Tag: Speak Easy

Alexandria Times podcast features genealogist Char McCargo Bah

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] This month’s episode of Speak Easy, the Alexandria Times’ podcast, features an interview with genealogist and investigative researcher Char McCargo...

Genealogist traces lives and histories of African American families

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] Char McCargo Bah did not learn about Alexandria’s Black history until she was 30. “We were taking this Black history tour,...

Town crier appears on Alexandria Times podcast

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] Hear ye! Hear ye! Ben Fiore-Walker stopped by Speak Easy to chat with Alexandria Times Editor Cody Mello-Klein about his...

Speak Easy: The Alexandria Times Podcast

Welcome to Speak Easy, the Alexandria Times' first podcast. Each month, our reporters will sit down with noteworthy residents, business owners, artists and community...

Speak Easy features city’s legislative director

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] The latest episode of Speak Easy, the Alexandria Times’ podcast, features Sarah Taylor, the city’s legislative director. Taylor sat down with...

Speak Easy features documentary filmmaker Robin Hamilton

Emmy award winning journalist and documentary filmmaker Robin Hamilton joins Speak Easy, the Alexandria Times podcast, this week to talk about her film “Our...

Speak Easy features musician Jarreau Williams

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] The Alexandria Times is kicking off its second year of the Speak Easy podcast with special guest Jarreau Williams, singer...

Speak Easy celebrates one year of podcasting with special year-in-review episode

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] In 2020, the Alexandria Times launched its first podcast, Speak Easy, and over the last year reporter-turned-managing-editor Cody Mello-Klein has...

Speak Easy podcast features ACPS teacher Heather Rosner

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] This month’s guest on Speak Easy, the Alexandria Times podcast, is Heather Rosner, band teacher at George Mason Elementary School. Rosner...

Wellington Watts shares spooky stories on the Speak Easy podcast

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]  In honor of Halloween, President of Alexandria Colonial Tours Wellington Watts joined the Times for a special spooky episode of...