NewsGoing Viral
UVA doctors got to work immediately to create COVID-19 testing kits in a race against time. And another battle is being waged against the spread of misinformation on social media.
NewsReplay: Voices of Vietnam – A Lost Homeland
This series was made possible by a major grant from The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor. For more information about the NEH and its programming, visit www.NEH.gov.Special …
NewsThe Art of Space
Skip to show segment MOXIE Bob Ash (Old Dominion University) In the blockbuster hit, The Martian, Matt Damon escapes Mars by using a spacecraft based on real-life technology created years …
NewsGirlhood
Skip to show segment Bilingual Storytelling Meg Medina Newbery Medal-winning children’s author Meg Medina talks about the power of writing in Spanglish, and relates her own childhood to her 2019 …
NewsReading List: The Highest Glass Ceiling
This week we’re looking at the many barriers still facing women in politics, business, and academia. For one of our segments, we talk to Ellen Fitzpatrick, whose new book The Highest …
NewsPresenting: Overcoming Extremism
Skip to show segment Overcoming Extremism Mike Signer and Elliot Majerczyk This week we’re sharing a new podcast series called Overcoming Extremism, supported by the Anti-Defamation League. The series is …
NewsMusic Matters
These are trying times for musicians as large gatherings have been outlawed. Virginia Folklife has created TRAIN: Teachers of Remote Arts Instruction Network in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic and …
NewsPoetry that Heals
To some, poetry and medicine seem like opposites. But both science and poetry use language to understand deeper truths about the human condition.
NewsWearing Down The Appalachian Trail
Not all Americans have been welcomed to enjoy the great outdoors. A discussion on the racist past of America’s national parks, plus the overlooked history of the Appalachian Trail.
NewsHard News
Local news and investigative journalism are vital to our democracy. But are they in trouble? Guests weigh in on the future of the newspaper.
NewsMountains in Harmony
The singing of former Appalachian coal miner and preacher Frank Newsome exemplifies the oldest, English-language religious music passed down orally in America. And there’s a mountain range in Romania where coal mining communities share a lot in common with Appalachia.
NewsFinding Classroom Success
From racial disparity and poverty to shyness, students face a lot of obstacles heading into college. But some professors are finding new ways to support them and forge a path to success.
