Two people, one Fredericksburg-area coffee shop. A Fredericksburg Free Press podcast.
Latest episodes
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36 min
FAM President/CEO Svetlana Legetic (Cappuccino at Curitiba Art Cafe)
The new head of the Fredericksburg Area Museum looks back on her first month in her new position and shares her vision for celebrating the region's histories — plural.
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40 min
Failsafe-ERA CEO Juanita Shanks (English Breakfast Tea on the Agora Coffee patio)
The founder of Failsafe-ERA explains how her family's unexpected encounter with incarceration sparked her life's work in helping others through a nonprofit.
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18 min
Fredericksburg Police Chief Betsy Mason
This month, Free Press Editor-in-Chief Joey LoMonaco sits down with Fredericksburg Police Department Chief Betsy Mason to discuss everything from Flock Safety cameras to a series o…
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20 min
Dr. Tashika Griffith at Anita's Cafe and Dessert Bar
Griffith, who has served as the president of Germanna Community College for the past five months, discusses the past, present and future of higher Ed., as well as her island upbrin…
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21 min
UMW men's basketball head coach Marcus Kahn (black coffee at For Five)
Host Joey LoMonaco sits down with Kahn, whose Eagles will face Emory University for the Division III men's basketball national championship on Sunday in Indianapolis.
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38 min
Joy Crump at Anita's Cafe (Flat white, a chef's journey and pivot to public service)
Joy and Joey discuss the former's decision to run for City Council in Ward 2, and her experience in office for the past two-plus months. Also, food things.
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26 min
Eto Otitigbe (Dirty Chai and the art of taking things apart at Agora Downtown Coffee Shop)
This month, host Joey LoMonaco sits down with Eto Otitigbe, an MIT-educated engineer-turned-artist who has spent the past year designing an installation where a slave auction block…
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43 min
Dr. Anand Rao (AI and Cafe au Lait at Eileen's Bakery)
This month, Joey talks with Dr. Anand Rao, the director of UMW's Center for AI and the Liberal Arts. The two discuss the robotic technology's ability to disrupt and what it means f…
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31 min
Micah Ministries' Meghann Cotter (Pumpkin frozen dirty chai at Hyperion Espresso)
For this month's episode, host Joey LoMonaco sits down with Meghann Cotter, the longtime Executive Director of Micah Ecumenical Ministries, to deconstruct narratives about homeless…
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49 min
Deuntay Diggs (black coffee at Anita's Cafe)
Diggs, the current chair of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors also known as "the dancing deputy", opens up about his childhood traumas and how he emerged on the other side a…
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32 min
Dr. Gaila Sims (Iced Lavender Latte at Agora Downtown Coffee Shop)
Gaila looks back on the job of a lifetime and looks ahead to her new book about race, museums and the many ways in which the latter can help interpret the former.
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30 min
Cindy Hadge — (iced mocha latte from Hyperion) [at Old Mill Park])
Cindy Hadge, the Director of Collaborative Projects for the Wildflower Alliance, shares her life story and experiences with mental health issues, especially the role of peer suppor…
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36 min
FCPS School Board Chair Matt Rowe (Cappuccino/Cortado at 25 30 Espresso)
Joey sits down with Matt Rowe to discuss the challenges facing city schools, his city council run and the dude who played Cooter on "The Dukes of Hazzard."
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42 min
Curry Roberts (More data centers and 25 30 Espresso to go)
Host Joey LoMonaco sits down with Fredericksburg Regional Alliance President Curry Roberts to discuss data centers from an economic development standpoint. Our chosen coffee shop (…
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31 min
Eric Bonds (Data Centers and Caramel latte [hot) at Eileen's Bakery & Cafe
Host Joey LoMonaco sits down with Dr. Eric Bonds, who teaches environmental sociology at the University of Mary Washington. Naturally, he has a few thoughts on data centers and the…
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35 min
Mayor Kerry Devine (Café Au Lait at Agora Downtown Coffee Shop)
Free Press managing editor Joey LoMonaco sits down with Fredericksburg Mayor Kerry Devine to discuss her two decades in city government, as well as data centers, homelessness and a…
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53 min
UMW's Stephen Farnsworth (Americano) at Agora Downtown Coffee Shop
Free Press managing editor Joey LoMonaco sits down with Stephen Farnsworth, the Director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies at the University of Mary Washington for a w…