Season 2: Season 2
VPM News Focal Point is a weekly half-hour show framing statewide news through a lens of in-depth reporting on culture, politics, business, health, the environment, race, science and the arts. Hosted by award-winning journalist Angie Miles, we examine the news, using our complex history to contextualize contemporary Virginia.
Long-term care facilities; art renewing a sense of purpose; An 82-year-old athlete
Aging Well | May 04, 2023
Wrongfully convicted and lost years of life; escaping sexual abuse; women supporting women
Survivors | April 27, 2023
Climate Change | April 20, 2023
Reducing effects of climate change; Rising waters; church cuts its carbon footprint.
Climate Change | April 20, 2023
Transportation | April 13, 2023
Examining Virginia’s infrastructure; making biking safer; reconnecting Black communities
Transportation | April 13, 2023
Revisiting Afghan refugees in Virginia; ICE detention centers; A refugee rebuilds her home
Immigration | March 30, 2023
Food and Culture | March 23, 2023
Immigrants bring home to Virginia; Protecting Indigenous seeds; famous Virginia oysters
Food and Culture | March 23, 2023
Health and Medicine | March 16, 2023
Caring for health care workers; questions about hospice care; Chinese medicine
Health and Medicine | March 16, 2023
Gender and Identity | March 09, 2023
Violence against LGBTQ+ people; Parenting transgender youth; celebrating queer artistry.
Gender and Identity | March 09, 2023
Digital Privacy | March 02, 2023
Children’s privacy in the digital age, Facial recognition, Protecting intimate privacy
Digital Privacy | March 02, 2023
Guns in Virginia | February 23, 2023
Gun culture in Virginia; Controversial Red Flag laws; Women are arming themselves