Heart of the East End

Karen Testa of Turtle Rescue of the Hamptons joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM during mating and nesting season to remind folks how best to help turtles they come across, especially on the roads. Those with any questions can text 516-729-7894 or call 631-779-3737 to report turtles in need across—and beyond—the East End of Long Island. Listen to the "Turtle" playlist on Apple...

Steven Kasher joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of his book release celebration and signing for Memoir of a Collection: Finding Meaning Through Art at The Lazypoint variety store in Amagansett on May 16 from 3 to 6 p.m. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music Watch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Darcy Dunn and Marshall Coid of The Moss Ensemble join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the quartet’s performance 4 p.m. on May 17 at LTV Studios Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Jess Frost and Peter Watrous of the Arts Center at Duck Creek join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss the East Hampton arts organization’s 2026 programming . Listen to the playlist on Apple Music Watch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Former Nassau County film commissioner and president of the Long Island Film-Tv Foundation Debra Markowitz joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about her locally cast / crewed feature film, “ Wait List: A Love-ish Story,” as well as other current projects . Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

August Gladstone joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss the writing—and May 16 release of—his brand-new record, “The Golden West.” Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan of Sag Harbor Cinema joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss the cinema’s “Summer Noir” film series running through September . The program opens on Saturday, May 23rd with Robert Aldrich's 1955 masterpiece Kiss Me Deadly , followed by a Q&A with film essayist, collector, and curator Bob Rubin . After the screening, SHC celebrates the opening...

Colleen Merlo of the Association for Mental Health and Wellness joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss local events during Mental Health Awareness Month Listen to the playlist on Apple Music Watch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Minerva Perez of OLA of Eastern Long Island joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM before Pedro Gonzalez’s 5/30 show at Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center . Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Dr. Shelby Raebeck joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of his Amagansett Library reading of “Six Goofy Geese” and more on Saturday, May 9, at 3:30 p.m. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music Watch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

David Roth joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of his solo performance at the Jamesport Meeting House on Saturday, May 16, at 7 p.m. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Rich Vandenburgh of the Greenport Harbor Brewing Company and Kaitlyn Knapp of the North Fork Animal Welfare League joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the 10th Dog Dock Diving Weekend May 16 and 17, which will benefit NFAWL through the brewery’s new non-profit charitable arm, The Giving Tank. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music Watch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Delaney Hafener of The Belle Curves joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about her band’s brand-new record, Tides and Rain , and more! Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Jeanne Knudsen—A 23-year world history, civics and economics teacher retiring from the Longwood school district and a runner-up recipient of the Road Scholar’s Educator Legacy Award —joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM on Teacher’s Appreciation Day . Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Award-winning pianist, composer and filmmaker Dina Mondello —director of Anything Goes at North Fork Community Theater — joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the immersive Cole Porter tap show’s run at NFCT from May 14 through May 31. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Reverend Carol Pinkham Oak joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the May 11 & June 7 orientation sessions for summer’s mindfulness-based stress reduction workshop, “Respond Rather Than React To Stress,” Tuesdays from June 9 to July 28 between 4 and 6:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music Watch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTub...

Amy Zerner and Monte Farber join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of screening and talk back for the “Amy & Monte: A Legacy of Love And Creativity” documentary at Bay Street Theater on May 9 at 4 p.m. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music Watch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Beth Young from The East End Beacon joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss the May 2026 Edition of broadsheet covering both forks of LI’s East End. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Alexa Annunziata of Peconic Baykeeper and the Southold Conservation Advisory Council joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of CAC’s Environmental Expo and repair cafe on Saturday, May 2, from noon to four p.m. Later in the hour, former United States Congressmember Steve Israel —Owner of Theodore’s Books and founder of the Gold Coast Book Fair —calls in ahead of the book fa...

Dr. Marilyn LoPresti of North Fork Bodies in Motion joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk ten years of her total fitness program amid a lifetime of education. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music Watch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Jackie Kanarvogel and Brendan Belluardo of Human Understanding and Growth Services Inc joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM on National Fentanyl Awareness Day Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Christopher Walsh of The Cherry Bombs joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe and Harmony Fox on WLIW-FM , which aired the world premiere of the band’s first original song, Parallel Universe (I’m a Cherry Bomb) mixed by the East End Art Council’s Chris Jones , the morning before The Cherry Bombs’ April 25 performance at Stephen Talkhouse Listen to the playlist on Apple Music Watch the interv...

Sonomi Obinata and Ira Haspel of KK’s The Farm join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe and Harmony Fox on WLIW-FM ahead of annual free dandelion festival 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 3 Listen to the playlist on Apple Music Watch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Judy Carmichael of Jazz Inspired joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM before her NPR show’s 26th anniversary luncheon/performance at the American Hotel on May 3 . You can hear Jazz Inspired on WLIW-FM streaming here and every Sunday night at 7 p.m. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music Watch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Becky Hill-Genia of the Shinnecock Graves Protection Warrior Society and Denise Silva-Dennis of Hamptons Community Outreach join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM before HCO’s May 2 fundraiser from noon to 6 p.m. at the Hamptons United Methodist Church . Listen to the playlist on Apple Music