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Guest interviews
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197 episodes
since Nov. 16, 2021
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Opera and rock seem like a somewhat unlikely combination for a concert, but this interview features one of the two performers who both found national and international success in two different kinds of music -- and who come together for a concert because of a friendship that started at Emory & …

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People, Inc. is a community action agency, headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia that now serves wide areas in Virginia with the motto of Building Futures and Realizing Dreams. For the purpose of this episode, People, Inc helps low-income citizens find affordable places to rent -- at a time of a ma…
It's called the Battle of Kings Mountain and was credited by Thomas Jefferson as turning the tide of victory over England. Even though the 1780 battle took place in South Carolina, the march of patriots that won that important battle began at a mustering location on Colonial Road in current-day Abi…
Vicki Pope is CEO of Winterham Alpacas in Abingdon, Virginia. For those walking on the Virginia Creeper Trail from Abingdon, the alpacas are a familiar site, along with the dogs that guard them. In this interview, Pope describes the gentle, eco-friendly animals that she found to be the addition her…
This week's conversation is with Brad Kreps of The Nature Conservancy where we learn about how our local river mussels clean water and protect fish and humans. However, they're endangered. Conserving these mussels, land, and the exceptional biodiversity of this area is the work of Brad Kreps and th…
"Free Frozen Embryos -- and an IVF Baby." Tracey Mercier and her husband Greg had every challenge imaginable in wanting to have a baby. For a while they had given up. Then, a series of events presented the possibility that they could have a child. With pursuits of doctors and treatments from here t…
Han Jones is campaign director with Virginians for Reproductive Freedom, an organization that is encouraging Virginians to vote YES on a proposed state constitutional amendment to assure that the government does not have a role in a woman's reproductive health decisions. The decision will be made …
Dan Gray, Immigration Lawyer with the Garza Law Firm discusses his interactions with immigrants in the area who have been arrested, detained, and are facing deportation issues. Families are affected, but, as Gray explains, the community is affected as well. Gray's legal action takes place in the la…
Kindergarten teacher Jessica Watts volunteers her time and resourses on behalf of immigrants whose families are caught up in deportation and detention issues. She describes the effect of enhanced enforcement on families and communities, and talks about why this issue is meaningful to her.
The Democratic Primary election will be held on August 4th. In this episode of This Conversation, you'll meet the three Democratic Primary candidates: Douglas Crockett, Adam Murphy, and Joy Powers. The winner wll face Incumbent Republican Candidate Morgan Griffith in the mid-term election on Novemb…
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