BREAKING NEWS! Former House of Delegates member (and current Republican National Committee candidate) Tim Anderson joins the show -- in impromptu fashion -- to share the outcome of a Texas lawsuit filed by a Tidewater-based physician. As a consequence of the lawsuit, the federal government is making admissions/concessions regarding the drug Ivermectin, whose efficacy with regard to COVID the FDA had previously denied/disputed.
It's the bottom of the 8 o'clock hour on Thursday -- which means that former Virginia Governor and European Ambassador Jim Gilmore is back with us, in this instance so as to talk about his recent diplomatic trip to Lithuania.
Atop the 8 o'clock hour, John talks to George McGovern, Scout Executive/CEO of Heart of Virginia for the Boy Scouts. John and George discuss the Boy Scouts mission generally, as well as an upcoming fundraising dinner featuring a key note address from retired NASCAR star -- and previous guest -- Kyle Petty.
Next this Thursday morning, we hear from Congressman and Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good -- who is on the campaign trail in his 5th District. Congressman Good makes another pitch here on WRVA for why his constituents should reelect him instead of voting for his primary challenger, State Senator John McGuire.
We begin this Thursday morning by resuming our "Holy Week" series -- with Hope Church's Lead Pastor, David Dwight. John and David continue the conversation about faith and marketing religion to a modern audience.
As Christianity's Holy Week continues, John talks to Matt Hoole, Lead Pastor at Mechanicsville Christian Center. Aside from chatting about the faith's "Super Bowl" week, John and Matt address the challenge of making church appealing to a modern, secular-oriented crowd.
At the bottom of the 8 o'clock hour, we hear from Mission Realty's Clayton Gits -- who offers John an update about the current real estate market.
With at least general plans for a new Richmond baseball stadium unveiled, Jonathan Spiers, of , returns to the show -- for a conversation with John about the design, development location, and construction timetable.
Next up this AM is Rob Smith, Managing Director at Chartwell Capital Advisors and a University of Richmond Law School graduate. John and Rob have a candid discussion about "Pleasurefest" week on Richmond's campus. (My sense is that Rob is against the festival!)
"Hump Day" has arrived! First up this Wednesday morning is Senior Communications Advisor for Virginia's Department of Veteran Services, Jeb Hockman. John and Jeb discuss National Vietnam War Veterans Day (which is this Friday) and plans to commemorate the matter.
For the latest installment of "Giving Tuesday," John welcomes Wayne Walker back to the show for another conversation about The Fisher House.
As Holy Week continues for Christians, John talks to Corey Widemer, Lead Pastor at Third Church in the West End. John and Corey talk about faith, Easter, and the task that clergy have of trying to minister to and lead congregations composed of people with differing ideological and theological views.
Atop the 8 o'clock hour, we talk to Patrick McCloud, Executive Director of the Virginia Apartment Management Association. John and Patrick have a conversation about squatters' (")rights(") here in Virginia, based on what has transpired recently in states like New York and California.
Next up this Tuesday morning, we welcome to the show first-time guest Misty Whitehead, one of the new members elected to Henrico's Board of Supervisors (in her case, representing the Three Chopt District). John and Misty talk about the recent changes to Henrico Police protocol -- with Misty asserting that police "will still provide . . . stellar" service in the county.
Well, this is Tuesday that is definitely off to, shall we say, a memorable start. . . . With many eyes on Baltimore, we talk to Karen Michael of Karen Michael Consulting, first about the container ship-caused bridge collapse earlier this AM, and then about a DEI-related lawsuit via which a white male won a judgment for wrongful termination.
It's NASCAR Race Week! With that being so, we hear from Richmond Raceway Track Director Lori Waran -- who tells John all about this coming weekend's festivites!
At the bottom of the 8 o'clock hour this morning, we hear from our other regularly scheduled Monday guest: Jim Bacon (of and The Jefferson Council)! John talks to Jim about some of the latest stories on his website, as well as the University of Richmond's "Pleasurefest"!
Atop the 8 o'clock hour this AM, we hear from good friend of the show Huw Shakeshaft, who is presently in London (helping to finalize plans for his forthcoming nuptials this summer). John and Huw talk about Princess Kate's cancer diagnosis, with Huw indicating that his sourcing describes her prognosis as good.
As Christians' Holy Week begins, John has a conversation about faith with Rocky Marrin, who founded and leads 3Wide Men's Ministries. (You can learn more about Rocky and 3W here https://3wide.org/.)
Happy Monday, radio family! As has become customary, our week starts off by checking in with the co-host of and the host of -- Brian Kilmeade! John and Brian reflect on last week's Politics & Pints and this morning's headline news (including the terrorist attack in Moscow and Trump's looming money deadline in New York). Brian also previews today's edition of . (Stay tuned to WRVA to listen in, after our show!)
Lastly this week, we check in with our "Movie Guy," Mike Mayo of Mike-Mayo.com. Mike talks to John about the new World War II-themed documentary .
Atop the 9 o'clock hour this AM, we once again hear from President Trump's 2024 Press Secretary, the sensational Karoline Leavitt. John and Karoline talk about President Trump's legal hassles in New York, the implications thereof for the rest of us in America, and why women voters in particular should be casting their ballots for President Trump this fall.
At the bottom of the 8 o'clock hour, we hear from good friend of the show, former Virginia Governor Doug Wilder. John and Governor Wilder delve into President Trump's legal woes and VCU's multimillion-dollar loss from that failed development project last year.
Atop the 8 o'clock hour this morning, Lythos Studios' Clay Hamner joins us, so as to talk to John about what folks can do in and around Richmond this weekend (which is supposed to be a somewhat wet one).
General Assembly hour! Next, we hear from State Senator Glen Sturtevant, who, as with David Owen, talks to John about this past winter's General Assembly session and ongoing budget negotiations between Democrats and Republicans.
TGIF! To start with today, we hear from John's representative to Virginia's House of Delegates -- the David Owen! John talks to Delegate Owen about this past winter's General Assembly session (his first, remember) and budget negotiations between Democrats and Republicans.
Finally this morning, we hear from Producer Dan's dad -- former candidate for Congress and host of , Jim Hobgood! John and Jim chat about the 2024 Presidential Campaign, UVA Basketball (ugh), and . . . Politics & Pints, which Jim attended last night, along with the rest of the Hobgood clan.
In the wake of a decision from Henrico's Board of Supervisors to suspend police response to certain resident complaints, former Board member Tommy Branin joins John to express his dismay about the announcement.
Next up this Thursday is reporter Jeff Schapiro, who talks to John about Governor Youngkin's approach to assessing the Democrats' bills from the General Assembly session, as well as the degree to which the lingering effects of the pandemic represent a new normal in Central Virginia (and the city of Richmond in particular).
"Friday Eve" is here! To start with on this Thursday morning, and in the wake of another successful Politics & Pints, we check in with former State Senator Amanda Chase, who helped to orchestrate a change in county GOP leadership this week in Chesterfield. Meanwhile, Senator Chase is facing a misdemeanor charge for assault and battery -- and she addresses the matter with John, asserting that she is completely innocent, that corroborating witnesses will defend her, and that the charge constitutes political revenge/lawfare.