New Dominion Podcast

The “Tour d’ Sheetz”? In King George County? It’s a thing. And Kevin Biondi joins us to talk the Dahlgren Trail, and all things King George County. by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF 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 […]

New Dominion Podcast: Nick Brousse

Fredericksburg City Public Schools Nick Bruce is the newly appointed assistant principal for Fredericksburg City Public Schools who talks to us about his transition from Capitol Hill to public education, where Fredericksburg’s unique challenges require unique solutions, the changing education landscape in an era of AI, and how public schools are proving to be so […]

New Dominion Podcast: Chris Allen

What Make Fredericksburg Awesome 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.

New Dominion Podcast: Debbie Girvan

Discussing the Moss Free Clinic 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 […]

New Dominion Podcast: Monica Gary

Taxes and Snakes 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 […]

New Dominion Podcast: Arguing About What Matters

Property taxes and more Property tax hikes are around the corner in Virginia, folks! How does the LCI actually work? What’s next at Massaponax? Plus a personal note: Marty Davis sends his son off on deployment, which tees off a sobering conversation about how to disagree (and why).

New Dominion Podcast: Dr. Will Macintosh

Dr. Will Mackintosh is an associate professor of history for the University of Mary Washington and Councilman-at-Large for the City of Fredericksburg. Mackintosh shares with us his ideas about walkable cities, the prohibitive cost of new development, and why increased density in Fredericksburg is the restoration of the city’s historic character — not its undoing.

New Dominion Podcast: Dr. Thomas Taylor

What precisely is the true cost of public education in Virginia? Stafford County Superintendent Thomas Taylor shares some of the challenges facing public education, including teacher retention, how COVID recovery is a more serious problem than we realize, and how the relationship between local government, public schools, and Richmond needs a serious rethink built on […]

New Dominion Podcast: Israeli-Hamas Conflict

  How does one measure proportionality in conflict? Megan Samples and Cori Blanch talk with Shaun Kenney talk about the humanitarian cost of conflict, how euphemisms such as “mowing the grass” are used, and how civilian populations — especially children — are forced to manage.

New Dominion Podcast: Ian Ginger

Ian Ginger is the Program Director for the Virginia Initiative for Growth & Opportunity (GO Virginia) Region 6 and shares about some of the history of how GO Virginia got started, how data centers are a tremendous boon for Virginia taxpayers, and why regionalism is incredibly important to improving local economies.