Intersections in Public Service

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Demystifying Redistricting (Pt 2) Jun 14, 2022

Show notes

For the second episode in our two-part series on redistricting, you’ll hear from Sean Kumar and James Abrenio, two Sorensen Institute Alumni who both served on Virginia’s 2020 Redistricting Commission. They’ll discuss their experiences on the Commission in 2020: what went well, what could be improved, and what redistricting in Virginia might look like in the future.

Host, Editor, & Writer: Ellis Nolan

Guests: James Abrenio & Sean Kumar

Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey

Episode Presentation by Larry Terry, Executive Director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.

Music Credits:

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Golden Grass by Sour Mash

Rambling by Calumet

Dust Digger by Sour Mash

Bookmobiles to Hotspots: Libraries as Public Service May 12, 2022

Show notes

In this episode of Intersections in Public Service, we take a close look at how libraries function as a public service. Williamsburg's Regional Library Director Betsy Fowler, provides insight into the many unique ways libraries meet the needs of their communities. Along with a historical overview of how public libraries came to be in Virginia, we also dive into the evolution of library technologies. To stay up to date with the most recent happenings across libraries in America, check out the American Library Association's website. To support libraries in your area, donate or volunteer.

Host, Editor, & Writer: Bea Webster

Guests: Betsy Fowler & Nancy Webster

Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey

Episode Presentation by Larry Terry, Executive Director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.

Music:

Borough by <a href=“https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/104186”>Blue Dot Sessions</a>

Watermarks by <a href=“https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/104393”>Blue Dot Sessions</a>

Sculptor by <a href=“https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/107442”>Blue Dot Sessions</a>

Game Hens by <a href=“https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/107451”>Blue Dot Sessions</a>

Cello Drone A · Musician’s Practice Partner

Cello Drones for Tuning and Improvisation

℗ 2003 Marcia Sloane

Released on: 2003-01-01

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Blue Dot Sessions

Minimalist Acoustic Music for Film and Media

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Blue Dot Sessions

Minimalist Acoustic Music for Film and Media

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Blue Dot Sessions

Minimalist Acoustic Music for Film and Media

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Blue Dot Sessions

Minimalist Acoustic Music for Film and Media

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License.

Licensing | Chris Zabriskie

Demystifying Redistricting (Pt 1) Mar 23, 2022

Show notes

Many of us have heard the word “redistricting”, but what does it actually mean and how does it work? For the first episode in our two-part series on redistricting, University of Virginia undergraduates Ellis Nolan and Garreth Bartholomew discuss the basics of redistricting in the United States at large and in Virginia. You’ll hear about the steps of the redistricting process, how it’s different from state to state, an overview of Gerrymandering, a crash course on how to read newly drawn maps, and why redistricting is important to representation.

Host, Editor, & Writer: Ellis Nolan

Guest: Garreth Bartholomew

Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey

Episode Presentation by Larry Terry, Executive Director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.

Music Credits:

Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod

https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua/

Jazz Drums Music for Videos | Royalty Free Links Included

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4SE2A27gDU

Role of Public Service in the Afghan Refugee Crisis Nov 23, 2021

Show notes

In this first episode of the second season of Intersections in Public Service, we take a look at the Afghan refugee crisis and Virginia's specific role in welcoming refugees to the United States. We get to hear from two public servants about refugee intake from a structural and individual perspective. Translator Marjan Noori, speaks about the importance of translating as well as her personal ties to Afghanistan. While Andrew Slater who works as the director of Northern Virginia's Emergency Response System takes a broader look at the systems through which the refugees are navigating through once landing in the United States.

Host, Editor, & Writer: Cassie Deering

Guests: Marjan Noori & Andrew Slater

Producer, Researcher & Writer: Bea Webster

Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey

Episode Presentation by Larry Terry, Executive Director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.

Organizations mentioned:

International Relief Council : Charlottesville & Richmond

International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Northern Virginia Emergency Response System:

NVERS

Lutheran Social Services:

Lutheran Services in America

Music & Sound Credits:

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License.

Licensing | Chris Zabriskie

Uncertain Ground (Strings Lead) by Blue Dot Sessions
Arlan Vale by Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

Tendon - Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

Junca by Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

Deixa by Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

Dawn Line Approaching by Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

Plaster Combo by Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

Gtks by Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

Illway by Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

I Recall by Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

Vine Crawler by Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

Boston Landing by Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

SEASON 1 - Trailer Sep 17, 2021

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Intersections in Public Service Season 1 has come to an end, so we want to highlight some of our most memorable episode moments. We have explored topics from cultural preservation, climate change, voting rights of previously incarcerated people, and much more. Take a listen to see how encompassing public service really is.

Host & Editor: Ellis Nolan

Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey

Music & Sound Credits:

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License.

http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Returning Citizens Pt 3 - Sandra Carter & Esther Eriksson von Allmen - Episode 21 May 27, 2021

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In this final episode of a three-part series on returning citizens, media intern Esther Eriksson von Allmen, speaks to Sandra Carter from the Piedmont House, a transition house in Charlottesville, Virginia. Piedmont House provides housing and employment assistance to returning citizens. Ms. Carter discusses her personal experiences working as a peer support specialist and also shares her future plans to become even more involved in supporting local returning citizens.

Host, Editor, Researcher, & Writer: Esther Eriksson von Allmen

Guest: Sandra Carter

Producer & Researcher: Cassie Deering

Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey

Voice Acting: Ryan Thompson

Music & Sound Credits:

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License.

http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/the-lost-files/testing Testing by Ketsa is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Shaolin_Dub/dual-realities/strapped-beat Strapped Beat by Shaolin Dub is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Restaurant Frying Sound by Sam Kolber This work is licensed under the Attribution License.

https://freesound.org/people/SamKolber/sounds/210023/

Clock Ticking This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

https://freesound.org/people/ST303/sounds/171043/

Breakfast Noises by Joljo This work is licensed under the Attribution License.

https://freesound.org/people/Joljo/sounds/174086/

Ashes by Jahzzar https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Ashes_1206 The songs in this album are licensed under:

CC BY-SA

Returning Citizens Pt 1 - Richard Miles & Cassie Deering - Episode 19 Mar 31, 2021

Show notes

In this episode, Cassie Deering discusses the upward battle that formerly incarcerated people face after being released from prison. She examines the history of mass incarceration, the rights of returning citizens, and the psychological toll of imprisonment. This episode features Richard Miles, the co-founder of Miles of Freedom, a Dallas-based nonprofit organization that assists formerly incarcerated people with their transition back to society. After being wrongfully convicted at age 20, Miles spent 15 years in Texas prisons for a crime he didn’t commit. To see more about Miles for freedom check out here: https://milesoffreedom.org/.

Host, Editor, & Co-Writer: Cassie Deering

Guest: Richards Miles
Producer, Co-Writer, & Researcher: Esther Eriksson von Allmen
Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey

Music Credits:
Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing
“An Oddly Formal Dance” by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/27499
"Space Jam" by Pablo Ribot
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pablo_Ribot/Urban_Metaphor/04_Space_Jam
“Moody hip-hop” Artist: Shaolin Dub

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Shaolin_Dub/dual-realities/strapped-beat
“Scraper” by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/27490
“JoDon” by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/25881
“Testing” by Ketsa
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/the-lost-files/testing
“Copley Beat” by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/27556
“Put the Hammer Down” by Ari de Niro
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ari_de_Niro/20170730112627820/Put_The_Hammer_Down
“Kid Kodi” by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/27560
“The Yards” by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/27557

Virginia's Clean Energy Plan - Danielle Cormier & Hannah Boyles - Episode 18 Feb 11, 2021

Show notes

On this episode of Intersections in Public Service, we dive into Virginia’s Executive Order 43, an order pledging 30% of Virginia’s energy will be allocated from renewable sources by 2030 and 100% by 2050. To learn more, we talk with Hannah Boyles, an intern at the Center for Economic and Policy Studies. We discuss Virginia’s Executive Order 43 and her research for the resulting Clean Energy Plan, a plan to track Virginia’s progress in the goals set by Executive Order 43. To learn more about the Center for Economic and Policy Studies’ recent research, visit: https://ceps.coopercenter.org/

Host & Editor: Danielle Cormier
Project Manager: Claire Downey
Music Credits:
Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Charlottesville Housing Inequality Pt. 1 - Esther Eriksson von Allmen & Blake Rumuly - Episode 16 Dec 18, 2020

Show notes

In this episode, Media Team Intern Esther Eriksson von Allmen discusses housing inequality in Charlottesville through a historical lens. She examines the role of private real estate developers as well as federal and local public policy in creating the unequal housing market and homeownership rates that we see today. This podcast covers the history of racial covenants, redlining, and urban renewal, drawing from a variety of sources including Richard Rothstein’s bestseller The Color of Law and Paige Glotzer’s How the Suburbs Were Segregated. The expert featured on this show is Demographer Blake Rumuly, from the Weldon Cooper Center's Demographic Research Group.

Other featured works include:

Mapping CVille: https://mappingcville.com/

Jordy Yager’s article How Did We Get Here? for Charlottesville Tomorrow: https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/specials/friendship-court/story/how-did-we-get-here

The Charlottesville Low Income Housing Coalition’s 2020 report The Impact of Racism on Affordable Housing in Charlottesville
https://www.justice4all.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Housing-Report-FINAL.pdf

Laura Smith’s article for Timeline, In 1965, the city of Charlottesville demolished a thriving black neighborhood
https://timeline.com/charlottesville-vinegar-hill-demolished-ba27b6ea69e1

Visit Charlottesville website
https://www.visitcharlottesville.org/listing/inges-grocery-store-historical-site/3196/

The New Deal in Virginia by Encyclopedia Virginia
https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/new_deal_in_virginia

Host/Editor: Esther Eriksson von Allmen
Guest: Blake Rumuly
Project Manager/Producer: Claire Downey

Music Credits:

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Oyasumi by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com
Smith The Mister https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT
Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/oyasumi-smith-the-mister
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/JufVrgV5i0s

Intractable slow jazzy easy listening
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"[song title]" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Music by HaTom_music from Pixabay

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