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Richmond at midnight—past, present, next. We open with Carytown’s ball-drop nostalgia and the one-off Brown’s Island NYE event, then ask who should run a true public New Year’s party now. From there: the 2026 outlook for the riverfront and amphitheater, airport ambitions at RIC, and why a connected downtown matters more than bar crawls.

Mid-episode, we taste non-alcoholic “bubbly” from Point 5 and talk simple ways to host without alcohol. We cover the coming vape crackdown (why most disposables are disappearing, what’s actually FDA-authorized), nicotine as a stimulant in low doses, and real health risks like diacetyl/popcorn lung. We close with Jefferson Hotel gator lore, a look back at the year that launched the studio, and what’s ahead for 2026—more interviews, voice notes, and live shows.

Richmond VA, New Year’s Eve, Carytown ball drop, Brown’s Island 2026, riverfront, amphitheater, RIC airport, Scott’s Addition, vape crackdown, FDA authorization, nicotine risks, non-alcoholic bubbly, Point 5 Richmond, Jefferson Hotel alligators, Richmond events, 2026 plans.

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We cover a wild spread this week. From Richmond’s documented “Night Doctor” era—when grave robbing supplied cadavers to the Medical College of Virginia—to Chesterfield Town Center’s sale and what it signals for malls.

We break down the scam of hospital pricing and insurance, a local USPS fiasco, and the VMFA’s return of Turkish antiquities. We also reflect on a year of hard lessons: paying down debt, leaving the 9-to-5, and treating entrepreneurship like personal development.

Hosted by Myke Metzger & Perri Young:
https://instagram.com/mykemetzger
https://instagram.com/planetperri

Learn more about our studio:
https://verahouse.co

This podcast is produced by ⁠Vera House⁠ — a creative club and media studio based in Richmond, Virginia. Our studio exists to champion creative expression, elevate culture, and produce high-impact content for founders, makers, and modern brands in Richmond.

Quick interjection to invite you to Vera House Studios. If you are a local Richmond business, entrepreneur, brand owner, or service provider—and you know you need to create better content to get your products and services in front of the right people—we can help.

Get more info about our studio here.

This podcast is produced by Vera House — a creative club and premium media studio based in Richmond, Virginia. Our studio exists to champion local brands, creative expression, rva culture, and produce high-impact content for founders, makers, and modern businesses.

Follow the movement:

instagram.com/verahouse.co

youtube.com/@verahousepod

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Hosted by Myke Metzger & Perri Young:

instagram.com/mykemetzger

instagram.com/planetperri

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Richmond in winter, past to present. We open with reindeer lore and RVA snow-day nostalgia, then move through local holiday markets and simple gift philosophy before an on-air exchange. Midway, we taste non-alcoholic holiday picks from Point 5 and talk how to host with zero-proof options. The back half dives into Virginia history and winter folklore—Jamestown Day, Washington’s Delaware crossing, Krampus, St. Nicholas/Sinterklaas, Yule and evergreens—then lands in Richmond with Benedict Arnold’s raid and why local history is endlessly fascinating.

Quick interjection to invite you to Vera House Studios. If you are a local Richmond business, entrepreneur, brand owner, or service provider—and you know you need to create better content to get your products and services in front of the right people—we can help.

Get more info about our studio here.

This podcast is produced by Vera House — a creative club and premium media studio based in Richmond, Virginia. Our studio exists to champion local brands, creative expression, rva culture, and produce high-impact content for founders, makers, and modern businesses.

Follow the movement:

instagram.com/verahouse.co

youtube.com/@verahousepod

verahouse.co

Hosted by Myke Metzger & Perri Young:

instagram.com/mykemetzger

instagram.com/planetperri