John Whitehead of the Rutherford Institute says the divorce rate is a larger threat to marriage then efforts by gay couples to seek legal recognition. He points to a New York Times article that reports that traditional families are now the minority in the country, and that fundamental Christians have a divorce rate equal to the rest of the population.

“If you think you’re going to fix the family by passing this amendment, you’re not” said Whitehead on the October 26th edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now with Coy Barefoot. He says existing law would prevent a gay couple married in Massachussets from being recognized in Virginia.

Coy also talks with Whitehead about the elections, and the possibility of the Republic crumbling to a halt because of corruption and a lack of knowledge about how the government works.

In this episode, Ken White interviews Darden Professor Erika James about the upcoming Symposium on Race and Society.

Jed talks with N.C. State head coach Chuck Amato on the October 26th edition of WINA’s Best Seat in the House.. The Wolfpack team will be coming to Charlottesville this weekend to play the Cavaiers in a 12:00 kick-off.

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Tim Redden is the senior director for corporate and foundation relations at the University of Virginia, and he also sits on the board of the Piedmont Family YMCA. He visited the WINA studios recently to fill Coy Barefoot in on how the organization’s capital campaign is going. Redden says the community has lacked a facility for the YMCA for several years, and the campaign is designed to fix that situation.

Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling joins Coy Barefoot from his office in the Capitol to talk about the election, which is coming down to the wire. Bolling endorses incumbent Senator George Allen in these “perilous and serious times in the world” and encourages Virginians to vote “yes” on the Marshall-Newman amendment.

Should Virginia focus on being a football or a basketball school? Jed Williams speaks with U.Va athletic director Craig Littlepage on the Best Seat in the House to find out his views on the subject.

Virginia freshman Solomon Tat grew up in Nigeria playing soccer, but is now in his first-year at U.Va preparing to play basketball. He speaks with WINA’s Jed Williams on a recent installment of “Best Seat in the House.” His journey involves leaving his family in Africa and coming to America and trying to establish himself both on and off the court.

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On the October 24 edition of WINA’s Best Seat in the House, Jed has the weekly UVA Writers’ Roundtable with Jay Jenkins of the Daily Progress and Kris Wright of
thesabre.com. Jed and the writers take listener calls and answer questions
about the football team.

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In the second of two podcasts from the October 23rd edition of WINA’s, “Best Seat in the House”, Jed talks with former Cavalier third baseman Ryan Zimmerman. Zimmerman discusses his first full season in the Major Leagues with the Washington Nationals.