Listen Up with Host Al Neely Podcast
1) How Writing Turned Loss Into A Life Rebuilt By The Ocean
Send us a text Some stories aren’t meant to be told once; they’re meant to be lived, spoken, and reshaped until the truth inside them finally lands. That’s where we go with poet Tony B, whose book Run...Show More
2) How One Nonprofit Uses Dance, Language, And Story To Heal And Educate
Send us a text What happens when culture becomes the bridge instead of the barrier? We sit with Rita Addico Cohen, executive director of the Tidewater African Cultural Alliance, to explore a life that...Show More
3) How Fashion, Music, And Community Power Hampton Roads
Send us a text Fashion doesn’t just live in New York or Paris. It thrives wherever creators take the risk to build a stage. We sit down with Ann Ward Lester and Jennifer Lester of Splash Entertainment...Show More
4) Where Music Becomes A Universal Language For Confidence, Culture, And Connection
Send us a text What if a music program could flip the switch from shy to fearless in a single season? We sit down with Jake Smalls, music director at School of Rock Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, to u...Show More
5) From Hampton Roads to Hollywood: A Comic’s 17-Year Grind, Hecklers, and Heart
Send us a text We sit down with Tim Loulies, a Hampton Roads comic and teacher, to trace his 17-year journey from sticky-note premises to packed clubs, from the Comedy Store’s unforgiving OR to the Ap...Show More
6) Virginia Beach Voices: Small Business, Big Community
Send us a text Local stories can change the fate of a city when they’re told with care. Tony B sits down with Al Neely of Neely Media and Councilman Cash Green to chart a people-first media plan that ...Show More
7) Democracy in Action: The 10-1 System and Fair Representation in Virginia Beach
Send us a text What happens when a decorated Air Force pilot turns his attention to local democracy? Sean Monterio, chairperson for the Virginia Beach Democratic Party Committee and retired Air Force ...Show More
8) Laughing Through Life's Chaos
Send us a text Comedy isn't just about making people laugh – it's about processing life's challenges and speaking truths others can't. That's what local comedian Steve Wills discovered after stepping ...Show More
9) The Greater Men Foundation: Youth Mentorship Beyond the Barber Chair
Send us a text What happens when your barber becomes more than someone who cuts your hair? For many young men in College Park, Virginia, the chair at Dreams Barbershop has become a confessional, a cou...Show More
10) Youth in Crisis: How New Vision is Rebuilding Lives
Send us a text What happens when a youth in foster care turns 21? Far too often, the answer is devastatingly simple: they receive a garbage bag with their belongings and face immediate homelessness. W...Show More