Heart of the East End

Dr. Tahmid Rahman, co-director of the Center for Advanced Lipid Management at the Stony Brook Heart Institute, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the heart institute being the first center in the world to administer a commercial dose of plozasiran, the newly approved RNA-interference therapy for Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome marked by extreme triglyceride levels—often 10 to 100 times above normal—leading to recurrent and severe pancreatitis.

Lora Tucker, Chip Williford and Mary Seymour join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amidst Black History Month and perform, “Idea of America,” LIVE ahead of the next Poetry Street featured readings and open mic 2-4 p.m. on Feb. 28 at Riverhead Free Library.

Ma’s House and BIPOC Art Studio’s director of curation, Brianna L. Hernández, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about her new book, “Reclaiming Death: Art, Ritual and Advocacy at the End of Life” ahead of the eponymous exhibition opening on Feb. 28 from 5-8 p.m. featuring 20 artists involved in Reclaiming Death’s continued curatorial project.

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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 “Snow” in the title.

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 “Word” in the title.

Kenneth Jackson and Wendy Weiss of the East End Arts Council join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk six years of the MLK Portrait Project, which feature student-made mosaic portraits of figures from the civil rights movement and beyond. This year's portraits are currently displayed at Floyd Memorial Library through March 29.

East Hampton Village historian Hugh King and East Hampton High School student, Colin Kelley, join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss East Hampton Historical Society’s podcast series researched, written, and narrated by Kelley called, “Spirit of 76: East Hampton in the American Revolution,” in celebration of USA’s Semiquincentennial anniversary.

Leah Schanke joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss her debut children's book, Freedom At Dawn: Robert Smalls’s Voyage Out of Slavery amid Black History Month

Southold Winterfest chair Jennifer Del Vaglio of East End Pool King joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Fifth Annual Southold Winterfest on Sat, Feb. 21

Long Island musician and tarot reader Rorie Kelly joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM and pulls a card for the community amid the Lunar New Year, which is also Mardi Gras. Also in this episode is a pre-recorded conversation with local student artist, Addison, in connection with Southampton Arts Center’s current exhibition through May 3, First Light: Celebrating Students Artists of Southampton, featuring 500+ artists