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  • Mayor Avula on Earning Richmond’s Trust

    Mayor Avula on Earning Richmond’s Trust
    Jun 17 2026
    Danny Avula’s campaign for Richmond Mayor is in the rear view mirror, and he’s digging deep into governance. Can he keep the trust of Richmonders while turning campaign promises into reality? Featuring: Danny Avula, Mayor of Richmond
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    30 min
  • When Will Virginia Legalize Marijuana?

    When Will Virginia Legalize Marijuana?
    Jun 10 2026
    After YEARS of negotiations, state lawmakers passed a bill to create a retail market for marijuana. Then the Governor got out her veto pen. Can legalization advocates find another way? Guests: Dean Mirshahi, VPM News reporter Chelsea Higgs Wise, Executive Director of Marijuana Justice Barbara Biddle, co-founder of the Cannabis Small Business Association Valerie Slater, Executive Director of RISE for Youth
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    42 min
  • The Return of Prison Education in Virginia

    The Return of Prison Education in Virginia
    Jun 3 2026
    We used to do higher education in Virginia prisons, but not so much anymore. What happened? And what’s being done now... to bring it back? Featuring: Terri Erwin (Director) and Kenneth Hunter (Organizer) with the Virginia Consensus for Higher Education in Prison Scott Richeson (Deputy Director of the Division of Programs, Education and Reentry) and Zacc Allen (Chief Information Officer) for the Virginia Department of Corrections
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    30 min
  • Returning as a Citizen

    Returning as a Citizen
    May 27 2026
    In Virginia, a felony conviction can lead to a lifetime ban on voting. This November, a constitutional amendment might change this. Rich talks to VPM News reporter Whittney Evans about how big those changes might be. Will the amendment help returning citizens... actually return as citizens. To learn more about returning citizens read VPM's Curious Commonwealth: https://www.vpm.org/news/2026-05-28/quadaire-patterson-voting-rights-felony-convictions-rvas-got-issues Featuring: Whittney Evans, Features Editor for VPM News
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    23 min
  • RVA Loves Our Animals

    RVA Loves Our Animals
    May 20 2026
    From Francine the cat to drunken raccoons, we love our animals in RVA. But how are they doing, especially the most vulnerable: the ones who need new homes? On this episode, we talk animal adoptions. Plus: bears. Fat ones. Featuring: Christie Chipps Peters, Director of Richmond Animal Care and Control Larry Eason, Executive Director of Richmond Animal League Robin Keegan, Reading Interventionist at Frances W. McClenney Elementary School
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    31 min
  • VCU and Richmond: Growing Together?

    VCU and Richmond: Growing Together?
    May 13 2026
    Virginia Commonwealth University is Richmond’s urban university. But it's sometimes hard to know where Richmond ends and VCU begins. How does VCU grow and thrive while the city does the same? Can Richmond and VCU... grow together? Featuring: Max Wasserman, RVA's Got Issues Producer Andrew Kerley, outgoing Executive Editor of the Commonwealth Times
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    31 min
  • Richmond's Economic Development: Building New, Reusing Old

    Richmond's Economic Development: Building New, Reusing Old
    May 6 2026
    It's all anyone seems to think about - how can we develop our economy? But do we actually need to build more to get more? On this episode, the answer is yes and no. One Richmond business has a big plan to capture international attention. But down the street, a second-hand store shows you don't need something "new" to attract customers. Oh, and we get a tour of LEGO Manufacturing VA. Featuring Jennifer Wakefield, President and CEO for the Greater Richmond Partnership Amy Turner, Executive Director of SCRAP RVA
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    31 min
  • Dispatches from RVA’s Frontlines

    Dispatches from RVA’s Frontlines
    Apr 29 2026
    We talk a lot on our show about, well, issues. But we don't always get a sense of what it's like for the people on the frontlines of those issues. How do you keep working to fix the issue, when others don't know, don't care - or want you to stop?From healthcare to education: it's dispatches from the frontlines.Guests: Stephanie Arnold, founder of Seven Hills Family MedicineMary Graham, Chief Executive Officer of READ RVA
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    31 min