Two People Podcast

Juliellen Sarver is the Community Relations Manager at Stone Brewing. But she lived in Fulton for years before the brewery came to town. She shares about her love for cities, the history of Fulton and the importance of neighborhood engagement. We talk about beer things: What brought Stone to Richmond, their partnerships with other local breweries and what we can expect from the new restaurant that’s coming to the Riverfront. Hint: it shall be glorious.

Tom Silvestri is a newsman. He is the president and publisher of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Tom talks about how he landed in Richmond and what downtown was like in the early 80s. He also reflects on the state of the news industry, what it's like to lead a longstanding institution and what he thinks his legacy may be. At the end, Blaine challenges him with a rousing game of "Name That Tom."

Don Coleman is the Chairman of the Richmond City School Board. He talks about growing up in the projects, coming through the foster care system and how that informs his work. We also get Don to flex his muscles as a master vocalist.

Jon Baliles serves on Richmond City Council and is running for mayor. He reflects on how growing up in a family dedicated to public service shaped him at an early age. He talks about how Richmond's street art festival came to be and what it taught him about collaboration. He also shares his perspective on some of the city's issues and what he'd do as mayor to address them. At the end, Jon plays a game of Q&A where he reveals whether he uses product on his great head of hair.

Lee Kallman is the Marketing & Communications Director for Richmond 2015, the group responsible for coordinating and hosting the big bike race that's coming to Richmond. We learn about Lee and talk about all the cycling things: How did Richmond win the bid? How are the races structured? Do Norwegians travel well? It's a cycling extravaganza.