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#73 – Karen Baker: Congress, Judge, Lawyer, Nurse, Democrat, Activism, Healthcare, Broadband
In this episode, Ethan interviews Mrs. Karen Baker, Democratic Candidate for the House of Representatives (HD-9). They discuss her education, experience as a trial lawyer for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Administrative Law Judge, and Registered Nurse. She recounts stories from her time as a lawyer, her decision to step into a judgeship, and her…
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#71 – Luke Watson: Carroll County, History, Government, Running, Reading, Education, Hard Work, Love
In this episode, Ethan interviews Mr. Luke Watson, his close friend and co-host of The Ridge Podcast. They discuss Luke’s early upbringing, love for Carroll County and its schools, and then discuss his future plans. They discuss the impact COVID had on his education, how running has changed his life, and his love for books,…
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#64 – Ethan Dalton: CCHS, Running, Emory and Henry, Education, Pre-Law, Friendships, Advice
In this episode, Ethan Edwards and Luke interview Ethan Dalton, one of their closest friends. They reminisce on their meeting each other, their time running Cross Country and Track together, and funny moments on the teams. Ethan Dalton discusses his goals to become a lawyer, his time at Emory and Henry College, and his experiences…
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#61 – Recovery Fitness with Judge Geisler, Judge Harrell, and Walter Midkiff, Addiction Recovery Court, Fitness
In this episode, Ethan and Luke interview Judge Geisler, Judge Harrell, and Walter Midkiff about RecoveryFitness.org and the Addiction Recovery Court. Ethan and Luke were recently invited by Judge Geisler to participate in the weekly Thursday night Recovery Fitness workouts. After working out, they sat down with the trio and discussed their plan to break…
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#60 – Casey Burcham: Baseball, Coaching, E&H, Education, Government, Hard-Work, Success, Lessons
In this episode, Ethan and Luke interview Casey Burcham, coach and educator at Carroll County High School. He delineates his early life, education and sports, time at Radford University, and then his decision to transfer to Emory and Henry College where he played Football and Baseball. He recalls his decision to major in History, become…
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#56 – Shawn Montgomery: Early Life, Education, Coaching, History, Politics, Government
In this episode, Ethan and Luke interview Mr. Shawn Montgomery, coach, teacher at Carroll County High School. They discuss his childhood growing up in Cana, Virginia, his parent’s jobs, and playing sports in school. Touching on the transition from St. Paul to Carroll County High School, Mr. Montgomery recounts how he became involved in Cross…
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#53 – Mason King: Football, E&H, Swim, Teaching, Civics, History
In this episode, Ethan and Luke interview Mr. Mason King. This was a very special episode for Ethan, as Mr. King serves as a coach for the CCHS Swim Team. During the interview, they discuss his early life and schooling in South Carolina, his family’s move to Carroll County, his adjustment to Public Schooling, his…
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#51 – Dwayne Yancey: Founder of The Cardinal News, The Roanoke Times, Farming, SWVA, JMU, Journalism
In this episode, Ethan and Luke interview Editor and Founder of The Cardinal News, Mr. Dwayne Yancey. The Cardinal News is a digital news service that runs on a 100% donation backed business model, dedicated to providing free news to the commonwealth through zero paywalls. He was also an editor at The Roanoke Times, working…
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#42 – Kevin Silvey: Ultrarunning, Art4Healing, Vitality, Mental Health, Self-Love
In this episode, Ethan and Luke interview Mr. Kevin Silvey. To start, he gives a deep background into his upbringing and discusses challenges he faced. They then dive into his start into running, followed by his change in eating habits. Then they talk about his passion for art through his company Art4Healing, including his opportunities…
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#39 – Treasurer Bonita M. Williams: Early life, Taxes, Campaigning, Elections, Misconceptions
In this episode, Ethan and Luke interview Mrs. Bonita M. Williams, the Treasurer of Carroll County, Virginia. They discuss her early life, the collection of taxes, her experiences campaigning and the impact of politics on personal life, her strong success on the ballot, and finally they debunk some misconceptions that many have about the Treasurer’s…
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#38 – Election Recap: Clerk’s Race, Campaigns, Polls, Results, Dinners, Experiences
This episode is unique. Instead of their usual book talk or interview, Ethan and Luke discuss a recent, local event that they both had the opportunity to participate in: Election Day. To be fully transparent, The Ridge Podcast is meant to be, and always will attempt to be, a politically neutral platform, covering all aspects…
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#37 – Book talk: The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
In this episode, Ethan and Luke discuss The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli. This book is interesting and very controversial. The book’s thesis is how a monarch should rule a country. It presents a framework for taking, executing, and maintaining control. Being required reading for many Political Science, Government, and Philosophy programs, Ethan and Luke decided…
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#36 – Clerk Gerald R. Goad: Campaign, Responsibilities, Achievements, Goals, Digitization, Archives, Licenses
In this episode, Ethan and Luke interview Clerk Gerald R. Goad. This is the second time that he has been on the podcast. Last time, they discussed his personal life and journey to the Clerk’s office. This time however, they discuss his achievements thus far, his campaign, his goals for the next term, and a…
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#35 – Book talk: Bobok by Fyodor Dostoevsky
In this episode, Ethan and Luke discuss Bobok by Fyodor Dostoevsky. They go through its plot, some moral lessons contained within the book, and briefly discuss Mr. Dostoevsky’s personal life and how it may have influenced his writing style. Near they end they discuss what they each are currently reading and different translations of this…
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#34 – Walter Rugaber: Journalism, New York Times, Roanoke Times, Richard Nixon, Northwestern, Georgia, Watergate, Civil Rights, Humanities
In this episode, Ethan and Luke interview Mr. Walter Rugaber. Mr. Rugaber is a former journalist, president and publisher of the Roanoke Times, New York Times correspondent, Interim President of Hollins University, and member of the Virginia Humanities board. They discuss his life growing up, his decision to go to Northwestern University for journalism, his…