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Charlottesville–Right Now: Paul Rademacher joins Coy Barefoot

2.9.11 Author, Pastor, and Executive Director of The Monroe Institute Paul Rademacher joins Coy to discuss his new book A Spiritual Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe. Rademacher tells the story of how he first became interested in being a Presbyterian Minister, why he moved away from that field, and what he feels is the missing ingredient in the spiritual world today. Rademacher believes that you do not necessarily have to be religious to be spiritual, and the full title of his book is A Spiritual Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe: Travel Tips for the Spiritually Perplexed.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Diantha McKeel joins Coy Barefoot

2.9.11 Member of the Albemarle County School Board Diantha McKeel joins Coy to discuss the budget. McKeel discusses the process of how the School Board’s requests of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors become realities. Also, McKeel explains this year’s class schedule changes and the impact it has had on both teachers and students.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Courteney Stuart joins Coy Barefoot

2.8.11 Star journalist from The Hook Courteney Stuart joins Coy to discuss the latest news in the Morgan Harrington case. DNA evidence has linked a man wanted for committing rape in Fairfax to the Harrington crime scene. This unsettling new information confirms that a serial criminal is behind this tragic event. Also in today’s conversation, Stuart addresses some of the areas where police have recently “filled in the blanks.” Stuart’s latest story will be on the cover of the upcoming edition of The Hook, and you can pick one up in the red boxes around Charlottesville.

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Charlottosville–Right Now: Rodney Thomas joins Coy Barefoot

2.8.11 Member of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors Rodney Thomas joins Coy to discuss local politics. Today’s conversation centers on the new breakdown of the County’s budget, but Thomas also gives his thoughts on the public school class scheduling system, the proposed development at the Hollymead Town Center site, and (of course) the water supply plan. Richard Lloyd from Citizens for a Sustainable Water Supply Plan also weighs in with some questions about dredging.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Brian Katulis joins Coy Barefoot

2.8.11 Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Brian Katulis joins Coy live from Israel. Katulis gives a first hand account from the Middle East of the events in Egypt. When Mubarak officially step down? What will the country look like after he goes? Will the traditional old order in Egypt ever really leave even after their head is cut off? How will the United States’ relationship with Egpyt be changed going forward? Get all of the revolution insights from one of the foremost experts on the topic.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Mayor Dave Norris joins Coy Barefoot

2.7.11 Mayor of the City of Charlottesville Dave Norris joins Coy to discuss tonight’s City Council Meeting. First on the agenda- for today’s interview at least- is the water supply plan including the issue of dredging. In addition, Mayor Norris touches on a bidding war over a piece of land in Charlottesville and talks about what else will be up for debate at tonight’s meeting.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: David Nova joins Coy Barefoot

2.7.11 Vice President of Planned Parenthood David Nova joins Coy to discuss a recent sting operation against Planned Parenthood. A recent video coming out of Charlottesville shows a man asking a nurse at a Planned Parenthood center questions about a host of sexually related illegal activities. Nova gives his reaction to the video and explains his organization’s protocol for dealing with such situations.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Teresa Champion joins Coy Barefoot

2.7.11 President of the Virginia Autism Project Teresa Champion joins Coy with an update on new autism legislation in Virginia. Champion talks about the new bill to cover health care treatments for children with, and today she focuses on the proposed amendments to try to kill the bill and what Senators were behind them. In addition, she talks about what is next for the legislation which has made it through the House of Delegates and is now up to its third reading on the Senate floor.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Hawes Spencer joins Coy Barefoot

2.4.11 Founder and Editor at The Hook Hawes Spencer joins Coy for “Fun Fridays with Hawes.” For those of you who don’t know, when Coy and Hawes get together, the conversation covers anything and everything. Among today’s topics: the best places to ski, wearing a helmet while riding a bicycle, the classic TV show “B.J. and the Bear,” and a good old fashioned game of “Dead or Alive?” Also, Hawes unveils Charlottesville’s own new version of “Groupon” called The Daily Deal in which a featured restaurant provides coupons for a certain dollar amount of food for half the price.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Tyler Sewell joins Coy Barefoot

2.4.11 The Founder of Rowdy.com Tyler Sewell joins Coy to break down all things NASCAR. Sewell discusses how his technological ideas could change the face of the sport’s coverage. In addition, he talks about recent changes to the point system (among other rule changes), describes the true athleticism required of the drivers, and the incredible amounts of money involved in NASCAR. Finally, Sewell previews the prestigious Daytona 500, the first race of the new season, which is coming up on February 20th.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Richard Diamond joins Coy Barefoot

2.3.11 Senior Editor of The Washington Times Richard Diamond joins Coy to discuss the latest studies on red light camera usage. Do red light cameras actually reduce accidents at intersections? Is this really just a ploy to raise revenue? Get all of the insights from one of the foremost experts in the country on this issue right here.