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Wesley Housing with Shelley Murphy

ByCatherine Read September 2, 2020August 13, 2022

(Sept 2, 2020) Catherine Read talks with Shelley Murphy, CEO of Wesley Housing. For over 40 years, Wesley Housing has been building and renovating properties to provide housing for low-income and at-risk families. Based in Alexandria, VA, they have projects throughout the Northern Virginia/DC region. Shelley has led the organization since 2007. The Housing Association…

Good Books

His Other Life – Melanie McCabe

ByCatherine Read March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

(March 2020) This book was captivating. A real page turner. I love the writing and following Melanie McCabe through her journey as a novice researcher. I’m delighted to know that she is a local English teacher in Arlington, Virginia, and that a writer of such talent teaches creative writing in a public high school. How…

Good Books

The Art of Gathering – Priya Parker

ByCatherine Read February 5, 2020February 5, 2020

(Jan 2020) This book is a must read. For everyone. From dinner parties and staff meetings to holiday gatherings and funerals, we all spend so much time at “gatherings” that are organized by someone. Priya Parker points out that surprisingly little thought is given to the structure of gatherings. Because of that, many of us…

The Lamb Center – Fairfax City

ByCatherine Read October 21, 2019August 24, 2022

(Oct 21, 2019) Catherine Read talks with members of The Lamb Center‘s operations staff. Located in Fairfax City, they provide support services for those unhoused in the community or who struggle to afford basic services like hot meals, laundry services, a place to shower, a clothing closet, a nurse, and dental services. There are…

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Faithful Servant Awards on Your Need to Know

ByRachel Simon October 2, 2019October 28, 2019

(October 2, 2019) Catherine Read sits down with Bishop Kofi Adonteng Boateng of Divine World International Ministries to discuss the Faithful Servant Awards that will be given out at a special ceremony on October 26th at the Hilton Mark Center in Alexandria, VA. In addition to his full time job of being an ordained minister,…

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Laura Jane Cohen on Your Need to Know

ByRachel Simon September 11, 2019September 23, 2019

(September 11, 2019) Catherine Read interviews Laura Jane Cohen, candidate for the Fairfax County School Board in the Springfield district. Cohen is a former FCPS teacher, parent of two FCPS students, and former PTA president. This November Virginians will head to the voting booth to elect almost all of our local officials across the commonwealth,…

Trio 111 – Jake Sizemore

ByCatherine Read September 9, 2019August 22, 2022

(Sep 9, 2019) A special edition of Inside Scoop featuring the band Trio 111: Jake Sizemore, Kevin Bull, and Shane Woldow. Trio 111 performs 4 original songs. In between performances, Catherine Read talks with Jake’s parents, Rachna Sizemore Heizer and Craig Heizer, about the role his autism diagnosis has played in the development of his…

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Elaine Tholen on Your Need To Know

ByRachel Simon September 4, 2019October 17, 2019

(September 4, 2019) Catherine Read sits down with Elaine Tholen, Director of the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District and candidate for FCPS School Board. Soil and water conservations districts were established after the dust bowl by the US Department of Agriculture to create local teams of people working on the ground with private…

Making Change Radio | Virginia

Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center

ByCatherine Read August 29, 2019September 5, 2019

(Aug. 29, 2019) Making Change Radio host Catherine Read sat down with Stacey Picard and Saif Rahman of Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center to discuss the many ways the center serves the community. Stacey is the Assistant Director of Social Services and Raif is the Government and Public Affairs Director.The original Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque was founded…

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Delegate Kathleen Murphy on Your Need to Know

ByRachel Simon August 28, 2019September 23, 2019

(August 28, 2019) Catherine Read interviews Delegate Kathleen Murphy (D-34) about her reelection campaign for the Virginia House of Delegates. Murphy was elected to the House in a special election in 2015, succeeding Barbara Comstock. The 34th District encompasses McLean, Great Falls, parts of Vienna and stretches into northern Loudoun County. All 140 seats in…

Making Change Radio | Virginia

Historian Carroll “C.R.” Gibbs – Making Change Radio

ByCatherine Read August 22, 2019August 29, 2019

(Aug. 22, 2019) Host Catherine Read sits down with Carroll “C.R.” Gibbs to discuss Jamestown, the first recorded history of enslaved people landing in Virginia in 1619, and the impact of mythology versus factual history. CR Gibbs is the author/co-author of six books and a frequent national and international lecturer on an array of historical…

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She Rocks the World on Your Need to Know

ByRachel Simon August 21, 2019September 13, 2019

August 21, 2019) Catherine Read interviews several student ambassadors from the nonprofit organization She Rocks the World. This all-female, student-led organization aims to empower teenage girls to fearlessly use their own voice in order to live their biggest lives. In the first segment Catherine speaks with Devina Bawa and Ashwathi Mathai. They provide a clear…