The New Dominion Podcast

Executive Director of Legal Works Ann H. Kloeckner talks about the many legal services they provide to the community and how evictions are particularly concerning in Virginia.

State Senator Tara Durant joined the New Dominion Podcast recently to talk about family, friends, and her compassion for helping our region deal with the mental health issues that confront so many of us.

New Spotsylvania Superintendent Clint Mitchell talks about standards of leadership, innovative strategies for reaching students, and learning to work together as a team.

Will Mackintosh and Jannan Holmes both serve on Fredericksburg City Council and share their hopes for Fredericksburg's Comprehensive Plan -- a 10-year vision for future development in the city.

Curry Roberts is president of the UMW Fredericksburg Regional Alliance and shares the complexities of economic development, how the dynamics of a successful "Main Street" helps drive new business growth, and the balance between strong growth and affordability.

Scott Vezina is chairman of the Fredericksburg Republican Committee who shares how difficult it is to express political opposition in Fredericksburg as a Republican, and some of the very unique challenges created by City Council's 7-0 monopoly among already hard-pressed Fredericksburg residents.

Marty, Shaun, and Cori continue with a deep conversation about how Republican and Democratic coalitions are built differently, the role of religion and values in public life, and whether the imposition of moral values in the public square is exclusive to one party. A must-listen episode! (Part 2 of 2)

Marty, Shaun, and Cori talk about community and the ties that bind, the cost of affordable housing, how local planners deserve a bit more scrutiny, and what makes a good whiskey. Part 1 of 2.

Marty Davis with the Fredericksburg Advance shares a special experience with his daughter leaving the nest, and how sometimes things unsaid matter more than the things said.

Chris Allen is the executive director for Fredericksburg Mainstreet and the owner of Duly Noted -- Virginia's premier store for stationary, greeting cards, and pens. Chris shares with us the vision for a renewed Market Square (with markets!), what Jail Alley might look like as a small business incubator, and a conversation on how Renwick Courthouse could anchor Fredericksburg's sense of se...

Dr. Craig Vasey is the former professor of philosophy for Mary Washington University and president of the Fredericksburg-Frejus Sister City Association, which is heading up the bi-centennial for General Lafayette's visit to Fredericksburg. Vasey shares his thoughts on D-Day, democracy, and critical theory as applied to present day questions.

Hank Silverberg is a veteran reporter and Virginia mainstay, best known for his multi-year presence on WTOP in northern Virginia. Silverberg shares his experiences in the media, how the landscape has changed, and how Virginia (and her politics) has changed over the last two decades.

Chris Yakabouski is Supervisor for the Battlefield District for Spotsylvania County and shares his multi-decade experience with local government, regional growth, the link between land use and transportation spending, and future challenges.

Scott Mayausky serves as the Commissioner of Revenue for Stafford County and explains why Virginia's cumbersome method of taxing through localities is so complicated, how it works, and how regressive taxation leans heaviest on those who can least afford it.

Clay Jones is an editorial cartoonist whose work has been seen on CNN and who is remembered in Virginia for his work with the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star. Clay talks about his unlikely path to success, his inimitable dislike of all things Trump... and the origins of his iconic Pizza Rat.

David Keene is the co-founder of the Fredericksburg Workshop, a non-profit which exists to support woodworkers, carpenters, craft, and all sorts of hands-on experiences with tools most of us otherwise can't afford. Unless you're a member of the Fredericksburg Workshop, that is! Plus, the inevitable adolescent wood joke.

Martha Hutzel serves as director for the Central Rappahannock Regional Library where she shares how libraries are about so much more than books, the history of CRRL's role in ending segregation, and how libraries still offer and embody the true spirit of a Jeffersonian democracy.

Water, sewer, gas, electric... internet? Marty, Shaun, & Cori discuss the ins-and-outs of data centers and how interconnectivity is changing our communities, why the clean energy conversation is more physics than politics, and how Virginia's answers to clean energy may have to come in the form of nuclear power.

Dr. Janet Gullickson serves as president of Germanna Community College and talks about how to pronounce Gonzaga (gon-ZAY-ga), how AI is impacting the traditional three-page five paragraph essay, why two-year educations matter so much to economic development, and why Germanna doesn't do stupid.

Marty and Shaun discuss belligerency, transparency, and l'affaire King George while discussing the nature of journalism writ large, why enterprise journalism and accountability and investigative reporting -- open to all sides -- matters immensely in an ocean of opinions and pretenders, and how unipolar nonpartisan (sic) messaging creates accomplices rather than basic good government. A must li...

Kevin Biondi serves as treasurer for the Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail in King George County, a unique 16-mile privately owned hiking path following the old route of the Dahlgren Branch line, and shares his thoughts on how the Dahlgren Trail came to be, some of the politics surrounding rails-to-trails, the Tour d'Sheetz (it's a thing!) and how park benches and poetry are good for the so...

Nick Brousse serves as an assistant principal for Fredericksburg City Public Schools and talks to us about his unique transition from Capitol Hill to public education, how Fredericksburg's unique challenges require unique solutions, the changing education landscape in an era of AI, and why public schools are proving to be so much more for working class students.

Chris Allen is the executive director for Fredericksburg Main Street and talks about his organization's role in historic preservation, small business development, and what makes a thriving downtown community (and Fredericksburg in particular) so special.

Former City Councilwoman Debbie Girvan joins Leigh Ann Van Doren to help go over some of the controversy between Mary Washington Hospital and the Moss Free Clinic, the lack of day care access for working families, the importance of business leaders who take care of their people, and share some thoughts about Fredericksburg's current direction and challenges.

Monica Gary serves as the Aquia District Supervisor for Stafford County, who shares her successes as a candidate for Virginia State Senate, opens up and explores the balancing act between local need and real estate taxes, and the presence of ACTUAL SNAKES in public school buildings. Plus, an extended analysis of the Mary Washington Hospital/Moss Free Clinic controversy.