Heart of the East End

Darren St. George of Southold Historical Museum joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss upcoming events for the historical society and in support of Long Island’s only local NPR radio station, WLIW-FM, during Spring 2026 fund drive where all donations to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 go right to work creating and curating a listening experience that is Long Island’s own with an opportunity for listeners to leave a message on listener line following one’s donation to let us know why they love Long Island’s NPR station.

Rachel Sullivan of Grand Pistachio joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM, ahead of the theater troupe’s puppet-laden presentation of Layer The Walls: Part 1 on the Staller Center for the Arts’ main stage at 4 p.m. on March 22 and in support of Long Island’s only local NPR radio station, WLIW-FM, during the Spring 2026 fund drive where donations to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 go right to work creating in curating a listening experience that is Long Island’s own with an opportunity for listeners to leave a message on listener line following one’s donation to let us know why they love Long Island’s NPR station.

Dr. Rabih Chaer, chief of vascular and endovascular surgery at Stony Brook Medicine, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM, ahead of a Venous Thromboembolism Awareness Day conference on March 18 at Stony Brook University Hospital and in support of Long Island’s only local NPR radio station, WLIW-FM, during the Spring 2026 fund drive where donations to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 go right to work creating in curating a listening experience that is Long Island’s own with opportunity for listeners to leave a message on listener line following one’s donation to let us know why they love Long Island’s NPR station.

Dr. Deborah Nagle, Chief of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Stony Brook Medicine, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. for those under 50, according to a new analysis, amid national colorectal cancer awareness month

Dr. Aaron Sasson, director of the Pancreatic Cancer Center at Stony Brook Medicine and Chief of the surgical Oncology division at the Stony Brook Cancer Center, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss the first new treatment in nearly 30 years for adults with locally-advanced pancreatic cancer in the United States.

Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe is joined in the WLIW-FM studio by Mary Crosby, president/CEO of East End Hospice, as well as Matt Zukosky, MA, NRP, professor and emergency medical care and fire programs coordinator at Suffolk County Community College to discuss a brand-new partnership between EEH and SCCC.

Tina Marie Realmuto joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the March 13-15 weekend run of her first stand-up comedy show, “Tales of an Italian Millennial,” at Southampton Cultural Center.

Hamptons International Film Festival’s chief creative officer, David Nugent, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the March 13 screening at Guild Hall of East Hampton of Stanley Kubrick’s 1957 epic film, Paths of Glory, with talkback by Nugent and HamptonsFilm Co-Chair Alec Baldwin alongside social and cultural historian of modern European history with a specialization in twentieth-century war and society, Nerissa Aksamit.

This all-music edition of The Heart recorded LIVE from the WLIW-FM studio in Southampton features a playlist crafted by Gianna Volpe of songs from all decades and genres with “Real” in the title.

Anne Sherwood Pundyk joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about her new solo exhibition of new prints and selected paintings at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Greenport and curated by Rainer Gross, “Getting Lost on Purpose,” on view through April 19.