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RVA’s Got Issues

RVA’s Got Issues

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RVA’s Got Issues delves into politics and big issues in the news that are defining life in and around Richmond, Virginia. Should taxes be raised to build a new baseball stadium? Should old schools get a makeover or be replaced? Are more bike lanes a good idea? Host Rich Meagher will speak with guests who shed light on the present, past and future implications of these questions. And in a time when faith in government is at an all-time low, many people say they can’t make a difference in politics. RVA’s Got Issues will counter this feeling of civic alienation by featuring guests who share stories of how they are making a difference. Listeners will gain new insights and ideas for how to become more engaged in their communities. The upshot is a podcast that helps listeners understand not only what’s happening around them but what they can do about it.2024 VPM Media Corporation Ciencia Política Ciencias Sociales Política y Gobierno
Episodios
  • The Persistent Problem of Gun Violence

    The Persistent Problem of Gun Violence
    Nov 12 2025
    Richmond has come a long way since our "murder capital" days, but the problem of gun violence persists, challenging our assumptions about how it happens. Can new data, new approaches – and a new city office – end gun violence in Richmond? Plus: we hear from an after-school program for kids that might be part of the solution. Guests: Greg Hopkins, Office of Gun Violence Prevention https://rva.gov/human-services/gun-violence-prevention Amir Elsayed, NextUp RVA https://nextuprva.org/team/
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    31 m
  • Richmond vs. Poverty

    Richmond vs. Poverty
    Nov 5 2025
    In Richmond, the poverty rate has gone down pretty dramatically in the past few years. That’s hard to do, and it’s not getting any easier in this environment of federal cuts and chaos. So a lot of folks are looking at our city and asking, how are we doing it? Rich sits down with the head of the city’s Office of Community Wealth Building to find out. Then, we visit with graduates from that office's guaranteed income pilot program. What does lasting change look like? Guest: Caprichia Smith Spellman, director of the Office of Community Wealth Building.
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    31 m
  • Detainments and Trust Policies: ICE in Richmond

    Detainments and Trust Policies: ICE in Richmond
    Oct 29 2025
    Immigration enforcement seems to be changing in RVA, so Rich sits down with VPM News reporter Keyris Manzanares about the human costs of those changes. Plus: some activists want Richmond to implement a "trust policy" - how do we trust that's the right move? Guests: VPM News reporter Keyris Manzanares https://www.vpm.org/people/keyris-manzanares Josue Castillo, New Virginia Majority https://www.newvirginiamajority.org/ Miriam Airington-Fisher, Las Abogadas law firm https://airingtonlaw.com/
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    31 m
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