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WTJU's 2026 Rock Marathon airs April 20 - 26 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2026 Rock Marathon airs April 20 - 26 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2026 Rock Marathon airs April 20 - 26 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2026 Rock Marathon airs April 20 - 26 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2026 Rock Marathon airs April 20 - 26 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2026 Rock Marathon airs April 20 - 26 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2026 Rock Marathon airs April 20 - 26 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2026 Rock Marathon airs April 20 - 26 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2026 Rock Marathon airs April 20 - 26 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2026 Rock Marathon airs April 20 - 26 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2026 Rock Marathon airs April 20 - 26 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2026 Rock Marathon airs April 20 - 26 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2026 Rock Marathon airs April 20 - 26 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2026 Rock Marathon airs April 20 - 26 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2026 Rock Marathon airs April 20 - 26 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2026 Rock Marathon airs April 20 - 26 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2026 Rock Marathon airs April 20 - 26 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2026 Rock Marathon airs April 20 - 26 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2026 Rock Marathon airs April 20 - 26 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
Rachel Yonan joins the shows again to discuss her upcoming event PASSION held on March 31, 2026 at King Family Vineyards.
Jim McCarty of the Yardbirds sits down with Don Harrison, host of Radio Wowsville, to chat about the history of the band and his upcoming show in Richmond, Virginia at the Tin Pan on March 3rd 2026.
Jim McCarty of the Yardbirds sits down with Don Harrison, host of Radio Wowsville, to chat about the history of the band and his upcoming show in Richmond, Virginia at the Tin Pan on March 3rd 2026.
Jim McCarty of the Yardbirds sits down with Don Harrison, host of Radio Wowsville, to chat about the history of the band and his upcoming show in Richmond, Virginia at the Tin Pan on March 3rd 2026.
Jim McCarty of the Yardbirds sits down with Don Harrison, host of Radio Wowsville, to chat about the history of the band and his upcoming show in Richmond, Virginia at the Tin Pan on March 3rd 2026.
highlights how the development of transportation and commerce have gone hand-in-hand since the Revolutionary period.
Acoustic music legend goes track by track through his follow up to his seminal album, Diary of a Fiddler, with WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones. Along the way they delve into Darol's introduction to violin and hear stories about Darol's more than half century as a professional musician and teacher.
Members of EZRA stopped by WTJU to go track by track through the group's latest album, Froggy's Demise, out now on Adhyâropa Records.
On the April 29th edition of Ye Olde Tuesday Afternoon Rocke Show, Andrew explored a pivotal moment in Charlottesville’s cultural history: Sly and the Family Stone’s 1973 performance at University Hall.The conversation drew from the short film How Can I Ever Be Late (2017), co-directed by Claudrena N. Harold, Edward Stettinius Professor of History and African American Studies at UVA, and filmmaker Kevin Jerome Everson. The film captures the arrival of Sly and the Family Stone in Charlottesville, highlighting the anticipation and significance of the event for the African American student community at UVA.Harold’s broader work examines African American history, Black student activism at UVA, and the transformative power of Black music. Her collaborations with Everson, including How Can I Ever Be Late, are part of the Black Fire film series, which documents the experiences and contributions of Black students and faculty at UVA.
WTJU's Don Harrison spoke with Garrett T Capps of NASA Country in advance of the 2025 Rock Marathon (April 7-13).
DJ Nowhere Girl spoke with Shana Cleveland of La Luz, in advance of the 2025 Rock Marathon (April 7-13).
In the second hour of Foggy Notion, DJ Zoestress chats with Christie Green, author of Moonlight Elk: One Woman’s Hunt for Food and Freedom, and Erika Howsare, author of The Age of Deer. With a complementary playlist of songs, they explore topics of interdependence, living off the land, fair hunt, celestial connections, self sufficiency, and the inner voice.
Grace Elizabeth Hale, American Studies professor at the University of Virginia and author of "Cool Town," joined host Andrew K on February 18, 2025.
A.D. Carson, University of Virginia professor of hip-hop, joins host Leslie Scott-Jones for this episode of "The Black Beat." They discuss an upcoming listening session in the Dome Room at UVA's Rotunda for the re-release of his album "Owning My Masters: The Rhetorics of Rhymes & Revolutions," the 34 tracks written and produced as companion to his dissertation while at Clemson.
Preston Lauterbach, author of "Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made the King" joined the Rum Cove on The Soulful Situation, February 10, 2025.
Cameron Polson, host of "Sneak Previews" on WTJU 91.1 FM, hosts a special hour of soundtrack music from David Lynch films. The filmmaker passed away on Jan 15, 2025.
On this episode, we welcome Madhur Behl and Amar Kulkarni of the Cavalier Autonomous Racing Team. Abbreviated as CAR, the team is a research group at UVA that has been competing in the Indy Autonomous Challenge since 2019. After becoming the first American team to win the Indy Autonomous Challenge, the two have their sights set on the future. We discuss Madhur’s role in leading the underdog team to victory, and how this unique opportunity guides Amar’s PhD research.
In this panel, four trailblazing academic leaders discuss how their institutions are each boldly taking on the future. UVA President Jim Ryan moderates the conversation with visiting presidents Michael Crow (Arizona State University), Harriet Nembhard (Harvey Mudd College), and Santa Ono (University of Michigan). In this wide-ranging and provocative discussion, the presidents address the future of teaching, how to optimize interdisciplinary collaboration, the role of higher education in addressing global challenges, and more! Held at Old Cabell Hall Auditorium on September 5, 2024, the panel was the first signature event of the Futures Initiative, a pan-University task force charged with exploring how UVA can become the university of the future.
On this episode, we welcome Lori McMahon, UVA’s new Vice President for Research. She arrived on Grounds in June, armed with an impressive track record as a neuroscientist, dean, and previous Vice President of Research. We discuss her approach to supporting research at UVA as well as her research as a neuroscientist.
UVA just opened the doors to the nation's first School of Data Science. The new school, funded by an extraordinary $120 million gift from Jaffray and Merrrill Woodriff and the Quantitative Foundation, will offer undergraduate, master's and doctorate degrees. On this episode of Hoos in STEM, Data Science professors, Prince Afriyie and Brian Wright, tell us all about the process of designing the curriculum for this industry-leading school, and what their first cohort of undergraduate students can expect when classes start in August.
Back in April, UVA was excited to welcome the Story Collider team to Charlottesville for the second year running. During a special recording at Carr's Hill, four UVA STEM leaders told personal stories about their lives, their careers, and how personal stories and scientific inquiry intertwine.We hope you'll head over to Story Collider to hear from Madhur Behl, head of UVA's Autonomous Racing Team; and Hoos in STEM is very excited to share the other three stories from some familiar guests! Here's the Dean of UVA's Medical School Melina Kibbe, Astrophysicist David Nichols, and Environmental Scientist Karen McGlathery.The Story Collider's mission is to reveal the vibrant role that science plays in all of our lives through the art of personal storytelling.Check out all the Story Collider episodes: https://www.storycollider.org/podcast
Time for HOOS in STEM to celebrate our graduating scientists! In this episode, producers Reeya Verma and Catherine Cossaboom interview fourth-year Hoos Vy Le (a published organic chemist and exemplar of the USOAR program), Grant GianGrassio (a biologist and Rhodes Scholar who founded the Virginia Medical Review), Sam Goldberg (a published mathematician who has proved striking theorems related to prime numbers), and Alex Walsh (a swimming Olympic medalist, world champion, and computer scientist). Join us as we celebrate their pursuits in and out of the classroom — as shining examples of our amazing Class of 2024!
Dr. Scott Doney is a superstar environmental scientist, the Kington Professor in Environmental Change at UVA and Assistant Director of Ocean Climate Science at the White House. In this Earth Day episode, he sits down with host Dr. Ken Ono to discuss the devastating effects of climate change on the world's oceans and our coastal environments, a well as the latest approaches to fight the climate crisis--including the recent U.S. Ocean Climate Action Plan, a roadmap to harnessing the power of the ocean to address climate change.
Dr. George Bloom is a renowned cell biologist whose longtime focus has been deciphering the cellular processes at the heart of neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease, such as the buildup of amyloid-β peptides and tau protein tangles. In this episode, he sits down with host Dr. Ken Ono to discuss our understanding of Alzheimer's mechanisms, the current state of treatment, recent advances in diagnostic technology, and the future of research into neurodegenerative disorders.
Dr. Mona Sloane is a superstar sociologist studying the intersection of technology and society. She leads the Co-Opting AI series, as well as UVA's Sloane Lab, which studies AI ethics, policy, and transparency. In this episode, she sits down with host Dr. Ken Ono to discuss the ethics of generative AI, the "social infrastructure" being created by AI, and how that infrastructure influences our society.As of release (April 5th, 2024), the Sloane Lab is looking for a postdoc to conduct qualitative research on AI and HR management. Find out more on Dr. Sloane's website.
Dr. Karen Kafadar is a renowned statistician who has worked across the country in government, industry, and academics. In this episode, she sits down with host Ken Ono to discuss her long history of statistics: from early mentors to her work in forensic science and her time growing UVA's Department of Statistics as Chair. They also discuss how UVA's statisticians can be found everywhere --from space travel to medicine to AI--and the role of statistical expertise in a changing world.
This week, Professor Mar Hicks of UVA's School of Data Science and Margot Lee Shetterly, author of "Hidden Figures," join host Ken Ono to discuss the remarkable women whose contributions to STEM have been forgotten--from biologists to code-breakers to the "human computers" whose computations helped America win the Space Race.That's why they're announcing the launch of the Human Computer Project Census--an effort to document the names and stories of NASA's human computers. And they're looking for students and faculty to help. Participants will collect oral and recorded history, search through archives, and review primary and secondary sources to recover the names and biographies of the women who worked at NASA from 1935 to 1980.The deadline to apply for this paid internship is Monday, March 11th, 2024. The internship starts in early June. The application can be found here.
UVA third-year Astrophysics major Samuel Crowe holds a distinct honor-- he's one of, if not the only undergraduate Principal Investigator with access to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Last year, his research proposal was accepted as one of just 249 programs selected to make use of the telescope's valuable time.In this episode, Sam sits down with host Ken Ono to discuss his early love for astrophysics and history, his mentors and training at UVA, and what it means to lead a project exploring the origins of massive stars.
Dr. Melina Kibbe is a vascular surgeon, Chief Health Affairs Officer, and the Dean of UVA's School of Medicine. In this episode, she sits down with host Ken Ono to discuss breakthrough technologies coming out of the School of Medicine, including the artificial pancreas and targeted nanofibers meant to prevent scarring. They also talk about her path into medicine and administration, advice for women getting into STEM, and the groundbreaking for the Paul and Dianne Manning Institute for Biotechnology--a game-changer for UVA and for the entire medical community.
How will institutions of higher learning respond to changes in the workforce as a result of AI? What role will universities play in the evolving era of big data and the Internet of Things? How can science and the humanities work together to shape the future, not just react to external challenges?To answer those questions, the University of Virginia has launched its Futures Initiative to help plan for the next 10 years in higher education. The Initiative will draw together an interdisciplinary group of leaders from across the University to examine current drivers of change in academia and chart a path for the next 10 years--a complement to President Ryan's 2030 "Great and Good" Plan.This episode is a conversation featuring the three leaders of UVA’s Futures Initiative--Ken Ono, STEM Advisor to the Provost; Christa Acampora, Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences; and Phil Bourne, founding Dean of the School of Data Science.
UVA Alum Chris Long was a star player on the UVA football team, earning all American honors and serving as captain. He went on to the NFL, where he played for 11 years on three teams, and won back to back Super Bowl championships for two different teams. Chris was recognized in 2018 as a Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year and his jersey number 91 has retired from the Virginia Cavaliers football program. Since his retirement from the NFL, Chris has led a busy life as a father, husband, media analyst, philanthropist and podcast host. Through the Chris Long Foundation, he has advanced initiatives to provide clean drinking water, and promote education, equity and access for hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Chris is also the host of the Green Light podcast, where he shares insightful NFL analysis and engages in entertaining and informative conversations with a wide range of guests.
This week, President Ryan sits down with Lillian Rojas, the now-graduated Student Member of UVA's Board of Visitors. Lillian recently received her BA in Public Policy at the Batten School, served for 3 years on the Student Council, and mentored students in the Latino Peer Mentor Program. In this episode, they discuss her path to UVA, balancing leadership and schoolwork, and the responsibility that come with representing students on the BOV.This episode of Inside UVA was originally recorded on the week of April 29th, 2024.
This week, President Ryan sits down with Kenyon Bonner, UVA's Vice President and Chief Student Affairs Officer. Bonner joined UVA this January after nearly two decades in Student Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, including most recently as the Vice Provost for Student Affairs. They discuss his path to Student Affairs, the lessons he's learned in working closely with students over the decades, and his mission to help students of all backgrounds find a sense of belonging at the University. Plus, his love for music production and whether he'll bring "Riding in Cars with Kenyon" over to UVA.
This week, President Ryan sits down with Dean Risa Goluboff, the twelfth and first female Dean of the University of Virginia School of Law. Dean Goluboff is a renowned legal historian whose scholarship focuses on the historical development of American constitutional and civil rights law; she's been teaching at UVA for more than twenty years, with additional faculty appointments at the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African American and African Studies, the Department of History and the Miller Center for Public Affairs. She's a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the American Law Institute, and chair of the advisory board for UVA's Karsh Institute of Democracy.In this episode, they discuss Dean Goluboff's journey to UVA and the remarkable changes to the Law School under her tenure. They also discuss her favorite parts of being Dean and what lies ahead after she steps down at the end of the semester.
This week, President Ryan sits down with Dr. Wendy Horton, the Chief Executive Officer of the University of Virginia Medical Center. Dr. Horton stewarded UVA's response to the coronavirus pandemic, helped craft the Health System's 10-year Strategic Plan, and has been named to Modern Healthcare's list of top 25 women leaders in health care. In this episode, they discuss the difficult work of coordinating the University's response to a worldwide pandemic, the day-to-day of running an entire medical center, and the challenges that lie ahead for health care broadly.
This week, President Ryan sits down with Alexandra Walsh, a UVA swimmer who has broken NCAA, American, and US Open records; she also won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 200m individual medley. They discuss Alex's upbringing, her daily routine on the UVA swimming team, and what's next in her career: from the NCAA Swimming Championship to professional athletics and beyond.
This week, President Ryan sits down with Carolyn Cullen, UVA HR's Director of Talent Management. She oversees workforce and succession planning, professional development, and career navigation--and she also leads the UVA Cornerstone Program, a leadership development program that brings together employees from UVA's many departments to build relationships, develop careers, and solve complex problems across the University system.
Dr. Rachel Wahl is an associate professor in UVA’s School of Education and Human Development, where she focuses on fostering meaningful dialogue across political and social divides. As part of the Social Foundations Program in the Department of Leadership, Foundations, and Policy, and director of the Good Life Political Project at the Karsh Institute of Democracy, Rachel engages students in constructive political conversations. In this episode, she shares insights on the power of dialogue and its role in bridging differences.
This week, President Ryan sits down with Professor William Wylie, an internationally-renowned photographer whose work can be found in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, and more. They discuss his early passion for rock climbing, his path through academia, and the unique nature of photography as an art form--especially Professor Wylie's philosophy of on "making" a photograph rather than taking it.
WTJU 91.1 FM and UVA Drama present “She Wrote Plays” – new takes on works from a century ago by forgotten women playwrights. Charlottesville-based playwrights, tech producers, and actors have taken these old scripts and adapted them into modern radio dramas. 8 works from Mary Burrill, Susan Glaspell, Alice Gerstenberg, May Miller, and Rachel Crothers.
WTJU 91.1 FM and UVA Drama present “She Wrote Plays” – new takes on works from a century ago by forgotten women playwrights. Charlottesville-based playwrights, tech producers, and actors have taken these old scripts and adapted them into modern radio dramas. 8 works from Mary Burrill, Susan Glaspell, Alice Gerstenberg, May Miller, and Rachel Crothers.
Acclaimed composer, bandleader and musician Sam Reider stopped by WTJU to go track by track through his latest album, The Golem and Other Tales, was released June 21 (with distribution on Free Dirt Records). Folk & Beyond airs Thursday afternoons from 4-7 at 91.1FM and streaming at wtju.net.
Nearly 80 years ago, Juan José Arévalo took office as Guatemala’s first democratically elected head of state. Only a decade later, the CIA engineered his successor’s ouster — and the end of the Guatemalan revolution. A vicious civil war ensued over the rest of the century, killing as many as 200,000 civilians. Today, Guatemalans are hopeful that their newly elected leader, Bernardo Arévalo, son of the first president, will usher in a second political spring. But our two guests say he faces an uphill battle.
In this second follow-up to “No Good Reason,” we offer Siva’s full interview with Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas. She was a teenager when she first learned that her parents and their families had been incarcerated during World War II. It was part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s dubious policy of confining Japanese Americans on suspicion of disloyalty. Inkelas reflects on her parent’s experience and the marks it left on her own life.
India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, is an unabashed autocrat. He has jailed political opponents, gone after Muslims with violence and hateful rhetoric, and dismantled checks on his power. So what explains Modi’s continued popularity? As some 600 million Indians head to the polls, we explore this question with political analyst Radha Kumar. She discusses what it would take for democratic renewal to take root in the world’s most populous nation, and what the past might portend for her country’s future.
Scottish fiddler Louise Bichan (Corner House, Hildaland) stopped by Folk & Beyond to go track by track through her new album, The Lost Summer, out now on Adhyâropa Records.
In this follow-up to last week’s show, we offer Will’s full interview with Greg Robinson, about Japanese confinement during World War II. Robinson, a historian at the University of Quebec, has studied that tragic chapter and its implications for us today more deeply than just about anyone.
After the Empire of Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, a racial panic took hold over the United States and its leadership. And President Franklin D. Roosevelt — otherwise known for the progressive policies of his New Deal — approved the mass removal and confinement of Japanese American families, on scant evidence of disloyalty. Our team discusses this shameful chapter in U.S. history, and its legacy, with a daughter of two erstwhile internees and one of the world’s foremost students of the era.
Félix Maradiaga spent more than 600 days in a jail in Nicaragua. Held in solitary confinement for most of that time, he faced beatings and constant interrogation. Why? Because he stood up against the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega. Since 2007, Ortega has dismantled checks on his power. In 2018, his police cracked down on mass protests, killing some 300 demonstrators and bystanders. Today, Maradiaga lives in exile and campaigns against the use of arbitrary detention in his native country and around the world.
Kurt Heasley, Lilys founder & frontman, local musician, and artist join WTJU host Thomas Dean to chat about the history of the Lilys while spinning tunes from the band’s musical output. Recorded Tuesday, April 16, 2024 as part of WTJU 91.1 FM's Rock Marathon
Robert Schneider, lead vocalist, guitarist, and founding member of the Apples in Stereo, joined WTJU 91.1 FM for a chat with DJ Baconfat about the the Elephant 6 Collective. Recorded on Sunday, April 22, 2024 as part of WTJU's Rock Marathon
Argentina’s new president is a libertarian populist and, by his own account, an anarcho-capitalist. To tackle his county’s deep economic troubles, Javier Milei wants to dismantle state institutions, implement severe austerity measures and strip protections for workers. He also wants to outlaw abortion. But in a country with a strong tradition of organized labor and women’s movements, so far he has sown mainly chaos. We speak with a journalist and a sociologist who say Milei’s methods are madness.
Multi-instrumentalist Duncan Wickel sat down with WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones to go track by track through his debut solo release, Five Early Home Recordings (2003-2004) recorded two decades ago. They also chatted about Duncan's background all the way up to what he is doing these days.
Last May, protestors took the streets in Pakistan to support Imran Khan, the populist prime minister tossed from office and into the slammer. Now, in a rebuke to the military and political establishment, voters put more candidates from Khan’s circle in parliament than from any other party. But they fell short of a majority last month in an election marred by vote-rigging. Siva speaks with an anthropologist in Karachi who parses the state of Pakistani politics and the country’s prospects for real democracy.
Last year, there were 645 mass shootings in the United States, according to the Gun Violence Archive. In the latest major tragedy, at the Kansas City Super Bowl parade, one person was killed and 22 others — half of them children — suffered gunshot wounds. But here’s something you may not know: since then, there have been another 26 mass shootings. Historian Andrew McKevitt and sociologist Jennifer Carlson join Will for a conversation about the history, politics and economics of America’s deadly gun culture.
This season we’ve adopted walls as our loose theme, and architectural historian Louis Nelson joins Will and Siva to help frame the idea. At the University of Virginia, wavy brick walls enclose beautiful gardens. But as Nelson explains those walls once served a more sinister purpose. Drawing on this lesson from the past, our guest and hosts grapple with the meaning and function of walls in a democracy — along borders, in cities and in people’s hearts and minds.
Missy Raines stopped by WTJU to go track by track through her latest album, Highlander, out now on Compass Records. Missy Raines is a trailblazer in bluegrass. She is the most awarded bass player in the history of the International Bluegrass Music Association.
Before the Chinese Communist Party came to power in 1949, Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists played a key role in fighting the Japanese during World War II. In the decades after, China’s role as an ally to the West was largely erased from its domestic politics — and all but forgotten everywhere else. Lately, Chinese leaders are revisiting “the Good War” and reframing that past to serve new interests. On this Season 8 debut, Harvard scholar Rana Mitter reminds us that history is always about the present.
Banjo legend Alan Munde stopped by WTJU to go track by track through his new album, Excelsior, out now on Patuxent. In addition to background on the album, Alan also chatted with WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones about what first got him into banjo when he was growing up in Norman, Oklahoma as a child.
Tyler and Erika hear from an artist who uses composted deer bodies in her work, plus a hunter-artist making deep connections between herself, her audience, and the animals she kills. And then we find a connection of our own by scraping the flesh from a deer hide in Erika’s backyard. Along the way: deer stories, poetry, and more.Show Notes: The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with our Wild Neighbors is availablethrough books.catapult.co/books/the- age-of-deer/.The poet Mike Sikkema is at grcc.edu/faculty-staff/directory/michael-sikkema.The artist Madison Creech is at madisoncreech.com. More info about Madison’scollaboration with Erika is at wayback.archive-it.org/org-2034/20230517015736/https://uncw.edu/cabartgallery/exhibitions/madisoncreech__pressrelease.pdf.Lots more recordings of the poet George Oppen are atwriting.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/Oppen.php.The artist, writer, and hunter Christie Green is at christiegreen.net.The book Erika used to learn how to tan deer hides is Deerskins into Buckskins:How to Tan with Brains, Soap or Eggs, by Matt Richards.The Virginia Audio Collective is at virginiaaudio.org.
Tyler and Erika take a field trip to a taxidermist’s shop, then talk with an ancestral skills expert who collects roadkilled deer for meat, hides, and bones. We’re pondering what it is that gets memorialized or honored by these practices, what it means to be a hunter or a scavenger, and the long history of humans finding ways to use the bodies of deer. Along the way: deer stories, poetry, songs, and more.Show Notes: The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with our Wild Neighbors is available through books.catapult.co/books/the-age-of-deer/.A brief history of taxidermy, and news on how it’s changing, are at smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-taxidermy-being-revived-21st-century-180955644/.Josh Barnwell is at bewelloutdoors.com/, and the gathering where we met is fireflygathering.org/.The Bulletin of Primitive Technology is at primitive.org.The poet Meesha Goldberg is at meeshagoldberg.com.The story of Wesucechak was published in Recovering the Word: Essays on Native American Literature, edited by Brian Swann and Arnold Krupat.The Virginia Audio Collective is at virginiaaudio.org.
Tyler and Erika look at how deer show up in American mythologies, and the older cultures that form its roots. We talk to a historian about why Americans keep changing our mind about hunters, spy on Daniel Boone’s love life, and ponder stories of shapeshifting deer from medieval England to Indigenous America. Plus, Erika visits a very strange tourist attraction where white deer once hung out with nuclear weapons. Along the way: poetry, Bambi, and more.Show Notes: The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with our Wild Neighbors is available through books.catapult.co/books/the-age-of-deer/. The poet Sarah Gridley is at poetryfoundation.org/poets/sarah-gridley.The poem by Sir Walter Scott, “Hunter’s Song,” is at allpoetry.com/Hunter's-Song.Daniel Justin Herman’s book, Hunting and the American Imagination, is at openlibrary.org/works/OL8869658W/HUNTING_AMERICAN_IMAGINATION#overview.The Daniel Boone story was published in The Biographical Memoir of Daniel Boone by Timothy Flint. The Nlaka’pamux story was published in Tales of North American Indians, selected and annotated by Stith Thompson, and the King Arthur story came from John Steinbeck’s The Acts of King Arthur and his Noble Knights.Deer Haven Park is at deerhavenpark.org/. More info about the Seneca Women’s Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice is at http://findingaids.library.umass.edu/ead/mums839.The Virginia Audio Collective is at virginiaaudio.org.
Andrew Collins joined WTJU Folk DIrector Peter Jones to go track by track through the latest album, The Rule of Three, from The Andrew Collins Trio.
This week, President Ryan sits down with Danielle Citron, a legal scholar, MacArthur Fellowship recipient, and expert in privacy law. Among other things, she's the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Schenck Distinguished Professor at the UVA's School of Law, director of UVA Law Tech Center, and vice president of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative.They discuss Professor Citron's work in the space of protecting our online privacy--which goes beyond targeted advertisement into data points that can alter the course of our careers, our insurance premiums, and the very basics of our privacy. Her latest book, The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity and Love in the Digital Age, is a call for the protection of intimate privacy as a human and civil right that must be defined and defended in the law. They also talk about deep fake technology and the danger of the "Liar's Dividend" -- the dangerous downstream effects of false videos on society, business, and our personal lives.
This week, President Ryan sits down with Dr. John Lukens, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at UVA. Dr. Lukens is an expert in neuroimmunology--his lab explores the immune pathways responsible for inflammation in the brain. The more we understand how these pathways work, the more we can target them with drugs and treatment regimens, potentially combatting neurological disorders earlier and more effectively. Dr. Lukens also discusses his philosophy of mentorship: lessons learns from his own advisors, highlighting individual student strengths and shoring up weaknesses, and celebrating spirit days both for fun and for important milestones.
This week, President Ryan sits down with Andres Pedroso, UVA's Director of Tennis and Head Men's Tennis Coach. Coach Pedroso is a former pro tennis player, two-time National Tennis Coach of the Year and three time ACC Coach of the Year--and he led UVA's Tennis team to back-to-back titles in 2022 and 2023. They discuss his early dedication to the sport, the rigors of the professional athletics, and the importance of trust, humility, and community in coaching a team of players to success--both on and off the tennis court.
Production Team: Olivia Richine, Eleanor Barzun, Will Peritz, and Nada BencheikhThis episode focuses on the stress many UVA 4th years feel about choosing the “right” future path post-college.
Production Team: Kate Newton, Greg Cho, Christina Liu, and Nour GoulmamineThis episode investigates the relationship between academic majors and mental health at UVA, featuring interviews with students in STEM, Arts & Humanities, and Commerce.
Production Team: Alex DeLoach, Khai Nguyen, Bushra Osman and Owen MarkowThis episode explores what it’s like to try to assimilate to UVA culture—focusing specifically on the experiences of low-income and transfer students.
Production Team: Lauren MacDonald, Tommy Hodgkins, Bertram Zhai, and Kate RiccioThis episode zones in on UVA’s culture of toxic productivity, examining the challenges and necessary coping strategies that students grapple with each year of their college careers.
Tyler and Erika look at how deer show up in American mythologies, and the older cultures that form its roots. We talk to a historian about why Americans keep changing our mind about hunters, spy on Daniel Boone’s love life, and ponder stories of shapeshifting deer from medieval England to Indigenous America. Plus, Erika visits a very strange tourist attraction where white deer once hung out with nuclear weapons. Along the way: poetry, Bambi, and more.Show Notes: The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with our Wild Neighbors is available through books.catapult.co/books/the-age-of-deer/. The poet Sarah Gridley is at poetryfoundation.org/poets/sarah-gridley.The poem by Sir Walter Scott, “Hunter’s Song,” is at allpoetry.com/Hunter's-Song.Daniel Justin Herman’s book, Hunting and the American Imagination, is at openlibrary.org/works/OL8869658W/HUNTING_AMERICAN_IMAGINATION#overview.The Daniel Boone story was published in The Biographical Memoir of Daniel Boone by Timothy Flint. The Nlaka’pamux story was published in Tales of North American Indians, selected and annotated by Stith Thompson, and the King Arthur story came from John Steinbeck’s The Acts of King Arthur and his Noble Knights.Deer Haven Park is at deerhavenpark.org/. More info about the Seneca Women’s Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice is at http://findingaids.library.umass.edu/ead/mums839.The Virginia Audio Collective is at virginiaaudio.org.
In 1829, the abolitionist David Walker published a stunning, poignant appeal to “to the colored citizens of the world.” He urged them to fight against a system of racial slavery and oppression, and to expose that system’s moral bankruptcy. The essence of Walker’s plea has since taken shape in the work of some of America’s greatest thinkers, like W.E.B. Du Bois, James Baldwin and Billie Holiday. Political philosopher Melvin Rogers reflects on their ideas, their art and their struggles against resignation.
Tyler and Erika begin to explore the relationship between people and deer by hearing from a backyard deer enthusiast, then dive into an ecological debate about whether deer are bad for forests. A farmer weighs in on how deer damage his crops, and a playwright mines the aftermath of a deer-vehicle collision. Along the way: deer stories, poetry, and more.Show Notes: The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with our Wild Neighbors is available through books.catapult.co/books/the-age-of-deer/.The poet Cassandra de Alba may be found at cassandradealba.com. Ecologist Jay Kelly’s research is at researchgate.net/profile/Jay-Kelly-2.Historical ecologist Brice Hanberry’s research is at fs.usda.gov/research/about/people/bhanberry#research-tab.Farmer Michael Carter, Jr. is at thecarterfarms.com/.Aaron Mark’s play Deer is at aaronmarkwastaken.com/deer.The Virginia Audio Collective is at virginiaaudio.org.
If You See a Deer is a mini-series companion podcast to Erika Howsare’s book, The Age of Deer (out from Catapult Books in January 2024). Along with Tyler J. Carter, a writer and academic, Erika explores questions about where nature and culture collide—mysteries of ecology and history that spring from our relationship with deer, a very familiar, yet wild, animal. Over four episodes, they talk to scientists, hunters, artists, taxidermists, and people who just like to watch deer in their yards, and ponder what it means for humans in our time to attempt to connect with wild animals.
The members of Hildaland, Louise Bichane and Ethan Setiawan, sat down with WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones to go track by track through their new album, Sule Skerry.
Fiddle legend Darol Anger (David Grisman Quintet, Turtle Island String Quartet, Mike Marshall & Darol Anger) sat down with WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones to go track by track through the new "Mr Sun Plays Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite." Besides conversation about the album and the other members of Mr Sun (Grant Gordy, Joe K. Walsh, Aidan O'Donnell), Darol also discussed in depth his own musical background and what inspired him back in 1960 at the age of 7 to start down this path he has been on for well over six decades.
Ahead of some key state elections this year, Vote.org and other advocacy groups saw a massive spike in new voter registrations on a one-day nationwide drive. The main reason: Taylor Swift. The pop star has been urging fans to get political. But can she — and other celebrities — move the needle on core matters of social justice, and maybe even save democracy? As usual, we turn to the experts. By which we mean, of course, three teenage girls. Plus, phenom sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom keeps it real.
After a fraudulent election in August 2020, Belarusian riot police cracked down on massive protests. Then demonstrators started vanishing. Many of them would be tortured in custody. But a determined group of activists struck back, outing the names and faces of bad cops. We speak with one of those activists for a new segment called “The Power of Many.” Plus, Emily explains how Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group, alive and well with Belarusian support, continues to destabilize democracies in far-flung places.
What's the nature of matter and energy? What would cold fusion mean for our energy systems? What is quantum physics -- and why was Einstein mistaken about it?These are just a few of the questions being asked by UVA's physicists, whose investigations of the universe collectively span from the smallest subatomic particles to the densest neutron stars. This week, Professor Ono is joined by theoretical physicists David Nichols and Marija Vucelja.Dr. Nichols studies the nature of gravity itself--how gravitational waves bend spacetime at the speed of light and the sophisticated equipment required to measure those effects. Dr. Vucelja, an expert in non-equilibrium systems, describes her breakthroughs in studying the Mpemba Effect--a counterintuitive phenomenon where hot liquids actually freeze faster than cold ones. They also explain some hot topics in pop physics, like cold fusion energy generation and the powerful promises of quantum computing.
Coming at you live from Light House Studio’s Vinegar Hill Theatre in Charlottesville, our fair city: Emily and Siva welcome Jennifer Weiss-Wolf and Samhita Sunya to the stage, as part of the Karsh Institute’s Democracy360 forum. Sunya, a cinema expert, and Weiss-Wolf, a pioneering advocate for women’s rights, discuss the power of film and print media to shape global feminism. From Bollywood to Ms. magazine, we look at why the women’s movement and its representation matter for the health of a society.
This week, President Ryan sits down with Dean Cedric Rucker, veteran of Admissions and Student Affairs at both UVA and the University of Mary Washington.Dean Rucker describes his early life under segregation in Virginia, his time as the first Black male student on campus housing at Mary Washington, and his 40-year career in Admissions and Student Affairs, first recruiting students and then building trust with the student body. After Dean Rucker's retirement from UMW--which named the University Center in his honor--he was asked by President Ryan to become as Interim Senior Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at UVA, where he now serves and lives on the Lawn.
How does the brain develop, change, and decline over a lifetime? What can we do to fight conditions like Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy? Dr. Jaideep Kapur and Dr. Sarah Kucenas, Director and Co-Director of UVA's Brain Institute, are committed to answering these questions.They discuss Dr. Kapur's work with epilepsy patients, Dr. Kucenas' use of zebrafish brain models, and UVA's $75-million investment into a Grand Challenge called Brain and Neuroscience--an interdisciplinary effort pulling together biologists, medical professionals, engineers, and data scientists to pioneer advances in neuroscience and map the workings of the brain.
In this episode of UVA's Data Points Podcast, guest host Professor Ken Ono is joined by three UVA swimmers who are pursuing graduate degrees in data science and statistics while also performing as student-athletes: August Lamb, Kate Douglass, and Will Tenpas. They discuss student life, balancing academics with swimming, and how data science and mathematics are helping them win championships--plus, the growth of data science at UVA and how it helps swimmers improve performance.
How can engineers of vastly different disciplines work together to solve problems in the modern world? By putting them all in one place! This week's guests are Jonathan Goodall and Laura Barnes, the Director and Associate Director of UVA's Link Lab, an interdisciplinary space for faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students across engineering fields to brainstorm and build together. The combined expertise allows them to solve problems in "cyber-physical systems"--the interaction between software, hardware, and the environment, including everything from tracking health data to flood mitigation to building autonomous racecars.
What do erosion, urban planning, food insecurity, disaster relief, and the hunt for lost cities have for common? Big data can help identify and solve those problems--that's the domain of our guest this week, UVA Professor Dr. Bill Basener. Dr Basener is a Professor at the School of Data Science and a genuine polymath, with publications in machine learning, signal processing, game theory, ecological economics, evolutionary genetics, and more. In this episode, he discusses how remote sensing techniques--long range images of the Earth taken by satellites and aircrafts--and how he and other scientists use that data to identify what's on the ground and how society can help.
For eight years, the nationalist Law and Justice Party has ruled Poland. It set about taking over public media, the courts and cultural institutions, while tightening restrictions on abortion and immigration. But this month Poles said, “Stop.” Voters turned out in record numbers and delivered a rebuke to extremism, electing a centrist coalition to run the government. We welcome feminist scholar and activist Agnieszka Graff to discuss this remarkable turn of events and what lies ahead for her riven country.
In the face of ever-worsening climate change, it takes more than paper straws and recycling to make a dent in our carbon emissions--it takes policy on a national, state, and local scale. So what does local climate action look like? How do cities and counties set policy in the realm of housing, transportation, and energy to reduce carbon emissions and prepare their communities for a changing climate?To answer that question, we talked to Bill Eger, Chief Climate Policy Officer for Arlington County, Virginia. He leads Arlington’s Office of Climate Coordination and Policy, whose mission is to "amplify, coordinate, and add capacity to the County’s ongoing responses to the climate crisis."
In the 1930s, truckers in Minneapolis went on strike to protest their precarious working conditions. When things got violent, FDR stepped in — and the truckers won. New York Times writer David Leonhardt says this story demonstrates the importance of organized labor to the vitality of the American dream. Today, that dream of a “better, richer, happier life” is in doubt, as inequality grows and progress wanes. Live from the Texas Tribune Festival, Leonhardt makes a case for how to turn the tide.
Welcome to another season of Inside UVA! This week, President Ryan sits down with Malcolm Brogdon--an NBA player for the Portland Trail Blazers, Vice President of the National Basketball Players Association, an activist and philanthropist, as well as a Double Hoo. Malcolm discusses his time playing for UVA Basketball under Tony Bennett, his decision to finish his Master's before joining the NBA, lessons learned from his mother, and his work advocating for clean water and racial justice.
Enion Pelta-Tiller joins Peter Jones at WTJU to go track by track through the new Enion Pelta-Tiller Quartet album, Dedicated Dig, out at enionviolin.com. The album features both her String Quartet (Enion, Darol Anger, Coleman Smith, Joy Adams) and Swing Quartet (Enion, David Tiller, Grant Gordy, Eric Thorin|, with a special appearance by Shane Endsley.
Thomas Jefferson was a lifelong lover of horses and owned many horses throughout his own life. He used horseback riding as a way to contemplate, exercise, and explore. Learn more about Jefferson’s "passion" for a good horse and about a few of the horses who lived in Monticello’s stables.
Music played a prominent role at Monticello during the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. Numerous instruments were performed, including an English Guitar gifted to Virginia Randolph Trist, one of Thomas Jefferson's granddaughters. In this episode of Mountaintop History, Monticello Guide shares the story of this instrument and what it can tell us about music in the Jefferson household.
One was the "constant companion of his solitary and studious hours." He paid for singing lessons for two. And one of them accompanied him to France. In this episode of Mountaintop History, Monticello guide Kyle Chattleton focuses not on Jefferson's daughters but on his mockingbirds, which were reportedly his favorite pets.
Poets, painters, novelists, musicians — it turns out they are as crucial to sustaining self-government as politicians and pundits. In a wide-ranging conversation, our hosts speak with English professor Steve Parks about the likes of Walt Whitman, Woody Guthrie, Sinéad O’Connor and the Malian singer Fatoumata Kouyaté. What does their art have in common? Spoiler: an affective sense of democracy. Plus, Parks shares our plans for a new segment on international activists. We’re calling it “The Power of Many.”
In certain ways, Jupiter Evans's story paralleled that of Thomas Jefferson's. But Evans was enslaved by Jefferson, and the realities of slavery highlighted the many ways in which their lives diverged. Brandon Dillard, Manager of Historic Interpretation at the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, joins Monticello Guide Kyle Chattleton in a conversation about Jupiter Evans's story.
New season, new questions, new people! This fall, UVa historian Emily Burrill joins our team to fill in for Will while he’s away. Emily chats with Siva and Will about what’s coming up in Season Seven. We’ll be delving into the relationship between expressive culture and democratic practice, putting on a couple of live shows and — of course — serving up our bread and butter: the knowledge you need to help save the rule of the people.
Have you ever wondered if your favorite books were the same as Thomas Jefferson’s? He had a passion for education and a love of books and reading throughout his entire life. In this episode, we explore what type of books he had and what some of his favorites may have been. Monticello Guide Olivia Brown and joined by Monticello’s Fiske and Marie Kimball Librarian, Endrina Tay to learn more.
The Monticello Entrance Hall houses a number of historical maps depicting states, countries, and continents. Each one tells a story about what was once known about the world and by whom. In this episode of Mountaintop History, Monticello Guide Kyle Chattleton shares some of this history.
In this episode of Mountaintop History, we explore the global legacy of the Declaration of American Independence and the many other declarations written since 1776.
Wouldn’t it be magnificent if we could reach back in time to witness the beginning of the universe…back to the Big Bang? What would we see? What would we learn? Well, UVA’s Bradley Johnson, Associate Professor of Astronomy is doing just that! He’s a world expert on Cosmic Microwave Background, known as CMB. It’s the faint glow of the flash of light that burst from the early universe. Tune in to hear about his research and the technologies he's building to peek back over 13 billion years to the origins of the universe.
Wouldn’t it be magnificent if we could reach back in time to witness the beginning of the universe…back to the Big Bang? What would we see? What would we learn? Well, UVA’s Bradley Johnson, Associate Professor of Astronomy is doing just that! He’s a world expert on Cosmic Microwave Background, known as CMB. It’s the faint glow of the flash of light that burst from the early universe. Tune in to hear about his research and the technologies he's building to peek back over 13 billion years to the origins of the universe.
The Election of 1800 famously torched (for a time) the friendship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Adams’ son, John Quincy Adams, however, continued to attend dinners at the President’s House during Jefferson’s tenure. That said, John Quincy Adams wasn’t always impressed by his host and his penchant for hyperbole. In this episode of our shorter podcast series, Mountaintop History, Monticello Guide Kyle Chattleton shares some of Quincy Adams' own reflections on dining with the President.
Back in April, UVA was excited to welcome the Story Collider team to Charlottesville. During a special recording at Carr's Hill, five UVA STEM leaders told stories about their careers, their research and some pretty wild experiences they've had along the way...
We hope you'll head over to Story Collider to hear from Sara Maloni and Sarah Kucenas and Hoos in STEM is very excited to share the other three stories! Here's UVA Data Science Dean Phil Bourne, UVA Engineering Dean Jennifer West, and Professor Scott Doney.
The Story Collider's mission is to reveal the vibrant role that science plays in all of our lives through the art of personal storytelling.
Listen to UVA's Sarah Kucenas on Story Collider! https://www.storycollider.org/stories/2023/5/19/resurfacing-stories-about-coming-back-to-oneself
Check out all the Story Collider episodes: https://www.storycollider.org/podcast
In this episode, we explore the relationship between John Locke's philosophical arguments and the American Revolution, specifically how Locke influenced the ideas of the Declaration of Independence.
From his time as a young adult to his final years, Thomas Jefferson enjoyed the company of a fine glass of wine. In this episode of Mountaintop History, Monticello Guide Kyle Chattleton explores Jefferson's life-long enthusiasm for the beverage, as well as his hopes that wine would become more popular among his fellow citizens.
Dr. “Ram” Ramasubramanian came to UVA to serve as Vice President for Research in 2017. Prior to that he developed new microneedle technology that was inspired by mosquitos. In this episode he discusses how his upbringing in Chennai, India, influenced his approach to engineering research and shares a little bit about two of his passions, Indian classical music and high-altitude mountaineering.
Over the centuries, Monticello has seen millions of people, but history also shows us that Monticello has been the home of sheep, horses, shepherd dogs, deer, mockingbirds, and many others. In this episode of Mountaintop History, Monticello guide Kyle Chattleton shares a few stories of the diverse animals who once, and still, populate this historic site.
Members of Monticello’s enslaved community were constantly fighting for freedom. Learn more about how they were involved in the Underground Railroad and attempts at helping others reach freedom in the northern states.
Join us as we dive into a famous rivalry and a legendary expression of distrust, questioned honor, and violence from United States history.
A conversation with leader of the UVA Jazz Ensemble, John D'earth, and guest musician Damien Groleau - visiting us all the way from one of Charlottesville's Sister Cities: Besancon, France! You can find more information about Damien and his music on his website, www.damiengroleau.fr
More information about John and the UVA Jazz Ensemble can be found on the Music Department website, music.virginia.edu
Special thanks to David McNair for providing the recording we heard at the very end from the performance at the Paramount Theater. You can find video of the full concert performed at Old Cabell Hall on the UVA Music Youtube channel , under the Live Tab.
Symposia is a production of the Brown College Community Media Initiative and the Virginia Audio Collective. This episode was produced by Sage Tanguay and Ben Bernard, with production assistance from Sophia Moore. Subscribe to Symposia and our sister show Circle of Willis, wherever you get your podcasts.
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Throughout his lifetime, Thomas Jefferson acquired thousands of books for his own personal collection. The majority of his books, however, would not stay by his side forever. In this episode of Mountaintop History, Monticello Guide Kyle Chattleton shares the story of how Jefferson's collection helped restart the Library of Congress.
During the summer of 1805, a young man yearned for freedom. For today's episode of Mountaintop History, we focus on the story of James Hubbard and how he resisted slavery at Monticello.
The United States saw over 44,300 deaths from guns in 2022. And as the last year has made painfully clear, Virginia is not immune. Our state has been rocked by the horrific shootings in Charlottesville, Chesapeake, and Newport News. But even so, almost no meaningful gun safety legislation passed the General Assembly in the 2023 session. House Bill 2387 established tax credits for people who purchase gun safety devices, but that was about it. That’s a departure from 2020 and 2021, when Democrats in the House and Senate passed a bevy of legislation aimed at reducing gun violence. Yet while those were important changes, there’s still a long way to go. So, what do Virginia’s gun laws look like now? And what can be done to end gun violence in the state? To help answer those questions, we talk to Andrew Goddard, Legislative Director for the Virginia Center for Public Safety, and Brian Moran, who served as Virginia Secretary of Public Safety from 2014 to 2022.
Tim Longo has been UVA's Chief of Police and Associate Vice President for Safety and Security since 2019, and he served as Charlottesville's police chief for fifteen years before that. In this episode, he and President Ryan discuss his long history in law enforcement, his duty to UVA students and parents, and what he thinks police need to do to rebuild trust in local communities. They also discuss the process for sending Community Alerts, including the rationale for sharing and withholding certain information.This episode was recorded in two parts: the first in November 2022, a few days before the tragic shooting that resulted in the deaths of UVA students Devin Chandler, D'Sean Perry, and Lavel Davis Jr.The second part was recorded in May 2023, and includes a discussion of the shooting, the community aftermath, and the law enforcement response in subsequent months.
Madison Morey is the libero and team captain for UVA Women's Volleyball. In this episode, she discusses her rise to the role of captain, the importance of discipline and communication in the student-athlete life, and her growth-focused mindset for dealing with failure and overcoming adversity.
Big data is everywhere! This week’s featured guests, Phil Bourne, founding Dean of the UVA School of Data Science, and Cathy O’Neil, world-famous author, mathematician and UVA Visiting Scholar, talk about the opportunities and concerns in our world of big data.
Eventually, most of us will find ourselves caring for a loved one as they reach the end of their life. This is an experience nurse Jonathan Bartels has spent his career helping patients and families navigate. Building on his experience in palliative care, in the ICU, the ER, and studying comparative religion and mysticism, he worked to implement a practice known as "The Pause" at UVA Hospital. The Pause is essentially a moment of silent reflection for the care team and the family after a patient passes away. The goal of The Pause is to help all those involved process the patient's death and appreciate their life with the goal of promoting resiliency and healing. In this episode, Nurse Bartels discusses his long career in nursing, compassionate care, and his new hot sauce company.
Law enforcement is among the most undemocratic institutions in America, says New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie. And the effect this has on communities of color is especially stark. Bouie visits Will and Siva’s class for another live recording with their students, to discuss police brutality, the country’s culture of violence, and the shifting ground of racial oppression in U.S. history. How citizens experience government, he says, depends a lot on what they look like and what levers of power they hold.
Whether coming for school, work, or to escape bad situations at home, immigrants are a vital part of Virginia’s culture and economy. Today, we dig into the opportunities and the obstacles facing immigrants and refugees in the state.First, we talk with Freddy Mejia, Deputy Director of Policy at the Commonwealth Institute. His work covers state-level policies that affect marginalized groups in Virginia. He walks us through who’s immigrating to Virginia, and how they fit into the larger tapestry of the state. Then, we talk with Harriet Kuhr, Executive Director of the International Rescue Committee in Virginia, about what refugee resettlement looks like on the ground.
Eclipses come and go, but these marvels of nature always draw attention from astronomers — both professional and amateur — across the globe. In this episode, Monticello guide Kyle Chattleton explores the stories of two eclipses that occurred during Thomas Jefferson's lifetime, and how both point to his pursuit of scientific knowledge.
It's finals week, and we are celebrating our grads! We'll hear from chemist Paul Bean, chemical engineer and swimmer Lexi Cuomo, and artificial intelligence researchers Louisa Edwards and Zach Baugher. Join us as we celebrate their pursuits in and out of the classroom — as shining examples of our amazing Class of 2023!
Americans today celebrate July 4th as the birthday of the country, but how about in 1776? In this episode, Monticello Guide Kyle Chattleton presents a belated holiday episode to reflect on how slowly news of independence spread in July of 1776, and how John Adams thought our parades and fireworks would fall on July 2nd.
For hundreds of years, large fossilized bones have been unearthed in Kentucky, just south of the Ohio River. Some of these bones eventually made it Monticello. Listen to learn how.
After Elon Musk bought Twitter and fired most of its staff, the platform seems to be floundering, if not imploding. Traffic is flagging, major news outlets have abandoned their handles, hate speech is on the rise. And yet, Twitter remains one of the easiest ways to speak out in public. Media scholar Meredith Clark doesn’t know if Twitter will survive, but she does know it’s a repository for a remarkable history of antiracist activism. Hear how she is working to preserve that archive, and why.
A conversation with Brown College Faculty Fellow Tess Farmer about her new (and first) book "Well Connected: Everyday Water Practices in Cairo". We discuss the importance of an anthropological approach to infrastructure development. Tess Farmer is an Assistant Professor in Department of Anthropology and the Program in Global Studies at the University of Virginia, and also serves as the Track Director for the Global Studies-Middle East South Asia undergraduate major. You can find her new book at the UVa Bookstore: https://uvabookstores.com/shop_product_detail.asp?catalog_group_id=MTU1&catalog_group_name=R2VuZXJhbCBCb29rcw&catalog_id=3105&catalog_name=VG9wIFNoZWxmOiBWIFAgRm9yIFJlc2VhcmNo&pf_id=50791&product_name=RmFybWVyLCBUZXNzIC8gV2VsbCBDb25uZWN0ZWQgOiBFdmVyeWRheSBXYXRlciBQcmFjdGljZXMgSW4gQ2Fpcm8&type=3&target=shop_product_list.aspThis podcast is part of the Community Media Initiative at Brown Residential College at the University of Virginia, as well as the Virginia Audio Collective at WTJU 91.1 FM.Produced by Sage Tanguay with assistance from Sophia Moore Featuring music from Blue Dot Sessions
As the Bold Dominion team works on an upcoming episode, here's one from the vaults -- a Bold Dominion classic covering the perennially important, yet frequently misunderstood, Dillon Rule. This episode originally aired in February 2021. Virginia politicians like to talk about freedom and local control. So why are local governments sometimes prohibited from addressing local challenges?The reason is called the Dillon Rule.If you’re a political news junkie, you’ve probably come across this, but most Virginians stare at me blankly when I mention it.Basically, the Dillon Rule says that local governments only have powers that are explicitly granted by the General Assembly. (As opposed to “home rule,” where local governments are free to make any policy that isn’t prohibited by state law.)How does this affect our local governments and our state as a whole?To answer that question, we talk to Richard Schragger, the Parre Bowen Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law and the author of City Power: Urban Governance in a Global Age. We also talk to Andreas Addison, a member of the Richmond City Council and a lecturer at the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia, who has dealt with the Dillon Rule as part of his legislative experience.
The story of David Isaacs, Nancy West, and their family is one that brings together aspects of Virginia’s Jewish history, Black history, and the history of Monticello. Learn more about the challenges of interracial relationships and how this family navigated the color line and the laws that restricted them.
I'm joined today by Ava MacBlane, a third year student here at the University of Virginia, and editor in chief of the Cavalier daily, an independent student run news organization. Ava previously served as managing editor for the Cavalier Daily’s one hundred and thirty-third team, as well as the news editor and News Senior Associate Editor. She's also a member of the University Guide Service, a dedicated thespian, who is part of the first year players, and is a server at Fig Bistro on the corner. Ava is a double major in Spanish and English with a concentration in creative writing. Born in Florida, raised in Chicago, and currently hailing from Richmond, Ava has called many places home, including now UVA. Ava, it's a pleasure to have you. Thanks for being here.
Happy Earth Day! In celebration, we are talking about the environment with today’s guest, Karen McGlathery. McGlathery’s work with the Virginia Coast Reserve restored battered seaside ecosystems to thousands of acres of thriving seagrass, and she tells all: why sea grass is so fundamental to climate change, what it’s like to snorkel for field work, and how the data is ultimately channeled toward change. She even gives us the opportunity to hear the ocean singing — in music assembled from data!
Dan Willingham is a cognitive psychologist whose research focuses on the intersection of learning, memory, and education. As an applied researcher, he focuses on communicating psychological principles to educators, using science to help teachers understand student minds and teach more effectively. His latest book, "Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy" focuses on optimizing the learning process—using strategies that encourage retention and understanding while avoiding procrastination and burnout.
In this special episode of Inside UVA, we're sharing a conversation with an extremely distinguished UVA alumnus!Subscribe to Hoos in STEM:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hoos-in-stem/id1671045329 https://open.spotify.com/show/0gjo3bwE5z1xsLIBHKS3f8 https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9waW5lY2FzdC5jb20vZmVlZC9ob29zLWluLXN0ZW0 https://www.stitcher.com/show/1057004 https://www.pandora.com/podcast/hoos-in-stem/PC:1001057004 https://virginiaaudio.org/#/hoos-in-stem/Once in a blue moon, a scientist comes along who revolutionizes the state of our world. Today’s guest, UVA alum Dr. Francis Collins, is one such scientist. After conducting research that isolated the genes that cause disorders like Huntington’s disease and cystic fibrosis, Dr. Collins went on to lead one of the most audacious projects in the history of science: the Human Genome Project. He also served as the Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Science Advisor to the President. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Collins about his career, as well as his strong beliefs that science and faith come hand-in-hand — and he gives us a surprise musical performance!
Dr. Christopher Holstege wears a lot of hats around the university. A toxicologist by training, he recently worked with UVA students and the local master naturalists to develop a guide to the poisonous flora and fauna in the Charlottesville area. He's also put this knowledge work, navigating the wilderness, as an avid trail runner. As director of Student Health and Wellness, he's interested in novel ideas that promote student well-being. And as a research physician, he and his team are frequently studying and publishing their research on the efficacy of their programs.Listeners should know that this episode also discusses mental health and suicide.If you or someone you know is struggling with a mental health challenge, there are a lot of resources available. UVA students can get in touch with Counseling and Psychological Services, or CAPS, online at:https://www.studenthealth.virginia.edu/CAPSUVA staff and faculty also have access to free mental health resources including counseling through the Faculty and Employee Assistance Program better known as FEAP.https://uvafeap.comCharlottesville area community members can also seek mental heath care at:https://regionten.orghttps://thewomensinitiative.orghttps://www.cvillefreeclinic.orgSuicide & Crisis HotlineCall 988 or Text 988LGBT National Hotline1-888-843-4564Trans Lifeline1-877-565-8860National Alliance of Mental Illness HelpLine1-800-950-NAMI (6264)
Chess, dominoes, running races, and “royal” games of Goose — these were among the many different games played at Monticello during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In this episode of Mountaintop History, Monticello guide Kyle Chattleton shares a few stories of entertainment from Monticello’s past.
A conversation with Anthropology Professor Tess Farmer about her first book Well Connected: Everyday Water Practices in Cairo. We discuss the journey of Academic publishing and the importance of an anthropological approach in international infrastructure development. All systems are deeply contextualized within their respective cultures - sometimes what looks like progress for one community is much more complicated.The book is available through the UVA Bookstore.This podcast is part of the Community Media Initiative at Brown Residential College at the University of Virginia, as well as the Virginia Audio Collective at WTJU 91.1 FM.Featuring music from Blue Dot Sessions Produced by Sage Tanguay and Tess Farmer with production assistance from Sophia Moore
Smallpox was once a terrible and deadly disease. It affected communities across the globe, but when Jefferson was alive there were known ways to combat it. For today's episode, we track the course of smallpox and the development of inoculation in early American history.
Trained at the President's House in Washington, D.C., enslaved chef Edith Fossett cooked for Jefferson for over two decades and oversaw the creation of the food for which Monticello became famous. She and her husband, enslaved blacksmith Joseph Fossett, were born at Monticello, raised their own children there, and, after many years, were able to unite most of their family in freedom. Guides Kyle Chattleton and Alice Wagner tell their story.
Once in a blue moon, a scientist comes along who revolutionizes the state of our world. Today’s guest, UVA alum Dr. Francis Collins, is one such scientist. After conducting research that isolated the genes that cause disorders like Huntington’s disease and cystic fibrosis, Dr. Collins went on to lead one of the most audacious projects in the history of science: the Human Genome Project. He also served as the Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Science Advisor to the President. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Collins about his career, as well as his strong beliefs that science and faith come hand-in-hand — and he gives us a surprise musical performance!
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Here on the podcast, we like to keep tabs on Dominion Energy. As the largest of only 2 publicly regulated utilities in the state, Dominion is a monopoly. The caveat is that it’s a state regulated monopoly, meaning its rates and profits are monitored by a regulatory agency called the State Corporation Commission. But the SCC’s power has eroded the past few decades, thanks to a variety of bills that have been pretty soft on Dominion.This year’s General Assembly changed that trend. In the final days of the session, the General Assembly passed sweeping legislation on Dominion. Among other things, it changes how profit margins are set and strengthens SCC oversight. That can mean pretty big things for both Dominion, and for ratepayers like us. To step us through the new legislation and its impact, we talk to Charlie Paullin, energy and environment reporter for the Virginia Mercury. But, that’s just the latest news — and energy policy is measured more in decades than in years. One big inflection point happened back in 2020, with the Virginia Clean Economy Act. The law set a variety of energy standards, including that our energy providers be 100% renewable by 2050. But setting the standards and meeting them are two different things. So we talked to Kim Jemaine, policy director at Advanced Energy United, about the opportunities and challenges of the Clean Economy Act. This episode is special in other ways as well. This marks the last episode of Nathan Moore as the host of Bold Dominion. Today, Nathan hands off the baton to a new host, Aaryan Balu. You’ve heard his voice before… he was Bold Dominion’s first Assistant Producer, going back more than three years. Welcome back, Aaryan!
Grant Gordy sat down with WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones to go track by track through his new album, Hidden Animals, out now. The album is available digitally, CD, or vinyl at grantgordy.bandcamp.com/album/peripheral-visions.
Ben Krakauer sat down with WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones to go track by track through his new album, Hidden Animals, out now on Adhyâropa Records. The album is available at benkrakauer.bandcamp.com/album/hidden-animals
Thomas Jefferson had a long friendship with Dr. Benjamin Rush, a fellow signer of the Declaration of Independence and one of the early United States’ most well-known physicians. The love of science the two men shared was often part of their correspondence, but they shared many other parts of their lives as well and it was Rush who eventually led the famed reconciliation between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams later in their lives.
Monticello guide Ashley Hollinshead shares the stories of those enslaved by Thomas Jefferson who worked in the fields of the Monticello plantation. Jefferson’s Farm Book lists dozens of enslaved families who lived and labored at Monticello, and much work has been done over the past few decades to uncover, sometimes literally, their lives and stories.
Maine does it. Alaska does it. And since 2021, Virginia can do it too, in certain city and county elections. It’s ranked choice voting, which works exactly like it sounds: voters rank their favorite candidates in order. If no candidate wins over 50% of the vote, it triggers an instant run off election. The last place candidate’s votes are transferred to the voters’ second preference. And so on, until someone wins the majority. Proponents see it as a way to diversify candidate fields, even reduce polarization. It means that the ultimate winner will have a broader base of support — at least, more than 50% of the vote. And it also gives 3rd party candidates a bit more of a fighting chance. For the past few years, ranked choice voting has been used in Republican party caucuses in Virginia. And this June, Arlington County will be the first Virginia locality to use RCV, in their county board primaries. If all goes well, Arlington may stand as an example for other cities and counties across the state. Sitting down with us today is Elizabeth Melson, president of FairVote Virginia, and Sally Hudson, who represents Charlottesville and Albemarle County in the House of Delegates.
Dr. Marc Breton and Dr. Boris Kovatchev both knew they wanted to pursue a career in STEM research from an early age. Dr. Kovatchev was inspired to apply his statistical and mathematical prowess to diabetes after his father was diagnosed with the condition. It took over 40 factors but he was able to describe the body's insulin system mathematically. Dr Breton came to the world of biotechnological engineering from the world of rocketry. In this episode, they talk about their remarkable invention, a device that regulates insulin for diabetics much like a human pancreas. Plus, they bring special guest, UVA third-year student, Benjamin Motta, who joined the clinical trial for their artificial pancreas at age 12.
The American Revolution and her husband's career brought Abigail Adams and Thomas Jefferson together. In time she grew to enjoy "Mr Jeffersons Society." Yet politics would drive them apart for years, only to rekindle their friendship. Today we will explore the story of, in Jefferson's words, "one of the most estimable characters on earth."
A Brown Talk presented by Brown College resident Alexander Templeton on Effective Altruism at the Monroe Hill House on Friday, February 10th, 2023. This podcast is part of the Community Media Initiative at Brown Residential College at the University of Virginia, as well as the Virginia Audio Collective at WTJU 91.1 FM.Brown Talks are facilitated by Rory McAlevy Hosted by Jim CoanProduced by Sage Tanguay with assistance from Sophia MooreFeaturing music from Blue Dot Sessions
The end of federal protection for abortion rights has led to a patchwork of state and local laws banning and even criminalizing healthcare choices that women continue to make every day. Amy Hagstrom Miller, founder and CEO of Whole Woman’s Health, visits Will and Siva’s class to discuss the implications of these developments for her work, as she combats a culture of shame and stigma around abortion. She says it’s time to look for change beyond the judiciary — and to get men caring about reproductive justice.
In our last episode, we focused on the more influential aspects of Jefferson’s architecture. But in a conversation like that we can miss out on other details. Monticello guide Kyle Chattleton shares with us how the nooks and crannies of the third floor of Jefferson’s home can point to smaller, yet still memorable stories.
The 2023 General Assembly session drew to a close last Saturday. And with divided majorities in the General Assembly, it was a little underwhelming. Despite a year of big, hot topic issues, little was accomplished on abortion rights, gun control, or even setting up a market for cannabis. So after six weeks, we find ourselves more or less back where we started. To understand the perspective from inside the GA, we talk with Senator Barbara Favola, who represents parts of northern Virginia. Things aren’t entirely over yet… lawmakers are still considering amendments to the state's two-year budget. The House and Senate have very different ideas of what to do with Virginia’s significant budget surplus. House Republicans want to give that surplus back to taxpayers through a billion dollars in tax cuts. On the other hand, Senate Democrats want to use the money to boost social programs that have been under-funded for many years. Particularly public schools. Here to walk us through this is Laura Goren, Director of Research and Education Policy at The Commonwealth Institute.
Hoos in STEM is thrilled to introduce you to polar opposite environmental science professors, Howie Epstein, an ecologist who researches the Arctic, and Lauren Simkins, a geologist who studies the Antarctic Circle. We talk about what it looks like to be in some of the coldest places on Earth and delve into issues surrounding climate change. As always, this episode also features Hoos Making Discoveries, a segment on recent news highlights, alongside Simkins and Epstein's perspectives on their unique paths toward their current careers.
Thomas Jefferson was not only a law mentor and political ally to James Monroe, but eventually his Albemarle County neighbor. The two men were friends for many years and their political careers aligned in many ways. Current Monticello and former Highland guides Olivia Brown, Alice Wagner, Ariel Armenta, and Richard Ferguson, explore that history in this episode.
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Thomas Jefferson’s designs for Monticello and other structures have had a lasting impact on American architecture. In this episode, Monticello guide Don McCracken shares the story of how Monticello came to be, both as an idea and as a physical building, and how it serves as an example of what scholars call “Jeffersonian Architecture.”
Hoos in STEM is excited to welcome UVA Professor Bethany Teachman, an award-winning psychologist, to the show! Following the tragic events of November 13th here at UVA, we could not think of a more appropriate guest for the first podcast. This episode features HOOS Making Discoveries, a segment on recent news highlights, followed by Professor Teachman’s innovative research and philosophy on team science.Mental health resources at UVA:Faculty and Employee Assistance Program (FEAP) https://uvafeap.com/Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) https://www.studenthealth.virginia.edu/CAPS
Dr. Stephanie Rowley joined the School of Education and Human Development as Dean in 2022. She is an alumna of the Education school and leading expert in the development of children's racial and gender identities. She returned to UVA to serve as dean following her time as a Provost, Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Teachers College at Columbia University. In this episode she talks about her research, how she met her husband at UVA, and some surprising family ties to Charlottesville.
One scholar writes, "In another moment of history, they might never have met." For today's episode, we examine the brief, yet important relationship between Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, who came from two different worlds and generations, yet helped forge a new nation together.
Host Ken Ono, STEM Advisor to the Provost, keeps his finger on the pulse of scientific and technological innovation at UVA. Hoos in STEM showcases the marvelous cornucopia of STEM at UVA, from the latest innovations to growth inside and outside the classroom.The first episode of Hoos in STEM comes out Saturday, February 2nd, 2023.
Dean Tab Enoch is sometimes known as the university’s unoffocial hype girl. As the director of Orientation, she is one of the first people many new students meet at UVA. She and her team work hard to help every new student at feel excited and supported for their time at the University. In this episode, she and President Ryan share how their own experiences as first-generation college students have shaped their careers in student affairs.
A conversation with French Department Chair Professor Janet Horne and Dr. Vincent Michelot, the French Embassy's Cultural Attaché for Higher Education about their development of the Lyon Study Abroad program at UVa - featuring conversations with current students Liam Mann and Michelle Wurmser.This podcast is part of the Community Media Initiative at Brown Residential College at the University of Virginia, as well as the Virginia Audio Collective at WTJU 91.1 FM.Featuring music from Blue Dot Sessions Produced by Sage Tanguay and Ben Bernard with production assistance from Briton Graber and Sophia Moore
Monticello guide Holly Haliniewski shares the story of one of America’s most famous rivalries. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson played instrumental roles in the creation of America, and had completely different visions for the future of the country. But while a lot of recent attention has been paid to their disagreements, an object found at Monticello today might point to a deeper level of respect between the two.
In October 1825, artist John Browere came to Monticello to cast a life mask of Thomas Jefferson. What transpired was written about by members of the Jefferson-Randolph family, members of Monticello’s enslaved community, and was even published in national newspapers.
While Monticello was Thomas Jefferson’s “little mountain,” the nearby Montalto, which Jefferson also acquired, has its own story. Monticello guide Kyle Chattleton shares Jefferson’s different visions for this mountain, including the construction of an observatory and an elaborate series of waterfalls.
During the early years of the United States, the country faced significant challenges involving foreign powers. One of the most concerning was the impressment of American citizens into British naval service. Thomas Jefferson believed it could lead to war.
Monticello guide Kyle Chattleton discusses one of the most memorable objects at Monticello today — the fossilized remains of an American mastodon. During his retirement years, Thomas Jefferson converted the entrance hall of his home into a private museum, and shared items such as these with his visitors in the hope of sharing knowledge and instilling national pride.
A speech given by Alan Lightman in October 2022, recorded at the Dome Room at the Rotunda of the University of Virginia.Alan Lightman is hosting a new docuseries called “Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science.” It will broadcast on public television and begin streaming online at PBS.org on January 7th, 2023.This podcast is part of the Community Media Initiative at Brown Residential College at the University of Virginia, as well as the Virginia Audio Collective at WTJU 91.1 FM. Featuring music from Blue Dot Sessions Hosted by Jim and Veronica CoanProduced by Sage Tanguay Our Production Assistant is Sophia Moore
For many Americans, the name Sacajawea brings to mind thoughts of exploration and discovery. Monticello's Olivia Brown looks at the myths and realities of the life of this famous Native American woman who played an unlikely but critical role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Monticello guide Don McCracken takes us outdoors to the historic gardens of Thomas Jefferson’s home. While the gardens were designed and built for food and pleasure, they also represented ideas replanted from Europe as well as opportunities for education, and made only possible by enslaved labor.
"This place we have named Fort Mandan in honour of our Neighbours," wrote Meriwether Lewis. In this podcast episode, we focus on an important chapter during the famed Lewis and Clark Expedition, and their interactions with the nearby Mandan and Hidatsa communities.
As we approached the new year, we found ourselves feeling a little reflective. So we made a special episode for you. In “Best of 2022”, Nathan and Alana sit down to discuss some of our favorite episodes from this year on the podcast. Join us as we look back on the big issues of the year, from the overturning of Roe v. Wade, to Dominion Energy’s outsized influence, to how citizens can craft legislation.
A student-produced podcast about mental health and wellness at the University of Virginia.Produced as part of a collaborative project for Professor Steph Ceraso's Writing with Sound class at the University of Virginia.
A student-produced podcast about mental health and wellness at the University of Virginia.Produced as part of a collaborative project for Professor Steph Ceraso's Writing with Sound class at the University of Virginia.
A student-produced podcast about mental health and wellness at the University of Virginia.Produced as part of a collaborative project for Professor Steph Ceraso's Writing with Sound class at the University of Virginia.
A student-produced podcast about mental health and wellness at the University of Virginia.Produced as part of a collaborative project for Professor Steph Ceraso's Writing with Sound class at the University of Virginia.
Thomas Jefferson’s historic home has hosted numerous visitors over the centuries. In this episode, Monticello guide Sam Riggs shares the story of George Ticknor’s 1815 visit. While Ticknor was not especially famous when he traveled to Monticello, his later writings about his trip have become an invaluable resource for historians eager to learn more about the Monticello home during Jefferson’s retirement years.
A lecture about a pivotal moment in United States Foreign Policy.Desh Girod is an associate professor in the Department of Government at Georgetown University.Recorded on 9/27/2022 at the UVa, hosted by Brown College.This podcast is part of the Community Media Initiative at Brown Residential College at the University of Virginia, as well as the Virginia Audio Collective at WTJU 91.1 FM.Produced by Sage TanguayHosted by Sophia Moore and Tessa FarmerFeaturing music from Blue Dot Sessions
Everyone knows the Lewis and Clark Expedition. But it wasn't the first expedition to explore the American West that Jefferson promoted or devised. And it wasn't the last. This week, Monticello guides Olivia Brown and Mikey Amos look at those other, often ill-fated explorations.
For decades, Virginia was one of only three states in the country that banned public sector collective bargaining. That meant teachers, healthcare workers, and first responders couldn’t have a say in how their contracts were written, leading to lower pay and poorer working conditions compared to unionized workers.But things have changed. In 2020, the General Assembly repealed that prohibition, a historic moment for workers’ rights in Virginia. But it’s not without its quirks. Collective bargaining isn’t required across the state — it’s up to localities to decide whether to permit it or not. Plus the law itself is pretty vague, leaving it up to localities to hammer out the rules and framework. Which means depending on where you live Virginia, what you can and can’t bargain over can look pretty different.So today on the show, we’re looking at the state of public sector unions in Virginia. Helping us out is Mel Borja, Worker Power Policy Analyst at the Commonwealth Institute. We’re also joined by David Broder, president of SEIU Virginia 512, and Vernon Liechti, president of the Albemarle Education Association.
Monticello guide Kyle Chattleton shares the story of one of the most memorable original objects found at Monticello, the polygraph. A copy machine from the early nineteenth century, Thomas Jefferson called it, “the finest invention of the present age,” and used it to write thousands of letters during the last twenty years of his life.
Throughout his life, Thomas Jefferson argued that knowledge was power. Many, however, have faced challenges in receiving an education in this country since its founding. For the holiday season, this podcast episode focuses on a few stories about individuals who strove to access and share with others the gift of education.
This year, the average price of a single family home in Virginia crossed the $400 thousand dollar mark. Virginia’s urban populations are expanding without the housing supply to keep up. Staring down skyrocketing prices, many people are forced to accept that homeownership won’t be in their future.
Confronting this goes beyond building more housing... that’s only one arrow in a quiver full of policies that could make housing more affordable. And we need to consider all of those policy arrows in the quiver.
One such arrow is Community Land Trusts, or CLTs. CLTs trace their origins back to the Civil Rights era and are grounded in a philosophy of racial justice. We talk with Erica Sims, CEO of the Maggie Walker CLT in Richmond, about CLTs’ radical vision of "permanently affordable housing."
But first, we talk with Wyatt Gordon, a reporter covering housing, transportation, and land use at Virginia Mercury. He breaks down the "missing middle” housing debate going on in Arlington, and how "missing middle" housing reframes visions of homeownership.
🗣 🎙 Welcome to “First Person Cville” — the podcast. Here’s Episode 1 which features writer and librarian Katrina Spencer. “Public Violence, Our Trusty Companion" was written following the May 2022 Uvalde shooting at Robb Elementary in Texas. The audio prepared to complement this written piece was recorded preceding the November 2022 shooting at the University of Virginia. Figuring out how to deal with violence...might just be what it means to be a person right now...
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🗣 🎙 Welcome to “First Person Cville” — the podcast. Here’s the promo for Episode 1 which features writer and librarian Katrina Spencer. “Public Violence, Our Trusty Companion" was written following the May 2022 Uvalde shooting at Robb Elementary in Texas. The audio prepared to complement this written piece was recorded preceding the November 2022 shooting at the University of Virginia. Figuring out how to deal with violence...might just be what it means to be a person right now...
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Monticello guide Danna Kelley introduces us to Margaret Bayard Smith — writer, biographer, Washington socialite, political influencer, and friend of Thomas Jefferson. Smith's life closely aligned with the idea of Republican Motherhood, with its expanded opportunities for women's education, while also still placing limitations on how women could behave. She nevertheless fought against these limitations in her own way, and found Washington, D.C. to be a place where women were more equal to their male counterparts.
For the holiday season, Monticello guide Kyle Chattleton dispels a myth involving Benjamin Franklin and dives into the more complicated history surrounding it.
Trained at the President's House in Washington, D.C., enslaved chef Edith Fossett cooked for Jefferson for over two decades and oversaw the creation of the food for which Monticello became famous. She and her husband, enslaved blacksmith Joseph Fossett, were born at Monticello, raised their own children there, and, after many years, were able to unite most of their family in freedom. Guides Kyle Chattleton and Alice Wagner tell their story.
UVA Law Professor Leslie Kendrick is a podcasting pro. She’s spent many hours behind the mic with Dean Risa Goluboff exploring how law shapes society in their podcast, Common Law. In this episode, she talks about the ways in which her years studying English literature led her to become a free speech expert, her upbringing in Kentucky and her time serving as Vice-Dean of the UVA School of Law.
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From the school board meetings in Loudoun County to pushes to ban "racially divisive" books in schools, conservatives have been relying on one concept in particular: “parents' rights.” Glenn Youngkin latched onto parents’ rights during his campaign and rode it to victory over Terry McAuliffe. Other Republican candidates across the country have taken note. During the midterms, many GOP candidates have declared themselves strong supporters of moms and dads.
But this catch-all phrase "parents rights" is being used much more broadly than its legal precedent. Republicans typically cite a 2013 law that stemmed from a court ruling regarding sperm donors and custody issues. So how did we get from a case about in vitro fertilization to parents rights being the basis for all sorts of stuff? And what does Youngkin's rhetoric portend for the political future?
To help us figure this out, we speak with Bekah Saxon, a UniServe director at the Virginia Education Association, and Graham Moomaw, a state-house reporter for Virginia Mercury.
Monticello guides Kyle Chattleton and Laura-Michal Balderson discuss the social expectations and realities women of the gentry class faced in 18th-century Virginia and how they both aligned and diverged for Jefferson's eldest daughter, Martha Jefferson Randolph.
In 1773 Thomas Jefferson purchased an enslaved family of three - George, Ursula, and their young son George, Jr. - and brought them to work at Monticello. The Grangers, their children, and their grandchildren would go on to include community leaders, skilled tradesmen, cooks, blacksmiths, tinsmiths, farmers, and cider-makers as well as caring spouses, parents, children, and siblings.
On Friday morning October 28th, local classical guitar aficionado Don Melcher joined host Michael Pillow for an edition of their series focused on music for the classical guitar. The show features the ebullient music of Italian guitarist and composer Matteo Carcassi.
Here at Bold Dominion, we typically focus on the machinations of power, money, and lawmaking in Richmond. But Virginia also sends 11 lawmakers to the U.S. House of Representatives. And all of them are on the ballot on Tuesday, November 8th.
That means Election Day is less than two weeks away. If you're a Bold Dominion fan, you probably already know that. Maybe you even voted early. But if not, make sure you vote. You can even do same-day registration at the polls, thanks to recent changes to Virginia voting rules.
Today, we're joined by fellow politics podcasters Michael Pope from Pod Virginia and Chaz Nuttycombe from CNalysis. They help explain how the midterm races are going and what they mean for our country.
Here at Bold Dominion, we pubish a new episode every two weeks. We have seventy something episodes under our belt, and still so much more to talk about. Keeping up with politics is a year-round job.
But for Virginia legislators, it’s not actually year-round. Not really. In odd numbered years, lawmakers are in Richmond for 60 days, and in even years, just a month. That’s often extended by a few more weeks. But in most years, Virginia legislators start in mid-January and are packed up and ready to head home by March.
Why so short? And what does that mean for Virginia politics?
To unpack this, we talk with Randolph-Macon politics professor Richard Meagher, as well as Richmond Times Dispatch reporter Charlotte Rene Wood (we discuss reporting she did with Charlottesville Tomorrow). We'll also get to hear from Virginia Delegate Kelly Fowler, representing the Virginia Beach area in District 21.
Monticello guide Kyle Chattleton takes us through the decades-long effort to establish the University of Virginia, which Jefferson considered one of three accomplishments for which he most wished to be remembered.
In the 1790s, Thomas Jefferson and much of the country faced a significant crisis caused by a tiny insect. Monticello Guide Kyle Chattleton reads from an article prepared in 1991 by Lucia "Cinder" Stanton, Monticello's Shannon Senior Historian, focusing on the infamous Hessian fly.
You're listening to this show thanks to high speed internet. And as awesome as this podcast may be, there's a whole lot more that makes high speed internet indispensable for modern life. During the pandemic, school, work, health, and social life all moved online. Access to the internet was, and still is, a must. That made life awfully challenging for families where high-speed internet was not available.
Some good news on this podcast, for once! The 2021 Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act allotted $65 billion dollars to expand internet access across the country. That's through a program called Broadband Equity Access and Deployment, or BEAD.
In this nationwide push, Virginia has emerged as a leader. Our commonwealth was prioritizing broadband access way before BEAD. As governor, Ralph Northam set a goal to get all Virginia communities online by 2024, and that has been continued by Glenn Youngkin. As other states receive BEAD funding, experts are advising to follow Virginia's footsteps.
To help us understand what Virginia's doing right, we talk with Christopher Ali, Professor of Telecommunications at Penn State University, and Dr. Tamarah Holmes, Director of Broadband at the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development.
Monticello guide Olivia Brown looks at Thomas Jefferson's earliest education and his lifelong promotion of learning, including his efforts to establish a system of public schools and the founding of the University of Virginia.
Monticello guide Kyle Chattleton looks at the extremely close relationship of Monticello's enslaved joiner John Hemmings and his wife, Priscilla, an enslaved domestic servant owned by Jefferson's son-in-law, and at the couple's complex relationship with the Jefferson family.
This time of year, climate change is particularly hard to ignore. We’ve just made it through another scorching summer. Virginia’s coastal regions are grappling with sea water rise. And on some days, that haze covering the Blue Ridge is smoke from California wildfires.
Despite this, the U.S. government’s response to climate change has long been… tepid. Years of kicking the can down the road or in some circles, denying the problem altogether.
But this year, that changed.
Last month, U.S. Congress passed the biggest climate law in US history … under the unassuming name, Inflation Reduction Act. The IRA is the smaller version of last year’s Build Back Better bill, with a number of compromises made to West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin. So now, the IRA will provide strong incentives for people to choose clean energy through their consumer choices.
To help us understand the ins and outs of the IRA and what it means for Virginia, we’re talking with writer and lawyer Ivy Main and environmental economist Bill Shobe.
This week in 1881... The Monticello Wine Company thrived as one of the largest and most prestigious wineries in the South. As business boomed and vintage's won awards, no one could have foreseen such a fiery disaster in the company's future.
The fire began in the chimney, as one family member recalled. It was a windy spring day in central Virginia. The year was 1819.
Virginia is home to four of the ten richest counties in America -- all in Northern Virginia. Virginia is also home to some of the most economically distressed counties in America -- all in Southwest Virginia.
And of all fifty states, Virginia has the largest gap between the minimum wage and the bare minimum needed to support a family of four.
That's according to the Commission Examining Racial Inequity in Virginia Law, set up during Ralph Northam's administration back in 2019. The commission released three reports covering the consequences of structural racism in Virginia. Later in the show, we sit down with the Vice-Chair of the commission, Andrew Block. He'll share what they found and what progress has been made since.
But first we talk with sociologist Lawrence Eppard. He co-authored the 2021 study, “Social and Economic Costs of Inequality in the State of Virginia.” Turns out there are big disparities in social mobility across Virginia. Which is to say, in some counties, it’s a lot harder for people born in low-income families to escape poverty. Eppard breaks down what inequality of place looks like and its consequences.
Eppard also hosts the podcast Utterly Moderate, the official podcast of the Connors Forum for a Healthy Democracy.
This week in 1800... Gabriel Prosser was an enslaved blacksmith who desired liberty and justice for all people in Virginia. He organized an insurrection, planning to march on Richmond and demand the freedom he and all other Virginian slaves deserved.
Music was an important part of life for enslaved people at Monticello and particular individuals within the enslaved community were noted for their artistic talents. Monticello guide and Ph.D. candidate in Ethnomusicology Kyle Chattleton looks at the ways enslaved people at plantations across the United States used music and at the foundational role they played in creating a distinctly American musical tradition.
This week in 1814... the British made their way up the Chesapeake Bay towards the capital of the United States, Washington City. Their plan was utter destruction of the new nation's capital, but First Lady Dolley Madison wasn't about to let the British wipe out all of the young country's precious history.
Monticello guide Kyle Chattleton explores how plants and gardens animated a friendship between two individuals oftentimes separated by an ocean, revolution, and politics.
What does a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people" actually look like in practice?
If you listen to Bold Dominion, you probably vote every November, call your lawmaker about issues you care about, maybe have attended a protest or two. But sometimes it's hard to see how those actions affect the legislation coming out of Richmond. If the GA feels a bit like a black box or a magic show, we don't blame you. Why do some bills make it all the way into law, and others die in committee? Who brings bill ideas to the table in the first place, and how can citizens have a hand in that process?
Today we crack open that black box and figure out how citizens can help craft legislation. We talk with Sally Hudson, who represents the 56th District in the Virginia General Assembly, and Dan Holmes, Legislative Policy Director at the environmental nonprofit Clean Virginia.
This week in 1768... Virginia was in need of a new governor and Narbonne Berkeley, the baron of Botetourt, saw his chance to move up in the world. Despite his allegiance to the Crown, Berkley was the man of the people and quickly rose to local-celebrity status amongst Virginians.
This week in 1864... During the Civil War, the sleepy town of City Point, Virginia became the main supply depot and headquarters for the Union Army. This drew the unwanted attention of the Confederate secret service, who tasked a special agent to wreak as much havoc as possible.
Monticello historian Niya Bates describes the Getting Word African American Oral History Project and how it has helped transform interpretive experience at Monticello since its inception in 1993.
This week, we revisit the terrible anniversary of August 11th and 12th, 2017. Five years after the Unite the Right Rally, "Charlottesville" is still a shorthand for Nazis and fascists invading a community. As we look at Virginia politics and American politics today, where are we now?
To answer that question, we talk to Larycia Hawkins, a professor in both the department of Politics and department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia. Later in the show, we hear from data scientist Emily Gorcenski, UVA professor Jalane Schmidt, and Virginia Delegate Sally Hudson.
This week in 1907... the state of Virginia honored the 300th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement. In celebration, a grand exposition was held to showcase the artistic and scientific achievements of era. A special appearance by Booker T. Washington helped highlight the voices and history of Black creators.
This week we introduce a new project from the Kluge-Ruhe made in collaboration with UVA Press. Curator Henry Skerritt dives into the history of the Papunya Tula Artists — a movement started in Northern Australia that is now celebrating its 50th anniversary. The Kluge-Ruhe’s current exhibit and launch of their new project both serve as a tribute to the Papunya Tula Artists who changed the face of global contemporary art. Learn more about Papunya Tula: https://kluge-ruhe.org/exhibition/irrititja-kuwarri-tjungu-past-present-together-50-years-papunya-tula-artists/
Monticello guide Olivia Brown looks at the life and controversial career of partisan journalist and political writer James Callender, who famously turned on his one-time political patron, Thomas Jefferson.
Artist Marrnyula Mununggurr is well renowned in the Yonglu community for her warmth and creative genius. Her work will finally go on display in the United States this September with the the opening of “MAḎAYIN: Eight decades Aboriginial Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala.” Mary Garner McGehee spoke with Kluge-Ruhe curator Henry Skerritt to get an inside look on Marrnyula’s work and creative process. Learn more about MAḎAYIN: https://madayin.kluge-ruhe.org
Sam Riggs focuses on a significant object in the Cabinet: the bust of John Adams. She shares the ups and downs that these two “frenemies” experienced in their relationship, the reasons why they differed and ultimately went their separate ways, and how they rekindled their friendship. She concludes with a hopeful thought: that these two individuals might show us how even the most strained human connections can be repaired.
This week in 1916... Spottswood Robinson III excelled beyond measure as a student at Howard Law School. But graduating at the top of his class and setting a record for the highest grade point average was just a taste of his success yet to come.
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Monticello guide Mikey Amos explores the many curiosities of Jefferson's Cabinet office, including the polygraph.
In the late 1780s, Jefferson witnessed first-hand the beginnings of the French Revolution and what would become the eventual overthrow of King Louis XVI and the French monarchy. Monticello Guide Olivia Brown looks at Jefferson's reaction to this momentous event and the small but significant role he played in it.
As we begin to approach the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, we take a look at the group of the five delegates from five colonies — John Adams of Massachusetts, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Robert Livingston of New York, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia — selected to write and edit this important document; known as the Committee of Five.
Monticello guide Justin Bates discusses Jefferson's interest in the Louisiana Territory, his hopes for an "Empire of Liberty" across the North American continent, and the Purchase's lasting legacies for the United States and for the Indigenous nations that existed prior to the arrival Europeans.
Longtime Richmond Times-Dispatch journalist Jeff Schapiro has a sort of shorthand on Twitter that I appreciate. When he tweets about the consulting firm McGuireWoods, he refers to it as The Shadow Government. Such is the influence that McGuire Woods holds over policymaking in Virginia.
Virginia may have a new governor this year, but the Shadow Government remains the same.
(Interviews for this episode were originally recorded in April 2021.)
This week in 1962… Sarah Lee Fain was a woman of firsts. She began her civic career as a teacher in Norfolk and joined the Leagues of Women Voters in 1920. After some encouragement from her friends to run for public office, Sarah's political career took off.
Artist Djambawa Marawili came up with the idea for the exhibition "MAḎAYIN, Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala" over six years ago. Soon his vision will become reality when MAḎAYIN opens at the Hood Museum at Dartmouth in September. In this episode, Kluge-Ruhe curator Henry Skerritt introduces us to Djambawa Marawili and tells us the story of the birth of MAḎAYIN. Learn more about MAḎAYIN: https://madayin.kluge-ruhe.org
Have you ever looked at a map of Charlottesville, surrounded on all sides by Albemarle County, and wondered why Charlottesville and Albemarle are governed completely separately? Maybe you moved here from another state and were surprised to learn that your children would attend a city school rather than a county one. Or maybe you’ve visited northern Virginia and crisscrossed in and out of Fairfax County as you passed through the cities of Falls Church, Alexandria and even the independent city of Fairfax which is surrounded on all sides by the county of Fairfax. The answer is that cities in Virginia are independent cities. There are 41 independent cities in the whole United States and 38 of them are in Virginia. So this week we’re going to talk about what they are, why they exist and what they mean for local governance. First up, we’re going to get the legal perspective from UVA Law Professor Rich Schragger. In the second half of the show we’ll get a boots on the ground perspective from Charlottesville City Councilor, Juandiego Wade.
https://www.law.virginia.edu/faculty/profile/rcs4t/1206421
Union General John Pope was well known for his bold and aggressive war tactics. When Abraham Lincoln asked Pope to take charge of the Army of Virginia, the general was more than willing to oblige. But just as he took command, Pope's luck took a turn for the worst.
Though most people are probably more likely to recognize the name of her daughter, Sally Hemings, Elizabeth Hemings was a powerful leader of an extensive family that was ingrained in all parts of life at Thomas Jefferson's plantation home. Monticello Guide Olivia Brown looks at her life and legacy.
Monticello guide David Thorson looks at how members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition celebrated the holiday season. He notes how different circumstances resulted in different experiences, and draws much of his discussion from William Clark’s journal.
Monticello guide Ariel Armenta explores Thomas Jefferson’s intentions for the Corps of Discovery and Meriwether Lewis’ preparations. She also focuses on the diverse character of this Corps, and the Expedition's lasting scientific impacts.
Thomas Jefferson owned books. A whole lot of books. He collected some ten thousand books throughout his life, but they were historically divided into three collections at Monticello. These books reflect Jefferson's firm belief that knowledge and education were the keys to human progress. They were also a source of pleasure for Jefferson and, as his granddaughter later explained, his "chosen companions."
It’s been two weeks since the US supreme court overturned Roe v. Wade and people all over the country have been trying to figure out how to respond to it. In Virginia abortions are still legal during the first and second trimesters. After about seven months, Virginia doctors can perform abortions only if the life of the pregnant person is threatened. But that may well change. Governor Glenn Youngkin responded to the decision by calling on his fellow Republican legislators to push for restrictions on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Here in Charlottesville a number of organizations are working to educate people about the Supreme Court Decision and its local impact on reproductive healthcare. If you have questions we encourage you to look up the Blue Ridge Abortion Fund, Planned Parenthood Charlottesville, Repro Rising Virginia, UVA survivors, Period at UVA or talk to a medical care provider. We’ll have more local coverage as things unfold both here and on our sister podcast, Bold Dominion. Today though, we’re gonna focus on the decision itself. We’re bringing you a teach-in by UVA Law Professor Ann Coughlin and Professor Bonnie Gordon.
Sound Justice Lab at UVA https://soundjusticelab.org Planned Parenthood Charlottesville https://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center/virginia/charlottesville/22901/charlottesville-health-center-2815-90860 Blue Ridge Abortion Fund https://blueridgeabortionfund.org Repro Rising Virginia https://twitter.com/REPRORising_VA
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade. You’ve probably seen maps about what this means on a state-by-state basis. We know that abortion will be legal in places like New England and the West Coast. We know that women in the Deep South will need to travel long distances to receive adequate reproductive health care. And we also know that forced birth advocates in places like Texas are trying to criminalize that kind of travel.
But what about Virginia?
Today on Bold Dominion, we're updating an episode we recorded this spring with Charlotte Woods, reporter at Charlottesville Tomorrow, and Tannis Fuller, Executive Director of the Blue Ridge Abortion Fund.
A 2016 Vogue magazine headline called our guest the "George Clooney of March Madness". He is a former NCAA and NBA sharpshooter, coaching legend, and national champion. If you haven't guessed yet, it's UVA's Head Basketball Coach, Tony Bennett. In this interview he talks about his very early start in basketball and going into the family business of coaching. We also get some snacking tips.
Grace Sherwood was a midwife, a healer, and a widow. In colonial Virginia, this was a risky combination. As a result, a simple dispute with her neighbors soon put her reputation and her life in grave danger.
This week in 1915... Shortly after the death of his beloved wife of nearly 30 years, Ellen, Woodrow Wilson was introduced to Edith Bolling Gal. The two began a passionate but private love affair that worried the President's advisors but thrilled the adoring public.
Monticello's Kyle Chattleton discusses one of the few moments in Monticello’s history where an enslaved individual was freed by Jefferson. We can only imagine Robert Hemings’ feelings after being released from Jefferson on Christmas Eve 1794, but historical documents show that Jefferson was not too happy about the manumission.
In 1824, an aging Marquis de Lafayette made a triumphant return to the young nation he fought for as a teenager, touring the growing United States from New England to New Orleans. Lafayette's travels included an emotional reunion at Monticello with fellow revolutionary Thomas Jefferson. His twelve-day visit, which was marked by dinners and celebrations, struck many as memorable at the time, including two men enslaved at Monticello for whom, even decades later, Lafayette's visit held special meaning.
Business news media company CNBC does annual rankings of the best state for business. And Virginia has come out on top as the Best State for Business two years in a row.
On this episode of Bold Dominion, we explore what this title means, and how ask how it affects working Virginians.
This week in 1861... 10th President John Tyler was an avid and public supporter of slavery. Tyler believed that the institution of slavery could be remedied by its expansion to the western territories. In the years following his presidency, Tyler fought viscously for state sovereignty and the rights of slaveholders.
In the past year the national average cost of food according to the Consumer Price Index rose 10%. In this episode our production team canvases Charlottesville grocery stores to find out how much food costs here relative to the national averages. In the second half of the show we talk about how these rapid increases in the cost of food are impacting the Blue Ridge Food Bank and the families they serve. Check out the Consumer Price Index: https://www.bls.gov/cpi/ Learn more about the Blue Ridge Food Bank: https://www.brafb.org
This week in 1893... It was a man’s world at the University of Virginia, but times were changing. Caroline Preston Davis didn’t like the status quo and was determined to make her presence known as an accomplished math scholar.
This week in 1950... Luther Porter Jackson's love for asking questions led him to become one of the most important scholars of African American history in Virginia. As a teacher, Jackson became aware of the racial stereotypes and Lost Cause narratives permeating the South at the time. In response, he became determined to unearth the stories of Black America.
This week in 1699... Jamestown had been the seat of power since its founding in 1607, but for the House of Burgesses, the smoldering and disease ridden town had become simply unbearable. Seeking a safer, healthier place to govern their budding nation, they set up shop temporarily at Middle Plantation. The end result was the birth of Williamsburg, Virginia.
This week in 1834... Catherine was a free Black woman who owned a bit of land near the University. One evening some rowdy students smashed flower pots and tried to break into her home. At the time, the faculty of the University turned a blind eye towards the incident, but today, Foster's existence is forever memorialized on Grounds.
This week in 1961... You’ve probably seen the famous photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr. at the cell bars in the Birmingham jail. But who was the man behind the camera? He was one of the most influential leaders of the Civil Rights movement and an avid advocate for the inclusion of Black history in public school curriculum.
This week in 1912... Floyd Allen was the head of a clannish mountain family in Carroll County who had a reputation for moonshining, feuding, and violence. When the time finally came for Floyd to face his history of misdemeanors in court, the Allen family was determined to not go down without a fight.
This week in 1864... She was the siren of the Shenandoah. The Cleopatra of the Secession. Teenager Belle Boyd's passion for the cause led her to become an informal spy for the Confederacy during the Civil War. As a informant, Belle employed her innocent looks and girlish charms, slipping out of Union hands time and time again.
This week in 1869... After emancipation, James Holmes rose to soaring new heights. As a politician, he advocated for free public schools and the right to vote for African American men. But these radical reforms prompted ridicule from white conservatives back in his hometown of Charlotte County. Holmes began to fear for his life.
This week in 1893... Sarah Garland Boyd Jones grew up among Richmond's Black elite. As a teacher, she could not ignore the medical disparities in the Black community as compared to the plethora of resources and care offered to the white population. She packed her bags, moved to Washington, D.C., and decided to make a change.
This week in 1956... Irene Langhorne knew she was destined for greatness. Her stars aligned one fateful evening at Delmonico’s restaurant in New York where she met the famous illustrator Charles Dana Gibson. What followed was a passionate love that spurned one of history's best known illustrations of the modern Victorian woman.
This week in 1950... Luther Porter Jackson's love for asking questions led him to become one of the most important scholars of African American history in Virginia. As a teacher, Jackson became aware of the racial stereotypes and Lost Cause narratives permeating the South at the time. In response, he became determined to unearth the stories of Black America.
This week in 1865... After a crushing defeat in Petersburg, General Lee’s battered Confederate troops retreated south to North Carolina. But General Ulysses S. Grant wasn't done yet - he was determined to squash the rebels once and for all. The Union forces chased after the Confederate army, seeking out Lee's official surrender.
This week in 1622... Ever since Pocahontas married John Rolfe, the Native Americans and English had been at a relative peace with each one another. But then, the tobacco trade exploded. As settlers' plantations began to encroach on Native land, Chief Opechancanough and The Powhatan Confederacy devised a plan to push the English back.
This week in 1959... The Brown v. Board decision had so angered Southside Virginia political leaders that they formed the white supremacist group “The Defenders of State Sovereignty and Individual Liberty.” Their ultimate goal was to defeat public school integration. Most Virginians wanted to move past the segregation crisis that had roiled the state for years, but the Defenders decided to make one last stand.
Today on Bold Dominion, we’re talking with two experts who have been on the ground working to find ways to expand access to healthcare services. Almost half a million Virginians are covered by Medicaid. But the number of uninsured Virginians is expected to increase.
We have many more steps to go to ensure that all Virginians have access to the resources they need to lead flourishing, meaningful lives.
Dating is the hot topic for college student. Add in a spice called Christianity and you have one spicy concoction. A little survey of UVA Christian dating was taken and there’s much to be said on this subject. Enjoy!
Friendship as a Christian is a beautiful adventure. These students discuss their intentional living communities, practices they do, and things they’ve gained from their friends and homes. Grace is ~key~.
The students discuss their relationship with church and their way of finding a church home while balancing their community in their fellowship. P.S. doing church during COVID is weird.
The students share their experience of finding their fellowship, their experiences of community, and what they’ve learned from their fellowship over the last few years. Fellow-shopping is explained and different UVA fellowships are dissected.
UVA students LaNija, David, Flannery, and Olivia introduce themselves and share their personal stories of how they came to faith.
Ian Baucom has led a very eventful life. He grew up in South Africa, left a burgeoning acting career for military school in South Carolina, and even wrote a children’s fantasy novel! These unique experiences eventually led him to UVA, where he served as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for over 7 years, and recently became the Provost of the University. In this episode, you can hear Baucom discuss his unusual upbringing and share what he wants to accomplish in his new role at the University.
On this episode of Charlottesville Soundboard, we discuss the trials and successes of labor unions in the area.
First, we sit down with Kieran Williams, a member of the newly-founded Bodo's Union Organizing Committee. Then, we hear from the President and Vice President of the Albemarle Educator's Association, Vernon Liechti and Mary McIntyre.
Music was an important part of daily and family life for the Jefferson and Randolph families at Monticello. In this episode, Monticello Guide Kyle Chattleton discusses the different instruments you could find throughout the house then, the many musical manuscripts owned by Thomas Jefferson, and what kinds of music the family enjoyed performing for themselves and one another.
Danna Kelley focuses on the memorable story of Uriah Phillips Levy and his connection to Monticello. She discusses his career in the United States Navy, where he became the first Jewish-American to rise to the rank of commodore as well as the anti-Semitism he faced throughout his time in military service. She also explores his decision to purchase Monticello from James Barclay and begin preservation efforts for the home, and how these efforts were connected to his admiration for Thomas Jefferson.
At Monticello, food culture and dining were significant parts of daily life. Though Jefferson's desire for French style food and his interest in gastronomical cultures influenced how food was prepared at Monticello, it was enslaved African Americans who were chiefly responsible for the "rich" and "elegant" cuisine, literally from farm to table.
Monticello Guide Sam Saunders looks at the life of enslaved personal servant Israel Gillette Jefferson and relates the momentous events in his life, such as the passing of Thomas Jefferson, his subsequent sale and separation from his first wife and children, and his move as free man to Ohio where he became a deacon and treasurer of Eden Baptist Church in Pike County.
Monticello Guide Olivia Brown looks at the life of Peter Jefferson, a Virginia planter, surveyor, county justice, member of the colonial legislature, loyal citizen of the British Empire, and father of the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Monticello Guide Laura-Michal Balderson discusses Cornelia Jefferson Randolph's relationship with her grandfather, Thomas Jefferson, and highlights her mechanical drawings of the University of Virginia and Monticello's first floor.
Monticello Guide Olivia Brown looks at Jefferson's travels to several famed English pleasure gardens and their influence on the gardens he designed at Monticello.
In this episode of our Mountaintop History podcast, Monticello guide Olivia Brown talks with Diane Ehrenpreis, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts, and Lucy Midelfort, Architectural Conservator, about what uncovered in Monticello's Tea Room.
Monticello Guide Andrew Miles discusses the mechanisms of the clock, as well as its memorable imperfections, and Gardiner Hallock, Monticello’s Vice President for Architecture, Collections, and Facilities, tells us about the recent restoration efforts aimed at preserving the clock.
In this episode of our Mountaintop History podcast, Monticello guide Olivia Brown talks with Diane Ehrenpreis, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts, and Lucy Midelfort, Architectural Conservator, about what uncovered in Monticello's Tea Room.
Monticello Guide Holly Haliniewski looks at the Levys, who owned and preserved Jefferson's mountaintop for nearly a century.
In this episode of our Mountaintop History podcast Monticello guides Kyle Chattleton and Olivia Brown look at "Site 6," where archaeologists have uncovered thousands of artifacts that are providing new insights into the lives of the enslaved families who once lived there.
Monticello Guide Alice Wagner retells this New Testament story and connects the painting — and other religious paintings at Monticello — to Thomas Jefferson’s commitment to religious freedom in the United States, specifically his Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
In this episode of our Mountaintop History podcast, Kyle Chattleton takes a deeper look at these sales and talks with Andrew Davenport, Public Historian at Monticello and Manager of the Getting Word African American Oral History Project, about what happened to many of the enslaved individuals after the dispersal sale, the important connection to the Getting Word Project, and about how they and their families’ lives are testaments to the triumph of the human spirit.
Monticello Guide Ashley Hollinshead discusses what Jefferson thought about slavery and Africans and African-Americans, and how these ideas have and continue to shape the many legacies of racism.
Today on Bold Dominion, we’re talking with several women about how things could unfold in Virginia after Roe v Wade is overturned. Earlier this month, an anonymous source leaked a draft opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. It showed that a majority of Justices intend to strike down the landmark 1973 decision that protects the legality of abortion.
Here in Virginia, state law protects the legality of abortion… for now. But laws can change. And Governor Glenn Youngkin and the Republican-majority House of Delegates are showing interest in exactly that. This shift in legal precedent presents new challenges for Virginians.
Irene - Mu kitundu kino omukyala ayitibwa Irene awona omwenge bweyetaba mu kusamira n’okuwongerera empewo.
Irene - In this episode a woman named Irene finds healing through participation in ritual offerings and spirit mediumship.
Gregory – In this episode a man named Gregory seeks recovery through participation in inpatient rehabilitation programs, Alcoholics Anonymous, and a Pentecostal church.
Gregory- Mu kitundu kino omusajja ayitibwa Gregory anoonya okuwona omwenge nga agenda mu malwaliro g’ebitamiiza awamu n’okwetaba mu guluupu za ba Alcoholics Anonymous.
Products made from prison labor are all around us, and you might not even realize it. In fact, state law requires state agencies and public colleges to purchase products made by Virginia Correctional Enterprises. Inmates do get paid, but only 27 - 80 cents per hour.
Defenders of prison labor argue that it provides inmates with vocational skills. Critics of the prison labor system in Virginia and around the country say it’s more akin to modern day slavery.
In this week's episode, a pair of journalists explain how we got today's prison labor system, and some ideas for what should be done about it.
Virginia is a bona fide trash capital. For decades, Virginia has been the second biggest importer of trash from other states. We even accept trash from other countries. About a quarter of all the trash dumped in Virginia originates from outside the state -- nearly 6 million tons of trash per year.
One state’s trash must be our state’s treasure... at least for the owners. Waste management is a surprisingly profitable enterprise, and Virginia charges no fees for out-of-state trash imports. You can thank the state’s pro-business ideology and some well-placed corporate campaign donations.
So where does that trash land in Virginia? And who does it get dumped on?
Richard- Mu kitundu kino omusajja ayitibwa Richard awonyezebwa era n’afuna abantu abapya mu kkanisa y’abalokole.
Richard – In this episode a man named Richard finds healing and a new community in a Pentecostal church.
First up we’ll be discussing a new film titled Raised/Razed. It’s a documentary by local filmmaker Lorenzo Dickerson and journalist Jordy Yager about the vibrant life and later destruction of Vinegar Hill, a historically Black neighborhood in downtown Charlottesville. And coming up after that we get some tips for taking local action on climate change from the Community Climate Collaborative.
Learn more and watch Raised/Razed: https://vpm.org/raisedrazed
Link to join Make Your Own Impact: https://theclimatecollaborative.org/myoi
Amos – In this episode a man named Amos finds healing through participation in ritual offerings and spirit mediumship.
Amos- Mu kitundu kino omusajja ayitibwa Amos awona omwenge bweyetaba mu kusamira n’okuwongerera empewo.
Products made from prison labor are all around us, and you might not even realize it. In fact, state law requires state agencies and public colleges to purchase products made by Virginia Correctional Enterprises. Inmates do get paid, but only 27 - 80 cents per hour.
Defenders of prison labor argue that it provides inmates with vocational skills. Critics of the prison labor system in Virginia and around the country say it’s more akin to modern day slavery.
In this week's episode, a pair of journalists explain how we got today's prison labor system, and some ideas for what should be done about it.
Abel Liu wasn't planning on getting involved in Student Council when he started at UVA. But when he got here, he was excited about student self-governance and the opportunity to make a difference for his peers. Then COVID hit and he got that opportunity. Even before Abel was elected president, he was involved in lobbying for a credit/no credit option for students during the height of the pandemic in Charlottesville. Abel now serves as UVA's first ever Chinese-American Student Council President and the first University Student Council President in America to be transgender at the time of their election. In this interview, he talks about why he choose to make a cross-country move for college and some of his proudest accomplishments from his four years on Student Council.
Maurice- Mu kitundu kino omusajja ayitibwa Maurice agezaako enfunda nnyingi okuva ku mwenge mu malwaliro g’ebitamiiza ne mu guluupu za ba alcoholics anonymous.
Maurice – In this episode a man named Maurice makes repeated attempts to stop drinking at an inpatient rehabilitation center and an Alcoholics Anonymous group.
This week, we’ll delve into two interesting and important stories in Charlottesville. First up, we’ll hear from a few of the artists behind a resurgence in the drag show scene here in town. And in the second half, Charlotte Rene Woods tells us how trees are an equity issue.
Drag Shows at Pikasso Swig: https://www.pikassoswig.com/dragshow Drag Bonanza at the Southern https://www.thesoutherncville.com/events/detail/drag-bonanza-6
To view Charlotte Woods’ first article: https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/charlottesvilles-10th-page-has-fewer-trees-and-higher-temperatures-than-other-residential-neighborhoods-and-its-not-by-accident/ Another tree-related work from Charlotte: https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/charlottesvilles-tree-cover-has-dropped-about-15-since-2004-but-there-are-ways-to-bring-it-back/
Ms. Lillian Carter never planned to be a teacher. Just before finishing college, her mother asked her to sign up for student teaching and she never looked back. In this episode she talks about planning a trip for her students following the Underground Railroad, her unconventional student teaching experience, and her commitment to showing her students love.
Find your local Association for Study of African American Life and Culture (ASAHL) https://asalh.org
Kato- Mu kitundu kino omusajja ayitibwa Kato omuzimu gwa nnyina gumujjira negumulabula okumutta ssinga tava ku mwenge.
Kato – In this episode a man named Kato is visited by the ghost of his mother who threatens to kill him if he does not stop drinking.
Mando maestro Andrew Collins stopped by WTJU to go track by track through his newest album, Love Away The Hate, released in early April of 2022. He and WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones chatted about a variety of other things, including what got Andrew started down this fascinating path.
Back in 2020, Democrats swept into majorities in Virginia's House and Senate. And they passed laws to make voting easier in Virginia. To increase democracy, if you will. But around the country, voting rights are under attack again. Mostly by right-wing groups falsely claiming election fraud and using that as a pretext to limit who can vote.
With Republicans now controlling the Virginia governorship and House of Delegates, what's the state of voting rights in the Commonwealth these days?
WTJU's 2022 Rock Marathon airs April 18 - 24 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2022 Rock Marathon airs April 18 - 24 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2022 Rock Marathon airs April 18 - 24 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2022 Rock Marathon airs April 18 - 24 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2022 Rock Marathon airs April 18 - 24 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2022 Rock Marathon airs April 18 - 24 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2022 Rock Marathon airs April 18 - 24 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2022 Rock Marathon airs April 18 - 24 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2022 Rock Marathon airs April 18 - 24 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2022 Rock Marathon airs April 18 - 24 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2022 Rock Marathon airs April 18 - 24 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2022 Rock Marathon airs April 18 - 24 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2022 Rock Marathon airs April 18 - 24 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2022 Rock Marathon airs April 18 - 24 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2022 Rock Marathon airs April 18 - 24 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2022 Rock Marathon airs April 18 - 24 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
WTJU's 2022 Rock Marathon airs April 18 - 24 on 91.1 FM and wtju.net. Tune in and donate!
Dean – In this episode a man named Dean who stopped drinking through participation in an inpatient recovery program and Alcoholics Anonymous group.
Dean- Mu kitundu kino omusajja ayitibwa Dean ava ku kunywa omwenge ng’ayita mu ddwaliro erijjanjaba ebitamiiza, n’okuyita mu guluupu za Alcoholics Anonymous.
If you love, are a part of, or want to learn more about the Charlottesville art scene, this episode is for you. We’ll hear about the benefits of destroying art, as well as making it. After all, it’s about the destination and the journey, right? We talk with Dana Wheeles of DeerHawk Healing in the first half and chat with Sri Kodakalla and Ramona Martinez from the Feminist Union of C’ville Creatives in the second.
For participating in MALA LECHE’s call for submissions: https://www.heyfucc.com/mala-leche-5-call-for-submissions To see more of Dana’s art, healing and more: https://www.deerhawkhealing.com/
Carla Williams says college athletics is the reason she was able to go to college. In high school, she was a star basketball player and her teachers helped her go to basketball camps and travel to play in front of college scouts. Once she made it to the University of Georgia she excelled on and off the court, eventually earning her doctorate and building her career in coaching and then athletic administration. When she was appointed as Director of Athletics at UVA in 2017, she became the first Black woman to be Athletic Director of a Power Five Conference.
Listen to WTJU's birthday messages! We asked our listeners to share their birthday messages, and then we aired them on April 1. You can listen to the voices of WTJU listeners sharing their greetings here.
Listen to WTJU's birthday messages! We asked our listeners to share their birthday messages, and then we aired them on April 1. You can listen to the voices of WTJU listeners sharing their greetings here.
Listen to WTJU's birthday messages! We asked our listeners to share their birthday messages, and then we aired them on April 1. You can listen to the voices of WTJU listeners sharing their greetings here.
Listen to WTJU's birthday messages! We asked our listeners to share their birthday messages, and then we aired them on April 1. You can listen to the voices of WTJU listeners sharing their greetings here.
Listen to WTJU's birthday messages! We asked our listeners to share their birthday messages, and then we aired them on April 1. You can listen to the voices of WTJU listeners sharing their greetings here.
Listen to WTJU's birthday messages! We asked our listeners to share their birthday messages, and then we aired them on April 1. You can listen to the voices of WTJU listeners sharing their greetings here.
Listen to WTJU's birthday messages! We asked our listeners to share their birthday messages, and then we aired them on April 1. You can listen to the voices of WTJU listeners sharing their greetings here.
Listen to WTJU's birthday messages! We asked our listeners to share their birthday messages, and then we aired them on April 1. You can listen to the voices of WTJU listeners sharing their greetings here.
Listen to WTJU's birthday messages! We asked our listeners to share their birthday messages, and then we aired them on April 1. You can listen to the voices of WTJU listeners sharing their greetings here.
Listen to WTJU's birthday messages! We asked our listeners to share their birthday messages, and then we aired them on April 1. You can listen to the voices of WTJU listeners sharing their greetings here.
Listen to WTJU's birthday messages! We asked our listeners to share their birthday messages, and then we aired them on April 1. You can listen to the voices of WTJU listeners sharing their greetings here.
Listen to WTJU's birthday messages! We asked our listeners to share their birthday messages, and then we aired them on April 1. You can listen to the voices of WTJU listeners sharing their greetings here.
Listen to WTJU's birthday messages! We asked our listeners to share their birthday messages, and then we aired them on April 1. You can listen to the voices of WTJU listeners sharing their greetings here.
Listen to WTJU's birthday messages! We asked our listeners to share their birthday messages, and then we aired them on April 1. You can listen to the voices of WTJU listeners sharing their greetings here.
Listen to WTJU's birthday messages! We asked our listeners to share their birthday messages, and then we aired them on April 1. You can listen to the voices of WTJU listeners sharing their greetings here.
Listen to WTJU's birthday messages! We asked our listeners to share their birthday messages, and then we aired them on April 1. You can listen to the voices of WTJU listeners sharing their greetings here.
Listen to WTJU's birthday messages! We asked our listeners to share their birthday messages, and then we aired them on April 1. You can listen to the voices of WTJU listeners sharing their greetings here.
Listen to WTJU's birthday messages! We asked our listeners to share their birthday messages, and then we aired them on April 1. You can listen to the voices of WTJU listeners sharing their greetings here.
Listen to WTJU's birthday messages! We asked our listeners to share their birthday messages, and then we aired them on April 1. You can listen to the voices of WTJU listeners sharing their greetings here.
Listen to WTJU's birthday messages! We asked our listeners to share their birthday messages, and then we aired them on April 1. You can listen to the voices of WTJU listeners sharing their greetings here.
Listen to WTJU's birthday messages! We asked our listeners to share their birthday messages, and then we aired them on April 1. You can listen to the voices of WTJU listeners sharing their greetings here.
Daniella – In this episode a woman named Daniella experiences deliverance in a Pentecostal church.
Daniella- Mu kitundu kino omukyala ayitibwa Daniella ayita mu kusumululwa mu kkanisa y’abalokole.
Semuju – In this episode a man named Semuju learns to care for the ancestral spirits that had caused him to drink.
Mu kitundu kino omusajja ayitibwa Semuju ayiga okuwongerera empewo ezaali zimuleetera okunywa omwenge.
Mayanja – In this episode a man named Mayanja visits an herbalist to try an emetic therapy.
Mayanja- Mu mboozi eno pmusajja ayitibwa Mayanja akyalira omutabuzi w’eddagala egganda okuligezaako.
In this episode we’re talking about a new Charlottesville Tourism initiative to promote local Black artists, musicians and entrepreneurs. The initiative is called Discover Black Cville and they’re launching Saturday March 26th at the sixth annual Vibefest music festival at IX Art Park. And stay tuned in the second half of the show for a sneak peek at another podcast you might enjoy from the Virginia Audio Collective. It’s called Intersections in Public Service and it’s all about the public servants that run our government, nonprofits and help form and nurture our communities.
Discover Black Cville https://www.visitcharlottesville.org/black-cville/ Vibefest https://viberiot.com/home
Intersections in Public Service: https://anchor.fm/intersections Instagram @weldoncoopercenter, Twitter @UVAcoopercenter, or LinkedIn - Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia.
Kayvon Samadani is a fourth year at UVA studying Public Policy and Environmental Science. He is also currently the president of the Inter-Fraternity Council at UVA, an organization that oversees the activities of 1,700 students across 32 chapters. In this epsiode he talks about his experience at UVA and how he got involved in Greek life and Greek leadership.
This week marked the end of the 2022 Virginia General Assembly session. Unlike the last two, this session had split party control of state government. So did Virginia lawmakers set partisan politics aside? Did they craft wise legislation to move the Commonwealth forward? Not really. But there was some action, and in this week's episode, the Bold Dominion crew sat down with the guys from Pod Virginia in a special crossover episode. We present this year's General Assembly recap in the form of a game show.
WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones sat down with Tammy Rogers (SteelDrivers) and Thomm Jutz to go track by track through their album, "Surely Will Be Singing", out now on Mountain Fever Records.
WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones sat down with John Bullard to go track by track through John's latest release. "John Bullard Plays 24 Preludes for Solo Banjo by Adam Larrabee."
John Bullard sat down with WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones to go track by track through his new release, "John Bullard Plays 24 Preludes for Solo Banjo by Adam Larrabee, Volume 1"
This week in 1781... The 23-year old Marquis de Lafayette had spent a year drumming up French support for the American Revolution. And now he was back in America, full of revolutionary fervor and ready to lead French troops in Virginia.
Judith Anderson was destined for international experiences. After spending a few years living in Germany and traveling all over Europe with her husband during his military deployment, Judith Anderson moved back to Virginia and shared those experiences with the students in her French class. In addition to teaching the language, Mrs. Anderson worked to broaden her students horizons and give them a global perspective in the midst of a fraught desegregation process in the Richmond city schools. In addition to her service as a teacher, Mrs. Anderson also discusses her distinguished career as a public servant, serving as Legislative Aide to the first Black governor of Virginia, Douglas Wilder, and in subsequent gubernatorial administrations.
You can read Dr. Carmen Foster’s dissertation "Tension, Resistance, and Transition: School Desegregation in Richmond's North Side, 1960-63” Here: Carmen_F_Foster_Dissertation_May2014.pdf
Listen to the Gary Flowers Morning show https://www.garylflowers.com Monday Through Friday From 9 to 11 a.m. on WREI 101.3 FM
Glenda- Mu kitundu kino omukyala ayitibwa Glenda ayanirizibwa ssenga we eyamuwa omukisa okusalawo ku nkolagana ye n’omwenge.
Glenda - In this episode a woman named Glenda is welcomed by an aunt who offers her an opportunity to negotiate a new relationship with alcohol.
Virginia’s campaign finance laws (or lack thereof) are akin to the Wild West. Despite decades of reform efforts, campaign finance bills keep dying on the Assembly floor. Why do we continue to see such little progress in campaign contribution reform?
Bold Dominion is a member of Virginia Audio Collective -- VirginiaAudio.org
This week in 1862... After Virginia seceded from the Union, retreating Federal forces scuttled and sank ships in Portsmouth harbor. They didn’t want the ships to fall into Confederate hands. But one did anyway. It was the USS Merrimac. Confederate forces raised it from its watery grave. When the Federal navy heard about the new Confederate threat to Union ships, they responded with their own ironclad: the USS Monitor. These two ships were on a collision course for Hampton Roads...
Dr. Bill Petri came to UVA for Medical School and never left! In his over 30 years here, he's authored over 400 publications and worked with dozens of undergraduate and medical students in his research lab. In the past couple years, he's also been a resource to the community, communicating important information and research related to COVID-19. In this episode he talks about why he loves working with student researchers and some of his favorite running spots in the Charlottesville area.
Kajumba- Mu kitundu kino omusajja ayitibwa Kajumba alabikirwa Katonda era n’asalawo okulekerawo okunywa omwenge.
Kajumba - In this episode a man named Kajumba is visited by a vision of God and decides to leave alcohol behind.
Ddipo Naziggala: Ettamiiro n’okulivvunuuka mu Kampala bwe butambi obukwata ku ttamiiro n'engeri z'olivunuukamu mu Kampala Uganda. Emboozi zino zakunganyizibwa okumala emyaka ena ng’abononyereza banoonya engeri bannayuganda ababeera mu nkingizzi za Kampala gyebakolamu okuva ku mwenge n’ebizibu ebiguvaamu.
Newankubadde kigambibwa nti ebitundu nga 58 ku buli kikumi be baviira ddala ku mwenge, alipoota ya WHO eraga nti abanywa omwenge banywa mungi ddala, nga buli muntu anyway liita z’omwenge 23.7 buli mwaka. Bw’ogeregeranya, alipoota ya WHO ey’omwaka 2014 eraga nti mu America omuntu omu anywa liita z’omwenge 13.3 ate mu Russia omuntu anywa liita z’omwenge 22.3 [World Health Organization 2014]
Okumala emyaka egyo ena [2015-2019] twayagala okuzuula ku nnywa y’omwenge era n’engeri abantu gye bagezaako okuwonamu ennywa y’omwenge embi. Ekyo twakikolanga nga twogera n’abantu mu ma bbaala ne mu bifo gyebagendanga okusobola okuwona okunywa omwenge. Abantu abamu baagendanga mu malwaliro agajanjaba ab’ebitamiiza era n’okwetaba mu guluupu z’ababikozesa [Alcoholics Anonymous]. Ku lwensonga nti enzijanjaba eriwo mu Uganda mpya ate ya kizungu, abantu abamu bo baanoonya okuwona nga bakozesa eby’ekinnansi. Baagenda mu batunda eddagala egganda. Era baawongeranga empewo ne lubaale mu masabo g’abasamize. Era baasabanga mu makanisa g’abalokole ne mu bakatuliki aba karizimatiki. Emboozi zino zonna zakunganyizibwa kuva mu bo.
Emboozi zino zonna ntuufu, ng’abazitugamba bajjukira ebyabatukaako nga babibuulira abanoonyereza. Okusinziira ku mateeka ga Uganda National Council for science and Technology, amannya g’abantu n’ebifo bikyusiddwamu olw’obutabalalaasa.
Tulina essubi nti bwetugabana nammwe emboozi zino, musobola okwongera okumanya ku ngeri ez’enjawulo abantu zebayitamu okuwona omwenge n’ebizibu byeguleeta. Era tulina e ssuubi nti emboozi zino ziyinza okuzzamu essuubi mu kugonjoola obuzibu bwebuti mu bulamu. Nga tumaliriza, twagala okwebaza abantu bonna abaatunyumiza emboozi zino zetugabanye nammwe.
Okunoonyereza kuno kwasasulirwa University of Virginia, The Equity Center, The African Urbanism Humanities Lab, The Institute for Humanities and Global Culture, the National science foundation[BCS-1758472] era ne kukakasibwa Uganda National council for science and Technology.
Dipo Naziggala (I Closed the Depot): Addiction and Recovery in Kampala is a podcast about addiction and recovery in Kampala Uganda. The stories told in this podcast were drawn from a four-year collaborative research study of the techniques Ugandans living in the suburbs of Kampala use to respond to alcohol related problems.
While approximately 58 percent of Ugandans claim that they abstain from alcohol entirely, the WHO estimates that those who do drink have an exceptionally high estimated per capita consumption rate of 23.7 liters of pure alcohol per year. For comparison, the WHO 2014 report estimates the per capita consumption rate among American drinkers at 13.3 liters and Russian drinkers at 22.3 liters (World Health Organization 2014).
Over the course of four years (2015-2019) we sought to learn about alcohol use and the ways that people attempt to resolve situations of problem drinking by spending time talking with people in bars and in the places where they sought help for their problems. Some of these people sought help in formal drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers and Alcoholics Anonymous support groups. Given the relatively recent introduction of Western ideas of alcoholism and addiction in Uganda, most people sought help for their problems outside of the formal medical system. They visited herbalists to buy herbal emetic therapies. They made offerings to the lubaale spirits in the shrines of basamize. They prayed for deliverance in Pentecostal and Charismatic churches. This podcast is a collection of their stories.
The stories told here are true as remembered by the people who shared them with the research team. In accordance with the requirements of the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology, they have changed the names of the people involved as well as place names and other identifying details.
We hope that in sharing these stories with you that you may come to learn about the wide range of techniques people can use to resolve situations of problem drinking. They also hope that the stories may give you hope of addressing the problems that you may encounter in your own life. Finally, they want to express their deep thanks to all of the people who shared their stories with them so that they could share them with you.
The study was funded by the University of Virginia, The Equity Center, The African Urbanism Humanities Lab, The Institute for Humanities and Global Culture, the National Science Foundation (BCS-1758472) and approved by the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology. These stories originally aired in Luganda on CBS Radio Buganda and were written in collaboration with the people whose lives they portray.
This episode deals with rezoning, housing density and peaceful mediation. Sound contradictory? Stay tuned to learn about rezoning and how to relax. We talk with reporter Erin O’Hare from Charlottesville Tomorrow in the first half and chat with Janet Evergreen of RiverBluff Sanctuary in the second.
For sharing input on housing in Charlottesville: Email engage@cvilleplanstogether.com Visit Cvilleplanstogether.com Reach out directly to Neighborhood Development Services Director James Freas at freasj@charlottesville.gov Call James Freas directly at (434) 970-3182 For Community Meditations: https://janetevergreen.com/meditation-retreats/
This week in 1888... The Rev. William Washington Browne worked to transform Richmond's black community. It began with a bank. Browne knew that a Black bank needed to be run by Blacks. Browne applied for and received a charter for the first Black bank in the United States. A year later the bank opened.
Lauren Kim (COL '22) has a lot of responsibility for an undergraduate student. She runs The University Judiciary Committee or "UJC" in UVA speak. The UJC is an entirely student-run judiciary body which is responsible for upholding the University’s Standards of Conduct. In this episode, she talks about how the UJC operates, how it differs from the Honor Committee, and how she choose her unusual double major combination of Global Security and Justice and Medieval Studies. You can also follow her mac-and cheese review account on instagram @leakednoods.
It might be the height of basketball season but the varsity athletes aren't the only ones practicing, working out and competing. UVA has over 60 club sports and intramural competitions, not to mention group fitness classes and four gyms open to students, faculty, staff and community members. It's all run by the department of IM-Rec. This week we talk to the Director of IM-Rec Sports, Erica Perkins about all the health and wellness opportunities available to the UVA community. Learn more: https://recsports.virginia.edu/index
We’re looking at the state of public education teaching in Virginia… Even as lawmakers bandy around education policy and the bogeyman of critical race theory, we’re facing serious shortages in teachers and substitute teachers across the state. What’s getting in the way of recruiting more young people into the profession?
This week in 1864... Federal Colonel Ulric Dahlgren felt it was his duty to contribute more to the war effort. He and Brigadier General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick devised a plan to invade Richmond and free Union prisoners there. But nothing went according to plan.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective, online at VirginiaAudio.org.
This episode concerns a new law that took effect in 2022. It’s known as the No Surprises Act, and it is meant to protect patients from surprise medical billing. When surprise out of network charges occur, providers can no longer bill patients for anything more than their in-network cost-sharing. This applies to ll commercially insured individuals and people who incur out-of-network services and surprise bills. Listen in to have your questions answered by local expert and Senior Managing Attorney Robin Leiter-White of the Central Virginia Legal Aid Society.
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society: https://cvlas.org/ Legal Aid Justice Center: https://www.justice4all.org/
Dr. Craig Kent was never supposed to go into medicine. He grew up helping his dad run a ranch in Nevada that had been in his family since the 1880s. Eventually, he got his family’s blessing to become a vascular surgeon and he’s spent his career dividing his time between patient care, research, and hospital administration. He currently serves as the CEO of UVA Health.
Reverend Dr. Grady Powell was always an activist. He spent his career both teaching and preaching and in both roles, he encouraged his students and his congregants to get involved in social justice movements. He led by example, challenging the white power structure in the school board, the voting registrar’s office, the local newspaper, and in the streets, including at the famous Selma march. In this interview he talks about his favorite teacher from his Rosenwald schooling in Brunswick County, Virginia, his creative classroom assignments, and taking over leadership of Gilfield Baptist Church from famed Civil Rights activist, Wyatt Tee Walker.
This week in 1851... The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 threatened self-emancipated Black people in the northern states. The federal law required the return of escaped slaves from one state to another. And one of the first people caught in its wide net was Shadrach Minkins.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective. VirginiaAudio.org.
This week in 1797... Robert Pleasants was a man of action. He lived his beliefs. As a Quaker, that meant being an anti-slavery activist. So when the Virginia General Assembly debated a bill to provide for public schools Pleasants picked up his pen to write to Thomas Jefferson.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective. VirginiaAudio.org.
In this episode we talk to some of the folks behind a new local company that’s all about supporting underrepresented artists and their work. On February 4th, they’re holding an event to kick of a three-month long exhibition downtown. It’s called Nature, Us, and the Future. Interested viewers can both observe and interact with the art being displayed at RevArt’s first female artists’ group exhibition. We heard from two of the artists involved, Christen Yates and Judith Ely, as well as RevArt’s CEO and Founder, Patti Pan.
Learn more about RevArt: https://revart.co/
This week in 1819... For years, Thomas Jefferson’s grandson Jeff Randolph and his brother-in-law Charles Bankhead had been at loggerheads. Eyewitness accounts differ as to who threw the first blow, but one thing is for sure: Charles stabbed his brother-in-law twice and seriously wounded him.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective. VirginiaAudio.org.
War fervor was in full swing when the U.S. declared war on Spain in 1898. More than 800 Black Virginians formed the 6th Virginia Volunteer Regiment. The regiment dealt with racism throughout its training, and by the end of the year, things had gone very downhill.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective. VirginiaAudio.org.
For decades, Virginia lawmakers have been more likely to show deference to Dominion Energy than to challenge their power. These days, Dominion isn't just the state's biggest public utility... it's also the state's biggest corporate political donor.
Not that everybody is okay with that. For years, some progressive Democrats have called out Dominion. This year, some Republicans have found common ground with those Democrats. Republicans in the House of Delegates and Democrats in the state Senate have introduced bills that would prohibit campaign donations from public utilities. Campaign donations that have a direct through-line to Dominion's outsized influence on state policy.
In this week's episode, we speak with journalist Peter Galuszka and Clean Virginia executive director Brennan Gilmore.
Bold Dominion is a member of Virginia Audio Collective. Online at VirginiaAudio.org.
This episode details winter weather and all the complications it can sometimes bring. Snow days are special, but they tend to come with real power and heat related issues that often affect the Charlottesville community. Today, we’re talking with Erin O’Hare of Charlottesville Tomorrow about how we can better prepare for weather emergencies, as well as what resources are already in place for residents of Albemarle County.
This week in 1872…The “Lost Cause” narrative gathered steam. The chapel at Washington & Lee University was packed with a crowd gathered to hear Confederate general Jubal Early deliver his eulogy on Robert E. Lee. For two and a half hours Early hit on every point of the burgeoning “Lost Cause” narrative.
The General Assembly is starting its 2022 session this week. Legislation is the meat and potatoes of Virginia politics, so grab a fork and knife. MIght want to put on a bib, too. It can get messy. In this episode, Delegate Sally Hudson explains what to look for amidst our new divided government. Plus: Virginia's List founder Amy Laufer wants to help you follow bills, make an impact, and be a part of restoring our democracy.
Bold Dominion is a member of Virginia Audio Collective -- online at VirginiaAudio.org.
This week in 1803... Thomas Jefferson’s administration was itching to settle beyond the Mississippi River. The plan was simple. James Monroe would go to Paris and try to buy the City of New Orleans from Napoleon. He was authorized to spend $10 million. After a quick boat ride across the Atlantic Monroe reached Paris in April. There he learned that Napoleon had a different idea.
Dr. Rita Dove is one of the most acclaimed contemporary American poets. But every week a few dozen UVA students get to sit down in the classroom with her to read, write and discuss poetry. Charlottesville and UVA are honored to host Professor Dove and in this episode she discusses her early literary influences, from MAD Magazine to Shakespeare, the assignment her students live in fear of, and her experience serving as Poet Laureate of the United States from 1993 to 1995. Her latest book of poetry is Playlist for the Apocalypse.
Production Team: Annie Cao, Erica Cummings, August Lamb, Ashley Thompson
This episode explores the dark history of the spaces that UVA students interact with on a daily basis. We investigate the history of some well-known buildings, the people they were named after, and what their presence means for UVA going forward.
Production Team: Abigail Grable, Tristan Guarnieri, Jesse Lynch, Alejandro Waquin
This episode focuses on several of the individuals who built the university, the process of finding and adding names to the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers (MEL), and how the presence of the MEL impacts the Charlottesville community.
Production Team: Byron Bleuze, Jesse Brouillette, Yumna Rahman, Jeffrey Richbart
This episode reveals the story of how the MEL came to be. We examine the decisions that led to the creation of the memorial and the crucial (often unacknowledged) role that students played in making the MEL a reality.
Production Team: Yixuan Chen, Cabrel Happi, Heba Imam, Shakeel Panjwani
This episode traces Charlottesville’s and UVA’s nonlinear progress in addressing racial injustices and inequities, demonstrating how the past is still very much alive in our present moment.
Virginia officially became part of the United States when it ratified the Constitution in 1788. For the next 200 years, only men represented Virginia’s citizens in the U.S. Congress. Until this week in 1993 when Leslie Byrnes became the first woman from Virginia elected to Congress.
This week on Bold Dominion, we're looking back at 2021. In state politics, I'm not sure how to sum things up. I don't have a pithy phrase or simple hot take. We started the year with Trumpists attempting a coup against the United States. Over the course of the year, many Virginia statues of confederate traitors to the United States came down. And near the end of the year, Republicans swept statewide elections... in no small part campaigning on racial dog whistles.
But that's not the whole story of 2021. This week's Bold Dominion revisits some of the most telling moments from the podcast this year.
This week in 1811... The day after Christmas began with merriment. The Richmond Theatre scheduled two full-length plays to delight the city’s residents. But the theatre was a disaster waiting to happen.
Professor Ken Elzinga has perhaps taught more UVA students than any other faculty member. Every fall he teaches Econ 201 to nearly a thousand students, making his class the largest one at the university. He is known by his students not only for his engaging lectures but also for his commitment to their personal and intellectual development. In this conversation he talks about participating in Supreme Court cases, his faith, and some of his favorite vintage cars.
This week in 1941… Edith Maxwell came home late one night to find her angry father waiting up. A scuffle ensued. Edith struck her father with her high heeled slipper and he died. She was arrested for murder and became a national sensation overnight.
Ms. Carolyn Addison says that teaching is in her DNA. Her grandmother, Estella Beck, started a school in Mississippi in the early 1900s. In this episode, we’ll talk about freedman’s schools like Estella Beck’s, Ms. Addison’s own experiences as a teacher, guidance counselor, and desegregator, and her experience witnessing an infamous act of racial violence at Jackson State College in 1970.
Our theme music is Summer Night by Vanilla. You can find their music at vanillabeats.bandcamp.com
Indie chanteuse Kate Bollinger, fresh off her tour with Real Estate, stopped by "Radio Freedonia" on WTJU 91.1 FM Charlottesville. Host: Nick Rubin
It’s almost Christmas. But for millions of Virginians, worries about housing costs temper the celebrations. Nearly 3 in 10 Virginia households cost burdened, paying more than 30% of their income for shelter. This week, we look at how cities across Virginia - and America - have zoned their way out of 'missing middle' housing over the last 80 years. And what some cities in Virginia are doing to address the problem today.
In this episode, Christine will be speaking with Yusef, a 47-year-old man raised in Pomo and Coast Miwok territory (AKA Califas, AKA Aztlan, AKA California), but now is a guest (settler/Anglo/Indigenous/Qawalangin) in Lynn, Massachusetts, the historical home of Montowampate and many indigenous cultures including Pawtucket, Massachusett, and Wampanoag. Yusef is a communications professor at a community college where he sees possibilities for arising decolonial futurity. Since childhood, he's been living and working in multicultural environments, significantly shaping his perspective on race and privilege.
BIPOC Resources Yusef Recommends YouTube Video: Recognize Race Reductionism with Scholars of Sociology, History (Dr. Zine Magubane, Dr. Touré Reed, and Dr. Adolph Reed Jr.) Article: Decolonization is Not a Metaphor (Eve Tuck and Wayne Yang) Article: Beyond Land Acknowledgements in Settler Institutions (Dr. Theresa Stewart-Ambo and Dr. K. Wayne Yang)
Charity Recommendation by Yusef: United Farm Workers Begun in 1962 by Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Gilbert Padilla and other early organizers, the United Farm Workers of America is the nation’s first enduring and largest farm workers union.
Do you have a comment or question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me at mindfullywhite@gmail.com
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Music: "Borough" by Molerider from Blue Dot Sessions
In this episode, Christine will be speaking with Esther, a 31-year-old woman from West Newton, Massachusetts, the traditional indigenous territory of Massachusett and Pawtucket. Esther is a digital literacy specialist who has focused part of her work on implicit bias. In addition, you'll hear of other identities she holds, such as being mixed-race, which has informed her view on and approach to anti-racism. BIPOC Resources Esther Recommends Book: Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism (Safiya Umoja Noble YouTube Video: Compassion through Computation: Fighting Algorithmic Bias Book: Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code (Dr. Ruha Benjamin)
Charity Recommendation by Esther: Black Lives Matter - Boston Chapter Black Lives Matter Boston remains committed to being active in the Movement for Black Liberation in allegiance to the Black Radical Tradition. We embrace a collective vision for Black people engaging in the protracted struggle for our lives.
Do you have a comment or question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me at mindfullywhite@gmail.com
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Music: "Borough" by Molerider from Blue Dot Sessions
In this episode, Christine will be speaking with Tracy, a 39-year-old woman from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the traditional indigenous territory of Wampanoag. Tracy is a doctoral student in a higher education program, which has fueled her interest, introspection, and action in anti-racist work. BIPOC Resources Tracy Recommends Website: POC Online Classroom Ted Talk: The Danger of a Single Story (Chimamanda Adichie) Ted Talk: How Racism Makes Us Sick (David R. Williams)
Charity Recommendation by Tracy: Amplify POC Cape Cod Amplify POC Cape Cod is a racial justice initiative to help amplify the businesses owned by people of color (POC) on Cape Cod.
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Music: "Borough" by Molerider from Blue Dot Sessions
In this episode, Christine will be speaking with James, a 47-year-old originally from the Chicago suburbs, who is now working out of Boston and New York City, both of which are the traditional territories of Pawtucket and Wappinger, respectively. James is a TV and film actor and a Deacon in an Eastern Orthodox Christian Church. You'll hear how both roles have played a part in his anti-racist journey, which he's been on for a little over ten years. BIPOC Resources James Recommends Film: When They See Us (Director: Ava Duvernay: Netflix) Podcast: The Liturgists Podcast: Episode 34 - Black and White: Racism in America March 16, 2016 (Guests: William Matthews and hip hop artist Propaganda) Book: Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Non-BIPOC Recommendation Book: The Color of Law (Richard Rothstein)
Charity Recommendation by James: YW Boston YW Boston helps individuals and organizations change policies, practices, attitudes, and behaviors with the goal of creating more inclusive environments where women, people of color, and especially women of color can succeed.
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Music: "Borough" by Molerider from Blue Dot Sessions
Colette Sheehy started as a Budget Analyst at UVA in 1982. These days she has a large portfolio of responsibilities that range from parking to working with the Virginia General Assembly. President Ryan asks her about her long career at the university and what it takes to manage the operations of a university during a period of immense growth.
If you identify as white and are working towards racial justice or are just curious and want to learn more, this podcast might be for you. You’ll hear white people talking frankly about whiteness, white privilege, white supremacy, and what they're trying to do about it. The phrase “mindfully white” means that being present with open-mindedness, curiosity, non-judgment, and compassion, were used to create a supportive space within which our guests were invited to share their stories. Throughout the episode, you'll be prompted to use mindfulness as a way to practice working with your thoughts, feelings, and emotions concerning this topic. Join Christine Eaton, a mindfulness teacher, scholar, and practitioner, along with guests who identify as white and are developing anti-racist attitudes, behaviors, and actions. Each episode is a meditation on how we can do better, with interviews and guided reflections.
*This is an experimental series, open to further development and funding. If you’re interested in moving this conversation and community forward, I welcome your thoughts at mindfullywhite@gmail.com.
Martha Washington sat at the end of the curtained bed. She watched the labored breathing of her husband. In the hallway three doctors discussed George’s serious condition in muffled voices. They didn’t think he would last much longer.
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This week in 1861... On the eve of the Civil War, the University of Virginia was a Confederate cradle. Even before Virginia left the Union, students broke into the Rotunda to raise the Confederate flag. Students rushed to join the various volunteer regiments that sprang up on grounds. One of these groups became Company G of the 59th Virginia Infantry Regiment. But things didn't go so well.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective. Online at VirginiaAudio.org.
When Bold Dominion launched in 2019, we were struck by how many people closely follow national politics but know very little about how our own state government works. Or the power of state government to impact people's lives.
David Toscano has written a book about exactly this: Fighting Political Gridlock: How States Shape Our Nation and Our Lives. He's the former Democratic leader in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 57th District from Charlottesville.
This week on Bold Dominion, we talk about the power of state legislatures, how citizens can engage with them, and how states can shape national priorities.
This week in 1790... The end of the American Revolution brought forth a freedom fervor, but slavery was heavily entrenched in Commonwealth. Plans for outright abolition fell flat. Enter Ferdinando Fairfax, one of the largest slaveholders in his county, who wrote and promoted a plan for gradual emancipation.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective -- online at VirginiaAudio.org
Natalia Wilson’s (COL ’02) father told her she was his immigration lawyer at age three. It took her a few more years to get officially licensed, but these days she’s a Principal at at a family law firm in Washington, DC. President Ryan sat down with Natalia Wilson to get her perspective as an alumna on the University and the impact it’s has on her life and career.
He was the terror of the colonial coastline. Better known as the pirate Blackbeard, Edward Teach attacked ships from Virginia to Jamaica. And Virginia Lt. Governor Alexander Spotswood was tired of it. So when the pirate set up a hideout around North Carolina’s Okracoke Island, Spotswood decided to act.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective -- online at VirginiaAudio.org
Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin campaigned on a raft of culture war issues. But it still takes the General Assembly to pass new laws, and Virginia's State Senate still has a Democratic majority. So what powers does the Virginia governor really have? What can a governor do even without new legislation?
This week, Bold Dominion sits down with a pair of UVA politics professors for a deeper look at these civics questions that are suddenly relevant to Virginia.
Bold Dominion is a member of Virginia Audio Collective, online at VirginiaAudio.org.
It started as a typical workday for William Breedlove and William Chandler. The free Black men operated a ferry boat across the Rappahannock River. One day, they ferried a black man who turned out to be an escaped slave. And according to Virginia law the penalty for helping a slave escape was to be sold into slavery.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective -- online at VirginiaAudio.org.
The Honor Committee is one of UVA's most cherished and controversial institutions. The current Honor Committee Chair, Andy Chambers, says he knew he wanted to be a part of it from the first time he visited UVA. In this episode of Inside UVA, Andy Chambers and President Ryan talk about changes to the Honor System, student self-governance and what it means to live, work, and study in a community of trust. You might even learn a little bit about building your own guitar...
This time last year we all had some difficult decisions to make about holiday travel. The first vaccines were in the final stages of the approval process and COVID-19 was running wild through the population. This year the situation is a lot different if you and your family have been vaccinated. This week, we’re hearing from Dr. Avula of the Virginia Department of Health about the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 and booster shots for the rest of us. In the second half of the show we want to share some important reporting from another local podcast called Sacred and Profane. Sacred and Profane is a project of the Race Religion and Democracy Lab at the University of Virginia. This episode is about how we mark and mourn the places in our city where enslaved people were bought and sold.
https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/
https://religionlab.virginia.edu/season/season-3/
New Zealand fiddler George Jackson stopped by WTJU to go track by track through his new album, Hair & Hide, with WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones. The album is a mix of fiddle and banjo tunes. Joining George on the album are Wes Corbett, Catherine "BB" Bowness, Jake Blount, Frank Evans, Uma Peters, Joe Overton, and Brad Kolodner.
Three time Grammy winner and Father of modern bluegrass legend Tony Trischka stopped by The Stage at WTJU November 3, 2021 for a visit with WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones. In between the live tunes, they chatted about Tony's almost 60 years of playing banjo.
Sound Engineer: Jay Baker
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This week in 1828... Virginia-born former slave Lott Cary had saved up and bought his freedom. He felt it was his mission in life to preach the Gospel to Africans. So when the American Colonization Society established the colony of Liberia, Cary emigrated there with other Black families from Virginia.
Virginia's 2021 Election Day has come and gone. And Republican Glenn Youngkin will be the next governor of Virginia. Not only that, but it looks like Democrats have lost their majority in the Virginia House of Delegates. So what happened?
To answer that question, our crew from Bold Dominion joined up with the crew from the podcast Transition Virginia for a special crossover episode.
A decade after the Civil War, a new party formed in Virginia: the Readjuster Party. With both black and white members, the Readjusters worked to reduce state debt, support public education for African-Americans, and end the poll tax.
Some white Virginians felt threatened... and they used a violent incident to subvert the Readjusters' power.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective, online at VirginiaAudio.org.
A lot of us local policy nerds have been eagerly awaiting the new Charlottesville Comprehensive Plan. This process of laying out a vision for the city started nearly five years ago. On Tuesday October 19th, the planning commission made a major step by recommending the plan to City Council for approval. So we are very excited to get the inside scoop today with Charlottesville Planning Commissioner, Lyle Solla-Yates. Stay tuned in the second half of the show for an interview with the director of our regional libraries, David Plunkett.
https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/topics/land-use-planning
https://www.jmrl.org
Cellist Kaitlyn Raitz stopped by WTJU to go track by track through her new album, "Me, Myself, Myself, and I", with WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones. Visit kaitlynraitz.com or floorfiddle.com for to find out more about Kaitlyn.
Even if you don't know what the Chief Operating Officer does, if you live, work or study at UVA, you've almost certainly gotten an email from Jennifer “J.J.” Wagner Davis. She's the one who lets us know when there's a snow day or a test to the emergency system, and this past year she's sent us a lot of updates about COVID-19. Tune in to hear about how UVA upended its operations to ensure safety during COVID-19 and get to know the person behind the emails.
Ahead of the 2021 Virginia Film Festival, the filmmakers and lead character (Mother Perry) of the documentary "Stay Prayed Up" joined us on WTJU's Sneak Previews on Sunday, Oct 24.
This week in 1913... A sea of humanity blocked the streets around Richmond’s First Baptist Church. They hoped to catch a glimpse of Daniel Webster Davis’ funeral cortege. Davis was a giant in Richmond’s African American community -- a lifelong educator, organization builder, poet, and pastor.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective. Online at VirginiaAudio.org.
This episode is our last in a series ahead of the local elections on November 2nd. There are a lot of important elections in Virginia this year. You can listen to our interviews with State Delegate Sally Hudson and the Democratic City Council candidates in this feed. But today we’re talking to Independent City Council candidate Yas Washington. And in the second half of the episode we’re back to our usual arts and culture coverage with the editors of the latest issue of Mala Leche, a local feminist zine.
Elections information: elections.virginia.gov Read Mala Leche: https://www.heyfucc.com
It has been a hectic week in the world of local governance. On Tuesday night, City Council accepted the resignation of the City Manager, Chip Boyles. Boyles has only been serving as city manager for ten months. So that really makes today’s topic even more important. In this episode we’re continuing our series on the local elections with interviews with two city council candidates. As a note, all of these interviews were conducted before Chip Boyles resigned last week. Juandiego Wade and Brian Pinkston won the Democratic primary for the two open at-large city council seats back in June. But the race isn’t over yet and next week we’ll be sharing an interview with independent city council candidate, Yas Washington.
On Monday, Oct 18, 2021, DJ Trey P hosted local hip hop artist, LeeBangah, on WTjU's "Bamboo on the Moon."
LeeBangah recently released his single, Hot Boy, and has a forthcoming new album titled No Favors. They discussed his new album, upcoming shows, work ethic, and more.
LeeBangah is known for his passionate performances and his positive engagement in local community. In 2017 he rolled out The Vinegar Hill Story, a song and video focusing on the once thriving Black community that was demolished in Charlottesville in the name of urban renewal. A dedicated father; LeeBangah's love of family and community is expressed in songs such as Gave it My All and Ugly Dance.
This week in 1921... Swarms of Confederate veterans made their way into Charlottesville. It was the annual Virginia veterans’ reunion replete with picnics and receptions. And this year had an extra draw -- the unveiling of a new monument to General Stonewall Jackson in the newly minted, whites-only Jackson Park.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective. Online at VirginiaAudio.org.
Tom Applegate, an o.g. Richmond punk rocker who's still doing it at 68, came on WTJU's "Ye Olde Tuesday Afternoon Rocke Show" on Oct 12, 2021, hosted by Erin O.
Joseph Abrams walked up to the Richmond courthouse. Today he was manumitting his slaves. All nine of them. But this was no ordinary transaction. And Joseph Abrams was no ordinary man. Only seven years earlier he himself had been enslaved.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective. Online at VirginiaAudio.org.
Early voting in state elections has already begin in Virginia, and they'll all be counted on November 2. This week on Bold Dominion: What are the stakes in this year's Virginia gubernatorial election? Why does it matter? What’ll actually change if McAuliffe wins? Or if Youngkin wins?
But it's also bigger than just Virginia. Our state elections are being driven at least partly by the national political picture. And how the outcome will send signals to national political leaders.
Bold Dominion is a member of Virginia Audio Collective, online at VirginiaAudio.org
A lot has changed at UVA since Mr. Whitt Clement finished his undergraduate degree in 1970. And he's been around to witness and take part in that change, first as a Law Student, then serving on the Alumni Association Board, the Parent's Committee, and now on the Board of Visitors as Rector. In this episode of Inside UVA he shares stories from across his time at UVA and explains what the word "Rector" means.
A century before the COVID 19 pandemic that we’re all intimately familiar with, a deadly influenza ravaged the nation and the world. Near the end of World War I, it began in Virginia it began on army bases, and soon spread throughout the state. As illnesses grew and grew throughout the state, it hit Charlottesville and Albemarle County hard in early October.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective. Online at VirginiaAudio.org
This week we’re starting a little series on the upcoming local elections. Stay tuned for our next episode with the City Council candidates but today we’re kicking things off with incumbent state delegate Sally Hudson. And in the second half of the show we’re excited to introduce you to Dr. Dena Jennings. She’s a physician, a musician, a banjo luthier, a healer, a music festival organizer and she’s even farming and restoring a large farm here in central Virginia.
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Liz Magill has had a very eventful two years as the Provost at UVA. But first, do you know what the Provost actually does? Tune in to learn about this essential role at most universities. You'll also get the inside scoop on how UVA leadership made decisions during COVID-19 and maybe even learn a little bit about kickboxing.
This week in 1760... Children excitedly entered the small white building in Williamsburg. It was the first day of school. But this wasn’t any regular school. This was the Bray school for free and enslaved Black children. The first of its kind in Virginia.
Cville Jazz Congregation - live broadcast from the rededication of Charlottesville's Community Chalkboard (Sept 18, 2021). Hosted by The Bridge PAI and presented by the Charlottesville Jazz Society
Here in Virginia, many of us have been shielded from the worst effects of climate change. So far. But we know - or we should know - that the planet is burning. And that without major policy changes, it’s going to get much worse. And so much human suffering could follow.
So what’s a state to do? What policies can Virginia enact? After all, this is a global issue, and the operations of one mid-sized state can feel rather small in the grand scheme of things.
For many years, Virginia’s answer was ‘not much.’ The state wasn’t doing a whole lot to address the root issues around climate change. But with Democratic majorities in the General Assembly for the last two years, that has started to shift. Lawmakers and activists are championing the fight to keep our planet fit for human habitation. So how exactly does meaningful environmental change happen?
Bold Dominion is a member of Virginia Audio Collective - online at VirginiaAudio.org.
Today in 1914... At 6am the bells rang in Charlottesville’s Presbyterian Church. They rang every hour on the hour until 6pm. A reminder to voters that it was Election Day. And not just any old regular election day. Today voters decided in a special referendum if Virginia would become a dry state. Prohibition.
Vice President and Chief Student Affairs Officer Robyn Hadley has only been on the job three months. But she's already immersed herself in student life. In her new residence in one of the Pavillions on the Lawn she is literally surrounded by university life night and day. In this episode of Inside UVA, President Ryan asks the new Vice President about her time as a student athlete, what it's like to work with student organizations, and what her priorities are for this unusual academic year.
The legendary Lydia Lunch joined WTJU host Erin O on WTJU's "Ye Olde Tuesday Afternoon Rocke Show" on Thursday, Sept 14, 2021.
Rude. Cantankerous. Arrogant. These were just a few of the many adjectives that professors and students used to describe modern languages professor George Blaettermann. But his arrival at the University of Virginia had started with such high hopes.
Trouble began when the Doeg Indians raided a Virginia plantation. The colonists retaliated. But they attacked the wrong tribe! Which meant that that tribe retaliated. Before long, large scale raids and attacks were coming from both sides.
Virginia Governor William Berkeley tried to calm everyone down by launching an investigation. But the governor’s cousin Nathaniel Bacon wouldn’t listen. He demanded a commission to fight the Indians. Berkeley refused. Bacon got together a group of disgruntled colonists. And a civil war broke out between Berkeley’s loyalists and Bacon’s rebels.
UVA Head Football Coach Bronco Mendenhall is here for more than football. His real pursuit is developing the young people on his team into leaders with strong convictions. In the inaugural episode of Inside UVA, President Jim Ryan asks Coach Mendenhall about his unconventional equestrian recruitment tradition, coaching during COVID, and, of course, the upcoming 2021 Football season. Tune in for the first of many candid conversations with President Ryan about what's going on Inside UVA.
Political pamphleteer James Callender knew how to ruffle feathers. Thomas Jefferson began supporting him and his anti-federalist writings. But Callender went too far and got thrown in jail.
When he got out, he demanded that Jefferson help him out... or else he'd expose Jefferson's secrets.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective. Online at VirginiaAudio.org.
Introducing Inside UVA! A new podcast with UVA President Jim Ryan. Come back to this feed for candid, open conversations with folks from all over the University community. First episode with Head Football Coach Bronco Mendenhall is out Wednesday, September 1st!
As a collective, Boomalli helped to promote the idea of urban Aboriginal art. However, the ten artists had distinctive artistic and personal identities. The work in this exhibition cuts across multiple generations, sexual orientations, and language groups to defy both cultural and artistic expectations. The inclusive environment of Boomalli created a space for these identities to intersect. The spark lit by the founding members of Boomalli transformed what Aboriginal art could be, igniting a movement that spread across Australia.
Read more and make a free reservation: kluge-ruhe.org/exhibition/boomal…e-art-collective/
This week in 1863... During the Civil War, the Confederate government forced free and enslaved Blacks to labor for the Confederate army. They were required to report to the county courthouse where a doctor examined them and determined what work they were fit to do. That’s how James T.S. Taylor ended up in Washington, DC. He was a free Black man from Albemarle County. But he refused to work for the Confederates. So he ran away to Union lines in northern Virginia.
Today we’re going to zoom in on evictions. In the first half of the show, we talk to attorney Caroline Klosko from the Legal Aid Justice Center. She specializes in representing low-income tenants. And in the second half of the show, we’re going to look at the local policy side of things with City Councilor Michael Payne.
Today we’re going to hear the latest about COVID-19 and the delta variant from the Blue Ridge Health District. They discussed vaccination rates, vaccine locations, and what back-to-school will look like. They also reviewed the new CDC guidelines, which were updated after the highly contagious Delta variant became the dominant strain circulating in the US. And stay tuned in the second half of the show for a conversation looking back on August 11th and 12th and what the ripple effects have been over the past four years.
New Series alert! The next few episodes in your feed will feature the new exhibit “Boomalli Prints and Paper: Making Space as an Art Collective.” In this episode we introduce the collective and the exhibit.
Read more and make a free reservation: https://kluge-ruhe.org/exhibition/boomalli-prints-paper-making-space-art-collective/
This week in 1969... Hurricane Camille was a category 5 storm when it slammed into the Gulf Coast. Days later, it stalled over Nelson County. Rain fell in buckets for hours, and peaceful mountain creeks quickly became torrents of floods, mud, and rock. Half a century later, it remains the worst natural disaster in Virginia history.
Four years later, the deadly "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville is still a moment we mark time by. It has shaped us as people. And it has shaped the social and political landscape of Charlottesville and Virginia.
Today on Bold Dominion, we're looking at how the Unite the Right rally changed Virginia politics -- from the removal of Confederate statues to the future of our democracy. Featuring data scientist Emily Gorcenski, UVA professor Jalane Schmidt, and Virginia Delegate Sally Hudson.
This week in 1900... If you live in Charlottesville, you've probably heard his name... Venable Elementary School and the Venable neighborhood. The man was Charles Scott Venable. And when he died, he was so revered among white Virginians that his obituary was published on the front page of both the Charlottesville Daily Progress and the Richmond Times-Dispatch. That's because he played a key role in constructing the Lost Cause Myth in the years after the Civil War.
Today we’re going to hear the latest about COVID-19 and the delta variant from the Blue Ridge Health District. They discussed vaccination rates, vaccine locations, and what back-to-school will look like. They also reviewed the new CDC guidelines, which were updated after the highly contagious Delta variant became the dominant strain circulating in the US. And stay tuned in the second half of the show for a conversation looking back on August 11th and 12th and what the ripple effects have been over the past four years.
Dr. Owen Cardwell had a winding path to becoming an educator. These days he’s a Professor at the University of Lynchburg. On his way there, he was one of the first Black students to desegregate E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, he participated in and led many civil rights demonstrations, served in the military, and served over fifty years as a Baptist preacher. He talks about those experiences and the importance of strength-based learning and individualized education.
Our theme music is Summer Night by Vanilla. You can find their music at vanillabeats.bandcamp.com All other music is from Blue Dot Sessions.
This week in 1923… The Virginia Bureau of Vital Statistics opened in 1912, and the man hired to lead this new department was Walter Plecker. Following the passage of Virginia's Racial Integrity Act, Plecker threw himself into enforcing a racialized society, declaring that his office has the greatest power in the state to combat race-mixing.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective, online at VirginiaAudio.org.
On the 2020 ballot, Virginia Question 1 was the Redistricting Commission Amendment. The short version: it changes how Virginia draws its political district lines.
In the past, whatever party held majorities in the Virginia General Assembly approved pretty much whatever district maps it wanted to. Parties have used district maps as a political weapon to maintain their power. It’s a tool called gerrymandering. But now the map-drawing process is changing.
Will Virginia's new redistricting commission help our flawed democracy? Does it go far enough?
This week, we talk with Brian Cannon, former Exective Director of One Virginia 2021, the nonprofit that spear-headed the amendment. We also talk with Virginia Delegate Mark Levine, who has concerns about how this is unfolding and whether the amendment goes far enough.
Bold Dominion is a member of Virginia Audio Collective, online at VirginiaAudio.org.
For over a decade, drummer Allison Miller has led and been the principal composer for the band Boom Tic Boom. The group was launched in 2010 as a quartet with Jenny Scheinman on violin, Myra Melford on piano, and Todd Sickafoose on bass, but was augmented to a sextet more recently with the addition of virtuosic clarinetist Ben Goldberg and cornetist Kirk Knuffke. Each of these strong players has produced powerful music outside the band, making this an under-recognized supergroup. In this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!, we’ll listen to several releases from Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom plus samples from Jenny Scheinman, Myra Melford and Ben Goldberg on their own projects.
In 1963, Prince Edward County was the only place in the country without public education. Instead of desegregating their schools, they closed them. For years. Most white students went to private schools, but almost 2,000 black students had no formal education at all.
Then, the students protested on the streets of Farmville.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective. Online at VirginiaAudio.org.
This week in 1656... Slavery started in the Virginia Colony in 1619. Over the next decades, the question of WHO exactly was considered a slave was in flux. Was slavery determined by social status? Religion? Or by race?
Enter Elizabeth Key, the first enslaved woman in the colonies to sue for her freedom.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective, online at VirginiaAudio.org.
Today we’re going to talk about evictions. Evictions happen when renters are unable to pay their rent or violate their lease. For the past year, the courts have been closed and renters have had extra protections from the CDC against eviction if they were behind on their rent. However, those protections expire next week. So we sat down with Erin O’Hare at Charlottesville Tomorrow to talk about what this means for our already very housing cost-burdened city. And in the second half of the show, we’re going to take a look at what it’s like to try and get around the city on foot, bicycle or with a mobility challenge.
Learn more about the Legal Aid Justice Center and their resources: https://www.justice4all.org/
City & County Housing Offices: https://www.cvillerha.com/ & https://www.albemarle.org/government/social-services/housing
When Aboriginal Art started to explode in popularity in the 1980s, galleries, collectors, and museums were most interested in the major works on huge canvases. However, now that the art movement has achieved so much acclaim, collections like the Kluge-Ruhe are focusing more on the earliest works from important art centers like Papunya Tula. Curator Henry Skerritt shares what we learn about contemporary Aboriginal Art by studying the often anonymous works from the early days of Papunya Tula.
https://kluge-ruhe.org/exhibition/irrititja-kuwarri-tjungu-past-present-together-50-years-papunya-tula-artists/
In the last hour, we heard from Rudresh Mahanthappa who, together with Miguel Zenón, has dominated the critics polls for alto players over the past decade. Like Mahanthappa, Zenon brings his heritage into the mix featuring the music of Puerto Rico as not just an influence, but an inspiration. Also like Mahanthappa, he pays tribute to his alto hero in his most recent recording to honor Ornette Coleman. Recent music from Miguel Zenón in the next hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
The Kluge-Ruhe works very closely with Aboriginal artists and their descendants in designing their exhibitions. For this exhibit, Curator Henry Skerritt wasn't able to make his usual trip to Australia to meet with artists in person, so they solicited photos, stories, and input on the gallery from artists and descendants virtually. All which they've compiled for the accompanying exhibition catalog.
Virginia is a bona fide trash capital. For decades, Virginia has been the second biggest importer of trash from other states. We even accept trash from other countries. About a quarter of all the trash dumped in Virginia originates from outside the state -- nearly 6 million tons of trash per year.
One state’s trash must be our state’s treasure... at least for the owners. Waste management is a surprisingly profitable enterprise, and Virginia charges no fees for out-of-state trash imports. You can thank the state’s pro-business ideology and some well-placed corporate campaign donations.
So where does that trash land in Virginia? And who does it get dumped on?
Bold Dominion is online at BoldDominion.org. The show is a member of the Virginia Audio Collective - VirginiaAudio.org
In the 13 years since 2008, the alto saxophone award in the annual Jazz Journalists Association awards program has gone to either Rudresh Mahanthappa or Miguel Zenón 10 times. Despite having very different sounds and approaches to the saxophone, their creative paths have much in common. Both began recording around the turn of the century. Both have paid homage to major alto heroes - Mahantahappa to Charlie Parker and Zenón to Ornette Coleman. And both have explored the intersection of their cultural roots with jazz - Mahanthappa bringing South-Asian music into his work and Zenón celebrating his Puerto Rican roots - illustrating how jazz is becoming steadily more international. Over the next two programs, we will look at highlights of the last decade in the works of these commanding alto players, starting with Rudresh Mahanthapa in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
Ms. Audrey Williams took the curriculum into her own hands as a teacher in Hampton City Schools in the 1970s. As a social studies teacher, she made sure her students knew that Black history was American history. She also made sure to bring her students into the community and teach them about local black history. From the first enslaved Africans in 1619 to the Underground Railroad sites in Hampton Roads.
You can learn more about ASALH (The Association for the Study of African American Life and History) here: https://asalh.org
Our theme music is Summer Night by Vanilla. You can find their music at vanillabeats.bandcamp.com
The morning train chugged down Afton Mountain. On board was a prisoner named John Henry James. He would not make it to his trial in Charlottesville.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective. Online at VirginiaAudio.org
Here in Charlottesville, it’s starting to feel like the threat of COVID-19 is subsiding. People are out and about, sometimes unmasked, maybe you’re starting to travel again… Well today we’re going to touch base with Jessie Higgins to hear about the vaccination process here in the Blue Ridge Health District and the differences between State COVID policy and Local COVID policy. And in the second half of the show, we go on a little field trip to a new interactive, outdoor sculpture garden at the Kluge-Ruhe.
Make a reservation for “Breathe With Me” https://kluge-ruhe.org/exhibition/breathe-wandering-sculpture-trail/
Human figures, stenciled hands, and ancestral beings gather on the surface of this painting in a dynamic circle of ceremonial activity. Thompson Yulidjirri’s Ngurlmarrk—The Ubarr Ceremony is a work on paper crafted by the late artist as part of the John W. Kluge Commission of works on paper in 1991-1992 from Injalak Arts & Crafts Association. Yulidjirri's multimedia expertise across rock, bark, and paper is evident here in his depiction of the Ubarr Ceremony, as the patterned background resembles the rock walls of nearby Injalak Hill. Visualizing connections across media and time, Yulidjirri’s painting attests to the role art plays in evoking and transferring stories and knowledge to the next generation of artists and audiences.
Thompson Yulidjirri, Ngurlmarrk—The Ubarr Ceremony 1990 Natural pigments on paper 150 x 100 cm Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection
There aren't many female artists in the exhibit IRRITITJA KUWARRI TJUNGU: 50 YEARS OF PAPUNYA TULA ARTISTS. That's because when Papunya Tula was formed in the 1970s, there weren't many women working at Papunya Tula. Pansy Napangardi was an exception. She was one of the first women artists at Papunya Tula to get a great deal of international acclaim. We talk about her work and foreshadow the massive change that is to come when a new generation of female artists come to Papunya Tula in the 1990s and breathe new life into the art center.
Joe Henderson was likely the most important tenor saxophonist to come out of the 60s. Possessing a big distinctive tone, he brought gravitas to every setting in which he played. He also left a catalog of compelling compositions including several that have become standards, such as Inner Urge or Recorda-Me whose mastery is required for today’s improvising musicians. To illustrate the continuing power of these fine tunes, this hour of Jazz at 100 Today! will feature recent versions of Henderson’s memorable works featuring some of the greatest current players.
Back in 1929, the town of Covington, Virginia warmly welcomed their new rayon plant. The factory became an essential part of Covington’s economy and employed more than a thousand people. But during the next decade, workers tired of the increased workload and the low pay of just $25 a week.
Workers formed a union and tried to settle the disagreements. But when negotiations fell apart, the union voted to strike.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of the Virginia Audio Collective. Online at VirginiaAudio.org
Teachers across America are brainwashing our youth with “critical race theory” so that they all become woke gay communists! Or so it would seem if you consume right-wing media lately.
“Critical Race Theory” has become a pejorative in today’s American conservative movement -- including here in Virginia. In several Virginia counties, school systems have been trying to educate children about the history of systemic racism in the United States, and “Critical Race Theory” has been leveled as an accusation against these efforts.
So what is “critical race theory”? And how has it come to be the newest right-wing bogeyman?
In this episode, we talk with Ian Mullins, professor of sociology at UVA, Peter Galuszka, Richmond-based journalist, and Amanda Moxham, member of the Hate-Free Schools Coalition of Albemarle County.
Bold Dominion is a member of Virginia Audio Collective. Online at VirginiaAudio.org
The Kluge-Ruhe is opening a new exhibition! It's called Irrititja Kuwarri Tjungu (Past & Present Together): 50 Years of Papunya Tula Artists.
Papunya Tula is a collective of Aboriginal artists in The Australian Western Desert. In this episode, we get a sneak peak of the new exhibit and Henry Skerritt tells us why these paintings are so important to the history of Aboriginal Art.
And stay tuned! Over the coming weeks, we're going to share a lot more about this very special exhibit and the artworks on display.
Bush Tucker Dreaming, 1988 William Sandy Acrylic on canvas 167.6 x 167.6 cm Gift of John W. Kluge, 1997
This week in 1958... It was a classic love story. Boy meets girl. They fall in love. They get married. But in this story, the girl was Mildred Jeter, a Black woman. And her new husband was a white man named Richard Loving. This was in highly segregated Caroline County and interracial marriage was illegal in Virginia.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of the Virginia Audio Collective. Online at VirginiaAudio.org.
James Madison slowly sat up in bed. He felt very weak that morning. The sun had just risen, and soon the enslaved maid Sukey would bring him his breakfast from the basement kitchen.
But it irritated him that he couldn’t eat it at the dining table. The eighty-five year old “Father of the Constitution” had been confined to his bed for six months. Rheumatism and liver dysfunction crippled him.
Madison still had animated conversations with his family and visitors. But he knew he wouldn’t last much longer. Fortunately, he had everything in order. Most of his goods and property would go to his beloved wife Dolley. Some money and books to the University of Virginia. But Madison was fading fast.
As the June days slipped by, his family wondered if he would make it to July 4th. Two of his best friends died on the 4th of July in recent years. Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. Would Madison become the fourth president to join the 4th of July death club?
Either way, it wouldn’t matter. He was the last of the Founding Fathers.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of the Virginia Audio Collective. Online at VirginiaAudio.org.
For a decade, tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader and educator Charles Owens has been leading a trio with bassist Andrew Randazzo and drummer Devonne Harris. The Charles Owens Trio has celebrated this tenure with a new release, 10 Years. Chris Pearson in the Times of London wrote in his review, “The first thing you notice about Charles Owens is the tone. The American tenor saxophonist is a player of irresistible warmth.” Indeed. We visit with Charles Owens and hear selections from the trio’s new disc in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
This week we’re continuing some conversations we’ve been having over the course of the year. We’ll get some updates on the local elections season, the comprehensive plan and affordable housing, and the fate of our confederate monuments. And in the second half of the show, we give you a sneak peak of a new exhibit opening this week at the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection.
Charlotte’s Articles: https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/what-will-happen-to-property-sales-with-higher-density-the-answer-isnt-so-simple/ https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/wade-pinkston-win-charlottesville-city-council-democratic-primary/ https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/charlottesville-city-council-formally-resolves-to-remove-confederate-statues/
Visit Irrititja Kuwarri Tjungu (Past & Present Together): 50 Years of Papunya Tula Artists: https://kluge-ruhe.org
Recently, the team at Kluge-Ruhe unrolled a canvas that had been sitting unseen in their collection for a long time. When they finally saw it, it got the team thinking about medium and the creativity that artists unleashed when they started to experiment with painting on canvas.
Dinny Nolan Tjampitjinpa Men's Ceremony c.1974 Synthetic polymer paints on canvas 65 x 19 in. (165.1 x 48.26 cm) Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia Gift of John W. Kluge, 1997 1991.0021.013
In this episode, Ms. Delores Campbell recalls her time as the librarian and only African-American educator at Stony Point Elementary School in Albemarle County, Virginia. She talks about the books she chose to read with her very young students and the ways in which she helped them open their minds and encourage their compassion. She also talks about her own educational experiences from being one of the only graduate students of color at UVA's education school to witnessing the Orangeburg Massacre in South Carolina in 1968 while she was an undergraduate student.
You heard footage from Ruby Bridges’ first day of school at William Franz public school in New Orleans. That was recorded on November 29th 1960 and can be found in the WSB-TV news archive at the University of Georgia.
You also heard from Harry Floyd, the owner of the segregated bowling alley in Orangeburg, Dr. Benjamin Payton then-president of Benedict College, and a South Carolina State student. They were all recorded in 1968 by WLTX TV news and the clips can be found in archives of the University of South Carolina.
Reporter Paul Clancy and local NAACP leaders were recorded by WIS 10 News in 1968. That footage is in the WIS archives also at the University of South Carolina.
You heard Cleveland Sellers reflecting on the Orangeburg massacre. That interview aired on WIS News 10 in 2014.
You also heard from Ella Baker speaking in 1974 at a solidarity rally in Puerto Rico and Fannie Lou Hamer speaking to the Democratic National Convention in 1964.
Our theme music is Summer Night by Vanilla. You can find their music at https://vanillabeats.bandcamp.com
Known as a constantly searching and forward-looking musician, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire won the Thelonious Monk (now Herbie Hancock) International Jazz Competition in 2007 at 27 years old. His first disc, Prelude to Cora, announced a bright new talent willing to honor multiple strains of influences from hip-hop to classical with stops at post-bop, funk, and free jazz. His periodic highly-regarded solo efforts have been complemented by a string of excellent sideman collaborations. Recent work from exciting young trumpeter Ambrose Akimusire as we wrap up our four-part exploration of today’s trumpet masters in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
War between England and France was in full swing. The United States tried to stay neutral, but the British made that task difficult.
Looking for deserters, the British ship HMS Leopard intercepted the USS Chesapeake off the coast of Norfolk. The British commander requested to search the Chesapeake for British deserters. Which the American captain refused.
A few minutes later, the HMS Leopard opened fire.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of the Virginia Audio Collective. Online at VirginiaAudio.org.
Female: Works by Rebecca Clarke, Clara Schumann, Louise Farrenc, and Amy Beach Lucie Bartholomäi, violin; Verena Louis, Piano Genuin Classics GEN 21751
https://www.wtju.net/lucie-bartholomai-crushes-female/
"Bartholomäi plays with clean precision. Her straight-forward performances let the music be the star, rather than the performer -- but make no mistake. It takes a great deal of talent to accomplish this."
Walter Braunfels – Don Gil, Divertimento, Ariel’s Song, Serenade ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; Gregor Buhl, conductor Capriccio C542
https://www.wtju.net/early-music-walter-braunfels-promising/
"The ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra under Gregor Buhl turn in some solid performances. I’ve enjoyed discovering Braunfels’ music. This is a good entry point into his catalog."
Edward Gregson: Music of the Angels London Brass; Rumon Gamba, conductor Chandos 20127
"A world-class ensemble playing music written by a world-class composer for those instruments. Highly recommended (obviously)."
https://www.wtju.net/london-brass-excel-edward-gregson-release/
Eleanor Alberga: Wild Blue Yonder Thomas Bowes, violin; Richard Watkins, horn; Nicholas Daniel, oboe; Eleanor Alberga, piano Ensemble Arcadiana Navonna NV6346
"This Navonna release is the follow-up to Alberga’s String Quartet album. And it solidifies her talent in the realm of chamber music."
https://www.wtju.net/eleanor-alberga-wild-blue-yonder-exceptional/
The Newberry Consort’s performances are first-rate. The vocal blend has an ethereal quality to it, enhanced by just the right amount of ambient reverb. This is music of uncommon beauty.
https://www.wtju.net/mexican-baroque-masterworks-juan-de-lienas/
Hearing this recording in surround made me feel like I was standing in the Hagia Sofia when these hymns were new.
I am so looking forward to the next installment.
https://www.wtju.net/hymns-kassiani-historys-first-woman-composer/
William Tisdale: Music for Virginal Charles Metz, virginal Navona Records
https://www.wtju.net/william-tisdal-music-virginal-unusual-fare/
Unusual repertoire played by a talented artist on an instrument the music was intended for. Those are the three things that made this release a standout for me.
Christopher Gunning: ViolinConcerto and Cello Concerto. Harriet Mackenzie, violin; Richard Harwood, cello The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by the composer Signum Classics
https://www.wtju.net/christopher-gunning-concertos-deliver/
The composer leads the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in these performances. It seemed as if Gunning was talking directly to me through the soloists and the ensemble. And I liked what he was saying.
https://www.wtju.net/dreams-new-day-songs-black-experience/
This is an important album. Its concept and execution make it so. Baritone Will Liverman has assembled a program of art songs by Black composers spanning over a hundred years. Each composer used the foundation of the classical art song. And each created something different that enriches the genre.
Dreams of a New Day Songs by Black Composers Will Liverman, baritone; Paul Sanchez, piano Cedille Records CDR 90000 200
Niccolò Zingarelli: Sinfonie Milanesi Nos. 5-8 Atalanta Fugiens Orchestra; Vanni Moretto, conductor Urania Records LDV 14068
The Atalanta Fugiens Orchestra directed by Vanni Moretto performs in a refined Classical style. There’s plenty of drama, but none of it is overwrought. The melodies have an Italian lilt to them, revealing their kinship to Zingarelli’s operas.
https://www.wtju.net/niccolo-zingarelli-milanese-symphonies-surprise/
El Canto del Cisne Negro Nicole Pena Comos, cello; Hugo Llanos Campos, piano Ars Produktion
"I especially admired Nicole Pena Comos’ playing. Her cello has a rich, sonorous sound that made lyrical passages exceptionally beautiful. Yet she and pianist Hugo Llanos Campos could deliver firey energetic performances when required."
https://www.wtju.net/el-canto-del-cisne-negro-latin-american-music-merits-attention/
Giovanni Benedetto Platti: Four Harpsichord Concrtos, Violin Concerto Roberto Loreggian, harpsichord L’Arte dell’Arco; Federico Guglielmo, violin and director CPO 555 219-2
While not quite Style Galante, these concertos had a lightness and clarity that presages the Classical era. Roberto Loreggian strengthens that impression with his playing. He moves across the keyboard with nimble dexterity. Loreggian’s instrument has a clean, clear tone, with a silent action that responds instantly.
https://www.wtju.net/larte-dellarco-triumphs-latest-giovanni-platti-release/
Victoria Borisova-Ollas: Angelus Orchestral Works Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Andrey Boreyko, Martyn Brabbins, Sakari Oramo, conductors BIS 2288
"After listening to this release, I started looking for other recordings of Borisova-Ollas’s music. Fair warning: you may do the same."
https://www.wtju.net/modern-masterworks-victoria-borisova-ollas/
Carl Reinecke: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 Münchner Rundfunkorchester; Henry Raudales, conductor CPO 555 114
https://www.wtju.net/carl-reinecke-orchestral-works-show-influences/
"Henry Raudales and the Münchner Rundfunkorchester deliver some good performances. The orchestra has a mellow warmth to it that seems to suit Reinecke’s music. I look forward to future installments."
Florent Schmitt: La Tragédie de Salomé Musique sur l'eau; Oriane et le Prince d'Amour; Légende Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano; Nikki Chooi, violin Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor Naxos
"If you're not that familiar with the music of Florent Schmitt, this release is a great place to start."
https://www.wtju.net/florent-schmitt-release-balances-familiar-unknown/
New England Trios Joel Pitchon, violin, Marie-Volcuy Pelletier, cello; Yu-Mei Wei, piano Bridge Records 9530
"These trios are all finely crafted, but it’s the craft of the musicians that animate them. Pitchon, Pelletier, and Wei perform organically, playing as with one accord. This was the music they sought out to record, and they own it."
https://www.wtju.net/new-england-trios-make-solid-program/
Charles Villiers Stanford: String Quintets and Intermezzi Members of the Dante and Endellion Quartets; Benjamin Frith, piano Somm Recordings
https://www.wtju.net/charles-villiers-stanford-quintets-worth-wait/
"This is a release I’ve been waiting for. The Dante Quartet’s traversal of Stanford’s string quartets was first-rate. I expected their recording of his quintets to be on the same level. It is."
Per la Notte di Natale: Italian Christmas Concertos Arcangelo Corelli; Giuseppe Torelli; Antonio Vivaldi; Francesco Manfredini; Pietro Locatelli Concerto Copenhagen; Lars Ulrick Mortensen Naxos
"These are excellent performances. So even if you’re not especially interested in Christmas music, you can enjoy these Baroque concertos any time of year."
https://www.wtju.net/per-la-notte-di-natale-superb-christmas-concertos/
Per la Notte di Natale: Italian Christmas Concertos Arcangelo Corelli; Giuseppe Torelli; Antonio Vivaldi; Francesco Manfredini; Pietro Locatelli Concerto Copenhagen; Lars Ulrick Mortensen Naxos
"These are excellent performances. So even if you’re not especially interested in Christmas music, you can enjoy these Baroque concertos any time of year."
https://www.wtju.net/per-la-notte-di-natale-superb-christmas-concertos/
https://www.wtju.net/moritz-moszkowski-series-continues-sweet-orchestral-suites/
"These are exceptionally beautiful works. As with the first volume, the quality of the music here more than justifies this project. These are works that (in an ideal world) could easily find a wider audience."
Arthur Bliss: Mary of Magdala The Enchantress; Meditations on a Theme by John Blow Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano; James Platt, bass BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Andrew Davis, conductor Chandos CHSA 5242 SACD
"Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly shines in “The Enchantress” and “Mary of Magdala.” Her voice can sound warm, with rich honeyed tones. Or it can have a steely edge to it, projecting a menacing strength."
https://www.wtju.net/sarah-connolly-shines-arthur-bliss-cantatas/
Josquin Desprez: Stabat Mater Marian motets and instrumental songs Cantica Symphonia; Giuseppe Maletto Glossa GCD P31909
"These were motets written to inspire contemplation, and they do. Maletto’s direction shapes the music in subtle ways. The ensemble performs calmly, invoking a feeling of serenity."
https://www.wtju.net/cantica-symphonia-masterfully-perform-josquin-desprez/
American Gifts for Marimba Duo Jack Van Geem and Nancy Zeitsman Bridge Records 9534
"Jack Van Geem and Nancy Zeitsman are superb marimba players. I was impressed by the recorded sound and with their selection of music."
https://www.wtju.net/american-gifts-presents-new-music-marimba-duos/
Hans Rott: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 Hamlet Overture, Pastoral Prelude; Prelude to “Julius Casar” Orchestral Suites Gurzenich Orchester Köln; Christopher Ward, conductor Capriccio C5408
"The Gurzneich Orchester Köln has a rich, warm sound that’s so well-suited to Rott’s late Romantic music. Rott never fully realized his potential. But the quality of the music in this recording show just how great that potential was. "
https://www.wtju.net/han-rott-orchestral-works-vol-1-potential-realized/
Agnas Zimmermann: The Violin Sonatas Mathilde Milwidsky, violin; Sam Haywood, piano Toccata Classics
"Stylistically, I’d place these works somewhere between Schumann and Brahms. But that’s just an approximation. Zimmermann had her own voice, and one I was glad to hear."
https://www.wtju.net/agnas-zimmermann-another-find-toccata-classics/
Henry Purcell: Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II, Volume III Harry Christophers and The Sixteen Coro COR16182
"Not only do I recommend this release to anyone interested in early music, but I also encourage you the check out the other two volumes. They’re all that good."
https://www.wtju.net/harry-christophers-sixteen-new-purcell-release-welcome/
The Evolution of the String Quartet Music by Giovanni Bononcini, Alessandro Scarlatti, and Maddalena Lombardini Musica Fiorita
"Franz Joseph Haydn may be the father of the string quartet. But who was the grandfather? Musica Fiorita presents some candidates in this program of pre-Classical string quartets."
https://www.wtju.net/musica-fiorita-explores-early-string-quartets/
https://www.wtju.net/michael-daugherty-evokes-woody-guthrie/
Michael Daugherty: This Land Sings Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie
"Daugherty perfectly evokes the spirit of Woody Guthrie in this work. It calls out injustice, indites economic inequality, and even if it doesn’t quite kill fascists, it does rough them up. And it sounds, well, distinctively American."
https://www.wtju.net/johann-simon-mayr-piano-concertos-par-haydns/
"Edna Stern's phrasing makes Mayr's music almost sing. These concerti sound not only beautiful but personable. Mayr’s music has a natural appeal to begin with, but Stern’s playing completely won me over."
https://www.wtju.net/eleanor-alberga-string-quartets-show-individuality/
"The Ensemble Arcadiana performs with confidence. Eleanor Alberga's music has extremely difficult passages — both rhythmically and technically. The quartet seems to take them in stride. They turn the challenges into passages of great beauty and strong emotion."
https://www.wtju.net/michael-rische-plays-c-p-e-bach-no-apologies-necessary/
Michael Rische takes full advantage of the modern piano, shaping the music with thoughtful phrasing and subtle dynamic changes. Accompanying Ricsche is the Berlin Barock Solisten. This small ensemble balances the sound of the piano well, creating a pleasing blend."
"This isn't pretty music — but it is quite beautiful. And it is beautifully performed."
Kaija Saariaho - True Fire
https://www.wtju.net/kaija-saariaho-true-fire-true-masterwork/
Description:https://www.wtju.net/quattro-mani-excel-stefan-wolpe-two-piano-music/
"As I listened, my respect for Quattro Mani grew. This is quite difficult music and required a great deal of precision. Beck and Grace not only delivered but did so with elan."
@BridgeRecords
Description:"Two Black composers expressing themselves in two very different ways. Both worthy of exploration — and more performances."
https://www.wtju.net/willam-dawson-ulysses-kay-two-sides-black-classical-music/
@Naxosrecords
Description:"Everyone involved is Estonian, performing music of their countrymen and steeped in the traditions of their culture. These may be the definitive realizations of this superb music."
https://www.wtju.net/neeme-jarvi-uncovers-estonian-treasures/
@ChandosRecords
"Bottom line: this is an exquisitely beautiful album of contemporary choral music. Perkins has created his own tonal language that sounds both timeless and contemporary."
https://www.wtju.net/scott-perkins-new-england-requiem-new-masterwork/
"A wonderful collection of early Italian Baroque pieces. And an effective showcase of the arpa doppia, one of the lesser-known instruments of the period."
https://www.wtju.net/unarpa-straordinaria-fine-selection-baroque-harp-music/
Description:"There are two things I can count on: blue-chip stocks, and Blue Heron recordings. The former retain their value year after year. The latter produces top-flight recordings. This new release is no exception."
https://www.wtju.net/ockeghem-songs-blue-herons-latest-greatest/
@BlueHeronBos
"The Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio, under the direction of Anna Duczmal-Mroz, turns in a set of fine performances."
https://www.wtju.net/mieczyslaw-weinberg-symphonies-2-7-hidden-depths/
Gabriel Maralngurra is an Aboriginal Australian artist from Gunbalayna in Western Arnhem Land. Gabriel enjoys speaking with others and sharing his own knowledge about painting and Aboriginal traditions so that his culture lives on. He maintains great relations with the curator of the Kluge-Ruhe Art Collection, Henry Skerritt, and virtually joined Skerritt's class in March of 2021 to share his wisdom with students at the University of Virginia.
Gabriel Maralngurra Indigenous Australian, b. 1968 Episode produced by Sydney Pulliam.
When we launched this podcast a year ago, we made it clear we weren’t going to produce a show about “Democrats” in danger. But in the United States, one political party epitomizes the antidemocratic moment: Republicans remain devoted to a corrupt leader, intent on suppressing the vote and hostile to racial justice. This week, we wrap up Season Two with a hard look at the GOP — with help from a historian, a political scientist and a former Republican congresswoman who has dared to call out President Trump.
Narendra Modi became India’s prime minister in 2014, promising economic growth and a respite from the corrupt and calcified Congress Party. But Modi’s Hindu nationalism has hardened along with his will to govern. He has stifled dissent, taken over almost every government institution and adopted policies that are hostile to Muslims. Now India is reeling from a devastating surge in covid infections and deaths. Where did Modi come from? And can he be stopped? A historian and two journalists offer some answers.
This week we’re catching up on the Charlottesville Comprehensive planning process with Erin O’Hare. We’ll talk about what the current draft would mean for affordable housing and life in the city and the region. Then we’re going to hear from an Albemarle family about their efforts to support anti-racism work in the county schools. Stay tuned in the second half of the episode for a conversation with Sam Gleaves. He’s a musician, educator, and activist from Wytheville, Virginia who uses his talents in bluegrass and old time music to tell the unsung histories of Appalachia’s LGBTQ+ community.
https://cvilleplanstogether.com http://www.samgleaves.com
Since he began recording at nineteen, now thirty-eight year old Christian Scott ATunde Adjuah has been developing one of the most distinguishable trumpet sounds in jazz or as he prefers “creative improvised music.” A nephew of alto saxophonist Donald Harrison, Jr., he is graduate of the storied New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and then Berklee College of Music giving him one of the most distinguished set of credentials in the music. Through incorporating elements of hip hop, rock, ambient, funk, and Afrorock he has been celebrated as one of the players that are creating the future of jazz. The forward-looking sounds of Christian Scott ATunde Adjuah in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
This week in 1865... Fields Cook led the delegation of African American men up the White House stairs. He and four other men had come to Washington to deliver a list of grievances to President Andrew Johnson. The Civil War was over. The enslaved freed. But freedmen were at the mercy of their former enslavers, and no Virginia laws addressed the newly freed African Americans.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of the Virginia Audio Collective. Online at VirginiaAudio.org.
This krater is highly decorated with both designs and figural groupings in the Black Figure technique. It is a complicated process, but put simply, the main decorative elements and figures are painted with a slip that turns black in the firing process. On one side, a wedding scene is painted with bride and groom in a four-horse chariot, accompanied by two women attendants and a musician playing a lyre. One of the attendants holds a torch. The other side has a battle scene, two warriors fight over the body of a fallen third. Again, two female attendants look on.
Greek Artist (6th century BCE) Black Figure Column Krater, ca. 510-500 BCE Earthenware 14 x 15 ½ x 13 inches Museum purchase with funds from the Volunteer Board Endowment Fund and the Curriculum Support Fund, 1988.62
George Wythe came down the stairs of his Richmond home to have some breakfast. Suddenly Wythe’s stomach cramped. His fingers and toes tingled. His heart palpitated. Wythe knew this wasn’t a simple illness. He had been poisoned!
Emerging as a recording artist in 2002, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt’s warm tone and thoughtful improvisation initially brought hard bop legends Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard to mind. After two decades, his mature post-bop work evidences a willingness to experiment with sound and ensemble make-up. Miles Davis’s Second Great Quintet and his electric period both emerge as influences from time-to-time interspersed with straight ahead acoustic dates. You can count on Jeremy Pelt for inventive improvisation, impeccable tone, nuanced performance and a deep sense of the history of the music. Most recently he has published a book of his interviews with jazz luminaries accompanied by a disc of compositions based on this accumulated wisdom. Trumpet Master Jeremy Pelt in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
The Waterbird Dance brings death to life. Aboriginal artist David Malangi Daymirringu’s work honors Yolngu ceremony; more specifically, that of the Manharngu clan. A well-known senior artist, Malangi painted and travelled internationally to represent his community and share his art until his death in 1999. In typical fashion of the art of Arnhem Land, Waterbird Dance is a painting of ochre, charcoal and white clay on bark. Malangi depicts Manharngu clan totems engaged in a transitional ceremony in a vibrant, packed composition to grab the attention of international audiences and celebrate and preserve the traditions of his country.
David Malangi Daymirringu Aboriginal Australian, 1927-1999 Waterbird Dance Natural pigments on bark 32 x 18 in. (81.28 x 45.72 cm)
This episode was produced by Callie Collins.
Mr. James Wright created a course in Black Studies at the newly-integrated Eau Claire High School in Columbia South Carolina. He talks about that curriculum, empowering his students through student council, and his own historical and genealogical research.
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Listen to all of Malcolm X’s speech the Ballot or the Bullet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zLQLUpNGsc
Read “Booker T and WEB” by Dudley Randall: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47690/booker-t-and-web
The original 1895 recording of Booker T Washington’s Atlanta Compromise speech: https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/multimedia/booker-t-washington.html
You also heard clips of Jesse Jackson’s David and Goliath speech delivered in 1984 during his presidential campaign.
Theme music “Summer Night” by Vanilla https://vanillabeats.bandcamp.com/track/summer-night-2
Three pillars hold up autocracy in Russia, journalist Masha Gessen says: media control, sham elections and downright terror. But the opposition movement spearheaded by imprisoned activist Alexei Navalny has struck at the heart of all three. Gessen explains how — and measures the power of democratic aspirations in a country struggling against corruption with hope, against the past with visions of a happier future.
The June 8th primary elections are only eleven days away, so I sat down with Charlotte Rene Woods and Ali Sullivan at Charlottesville Tomorrow for a run-down on all the races, the candidates and what you need to know about how to vote this cycle. And stay tuned for stories from teachers about their experience as an educator during the civil rights movement.
Bold Dominion episodes with Gubernatorial Candidates: https://bolddominion.org/episodes/whos-running-for-governor-and-what-do-they-stand-for
https://bolddominion.org/episodes/whos-running-for-governor-and-what-do-they-stand-for-part-2
Check your voter registration: https://www.elections.virginia.gov
Teachers in the Movement Podcast: https://virginiaaudio.org/#/teachers-in-the-movement/
Tom Harrell has been an active musician for over 50 years. After stints with a wide range of prominent bands including those of Horace Silver, Lee Konitz and George Russell, he came to maturity with the Phil Woods Quintet from 1983 - 1989. For the past three decades he has released a series of discs on roughly an annual basis that are consistently well-received. In 2018 he was the Jazz Journalists Association Trumpeter of the Year. In this next hour of Jazz at 100 Today!, we will begin our series on trumpet masters with Tom Harrell.
Wilson Manydjarri Ganambarr sees the patterns laid down in the landscape and conveys them through his art. In this episode, Henry Skerritt tells the story of how some of those patterns were laid down and the role that art like Manydjarri’s play in the most important moments of life for members of his indigenous group.
Tony Albert’s “Brothers” engages with issues of race, police violence, discrimination and identity. This single installation features twenty-six portraits of young Aboriginal men with targets painted onto their chests, as well as designs and symbols that Albert associates with strength and resistance. Albert was inspired by events that took place in Sydney in 2012, when two teenage Aboriginal joyriders were shot and injured at the hands of police. Following this, a protest was held at Sydney’s Town Hall, and friends of the victims appeared with targets drawn on their chests. For Albert, the target symbolizes the daily experiences of being racially targeted. It also refers to the stereotypes applied to Aboriginal people as a result of government policies, such as the Northern Territory Intervention. Tony Albert is a Girramay artist. His work is held in numerous public and private collections internationally. In 2014 he won both the $100,000 Basil Sellers Art Prize and the prestigious $50,000 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award. He is known internationally and recently unveiled a major commission in Sydney’s Hyde Park, a monument dedicated to Australia’s Indigenous military service men and women.
Brothers (Moving Targets) 2015 41 3/8 x 28 1/4 in. (105.09 x 71.76 cm) Tony Albert, Indigenous Australian, b. 1981 Scarred pigment print on paper Gift of the Artist, 2016
Naminapu Maymuru-White is a Mangalili artist who paints the Milky Way and its earthly mirror, the Milniyawuy River.
Nganampa Ngura, Our Country (2013) is a work of grand ambition and stunning color, it shows the ways in which these senior women see the world, connected by kin and country. From the tiny flowers of the bush plum to an epic painting on canvas, all actions are interrelated. In our globally connected world, these artworks remind us that every “little thing” is part of the grand tapestry of existence. The thirteen artists who made this work are: Wawiriya Burton, Ruby Williamson, Barbara Moore, Mary Katajuka Pan, Nyurpaya Kaika Burton, Naomi Kantjuriny, Iluwanti Ken, Mona Mitakiki Shepard, Tjungkara Ken, Sylvia Ken, Katanari Tjilya, Maringka Tunkin and Paniny Mick.
Ngarralja Tommy May has been making art for over 30 years and this year his painting, Wirrkanja, won the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award. Henry Skerritt introduces us to the artist and reminisces about his 2016 visit to the Kluge-Ruhe.
Jack Kelly's Rockhole 1997 90 x 120 cm Queenie McKenzie, indigenous Australian, b. 1915 Natural pigments on canvas Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia. Gift of Richard Klingler and Jane Slatter, 2019.
Freshwater Saltwater Weave is a series of glass works by contemporary urban-based Arrernte artist Jenni Kemarre Martiniello. Her works in hot blown glass, coldworked glass and canes are inspired by the aesthetics of Aboriginal woven forms. The works in this exhibition span the last five years and are inspired by dilly bags, eel traps, fish traps, fish baskets, and bicornual baskets.
Yellow Rushes Fish Basket 2017 Jenni Kemarre Martiniello Hot blown and cold worked glass with canes Purchased with funds provided by Maria T. Kluge, 2019.
A solitary figure emerges from an urgent flurry of charcoal lines. Vernon Ah Kee’s “Unwritten” is a potent metaphor for the struggle of indigenous artists to control their identities amid the continuing pressures of racism and colonial oppression. In 2004, Ah Kee began a series of large scale photorealistic charcoal portraits of his family members. These works were based upon ethnographic photos taken by the anthropologist Norman Tyndale on Palm Island during the 1930s. In enlarging these images to an imposing scale, Ah Kee returns power to their gaze, reclaiming the ethnographic photography for those who are once its subjects.
Vernon Ah Kee Indigenous Australian, b. 1967 Unwritten, 2011 Charcoal on paper, 29 15/16 x 22 1/16 in. (76.04 x 56.04 cm) Museum purchase from Milani Gallery, 2012
In deep reds, pinks, and yellows, Emily Kame Kngwarreye's "Awely" is an embodiment of her connection with her Country. Kngwarreye began painting late in her life, when she was already an elder in her community, Utopia, in Australia’s Northern Territory. The artwork’s title refers to women’s ceremonial knowledge of song, dance, medicine, and designs painted on the body. As Kngwarreye applied heavy blotches of paint to her canvases, she would sing ceremonial songs, replicating the act of painting on skin. In this way, “Awely” is both a painting of Kngwarreye’s homeplace and a conversation with it.
Emily Kame Kngwarreye Anmatyerr language group, Indigenous Australian, c. 1910-1996 Awely, 1992 Acrylic on canvas Gift of John W. Kluge, 1997
Episode produced by Addie Patrick.
Standing at six feet tall, the sculpture “Nullius in Verba III” is intentionally the same height and weight as its sculptor, Steaphan Paton. The metal, diamond-shaped shield, mounted on a long pole, confronts the viewer. The shield’s surface is scratched, evoking the centuries of violence and dispossession faced by Paton’s ancestors. Among closer inspection, however, the sculpture is made from modern materials, asserting that this violence against Indigenous Australians is not an historic anecdote but a contemporary issue.
Steaphan Paton Gunai and Monaro-Ngarigo language groups, Indigenous Australian, b. 1985 Nullius in Verba III, 2019 Etched steel, acrylic paint, nanotech clear sealant
Episode produced by Addie Patrick.
Emily Kame Kngwarreye was one of the first celebrated female Aboriginal Australian Desert Painters. Entering the national art market well into her seventies, Kngwarreye paved the way for female Aboriginal artists to express women's specific cultural relationship to the Dreaming and their ancestral lands. In My County, Kngwarreye uses a vibrantly colored dotting technique, popularized in Papunya. While only she knows the true stories and secrets that lay hidden within the canvas, all viewers can appreciate My Country for its immensely beautiful and imposing presence.
My Country 1994 Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Indigenous Australian, b. 1910 Acrylic on canvas, 150.5 x 485 x 4cm (h x w x d) Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia, Gift of John W. Kluge, 1997
Episode produced by Sydney Pulliam.
Ukrainians took to the streets twice in 10 years to defend their fledgling democracy. The first time, it seemed an election might be stolen. Then the government broke a pledge to bring the country closer to the European Union — and the people pushed back. Now Ukraine is mired in conflicts with separatists in the east and with Russia over its hold on Crimea. But even as Putin wages war on this former Soviet republic, the long-term outlook for Ukraine is strong. Harvard historian Serhii Plokhii explains why.
This week in 1878... Little Luther Robinson knew he had a bright future before him. Smiles grew on people’s faces as they threw pennies his way. Pennies for dancing in front of a Richmond theatre. Or the beer garden. Or most anywhere he performed. After changing his name to Bill, he moved to Washington, DC, then to New York City. But that was just the beginning...
This Week in Virginia History is a member of the Virginia Audio Collective. Online at VirginiaAudio.org.
You've probably seen some of Steve Keene's paintings before. He's a Brooklyn based artist who has has painted literally hundreds of thousands of original artworks. Including some iconic indie record covers.
Several of Steve's oldest paintings hang on the walls of WTJU's studios. See, before he moved to Brooklyn, Steve Keene was a DJ at WTJU in the early 1990s.
Now there's a Kickstarter effort to make a book of some of Steve's art. It's called the "Steve Keene Art Book: Live from Subliminal Projects."
Pre-order your copy by May 28th at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/curiosities/the-sk-steve-keene-art-book-live-from-subliminal-projects/description
Gil Scott-Heron, musician and poet much loved in the jazz community, passed away 10 years ago on May 27, 2011. His recordings of the 70s and early 80s are critical touchpoints of that era, documenting African-American indignity and pride with a raw street passion. His final release, I’m New Here in 2010, his first in 16 years, was uncharacteristically preoccupied by family and loss. In the last decade, singers Giacomo Gates and Charenee Wade and beat artist Makaya McCraven have paid tribute in three excellent discs. Remembering Gil Scott-Heron on the tenth anniversary of his passing in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
My Country by Emily Kame Kngwarreye
Emily Kame Kngwarreye was one of the first celebrated female Aboriginal Australian Desert Painters. Entering the national art market well into her seventies, Kngwarreye paved the way for female Aboriginal artists to express women's specific cultural relationship to the Dreaming and their ancestral lands. In My County, Kngwarreye uses a vibrantly colored dotting technique, popularized in Papunya. While only she knows the true stories and secrets that lay hidden within the canvas, all viewers can appreciate My Country for its immensely beautiful and imposing presence.
Emily Kame Kngwarreye Indigenous Australian, b. 1910 My Country, 1994 Acrylic on canvas, 150.5 x 485 x 4cm (h x w x d) Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia, Gift of John W. Kluge, 1997
Episode produced by Sydney Pulliam.
In Germany, like much of Europe, the antidemocratic forces of the far right have been gaining ground, even as chancellor Angela Merkel has kept extremism at bay in her own coalition, with often shrewd and at times brave politics. As she prepares to retire, can she cement a legacy of benevolent pragmatism and keep her country’s noisy fringe from coopting the opposition? Two experts on German politics help us explore Merkel’s legacy and what it means for the rest of the European Union — and the United States.
Citizenship determines who is in and who is out, who has a voice in a democracy and who doesn’t. But for the one million young people who have grown up in the United States undocumented, feeling like they really belong here remains a dream deferred. This time, we hear from two of them living in limbo. Plus, legal scholar Amanda Frost unearths the unsettling stories of Americans who have had their citizenship taken away — because of their politics, their race, even because of whom they choose to marry.
This week in 1861... Civil War loomed in in America. South Carolina troops had fired on Charleston’s Fort Sumter. President Abraham Lincoln sent reinforcements to Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia and put Major General Benjamin Butler in charge. When three enslaved Virginia men escaped and showed up at the fort to take refuge, Gen. Butler wasn't sure what to do at first. He ended up making "Freedom's Fortress."
This Week in Virginia History is a member of the Virginia Audio Collective. Online at VirginiaAudio.org.
Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards stopped by WTJU May 20, 2021 to go track by track through their latest album, Road May Rise, out now on Vinyl. Visit markandraianne.com to pick up a copy (available on CD, vinyl, and digital).
WTJU’s Mila Cesaretti recently spoke with Vivian Feggans and Mariela Edwards about their upcoming work "We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For" being performed virtually through Live Arts.
"We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For" is an evening of storytelling, poetry, music, and dance celebrating unsung Black women freedom fighters throughout American history.
The play runs from May 20 - 23. More information available at Live Arts.org.
John Mailander (Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers) stopped by WTJU May 13, 2021 to do a track by track of the new John Mailander's Forecast album, "Look Closer" on Folk & Beyond with WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones. Visit johnmailander.com for additional details.
To close out the visit, we also got in "Song For John" from John Mailander's 2014 release, Walking Distance.
Standing at six feet tall, the sculpture “Nullius in Verba III” is intentionally the same height and weight as its sculptor, Steaphan Paton. The metal, diamond-shaped shield, mounted on a long pole, confronts the viewer. The shield’s surface is scratched, evoking the centuries of violence and dispossession faced by Paton’s ancestors. Among closer inspection, however, the sculpture is made from modern materials, asserting that this violence against Indigenous Australians is not an historic anecdote but a contemporary issue. Steaphan Paton Gunai and Monaro-Ngarigo language groups, Indigenous Australian, b. 1985 Nullius in Verba III, 2019 Etched steel, acrylic paint, nanotech clear sealant
Episode produced by Addie Patrick.
This episode focuses on the discussions happening within the walls of the University from 1967-1970. We'll talk to the Dean of Admissions, Ernest Ern, to learn what pushed these institutional leaders to support coeducation. And how they dealt with those who vehemently opposed it.
Shownotes
In this episode, you heard from the former Dean of Admissions, Ernest Ern and from Ann Brown (CLAS '1974).
To learn more about the Woody Committee, visit the Special Collections Library exhibit: https://explore.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/show/uvawomen/breakingtradition/debate.
For further reading on the history of coeducation in the Ivy Leagues and in the U.K, check out Nancy Weiss Malkiel's book, "Keep the Damned Women Out": The Struggle for Coeducation.
The theme music in this episode is "Palms Down" from Blue Dot Sessions. You also heard "Slider" from Blue Dot Sessions.
Thank you to Mary Garner McGehee for her editing work on this podcast and for the help of my advisors, Sarah Milov and Sidney Milkis.
This podcast is a member of the Virginia Audio Collective: https://virginiaaudio.org/
In 1969, Virginia "Anne" Ginger Scott sued for her admission into the College of Arts in Sciences. In this episode, we'll discuss that lawsuit, but we'll also leave the district court where it was filed and travel all the way over to the Supreme Court to understand how national legal trends made coeducation an imperative back at UVA.
Shownotes:
In this episode, you heard from Anne Coughlin who teaches criminal law and procedure and feminist jurisprudence at the University of Virginia School of Law. You also heard from Ann Brown (CLAS '74).
The lawsuit, Kirstein v. Rector and Visitors and the University of Virginia can be found here: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/309/184/2096076/
Check out Serena Mayeri's book, Reasoning from Race: Feminism, Law, and the Civil Rights Revolution.
The theme music in this episode is "Palms Down" by Blue Dot Sessions. You also heard "McCarthy" from Blue Dot Sessions.
Ruther Bader Ginsburg's interview with Time Magazine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv838WxQaeQ
NBC News Coverage on Thurgood Marshall and the Brown v. Board decision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GBs8es4bqE
Democracy Now's clip about Pauli Murray: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3u98p8PDlc
Access to oral arguments from Reed v. Reed and Loving v. Virginia, courtesy of Oyez: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1971/70-4; https://www.oyez.org/cases/1966/395
Thank you to Mary Garner McGehee for her editing work on this podcast and for the help of my advisors, Sarah Milov and Sidney Milkis.
This podcast is a member of the Virginia Audio Collective: https://virginiaaudio.org/
In this rendition of Gritty Women, we'll take a closer look at the turbulent 60s and how it created a societal consensus in favor of coeducation.
Shownotes:
This episode featured a conversation with Professor Melody Barnes, Co-Director for Policy and Public Affairs at UA's Democracy Initiative. She is also a professor of practice at the Miller Center and a distinguished fellow at UVA School of Law.
You also heard from Blake Morant (CLAS '75), Paulette Morant (CLAS '74), Betty McGehee (School of Education '71), Daniel Sullivan (Law '70), Charles Vasaly (Law '70), and Ann Brown (CLAS '74).
Audio clips from protest movements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBm48Scju9E and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFXFS2lARcU
Reporting on the Kent State Massacre by CBS Evening News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmd6CHah7Wg
Clip from the show Bewitched: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw_OdPInxe0
Clip of Betty Freidan from CBC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfgxHKli9CU
The music in this episode is "Palms Down" and "Two in the Back" from Blue Dot Sessions.
For more information about May Days, check out UVA Law School's May Days exhibit: https://maydays.law.virginia.edu/exhibit. The interviews of Daniel Sullivan and Charles Vasaly can be found in this exhibit.
Thank you to Mary Garner McGehee for her editing work on this podcast and for the help of my advisors, Sarah Milov and Sidney Milkis.
This podcast is a member of the Virginia Audio Collective: https://virginiaaudio.org/
From "rolling" to the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society, this episode will explore what the experiences of women were like when they finally arrived on Grounds.
Shownotes:
You heard from Betty McGehee (School of Education '71), Blake Morant (CLAS '75), Paulette Morant (CLAS '74), Barbara Lynn (CLAS '73), and an anonymous alumni (CLAS '74).
Adam Cooper, current Fourth Year at UVA, read for the voice of Richard O'Ryan.
The music in this episode is "Palms Down" and "The Cornice" from Blue Dot Sessions.
Thank you to Mary Garner McGehee for her editing work on this podcast and for the help of my advisors, Sarah Milov and Sidney Milkis. A big thank you to my Echols Advisor, Kelsey Johnson.
This podcast is a member of the Virginia Audio Collective: https://virginiaaudio.org/
In the last hour, we began to explore the new London scene anchored by a broadly diverse set of players who share encouragement by the innovative educational group Tomorrow’s Warriors. We featured music by Nubya Garcia, one of three tenor stars who are breaking out of the scene and in this hour we’ll turn our attention to the other two, 37-year-old Shabaka Hutchings and 34-year-old Binker Golding - players, mentors, teachers and charismatic advocates for improvisational music.
This week in 1607... A fleet of three ships carrying about 100 intrepid men sailed up the James River. The settlers were part of the Virginia Company chartered by King James I. Their mission: establish the first permanent English settlement in North America. And find some gold. And a water route to the Pacific.
Maxicelia Robinson, Tina Thomas, Patty Medina, Sherica Jones-Lewis, Joyce Stevenson, Carolyn Terry-Mcclain, Mary Butler Coleman
Maxicelia Robinson, Tina Thomas, Patty Medina, Sherica Jones-Lewis, Joyce Stevenson, Carolyn Terry-Mcclain, Mary Butler Coleman
Maxicelia Robinson, Tina Thomas, Patty Medina, Sherica Jones-Lewis, Joyce Stevenson, Carolyn Terry-Mcclain, Mary Butler Coleman
Maxicelia Robinson, Tina Thomas, Patty Medina, Sherica Jones-Lewis, Joyce Stevenson, Carolyn Terry-Mcclain, Mary Butler Coleman
Maxicelia Robinson, Tina Thomas, Patty Medina, Sherica Jones-Lewis, Joyce Stevenson, Carolyn Terry-Mcclain, Mary Butler Coleman
Maxicelia Robinson, Tina Thomas, Patty Medina, Sherica Jones-Lewis, Joyce Stevenson, Carolyn Terry-Mcclain, Mary Butler Coleman
Maxicelia Robinson, Tina Thomas, Patty Medina, Sherica Jones-Lewis, Joyce Stevenson, Carolyn Terry-Mcclain, Mary Butler Coleman
This week we’re talking with the people behind two local women-centered organizations. First up we’re going to hear from Sri Kodakalla and Meesha Goldberg. They’re two artists at the Feminist Union of Charlottesville Creatives who just edited a new issue of their zine, Mala Leche. This edition of Mala Leche is called “Fever Dreams of Mother Earth” and it features all kinds of art about our planet and climate change. And in the second half of the show, we talk to Andrea Mayfield and Elizabeth Irvin of the Women’s Initiative, about mental health in Charlottesville and their mission to radically increase people’s access to it.
MALA LECHE #2: Fever Dreams of Mother Earth https://www.heyfucc.com/mala-leche-2
The Women’s Initiative Virtual Groups and Social Support: https://thewomensinitiative.org/groups-social-support/
Casey Driessen stopped by WTJU April 29, 2021 to go track by track through his new release, Otherlands:One, with WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones during Folk & Beyond. Visit caseydriessen.com/otherlands to find out the album and so much more.
Stash Wyslouch stopped by WTJU May 6, 2021 to go track by track through his new album, "Plays and Sings Bluegrass Vol. II" with WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones during Folk & Beyond. To find out more about the album, visit stashwyslouch.com.
Miss Rhoda Cranston looks out of her portrait and slightly to her left. Painted by John Singleton Copley around 1756, we see the artist relying on current English traditions of portraiture to establish the status of his subject. Copley studied contemporary portraits in England and Europe available to him in Boston through prints and is learning from them trends in both placement and background as well as the necessity of outfitting his sitters in the latest fashions.
John Singleton Copley American, 1738-1815 Portrait of Miss Rhoda Cranston, 1756-58 Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 inches Gift of Mrs. Alan Cunningham 1978.27
London has always been home to a thriving jazz scene. Several things distinguish that scene today - the gender and racial diversity of the players, their achievement at a young age and the wide range of musical influences from hip-hop, club sounds and the African and Caribbean diaspora. Much of this diversity has its roots in the innovative educational organization, Tomorrow’s Warriors, whose work over the past thirty years has produced a crescendo of young artists coming of age today.
Fitzhugh Lee boarded the last boat from Havana to Florida. The US was about to declare war on Spain. Americans speculated that Lee, a former Confederate cavalry officer and later governor of Virginia, would be put in command of the forces to liberate Cuba. Which didn’t exactly happen. Though he did command an occupying force after the Spanish-American war.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of the Virginia Audio Collective -- online at VirginiaAudio.org.
Mrs. Johnnie Fullerwinder was the first Black teacher at George Washington High School in Danville Virginia in 1966. In this episode we hear about her first day on the job, her hands-on approach to teaching, and the changes she led and witnessed over her long career. View the videos: https://teachersinthemovement.com/video-library/ Get Mrs. Fullerwinder’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Failure-was-not-Option-Integration/dp/1438963688 Know a teacher we should talk to? Let us know here: https://teachersinthemovement.com/contact/ Theme music “Summer Night” by Vanilla https://vanillabeats.bandcamp.com/track/summer-night-2
Students from UVA class "African Electronic Music" co-host WTU's world music show "Beyond Borders" on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.
Featuring: -- Gqom music - hyper cool, the sound of Black Panther. -- The history of Afrofuturist sounds, "from the ancient to the future", exploring everything from blues to Sun Ra to Flying Lotus ... -- The Black Power Station, land rights, and the sounds of reparation and justice (featuring X)
In deep reds, pinks, and yellows, Emily Kame Kngwarreye's "Awely" is an embodiment of her connection with her Country. Kngwarreye began painting late in her life, when she was already an elder in her community, Utopia, in Australia’s Northern Territory. The artwork’s title refers to women’s ceremonial knowledge of song, dance, medicine, and designs painted on the body. As Kngwarreye applied heavy blotches of paint to her canvases, she would sing ceremonial songs, replicating the act of painting on skin. In this way, “Awely” is both a painting of Kngwarreye’s homeplace and a conversation with it.
Emily Kame Kngwarreye Anmatyerr language group, Indigenous Australian, c. 1910-1996 Awely, 1992 Acrylic on canvas Gift of John W. Kluge, 1997
Episode produced by Addie Patrick.
Mexico’s murder rate has almost tripled in 15 years, even as the country has enjoyed a robust multiparty electoral system, a growing economy and a vibrant civil society. This mixed fate is common across Latin American democracies, as they struggle to overcome a past marred by U.S. imperialism, and face the problems of the present: violence, inequality and agonizing migrations. But, says sociologist Gema Kloppe-Santamaría, there is common ground on which the Americas, together, can build a better future.
This week in 1870… Hundreds of men crowded into the Supreme Court of Appeals, which was about to announce the verdict of the Richmond Mayoralty Case. The sagging floor of the second floor balcony was far from people’s minds that day. Suddenly a loud crack sounded under their feet.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of the Virginia Audio Collective. Online at VirginiaAudio.org
Every year dozens of top-flight musicians cover tunes from the biggest book in jazz - the Duke Ellington Songbook - with some 1100 entires. In this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!, we’ll listen to a few of the diverse responses to this body of work ranging from pianists Frank Kimbrough, Ahmad Jamal, Fred Hersch and Norah Jones to guitarists Dave Stryker and Mary Halverson, and trumpeter Terell Stafford.
You may have heard that a bunch of local affordable housing non-profits recently came together to buy the Red Carpet Inn on 29. Today we’re going to talk about that project and how it plans to reduce area homelessness and create 140 new low-income housing units. Plus, the residents at Crescent Halls affordable housing complex in downtown Charlottesville have been protesting substandard building conditions for over 20 years and last week the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority began extensive renovations to respond to those concerns. We’ll talk about both these projects and what it means in the broader conversation about inequality, racism, and housing here in Charlottesville. In the second half of the show, we’ll hear about a new oral history project in Louisa County.
Erin’s Premier Circle project article: https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/area-nonprofits-resort-to-buying-a-hotel-to-address-local-housing-and-homelessness-crisis/ Erin’s Crescent Halls article: https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/after-years-of-advocating-for-redevelopment-crescent-hall-residents-break-ground-on-renovation/
Louisa County Historical Society: https://louisahistory.org
Most top carbon-emitting nations, like the United States, are wealthy democracies. Yet climate change is hurting poor countries first and destabilizing their societies — with rising seas, more frequent hurricanes and harsh droughts, leading to mass migration. Science journalist Kendra Pierre-Louis says buying an electric car won’t help much. What we need, she tells Will and Siva, is far more than good individual choices: a wholesale structural shift, international reparations and a healthy dose of shame.
All the delightful and weird promos for WTJU's 2021 Rock Marathon. Find out more at: wtju.net/rock2021
All the delightful and weird promos for WTJU's 2021 Rock Marathon. Find out more at: wtju.net/rock2021
All the delightful and weird promos for WTJU's 2021 Rock Marathon. Find out more at: wtju.net/rock2021
All the delightful and weird promos for WTJU's 2021 Rock Marathon. Find out more at: wtju.net/rock2021
All the delightful and weird promos for WTJU's 2021 Rock Marathon. Find out more at: wtju.net/rock2021
All the delightful and weird promos for WTJU's 2021 Rock Marathon. Find out more at: wtju.net/rock2021
All the delightful and weird promos for WTJU's 2021 Rock Marathon. Find out more at: wtju.net/rock2021
All the delightful and weird promos for WTJU's 2021 Rock Marathon. Find out more at: wtju.net/rock2021
All the delightful and weird promos for WTJU's 2021 Rock Marathon. Find out more at: wtju.net/rock2021
All the delightful and weird promos for WTJU's 2021 Rock Marathon. Find out more at: wtju.net/rock2021
All the delightful and weird promos for WTJU's 2021 Rock Marathon. Find out more at: wtju.net/rock2021
All the delightful and weird promos for WTJU's 2021 Rock Marathon. Find out more at: wtju.net/rock2021
All the delightful and weird promos for WTJU's 2021 Rock Marathon. Find out more at: wtju.net/rock2021
All the delightful and weird promos for WTJU's 2021 Rock Marathon. Find out more at: wtju.net/rock2021
This week in 1861.. Robert E. Lee paced the room. Events proceeded quickly. And he knew his next decision would change everything for him, his family, and history.
A week ago, Confederates attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina. President Lincoln issued a proclamation and called for a 75,000-man militia to quell the insurrection. Lincoln even asked Virginia to send men and asked Robert E. Lee to take command of the Union Army.
And this is how Lee came to this moment of pensive pacing at Arlington House.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of the Virginia Audio Collective, online at VirginiaAudio.org.
Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno stopped by WTJU March 26, 2021 to do a track by track of their new self-titled album, out now on Free Dirt Records.
Joachim Cooder stopped by WTJU April 2, 2021 to go track by track through his latest album, "Over That Road I'm Bound", out now on Nonesuch Records.
Greg Garrison (Leftover Salmon), Grant Gordy (David Grisman Quintet, Mr Sun), and Joe K. Walsh (Mr Sun) stopped by WTJU April 15, 2021 to go track by track through their new album with Alex Hargreaves titled "Bluegrass and the Abstract Truth."
Until recently women in jazz were predominantly singers and pianists. While women have expanded their contributions, women players still excel in both roles and there are an amazing group of women pianists enriching the music today, many of whom are top-flight composers. In our final program dedicated to women in jazz, celebrating an extended Women’s History Month, we’ll hear from some great pianist / composers.
Srdja Popovic was 16 and playing guitar in a goth-rock band when Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic came to power. A decade later — after a series of brutal civil wars — Popovic and a few friends launched a resistance movement that grew to tens of thousands and helped topple Milosevic’s reign of terror. The secret of their success? Nonviolence, Popovic says. Today he leads an organization that supports pro-democracy activists all over the world. Hear him share his story, his principles and his hopes.
The toxic waste that seeps into rivers taints everything downstream, spoiling lakes and oceans, killing flora and fauna, altering the air we breathe and raining back down. Information works the same way, media scholar Whitney Phillips says. Fueled by human passions, falsehoods permeate the mainstream media, undermine trust and hurt vulnerable people most. To untangle this trash, she argues, we need to think ecologically, too: looking not only to coders but faith leaders, teachers, even healthcare workers.
Nat Turner’s Rebellion in 1831 sparked a wave of anti-slavery advocacy in Virginia. At UVA, the Jefferson Society elected Merritt Robinson to deliver a speech at the Founder’s Day celebration in the Rotunda in 1832. Robinson used his speech to argue for the emancipation of slaves in Virginia. He made the case that slavery was a moral wrong by quoting Washington, Jefferson, and other founding fathers. The faculty was outraged.
Maxicelia sits down with Trina Murphy for a candid conversation following the finding of the remains of her niece Alexis Murphy.
Charlottesville's Mayor Nikuyah Walker speaks with Charles regarding her description of her city which made national headlines.
Charlottesville's Mayor Nikuyah Walker speaks with Charles regarding her description of her city which made national headlines.
Enslaved people have been part of the story of the University of Virginia and Charlottesville since their very beginnings. And this week, on Saturday, UVA will dedicate a major physical marker and memorial to the enslaved people who built the University and were an integral part of its founding and early years. So we sat down with Kirt von Daacke, he’s a UVA professor and served as Co-Chair of the President’s Commission on Slavery and the University, to ask him about the design and hsitory of the memorial and the people it honors. In the second segment, we share an interview with Delegate Sally Hudson about some of the new laws they passed in the Virginia General Assembly this year. Read the President’s Commission on Slavery and the University’s research: https://slavery.virginia.edu Attend the Memorial Dedication: https://majorevents.virginia.edu/mel/schedule
When law professor Danielle Citron began exploring the scourge of online harassment, especially of women, what she found was disturbing. Virtually undeterred, stalkers would share intimate details about their targets, post nude photos without consent and threaten rape. This kind of behavior is enabled by the same Wild West approach to cyberspace regulation that permits so much of our personal data to be harvested and abused. What’s at stake, Citron says, is not just our privacy online, but our civil rights.
This week in 1858… John Augustine Washington III paced the halls of Mount Vernon. What was he going to do with this place? The house was falling apart around him. And historical tourism income was not enough to keep up the house.
The next evening, a steam ship chugged up the Potomac. Passenger Louisa Cunningham gazed at Mount Vernon as it slipped by. She was horrified by what she saw and resolved to do something about it.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective. Online at VirginiaAudio.org.
Never have there been more prominent women clarinetists, saxophonists, and flutists in jazz that there are today and that trend has been increasing steadily for years. In the 25th annual Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards alto player Lakecia Benjamin was the Up and Coming Musician of the Year, Lauren Sevian was the Baritone Saxophonist of the Year, Jane Ira Bloom was the Soprano Saxophonist of the Year, Nicole Mitchell the Flutist of the Year, and Anat Cohen the Clarinetist of the Year. In addition, young tenor saxophonists Roxy Coss and Melissa Aldana have become well-known for their playing and composing. The new world of women jazz woodwind players in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
In the last few months, we've seen huge momentum around youth-led organizing at the state and local levels. In this special interview, WTJU producer Charlie Bruce talks to Abraham Castillo and Caro Campos of UndocUVA: an organization that works to create a more inclusive environment for undocumented students & communities through education & advocacy at the University of Virginia and beyond.
You can find out more @undocUVA on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, or email undocUVA@gmail.com to learn more about how to get more involved.
Corner House member Ethan Hawkins stopped by WTJU April 1, 2021 to go track by track through the band's new EP, Caribou Party, with WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones. Check out cornerhouseband.com to pick up a copy of the EP and some incredible artwork from band member Louise Bichan.
In 2015, we celebrated the 100th anniversary of Billie Holiday’s birth. In 2020, the documentary Billie was released and now the flawed biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday has come out. In the last several years, there have been significant tribute records by Dee Dee Bridgewater, Cassandra Wilson and José James. In addition, songs from Billie’s repertoire have earned a permanent place in jazz performance, being represented on many recent releases. Interest in Billie Holiday has never been higher. As we continue to celebrate Women’s History Month, a tribute to Billie Holiday in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
On a spring morning in 1819, seventeen people loaded two wagons with their luggage, tools, and provisions. They left their Rockfish plantation in Nelson County and travelled over Jarman’s Gap and into the Shenandoah Valley.
Their destination? Illinois. 800 miles away.
But first they had to stop in Pennsylvania to meet up with their slaveholder Edward Coles. Yes, the traveling band of men, women, and children were slaves. And Coles planned to free them.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective. Online at VirginiaAudio.org.
It’s been a turbulent year in Charlottesville City government and we are now in the midst of an election season. Mayor Nikuyah Walker and councilor Heather Hill were both elected to City Council in November of 2017, just a few months after the violent white supremacist rally. Their four year terms are nearly up and there are five candidates running in the Democratic primary to take those seats. We’ll talk about that election as well as a recent expansion of voting rights. In the second half of the show, we hear about a new play by Kelley Van Dilla that grapples with gender identity, family and mental health.
Charlottesville Tomorrow 2021 Voter Guide: https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/2021-voter-guide/
https://www.restore.virginia.gov http://www.oar-jacc.org
Let Go of Me: http://livearts.org/let-go/
Still We Rise: https://www.reflectionsoralhistory.com
Ann Savoy (Magnolia Sisters, Savoy Family Band, Savoy Doucet Cajun Band) stopped by WTJU March 25 to share some recordings from her Cajun Interviews Collection; a series of recordings Ann has done going back to the 1970s. The Arhoolie Foundation awarded a grant to Ann’s son, Joel Savoy, and Mollie Farr a few years ago to digitize and edit the archive of interviews and field recordings Ann had done as part of her research for her books, Cajun Music: A Reflection of a People Vol. 1 and Vol. 2.
Folk & Beyond, hosted by WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones, is heard Thursday afternoon from 4-7 pm (est) at 91.1 FM, streaming at wtju.net, or by asking your smart speaker to “Play WTJU.”
The past decade has been a great one for lovers of jazz singing with most of the exciting music coming from women singers. In this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!, we will complete our survey, begun in the last program, of 20 releases of 15 female vocalists performing songs from the Great American Songbook, contemporary pop tunes and their own compositions. We are celebrating Women’s History Month on Jazz at 100 Today!
Picture one of your elderly neighbors or family members. Someone in their 80s. When they were a young adult, they had to pay a poll tax to vote in Virginia. Many southern states established these poll taxes at the turn of the 20th century in order to disenfranchise Black and poor white voters. The Commonwealth of Virginia even wrote the poll tax into its new 1902 constitution.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective, online at VirginiaAudio.org.
Given a real choice, people around the world would take a shorter work week over bigger salaries, consume less to live more and seek mutual flourishing rather than plunder their natural resources. The problem is, says anthropologist Jason Hickel, the idea of a “degrowth” economy has never been on the ballot. Instead, the core tenet of capitalism — insatiable expansion — is holding humanity, and democratic ideals, hostage. The stakes can’t be higher, he argues: if we don’t fix that, we won’t save the planet.
Joseph Fossett worked at his blacksmith anvil late into the evening with a lot on his mind. Earlier that day, his master Thomas Jefferson had told him that he would be freed one year after Jefferson’s death. But only him and four other enslaved men. Not Joseph’s wife Edith or their children.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective, online at VirginiaAudio.org.
The past decade has been a great one for lovers of jazz singing with most of the exciting music coming from women singers. In this hour and the next of Jazz at 100 Today! we’ll survey 20 releases from 15 female vocalists who range from the rediscovered vintage jazz of Catherine Russell to the powerful hybrid music of newcomer Zara McFarlane. We are celebrating Women’s History Month on Jazz at 100 Today!
March 13th, marks the one year anniversary of a day that changed a lot of our lives. On March 13th, 2020 Governor Ralph Northam announced that all public schools in virginia would close for at least two weeks. You’ll hear about that day from Albemarle High School student, Mary Govan. Then we’ll talk about the racial inequities that the pandemic has exposed and exacerbated with Samantha Willis, who recently published a series with the Charlottesville Inclusive Media Project. We’re also going to talk to a student artist about her exhibit for this year’s mostly virtual Liberation and Freedom Days.
See Black in America https://mbrandondesigns.com/black-in-america/ See Face Collage https://mbrandondesigns.com/face-collage/ Watch Macy’s gallery talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2qAzXGHNn0
Read Samantha Willis’s series: https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/still-determined-economic-revival/
In 2020, for the first time, woman musicians won half of the instrumental categories in the Jazz Journalists Association's annual awards program. To celebrate Women’s History Month, we are going to turn over the next several programs to women artists, whose numbers are steadily growing within the jazz ranks, making the music stronger. This hour of Jazz at 100 Today! will explore the music of All-Women groups - Terri Lyne Carrington & The Mosaic Project, Monika Herzig’s Sheroes, Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, The Tiptons Sax Quartet and Artemis. Jazz Women in the next hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
The U.S. Constitution is clear: every person counts. But in a country with a sordid history of voter suppression, tinkering with the decennial census has become the latest trick for undermining majority rule. And the usually mundane rite of enumeration was politicized like never before when President Trump tried to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census. Dale Ho, director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project, explains why that’s detrimental to the proper functioning of government. And illegal.
While traveling from Philadelphia to Mount Vernon, George Washington sat down to write a letter. He was angry. His enslaved chef Hercules had run away from Mount Vernon, and George wanted him back. In his letter, he asked his friend to search for Hercules. But Hercules had freed himself, and he wouldn't be caught.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective, online at VirginiaAudio.org.
Bass player Jeff Picker (Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder) stopped by WTJU March 4, 2021 to go track by track through his solo debut release, "With The Bass In Mind" during WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones's program Folk & Beyond.
The Union army led by Custer -- yes, that Custer of Little Big Horn infamy – arrived in Charlottesville on March 3rd. Town and University officials met him at the bottom of Carr’s Hill with a flag of truce. The Union forces occupied Charlottesville for three days and foraged the countryside for food. And African-Americans flocked to the Union camp.
Over a thousand African-Americans followed Union troops as they left the town and headed toward Scottsville. Today, March 3rd is remembered in Charlottesville as Liberation and Emancipation Day.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of WTJU's Virginia Audio Collective, online at VirginiaAudio.org.
Around the 100th anniversary of Thelonious Monk’s birth in 2017, there were so many excellent collections of his music released that the previous hour of programming couldn’t contain them all. More Monk Tributes from John Beasley and MONK’estra, the Microscopic Septet and Wadada Leo Smith in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
Longtime Southern California singer-songwriter Rick Shea stopped by WTJU Thursday afternoon, February 11, just after 12 (est) to do a track by track of his new album, Love and Desperation, with Cosmic American Jamboree host Lonesome George.
Over the last 25 years, college tuition has almost doubled. Meanwhile, America’s K-through-12 education system has only become more fractured — with acute disparities in standards and resources at different schools sometimes just miles away from each other. But UVA president Jim Ryan has hope that with creative solutions across the board, learning can be democratized, and democracy itself enriched in the process. Hear what he has to offer Siva and Will — and the tough questions their students have for Ryan.
The COVID Outbreak on Campus - February 26, 2021
Ten days ago on February 16th, UVA reported 229 new cases of COVID-19 in one day. Those 229 cases were 15% of all the new cases that day in the whole state. And as of this morning, UVA is reporting nine hundred and twelve active cases of COVID 19 among its students, faculty, and staff. So it’s safe to say that we are experiencing an outbreak here in Charlottesville. Today on Soundboard we talk about what’s driving that outbreak and what the University is doing about it. And in the second half of the show we sit down with a local organization that’s tackling food justice in Charlottesville and Albemarle.
https://cultivatecharlottesville.org
https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/uva-relaxing-some-covid-related-restrictions/
https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/uva-officials-address-massive-covid-outbreak/
https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/uva-declines-to-assign-blame-for-covid-spike-but-some-point-fingers-at-fraternity-sorority-recruitment/
Fiddler and educator Tatiana Hargreaves stopped by WTJU on February 25, 2021 to do a track by track of her new EP, "Soledad", with WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones during Folk & Beyond. Soledad is an original four-movement suite inspired by One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez.
Although he has been gone now 39 years, and it has been much longer since he stopped writing, no composer of modern jazz has garnered more attention from his fellow musicians than Thelonious Monk, whose work is the subject of a continuous stream of tribute recordings. Groups as diverse as the Bobby Broom Trio, the Microscopic Septet and John Beasley and MONK’estra have assembled releases from their favorite compositions, but Miles Okazaki, in a solo set, and the Frank Kimbrough Quartet have gone all in with releases of every known Monk composition - the ultimate homage. Tributes to the composer Thelonious Monk in this hour and the next of Jazz at 100 Today!
American democracy is supposed to come with a warranty: equal opportunity, social mobility, the promise of success with hard work. But the fabled Dream is fraying. In fact, NYT journalist Eduardo Porter says, it was never sold as advertised. From the beginning, the myth cheated people of color and poisoned working-class solidarity. To mend this tattered republic, Porter tells Siva and Will, we need “a new idea of America” — made from policies that address wealth inequality across the social spectrum.
John Sloan American, 1871-1951 Hell Hole, 1917 Etching and aquatint, 10/100 9 7/16 x 12 3/8 inches Museum Purchase, 1977.5 © Estate of John Sloan/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Hell Hole is a 1917 etching by the American Artist, John Sloan. We see the cramped, claustrophobic interior of bustling bar. We know this is the Golden Swan, frequently referred to by its regulars as the Hell Hole, hence the title of the print.
Located at West 4th and 6th Avenue in New York City’s Greenwich Village, the Golden Swan was frequented by both working class patrons and the artists for whom the area became known in the 20th century.
Four decades before Dr. King’s I Have a Dream speech… Three decades before Brown versus Board of Education... Gordon Blaine Hancock was a leading spokesman for African American equality and self-determination in the generation before the civil rights movement.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective -- VirginiaAudio.org
Brazil is cursed. Or so it would seem, says media studies scholar David Nemer. Every three decades over the last 100 years, an authoritarian government rises to power. And the results are disastrous. Under Jair Bolsonaro, the “curse of the thirty years” continues, with covid deaths mounting and Brazilian institutions buckling. Find out what’s going on and what hope remains for democracy in South America’s largest country.
This week in 1851… Fugitive slave Shadrach Minkins was captured in Massachusetts... until a crowd of black activists broke into a Boston courtroom and freed him again.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of Virginia Audio Collective: VirginiaAudio.org.
The second episode of every month is our Tech Talk Tuesday edition, which focuses on more specific online related questions from UVA faculty. Featuring tech tips from Dave Stoops and Bernadette Poerio, join us for a conversation about the benefits of the new rich content editor and notification features in Canvas. During the Ask Ashley segment, join Ashley Caudill and Jenny Quarles as they discuss ways in which instructors can take full advantage of the collaborative tool that allows students to edit content pages within a course.
In 1969, experimental music composer Alvin Lucier recorded his voice, played back the tape and re-recorded, played back that tape and re-recorded, and so on. After enough iterations, the resonant frequencies of the room reinforced themselves to the point of dominating the recorded sound.
This recording from 2021 is Nathan Moore doing the same thing, and with similar results. Iterations 2 - 20 were played through a stereo pair of PreSonus speakers and recorded by a Rode PodMic placed approximately 18" from each speaker.
Most local students have not been to school in-person in almost a year. We talk to Billy Jean Louis about the mental health impact of virtual learning. Stay tuned for the second half of the show, when we talk to Caetano de Campos Lopes from the Community Climate Collaborative about a few issues at the intersection of equity and climate in our community.
https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/the-pandemic-has-taken-a-toll-on-children-and-teens-what-can-be-done/
https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/black-charlottesville-could-get-mental-health-center-thanks-to-uva-equity-center-fellow/
https://theclimatecollaborative.org
Two-time (and reigning) IBMA Dobro player of the year and multi-instrumentalist Justin Moses "stopped by" WTJU February 11, 2021 to do a track by track of his new album, Fall Like Rain, out now on Mountain Fever Records, with WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones during Folk & Beyond.
The U.S. Census of 1860 reported that almost half a million Virginians lived in slavery. Five years later they were all free.
During the Civil War years, many enslaved people freed themselves. Legally speaking, a pro-Union, shadow state government -- the Restored Government of Virginia -- officially abolished slavery in Virginia. But it took the U.S. Army enforcing these measures after the end of the Civil War for most enslaved people to gain their freedom.
In a largely unregulated social media ecosystem, a curious mom looking for info about vaccine mandates in public schools can end up feasting on the internet’s most insidious — and outlandish — conspiracy theories. Stanford researcher Renée DiResta joins Will and Siva to grapple with the tangled web of QAnon, antivaxxers and more. If the Jan. 6 riot in Washington is any indication, what starts in chatrooms doesn’t stay in chatrooms. And the real-world consequences of the virtual Wild West can be disastrous.
Imagine falling in love with zebrafish in high school and spending years of your life dedicated to cancer biology research. Now imagine becoming a cancer patient yourself in your mid-twenties. Annie and Q sit down with Brittany, an amazing graduate student to listen to her story and how the merging of the researcher and patient experience, especially during a global pandemic has forever changed how she and her fellow researcher will approach their work. Also touching upon the importance of graduate student advisors to be flexible and how amazing it is that a R1 public institution provided comprehensive health insurance during this critical time.
So we are all living through a global pandemic. We may not all be scientists, but most if not all of us have heard about how key a vaccine for the Coronavirus is for all us. Our knowledge beyond knowing a vaccine is important may be fuzzy and many of us do not realize that we have opportunities to help progress vaccine development by volunteering in vaccine trials. David Rach was one of the first to volunteer at the University of Maryland Baltimore vaccine trials and shares the experience with GradGamut hosts Q and Annie. He helps us, and all our listeners understand how vaccines work using the metaphor of the wild west.
An episode months in the making, Here Comes 'Rona, brings together stories from fours graduate students working creatively in response to the challenges by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With Christina we see what field research in the Arctic entails during a time of rigid safety rules and travel restrictions. In Atlanta, we go to Emory where Evan is continuing work at a clinic while also gathering insights on the mental health of graduate students, then we visit with Drew who had to cancel his field research in the Chesapeake Bay but who has found ways to use data from the past that will greatly help their work in environmental science. Then we go to New York City with Beryl Liu who shows us how graduate students in the performing arts are getting even more connected and creative around the world to make the arts a place for processing the events in our world in ever-increasingly inclusive ways.
The Westmoreland County School Board recently voted to change the name of the county's high school from Washington and Lee High School to Westmoreland High School in response to community outcry. Listen to how they did it.
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Remember Silvio Berlusconi? Sex scandals, shady deals and a cult-like following marked the former Italian prime minister’s lasting grip on power. It’s a playbook with a long history and a troubling appeal nowadays, says NYU historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat. On our first episode back from the winter break, she walks Will and Siva through the characteristics of political strongmen — and the lessons they offer for American democracy in the post-Trump era.
For the most part, Virginia's political leaders and business elites opposed lynching. Not out of respect for the rights of African Americans. More because the elites were trying to attract manufacturing and industry. That called for law and order, and lynchings were bad publicity. Two state senators introduced the nation's first anti-lynching law in February 1928.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of the Virginia Audio Collective. Online at VirginiaAudio.org
For almost forty years, as Joe Lovano has been growing as an artist, he has produced a series of discs as a leader in a wide range of formats from duos and trios to nonets, dectets and large ensembles. Always in demand, his guest appearances on other leaders’ dates have produced some of his best work. This is the third of four programs featuring today’s Tenor Titans - highlights of Joe Lovano’s diverse work in the past decade in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
Branford Marsalis, tenor and soprano saxophone maestro and member of the important musical clan, emerged forty years ago in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and as a sideman in his brother Wynton’s early endeavors. For thirty years, the primary vehicle for his own releases has been predominantly the sax - piano - bass - drums quartet but recently he has produced work in a duo with long-time collaborator, pianist Joey Calderazzo. He continues to also flourish in outside projects with other jazz leaders. The final of four programs featuring today’s Tenor Titans - recent music from Branford Marsalis in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
This week we take a look at the COVID data in our health district and get an update on the local vaccine distribution process. And in the second half of the show we share a riveting interview with highly acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni from the podcast and radio show In My Humble Opinion on 101.3 Jamz.
Charlottesville Tomorrow Vaccine Dashboard: https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/local-covid-19-vaccination-updates/
Express your intent to get a vaccine with the Blue Ridge Health District: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpPkf1nbLplRn9hdqHDLglEl3M6OCCIVpXee86I2vASQUFJA/viewform
In My Humble Opinion Podcast: https://virginiaaudio.org/#/in-my-humble-opin
After such a wacky month in America, is there any question democracy is still in danger? Yeah, we didn’t think so either. Will and Siva are back with Season Two and a whole new lineup of guests. Listen to our trailer for a taste of what’s in store. We’ll bring you stories from the trenches of democracy around the world, interviews on climate change and economic inequality, a primer on QAnon… and much more. So keep that thumb on our feed: our first show drops in just a few days.
Diane Arbus American, 1923-1971 Lady Bartender At Home with Souvenir Dog, New Orleans, 1964 Gelatin silver print, 7 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. (20 x 18.1 cm) Museum purchase with the Curriculum Support Fund, 1988.7 © Estate of Diane Arbus | Fraenkel Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
A woman wearing a leopard print vest, black turtleneck, and black pants is seated with one leg bent under her on a chair; she has on black, high heel boots. She looks forward, out of the photograph, but not quite directly at the viewer. What is most striking about her appearance, is her hair. A high, teased white blond bouffant, bisected by a thick blond braid wrapped around it.
People don’t much like to talk about the dark history of eugenics these days. But less than 100 years ago, Virginia lawmakers passed the “Eugenical Sterilization Act” in a drive to protect what the state called “the purity of the American race.”
After being raped by her foster nephew and committed to a mental institution, Carrie Buck became the test case for this new sterilization law.
Born Hyman Arluck on February 15, 1905, Harold Arlen was one of the most important composers of the Great American songbook. Arlen’s first collaboration with lyricist Ted Koehler, Get Happy, became his first hit in 1930 and ever since his tunes have been covered by jazz artists. In 2000, his collaboration with Yip Harburg, Over the Rainbow, from The Wizard of Oz, was deemed the Number One Song of the Century by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts. Instrumental artists and vocalists still find Arlen’s songbook compelling and there are many current examples of inspired performances. A birthday salute to Harold Arlen in this hour of Jazz at 100 today!
WTJU spoke with playwright Courtney Jett Walker about their upcoming play "The Mom Journals." The play will be performed virtually through Live Arts.
The work uses interwoven monologues to tell the story of five women in different stages of motherhood. Though they are worlds apart, each character shares vastly similar revelations about what it is to be a mother: What motherhood takes away, what it gives us, and how it is a life-long journey that takes just as long to process.
The play will be livestreamed (via private Zoom webinar) from January 28-31, 2021. For more information, visit: http://livearts.org/mom/
Karan Casey, a founding member of the Irish supergroup Solas, long recognized as one of the most innovative, provocative and imitated voices in Irish traditional and folk music, dropped in at WTJU on Thursday, January 21, at 4 pm (eastern) to kick off Folk & Beyond as she chatted about her upcoming concert and workshop with the Blue Ridge Irish Music School (BRIMS). Visit brimstunes.org for details about the January 29 concert and January 30 workshop.
Tenor player Mark Turner is one of the few prominent players who identify tenor player Warne Marsh as an influence. Marsh was a student of pianist/composer Lennie Tristano, whose compositional influence can also be heard in Turner’s work. Over the past 25 years, Turner has released a relatively small set of discs as a leader, with the preponderance of his work represented by his extensive sideman activities and the work of Fly, his trio with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard, whose music was presented in an previous program in this series. This mix seems to be changing as German label ECM is providing Turner with more opportunities to present his work on his own releases. The second of four programs featuring today’s Tenor Titans - recent work from Mark Turner in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
“Crazy.” “I fall to pieces.” “Walking after midnight.” All classic Patsy Cline songs that may have been unknown today if not for a televised talent show competition.
This Week in Virginia History is a member of WTJU's Virginia Audio Collective. VirginiaAudio.org
Charlottesville's Mayor, Police Chief, & reformer discuss solutions to the city's spike in crime with In My Humble Opinion & Charlottesville Tomorrow on 101 Jamz. Recorded on January 8th, 2021.
City of Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker
City of Charlottesville Police Chief RaShall Brackney
Shadee Gilliam
Editor of Charlottesville Tomorrow, Elliott Robinson
Lead Reporter at Charlottesville Tomorrow, Jessie Higgins
Hosted by Charles Lewis, Maxicelia Robinson, and Razor
Charlottesville's Mayor, Police Chief, & reformer discuss solutions to the city's spike in crime with In My Humble Opinion & Charlottesville Tomorrow on 101 Jamz. Recorded on January 8th, 2021.
City of Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker
City of Charlottesville Police Chief RaShall Brackney
Shadee Gilliam
Editor of Charlottesville Tomorrow, Elliott Robinson
Lead Reporter at Charlottesville Tomorrow, Jessie Higgins
Hosted by Charles Lewis, Maxicelia Robinson, and Razor
Charlottesville's Mayor, Police Chief, & reformer discuss solutions to the city's spike in crime with In My Humble Opinion & Charlottesville Tomorrow on 101 Jamz. Recorded on January 8th, 2021.
City of Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker
City of Charlottesville Police Chief RaShall Brackney
Shadee Gilliam
Editor of Charlottesville Tomorrow, Elliott Robinson
Lead Reporter at Charlottesville Tomorrow, Jessie Higgins
Charlottesville's Mayor, Police Chief, & reformer discuss solutions to the city's spike in crime with In My Humble Opinion & Charlottesville Tomorrow on 101 Jamz. Recorded on January 8th, 2021.
City of Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker
City of Charlottesville Police Chief RaShall Brackney
Shadee Gilliam
Editor of Charlottesville Tomorrow, Elliott Robinson
Lead Reporter at Charlottesville Tomorrow, Jessie Higgins
Hosted by Charles Lewis, Maxicelia Robinson, and Razor
Charlottesville's Mayor, Police Chief, & reformer discuss solutions to the city's spike in crime with In My Humble Opinion & Charlottesville Tomorrow on 101 Jamz. Recorded on January 8th, 2021.
City of Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker
City of Charlottesville Police Chief RaShall Brackney
Shadee Gilliam
Editor of Charlottesville Tomorrow, Elliott Robinson
Lead Reporter at Charlottesville Tomorrow, Jessie Higgins
Hosted by Charles Lewis, Maxicelia Robinson, and Razor
drcameronwebb #covidtaskforce #covidvaccine
IMHO addresses the fears, myths, as well as our people's valid reluctancy to get vaccinated with Dr. Cameron Webb of Biden White House Covid Taskforce.
drcameronwebb #covidtaskforce #covidvaccine
IMHO addresses the fears, myths, as well as our people's valid reluctancy to get vaccinated with Dr. Cameron Webb of Biden White House Covid Taskforce.
drcameronwebb #covidtaskforce #covidvaccine
IMHO addresses the fears, myths, as well as our people's valid reluctancy to get vaccinated with Dr. Cameron Webb of Biden White House Covid Taskforce.
The year is barely two weeks old and yet we already have so much to talk about. We’re going to start with what City Councilor Michael Payne has called a “leadership crisis” in city government. After an avalanche of resignations, the city was able to announce a hire this week. Chip Boyles will take over as city manager on February 15th. We’ll talk about the decision with Charlotte Rene Woods of Charlottesville Tomorrow. And stay tuned for conversation with Sri Kodakalla & Ramona Martinez. They’re local artists behind the Feminist Union of Cville Creatives and they’ve recently put ou a new zine called Mala Leche. Read Mala Leche & check out FUCC: https://www.heyfucc.com Read Charlotte’s Article: https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/amid-turmoil-tjpdc-head-boyles-chosen-as-new-city-manager/
Andrew Green and Craig Akin put out an EP of original banjo and upright bass compositions titled "Two Steps Back" on January 12, 2021. They found time on January 14 to do a track by track of the release with WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones during Folk & Beyond (head Thursday afternoons from 4-7 eastern).
At the beginning of the 20th century, Richmond native James Branch Cabell was a little known author, even though he had already published eleven books. So nobody really expected his twelfth book -- "Jurgen" – to cause much of a splash. At least until it caught the eye of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice.
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The Confederate flag flew inside the U.S. Capitol this week, a feat not even Robert E. Lee achieved. Egged on by President Trump, a violent mob laid siege to the building, bringing death and mayhem, and temporarily halting the work of Congress to certify Joe Biden’s victory. Siva and Will — together with their University of Virginia students — reflect on what happened. Much as the nation was stunned, these acts were not unprecedented or unpredictable.
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes (Mile Twelve) joined WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones on January 7, 2021 to do a track by track of her album, Fiddler's Pastime, out now on Bandcamp (and released in September of 2020 on CD and elsewhere).
Michael Clem (Eddie From Ohio) stopped by WTJU to do a track by track of his new EP, Rivannarama, out January 12, 2021.
Many Virginians know that the city of Richmond burned at the end of the Civil War. But that wasn’t its first time being destroyed by fire. That blaze happened during the Revolutionary War, and by an American traitor to boot.
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Mark Stoffel, mandolin player for Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, found time to do a track by track of his new album, Coffee Cake, with WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones. They indeed went through every track as Mark shared details on each one.
Wes Corbett, banjo player for the Sam Bush Band, did a track by track on WTJU of his new album, Cascade, with WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones. As you might guess, Wes shared details on the background of each track on this fantastic album of instrumentals.
Bluegrass legend Tony Rice passed away on Christmas Day, 2020. WTJU Folk Director Peter Jones closed out the year with a tribute program during Folk & Beyond (heard Thursday afternoons from 4-7 eastern on WTJU) with a special tribute to Rice. He was joined by Darol Anger, Grant Gordy, Sharon Gilchrist, and Chris "Critter" Eldridge, with some recorded reflections as well from Mike Marshall.
Wayne Shorter began composing for the Jazz Messengers in 1959 and over the past 60 years has amassed perhaps the most significant catalog of jazz compositions of his time. Many of his, roughly, one hundred compositions are standards of the current repertoire. In this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!, we’ll explore recent renditions of his classic tunes by today’s working artists.
Chris Potter came on the scene in the early 1990s and proceeded to collaborate with a “Who’s Who” of modern jazz including Paul Motian, Patricia Barber, Renee Rosnes, Billy Hart, Dave Douglas, Dave Holland, Kenny Wheeler, and Pat Metheny. While his work as a leader is highly celebrated earning him standing among the best saxophone players and band leaders of his generation, his continuing contributions to the projects of long-standing partners like Holland, Motian and Rosnes add an almost unparalleled richness to his discography. This is first of four programs dedicated to today’s Tenor Titans - recent work illustrating the diversity of Chris Potter’s musical efforts in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
Guitar, bass and drum trios appear sporadically throughout jazz history, but do not see much frequency as a format until the 1970s, when guitarists like John Abercrombie and Pat Metheny adopt the small ensemble more frequently associated with rock power trios. In the last decade, a growing number of guitarists have settled on the trio as their preferred template. Guitar trios from Julian Lage, Lionel Loueke, Charlie Ballentine, Jakob Bro, Gilad Hekselman, Anthony Pirog and Steve Tibbetts in this hour of Jazz at 100 today!
2020 has been one of the longest, most painful years in most of our lifetimes. While it's impossible to do justice to every story that struck Virginia this year, we're covering a few of the biggest changes across the state over the last twelve months.
To help, we're joined by Michael Pope and Thomas Bowman of Transition Virginia, a state politics podcast covering many of the same topics. In this roundtable retrospective, we discuss the coronavirus pandemic, the state legislature's response to calls for racial justice, and the economic fallout yet to come.
Happy holidays, folks. We'll see you in the new year!
After a stint with the Virginia Board of Public Works, he became the chief engineer of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company. The company tasked Crozet with connecting Charlottesville to Staunton by railroad. But a rather large obstacle stood in his way – the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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December 23, 1783 was an emotional day for George Washington. Crowds cheered for George Washington as he rode to Annapolis, Maryland. Despite their enthusiasm, Washington had one goal in mind – he was resigning as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. Just three months earlier, the British had finally recognized American independence.
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Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea emerged from the 60s among the best pianists of their generation. Recording steadily over the next five decades, they are iconic masters in many musical formats, particularly notable for their small ensemble work. As time has gone on, Jarrett has focussed on solo recordings and recordings in a trio with Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette, mostly live. While Corea records in a rich variety of settings, his best work is arguably in the intimate settings of duos and trios. Recent projects from piano titans Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
UVA Hospital employees have begun to receive the vaccine! In our last episode of 2020, we look back on some of the big stories of year: the pandemic, the election, the racial justice protests this summer. Plus we’ll talk a little bit about a recent incident in which the Charlottesville Police Department was accused of racial profiling.
The second greatest leader since Booker T. Washington. The wealthiest African-American woman in the whole country. A supporter of educational and social work. Newspapers glowingly described all of Maggie Lena Walker’s many accomplishments after her death in December 1934. But the story of her rise to a position of public esteem reads like fiction.
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This photograph of gossip columnist Hedda Hopper by Weegee is an example of what he called his distortions. After working as a photojournalist in the gritty Lower East Side of Manhattan in the 1930s and ‘40s, he moved to Hollywood where he began photographing celebrities and experimenting with dark room techniques.
Arthur Fellig, known as Weegee American, born Ukraine, 1899-1968 Untitled (Hedda Hopper, Distortion) ca. 1950 Gelatin Silver Print 1995.30.65 Gift of Dr. Revels Cayton ÓWeegee (Arthur Fellig)/International Center of Photography/Getty Images
Dewey Redman (1931 - 2006) and John Coltrane (1926 - 1967) are giants in jazz history. Their sons Joshua Redman (born 1969) and Ravi Coltrane (born 1965) are among the most prominent players playing today. Has there ever been another time in jazz history when two of the most admired players are children of jazz masters? And it is even more extraordinary that both sets of fathers and sons all are great tenor players. Joshua Redman and Ravi Coltrane in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
Cuban influences have been heard in jazz since the 1940s. The 1960s brought significant Brazilian sounds into the music. Today, musicians from throughout Latin America are shaping the music, never more vibrantly than in large Latin ensembles. Latin Big Bands lead by Dafnis Prietos, Arturo O’Farrill, Miguel Zenon, David Murray, Antonio Adolpho and Bobby Sanabria in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
Last episode we were worried that COVID-19 cases might surge after the Thanksgiving holiday. And now they have. But it’s not all bad news. UVA Hospital plans to start distributing the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to some of it’s employees on December 15th. Plus, we talk to Sunshine Mathon and LaTasha Durrett of Piedmont Housing Alliance about the redevelopment of Friendship Court, gentrification, and how their families are making it through the pandemic. https://piedmonthousingalliance.org/
Revolution was brewing in Virginia. Royal governor Lord Dunmore took a number of actions that sparked civil unrest, and local militias began to muster. It all led to a battle at a Norfolk bridge.
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Though small, this Cypriot rhyton in the form of a bull has a lot of personality. He’s a favorite with many visitors to The Fralin Museum of Art, particularly our UVA students. A rhyton is a vessel, usually with an animal head or, in this case, a depiction of a whole animal, that is meant to hold liquid for drinking or pouring. This may have been used in funerary rites or in acts of commemoration. Cypriot Artist Base Ring II Bull Rhyton, ca. 1475 BCE - 1225 BCE Terracotta 3 1/8 x 2 x 4 1/8 in. (8 x 5.1 x 10.5 cm) Gift of Hon. George C. McGhee 1983.2.54
WTJU's Lewis Reining spoke with UVA Professor Emeritus Ron Dimberg about South Korea's path toward constitutional democracy. This discussion was focused primarily on events from 1988 onward. For part 1, visit: https://soundcloud.com/wtju/the-path-toward-democracy-in-south-korea-part-1
Since the early days of jazz, composers, arrangers, and players have sought out large ensembles for their potential for rich expression and vibrant musical color. Even in the heyday of small-group dominated bebop, Dizzy Gillespie formed a big band as soon as he was able. To this day, while few bands can hold together as touring units, some find regular work in public radio, especially in Europe, some hold weekly residencies in a few major cities and, more frequently, a number reassemble periodically for purposes of recording. Big Band charts from Marshall Gilkes, Gerald Wilson, Brian Lynch, Electric Squeezebox Orchestra, Ed Palermo, and Christian McBride in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
Guilty of conspiracy. Guilty of inciting an insurrection. And guilty of treason. So were the charges against John Brown after his failed raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry. The sentence – death by hanging.
Kurt Elling has been the dominant male vocalist in jazz for the past 20 years, winning the Down Beat Critics Poll from 2000–2013. Gregory Porter released his first record in 2010 and was recognized in the same poll as a rising star in 2013. He won the critics poll in five of the past seven years, with Elling being recognized in 2018 and 2019. For fans of jazz singing, the regular releases from these two singers are annual highlights. Like all great jazz singers, they both thrive in the company of excellent players including rising stars, Tivon Pennicott, Marquis Hill and Keyon Harrold and established pianists like Lawrence Hobgood, Christian Sands, Joey Caderazzo and Gary Versace.
Between the standard small jazz ensembles of quartets, quintets and sextets and the powerhouse big bands is a world of ensembles with eight, nine, ten or eleven players. Famously, The 1949 Birth of the Cool sessions were from a nonet assembled by Miles Davis, with arrangements by Gerry Mulligan, Gil Evans and John Lewis. Bands of this size are a nimble playground for creative arrangers. Little Big Bands in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
This powerful self-portrait in The Fralin Museum of Art’s collection is by the French artist, Émilie Charmy. She was influenced by Post-Impressionism and acquainted with the Fauves, both clearly evidenced in her compositional structure, passages of loose brushwork, and choice of strong colors. Émilie Charmy French, 1878 - 1974 Self-Portrait with an Album, ca. 1907 - 1912 Oil on canvas 45 3/4 x 35 1/16 in. (116.2 x 89.1 cm) Gift of Pamela K. and William A. Royall, Jr. 2011.17.2 ©Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Between the standard small jazz ensembles of quartets, quintets and sextets and the powerhouse big bands is a world of ensembles with eight, nine, ten or eleven players. Famously, The 1949 Birth of the Cool sessions were from a nonet assembled by Miles Davis, with arrangements by Gerry Mulligan, Gil Evans and John Lewis. Bands of this size are a nimble playground for creative arrangers. Little Big Bands in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
Nat Turner’s 1831 rebellion horrified white Virginians and scared all of the slaveholding south. Anti-slavery debates erupted in the Virginia Legislature -- and afforded women their first chance to have their voices heard in state politics.
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While cases are exploding around the US, COVID-19 is pretty under control in central Virginia. At least for now. We talk to Charlottesville Tomorrow about what has kept COVID cases low here and how to keep them that way as we approach the holidays. And stay tuned for an interview with Barbara Campbell Thomas. She’s a painter and multimedia artist based in North Carolina and her work is currently on display at the Ruffin Gallery at UVA.
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A solitary figure emerges from an urgent flurry of charcoal lines. Vernon Ah Kee’s “Unwritten” is a potent metaphor for the struggle of indigenous artists to control their identities amid the continuing pressures of racism and colonial oppression. In 2004, Ah Kee began a series of large scale photorealistic charcoal portraits of his family members. These works were based upon ethnographic photos taken by the anthropologist Norman Tyndale on Palm Island during the 1930s. In enlarging these images to an imposing scale, Ah Kee returns power to their gaze, reclaiming the ethnographic photography for those who are once its subjects.
Vernon Ah Kee Indigenous Australian, b. 1967 Unwritten, 2011 Charcoal on paper, 29 15/16 x 22 1/16 in. (76.04 x 56.04 cm) Museum purchase from Milani Gallery, 2012
It’s been a long year: A tiny virus laid us low, protests over racial injustice erupted across the country, climate change loosed record-setting wildfires and hurricanes, and citizens voted in one of the most fraught national elections ever. So what did 2020 reveal about the state of democracy in America and across the world — and what will come in its wake? In this live recording for our season finale, a panel of experts helps Will and Siva break it all down and build it back up. Where do we go from here?
A century ago, the so-called City Beautiful movement was all the rage. The goal was to make cities nice-looking with parks and monuments to by-gone eras. Stockbroker and philanthropist Paul McIntire hired New York artist Henry Shrady to create a huge Robert E. Lee statue for a new whites-only park in downtown Charlottesville.
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The question "Do black landscapes matter?" cuts deep to the core of American history. From the plantations of slavery to contemporary segregated cities, from freedman villages to northern migrations for freedom, the nation’s landscape bears the detritus of diverse origins. Black landscapes matter because they tell the truth. In this vital new collection, acclaimed landscape designer and public artist Walter Hood assembles a group of notable landscape architecture and planning professionals and scholars to probe how race, memory, and meaning intersect in the American landscape. https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5389
In 1956, Jimmy Smith created the organ trio of organ, guitar and drums. Soon thereafter, his quartets with Lou Donaldson and Stanley Turrentine defined the organ - saxophone quartet sound. Today, these traditions live on and, although the instrumentation may vary slightly, the debt to Jimmy Smith’s pioneering soul jazz trios and quartets is persistent.
On September 20, 2019, tenor giant Charles Lloyd wrote, “I am quite at a loss to express the acute pain I feel learning about the departure of my brother and long time friend, Harold Mabern. This hits very close to home - we go back to the early 1950s when we were both members of the Rhythm Bombers at Manassas High in Memphis - along with Frank Strozier, [and] Booker Little.… Matthew Garrett (Dee Dee Bridgewater's father) was our music director. Jimmie Lunceford started the music program at Manassas and it had a very rich tradition. George Coleman and Hank Crawford had gone there just before us.”
Booker Little died at 23 years old. Great hard-bop altoist Frank Strozier left the music scene thirty years ago. Charles Lloyd, tenor player George Coleman and pianist Harold Mabern recorded some of the best music in their careers in the past decade. While Mabern passed in 2019, Lloyd and Coleman are still active players. Recent work from the Rhythm Bombers of Manassas High in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
Matthew McLendon is looking at one of his favorite prints in The Fralin Museum of Art’s collection. It’s a woodcut by the German Expressionist artist, Erich Heckel. The title of the print is Reading Aloud (Beim Vorlesen) and it was made in 1914. We know who the figures are. The woman, right hand resting under her chin, elbow on the table, is Erich Heckel’s companion and later wife, the dancer Sidi Riha. She sits shoulder to shoulder with art historian Walter Kasebach, a great advocate for the Die Brücke Artists.
Erich Heckel German, 1883-1970 Reading Aloud (Beim Vorlesen), 1914 Woodcut on heavy, gray toned Japanese paper, 11 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. (29.8 x 20 cm) Museum purchase with the Curriculum Support Fund, 2001.14.2 © 2015 Erich Heckel / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst
President Trump is calling for recounts and crying voter fraud while the Biden transition team roars to life, laying the groundwork for action on key issues like climate change, the pandemic and economic reignition. But our guests this week say America’s democratic institutions will continue to buckle if political leaders and citizens alike don’t take bold action to strengthen — and alter — them. Join Will and Siva for an election wrap-up and a look ahead with commentators Jamelle Bouie and Dahlia Lithwick.
Virginia History - Nov 10 - University of Virginia expelled dozens of students for rioting
UVA students had formed a military company, but disregarded the faculty's rules. When the faculty demanded the company be dissolved, the student military company refused. When the faculty expelled the 72 students that were part of it, the students rebelled.
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WTJU's Lewis Reining talks with author Justin Schon about his latest book, "Surviving the War in Syria: Survival Strategies in a Time of Conflict." In it, Justin uses analysis from over 200 interviews with refugees to argue for civilian agency in times of conflict and to unpack the complex decision making that happens as civilians try to navigate their everyday lives.
WTJU's Lewis Reining spoke with UVA Professor Emeritus Ron Dimberg about South Korea's path toward constitutional democracy. This discussion was focused primarily on the period between the 1980 military coup and the 1988 direct presidential election of Roh Tae-woo. Part 2 of the interview will focus on 1988 and beyond.
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Flat-picking guitar maestro Larry Keel stopped by WTJU on November 5, 2020 to play a few songs off his new album, American Dream. He chatted about what he has been up to since the pandemic, and the Larry Keel Experience final two gigs of the year coming up November 21 early and late shows) at Chisholm Vineyards as part of the Festy 2020 series.
Election Day has come and gone, but the election process still continues. And while we’re still waiting to know who has won the Presidential election, a whole host of state and local races in Virginia were also on the ballot, as well as a state Constitutional amendment for redistricting reform. This week, we sit down with Nathan Moore and Aaryan Balu, from Bold Dominion, for a roundtable discussion on this year's election and what it means for Virginia going forward.
The Fralin Museum of Art has a strong collection of Indian Painting due to the efforts and long dedication to the museum of Prof. Dan Ehnbom, who is one of the leading specialists in South Asian Painting. Matthew McLendon discusses one of his favorite works from this part of the collection, a leaf from a Rukmini-haran (Abduction of Rukmini) series: Rukmini Adorning Herself Preparing to go to the Temple, ca. 1700-1710 CE.
Leaf from a Rukmini-haran (Abduction of Rukmini) series: Rukmini Adorning Herself Preparing to go to the Temple India, Rajasthan, Kota, ca. 1700 – 1710 CE Ink, opaque color, and gold on paper 15 x 11 3/8 in. (38.1 x 28.89 cm) Museum purchase with Curriculum Support Fund, 2008.2
The last decade was one of immense consequence and productivity for pianist/composer Vijay Iyer. In 2012 alone, in the DownBeat International Jazz Critics Poll he was voted Artist of the Year, Pianist of the Year, Small Group of the Year (the Vijay Iyer Trio), Album of the Year (Accelerando), and Rising Star Composer of the Year. Then in 2013, he received the McArthur Fellowship, often called the McArthur Genius Grant. He started the decade recording for Munich based ACT Music and in mid-decade moved across town to ECM. His releases uniformly received critical acclaim as he recorded with a South-Asian trio, then several times with a conventional piano trio, with side trips to solo recordings, string quartets, sublime duos and a surprising three-horn sextet.
Virginia History - Nov 3 - Virginia women vote for the first time
The 19th Amendment granted women nationwide the right to vote, but Virginia had refused to ratify it. So when women’s suffrage became the law of the land just two months before the 1920 presidential election, Virginia was caught flat-footed. The deadline to register had already come and gone, so Virginia registrars scrambled to record women on the rosters. The state gave Virginia women one month to put their names on voter rolls...
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Last month we learned that 545 immigrant children remained stranded in the United States, separated from their families: casualties of the president’s hard-nosed stance on immigration. And yet, despite all the tough talk and draconian policies, Trump’s administration hasn’t deported people as aggressively as his predecessor. So as Americans head to the polls this week, what should they make of this legacy, and what hope is there for a more humane future? Political scientist Elizabeth Cohen has some answers.
The end of this very long, very unusual election season is almost here. We talk to Charlottesville Tomorrow about the future of the fifth district and what they’ve learned from election 2020 so far. Plus, Nathan Moore interviews hometown congressional candidate Dr. Cameron Webb about what he’s seen as a doctor treating COVID patients and what he plans to do if he’s elected on Tuesday.
Dobro master and 14-time GRAMMY winner Jerry Douglas chatted with Folk & Beyond host Peter Jones on October 29 ahead of his Festy concert with Daniel Kimbro the following evening at Chisholm Vineyards.
Freshwater Saltwater Weave is a series of glass works by contemporary urban-based Arrernte artist Jenni Kemarre Martiniello. Her works in hot blown glass, coldworked glass and canes are inspired by the aesthetics of Aboriginal woven forms. The works in this exhibition span the last five years and are inspired by dilly bags, eel traps, fish traps, fish baskets, and bicornual baskets.
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello. Yellow Rushes Fish Basket #2, 2017. Hot blown and cold worked glass with Canes. Purchased with funds provided by Maria T. Kluge, 2019.
It was a Sunday morning in late October. Families were walking to church services. University students were slowly rousing from their beds. One early-rising scholar ambled across the UVA Lawn and saw something peculiar. A wisp of smoke rose from the roof of the Rotunda Annex. Suddenly, flames shot from the roof.
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In the past several years, a suite of players have emerged from Los Angeles, many of whom grew up together, loosely connected by the name West Coast Get Down. The most visible player in this scene is Kamasi Washington from a jazz perspective, but Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner and Miles Mosely have made significant records in a pop and R’n’B vein. Composer and pianist Cameron Graves anchors Washington’s releases and has become known as a significant artist through his own release. Music from the West Coast Get Down in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
You apply, get in, get your Student Visa, move to the US, teach, study and then one day the US government tries to change the rules. Annie & Q talk to a few graduate students who found themselves in this position in the spring when the Trump administration tried to prevent international students from returning to their education in the US after many universities moved their instruction online. Hear about those changes and how these students navigated them. Plus what you can do about it!
Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment to the Supreme Court on the eve of a presidential election has raised questions about Congress’s duty to check the power of the judiciary. Risa Goluboff, dean of the UVA Law School, offers Will and Siva some judicial — and judicious — history, and weighs the future. What will Justice Barrett do to the Supreme Court? How will it change her? And what’s with all the turtles carved into the court’s building? Well, Goluboff says, the pace of justice is slower than you may think.
After two long months of socially distanced and Zoom-based negotiations, the Virginia General Assembly has finally finished its 2020 Special Session -- called to deal with police reform and Covid-related changes to the state budget.
This week, we're joined by state Delegate Sally Hudson. She walks us through some coming changes to criminal justice, the state's strategy for economic recovery, and how Virginia could improve our approach to both, going forward.
Do you need a little tranquility and peace in your life? Join Matthew McLendon as he looks at a beautiful bronze in The Fralin Museum of Art’s collection depicting Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha. Though only 11 inches tall, this work from Ming Dynasty China is exquisitely detailed with a psychological force well beyond its size.
Chinese Artist Shakyamuni Xuande Period 1426 - 1435 Gilt bronze 11 x 7 1/4 x 5 in. (27.9 x 18.4 x 12.7 cm) Bequest of Frank Haden Vines 1976.31.6
Koda Kerl stopped by WTJU on October 21, 2020 to do a track by track of the new Chamomile & Whiskey album, Red Clay Heart (out October 30).
After the Civil War, southern states were required to re-write their state constitutions before being admitted back to the union. Virginia counties held elections for representatives to send to the state constitutional convention. It was the first election in which African-American men in Virginia could vote, and Albemarle County voters chose an African-American man named James Taylor as one of its delegates.
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Kate Manne argues that contempt for women is not a bug but a feature of Donald Trump’s politics. She says this helps explain why “masculine” issues — like the military, gun rights, law enforcement and border security — have drowned out health care, education, climate change and food protection. Manne, a philosopher at Cornell, also tells Will and Siva how such misogyny is refracted in the “himpathy” afforded to male perpetrators of sexual violence, and internalized not only by men but many women, too.
Duke Ellington envisioned long-form jazz compositions before the technology was created to support them. Initially limited to around six minutes on two sides of a 78 RPM disc, the advent of the 12’ Long-Playing record liberated Ellington and other jazz composers to conceive and record extended compositions. Several contemporary composers are continuing to explore the format with enthusiasm. Recent suites from Maria Schneider, Jim McNeely, Rufus Reed, Darcy James Argue and Brian Krock in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
Meet the creative team behind Lost Home, Win Home. It’s an original work by Charlottesville-native Shelby Marie Edwards running at Live Arts this weekend. In this one-woman show, Edwards interrogates her experience growing up in Charlottesville in relation to the white supremacist rally of August 2017. We also talk about Albemarle County’s decision to bring more students back to in-person school in November.
Fascism. We know what that looked like in 20th-century Germany and Italy: dictatorship, genocide, war. But can a creeping enthusiasm for authoritarianism in the 21st century — in democracies like India, Hungary and even the United States — be called “fascist”? Yale philosopher Jason Stanley thinks so. Not only that, he tells Siva and Will, but democracies are especially susceptible to fascism. Find out why.
Since the 1950s, there have consistently been players who found in Hard Bop a comfortable place to return to even as the focus of the music ebbed and flowed. Perhaps this is because so many heroes of modern jazz created the music that defined the term - players like Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Clifford Brown, Horace Silver, Art Blakey and Lee Morgan. Or perhaps the infectious groove is fun to play and brings great pleasure to audiences. For whatever reason Hard Bop cannot really have a revival, because it has never gone away. In this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!, we will listen to recent examples of the lasting power of Hard Bop in the jazz world.
It looked like a regular custard dish. Just a nice dessert to give to a friend. But it contained a compartment for secret messages -- a very nice feature for someone smuggling secret information from the heart of the Confederacy into the hands of Union military leaders. That dish belonged to Elizabeth Van Lew, born to a prominent family in Richmond. Her actions during the Civil War left her socially shunned, but later inducted into the U.S. Military Intelligence Hall of Fame.
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Fueled by the arrival of Israeli ex-patriot guitarist Roni Ben-Hur in 1985 and bassists Omer Avital and Avishai Cohen in late nineties, a network of Israeli musicians have steadily filtered into New York over the past twenty years. Several have risen to the highest levels of acclaim.
With gun sales up, violence in the streets, and an overwhelming majority of the nation thinking that we're heading down the wrong track, it's no secret that America is in a troubled place right now.
That isn't helped by the actions of President Trump, who, in the last few weeks, has suggested that he wouldn't accept the results of the upcoming election if he lost, encouraged supporters to watch polling places, and refused to denounce white supremacists on live television.
Combine that with a recent FBI report that called far-right militias an "immediate extremist threat,” and you've got a powder keg set to blow this November. This week, we spoke to and anti-racist activist Emily Gorcenski and journalist Peter Galuszka about the threats we might face both on the ground and in Washington.
In less than a week, Donald Trump told Americans not to let coronavirus “dominate” them, spread falsehoods about the flu, and told a violent hate group to “stand back and stand by.” These are just the sort of statements that make him a demagogue, says Texas A&M rhetorician Jennifer Mercieca. This time, Mercieca helps Will and Siva make sense of the president’s penchant for inflammatory language. How has it overshadowed the public sphere for five years, and what does it say about the state of our democracy?
Perhaps the most famous and well-traveled painting in the museum’s collection, The Natural Bridge by Frederic Edwin Church, is for any Virginian an immediately recognizable scene. Church painted this picture in 1852 based on sketches he made on a trip to Natural Bridge the previous summer with friends Cyrus and Mary Field. Church took precise notes on his sketches of the geological formations as well as the surrounding flora and there is an oft repeated anecdote that Cyrus Field kept a rock fragment from the trip and compared it to the painting for accuracy.
Frederic Edwin Church American, 1826-1900 The Natural Bridge, 1852 Oil on canvas 38 x 33 in Gift of Thomas Fortune Ryan, 1912.1
When Phil Howard lived in Budapest, he watched as Hungary’s fledgling democracy was polluted with polarizing stories spread online. It’s a phenomenon now threatening political discourse everywhere, and recent tweaks meant to improve social media policies and algorithms, he says, amount to “a drop in the bucket.” But find out why Howard, a professor of internet studies at Oxford University, thinks we need more social media, not less; and how machine learning and big data might be democratized for good.
This week in 1903… The wreck of the Old 97 inspired a popular ballad. For nearly a century, country crooners from Woody Guthrie to Johnny Cash have sang about the wreck of the Old 97. But what was the Old 97?
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This weeks episode is another one for the newcomers who didn't have time to listen to the previous two episodes. Our tale follows Urza's New project the Bloodlines project: A eugenics program designed to make the perfect person. We'll also get a look at the phrexian's new project the artifical plane of Rath Music by: Chad Crouch, Ketsa, and Kai Engel. freemusicarchive.org/music/Chad_Crouch freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel Contact me: thetimelinesproject@gmail.com
I know I'm a bit late but the set isn't out yet so I thought I'd throw my hat into the ring and talk about the upcoming magic the gathering set Zendikar Rising Music by: Chad Crouch and Ketsa freemusicarchive.org/music/Chad_Crouch freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa Contact me: thetimelinesproject@gmail.com Check out the new set: https://magic.wizards.com/en
If you've gotten your ballot for the upcoming election, you may have noticed a question about a proposed Amendment to the Virginia State Constitution.
The Amendent proposes a bipartisan commission to end the process of gerrymandering--politicians drawing districts to suit their own interests--in Virginia. That's important, because next year, Virginia will be holding its state elections based on those districts.
But does the amendment go far enough? How did Virginia get here in the first place? This week we talk to journalist Peter Galuszka and historian Brent Tarter, author of Gerrymanders: How Redistricting Has Protected Slavery, White Supremacy, and Partisan Minorities in Virginia.
Since the early days of jazz, composers, arrangers, and players have sought out large ensembles for their potential for rich expression and vibrant musical color. Even in the heyday of small-group dominated bebop, Dizzy Gillespie formed a big band as soon as he was able. To this day, while few bands can hold together as touring units, some find regular work in public radio, especially in Europe, some hold weekly residencies in a few major cities and, more frequently, a number reassemble periodically for purposes of recording. Big Band charts from Marshall Gilkes, Gerald Wilson, Brian Lynch, Electric Squeezebox Orchestra, Ed Palermo, and Christian McBride in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
In 1890, Mississippi adopted a new constitution that offered a blueprint for Jim Crow. It all but banned African Americans from voting, erecting a charade of roadblocks: poll taxes, literacy tests and other targeted assaults on the franchise. As historian Carol Anderson explains, such laws blocked Black citizens from polling booths for decades. And today, she says — as the core safeguards of the Voting Rights Act unravel — Americans keep risking their lives to protect the kernel of democracy: their ballots.
This week in 1890… the U.S. Congress seated John Mercer Langston, Virginia’s first African-American representative. A year and a half after the election was stolen from him, Langston won his appeal and began his short term in Congress. He was the first and last African-American Congressman from Virginia for more than 100 years.
This week we talk to activists as they mark the removal of the confederate “Johnny Reb” statue in front of the Albemarle Courthouse. Plus COVID-19 has been found in four dorms at UVA. If that’s not enough news for one week, Charlottesville is also getting a new city manager. Stick around for our final segment where we sit down with the folks at Live Arts to talk about their upcoming entirely virtual season of community theater.
In this genre-defying book, best-selling memoirist and critic Daniel Mendelsohn explores the mysterious links between the randomness of the lives we lead and the artfulness of the stories we tell.
Combining memoir, biography, history, and literary criticism, Three Rings weaves together the stories of three exiled writers who turned to the classics of the past to create masterpieces of their own—works that pondered the nature of narrative itself. Erich Auerbach, the Jewish philologist who fled Hitler’s Germany and wrote his classic study of Western literature, Mimesis, in Istanbul... François Fénelon, the seventeenth-century French archbishop whose ingenious sequel to the Odyssey, The Adventures of Telemachus—a veiled critique of the Sun King and the best-selling book in Europe for one hundred years—resulted in his banishment... and the German novelist W. G. Sebald, self-exiled to England, whose distinctively meandering narratives explore Odyssean themes of displacement, nostalgia, and separation from home. https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5626
This weeks episode we continue with the story of Urza, the Phyrexians, Rath, and the Bloodlines Project. Music by: Chad Crouch, Ketsa, and Kai Engel. freemusicarchive.org/music/Chad_Crouch freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel Contact me: thetimelinesproject@gmail.com
Angelica Kauffmann (Swiss, 1741-1807) was famed throughout England and Europe as a portraitist and painter of Neoclassical scenes. She came to notice in her teens, having traveled and trained with her father, the painter Johann Joseph Kauffman. After moving from Rome to London, she was one of only two women who were founding members of the Royal Academy. In Venus and Adonis, 1786, Kauffmann portrays a moment of quiet intimacy between the goddess and the youth. The tragedy of the story has yet to unfold and seems unimaginable in such an idyllic setting.
Angelica Kauffmann Swiss, 1741-1807 Venus and Adonis, 1786 Oil on canvas, 50 ¼ x 36 7/8 inches Museum Purchase with Membership Acquisition Fund, 1976.25
In 1987, the first Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Piano Competition was held. Among the winners were Marcus Roberts and Joey DeFrancesco. On a roughly annual basis, the competition is held, now focussing on a different instrument each year and renamed in 2019 the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Competition. The competitions in 2010 and 2015 celebrated vocalists recognized Cécile McLorin Salvant, Charenee Wade, Jazzmeia Horn and Veronica Swift - all of whom are well on their way to making significant contributions to the music. The Classes of 2010 and 2015 in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
Charleston. Tree of Life. Christchurch. All these deadly attacks have some grim details in common — their death tolls were massive... white-power ideology fueled their architects... and they only seemed to be the work of loners, according to historian Kathleen Belew. Join Will and Siva as Belew traces the unsettling history of anti-government militias since the 1980s. Often misunderstood in this story, she says, is the deadliest act of domestic terrorism on record in America: the Oklahoma City bombing.
This week in 1958… Virginia Governor J. Lindsay Almond ordered the closure of Lane High School and Venable Elementary in Charlottesville.
In some ways, we have two different Virginias that live side-by-side. On one side, white-collar workers who have adjusted to the pandemic with Zoom meetings and social distancing; on the other, blue-collar workers who have faced losses of their jobs, healthcare, housing, and economic stability in the face of a global pandemic.
But COVID-19 has only exacerbated trends that have plagued Virginia for forty years, if not the state's entire history. This week, we spoke with journalist Peter Galuszka about the growing divide in Virginia's economy, and UVA Professor James Harrigan about the economic trends that have heightened income inequality nationwide for the last forty years.
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What draws young people into the universe of toxic far-right groups that pine for a White ethno-state? The temptation to hate often begins with innocent chatter before it’s fed by degrees — and algorithms, says Cynthia Miller-Idriss, a sociologist and education expert who tracks such groups. They work through a mix of alluring aesthetics, direct appeals in social media and online gaming, even in old-fashioned flyers on college campuses. But, Miller-Idriss has found, the path to extremism can be disrupted.
If you pay for daycare for your children or other dependents (including elders!) then you can't afford NOT to learn about dependent care FSAs.
They're a great place to save for your daycare expenses and they can save you up to $1,500 per year on your taxes.
Learn more and make an appointment with a benefits counselor at https://hr.virginia.edu/benefits/benefit-savings-accounts/flexible-spending-account.
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This weeks is another science episode similar to the one on Ornithopters. We'll be exploring flowstone and it's real life counterparts, and also discovering why Davvol is the most powerful telepath of all time. Music by: Chad Crouch and Ketsa freemusicarchive.org/music/Chad_Crouch freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa Contact me: thetimelinesproject@gmail.com
Jack Kelly's Rockhole 1997 90 x 120 cm Queenie McKenzie, indigenous Australian, b. 1915 Natural pigments on canvas Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia. Gift of Richard Klingler and Jane Slatter, 2019.
This week in 1732… Fourth U.S. President James Madison never wrote about his grandfather Ambrose. Which is surprising because Grandpa Ambrose was murdered by his slaves. Or so the court said.
In 2018, Leonard Bernstein would have been 100 years old, generating renewed interest in his work. His compositions, especially those from West Side Story continue to inspire many fine jazz performances with their beautiful melodies, compelling rhythms, and unique harmony. 100th birthday tributes by Bobby Sanabria & the Multiverse Big Band and, on the other end of the spectrum, Joe Policastro and Ted Nash in trio settings plus more jazz responses to the Maestro - in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
The German photographer, August Sander (1876-1964), was best known for creating what the Museum of Modern Art, New York has called, “the most ambitious and influential portrait of the people of the 20th century.” His sweeping photographic project, People of the 20th Century (Menschen des 20. Jahrhunderts), is comprised of over 600 photographs divided into seven volumes and nearly 50 portfolios intending to be a comprehensive visual record of the German people. He devoted 40 years of his life to it.
August Sander
German, 1876-1964
The Secretary, West German Radio, Cologne, 1931 Gelatin silver print, 10 5/16 x 6 1/2 in.
Museum purchase with the Curriculum Support Fund, 1985.18.8 © Die Photographische Sammlung / SK Stiftung Kultur - August Sander Archiv Köln / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Brennan, a young and enthusiastic owner of a small business, shares his story of growth by displaying the purpose of other people within his work.
After saving the refugees from serra’s realm, Urza came up with a new plan for a series of artifacts called the legacy. The legacy would combine with the skyship weatherlight to form the Ultimate weapon to defeat the Phyrexians. Along with the legacy Urza also started the Bloodlines project, a Eugenics program that would breed an army of warriors to fight the Phyrexians and produce a person who could assemble the legacy and defeat the Phyrexians once and for all. While Urza built his army the Phyrexians had their own plans. Yawgmoth the lord of Phyrexia created the artificial plane of Rath. Rath would act as a staging ground for the impending phyrexian invasion. Davvol, a human with powerful psychic abilities, was put in charge of Rath Music by: Chad Crouch, Ketsa, and Kai Engel. freemusicarchive.org/music/Chad_Crouch freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel Contact me: thetimelinesproject@gmail.com
This week we meet some of the folks behind a new labor union at UVA, The United Campus Workers of Virginia. Plus we talk about the return of five thousand uva students and how student workers are responding.
Spending a little bit of time thinking about your retirement will pay dividends in the future. Literally! And that's exactly what we do in the episode.
Two retirement experts spend a half an hour breaking down the essentials of planning for your retirement and getting the most out of UVA's retirement benefits. Learn more and make an appointment with a benefits counselor or retirement vendor at https://hr.virginia.edu/benefits/retirement.
Produced by WTJU 91.1 FM and UVA Human Resources.
To many, Wynton Marsalis’s big band, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, founded in 1987, is the face of jazz. With an international touring schedule, they have kept alive the tradition of big band jazz while recording an admirable series of discs. Yes, they record their share of classic jazz, but more than a museum of antique music, Jazz at Lincoln Center also commissions inspiring new repertoire for large jazz ensembles. And it can be thrilling to hear music of heroes like Ellington performed as it was composed - for large ensembles of total pros.
This week in 1849... Charles Stearns and Henry Box Brown published a book with the rather long-winded title: "Narrative of Henry Box Brown, who escaped from slavery, enclosed in a box three feet long, two wide and two and a half high."
Marcel Vertès (1895-1961) moved to Paris during World War I. While living in the Latin Quarter, he distinguished himself as a printmaker, illustrator, and painter, depicting the café culture that surrounded him. Following World War II, he immigrated to the United States where he worked on the 1952 Hollywood film Moulin Rouge, winning two Oscars for best art direction and best costume design. His murals, which he finished before returning to Paris, can still be viewed in the famed Café Carlyle in New York City.
Marcel Vertès
b. Hungary, 1895-1961, active in France
Untitled 4 from the portfolio Dancing, ca. 1920s
Color lithograph on wove paper
15 x 22-1/8 in. (38.1 x 56.2 cm)
Bequest of Buzz Miller. The Alan Groh-Buzz Miller Collection 1999.12.107.e
America incarcerates more people than any country: nearly a quarter of the world’s prison population. And U.S. inmates are disproportionately Black and Latino. How did we get here? Yale historian Elizabeth Hinton argues that minority communities suffered from successive “wars” meant to save them — from poverty, from crime, from drugs — but which criminalized them instead. She joins Will and Siva for a poignant discussion about the past and future of policing and mass incarceration in the United States.
Virginia's General Assembly convened on August 18 for a special session, originally dedicated to balancing the state budget in the face of COVID-19. Now following nationwide protests, the special session also promises to tackle the issue of criminal justice reform.
This week, in a special crossover episode the Transition Virginia podcast, we talk to hosts Michael Pope and Thomas Bowman about the first week of the special session. You can find the full discussion in their latest episode (https://soundcloud.com/transition-va/bold-transition-the-crossover), or visit them at www.transitionvirginia.com.
This week in 1814… President James and Dolley Madison and their slaves escape the White House as the British invade and burn Washington, DC. As first lady, Dolley Madison had been a much-celebrated hostess. Even today, she is known for rescuing a portrait of George Washington from the fire. But a firsthand account from one of the Madisons' slaves tells a different story.
Charlie Parker was born 100 years ago on August 29, 1920. Although he died at 34 years old in 1955, his legacy is so powerful that jazz would be a very different music if not for his contributions. In the intervening 65 years, Bird’s music has continued to influence and inspire, now, several generations of players and fans. In the past decade, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Joe Lovano and the alto trio of Vincent Herring, Gary Bartz and Bobby Watson have dedicated projects to his music. Moreover, countless players have continued to record and perform his music. The musical legacy of Charlie “Yardbird” Parker in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
Internet giants like Facebook, Google and Twitter aren’t just part of the disinformation problem — they are the problem, according to author Nina Jankowicz. Her new book, “How to Lose the Information War,” details Russia’s efforts to meddle in the affairs of other countries by turning the tools of free speech against democracy itself. In this interview with Will and Siva, Jankowicz makes clear the stakes are high, but the solutions — regulation and education — are within our grasp.
Charlotte Rene Woods updates us on an idea to create a mobile crisis unit to respond to 911 calls when there’s a mental health concern. And we talk to Kaymin Hester, a Charlottesville High School student, whose essay about the twelve African-American students who integrated Charlottesville City Schools was awarded in the Jefferson School’s Liberation and Freedom Days essay contest.
This weeks episode is a recap for newcomers to the podcast. It follows Urza Planeswalker has he founds the Tolarian Academy, builds a time machine, blows up the time machine, founds a second academy, and does everything in his power to defeat the phyrexians. Music by: Chad Crouch, Ketsa, and Kai Engel. freemusicarchive.org/music/Chad_Crouch freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel Contact me: thetimelinesproject@gmail.com
Leah Wright Rigueur calls America a failed state. As a polity, she says, the United States has failed black people, falling short of its promises of equality and justice. This summer’s protests are a dramatic diagnostic of that failure — the latest in a long history of wake-up calls. But this is also, perhaps, a transformative moment, a sign of hope. Rigueur, a Harvard historian and public policy expert, discusses the importance of heeding black protest, black politics, and black demands for reparations.
This week in 1865… The University of Virginia names Charles Venable chair of the mathematics department. But his concerns extended beyond mathematics... For three and a half decades, Venable played a central role in constructing the myth of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy.
Since Sonny Rollins’ landmark recordings in 1957 and 1958 (Way Out West, A Night at the Village Vanguard, Freedom Suite), tenor sax plus bass and drums has been an attractive format for many tenor players. As Michael J. West wrote in Jazz Times “…when jazz artists … began experimenting with chordless ensembles in the 1950s, the sax trio became a daring extension of those experiments, and eventually a staple of small-group jazz. The lack of a piano or any other chordal instrument gives the band’s sound an openness, a devil-may-care freedom (even outside of free jazz) that suggests anything can happen at any moment.” Several current tenor players keep returning to this format as a preferred ensemble form. In this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!, tenor trios of JD Allen, Charles Owens and Mark Turner.
See his award winning painting and all the finalists in this virtual gallery.
Ngarralja Tommy May has been making art for over 30 years and this year his painting, Wirrkanja, won the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award. Henry Skerritt introduces us to the artist and reminisces about his 2016 visit to the Kluge-Ruhe.
Nganampa Ngura, Our Country (2013) is a work of grand ambition and stunning color, it shows the ways in which these senior women see the world, connected by kin and country. From the tiny flowers of the bush plum to an epic painting on canvas, all actions are interrelated. In our globally connected world, these artworks remind us that every “little thing” is part of the grand tapestry of existence. The thirteen artists who made this work are: Wawiriya Burton, Ruby Williamson, Barbara Moore, Mary Katajuka Pan, Nyurpaya Kaika Burton, Naomi Kantjuriny, Iluwanti Ken, Mona Mitakiki Shepard, Tjungkara Ken, Sylvia Ken, Katanari Tjilya, Maringka Tunkin and Paniny Mick.
See the photograph on the Fralin's website.
Cara Romero (Chemehuevi) is an award-winning artist who utilizes techniques learned in film, digital, fine art, and commercial photography to produce powerful visual imagery that serves both as social commentary and to bring focus on Indigenous female perspectives. She painstakingly constructs narrative scenes that use pop cultural references to visually critique common stereotypes of Native women and to tell contemporary stories of Native identity.
Romero is represented in many museum collections and has been included in national and international exhibitions, including the recent Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists; When I Remember I See Red: American Indian Art and Activism in California; and Desert X 2019. She was presented with the Institute of American Indian Arts Distinguished Alumni Award (2017), and has received the highest awards in Photography categories at the prestigious Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market every year since 2012.
Cara Romero Chemehuevi, b. 1977 Kaa, 2017 Inkjet print on paper, edition 4/7 Museum purchase, 2019.7 © Cara Romero
Naminapu Maymuru-White is a Mangalili artist who paints the Milky Way and its earthly mirror, the Milniyawuy River.
See the work on the Kluge-Ruhe's Website.
Tony Albert’s Brothers engaged with issues of race, police violence, discrimination and identity. This single installation features twenty-six portraits of young Aboriginal men with targets painted onto their chests, as well as designs and symbols that Albert associates with strength and resistance. Albert was inspired by events that took place in Sydney in 2012, when two teenage Aboriginal joyriders were shot and injured at the hands of police. Following this, a protest was held at Sydney’s Town Hall, and friends of the victims appeared with targets drawn on their chests. For Albert, the target symbolizes the daily experiences of being racially targeted. It also refers to the stereotypes applied to Aboriginal people as a result of government policies, such as the Northern Territory Intervention.
Tony Albert is a Girramay artist. His work is held in numerous public and private collections internationally. In 2014 he won both the $100,000 Basil Sellers Art Prize and the prestigious $50,000 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award. He is known internationally and recently unveiled a major commission in Sydney’s Hyde Park, a monument dedicated to Australia’s Indigenous military service men and women.
Singer/songwriter Nan Macmillan took time out of the pandemic to reflect upon her new EP, "August And The In Between", for the WTJU listeners. In between the reflections, Nan also performed "Sapling for August", "Rain for the Heavy Heart", and "How Many Miles".
This week's episode we return to the Isle of Tolaria. Where things aren't going so well. Urza has left the school to pursue another project and the Phyrexians are growing stronger. If Urza doesn't act in time the whole island could be over run. Music by: Chad Crouch, Ketsa, and Kai Engel. freemusicarchive.org/music/Chad_Crouch freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel Contact me: thetimelinesproject@gmail.com
Our letter writer today asks about how to be less deferential and apologetic. We explore how so many of us learned to play small with others in our lives and then complete a meditative exercise that helps us tap into our essence and get more comfortable with stepping into our power.
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Since the Charles Mingus - Langston Hughes collaborations in the 1950s, there has always been a durable under-current of Jazz / Poetry projects. Recently Poet Laureates Robert Pinsky and Philip Levine have recorded with pianist Laurence Hobgood and alto-saxophonist Benjamin Boone. Bassist Steve Swallow and poet Robert Creeley collaborated on several projects as did tenor player David Murray and poet Amiri Baraka. In 2017, two projects used the poetry of American masters as the inspiration for jazz suites. Drummer Matt Wilson recorded a project with the poetry of Carl Sandburg and soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom celebrated the writings of Emily Dickenson. Jazz and Poetry in this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!
Donald Trump has called Mexican migrants criminals and rapists, vowed to build a "beautiful" wall along the southern border, and presided over traumatic family separations among asylum seekers. But nativist ideology in U.S. politics — and policy — is nothing new. Immigration scholar Erika Lee walks Will and Siva through America's spotty record as a nation of immigrants, from the Naturalization Act of 1790, which barred nonwhite people from becoming citizens, to the Trump administration's Muslim ban in 2017.
For five months, we've known that to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, we need to stay at home. But how can Virginians stay at home if those homes are taken away? With no end to the crisis in sight, thousands of Virginia citizens are facing evictions from their homes. What can lawmakers do about the crisis, and why are Virginia tenants so uniquely vulnerable?
This week, we spoke with Ned Oliver, a reporter at the Virginia Mercury, and Christie Marra, an advocate at the Virginia Poverty Law Center (804-782-9430), about the recent eviction moratorium and the history of Virginia's unequal tenant laws.
In 1850, the legendary Koh-i-noor diamond, gem of Eastern potentates, was transferred from the Punjab in India and, in an elaborate ceremony, placed into Queen Victoria’s outstretched hands. This act inaugurated what author Adrienne Munich recognizes in her engaging new book as the empire of diamonds. She tells the story of that ceremony as well as introducing us to South African Diamond mining, diamonds in literature, and the history of the diamond engagement ring.