Heart of the East End

Claudia Jacobs, Gail Field and Rachelle Rossi join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM (with Claudia's friend, Christina) ahead of Folkie Fest's Women of Song concert at Moriches Community Center on Sunday, March 22 from 2-4 p.m. and in support of Long Island's only local NPR radio station during WLIW-FM's Spring 2026 fund drive. All donations to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 go right to work creating and curating a listening experience that is Long Island's own with an opportunity for listeners to leave a message on listener line to let us know why they love WLIW-FMListen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

After a brief chat with Dr. Stephen G. Post of Stony Brook University's Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics, Karine Hannah joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of her and John James' “Songbird: The Singular Tribute to Barbra Streisand” at The Suffolk 8 p.m. on March 21, and in support of the Spring 2026 fund drive for Long Island's only local NPR radio station. All donations to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 go right to work creating and curating a listening experience that is Long Island's own with an opportunity for listeners to let us know why they love WLIW-FMListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Arlene Hinkemeyer and Terese Wildrick of the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island and the North Fork join League volunteer Megan Noonan, host of Freeform Radio, on The Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe amidst the Spring 2026 fund drive for Long Island's only local NPR radio station. All donations to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 go right to work creating and curating a listening experience that is Long Island's own with an opportunity for listeners to let us know why they love Long Island's NPR stationListen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Emily Weitz of M Takes the Mic joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about new single, Dwindling Light, just before teaching a yoga class at John Jermain Public Library, amidst the Spring 2026 fund drive for Long Island's only local NPR radio station. All donations to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 go right to work creating and curating a listening experience that is Long Island's own with an opportunity for listeners to leave a message on listener line following one's donation to let us know why they love Long Island's NPR station Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Belinda Nagy of Queen Bee Bakes joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM and talks about building her brand and baking out of Jerri's Cakery and Confections in Eastport, as well as supporting Long Island's only local NPR radio station, WLIW-FM, during Spring 2026 fund drive where all donations to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 go right to work creating and curating a listening experience that is Long Island's own with an opportunity for listeners to leave a message on listener line following one's donation to let us know why they love Long Island's NPR stationListen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Darren St. George of Southold Historical Museum joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss upcoming events for the historical society and in support of Long Island's only local NPR radio station, WLIW-FM, during Spring 2026 fund drive where all donations to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 go right to work creating and curating a listening experience that is Long Island's own with an opportunity for listeners to leave a message on listener line following one's donation to let us know why they love Long Island's NPR station.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Rachel Sullivan of Grand Pistachio joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM, ahead of the theater troupe's puppet-laden presentation of Layer The Walls: Part 1 on the Staller Center for the Arts' main stage at 4 p.m. on March 22 and in support of Long Island's only local NPR radio station, WLIW-FM, during the Spring 2026 fund drive where donations to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 go right to work creating in curating a listening experience that is Long Island's own with an opportunity for listeners to leave a message on listener line following one's donation to let us know why they love Long Island's NPR station.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Dr. Rabih Chaer, chief of vascular and endovascular surgery at Stony Brook Medicine, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM, ahead of a Venous Thromboembolism Awareness Day conference on March 18 at Stony Brook University Hospital and in support of Long Island's only local NPR radio station, WLIW-FM, during the Spring 2026 fund drive where donations to WLIWFM.org or by phone at 800-262-0717 go right to work creating in curating a listening experience that is Long Island's own with opportunity for listeners to leave a message on listener line following one's donation to let us know why they love Long Island's NPR station.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Dr. Deborah Nagle, Chief of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Stony Brook Medicine, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. for those under 50, according to a new analysis, amid national colorectal cancer awareness monthListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Dr. Aaron Sasson, director of the Pancreatic Cancer Center at Stony Brook Medicine and Chief of the surgical Oncology division at the Stony Brook Cancer Center, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss the first new treatment in nearly 30 years for adults with locally-advanced pancreatic cancer in the United States.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe is joined in the WLIW-FM studio by Mary Crosby, president/CEO of East End Hospice, as well as Matt Zukosky, MA, NRP, professor and emergency medical care and fire programs coordinator at Suffolk County Community College to discuss a brand-new partnership between EEH and SCCC.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Tina Marie Realmuto joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the March 13-15 weekend run of her first stand-up comedy show, “Tales of an Italian Millennial,” at Southampton Cultural Center. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Hamptons International Film Festival's chief creative officer, David Nugent, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the March 13 screening at Guild Hall of East Hampton of Stanley Kubrick's 1957 epic film, Paths of Glory, with talkback by Nugent and HamptonsFilm Co-Chair Alec Baldwin alongside social and cultural historian of modern European history with a specialization in twentieth-century war and society, Nerissa Aksamit. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

This all-music edition of The Heart recorded LIVE from the WLIW-FM studio in Southampton features a playlist crafted by Gianna Volpe of songs from all decades and genres with “Real” in the title.

Anne Sherwood Pundyk joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about her new solo exhibition of new prints and selected paintings at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Greenport and curated by Rainer Gross, “Getting Lost on Purpose,” on view through April 19. Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Jeffrey Sussman joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of local readings for his newest book, Mafia Hits, Misses, Wars, and Prosecutions: The Rise and Decline of the Mob in America, on March 14 at Amagansett Free Library and March 28 at East Hampton Library.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Savannah Jean Moore, Nick Auletti, Rosemary Cline and Andrew Botsford of Hampton Theatre Company join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of new show, “I Do! I Do!” featuring opportunity for real couples to renew vows through show's run from March 12-29.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Lois Nesbitt joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of her next free LTV Fitness Studio audience class, Yoga Body & Mind with Lois Newsbitt, on March 13 at 9:30 a.m.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Wendy Weiss of the East End Arts Council co-hosts this edition of The Heart of The East End featuring Kara Hoblin of the North Fork Art Collective and Soundview Greenport, Uncommon Artists Isadora Capraro and Nell Daniel ahead of artist talks and studio tours at the Soundview on March 15 at 5 p.m. and March 8 at 2 p.m., respectively, as well as Ernest Shaw, who will be doing a virtual artist talk today at 2 p.m. in connection with current show, Intimate Frequencies of Care, at Suffolk County Community College's Flecker Gallery on Selden's Ammerman Campus.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Wolfgang Gantner of Austrian art collective, Gelitin, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Gelitin: All For All lecture-performance March 8 at The Watermill Center Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Southampton Playhouse's artistic director, Eric Kohn, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of next Sunday night's second annual Oscars watch party at the PlayhouseListen to the playlist on Apple Music

This all-music edition of The Heart recorded LIVE from the WLIW-FM studio in Southampton features a playlist crafted by Gianna Volpe of songs from all decades and genres with “Mama” in the title.

Director Huck Hirsch joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the opening of 1776: The Musical running March 12-29 at the North Fork Community TheatreListen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Sanda Weigl, Pamela Greinke and Reverend Kimberly Quinn Johnson join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of 3/6 “Evening of Gypsy Jazz for Hope with Sanda Weigl” benefitting Hope and Resilience Long Island Inc. at Sag Harbor Wamponamon Masonic TempleListen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Linda Sussman joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss her new record, “Don't Drink The Poison,” ahead of Sliding Into Spring on 3/8 at Katie's of SmithtownListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Dr. Tahmid Rahman, co-director of the Center for Advanced Lipid Management at the Stony Brook Heart Institute, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the heart institute being the first center in the world to administer a commercial dose of plozasiran, the newly approved RNA-interference therapy for Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome marked by extreme triglyceride levels—often 10 to 100 times above normal—leading to recurrent and severe pancreatitis.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Lora Tucker, Chip Williford and Mary Seymour join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amidst Black History Month and perform, “Idea of America,” LIVE ahead of the next Poetry Street featured readings and open mic 2-4 p.m. on Feb. 28 at Riverhead Free Library.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Ma's House and BIPOC Art Studio's director of curation, Brianna L. Hernández, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about her new book, “Reclaiming Death: Art, Ritual and Advocacy at the End of Life” ahead of the eponymous exhibition opening on Feb. 28 from 5-8 p.m. featuring 20 artists involved in Reclaiming Death's continued curatorial project.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

This all-music edition of The Heart recorded LIVE from the WLIW-FM studio in Southampton features a playlist crafted by Gianna Volpe of songs from all decades and genres with “Snow” in the title.

This all-music edition of The Heart recorded LIVE from the WLIW-FM studio in Southampton features a playlist crafted by Gianna Volpe of songs from all decades and genres with “Word” in the title.

Kenneth Jackson and Wendy Weiss of the East End Arts Council join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk six years of the MLK Portrait Project, which feature student-made mosaic portraits of figures from the civil rights movement and beyond. This year's portraits are currently displayed at Floyd Memorial Library through March 29.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

East Hampton Village historian Hugh King and East Hampton High School student, Colin Kelley, join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss East Hampton Historical Society's podcast series researched, written, and narrated by Kelley called, “Spirit of 76: East Hampton in the American Revolution,” in celebration of USA's Semiquincentennial anniversary.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Leah Schanke joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss her debut children's book, Freedom At Dawn: Robert Smalls's Voyage Out of Slavery amid Black History MonthListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Southold Winterfest chair Jennifer Del Vaglio of East End Pool King joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Fifth Annual Southold Winterfest on Sat, Feb. 21Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Long Island musician and tarot reader Rorie Kelly joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM and pulls a card for the community amid the Lunar New Year, which is also Mardi Gras. Also in this episode is a pre-recorded conversation with local student artist, Addison, in connection with Southampton Arts Center's current exhibition through May 3, First Light: Celebrating Students Artists of Southampton, featuring 500+ artistsListen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Guillaume Côté joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM in a pre-recorded interview ahead of The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark at 8 p.m. on Friday, February 13 at the Staller Center For The ArtsListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Kathryn Casey Quigley joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about her journey further into politics as she seeks to challenge chair of Suffolk's Democratic Party. Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Pat Ruhlman, Mary Beth Cronin and Bob Gallo of the DRIVE Car's tribute band join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of April 4 Stephen Talkhouse performance.Listen to the “DRIVE” playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Tall Mutha Shucka Keenan Boyle joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM and talks two decades of selling oysters ahead of his Feb. 19 Geek Talk about Blue Point oysters, which will kick off at 6:30 p.m. at übergeek Brewing Company on Hallett Street in Riverhead.Listen to the “DRIVE” playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Director of Undergraduate Performance Studies and Chamber Music at Stony Brook University Dr. Joanna Kaczorowska joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York violin master class hosted by the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame at their Stony Brook location on February 11 at 7 p.m.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Greater Calverton Civic Association president Toqui Terchun joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FMListen to the playlist on Apple Music

Gina and Vinny Centauro of Rescuing Families joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM after the January 22 premiere of “Family to the Rescue” on PBS Channel Thirteen airing at 7 p.m. Thursdays through February on WLIW-FM sister public TV station, WLIW-21.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Rising international opera singer, Taylor Burgess, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the 2014 Riverhead High School graduate's Feb. 8 Black History Month tribute to the Harlem Renaissance, “Winter Moon,” 5 p.m. at the Jamesport Meeting House.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Erika Cabral, Dylan Finder, Faith Welch and Alex Cabral of Greenport High School's “Freaky Friday The Musical” this weekend join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FMListen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Columbia University professor Bruce Robbins joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of release of his new book with Melville House, “Who's Allowed to Protest?” Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Southampton African American Museum's Brenda Simmons and Eastville Community Historical Society's Dr. Georgette Grier-Key join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the 3-5 p.m. Feb. 7 opening reception of The Power of Resilience on view at SAAM through March.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Hampton Classic president Dennis Suskind joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of 51st Annual Classic amid Suskind's last year as president since 1987.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Deborah Acquino joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Southampton Arts Center's Feb. 7 opening reception of the First Light exhibition celebrating Southampton's student artists from 4-6 p.m. when families are invited to participate in a painting workshop ahead of a slate of other workshops, including a Feb. 12 Valentine's collage-and-sip event for adults, as well as student workshops on Feb. 16, Feb. 18 and Feb. 20Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Meg Noonan of WLIW-FM's Freeform Radio joins Gianna Volpe on The Heart of The East EndListen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

Freetown's Kevin Scott joins Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to kick off Black History Month coverage on The Heart of The East End Listen to the commUNITY playlist on Apple Music

Denise Silva-Dennis and Marit Molin of Hamptons Community Outreach join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Third Annual Love Fest fundraiser at 230 Elm in Southampton Village on Saturday, Jan. 7 from 5-7 p.m. Listen to the commUNITY playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube