]
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How Declining Bee Populations Affect Virginia
On this week's Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Michael Lachance of the Nelson County Virginia Cooperative Extension joins Rick Moore in the studio for a discussion about beekeeping, and the phenomenon…[...]
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Rogue Economics: Capitalism’s New Reality
Fulbright scholar and economist Loretta Napoleoni is the author of Rogue Economics: Capitalism's New Reality. The book argues that there's a dark underside to globalism, with massive amounts of money…[...]
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Senator Ralph Northam
Freshman Senator Ralph Northam (R-6) joined Coy Barefoot on the April 3, 2008 edition of the program to give his view of the recently concluded General Assembly session. Northam is…[...]
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Sen. Cuccinelli explains why he’s running for Attorney General
State Senator Ken Cuccinelli (R-37) joins Coy Barefoot on WINA's "Charlottesville--Right Now!" to talk about his upcoming run for Attorney General in 2009. Cuccinelli is the only remaining Republican from…[...]
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VABook 2008: In Search of Irish America
On Wednesday, March 26, UVa's Culbreth Theatre played host to "In Search of Irish America," a presentation of the Virginia Festival of the Book. Peter Quinn, author of Looking for…[...]
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Negative Campaign Ads
In today's show, adapted from an article recently published on the Oscar Web site written by Brevy Cannon, we look at the research of University of Virginia politics professor Paul…[...]
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VABook 2008: Three Cups of Tea with Greg Mortenson
Greg Mortenson is the author of Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time. On March 27, 2008, Mortenson appeared at the Virginia…[...]
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Saying goodbye to the voice of Charlottesville
WINAvDj(tm)s Dick Mountjoy died earlier this month at the age of 61 following a long battle with cancer. Jane Foy joined Coy Barefoot on the March 28, 2008 to celebrate…[...]
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VABook: Larry Sabato calls for a More Perfect Constitution
University of Virginia political analyst Larry Sabato says it is time to revisit the U.S. Constitution in order to improve our system of government. On March 29, 2008, he spoke…[...]
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