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Virginia Is For Laughers

Host Dawn Davis Womack

Your go to podcast about all things non-hiking in the Shenandoah Valley! Love to laugh and hear people"s stories? Then tune in for fun, engaging and informative episodes with interesting people and find out more about things you can do & see here. Join host comedian Dawn Davis Womack whose claim to fame is having a son that made it to the NFL. BFFs and strangers alike find she’s light-hearted, genuine, family-oriented and never late for a happy hour! NEW episodes drop every Wednesday wherever

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29: Fun Active Community Events: It’s VA Momentum’s...

Virginia Is For Laughers ·

2021/10/20

Join us for a casual and upbeat chat with Kevin Gibson from VA Momentum, a social enterprise creating fun active community focused events done in person and virtual for all skill levels. Hear VA Momentum’s story that began with a JMU connection. Discover the participant value-adds they create that makes doing their events so fun! Don’t miss the highly entertaining story of the Mayor pardoning a live turkey. Then listen to how he and his business partner, Alan Maynard, ‘work things out’. Hear

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28: Connie Peterson: Age Group World Class Triathlete...

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2021/10/13

Join us for an engaging and inspiring episode with Connie Peterson, an Age Group World Triathlon Triathlete; JMU Professor in Athletic Training and proud aunt of a Gold Medalist in the Olympics this year! Hear her story and be inspired to achieve a higher level of fitness. Learn more about the world of triathlons and what it’s like to compete at a World Class level. Discover the slogan that inspired her when working the Paralympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 that can inspire you. Be entertained by the

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27: Ryan Clark: DJ & Multi-Dimensional Music Creative...

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2021/10/06

Join us for an upbeat and enlightening episode with music creative Ryan Clark Slocum. Listen to Ryan’s story that started with creating music using his parents’ basement using their old records to becoming the DJ Multidimensional Artist he is today having performed at over 550 events! Listen to his philosophy on one’s creative potential, his takeaways from doing the 'Tools of War Park Jams' in NYC that helped shaped his career and more. Discover recent technology innovations in music happening today

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26: Featured Comedian & Combat Vet: Dewayne White {Ep...

Virginia Is For Laughers ·

2021/09/29

Join us for an upbeat chat with the hilarious, Dewayne White. Listen to the story of how this DC Combat Veteran transitioned to stand up comedy through the Armed Services Arts Partnership Comedy Bootcamp. Hear his insights on what it’s like teaching the Comedy Bootcamp now. Find out more about the DC comedy scene. Listen to his take and process as comic that works blue on making the shift writing and performing clean comedy. Learn about the experiences and benefits he discovered during the pandemic

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25: Featured Comedian: Phillip Page {Ep 25}

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2021/09/29

Join us for laughs chatting about comedy and life with Comedian Phillip Page, based out of DC. Hear the life path that led him to stand up comedy. Listen to his take on clean comedy as a comic that also works blue. Hear a heartfelt impromptu sharing of vulnerable moments from his own past that made his recent performance and participation in a ‘Unity In The Community Event’ more impactful. Find out what his comedy material is about along with the best bit he’s ever written and why. Learn how the

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24: Court Square Theater with J.P. Gulla! {Ep 24}

Virginia Is For Laughers ·

2021/09/22

Join us for a fun and informative episode with JP Gulla, the new Managing Director of Court Square Theater in downtown Harrisonburg. Hear JP’s story about his performance and business background that lead to him to overseeing the 260 seat theater featuring films, film festivals, live performances, Valley Playhouse Community Theater productions, community events and more! Learn about the new safety measures, upgrades and find out upcoming events. Get JP’s take on the universal language of

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23: This Week’s Featured Comedians! Patrick DiMarchi,...

Virginia Is For Laughers ·

2021/09/15

Join us for a fun, entertaining and interesting episode filled with short stories from these hilarious comedians all based out of Virginia. Patrick was born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley. Paige is a X2 fan fav and has done several shows for us. David Beck has been doing stand up 27 years starting as a road comic in 1994! Listen to how they got started in stand up. Learn what motivates Patrick to learn 5 languages; how Paige’s comedy inspires the cartoons he draws and what experiences David had

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22: This Week’s Featured Comedians! Leslie Rob,...

Virginia Is For Laughers ·

2021/09/08

Join us for laughs and good times talking comedy and life with these hilarious comedians all based out of Virginia! Hear their stories of how they each got started in stand up comedy. Discover how Leslie’s experience as a schoolteacher influences her comedy; what brought Lamont, a Detroit native, to Virginia and how Wendy got her nickname QuietStorm. Listen to Leslie speak on her experience as a cartoon voice actor for a movie; Lamont’s tips from working with prominent national acts and tune in to

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21: Rapper Keano “KEYNOTE” Illidge {Ep 21}

Virginia Is For Laughers ·

2021/09/01

Join us for laughs and the “hippest” chat to date on this podcast! Listen to local hip hop artist “KEYNOTE” known as “your girlfriend’s favorite rapper” tell his story on becoming a hip hop artist. Hear how relocating from DC to Harrisonburg helped boost his music career; our connection to another local rapper, Grayling Skyy; and what famous 1940s-50s Big Band artist has a huge influence on his music! Discover what he has to blast on his car radio with the windows down and what his creative process

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47:52

20: Brandy Talks: Q101 Radio DJ & Musician {Ep 20}

Virginia Is For Laughers ·

2021/08/25

Join us for a fun and engaging chat with this local celebrity, Brandy, a Q101 Radio DJ & Musician! Hear her story and the journey that brought her to the Valley. Get an entertaining behind the scenes look at how the day starts for this morning show DJ. Find out more about the ins and outs of what it’s like to work in radio. Learn how music is selected for the station and what’s trending in the future for radio industry. Listen to what music she likes to listen to and play plus what music she’s

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19: Alpacas! Walk One At Point of View Alpaca Farm...

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2021/08/18

Join us for a fun convo about Alpacas with Dave & Teri Grembi from Point of View Alpaca Farm in Mount Sidney, VA! Hear the story of their Alpaca farm and how you can walk one to unplug amidst stunning views of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn the difference between Alpacas and Llamas. Get a history lesson on the Alpacas’ migration to the U.S. Find out about how much they eat; how many babies they have at one time; how being music fans of the Beatles influenced their Alpaca’s names and more. Plus,

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18: This Week’s Featured Comedians! Nikkie Knowles &...

Virginia Is For Laughers ·

2021/08/11

Join us for laughs and an uplifting conversation with comedians Nikkie Knowles, a military wife and mother of 5 boys and PT Bratton, a Pastor- Turned-Comedian and military vet. Listen to their stories of how they each got started in comedy and find which boot camp they both attended. Hear how PT’s military experiences impacted his comedy material and what performing at the White House was like. Find out how Nikkie’s family deals with her comedy and how they inspired her self-care IGTV video blog

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17: CrossKeys Vineyards: Wine & Vine with Babak...

Virginia Is For Laughers ·

2021/08/04

Join us for a fun upbeat conversation as we chat about wines, vines and more with Babak Bakhtiar from CrossKeys Vineyards. Hear the story of the vineyard and how civil war history inspired the name. Learn what types of wine grapes grow better in Virginia; what canopy management is; how their vines are harvested and more! Find out what a Winemaker does and the processes involved in making a sweet wine versus a dry one. Listen to what wines are Babak and Dawn’s favorites then get the details on their

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16: Award Winning Comedians: Winston Hodges & Joel...

Virginia Is For Laughers ·

2021/07/28

Join X2 Fan Favorite Winston Hodges (DC) and Headliner Joel Byars (Atlanta, GA) both podcasters and award winning comedians for an engaging and funny conversation on all things comedy! Hear their stories on how they got started and how during Covid Winston made a shift to do comedy full-time while Joel started an online comedy writing club that inspired new comics all over the globe to give stand up a try. Listen as they discuss their writing process and share the biggest comedy influences on their

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15: All Things Hemp & CBD at Pure Shenandoah:...

Virginia Is For Laughers ·

2021/07/21

For a dose of goodness, for a lifetime of wellness join us for chill and engaging chat with brothers Jake & Tanner Johnson from Pure Shenandoah. A CBD product distributor, they are the first company in the state to be accepted into the Virginia's Finest™ trademark program and source all of its hemp from farmers in the Commonwealth. Find out the difference between hemp and marijuana. Hear how they applied the lessons learned from being raised in a big family; their entrepreneurial mom and being

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14: Restless Moons Brewing with Brewer Jeff Moon! {Ep...

Virginia Is For Laughers ·

2021/07/14

Join us for a chill and interesting chat about beer with Jeff Moon. Hear the story of how this economist for the federal government went from a home brew kit to a brewery owner. Find out the meaning of behind the brewery’s name and what his one and half year old son, Oliver, does with the taster glasses. Jeff is both a brewer and brewery owner. Learn what the determining factor is to be one or the other. Find out what excites him the most about making beer; how often they change taps and what pace

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13: Prophett & Garst: Band Duo out of Elkton! {Ep 13}

Virginia Is For Laughers ·

2021/07/07

Join us for a candid upbeat chat on all things music with singer, songwriter Jeremiah Prophett on harmonica and Ryan Garst, writer, performer, producer and teacher on lead guitar. Listen to stories on how they became a band, found their musical talents and how Ryan figured out his new baby boy’s favorite band. Find out how a spring break determined the fate of Jeremiah’s saxophone; the story behind his harnessed harmonica and the inspiration behind their original song “Rebel On” featured on The

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12: All the Way from LA! Comedian Jared Kassebaum {Ep...

Virginia Is For Laughers ·

2021/07/07

Join us for a fun and interesting interview with comedian Jared Kassebaum, a “midwest boy in Los Angeles”. After losing a best friend to suicide, Jared makes a pivot in his original life plans. Listen to stories from this once Physics Major at Purdue University on his journey to becoming a comedian. Hear about the house party tricks his Biochemist dad taught him to do as a kid and how a podcast interview with Sinbad while mowing his parents’ yard gave him an epiphany. Hear about his chance

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11: Comedian Panel with Newlywed Game of Sorts {Ep 11}

Virginia Is For Laughers ·

2021/06/30

Join us this fun panel of two married comedian couples and a newly engaged comedian who don’t take them selves too seriously. Hear the range of stories about the first time they ever performed stand up and be entertained by how their friends and family reacted to their comedy. Find out which comics they admire most and who got the abdominal workout from a George Carlin concert. Hear comments on their favorite bits they’ve ever heard and a grammar joke! Get some recommendations on comedians to listen

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10: Stephanie Walker: Fitness & Nutrition Guru {Ep 10}

Virginia Is For Laughers ·

2021/06/23

Join us for some laughs-pirations in this the lively chat with Stephanie Walker. Hear how overcoming her own weight loss struggles lead to her helping countless others. Don’t miss this Certified Health Coach, Sports Nutritionist, Kids Nutrition Specialist, Educator, CrossFit Coach, Blogger, Author & Multi-Gym Owner’s take on why American people are becoming bigger instead of smaller and more disease ridden instead of healthier. It includes a few nutrition tips for you. Plus find out more about

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