Sag Harbor author, journalist and activist Lorraine Dusky, joins Gianna Volpe on the WLIW-FM Heart of The East End Thoughtful Thursday segment underwritten by Grace & Grit to talk about her book, “Hole in My Heart: Love and Loss in the Fault Lines of Adoption” and fighting for those whom are adopted to have access to unamended birth information before award-winning pianist, educator and filmmaker, Donna Weng Friedman, joins Gianna for the HOTsounds segment underwritten by William RIS Gallery to discuss her short film “Never Fade Away,” featuring Chun Wai Chan, the first Chinese principal dancer in the 74-year history of the New York City Ballet, running May 31st through June 2 at NYU’s Tisch School Of The Arts. 

Brooklyn singer-songwriter Jesse Ruben joins Gianna Volpe on the WLIW-FM Heart of The East End Wednesday Wisdom segment underwritten by LTV Studios ahead of the final date of his most recent tour 2 p.m. this Sunday afternoon at City Winery. We talk Taylor Swift, living in Brooklyn, Lyme Disease, the pandemic and how it has changed him, plus hear his brand-new single, “Belong.”

Hyper-realistic painter Charles Wildbank joins Gianna Volpe in the WLIW-FM studio for the Heart of The East End Wednesday Works segment underwritten by The Luss Group amid the “LET’S GET REAL’istic” exhibition at William RIS Gallery and ahead of his participation in the Maggie Burbank Arts & Crafts Show this weekend on the Great Lawn in Westhampton Beach. 

Craig Rappaport of the brand-new Plethora App joins Gianna Volpe in the WLIW-FM studio for the Heart of The East End to talk about he and wife, Mor, developing an app in the aftermath of the pandemic to connect local people with local services, charities and foods. 

The Mountain Maidens—Marie Mularczyk-O’Connell, Candice Baranello and Lorraine Berger—join Gianna Volpe on a special segment of WLIW-FM’s Heart of The East End underwritten by Peconic Landing ahead of their performance at Huntington’s Cinema Arts Center for NOOM on 5/23.

End-Of-Life Doula Susan Stout joins Gianna Volpe in the WLIW-FM studio for a special Monday Meditation on The Heart of The East End where she fields questions from two local callers.

Dr. Susan Schuval, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, joins Gianna Volpe on the WLIW-FM Heart of The East End Medical Monday segment underwritten by Jennifer Benton to talk about anearly start to this year's tree pollen season, tips for mitigating allergy issues and how allergists can help.

Huntington musician Linda Sussman joins Gianna Volpe in the WLIW-FM studio for the Heart of The East End HOTsounds segment underwritten by Sag Harbor Cinema ahead of this Sunday afternoon’s “Living on Long Island” edition of Folkie Fest at the Moriches Community Center. 

Hampton Theatre Company’s Bob Kaplan joins Gianna Volpe in the WLIW-FM studio for the Heart of The East End Friday Morning Tea Underwritten by Village Overhead Doors ahead of HTC’s newest production, “The Portuguese Kid,” which runs from May 25th - June 11th. 

Founders of The North Fork Mental Health Awareness Initiative Celia Marszal-Iannelli and Beth Elliott join Gianna Volpe in the WLIW-FM studio for the Heart of The East End for both the Thoughtful Thursday segment underwritten by Grace & Grit, as well as a special segment underwritten by William RIS Gallery, amid Mental Health Awareness Month and ahead of next Wednesday evening’s 5 p.m. lecture  “Communicating with Your Loved One with Mental Illness”

with Rev. Carol Pinkham Oak at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church on Main Road in Greenport. She will share her mental health pilgrimage and talk about a breakthrough method of communication that has been successful in helping those with challenges accept treatment called “LEAP” (Listen, Emphasize, Agree and Partner) and developed by Dr. Xavier Amador.

Oak will also address stigmas against mental illness and the importance of having open conversations on the topic.