The Spark
Aired on WMRA 2011 - 2016
The Spark aired on WMRA from late 2011 to December 2016, with a creative look at --well-- creativity. Our interviews focused on whatever people are passionate about in the WMRA region: sculpture, model railroading, costume-making, poetry, whatever.
Host Martha Woodroof passed away in 2021, but her interviews are still available online.
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On this episode of The Spark: Martha speaks with Books & Brews author, Rebecca Kauffman.Rebecca went to NYC to attend the Manhattan School of Music as a… -
WMRA's Martha Woodroof and college football "spotter" Tony Britt (bonus: also CBS Sports/ESPN legend Brent Musburger) discuss Tony's special "cheat… -
On this episode of The Spark: Hillary 'Bill" Clemmer continues her conversation about a day’s work on a New Zealand sheep station. -
On this episode of The Spark: Hillary 'Bill" Clemmer spent several years working mostly alone on isolated New Zealand sheep stations. This is part one of… -
On this episode of The Spark: Alan Taylor, Pulitzer Prize winning historian, speaks with Martha about his new book, "American Revolutions: A Continental… -
On this episode of The Spark: Harrisonburg’s Brad Burrow’s business adventures in the world of fair trade chocolate.Artisan's HopeDivine Chocolate -
On this episode of The Spark: Australian-born Miriam Gordon-Stewart, who sang all over the world before moving to Charlottesville to co-found Victory Hall… -
On this episode of The Spark: Mary Stickley-Godinez, of Countryside Farm and Nursery in Crimora, tells how she and her husband Raul met over plant… -
On this episode of The Spark: Twenty-one year old Richy Rohrer took his first roofing job for a paycheck. He’s still at it because: a) he likes the… -
Amanda McRaven was born and raised in Free Union. She’s a country girl, who fell in love with theater at an early age, and now she runs her own company…
