Heart of the East End

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

Delaney Hafener of The Belle Curves joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about her band's brand-new record, Tides and Rain, and more!Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Jeanne Knudsen—A 23-year world history, civics and economics teacher retiring from the Longwood school district and a runner-up recipient of the Road Scholar's Educator Legacy Award—joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM on Teacher's Appreciation Day.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Award-winning pianist, composer and filmmaker Dina Mondello—director of Anything Goes at North Fork Community Theater— joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the immersive Cole Porter tap show's run at NFCT from May 14 through May 31.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Reverend Carol Pinkham Oak joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the May 11 & June 7 orientation sessions for summer's mindfulness-based stress reduction workshop, “Respond Rather Than React To Stress,” Tuesdays from June 9 to July 28 between 4 and 6:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Amy Zerner and Monte Farber join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of screening and talk back for the “Amy & Monte: A Legacy of Love And Creativity” documentary at Bay Street Theater on May 9 at 4 p.m.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Beth Young from The East End Beacon joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss the May 2026 Edition of broadsheet covering both forks of LI's East End.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Alexa Annunziata of Peconic Baykeeper and the Southold Conservation Advisory Council joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of CAC's Environmental Expo and repair cafe on Saturday, May 2, from noon to four p.m. Later in the hour, former United States Congressmember Steve Israel—Owner of Theodore's Books and founder of the Gold Coast Book Fair—calls in ahead of the book fair's third annual weekend in Oyster Bay May 16 and 17 featuring 150 authorsListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Dr. Marilyn LoPresti of North Fork Bodies in Motion joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk ten years of her total fitness program amid a lifetime of education.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Jackie Kanarvogel and Brendan Belluardo of Human Understanding and Growth Services Inc joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM on National Fentanyl Awareness Day Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Christopher Walsh of The Cherry Bombs joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe and Harmony Fox on WLIW-FM, which aired the world premiere of the band's first original song, Parallel Universe (I'm a Cherry Bomb) mixed by the East End Art Council's Chris Jones, the morning before The Cherry Bombs' April 25 performance at Stephen TalkhouseListen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Sonomi Obinata and Ira Haspel of KK's The Farm join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe and Harmony Fox on WLIW-FM ahead of annual free dandelion festival 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 3Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Judy Carmichael of Jazz Inspired joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM before her NPR show's 26th anniversary luncheon/performance at the American Hotel on May 3. You can hear Jazz Inspired on WLIW-FM streaming here and every Sunday night at 7 p.m. Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Becky Hill-Genia of the Shinnecock Graves Protection Warrior Society and Denise Silva-Dennis of Hamptons Community Outreach join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM before HCO's May 2 fundraiser from noon to 6 p.m. at the Hamptons United Methodist Church.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Group for The East End's Jen Skilbred and Brody Eggert of Surfrider Foundation's Eastern Long Island chapter join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM for Earth Day ahead of the organization's collaborative dune grass planting with members of the community at Baby Beach on Saturday, April 25, from 9 to 11 a.m. Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Dr. Thomas Manuel and Dr. Oliver Nelson Jr. of The Jazz Loft join Stony Brook Southampton's Wendy Pearson on WLIW-FM's Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of The Jazz Loft performance of Oliver Nelson's Afro/American Sketches 7 p.m. on April 23 at The Avram TheaterListen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

United States Marine Corp veteran, Joseph Gonzalez Jr., joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the second anniversary creating wooden sculptures by chainsaw in Center Moriches alongside his wife, Amanda, a United States Air Force veteran.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Celebrated New York folk musician, Willie Nile, joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM, ahead of April 24 People Pub performance with long-time bassist, Johnny Pisano.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Ridge musician Bob Sinclair joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Words and Music edition of Folkie Fest at Moriches Community Center 2 - 5 p.m. on May 3Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Elisabeth Biondi joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss curating The Church Sag Harbor's “A Thousand Words: Photography at The New Yorker” exhibit running through May 3 featuring images by legendary photographers on staff at The New Yorker during Biondi's 15 years as the magazine's visuals editor: Richard Avedon, Ruvén Afanador, Mary Ellen Mark, Gilles Peress, Sylvia Plachy, Platon, Robert Polidori, Steve Pyke, Martin Schoeller and Max Vadakul.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Stony Brook Music's director of undergraduate performance, Dr. Joanna Kaczorowska, brings violin students, Elizabeth Yea-Rin Kim and Athena Wilkinson, to WLIW-FM studio for a discussion and LIVE double violin concerto performance on Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe ahead of Wilkinson and Kim's duet during a Stony Brook Orchestra performance at 7:30 pm. on April 28 at the Staller Center for the Arts.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Director of Stony Brook Medicine's Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center, Dr. Guy Schwartz, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amidst Parkinson's Awareness Month and, later in the hour, we speak with Brian Costello, brother of non-verbal autistic Patchogue author, Danny Costello, during Autism Awareness Month and ahead of the April 18 release event for Danny's brand-new book of poetry, "All We Know… …Is In the Air” 2-5 p.m. at Island Kava in Lindenhurst. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Mattituck-Laurel Library's Jim Underwood and Roland Walker—local spin instructor at Sportime in East Quogue/Maximus Health & Fitness in Riverhead and retired New York State Park Police officer—join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Mattituck-Laurel Library's Third Annual Health Fair April 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Kasia Klimiuk of Our Fabulous Variety Show joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the East End Arts Council's upcoming TEENY Awards at Westhampton Beach High School, as well as OFVS' Teen Views on the News collaboration with Southampton Youth Bureau and the Youth Advisory Committee.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Wainscott residential graduate of Phoenix House, Danny, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amidst National Prevention Week to showcase the work of communities and organizations across the country preventing substance abuse and promoting positive mental health. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Jacqui Lofaro of Hamptons Doc Fest joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of next weekend's Docs Equinox screenings April 24-26 at Southampton Arts Center. Later in the hour, fortepianist Daniel Adam Maltz calls in ahead of his performance at Bridgehampton Museum's Nathaniel Rogers House on April 19 at 5 p.m.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Fred Raimondo joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the April 25 Laurel Canyon celebration of the music of the 1960's and 1970's featuring 28 local musicians at the East Hampton ClubhouseListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Lara Sweeney joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM as she steps into her new role as incoming executive director of East Hampton's 16-acre sculpture garden, LongHouse Reserve, ahead of the nonprofit's FREE “Spring Awakening” community gathering 12:30 to 5 p.m. on April 18 Listen to the "Spring" playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

The North Fork Breast Health Coalition's Melanie McEvoy and a 2026 Pink Pearl Gala honoree, Debbie Hughes of Strength For Life, join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the April 17 fundraiser at the Riverhead Hyatt Place's Sea Star Ballroom.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Central Park Conservancy historian emerita, Sara Cedar Miller, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of her “Flowers/Ocean” exhibition at William RiS Gallery in Jamesport on Saturday, April 11, from 3 - 6 p.m.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Kim Tetrault of Cornell Cooperative Extension's Suffolk County Marine Environmental Learning Center joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about how this winter has affected local oyster growers and the shellfishery at large.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube