The Valley Today is a radio show and podcast dedicated to shining a light on the vibrant community leaders and local events that make the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia truly special. Insightful conversations, engaging stories, and event details connect listeners with the heart and soul of the valley, showcasing its unique culture, initiatives, and people. Guests are recorded (mostly) in advance in local coffee shops, at local businesses, and during local events. The radio program airs just a ...
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Janet Michael Podcasts
Real Talk about Parenting, Teaching, and Reaching Tomorrow’s Men
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Local news from New Canaan, Connecticut.
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Welcome to Repodcasting, a podcast about movies! Join Lucia and a guest co-host each episode, as they recast your favourite (and not so favourite) movies.
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Social Science Bites is a podcast series interviewing major figures in social science, made in association with SAGE
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Profiles, storytelling and insightful conversations, hosted by David Remnick.
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Conversations with Jeff is a show hosted by Jeff Dornik focused simply on having conversations. Featuring a wide variety of guests, some of which include Bishop Larry Gaiters, Trevor Loudon, Dr Michael Brown, Janet Mefferd, Dr Andy Woods and many others, this is a podcast where you never know who will come on or what topics will be discussed! We're bringing back the art of conversation, one show at a time. thegk.substack.com
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Arnie Niekamp fell through a dimensional portal behind a Burger King into the fantastical land of Foon. He's still getting a slight wifi signal, so he uploads a weekly podcast from the tavern the Vermilion Minotaur where he interviews wizards, monsters and adventurers. It's a major discovery!
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The Book Report is a weekly literary talk show presented by the Millions, and hosted by Michael Schaub and Janet Potter.
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FDA Watch is a twice-monthly, national podcast that provides an independent, non-partisan forum for discussing and understanding the latest developments, trends, and issues involving FDA. The podcast focuses on four core areas: pharmaceuticals and biologics; medical devices and diagnostics; food and dietary supplements; and cosmetics and personal care products, as well as on the overall direction of FDA regulation. The podcast also will have bonus episodes to cover breaking news. Podcast gue ...
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Successful writing requires The Write Focus. Hosted by M.A. Lee with occasional forays from Remi Black and Edie Roones, we focus on productivity / tools / craft / process for fiction and nonfiction, entertainment and academic writing.
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Join The New Yorker’s writers and editors for reporting, insight, and analysis of the most pressing political issues of our time. On Mondays, David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker, presents conversations and feature stories about current events. On Wednesdays, the senior editor Tyler Foggatt goes deep on a consequential political story via far-reaching interviews with staff writers and outside experts. And, on Fridays, the staff writers Susan B. Glasser, Jane Mayer, and Evan Osnos disc ...
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Forward Thinking examines groundbreaking ways in which the world is evolving and how people and organizations can respond to changing demands and technologies. In each episode theorists, innovators, and business leaders discuss global trends—technology, artificial intelligence, globalization, urbanization, climate change, and more—with hosts Michael Chui and Janet Bush of the McKinsey Global Institute.
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Join Adrian Chiles for a Saturday morning full of remarkable people with extraordinary stories.
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Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for us in the future
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A Podcast for college students and young adults in general, where we discuss faith and spirituality from a Catholic perspective.
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Enter the amazing world of Avatar through the official companion podcast, Avatar: Braving the Elements from Nickelodeon. Join hosts Janet Varney (the voice of “Korra”) and Dante Basco (the voice of “Prince Zuko”) each week as they re-watch every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender then break down key themes, notable battles, and behind-the-scenes trivia you can’t get anywhere else. Special guests from cast members to producers join them to explore elements of the Avatarverse, including the ...
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Voices from the Other Side is primarily intended, first of all, to be a beacon of hope and a true 'voice" for our "forgotten" incarcerated communities, of both women and men , within the confines of the Department of Corrections. Certainly our target audience( as well as interviewees) may very well be these same prisoners , who might otherwise ,for the most part, face an almost insurmountable task of ever being heard from, by the outside community, while serving out their sentences. On the o ...
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A podcast on statistical science and clinical trials. Explore the intricacies of Bayesian statistics and adaptive clinical trials. Uncover methods that push beyond conventional paradigms, ushering in data-driven insights that enhance trial outcomes while ensuring safety and efficacy. Join us as we dive into complex medical challenges and regulatory landscapes, offering innovative solutions tailored for pharma pioneers. Featuring expertise from industry leaders, each episode is crafted to pro ...
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A legal podcast on all things law and those who practice. Hosted by Kim Wolf Price. Presented by Bond, Schoeneck & King. For more information on Bond visit bsk.com. If you have any questions, want to speak with someone from the firm or have a suggestion for a future topic please email [email protected].
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Time to Transform is designed for Christians to get the practical support and tools you need to build your spiritual, mental, and physical well-being. So you’ll have the knowledge to prevent or reverse lifestyle diseases like…obesity, depression, and heart disease...and lead the best life that God intended for you to have. This is the resource you’ve always been looking for to guide you on your journey to health and wholeness based on evidence-based lifestyle medicine and God’s word. Hosted ...
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Awaken, discover and connect to the deeper meaning of the world around you with Oprah's Super Soul. Hear Oprah’s personal selection of her interviews with thought-leaders, best-selling authors, spiritual luminaries, as well as health and wellness experts. All designed to light you up, guide you through life’s big questions and help bring you one step closer to your best self.
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Interviews with Anthropologists about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology
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The Custody Lawyer with Attorney Janet McCullar tune into “The Custody Lawyer Podcast” with your host, nationally acclaimed, divorce & custody attorney, Janet McCullar. You will certainly glean from Janet’s 26 years of experience as “The Custody Lawyer” with every show revealing hard facts on; Visitation, Alienation, Child Support and how to best help your kids as they transition into a new normal. Listen and find out how “we have a passion for families in crisis” has become our moniker, you ...
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The Insurance Chatter with Reghan Brandt
Reghan Brandt | LRP, The Loss Run Pros | CPF, Columbia Pacific Finance | The Insurance Chatter
This is the Insurance Chatter! What is the insurance industry talking about? What problems are insurtechs solving? What trends are agents, brokers, underwriters and executives thinking about? Every week, I sit down with a different person from across the insurance industry to discuss what's happening in their niche markets. I want to give you a behind the scenes look at risk, technology, data and culture within one of the most exciting business sectors. Follow along to get pumped and see whe ...
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Lifelong musician Gregory Correa sits down with local musicians and artists to discuss their music, passions and the storied history unique to the San Francisco Bay Area.
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The Canadian Leaders and Influencers Podcast offers casual interviews with leaders and mavericks of Canadian industry, community and business. The listener gets a candid, deep-dive into a wide variety of topics from inspiring Canadians.
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These are conversational interviews for people who want to learn more about how magic is created. Magic happens when an observer cannot detect the magician's technology. How do you find out more about magic technology? You discover it with people who are unaware of their skills by asking questions that reveal what is just below the surface. This Edgecast (broadcast for Edgeworkers) is brought to you by Gabriel Millinger and Team and powered by Possibility Management.
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An episode-by-episode discussion of The West Wing, one of television’s most beloved shows, co-hosted by one of its stars, Joshua Malina, along with Hrishikesh Hirway of Song Exploder.
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If you're like Matt Gourley (Superego, Drunk History, Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend), then you know all the classic movie and television scenes so well it's like you were in the room when they happened. Well, you weren't. And neither was he. But the people Matt interviews were! Listen in as they tell the inside stories of how cinema and television history was made from a fly-on-the-wall perspective you've never heard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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David Axelrod, the founder and director of the University of Chicago Institute of Politics, and CNN bring you The Axe Files, a series of revealing interviews with key figures in the political world. Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
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2,500 Episodes Later: Coffee, Chaos, and Community
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28:16Janet Michael, the tireless host of The Valley Today, has reached a milestone few in broadcasting can claim: 2,500 consecutive episodes. In a special celebratory podcast, Janet welcomes Andy Gail, CEO of United Way of Northern Shenandoah Valley—and a longtime listener turned frequent guest—to reflect on the journey, share laughs, and look ahead to …
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6:42 / Fall into Poetry with Poets / Nancy Brewka-Clark
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36:17Nancy Brewka-Clark is our guest poet for this episode of The Write Focus. With clever one-liners, Nancy shares how poetry affects writing and life. Her collection Beautiful Corpus published just as Covid struck, and the intended splash of a new publication became lost in the lock-down world and had lost all shiny newness when society re-opened its …
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Super Soul Special: Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling: Brave New Worlds
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40:38Oprah sits down with Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling, her co-stars from the film "A Wrinkle in Time," for a lively conversation about ambition, guardian angels, learning to say no, and the pressures women face in today's culture. Reese and Mindy discuss the hardest decisions they had to make in order to fulfill their destinies. Oprah says, "I'm …
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Hands-On History: Engaging the Next Generation in Clarke County
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19:48Clarke County, Virginia, comes alive each fall with vibrant colors, bustling events, and a deep sense of community. In this episode of The Valley Today, host Janet Michael welcomes Nathan Stalvey, Executive Director of the Clarke County Historical Association, for an engaging conversation that highlights the county’s rich heritage and the many ways…
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Richard Linklater on His Two New Films, “Blue Moon” and “Nouvelle Vague”
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21:11Richard Linklater is one of the most admired directors working today, and yet moviegoers may admire him for very different things. There are early comedies such as “Slacker” and “Dazed and Confused”; there’s the romance trilogy that started with “Before Sunrise,” starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy; and the crowd-pleasers like “School of Rock” and…
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Gareth Collett on a career in bomb disposal
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28:29Movies might have us believe that bomb disposal comes down to cutting the right wire. In fact, explosive devices are complex and varied - and learning how to dispose of them safely involves intense training, as well as the ability to stay calm under pressure. This was the world of Dr Gareth Collett, a retired British Army Brigadier General and engi…
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Siblings Levon & Maya Hawke Break Down Avatar’s Most Intense Sibling Rivalries
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1:01:56In today's episode, we welcome real-life siblings and lifelong Avatar superfans Levon and Maya Hawke for a deep dive into the sibling relationships that define the Avatarverse. From Mako and Bolin to Amon and Tarrlok to Sokka and Katara, the conversation explores how family dynamics—rivalry, loyalty, and love—shape some of the most powerful charact…
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Luray/Page Chamber: Brain Injury Connections
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25:52On this episode of "The Valley Today," host Janet Michael welcomed listeners to a heartfelt and informative discussion about brain injury support in the Shenandoah Valley. Joined by Gina Hilliard, President of the Luray Page Chamber of Commerce, and special guests Sarah Outler and Lisa Bell from Brain Injury Connections of the Shenandoah Valley, th…
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Wayne chats with Cartier Esham, CEO of Esham Strategies and Executive Director of the Alliance for a Stronger FDA, and Elizabeth Jungman, Partner at Hogan Lovells in the firm’s Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology practice. You’ll hear their thoughts on FDA’s maintenance of its drug review process amid staffing cuts; the agency’s new PreCheck program …
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In this episode of "In the Interim…", Dr. Scott Berry interviews Dr. Andrew Thomson, owner and lead consultant of Regnitio. Thomson discusses his academic progression from mathematics at Cambridge to a Master’s at Southampton and advanced study with Prof. Sylvia Richardson at Imperial College, followed by doctoral work in cluster randomized trials …
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How the Trump Administration Made Higher Education a Target
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28:52The swiftness and severity with which the Trump Administration has tried to impose its will on higher education came as a shock to many, not least university presidents and faculties from Harvard to U.C.L.A. But for conservatives this arena of cultural conflict has been a long time coming. The staff writer Emma Green has been speaking with influent…
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Season 5, Ep 76 - Night Ticklers (w/ Ross Bryant and Joey Bland)
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57:53The acting troupe the Cockticklers are back but tough times in Foon have reduced them to doing... sponsored content! Credits Arnie: Arnie Niekamp Chunt: Adal Rifai Usidore: Matt Young Winky Silks: Joey Bland Michael Gunch: Ross Bryant Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai Associate Producer: Anna Havermann…
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An Interview with Debra Hamilton, Animal-Related Dispute Resolution
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35:52In this episode of Legally Bond, Kim speaks with Debra Hamilton, founder of Hamilton Law and Mediation and a nationally recognized leader in mediating conflicts involving pets and animals. She’s also the host of the “Why Do Pets Matter?” podcast and a frequent speaker and writer on mediation and animal law. Deb shares her journey from litigator to …
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188 Sins Against the Sixth Commandment (II)
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32:38In this episode I speak about the main sins against the Sixth and Ninth Commandments (“You shall not commit adultery” and “You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife”) particularly, CONTRACEPTION and IN VITRO FERTILIZATION. I also explain briefly the reaction of some theologians against the teachings of Pope St. Paul VI in his encyclical “Humanae Vit…
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Peter James, Hedgelaying, Prosthetics, and Philippa Gregory's Inheritance Tracks
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56:35Peter James is one of the UK's bestselling authors who's Detective Grace series now hosts Queen Camila in a staring role, by Royal request, in his latest novel "The Hawk is Dead". But this isn't his first familial involvement with the Royal family, as his mother was the official glovemaker to Queen Elizabeth II. Jim Ashworth-Beaumont was a former a…
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The Ceasefire and the Business of Trump’s Diplomacy
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39:19The Washington Roundtable examines the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire and the uncertain road ahead, asking to what degree the Trump family’s business interests in the Middle East are shaping American foreign policy. The panel discusses the financial relationships between Qatar, the U.A.E., and Jared Kushner’s private-equity firm, and analyzes the i…
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How the Trump Administration Made Higher Education a Target
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29:26The swiftness and severity with which the Trump Administration has tried to impose its will on higher education came as a shock to many, not least university presidents and faculties from Harvard to U.C.L.A. But for conservatives this arena of cultural conflict has been a long time coming. The staff writer Emma Green has been speaking with influent…
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Getting the Dirt on Soil: Making the Most of Your Soil Test
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24:59On this episode of The Valley Today, host Janet Michael welcomes Elizabeth Baldwin, Unit Coordinator and Page County Associate Extension Agent, to demystify the world beneath our feet. Together, they explore why soil sampling is a game-changer for homeowners, gardeners, and farmers alike, and how understanding your soil can lead to healthier plants…
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Super Soul Special: Ram Dass: The Life of a Spiritual Teacher
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23:32In a rare interview at his home on the Hawaiian island of Maui, cultural icon Ram Dass sits down with Oprah to discuss his role as a global spiritual teacher. Born in 1931 to a wealthy family outside of Boston, Richard Alpert was the star of his family. By age 27, he was an assistant professor at Harvard University, with a corner office. When anoth…
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Bridging the Fertility Gap: Valley Health Fertility Opens
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21:38The Shenandoah Valley is witnessing a transformative moment in women’s healthcare. Dr. Trimble Spitzer, a board-certified OB-GYN and reproductive endocrinology infertility specialist, has opened a new fertility practice with Valley Health, addressing a long-standing gap in local reproductive services. In this episode of The Valley Today, host Janet…
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Pharmaceutical Regulation, Compliance & Policy, Part 1: The Evolving Regulatory Landscape of Rare Diseases
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49:16In this first part of our series in collaboration with Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. (HPM), Wayne chats with James Valentine, Director at HPM; Frank Sasinowski, Director at HPM; Louise Himmelstrup, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at Zevra Therapeutics; and Kate McCurdy, Co-Founder and Board Chair of the Barth Syndrome Foundation. Together, th…
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Talking with boys — especially tween & teenage boys — can be tricky. Shrugs, grunts, and silence often stand in the way of the conversations parents want to have. Add in timing issues, big emotions, and the pull of devices, and it’s easy to feel like communication is impossible. Photo by Kindel Media via Pexels But it’s not. Boys want connection — …
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Updated Interview of 10/04/2025 w/ Michael Paddleford and River Joshua-David Banks
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27:50Audio assitance by Alan Bean of Baked Beans Recording as well as from Giorgi BainoBy Isaac Shainblum
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0684-Radi0: ‘Eero Saarinen—An American Versailles’ Opens Friday at NCM&HS (Oct. 16, 2025)
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11:32This week, we talk to Natalie Morath, the Lead Archivist & Curator at GM Design Archive & Special Collections, about a new exhibition at the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society that she curated. “Eero Saarinen—An American Versailles” opens Friday in the Susan Schmeichel Gallery at NCM&HS and runs through Dec. 31. The exhibition features photogra…
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The New Yorker staff writer E. Tammy Kim joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss how the government shutdown is affecting the federal workforce. They talk about how the shutdown began and what it means for hundreds of thousands of civil servants who have been furloughed, laid off, or required to work without pay. They also examine the Administration’s new “…
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Saluting Service: Top of Virginia Regional Chamber’s Valor Awards
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20:49The 13th Annual Valor Awards presented by Bank of Clarke are fast approaching, and excitement is building in the Shenandoah Valley. Valley Today host, Janet Michael, welcomes Kaleigh Fincham, Director of Events for the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber, and Brandon Lorey, President and CEO of Bank of Clarke, to discuss this meaningful event. Togethe…
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Chandra Chiara Ehm, "Queens Without a Kingdom Worth Ruling: Buddhist Nuns and the Process of Change in Tibetan Monastic Communities" (Vajra Books, 2024)
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1:05:34Queens without a Kingdom worth Ruling: Buddhist Nuns and the Process of Change in Tibetan Monastic Communities is a fascinating study of nuns in the Tibetan Buddhist nunnery of Khachoe Ghakyil Ling in Kathmandu. Written by Dr. Chandra Chiara Ehm, who was a member of this monastic community for nearly a decade, it offers a rare perspective on life i…
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Oksana Sarkisova and Olga Shevchenko "In Visible Presence: Soviet Afterlives in Family Photos" (MIT Press, 2023)
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59:37In Visible Presence: Soviet Afterlives in Family Photos (MIT Press, 2023) is an absorbing exploration of Soviet-era family photographs that demonstrates the singular power of the photographic image to command attention, resist closure, and complicate the meaning of the past. A faded image of a family gathered at a festively served dinner table, rai…
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6:41 / Fall into Poetry with Poets / donalee Moulton
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29:43Returning to The Write Focus podcast, this time to talk poetry and fiction, is Canadian writer donalee Moulton. We talk free verse vs. pure verse, twilight creativity, the benefits of poetry to our writing and to our souls, and many more topics. We also consider the dilemma facing many writers. It’s the question Am I spreading myself too thin by pu…
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Leafy Legends: The Annual Ginkgo Gold Weekends at Blandy
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21:52Every autumn, Blandy Experimental Farm, home to the Virginia State Arboretum, transforms into a golden wonderland as over 300 ginkgo trees burst into vibrant color. In this episode of Tourism Tuesday on The Valley Today, host Janet Michael sat down with Melanie Mullinax, Communications and Event Manager at Blandy, to discuss the much-anticipated Gi…
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John Carpenter Picks Three Favorite Film Scores
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12:25The filmmaker John Carpenter has a whole shelf of cult classics: “They Live,” “The Thing,” “Escape from New York,” “Halloween,” and so many more. And while he hasn’t directed a new movie in more than a decade, Carpenter has continued working in the film industry, composing scores for other directors (Bong Joon Ho recently approached him about a hor…
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Sonia Gandhi on building model brains to tackle Parkinson’s disease
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28:23Many people will be familiar with Parkinson’s disease: the progressive brain disorder that causes symptoms including tremors and slower movement, leading on to serious cognitive problems. You might not know that it’s the fastest-growing neurological condition in the world. Today it affects around 11.8 million people and that’s forecast to double by…
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William Lempert, "Dreaming Down the Track: Awakenings in Aboriginal Cinema" (U Minnesota Press, 2025)
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1:06:11The product of years of embedded fieldwork within Indigenous film crews in Northwestern Australia, Dreaming Down the Track: Awakenings in Aboriginal Cinema (U Minnesota Press, 2025) delves deeply into Aboriginal cinema as a transformative community process. It follows the social lives of projects throughout their production cycles, from planning an…
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The First Avatar: How Wan Changed the Avatarverse Forever
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1:05:31Before Aang, before Korra - there was Wan. In this episode, Janet Varney and Dante Basco are joined by the voice of Asami herself, Seychelle Gabriel, to explore the origin of the Avatar cycle and the mythic battle between light and darkness. As Korra journeys into the past, we witness Wan’s transformation from a street-smart trickster into the brid…
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In this episode of “The Valley Today,” host Janet Michael welcomed Emily Rankin, Development Manager for the National Capital Area chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, and dedicated volunteer Shalini Mikos to discuss the upcoming Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Winchester. The conversation highlighted the power of community, the importance of support…
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In this episode of "In the Interim…", Dr. Scott Berry and Dr. Kert Viele analyze how regulatory, editorial, and science community standards often impose additional, inconsistent requirements for novel methods in clinical trial design, rarely applied to standard approaches. Examples from oncology, enrichment trials, platform studies, and endpoint an…
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Zohran Mamdani Says He's Ready for Donald Trump
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47:49Next month, New York City may elect as its next mayor a man who was pretty much unknown to the broader public a year ago. Zohran Mamdan, who is currently thirty-three years old and a member of the State Assembly, is a democratic socialist who won a primary upset against the current mayor, Eric Adams, and the former governor Andrew Cuomo, who was tr…
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Arnie, Chunt and Usidore catch up on the progress of all their schemes. Arnie has a big plan that could maybe change everything. Credits Arnie: Arnie Niekamp Chunt: Adal Rifai Usidore: Matt Young Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai Associate Producer: Anna Havermann Post-Production Coordination: Garrett …
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Mukul Sharma, "Dalit Ecologies: Caste and Environment Justice" (Cambridge UP, 2024)
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43:01Prof Mukul Sharma is a professor of Environmental Studies at Ashoka University. His formal training is in Political Science and has worked as a special correspondent with a leading news outlet in India and received 12 national and international awards for his environmental, rural and human rights journalism. additionally he has also been the Direct…
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Susie Dent, Winemaking, Speed Ploughing and Joanna Lumley's Inheritance Tracks
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56:08It’s often said that one pretty sure route to happiness is to find something you love doing, and then make a career out of doing it, and seems to be exactly what Susie Dent has managed to do with her lifelong fascination with words. In her new book "The Roots We Share" Susie spreads her love of language. Fekky grew up in Lewisham, and used music as…
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What Does Donald Trump’s “War from Within” Mean in Practice?
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40:36The Washington Roundtable discusses the President’s use of the military for political ends, and the “almost unlimited” powers he would unlock by invoking the Insurrection Act, with Kori Schake, the director of foreign-and-defense-policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. Donald Trump’s decisions—sending the National Guard into American c…
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Zohran Mamdani Says He's Ready for Donald Trump
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48:19Next month, New York City may elect as its next mayor a man who was pretty much unknown to the broader public a year ago. Zohran Mamdan, who is currently thirty-three years old and a member of the State Assembly, is a democratic socialist who won a primary upset against the current mayor, Eric Adams, and the former governor Andrew Cuomo, who was tr…
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From Halloween to Holidays: Celebrating with Winchester City Parks
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30:28As the leaves turn and the air grows crisp, Winchester’s Jim Barnett Park becomes a hub of activity, welcoming families and residents from across the region. In this episode of “The Valley Today,” host Janet Michael sat down with Chris Konyar, Winchester City Parks Director, to explore the vibrant lineup of fall and winter events, new amenities, an…
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Laurel Ridge Workforce Solutions: The Top 7 Reasons Employees Leave
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31:03In this episode of "The Valley Today," host Janet Michael sat down with Guy Curtis, Director of Marketing at Laurel Ridge Community College, and Jay Foreman, Corporate Training Sales Manager at Laurel Ridge Workforce Solutions, to tackle one of the most pressing issues facing employers today: employee retention. The conversation quickly moved beyon…
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Nature is Medicine: How to Heal With Forest Therapy w/ Dr. Susan Abookire | Ep 40
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53:50Most of us think of medicine as something that comes in a pill bottle or a hospital setting. But what if one of the most powerful prescriptions for lowering blood pressure, calming anxiety, and even boosting immunity doesn’t come from a pharmacy at all? What if it comes from the forest and elements of nature? Spending intentional time in nature doe…
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