Academish

Academ-ish returns with the legend known best as 'Doctor Awesome.' Meet Clint Wright, an assistant professor of media at East Central University. One thing is for sure, he's one of the most interesting and compelling people you'll ever get to know. Hosted by Jeff Halliday, this episode walks through Clint's background, education (yeah, about that...), his love of theatre, think...

Discover the inspiring journey of Cainan Townsend, Executive Director of the Moton Museum, as he shares how his personal family history, education, and unexpected revelations shaped his commitment to preserving one of America’s most important civil rights stories. Growing up in Prince Edward County, Cainan never fully understood his connection to the historic school closures, Massive Resistance, a...

In Part 2 of their conversation, Academ-ish host Jeff Halliday and Mayor of Farmville Brian Vincent discuss Centra's recently announced decision to close the Labor and Delivery Unit and end their related OB/GYN services in Farmville, effective 12/19/2025. The conversation hits on a lot of important local issues. Mayor Vincent and Jeff talk about: - how this reflects a national trend (4:45), -...

Academ-ish's Jeff Halliday is joined by Farmville Mayor Brian Vincent. In Part 1 of their conversation, they talk about how he arrived in Farmville and break some news in the process (2:38), discuss why he entered politics and how his mindset has changed since, his decision to join the Forward Party politically (19:18), Brian's thoughts on the recent statewide election results and the futu...