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The Mind and Heart Show: Becky Weybright

Becky Weybright

The Mind and Heart Show host Dr. Jeff Fracher talks with Becky Weybright, Executive Director of the Sexual Assault Resource Agency.

Ms. Weybright joined the SARA staff in October 2012. Before that she worked with the YWCA Women’s Advocacy Program in Richmond and with Virginians Aligned Against Sexual Assault, which was then the state-wide coalition of sexual assault crisis centers. She has also worked as the Executive Director for the Charlottesville Free Clinic and the Community Children’s Dental Center. Ms. Weybright has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and a Master’s degree in education from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Dr. Jeff Fracher, an Albemarle County-based forensic psychologist, is the go-to person for a variety of competency, sanity and sex offender evaluations. He is one of about 15 forensic psychologists in Virginia and does more than 250 evaluations a year.

The Mind and Heart Show is heard on WPVC 94.7 Saturday mornings at 9:00 a.m. The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in working with the station.

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Wake-Up Call: Virginia Atheists and Agnostics

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Sean McCord talks with two members of Virginia Atheists and Agnostics about what it means to lead a good life without gods.

The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in volunteering.

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Home Grown: Shenandoah Fringe Festival and NO WAKE

Home Grown hosts Clinton Johnston and Leslie M. Scott Jones talk to Carmel Clavin about the first ever Shenandoah Fringe Festival, and Jennifer Hoyt Tidwell joins guest co-host Chris Baumer to talk about her multi-media theater piece NO WAKE, currently playing at the IX complex.

Home Grown is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m.The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in volunteering.

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Straight Talk: Dahlia Lithwick

Dahlia Lithwick

Straight Talk host Andri Hakes talks with Slate Magazine courts and legal writer Dahlia Lithwick about the SCOTUS vacancy left by Justice Scalia’s death, Obama’s nominee Judge Merrick Garland, and the upcoming term.

Andri Hakes is a Charlottesville based lawyer with the legal firm of Tucker Griffin Barnes P.C.

Straight Talk is heard on WPVC 94.7 Saturday mornings at 10:00 a.m.The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in working with the station.

Editor’s Note: Due to this program’s late start, the last minute or so has been lost. Our apologies for this inconvenience.

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Wake-Up Call: Lisa Provence

Lisa Provence (Photo: The Hook)

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with C-ville Weekly news editor Lisa Provence about the publication’s recent article Censorship or civility? Debate about new City Council procedures rages on. Also, Robert Davis is discussed. Robert is the Crozet teen who confessed to multiple killings after being questioned by police for hours. Davis was pardoned in December 2015.

The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in volunteering.

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Home Grown: Oak Grove Theater and Lady Taij

Lady Taij

Home Grown hosts Clinton Johnston and Leslie M. Scott Jones talk to Sam Koogler and Ben Houseknect from Oak Grove Theater in Verona, VA about Oak Grove’s upcoming season for this summer. Local hip hop artist Lady Taij performs.

Home Grown is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m.The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in volunteering.

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Straight Talk: Harriet Kuhr

Harriet Kuhr

Straight Talk host Andri Hakes talks with Harriet Kuhr, Executive Director for the International Rescue Committee in Charlottesville, on the group’s mission, the refugee crisis in Syria, and the politicization of this humanitarian issue.

Andri Hakes is a Charlottesville based lawyer with the legal firm of Tucker Griffin Barnes P.C.

Straight Talk is heard on WPVC 94.7 Saturday mornings at 10:00 a.m.The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in working with the station.

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The Mind and Heart Show: Denise Lunsford

Denise Lunsford (Photo: The Daily Progress)

The Mind and Heart Show host Dr. Jeff Fracher talks with Denise Lunsford, Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney for the past 8 years. Lunsford’s career and the current state of the criminal justice system in Virginia are discussed.

Dr. Jeff Fracher, an Albemarle County-based forensic psychologist, is the go-to person for a variety of competency, sanity and sex offender evaluations. He is one of about 15 forensic psychologists in Virginia and does more than 250 evaluations a year.

The Mind and Heart Show is heard on WPVC 94.7 Saturday mornings at 9:00 a.m. The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in working with the station.

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Wake-Up Call: Marijean Jaggers

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Charlottesville-based author Marijean Jaggers about her book 100 Things to Do in Charlottesville Before You Die. Jaggers recommendations include, “Eat From A Tree” (while you shop at Edible Landscaping), “Make a Cheese Pilgrimage” (to the Monastery in White Hall) and “Visit 3 Presidents’ Homes”.

The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in volunteering.

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The Mind and Heart Show: Raising a Special Needs Child

Dr. Jeff Fracher

The Mind and Heart Show host Dr. Jeff Fracher talks with Barbara Rae Barrett, author of “A Life of Never Evers! Making the World a Better Place for My Mentally Disabled Child.” The challenges of raising a special needs child as well as the resources available to help are discussed in this podcast.

Dr. Jeff Fracher, an Albemarle County-based forensic psychologist, is the go-to person for a variety of competency, sanity and sex offender evaluations. He is one of about 15 forensic psychologists in Virginia and does more than 250 evaluations a year.

The Mind and Heart Show is heard on WPVC 94.7 Saturday mornings at 9:00 a.m. The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in working with the station.

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Wake-Up Call: Virginia Festival of the Book 2016

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with his guests about the 2016 Virginia Festival of the Book. Rick’s guests for today’s program are:

Jane Kulow – Festival Program Director

Susan Erno, Thomas, Jefferson Adult and Career Education, talks about the 20th Anniversary Celebration: Voices of Adult Learners event.

Leontyne Peck, Charlottesville Chapter of The Links, Inc., talks about the festival’s Celebration Brunch: A tribute to the African American Literary Tradition, and,

Josh Wheeler, executive director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, talks about Kelly Carlin’s appearance at the festival along with her book A Carlin Home Companion: Growing Up With George.

The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in volunteering.