Wednesday Breakfast Blend presents:
The Breakfast Blend
Thanks for tuning in last week! Make sure you tune in tomorrow morning for a special give away 😀
DonteOnTheMic Wednesday Breakfast Blend September 26th, 2023
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SIFTER for the Ear presents:
Central Lunatic Asylum for Colored Insane
Shawn O. Utsey is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at VCU, but his passion is the documentaries he produces on Richmond’s African American history. We discuss:
– How he got into filmmaking
– Making Until the Well Runs Dry: Medicine and the Exploitation of Black Bodies
– Getting an interview Dick Gregory for the movie
– The history of Central Lunatic Asylum For Colored Insane
– His next project on African American studies in colleges
LINKS:
Richmond International Film Festival
Utsey’s Vimeo site isn’t up yet, but you can email him to request viewings
Jerry Williams SIFTER for the Ear September 22nd, 2023
Wednesday Breakfast Blend presents:
The Breakfast Blend 9.13.23
Thanks for tuning into my show! Make sure you tune in this upcoming Wednesday while we get ready for pride 😀
DonteOnTheMic Wednesday Breakfast Blend September 18th, 2023
SIFTER for the Ear presents:
He works the Art Department on many movies
Dennis Madigan has made his career working in the Art Department for numerous movies and TV series. Since many of them were shot in Philadelphia where he lives, it includes almost all of the shows by M. Night Shyamalan. He talks about the brass prop that he slips into their sets and more fun stories about working in the industry, including:
– Being a drummer in Single Bullet Theory
– Working with M. Night Shyamalan
– Placing his mom’s brass ducks on the sets
– Filling a drawer for Robert De Niro
– Martin Scorsese’s crew broke a tusk
– Ridley Scott shooting with 7 cameras
LINKS
Keep It Tight (SBT’s first music video shot at the former Byrd Hotel)
Hang on to Your Heart (SBT’s 2nd video shot at the Empire Theatre)
Dennis IBMB page
Jerry Williams SIFTER for the Ear September 15th, 2023
Women & Politics presents:
Women & Politics: Down Ballot Elections
Amanda Pohl – Candidate for Chesterfield Clerk of Court
Amanda Pohl is an experienced organizational leader with local, state, and national experience. Most recently, Amanda worked to make voting more accessible through vote-by-mail for people across the country.
Amanda serves on the Virginia Fair Housing Board, is a social work educator, building and teaching courses for graduate schools across the U.S., and runs a consulting business supporting businesses, non-profits, and political candidates.
She has previously served as a national Director of Programs to recruit and support women in political leadership and supported domestic violence and sexual assault response agencies – including helping agencies stay open and serving clients during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. She worked with a statewide grassroots organizing non-profit to help people directly affected by issues in government advocate for themselves. Amanda served as her sorority’s National President from 2017-2020. Locally, she is a lifetime member of the Chesterfield NAACP and served on the Executive Board from 2020-2022.
Amanda holds an MSW with a focus in Administration, Planning, and Public Policy, an MDiv with a focus on Pastoral Counseling, an MS in Patient Counseling. She received her B.A.s in political science and philosophy from Virginia Tech. She’s a proud mom of two great kids and has been happily married for nearly 20 years.
Lindsey Dougherty – Candidate for Supervisor Chesterfield County, Bermuda District
Lindsey’s background is in nonprofit, local, and state fiscal management. For years, she specialized in local government financial analysis while working for Chesterfield County in the Budget and Management Department. She is intimately aware of the problems facing our district and is uniquely suited to face them head on, with new approaches that will positively impact the quality of life for everyone in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Our current representation in the Bermuda District has left a lot to be desired; as our schools have been underfunded, traffic issues go unsolved and unabated, and development continuously outpaces our county’s investments in infrastructure.
Frankly, it’s time for a change. Lindsey wants to use her financial and professional background to improve the lives of all families in the county. She has decided to run as the next Supervisor in the Bermuda District and looks forward to connecting with you soon to bring much needed change and transparency to Chesterfield County government – in all of the areas that impact YOUR daily life.
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Carol Olson Women & Politics September 14th, 2023
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SIFTER for the Ear presents:
Stores from Success to Keno Pool
This is a double featuring 2 entries at this year’s Richmond International Film Festival (9/26 – 10/1). Rick Wallace was a producer on L.A. Law & Hill Street Blues and EP on The Closer & Major Crimes. He talks about the new film DOUBLE DOWN SOUTH, which he produced with writer/director Tom Schulman (Oscar winner for Dead Poet’s Society). We cover:
– How he started on Hill Street Blues
– Working on this film with friend Tom Schulman
– Keno Pool and why it’s illegal
– Shooting on real plantations
– Teaching the cast to play pool
Richmonder Justin Geldzahler offers insight into GLUE TRAP, which he wrote and directed in his family cabin. We discuss:
– What he does as “script and continuity”
– Writing the election scenes for Succession
– Watching a rehearsal of Fosse/Verdon
– Where he got the idea for Glue Trap
– Working without water
– His western recognized by GLAD
LINKS
48 HR Film Horror Project
Richmond International Film Festival
Justin Geldzahler’s Website
Larry King reads Justin’s mean tweet
RIFF screening teaser featuring the classic Byrd anti-littering trailerÂ
Jerry Williams SIFTER for the Ear September 8th, 2023
Women & Politics presents:
Women & Politics: Community Leaders Discussing Gun Violence – National & Local with Kris Brown and Chenice Brown-Johnson – reair
Today we talk with women in national and local leadership about the community response to gun violence.
Kris Brown – President of Brady United
As President of Brady, Kris Brown combines a lifelong background in policy, law, and grassroots activism with considerable strategic management expertise to help forge the direction of the organization’s programs and ensure the successful impact of its national and field assets. A veteran of gun violence prevention work, Ms. Brown started her career on Capitol Hill working for Rep. Jim Moran, advocating for the bill that would eventually become the groundbreaking Brady Bill requiring background checks on federally licensed gun sales. Ms. Brown has also served as the Chief Legal Officer to a publicly traded company based in Switzerland and as a lawyer practicing at the law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges. She lives in Arlington, VA, with her two teenage daughters.
Chenice Brown-Johnson, founder of Just C (re-air)
Chenice is a native of Richmond, Va. She started Just C because she experienced what youth of today currently experience and understands the importance of having a trusted adult in their lives. Chenice uses real life triumphs to mentor young people by connecting, developing, and empowering them to heal and flourish. Aside from her passion for youth, Chenice has three sons and is the wife of a youth football coach. She is a die-hard Philadelphia Eagles fan and loves exploring new things with friends.
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Carol Olson Women & Politics September 7th, 2023
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Wednesday Breakfast Blend presents:
Wednesday Breakfast Blend
Thanks for tuning into my show last week! Here’s the playlist and make sure you tune into tomorrow’s show from 6am-8am.
DonteOnTheMic Wednesday Breakfast Blend September 5th, 2023
Posted In: Music, Music Shows, News, Website
Talkin’ dinosaurs with the Science Museum of Virginia
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Photo source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-many-dinosaurs-remain-undiscovered-180982560/
Did you love dinosaurs as a kid (and maybe still do)? Do you dig fossils (pun intended)? Our guest on this episode is Timshel Purdum, the Virginia C. Ellett Deputy Director of Education at the Science Museum of Virginia, and she’s teaching us about dinosaurs and paleontology. Move over Littlefoot, these aren’t the dinos of the ’80s and ’90s – the dinosaurs we know of today have feathers and colors, and we are learning more than ever in this new golden age of dinosaur science. And yes, we do talk about Jurassic Park.Â
For more dinosaur fun facts, visit the Science Museum of Virginia’s website.
More information about digging for fossils with the Elevation Science Institute can be found on their website.
Brain Box is a collaboration between WRIR and the Science Museum of Virginia. Tune in every first Monday at noon only on WRIR-LP 97.3FM Richmond or at wrir.org.
amiller September 4th, 2023
SIFTER for the Ear presents:
Investing in THE KILL ROOM & THE WIZ
BK Fulton is Founding Chairman and CEO of Souldifly Productions right here in Richmond. The company specializes in uplifting stories for film, stage and books. Bk talks about:
– What famous actor he’s named after
– Transitioning  from Verizon to producing
– Upcoming THE KILL ROOM with Uma Thurman & Samuel L. Jackson
– Tony-nominated revival of THE PIANO LESSON
– National tour of THE WIZ
– A new musical about August Wilson that he co-wrote
LINKS:
Soulidifly Productions
Freedom’s Path (opens nationwide 9/8)
The Wiz (starts national tour in Baltimore 9/23)
The Richmond.com article about Richmonder Nichelle Lewis (playing Dorothy in The Wiz)
The Kill Room (opens nationwide 9/28)
Come with Me (song from From August with Love)
VPM’s YouTube Channel (The Music Scene
Email Mason Mills for details [email protected].
Jerry Williams SIFTER for the Ear September 1st, 2023