• Dr. Anand Rao (AI and Cafe au Lait at Eileen's Bakery)
    Oct 30 2025

    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 for us humans. In a meta-ironic twist, the audio file got so scuffed that it required AI mastering to salvage.

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    43 mins
  • Micah Ministries' Meghann Cotter (Pumpkin frozen dirty chai at Hyperion Espresso)
    Sep 29 2025

    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 homelessness.

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    31 mins
  • Deuntay Diggs (black coffee at Anita's Cafe)
    Aug 22 2025

    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 as an individual who doesn't fit preconceived molds. His memoir, "Beneath the Scar," is available on Amazon.

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    49 mins
  • Dr. Gaila Sims (Iced Lavender Latte at Agora Downtown Coffee Shop)
    Jun 16 2025

    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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    32 mins
  • Cindy Hadge — (iced mocha latte from Hyperion) [at Old Mill Park])
    Apr 21 2025

    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 support in helping her to help others who hear voices.

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    30 mins
  • FCPS School Board Chair Matt Rowe (Cappuccino/Cortado at 25 30 Espresso)
    Mar 16 2025

    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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    36 mins
  • Curry Roberts (More data centers and 25 30 Espresso to go)
    Feb 10 2025

    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 (25 30 Espresso) was at capacity, so we ordered drinks and walked across the street to the newsroom.

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    42 mins
  • Eric Bonds (Data Centers and Caramel latte [hot) at Eileen's Bakery & Cafe
    Jan 13 2025

    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 recent JLARC report that explores their impacts in the Commonwealth.

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    31 mins