In this episode, I chat with three guests about what is happening in VA's 9th Congressional District race at the present time. What do we know? Will there be a competitive election?

Join me as I chat with Brandon Moore (welder/photographer from Russell County), Katelynn Parton (Junior, Political Science major at UVA Wise), and Bryson Roberson (Junior, Political Science and Administration of Justice major at UVA Wise) as we have a general conversation about what we have seen in this congressional race so far.

Date of recording: April 15, 2022

This week on “Red, White, and Confused,” UVA Wise students get to take over the airwaves.  Students in my Media & Politics course are producing the next three weeks of the show, and this week centers around how the media impacts the public’s opinion of our presidents.  Join Emma Duty, Olivia Owens, and Nicholas Martin as they interview John Zaller (UCLA) and Jason McConnell (University of Wyoming) about their studies on presidential approval. 

Why are Republican legislators in state after state focused on proposing bills that affect transgender lives? Do these proposals help them at the ballot box? In this episode of "Red, White, and Confused," I chat with Dan Cassino (Professor of Government and Politics at Fairleigh Dickinson University) and Yasemin Besen-Cassino (Professor and Chair of Sociology at Montclair State University) about their research on gender identity and partisanship.

President Biden’s approval is currently sitting between 41 and 43 percent, depending on which poll you examine. This week on the show, I chat with Andrew Sanders (Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University San Antonio) and Michael Sances (Assistant Professor at Temple University) about how the economy, gas prices, and the conflict in Ukraine are currently impacting his approval, and the spillover effects for the 2022 Midterm elections.

As we now approach the two week mark on the conflict in Ukraine, I've invited two guests on the program this week to talk with us about how we got here, how this conflict will affect other countries surrounding Russia and Ukraine, and where - or rather how - we see this ending. Join me as I discuss this unfolding situation with Brent Hierman, a professor in the Department of International Studies and Political Science at Virginia Military Institute, and Joseph Wright, a professor in the Department of Political Science at Pennsylvania State University.

This week I continue discussing the 2022 election in the 9th Congressional District. My third guest is Kimberly Lowe, a Republican candidate in the upcoming election. Join me as we chat about her campaign.

This week on "Red, White, and Confused," join me in a conversation with a panel of individuals focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion at three college campuses. My three guests this week are:

*John Holloway, Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Emory & Henry College

*Tabitha Smith, Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at UVA Wise

*Kelsey R.M. Bush, Chief Diversity Officer for St. Mary’s College of Maryland

Hear our conversation about "moving the needle" regarding DEI on college campuses and within the larger community.

If you have turned on your television recently, you have probably seen a lot of debate over books in general – from what should be taught in schools, to particular books being in libraries, to book burnings sponsored by pastors. This week on the program, I discuss research about book bans with Carol Mason, who is University Research Professor at the University of Kentucky and the author of "Reading Appalachia From Left to Right," and Emily Knox, Associate Professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the author of "Book Banning in 21st Century America."

This week continues the in-depth interview series with individuals who are running for the 9th Congressional District in Virginia. My second guest is Elijah Cordle from Russell County, who is running as an independent candidate in the upcoming election. Join me as we chat about his campaign.

"Red, White, and Confused" kicks off this week with an in-depth interview series with individuals who are running for the 9th Congressional District in Virginia. My first guest is Taysha DeVaughan from Wise County (Big Stone Gap). Join me as we chat about her campaign.