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Nathan Moore: A Deep Dive on Appalachian Radio
25 JUL 2024 · LINKS:
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Friend of the show Nathan Moore (station manager of https://www.wtju.net/ and writer of https://thetallnathan.substack.com/) joins Michael to discuss his tour of community radio stations in Appalachia; the importance of trust and community bonds to the public radio model, and what VP nominee J.D. Vance gets wrong about the area.
Biden Drop Out, Crime Is Down, and the Price of Eggs
22 JUL 2024 · LINKS:
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IN THE NEWS:
President Joe Biden has dropped out of the race, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris and throwing the presidential race into total chaos. We have no precedent for this because nothing like this has ever happened. How are Virginia politicians responding?
According to the latest FBI data, crime is down across the country. Here in Virginia, crime spiked in the early 1990s and has been steadily going down ever since. Violent crime, for example, is one third of what it was at that time.Â
The price of new cars is going down. So are the prices for blue jeans and microwave ovens. That's according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which shows even the prices of eggs in Virginia is dropping. But the recent spike in inflation disproportionately harmed low-income people in Virginia.
TRIVIA: How many Presidential candidates (other than Trump) have received a party's nomination three times?
At the Watercooler:
- More on Biden dropping out
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's interpretive rule on "paycheck advances" counting as loans
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Jeff Ryer: Breaking Down the Republican National Convention
18 JUL 2024 · LINKS:
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The guest for this episode is a delegate to the Republican convention in Wisconsin. He is a member of the platform committee, and he's the chairman of the First Congressional District Republican Committee -- Jeff Ryer. He joins us to give us an inside look at what's happening in the Virginia delegation and give us a sense as to how Republicans are feeling about the election heading into the fall campaign season.
Recounting the Fifth, the Opioid Crisis, and Jennifer Wexton's AI Voice
15 JUL 2024 · LINKS:
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IN THE NEWS:
If you're looking for an example of a recount that changed the results of an election, you'll have to go all the way back to Indiana, 1985. Here in Virginia, recounts have been conducted in three congressional elections since 1967, and none of them changed the outcome--but Bob Good in the 5th District is pushing for one anyway.
With the aid of AI, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton has regaied her voice; trained up on her public speeches, the AI voice sounds much like Wexton did before she was silenced by Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, and she says this tool could be life-changing for Americans with disabilities.
The rapid rise of fentanyl overdoses is causing concern among lawmakers, although they are not yet on the same page about how to handle the situation.That's why the General Assembly created a new task force to consider the policy choices and how they would work. For example, how much does an individual need to have to be prosecuted as a dealer versus helped as a patient suffering from substance abuse disorder?Â
TRIVIA: What is the statewide recount that did not happen because the loser couldn't afford the $120,000 price tag?
At the Watercooler:
- The Democrats are still trying to figure out if Biden will be their nominee
- The 1932 Democratic convention, where Harry Byrd tried to unseat Franklin Roosevelt
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Marian van Landingham: Celebrating Alexandria's Torpedo Factory
11 JUL 2024 · SPONSOR:
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This week, Michael is joined by an Alexandria legend, former Delegate Marian van Landingham; who served in the General Assembly for twenty-four years and spearheaded the transformation of Alexandria's Torpedo Factory from military storage into a world-famous art center.Â
Virtual Quorum, Cocktails to Go, and Protecting Gay Marriage
8 JUL 2024 · SPONSOR:
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IN THE NEWS:
From the UVA Board of Visitors to the Virginia Potato Board, open records laws have requirements for what qualifies as a public meeting. Now those requirements are shifting online for state agencies, regional bodies and local advisory commissions. Public bodies that were once allowed to conduct 25 percent of their meetings virtually are now able to conduct 50 percent of those meetings online.
Cocktails-to-go was one of the silver linings of the pandemic, new rules allowing restaurants to sell margaritas or old fashions in takeout containers. Now a new law in Virginia will extend the pilot program for that indefinitely. But state regulators say third-party vendors like DoorDash and Uber Eats are compliant only half the time.
Nine years ago, the United States Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage and overturned the part of Virginia's Constitution that banned it. Now, Governor Youngkin has signed a law ensuring that same-sex marriage will remain legal in Virginia regardless of any future court decisions.
TRIVIA: Who was the Republican who held the 9th Congressional District seat before Rich Boucher in 1982?
At the Watercooler:
- The media's continuing focus on President Biden's mental condition--and its effect on the November election
- When was the last time a Democrat running for President won a majority of the white vote--and what does that tell us?
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Leslie Mehta, Gloria Witt, and Karen Baker: Democrats Running in Deep-Red Districts
4 JUL 2024 · SPONSOR:
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This week, Michael and Lauren are joined by three Democratic Congressional candidates running in deeply Republican districts: Leslie Mehta, running in the 1st against Rob Wittman; Gloria Witt, running against John McGuire in the 5th District; and Karen Baker, who is challenging Morgan Griffith in the 9th.Â
Debate Freakout, Veteran Lobbying, and Youngkin Embraces Trump
1 JUL 2024 · SPONSOR:
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IN THE NEWS:
"If we finally beat Medicare"--that was one of the incomprehensible, raspy incoherent whispers of a feeble president during a televised debate last week, prompting calls by media outlets for the Democrats to dump Biden and put somebody else on the ticket. Over the weekend, the Pod Virginia All Stars addressed the topic.
"The best Trump rally ever"--that was how Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin described his first public appearance with the former president in Chesapeake on Friday. Trump spoke for more than 80 minutes in a rambling and disjointed speech that would have otherwise been forgettable. But because it was right after the debate and because he was on the stage with Glenn Youngkin, it actually had some resonance to it.
The Senate will be gaveling into session again today to debate financing for a college tuition program called the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program. The program was created back in the 1930s to aid the families of World War I vets, and in recent years it’s been expanded to cover out-of-state residents, graduate students and relatives of service members with non-combat related injuries. That means the cost of the program has spiraled out of control from $12 million in 2019 to $65 million last year.Â
TRIVIA: When did Virginia declare milk as its official state drink?
At the Watercooler:
- Regarding the debate: if the media won't fact-check, then what's the point?
- Jane Mayer's "Dark Money," the impact of corporate money, and the rise of Glenn Beck a decade ago
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Special Debate Edition: Buy, Sell, or Hold with Delegates Alfonso Lopez, Cia Price and Marcus Simon
29 JUN 2024 · On this special edition live-to-tape game show, Michael sits down with Delegate Alfonso Lopez, Delegate Marcus Simon, and Delegate Cia Price to get their reactions to a variety of topics, including President Biden's debate performance, mute buttons, message discipline, bowties, and urban legends surrounding the Washington statue in Richmond.
SPONSOR:
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Alex Goyette and Jason Schwartz: The Successful YIMBYs of Northern Virginia
27 JUN 2024 · SPONSOR:
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This week, Alex Goyette of the Alexandria YIMBYs ("yes in my backyard"-s) and Jason Schwartz of the Arlington YIMBYs join Michael to talk about recent primary victories in both cities for candidates that their groups sponsored--in general, a strong showing for candidates who supported "Zoning for Housing/Housing for All" reform and the end of exclusionary single-family zoning. They break down those races, the argument for greater housing density, and the future of housing policy Arlington and Alexandria going forward.
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