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One person featured in the new book Firewalkers says of her mental illness: “It has made me stronger. It has helped me help people in a way that others might not be able to help them.” We talk to several of those involved with Firewalkers about their theory that mental illness can indeed be like a walk through fire. And we examine their claim that squarely facing the challenge of such illness can immeasurably enrich one’s life. Listen to the program Guests:  Debra Knighton, M.A. - A psychiatric rehabilitation counselor whose struggle with major depression is among the stories featured in Firewalkers: Madness, Beauty, and Mystery. [2009. Vocal, Inc.]  Malaina Poore - Coordinator of the Firewalkers Project at the mental health advocacy group that calls itself the “Virginia Organization of Consumers Asserting Leadership” (V.O.C.A.L.).  Craig Shealy, Ph.D. - Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Professor of Graduate Psychology at James Madison University and Executive Director of the International Beliefs and Values Institute. March 22, 2010 A General Assembly Review Austerity is coming. That much is clear. But it may be some time before local schools and other government agencies know the full effect of budget reductions now approved by state lawmakers. On this edition, we examine both the new austerity budget as well as other developments coming out of the just completed session of the Virginia General Assembly. Including higher speed limits, expanded gun rights, new disputes over abortion, and more. Listen to the program Guests:  Anita Kumar - Richmond-based political reporter for The Washington Post.  Bob Roberts, Ph.D. - Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, James Madison University.  Isaac Wood - Communications Director and Political Analyst, The Center for Politics at the University of Virginia. March 15, 2010 Treating Pain Chronic pain has become one of the most frequent complaints Americans take to their doctors. We explore different approaches to treating pain. And we invite you to share your stories. Listen to the program Guests:  Dania Chastain, Ph.D. - Chief of Psychology, the University of Virginia Pain Management Center.  Jody Forman, MSW, L.Ac. - Licensed Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbologist at the Charlottesville Healing Arts Center.  Kevin Vorenkamp, M.D. - Medical Director, the University of Virginia Pain Management Center. Additional Contributors: Dianne Cekada, P.T. - Physical Therapist, Advantage Physical Therapy and Sports Performance, Weyers Cave. Greg Gelburd, D.O. - Family Practice Physician, Downtown Family Health Care, Charlottesville. March 8, 2010 The Virginia - Haiti Connection Even before an earthquake devastated the western hemisphere’s most impoverished nation, there was a special bond between Haiti and Virginia. Several groups across our region have spent years working to help the Haitian people. Now, those groups are working harder than ever. A close up look at the Virginia-Haiti connection, and the latest news from those currently on the ground in Haiti. Listen to the program Guests:  The Rev. David Butt - Director, the Grace Network of churches and a member of the Grace Network Haiti Council.  Rebecca Evans - Associate Professor of Accounting and Business at Blue Ridge Community College. Faculty Adviser to BRCC’s “Students In Free Enterprise” (SIFE) program which has been working in Haiti for the past three years.  Robert Fatton, Jr., Ph.D. - Author of The Roots of Haitian Despotism (2007 - Lynne Rienner Publishers). The Julia A. Cooper Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs at the University of Virginia, and a native of Haiti. March 1, 2010 Helping Small Business Thrive You have likely heard someone say that small business is the engine that creates the vast majority of new U.S. jobs. But how can small businesses thrive in these challenging times? We search for answers with the help of a banker who specializes in small business finance, a researcher who has been examining successful business strategies, and a woman who recently opened a restaurant, one of the tougher small ventures to make successful. Listen to the program Guests:  Katrina Didot - Owner, A Bowl Of Good Café in Harrisonburg.  Greg Fairchild, Ph.D. - Director of the Tayloe Murphy International Center and Associate Professor at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.  Jane Henderson - President and CEO of the Virginia Community Capital, a non-profit community development institute. February 22, 2010 Exceptional Weather Has this winter brought you some unusual experiences? On this edition we invite listeners to share their Snowpocalypse survival stories. Plus we get perspectives from a climate scientist who has been studying Virginia weather for almost 30 years, and from a former TV weatherman who now teaches and writes about remarkable weather. Listen to the program Guests:  Jerry Stenger - Director, Office of Climatology, University of Virginia.  Stan Ulanski, Ph.D. - Author of The Gulf Stream: Tiny Plankton, Giant Bluefin, and The Amazing Story of the Powerful River in the Atlantic [University of North Carolina Press, 2008]. Professor of Earth Science and Geology, James Madison University. Former TV Meteorologist for WHSV-TV, Harrisonburg. February 15, 2010 The World Peace Game John Hunter is an unusual teacher. He helps fourth-graders learn to resolve international conflict through something he calls the World Peace Game. It's an approach to teaching -- and to the cause of world peace -- remarkable enough to be the focus of a new movie. We'll talk with Hunter and the movie's director. Listen to the program Guests:  John Hunter - Elementary School Teacher in the Gifted Program at Albemarle County’s Agnor-Hurt School.  Chris Farina - Producer/Director of the new documentary film "World Peace and Other Fourth Grade Achievements." February 8, 2010 Money and Schools How many teachers should be laid off? How big will class sizes get? Should music and art be dropped? Should school kids have to pay to play football -- or any other after-school activity? In the midst of a state budget crisis, these are some of the questions now facing school administrators across the WMRA region. We'll find out how they plan to answer these questions. Guests:  Don Ford, Ph.D. - Superintendent of Schools for the Harrisonburg City School Division.  Gary McQuain, Ph.D. - Superintendent of Schools for the Augusta County School Division.  Pamela Moran, Ph.D. - Superintendent of Schools for the Albemarle County School Division.
This coalition of service groups from across the Commonwealth calls itself The Campaign for Children’s Mental Health. We take a close up look at their agenda and their hopes for improving mental health services for Virginia's children. Guests: Mary Fulbright - pseudonym of a Virginia parent whose teenage son was hospitalized with mental illness.  Deborah Kipps-Vaughan, Psy.D - Clinical Psychologist, Former President of the Virginia Academy of School Psychologists, as well as Assistant Professor of Graduate Psychology at James Madison University.  Peter Sheras, Ph.D. - Clinical Psychologist. Former Chairman of the Region Ten Community Services Board. Current Chair, Department of Human Services at the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education.
Everybody does it... some more than others. Most of us have, at some point, gotten in trouble because of it.
But is lying causing serious problems for our society as a whole? James Mahon thinks so. Even though he says actual lies do not get told as often as most people think.
On the other hand, Greg Henriques believes people may be doing some version of lying more frequently than they realize. On this edition, we ask a philosopher and a psychologist to share their findings about the telling of lies. Listen to the program Guests:
January 18, 2010 Project Implicit Deep in your mind there are powerful prejudices affecting you every day... below your conscious awareness. At least so say scientists behind the international research project that measures bias, called Project Implicit. Are they right about you? You can take one or more of their online bias measurement tests for free at Project Implicit. The test is based at Harvard University. The man in charge is based at the University of Virginia. On this edition, we ask him why we know so little about our own minds.  Brian Nosek, Ph.D. - Director, Project Implicit. Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia and Principal Investigator at UVa’s Implicit Social Cognition Lab. January 11, 2010 Editors' Roundtable -- What's News in 2010? Predicting the future is an uncertain business -- but that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun trying. So we asked newspaper editors from across our region what we might expect in 2010 -- based on the big news stories they covered in 2009. Listen to the program Guests: Rob Longley - City Editor of Harrisonburg's Daily News-Record.Maria Hileman - Managing Editor of The Winchester Star. Hawes Spencer - Editor and Publisher of Charlottesville's weekly The Hook. Lee Wolverton - Managing Editor of Waynesboro's daily The News-Virginian. |
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