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Friend of the show Nathan Moore (station manager of WTJU Charlottesville and writer of Apple Atchin Radio) joins Michael to discuss his tour of community radio stations in Appalachia; the importance of trust and community bonds to the public radio model, and what VP nominee J.D. Vance gets wrong about the area.

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IN THE NEWS:
President Joe Biden has dropped out of the race, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris and throwing the presidential race into total chaos. We have no precedent for this because nothing like this has ever happened. How are Virginia politicians responding?

According to the latest FBI data, crime is down across the country. Here in Virginia, crime spiked in the early 1990s and has been steadily going down ever since. Violent crime, for example, is one third of what it was at that time. 

The price of new cars is going down. So are the prices for blue jeans and microwave ovens. That's according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which shows even the prices of eggs in Virginia is dropping. But the recent spike in inflation disproportionately harmed low-income people in Virginia.


TRIVIA: How many Presidential candidates (other than Trump) have received a party's nomination three times?

At the Watercooler:
- More on Biden dropping out
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's interpretive rule on "paycheck advances" counting as loans

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The guest for this episode is a delegate to the Republican convention in Wisconsin. He is a member of the platform committee, and he's the chairman of the First Congressional District Republican Committee -- Jeff Ryer. He joins us to give us an inside look at what's happening in the Virginia delegation and give us a sense as to how Republicans are feeling about the election heading into the fall campaign season.

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IN THE NEWS:
If you're looking for an example of a recount that changed the results of an election, you'll have to go all the way back to Indiana, 1985. Here in Virginia, recounts have been conducted in three congressional elections since 1967, and none of them changed the outcome--but Bob Good in the 5th District is pushing for one anyway.

With the aid of AI, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton has regaied her voice; trained up on her public speeches, the AI voice sounds much like Wexton did before she was silenced by Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, and she says this tool could be life-changing for Americans with disabilities.

The rapid rise of fentanyl overdoses is causing concern among lawmakers, although they are not yet on the same page about how to handle the situation.That's why the General Assembly created a new task force to consider the policy choices and how they would work. For example, how much does an individual need to have to be prosecuted as a dealer versus helped as a patient suffering from substance abuse disorder? 


TRIVIA: What is the statewide recount that did not happen because the loser couldn't afford the $120,000 price tag?

At the Watercooler:
- The Democrats are still trying to figure out if Biden will be their nominee
- The 1932 Democratic convention, where Harry Byrd tried to unseat Franklin Roosevelt

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This week, Michael is joined by an Alexandria legend, former Delegate Marian van Landingham; who served in the General Assembly for twenty-four years and spearheaded the transformation of Alexandria's Torpedo Factory from military storage into a world-famous art center. 

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IN THE NEWS:
From the UVA Board of Visitors to the Virginia Potato Board, open records laws have requirements for what qualifies as a public meeting. Now those requirements are shifting online for state agencies, regional bodies and local advisory commissions. Public bodies that were once allowed to conduct 25 percent of their meetings virtually are now able to conduct 50 percent of those meetings online.

Cocktails-to-go was one of the silver linings of the pandemic, new rules allowing restaurants to sell margaritas or old fashions in takeout containers. Now a new law in Virginia will extend the pilot program for that indefinitely. But state regulators say third-party vendors like DoorDash and Uber Eats are compliant only half the time.

Nine years ago, the United States Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage and overturned the part of Virginia's Constitution that banned it. Now, Governor Youngkin has signed a law ensuring that same-sex marriage will remain legal in Virginia regardless of any future court decisions.

TRIVIA: Who was the Republican who held the 9th Congressional District seat before Rich Boucher in 1982?

At the Watercooler:
- The media's continuing focus on President Biden's mental condition--and its effect on the November election
- When was the last time a Democrat running for President won a majority of the white vote--and what does that tell us?

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