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Street Knowledge is hosted by Chris Graham, the award-winning editor of The Augusta Free Press (Waynesboro, Va.), with episodes highlighting local news, Virginia and national politics, arts and culture, mental health, sports and professional wrestling.
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The deck was stacked against a former Marine who died by suicide in a Virginia jail
2d ago00:20:27Tap to summarizeThe Stafford County man who died by suicide on Sunday while in custody at the Rappahannock Regional Jail never had a chance. “He said, ‘Sissy, I didn’t do this, but men don’t beat rape charges. I’m going to die in jail,’” said Elizabeth Self, whose brother, Christopher Lee Franklin, 40, was awaiting an Aug. 19 jury trial on charges related to the alleged Jan. 17 rape of an ex-girlfriend in Stafford.
Transcribe →Three groups of people who piss me the eff off
2w ago00:22:04Tap to summarizeNot the oligarchs, surprisingly. The obscenely wealthy are nothing new; their obscenity dates back to the ancients. It's MAGA voters, the far, far, far, far, far left, and elected Democrats who don't want to rock the boat - who are afraid to stand up, and so, give up. Those people piss me the eff off. #democrats #maga #politics
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Can Adam Dunigan pull the upset of Don Beyer in the Eighth District primary?
2w ago00:16:37Tap to summarizeThere’s an alternate universe, in which the Virginia Supreme Court follows the law instead of trying to write it, in which Adam Dunigan is running for a congressional nomination in a district that represents Augusta County. The Marine Corps and CIA veteran is now focused on pulling an upset in the Eighth District, where the incumbent is Don Beyer, a Democrat seeking a seventh term in Congress. I caught up with Dunigan on Friday to talk about his upstart campaign, and the issues of the day.
Transcribe →NBA Draft wrap, NCAA rules impact on UVA Basketball
Jun 2500:15:26Tap to summarizeThe 30-win UVA Basketball team had one second-round pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, in Ugonna Onyenso, the backup center. Ryan Odom can squeeze value out of the talent, I tell you. I break down how Onyenso fits at the next level, and the impact of new NCAA eligibility rules on UVA Hoops, here in the pod.
Transcribe →We get our democracy back through putting miles on our shoes
Jun 2300:36:25Tap to summarizeWe’re all tired of the headlines about the latest nonsense coming out of DC, and while we can’t change how we got here – 2016, 2020, 2024 – we can change things going forward. It’s not enough to snark online, to your spouse, among friends. I’m not the biggest fan of just going to rallies with signs, though if that helps you vent off some steam, by all means. The 2026 midterms are four months and change out from now. There are millions of doors that need to be knocked on.
Transcribe →Last one to cash your Social Security check, turn out the lights
Jun 1000:33:16Tap to summarizeThe right at 175,000 Social Security recipients in the Sixth District in Virginia could vote en masse for the party that has a plan for saving Social Security from going insolvent by 2032, and in so doing, get us moving toward saving Social Security from going insolvent by 2032. We all know that won’t happen. Sixty percent or more of that population will still vote for the MAGA incumbent, Ben Cline, whose bright idea is to raise the retirement age to 69, which justs kicks the can down the road a couple of years. All I can do is try to convince you to do what’s best for you. I can’t make you drink the water. So, that’s on the podcast today, along with: Does Donald Trump know from one minute to the next how to get us out of the mess that he created in Iran? Gregory Bovino thinks there are “106 million illegals” in America; the math ain’t mathing. Ben Cline wants your photos of the Sixth District for some dumb time capsule. How about a photo of a Ben Cline town hall? Rob Schilling still has a radio show, and it’s the fault of UVA Athletics.
Transcribe →UVA Basketball: Has Ryan Odom built himself a Top 10 team for next season?
Jun 500:31:51Tap to summarizeThis time last year, UVA Basketball coach Ryan Odom was introducing a bunch of strangers to each other, and trying to convince them, and everybody else, that they could get Virginia Basketball back to where it had been not that long ago. Heading into his second summer as the head coach, Odom is building on a 30-win season, and it’s looking like he’s put together a roster for next season that … might be an improvement? We discuss, plus go over the latest news from the world of UVA Football and the non-revenue sports on Grounds. #uva #uvabasketball #basketball #collegebasketball #sports #virginia
Transcribe →Podcast: Are we about to lose the other of our local newspapers?
Jun 400:43:25Tap to summarizeIt was odd that Waynesboro and Staunton were each able to maintain their local daily newspapers for so long, given the realities of the media market, but we couldn’t keep the good thing going forever, it seems. The News Virginian, based in Waynesboro, let go its final remaining full-time news reporter earlier this year, and now The News Leader, based in Staunton, appears to be licensing out its local content to its competitor. Could what we’ve been seeing here the past few months be a sign that we could soon be losing both of our local papers? #TeamAFP editors Chris Graham and Crystal Graham discuss – and, spoiler alert: we sure hope what we’re seeing isn’t what we think we might be seeing, if only because, the more of there are watching local government, the better, is our opinion on the matter.
Transcribe →#TeamAFP plays the ‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ 15 questions game
Jun 200:33:29Tap to summarize“Late Show with Stephen Colbert” is no more, replaced by an infomercial, but AFP editor Crystal Graham is keeping the spirit alive. Crystal engaged fellow editor Chris Graham in a game of 15 questions, ripped straight from the 15 questions that Colbert would often lob at celebrity guests. How do our local Z list celebrities fare?
Transcribe →Listen to This Article: Rumor mill: UVA is low-balling men’s golf coach Bowen Sargent on extensionets prison time (for now)
May 1900:02:22Tap to summarizeA situation similar to what we just saw play out with UVA Lacrosse coach Lars Tiffany could be in the works with the coach at UVA Men’s Golf, Bowen Sargent. Sargent’s contract expires at the end of the academic sports year, on June 30, and word around the clubhouse is, the first offer on the table for an extension comes with his salary flat from what he signed for in 2022 – i.e., no raise.
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