NewsNo One Cares Alone
Sammy was just a month old when he started experiencing symptoms of heart failure. Hear about the doctor who performed the groundbreaking surgery that saved the boy’s life, and the resource he created to help doctors avoid burnout.
NewsThe Chiefest Town
At the confluence of the James and Rivana Rivers in Virginia sits a Monacan site. Monacan Chief Kenneth Branham walks us through the site of what was once the village …
NewsWGR’s Summer Streaming Recs
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The Rise of Netflix
Myles McNutt (Old Dominion University)
After months at home, your streaming watchlists are probably exhausted. With Good Reason is here to the rescue! We’re bringing you summer streaming recommendations from scholars and artists. Myles McNutt charts Netflix’s rise to video streaming juggernaut and recommends a miniseries on the systemic failures in sexual assault investigations.
Telling Untold Stories
Yossera Bouchtia (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Yossera Bouchtia suggests two TV shows grappling with race and identity in America.
Brown Voice
Shilpa Davé (University of Virginia)
White actors have recently been stepping down from voicing characters of color. Shilpa Davé explains the harmful stereotype she calls “brown voice” and recommends a Netflix show that captures the Indian-American coming of age experience.
Becoming an Environmental Activist
Tanya Stadelmann (William & Mary)
Tanya Stadelmann shares two films that document the journey to environmental activism.
NewsPresenting: “Transcripts”
Trans people of color say that life is harder than ever. And the new podcast “Transcripts” investigates what activists are doing to change that.
NewsReplay: New Virginians
Immigrants from Central and South America, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the former Soviet Republics were chosen to share their stories in a Virginia-based traveling exhibit.
NewsReplay: Poetic Justice
When writer and Invisibilia producer Lulu Miller discovered she’d be leaving Virginia, she wrote a startling love letter to the state–one that charges everyday people to stay angry about injustice.
NewsBack in Session
Despite fears of a virus resurgence, Virginia Tech and William & Mary both announced they will re-open in the Fall. What’s their plan for keeping students safe? And will higher education be forever changed?
NewsNorfolk’s “Summer of the Pestilence”
On July 1, Virginia will move into Phase 3 of reopening. This new development will see the reopening of …
NewsQuarantine Road
An 1855 yellow fever outbreak in Virginia eerily mirrors the present-day quarantine. And Marie Antoinette often secluded herself with a secret trove of banned books.
NewsThe End of Richmond Policing?
In our recent show, “The End of Policing,” we talk with Alex Vitale on why he thinks reforming police is not enough. Instead, Vitale argues that we must…
NewsCycle of Life
Cyclists are taking to the streets in unprecedented numbers, and CO2 emissions are down. Is this a silver lining to the pandemic, or just a fad?
NewsThe End of Policing
After the police killing of George Floyd, some say it’s not enough to make reforms and are calling for the elimination of police altogether.
