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In this featured episode - Tennishu, Corey, and Morgan of Butcher Brown join us to talk about how they work: jazz as a shared language, the role of trust and collaboration in a five-piece band, and why they design live sets with intention. We cover their path from Richmond venues to national placements (Tiny Desk, Monday Night Football), how front-of-house shapes what audiences actually hear, and their production approach to a genre-agnostic sound.

Butcher Brown is a genre-bending quintet that’s been creating music together since 2009. Widely celebrated as one of Richmond’s premier creative music acts , this band brings together top-tier talent: Morgan Burrs (guitar), Corey Fonville (drums), and “Tennishu” (trumpet, saxophone & vocals) are 3 key parts of the magic. Their sound flows effortlessly from funk to jazz to soulful hip-hop.

With 2 appearances on Tiny Desk - NPR even praised Butcher Brown for “scoffing at the limitations” of genres. They’ve repped RVA on the world stage when they covered Little Richard's classic “Rip It Up” for ESPN's Monday Night Football in 2020. With their musical innovation and hometown pride on full display, Butcher Brown embodies the soulful, creative spirit of Richmond, Virginia

We also get into Richmond’s influence—the VCU pipeline, house-show history, and the city’s current rooms—plus the overlap between rap and jazz, streaming/label realities, audience shifts, and what’s next for the band. If you want a clear view of process, performance, and the scene that built them, this episode delivers.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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In this episode we unpack the Browns Island closure and the proposed 2026 riverfront “boardwalk,” what it could fix, and where projects tend to stall in RVA.

We visit the recent viral drunk raccoon story and how it jumped to national outlets. The story of a raccoon busting his way into an Ashland/Hanover ABC store, ransacking its shelves and passing out drunk in its bathroom on Friday, Nov. 28 has garnered national attention. It’s inspired Virginia ABC advertisements, themed cocktail recipes, a mass scavenger hunt and even a pet election.

Most of all, a limited-time merchandise campaign has raised over $200,000 for the Hanover County Animal Protection Shelter as of the time of reporting.

Then: CoStar’s planned “digital skin” and the broader AI billboard debate in an arts town.

We zoom out to connecting downtown districts, Shockoe street upgrades, and the tension between adaptive reuse and clashy infill (including the Fairfax addition fight).

Then we take a nostalgic turn with Rewind Vintage (VHS, retro gaming) and a quick look at attention economics: why we still make long-form and how big shared moments fade. We close with the typical moon-landing debate :)

Keywords: Richmond VA, Browns Island boardwalk, CoStar screen, AI billboard, Shockoe street improvements, Fairfax addition, non-alcoholic options, Point 5, Rewind Vintage, VHS, retro gaming, long-form podcasts, moon landing debate.

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Richmond then and now: how Black Friday shifted from a one-morning scramble to month-long sales, what that did to malls, and why shared cultural moments faded (with Barbenheimer as a recent exception and GTA 6 on the horizon). The episode looks at Richmond’s growth vs. preservation—think Scott’s Addition then vs now—and why local brands should publish consistently if they want to matter.

There’s a Richmond history detour into The Valentine museum and its Victorian-era remedy, Valentine’s Meat Juice, plus a practical segment on non-alcoholic holiday hosting (how to stock simple zero-proof options and why it reduces pressure, keeps mornings clean, and includes more guests). A late-night door-knock story leads to basic city safety and common-sense reads.

Topics include: Black Friday history, dead/dying malls, event culture, 1990s nostalgia, Richmond growth and neighborhood change (Scott’s Addition), local media and publishing strategy, The Valentine museum, Valentine’s Meat Juice, natural vs. Western medicine, sober-curious hosting, and urban safety.

Keywords: Richmond VA, Black Friday then vs now, dead malls, event culture, 90s nostalgia, Scott’s Addition, The Valentine museum, Valentine’s Meat Juice, sober curious, non-alcoholic holiday drinks, local media publishing, Richmond growth, city safety.

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In this episode we talk about how the Vera show has grown into locally recognized media, then get into a weird story about nine burglars jumping out of a Hyundai Sonata in Warrenton, and what it says about choices and consequences. We cover dog-poop etiquette and why online shaming rarely changes behavior. There’s a quick comparison to Japan’s “carry your trash” norm and a lost-bag story that shows how culture shapes outcomes. We taste a non-alcoholic tequila from Point 5 and share sober-curious options for the holidays.

We close with the Shockoe street projects — two-way conversions, cycle tracks, roundabouts—and why details like paving and finishes affect whether people actually want to walk, ride, and spend time in a place.

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Richmond made them, the world loved them. In this episode, Brandon Roundtree and Alex Howard of Conditions; both veterans of Richmond’s vibrant music scene, take us from Canal Club nights and storage-unit rehearsals to national tours and records that still hit millions of streams every year — Fluorescent Youth and Full of War.

We get into the writing that’s melodic on record but explosive in the room, the mechanics of a true breakout from RVA, and why coming back to Richmond for a reunion mattered more than anything else.

Conditions absolutely dominated the mid-2000s and helped put Richmond on the national stage. This month we are all celebrating 15 years since their debut album Fluorescent Youth. To this very day, their music has a cult fan base, receives millions of streams, and their final reunion show coming up this weekend sold out almost instantly.

Brandon is a father, a husband, and the insanely talented vocalist and core songwriter behind Conditions. He took his influence and experience from previous metalcore bands like Scarlet, and later when Conditions formed he became known for his melodic, emotion-driven songwriting and vocals.

Alex has been the guitarist alongside him since the very beginning — one of the engines behind so much of the melodic, driving sound that defined the band. Today, he’s taken that same talent to an even bigger stage. Alex now plays bass guitar for Jelly Roll — a Grammy-nominated and award-winning country music artist currently selling out arenas and headlining festivals worldwide.

Conditions were a huge part of the late-2000s, early-2010s pop punk wave. They signed with Good Fight Music, released 3 full length albums, 2 fan-favorite EPs, and spent years touring nonstop. From Warped Tour to SXSW — and sharing the stage with bands like Paramore, New Found Glory, Good Charlotte, and many many more - today they’re on the eve of their reunion show here in Richmond and they just dropped their brand new single, “Belong Foreve

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