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Heart of the East End
The morning show on Long Island’s only local NPR radio station, 88.3 WLIW-FM, hosted by award-winning multi-platform journalist, Gianna Volpe, features music from all decades & genres, as well as folks from all walks of life. The Heart airs LIVE 9am to 11am weekday mornings, with a nightly replay at midnight streaming at wliw.org/radio
Episodes
- Heart of the East End
October 29th, 2026 - Daniel Shea
Daniel Shea of Maureen’s Haven Homeless Outreach Program joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amidst the organization’s 25th anniversary and…
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October 29th, 2026 - Jim Lauter
Jim Lauter joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Nov. 4 reading from his memoir, So What Have I Learned?, at 7 p.m. at the South…
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October 28th, 2026 - Michael Galileo
Michael Galileo joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about time, gravity, creation, evolution and book, Where Time Comes From: A…
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October 26th, 2026 - Amy Kirwin
Guild Hall’s chief public engagement officer, Amy Kirwin, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about highlights from the schedule in the…
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October 26th, 2026 - Violet Spann; Trish Gathers
Violet Spann of Neopolitical Cowgirls joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of “Where the Witches Walk” at 5 p.m. on Oct. 29 at the…
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October 23rd, 2026 - Tracy Grathwohl, Joan Nickeson and Carole Huston
Tracy Grathwohl, Joan Nickeson and Carole Huston of local chapters of the League of Women Voters join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to educate…
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October 23rd, 2026 - Bill Ulfelder and Alison Branco
Bill Ulfelder and Alison Branco of The Nature Conservancy join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amid TNC 75th anniversary one day before…
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October 21st, 2026 - Thea Fry; Dr. David Garry
Thea Fry of the Southampton Fourth of July Parade Committee joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Oct. 22 spaghetti and meatball…
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October 21st, 2026 - Ron Diamond; Heather Hartstein
Ron Diamond of Ronjo’s Magic and Costumes joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the year-round costume and magic shop’s 52nd Halloween…
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October 20th, 2026 - Dayne Rasmussen and Rob Doyle
Dayne Rasmussen and Rob Doyle of The Mirror & Masque Theatre Company join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Oct. 22 opening of The…
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October 20th, 2026 - Rachel Bristel Stephens
Rachel Bristel Stephens of Sweet Woodland Farm joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Nov. 7 opening of the Riverhead Farmer’s Market…
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October 19th, 2026 - Candice Baranello and James O'Malley
Candice Baranello and James O’Malley of Take Two join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Oct. 24 release party at The Next Chapter…
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October 19th, 2026 - Anita Boyer and Kasia Klimiuk
Anita Boyer and Kasia Klimiuk of Our Fabulous Variety Show join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of fifth annual Disco Ball on Oct. 24 at…
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October 16th, 2026 - Anna Tonna
Anna Tonna joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Divaria Productions’ free Rival Queens live multimedia experience at Peconic Landing on…
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October 16th, 2026 - Nathan Wise
Nathan Wise joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Gilbert and Sullivan Society’s production of Pirates of Penzance in Deep River, Ct, on…
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October 15th, 2026 - Dr. Tiffany Troso-Sandoval
Garden City oncologist, Dr. Tiffany Troso-Sandoval, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss her book, Calming The Cancer Chaos: An…
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October 15th, 2026 - Stella Sands
Stella Sands joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM before speaking about her brand-new book, Codebreakers, during Insight Sunday at The Church in…
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October 14th, 2026 - Jessamyn Go
Mastic Beach ceramic artist and sculptor, Jessamyn Go of Femme Sole Studio, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of a free clay workshop…
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October 13th, 2026 - Lucinda Williams; Sam Monteleone
Triple Grammy Award-winning musician, Lucinda Williams, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about latest record, “World’s Gone Wrong,”…
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October 13th, 2026 - Christina Moissades Strassfield and Paton Miller
Southampton Arts Center’s Christina Mossaides Strassfield and the creator/curator of East End Collected, Paton Miller, join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe…
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October 9th, 2026 - Molly Bishop
Molly Bishop of Heart of the Hamptons joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM before Oct. 11 opening of their Art From The Heart collab with…
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October 9th, 2026 - Marianne Della Croce
Marianne Della Croce of Hallockville Museum Farm joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM before HMF’s Oct. 11 Prohibition on the North Fork event…
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October 8th, 2026 - Kate Mueth; Valerie Bernal
Kate Mueth joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Hamptons International Film Festival and United Nations Alliance of Civilizations’…
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October 8th, 2026 - Vinny Timmons
Vinny Timmons joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amid Fire Prevention Month to talk about his mission to educate the next generation of first…
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October 7th, 2026 - Eric and Nick Weber
Father-son film director duo Eric and Nick Weber of Tenafly Film Co. join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Oct. 9 world premiere for…
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October 7th, 2026 - Charlie Marder
Charlie Marder of Marder’s Design & Landscaping in Bridgehampton joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM shortly after hosting the Evelyn Alexander…
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October 6th, 2026 - Mindy Misener
Mindy Misener joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss “Good Guys” ahead of debut novel Oct. 13 release and 6:30 p.m. launch event at…
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October 6th, 2026 - Alissa Quart
Award-winning author and poet, Alissa Quart, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM during Banned Books Week to discuss iconic late local…
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October 5th, 2026 - Sandra Lazar
Sandra Lazar of Haircutters of Love Lane joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk 25 years of running a business from Mattituck’s iconic…
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October 1st, 2026 - Brianna Coccia; Bob Feinberg
Brianna Coccia joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk Spiderwoman Theater, an indigenous women’s theater company based in Brooklyn ahead…
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October 1st, 2026 - Dr. Scott Bonn
Dr. Scott Bonn joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the criminologist’s live theatrical event at The Paramount theater at 7:30 p.m. on…
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September 30th, 2026 - Linda Sweeney and Yvonne Lieblein
Linda Sweeney of Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital and Yvonne Lieblein of Hinckley Port of Egypt join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM…
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September 30th, 2026 - Beth Young
Beth Young joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the October issue of the monthly East End Beacon broadsheet newspaper. Listen to…
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September 29th, 2026 - Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D. Toulon Jr.
Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D. Toulon Jr. joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM Listen to the playlist on Apple Music
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September 29th, 2026 - Dr. Richard Kurin; Edythe Collins
The Smithsonian’s Dr. Richard Kurin joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about his brand-new book, “History By A Hair: Thomas Jefferson…
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September 28th, 2026 - Erin Field; Melissa Errico
Erin Field of Heart of Springs joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the third annual Springsfest happening this Saturday, October 3, in…
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September 28th, 2026 - Nancy Kane
Nancy Kane joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM in a pre-recorded interview ahead of Southamptonfest Oct. 3 through village after Southampton…
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September 25th, 2026 - John McCaffrey
John McCaffrey joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM before Playwrights’ Theatre of The Hamptons’ The Old Marlin and the Sea at LTV Studios on…
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September 25th, 2026 - Tom Day
Tom Day of the Knights of Columbus Father Slomski Council #7423 joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Live Like Vin Zorbo 5K…
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September 24th, 2026 - Jessie Altman
Jessie Altman joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM and talks about leaving law to follow her joy as a musician the day before releasing her…
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September 23rd, 2026 - Kelly Bennett
Kelly Bennett joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss and read from her newest children’s book, Rainbow Kite, ahead of an appearance at…
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September 23rd, 2026 - Steven Machat
Steve Machat joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about growing up on Long Island and his ensuing career in music, which took him from…
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September 22nd, 2026 - Ric Burns; Kim Loper, Sarah Phillips Loth and Rena Wilhelm
Ric Burns, director and co-writer of New York: A Documentary Film joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of WLIW21’s broadcasting of two new…
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September 22nd, 2026 - Amanda Cain
Amanda Cain joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of Gallop NYC’s Oct. 3 Family Fun Day at Sunrise Stables in Howard Beach, Queens, and…
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September 21st, 2026 - Dan Koontz
Dan Koontz joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about The Free Life podcast and record of songs related to The Free Life’s story shortly…
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September 21st, 2026 - Kelly Dodds; Kevin MaC
Kelly Dodds of the Sag Harbor American Music Festival joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the 16th annual event, which has been…
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September 17th, 2026 - Thalia Olaya; Minerva Perez
Thalia Olaya joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amidst Hispanic Heritage Month telling her story of moving to Sag Harbor from Colombia at two…
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September 17th, 2026 - Joshua Radin
Joshua Radin joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amidst the release of the 20-year anniversary of debut album, We Were Here, and ahead of the…
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September 16th, 2026 - Kevin Menard
Kevin Menard of Dragon Hemp Apothecary joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM and begins telling the story behind starting a wellness business in…
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September 16th, 2026 - Zach Studenroth
President of the Sag Harbor Historical Museum and editor of Sag Harbor in the Revolution, Zach Studenroth, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM…
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September 15th, 2026 - Elizabeth and Jeny De Jesus
Elizabeth and Jeny De Jesus of De Jesus Deli & Market join Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe on the first morning of Hispanic Heritage Month ahead of…
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September 15th, 2026 - Bill Castellino
Award-winning American theater director, writer and choreographer, Bill Castellino, joins Heart of The East End with Gianna Volpe Listen to the playlist on…
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September 14th, 2026 - Paul Baldassano and Dr. Antigone Argyriou
Paul Baldassano of Baiting Hollow joins Spine Medicine and Surgery of Long Island’s director of pain management, Dr. Antigone Argyriou, on WLIW-FM’s Heart of…
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September 14th, 2026 - Dr. Peter Morelli
Stony Brook Children’s Hospital’s director of the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Comprehensive Care Center program, Dr. Peter Morelli, joins Heart of The East End…
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September 11th, 2026 - Sanford Biggers
Internationally lauded artist Sanford Biggers joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Sept. 13 closure of solo exhibition, Sanford…
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September 11th, 2026 - Eileen Trilli, Kevin Shea and Nicholas Auletti
Eileen Trilli, Kevin Shea and Nicholas Auletti of Northeast Stage’s production of Anne Nelson’s “The Guys” join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM…
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September 10th, 2026 - Carol Brown and Ellen Zimmerman
Carol Brown and Ellen Zimmerman of the North Fork Foodie Tour join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of North Fork Reform Synagogue’s 20th…
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September 10th, 2026 - Laura Lucchetti and Brad Loekle of Grove and Pines Film Festival
Laura Lucchetti and Brad Loekle of the Grove and Pines Film Festival join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of its inaugural weekend Sept. 18…
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September 9th, 2026 - Ed German 30th On-Airversary
Ed German of The Urban Jazz Experience and Friday Night Soul joins Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amid his 30th on-air anniversary on 88.3 FM WPBX/WLIU/WPPB/WLIW-FM…
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September 9th, 2026 - Sara Director
Sara Director of Barasch & McGarry joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the 25th annual remembrance of the 9/11 World Trade Center…