Heart of the East End

Chef Cheryl Grigg of Chara's Kitchen and Catering joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Juneteenth Jubilee Third Annual White Party and Awards Ceremony at Guild Hall on June 19 at 6 p.m. Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Executive producer/narrator, Jess Rothschild, of Finding Fire Island, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss series' second season co-produced by Fire Island Pines Historical SocietyListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Stacy Quarty and Susie Roden of Lucia's Angels and the Coalition for Women's Cancers are joined by Gurney's Resorts president and CEO, Michael Nenner, on WLIW-FM's Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe ahead of the Beacon of Hope 5K Run/Walk at 9 a.m. on June 20Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Director of Workforce Development at the Westchester County Association and producer of the award-winning musical documentary, “Cat's In The Cradle 50th Anniversary: The Song That Changed Our Lives,” Jason Chapin, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the film and his dad, the legendary Long Island singer-songwriter and food insecurity activist Harry Chapin, who founded Long Island Cares, ahead of June 19 screening event at the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame doubling as a food drive for the Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Dr. David Taylor of Stony Brook University's sustainabilities program and director of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences' environmental humanities track joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of his Geek Talk lecture, “The Peconic River: The Thames of Riverhead” on Thursday, June 11, at übergeek Brewing Company in Riverhead.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Eileen Shepard, Sherri Lippman and Lynn Blumenfeld of Road Forward Scholarship Fund join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Road Forward's sold-out annual benefit at LTV Studios on Saturday, June 13.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Southampton Village Mayor Bill Manger Jr. joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of U.S. Open and Southampton Village Fourth of July Parade amid semiquincentennial anniversary of the 1776 signing of the Declaration of Independence. Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Nina Dec and Stephen Gould of the Southampton History Museum join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the June 12 opening 4:30 to 6 p.m. for ‘Stephen Sayre's American Revolution' exhibit running through 2026 at the Rogers Mansion's updated galleries Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Joel Chriss of the Hamptons Jazz Festival joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the HJF's kick-off performance on June 14 at the Parrish Art Museum Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Marc Shaiman joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM for an In Conversation as part of WNET's Broadway and Beyond initiative ahead of Marc's 6/21 event at Guild Hall.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicSee the video of the interview here

Jess Paul joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the impending opening of her Southold photography and workshop studio, Landfall Studios.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

David Gessner joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about Gessner's New York Times Best-selling book, “Return of the Osprey: A Season of Flight and Wonder” ahead of a 3 p.m. Nature Conservancy talk on June 5 at Shelter Island's Mashomack Preserve and another talk 1 p.m. on June 6 at Milburn Point Audubon in Milford, CT.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

East Hampton Ladies' Village Improvement Society president, Joyce Tuttle, and LVIS fair chair, Lauren Betesh, join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the FREE annual community fair featuring games and activities for kids next Saturday, June 13, on the LVIS grounds.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Dianne LeVerrier, Johnny Blood and Conrad Jordan join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about Rebel Elle's new single, “Birthday Suit,” ahead of the band's 8 p.m. performance on Saturday, June 6, at Sag Harbor's Masonic Temple Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

First and South's Sarah Phillips Loth, Harbor Pet's Kim Loper and The Weathered Barn's Rena Wilhelm join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the 10th Annual Dog Dock Diving Weekend at the Greenport Polo Grounds 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 6 and 7 Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Liz Joyce joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk 25 years of Goat On A Boat Puppet Theatre and celebrating with free puppet shows at 11 a.m. every Saturday in June at Mashashimuet Park culminating in a free all-day festival 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 27.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Mark Seidenfeld joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the June 4 opening 5-8 p.m. for solo show, Uncharted Waters, running through June 21 in Bridgehampton Museum's newly renovated Corwith Homestead Tractor Barn.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Stony Brook audiologist, Dr. Maria Pomponio, joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM during Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month to discuss dementia and hearing loss.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Stony Brook University assistant professor and paleobiologist, Dr. Kimberley Chapelle, joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM during National Dinosaur Day to discuss how renewed funding will send researchers back to Zimbabwean region where the international team of scientists she was on first discovered herbivorous dinosaur, Musankwa sanyatiensis.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Beth Young of the East End Beacon joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the paper's June edition on the Beacon website's 13th birthday. Later in the hour, Bay Street Theater's artistic director, Scott Schwartz, calls in to talk world premiere of Mister Halston on June 2, when attendees who visit the Bay Street box office in person will be granted entry on a “pay what you can” basis before show's three-week run through June 21.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Mary Boochever, Kevin Teare and Wendy Weiss of East End Arts Council join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the 30th anniversary Mosaic Festival, ‘4th Before The 4th' and June 13 opening of The Value of Nothing curated by Boochever and Detour VII: Open or The Stones III curated by Teare. Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Joe Campisi of Deadwood joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Deadwood & Friends' shows May 30 and 31 at the Treiber Barn in Southold starting at 5 p.m.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Battle of the Fantasy Girl Bands co-founder Christine Scuilli joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the ninth edition of BOTFGB at Stephen Talkhouse May 28 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. this year benefitting the Organización Latino Americana of Eastern Long IslandListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Long Island Aquarium's director of animal training, Candyce Paparo, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of her 8 p.m. Geek Talk on May 28 at übergeek Brewing Company, Brewdles: A Toast to Poodle Agility, about her life as a competitive agility dog trainerListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Regina Calcaterra joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM during National Foster Care Awareness Month to talk about her memoir, Etched in Sand, the new memoir she co-wrote with sister, Rosie Maloney, "Girl Unbroken," as well as how she has been helping kids/families as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate on the East End.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Annie Trezza joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM, premiering upcoming single, “Straight Town,” ahead of its July release and Annie's Allstar Tribute to Bob Dylan on June 4 at the Stephen Talkhouse.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Chelsea Christine and Tim Almeida of Rebels East join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM alongside guitarist, Jody Gambino, playing with the duo June 20 at The Clubhouse celebrating the release of their debut EP, Rising.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Megan Euell joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the opening of “In The Presence of Light” benefitting the North Sea Maritime Center and North Sea Community School House Association 5-7 p.m. on May 22 and running through May 25Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Elyce Arons of Frances Valentine, which has a shop in Sag Harbor, joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM, to discuss her memoir, “We Might Just Make It After All: My Best Friendship with Kate Spade,” and stories behind the Kate Spade and Frances Valentine brands. Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Taylor Barton-Smith and G.E. Smith join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM for a special Studio 51 session featuring songs from Taylor's new “The Cardinal” E.P. ahead of new record's May 22 release and her May 24 performance feat. G.E Smith trio at Stephen Talkhouse Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Coach Chris Polhemus of United Cerebral Palsy of Long Island joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of an 80-mile walk starting May 29 from The Children's Center in Commack to Montauk Lighthouse in support of a new independent living program for the students he championed for 13 years at UCP-LI before retiring from a 40 year career as an adapted physical education instructor. To support Coach Chris, call UCP-LI at 631-232-0015

Xiomáro joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM following his recent trip to Greenland for a contemporary historical documentation of world's largest island and its people.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Tiffany Rafii of ColorPop Workshop joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the burgeoning brand boasting kids' art workshops and camps with brand-new location in Westhampton Beach & pop-up slime studio in Southampton.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Justin Harris and Heather Draskin of the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the summer season at WHBPACListen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Mary Motto Kalich of North Fork Community Theater joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of June 13 gala supporting NFCT at the Hallockville Museum FarmListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Joe Brondo of East Hampton Library joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the summer reading program incentivizing kids age two through eighth grade to read books, which kicks off this weekend and runs through September 4 Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

George Loizides, Anna Tatishvili and Catherine Clyne of Hampton Theatre Company join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of The 39 Steps at HTC from May 21 to June 7. Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Dr. Anna Thonis joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of a box turtle conservation field study alongside Dr. Kris Hoffman with wildlife detection dogs, Newt and April, on the North Fork in collaboration with the Group for the East End through May and June.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Iris Ornig of East End Jazz joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Tiny Toes and the Jazz Crew series launch on May 16 at Southampton Cultural Center.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

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 Music

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 MusicWatch 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 MusicWatch 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 of their new exhibition Trapped in the Shadows: The Worlds of Film Noir with a toast on the third floor. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

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 MusicWatch 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 MusicWatch 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 MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube