Municipal Mania

We're baaaaAaaaaack! And better than ever! Fran and Melissa are joined by new education correspondents Becca and Emily. And fan favorite Taikein Cooper returns to give us his insight on the state of education in the Commonwealth.

Original air date: January 19, 2023

It's #WomensHistoryMonth and we are so inspired by today's guests. We're talking cannabis law with two of the hardest working women in the game - Sheba Williams of Nolef Turns, Inc. and Ngiste Abebe of Columbia Care. Both are also on the board of Virginia NORML.

📚The Revolution will be LITERATE📚 On today's #BlackHistoryMakers episode of #MUNICIPALMANIA we honor our favorite National Teacher of the Year and 22 yr vet of Richmond Public Schools Rodney Robinson 💕💐Remember to give people their flowers while they are here, y'all💐 #BHM

On this week's episode of our Black History Makers series we welcome Renaissance woman Amy Wentz to the show to talk Richmond Black Restaurant Experience, BLK RVA, Southside Releaf, and all things good for Black Richmond.

Melissa tries to figure out the driving force behind #rvacouncils casino obsession.

We are so pleased to honor and amplify the voice of Duron Chavis on #MUNICIPALMANIA to kick off our #BlackHistoryMakers series this month!

We talk Virginia Solidarity Economy Network with Matthew Slaats.

Who needs capitalism when you could have CoOps?

Melissa is back turning #rvacouncil tweets into radio.

Chronicling the January 10, 2022 meeting of Richmond City Council.

Today begins the 5th season of #MUNICIPALMANIA! We are excited to be back after a heckin long hiatus. As is tradition, our first guest of the year is #rvamayor Levar Stoney. Fran & Melissa also give y'all a little life update.

Last Wednesday evening I was supposed to sub on Midtown Swing for the lovely and amazing DJ Ginger. Well, the Universe had other plans and thwarted me by borking everything in my path. LOLSOB. Anyway, I really wanted to share my not-so-normal holiday show with all y'all, so here it is, in it's entirety, as it would have aired on WRIR-LP 97.3FM RICHMOND. Please enjoy HOLIDAY MIDTOWN SWING: XMAS CHEER & BAH HUMBUGS, TOO!

Playlist:

Keenan Thompson (SNL) - Sump'n Claus

Rebel Cats - Santa Claus Llego A La Ciudad (Santa Claus Is Coming To Town)

The Killers - The Cowboy's Christmas Ball

Holly Golightly - Christmas Tree's On Fire

Carol of the Bells - Trans-Siberian Orchestra (my absolute fave carol EVERRRRR)

DropKick Murphys - The Seasons Upon Us

If 50 Cent's 'In Da Club' Was A Christmas Carol - Ali Spagnola and Chriss Rupp

DOKKEN - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Emmy the Great & Tim Wheeler - Zombie Christmas

Bootsy Collins - Boot-Off

The Flaming Lips - Christmas at the Zoo

Corey Taylor - X-M@$

Stephen Colbert - Just Another Christmas Song

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Ronnie James Dio

The Waltons - Christmastime on Waltons Mountain

Star Wars Christmas - R2-D2, We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Erin McKeown - Santa is an A**hole

The Squirrel Nut Zippers - Sleigh Ride

Skaza - Last Christmas

Bobnoxious - The Police Nabbed My Dad

Sesame Street - Counting The Days

Save Ferris - Christmas Wrap

Amon Amarth - Viking Christmas

Akim & Teddy Vann - Santa Claus Is A Black Man

Lemmy Kilmister, Dave Grohl & Billy F. Gibbons - Run Rudolph Run

Pledge Drive - Christmas Rhapsody

The Killers - Joel the Lump of Coal (feat Jimmy Kimmel)

Joe Satriani - Heavy Metal Christmas

Bob Rivers - Be Claus I Got High

Sum 41 & Tenacious D - Things I Want

Arleisha - Pop That Booty For Santa (feat. Scholar Kuwgi)

Big Dumb Face - Christmas in the Cave of Dagoth