"Little Boxes" may be the most popular song Leni Sorensen and The Womenfolk ever recorded, but Leni herself is far too interesting a person to put in any one box. Folk singer, culinary historian, teacher, and now African-American folk music expert, Leni has done it all. Now she sits down with Soundboard's Emily Richardson-Lorente to reminisce, and give a preview of her talk “Goodnight Irene: African Americans Performing in the Folk Tradition,” which she'll be delivering at the Jefferson School African-American Heritage Center in downtown Charlottesville.

During UVA's "Day in the Life of a Healthcare Worker" event in January, Dr. Preston Reynolds hosted a panel featuring a diverse group of medical students and professionals talking about their "journey" into healthcare. This is the unedited conversation.

2-week long Martin Luther King Day celebration this year,

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at Brazil's world famous Carnaval? Charlottesville filmmaker Eduardo Montes-Bradley knows. He joins Soundboard to talk about his documentary film "Samba On Your Feet," scheduled to play at the Jefferson School African-American Heritage Center in Charlottesville on February 21st.

From Rita Dove to Clarence Thomas, UVA's Explorations in Black Leadership project dives deep into the history and hopes of 51 great African-American leaders. Project co-director and history professor Phyllis Leffler speaks to Soundboard's Emily Richardson-Lorente about the project's video interviews, its interactive website, and the engaging book that resulted.

Author and UVA lecturer Andrew Kaufman thinks Vladimir Putin could learn a thing or two from Tolstoy. Kaufman speaks to Soundboard's Nathan Moore about the geopolitical mess in the Ukraine, and why he views it as "a deep-seated drama of the Russian soul."

How do you encourage more women to work in the science, technology, engineering and math fields? You start by encouraging girls to build, play and explore. That's what Girls' Geek Days are for. Soundboard's Emily Richardson-Lorente talks to Girls' Geek Day founder Paula White about her program's lofty goals.

Sociologist Murray Milner spoke with Soundboard's Cameron Middleton about his new theory of social elites. You can find out more about his latest book here: http://www.iasc-culture.org/blog/new-book-murray-milner/

Professors Julia Ott and Louis Hyman give a preview to their upcoming talk at the Miller Center: http://millercenter.org/events/2015/the-history-of-capitalism

Audience reaction and an excerpt of Ta-Nehisi Coates speaking at the University of Virginia

Health Insurance Support Specialist Judy Robinson from the Charlottesville Free Clinic talks about their Affordable Care Act info session taking place on Jan 29.