z- Archived Program - Second Look

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Honky-Tonk... Climate Rights... Disaster Prep... Politics Sep 16, 2018

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On this week's Second Look , WMRA's Andrew Jenner learns how civil rights activist Dr. Gerald Durley became a climate activist... our Program Director Chris Boros gets the skinny on the story of a honky-tonk near Winchester and a country music legend (September's Books & Brews !)... a Virginia Public Radio story about the enslaved woman near Richmond who, with her children, fled to freedom 155 years ago... and, did you really heed all the recommendations to prepare for Hurricane Florence? Plus, Virginia politics!

Food Farmacy... Bear Mange... Arthur Ashe... Va Politics Sep 09, 2018

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On this week's Second Look , WMRA's Jessie Knadler traces the links between the Allegheny Mountain Institute, a one-acre hospital farm, and a food 'farmacy' in Fishersville... Christopher Clymer Kurtz tracks the new weapons in the fight against a scourge among Virginia's black bears -- mange... also, Harrisonburg poverty, looking back at the Kerner Commission, Arthur Ashe 50 years later, and Virginia politics!

Threshold Singers... William Tucker... Deflated Football... Politics Sep 02, 2018

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On this week's Second Look ... they call themselves the Threshold Singers, and there are groups of them all over the world – including in Harrisonburg. WMRA’s Christopher Clymer Kurtz has the story. We also recognize and honor the first African born in what would become the United States, and the recent ceremony Governor Northam attended in Hampton. Also, fewer boys are playing high school football – does that pose a threat to the game itself? Plus, the week in Virginia politics!

Pipeline Update... Rockbridge DSS... Prisons... Politics Aug 26, 2018

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On this week's Second Look , WMRA's Jessie Knadler has the latest on the controversy in Rockbridge County over the local department of social services... Virginia Public Radio provides an update on the pipelines... We review our reporting of prisons, imprisonment and race, during a week when activists are calling for a national prison strike... Plus, a Virginia politics review.

A12... Grand Invasion... Smell... Medicaid... Politics Aug 19, 2018

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On this week's Second Look , WMRA's Andrew Jenner returns with the story of the Great Grandparent Invasion (sort of)... We also review last weekend's anniversary in Charlottesville... We discover the link between your sense of smell and dementia... Meanwhile, could the deal that Virginia lawmakers brokered to expand Medicaid in Virginia be vulnerable?... And, we review the week in Virginia politics.

Cville, Healing and Singing Out... And, It's a Major Award! Aug 12, 2018

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On this week's Second Look , WMRA's Emily Richardson-Lorente pays a visit with Charlottesville residents as they plan for the first anniversary of a violent white supremacist rally, and we check in with some of the victims of the car terror attack on August 12 that killed Heather Heyer.... Jordy Yager's coverage of a violent summer there won the Virginia Association of Broadcasters first-place award for Outstanding News Series in 2017, and Jessie Knadler won first place for Best Human Interest Series for her two profiles in our Women of Interest series. We'll hear them again.

Camp Kesem... 'Dopesick'... Deanna Reed... M-Cubed Aug 05, 2018

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On this week's Second Look , WMRA's Christopher Clymer Kurtz reports on a camp for kids who have a parent with cancer... Jordy Yager surveys the mission of M-Cubed... and we replay last year's profile of Harrisonburg Mayor Deanna Reed... Virginia Public Radio has a review of Beth Macy's new book, "Dopesick"... and we go hiking with some young Nature Conservancy recruits.

R.E. Lee... SVJC Update... Bath County Protest Jul 29, 2018

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On this weekend's Second Look , WMRA's Jessie Knadler reports on the campaign to change the name of Staunton's Robert E. Lee High School, back to the original Staunton High... Christopher Clymer Kurtz has an update on the situation with the Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center, and reaction from Senator Mark Warner... and, we go camping in Bath County -- right in the path of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

Transgender Health Care... Songbirds... Environmental Justice Jul 01, 2018

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On this week's Second Look , WMRA's Emily Richardson-Lorente reports on how UVa's medical system has become a kind of oasis for transgender people seeking safe, welcoming health care... Calvin Pynn reports from a protest at an ICE office in our area... and, Virginia Public Radio explores an area in Bath County that the Nature Conservancy hopes will become friendlier to songbirds... VPR also has the story of the push for environmental justice in the opposition to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

Private or Public?... Music!... Virginia's Primaries Jun 10, 2018

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On this week's Second Look , WMRA's Bonnie Barrineau explores the history of the private endowment that launched Winchester's public school system -- but given Virginia's history of racially segregated schools... it's complicated. Jessie Knadler previews the big annual music festivals setting up again this summer. Bob Leweke gets insight from JMU's Bob Roberts on this week's Virginia primaries. And, analyst Jeff Shapiro weighs in, too!