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Street Knowledge is hosted by Chris Graham, the award-winning editor of The Augusta Free Press (Waynesboro, Va.), with episodes highlighting local news, Virginia and national politics, arts and culture, mental health, sports and professional wrestling.
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Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Virginia pantsed Miami on Big Monday, holding the ‘Canes, who had been averaging 80.8 points per game, to a program-low 38 points.
AFP editor Chris Graham breaks down the game, and how the win helped Virginia’s case for an NCAA Tournament bid.
We also open up the mailbag to talk about the play of guard Andrew Rohde.
Stories referenced in this podcast:
- Virginia puts Big Monday chokehold on Miami, in convincing 60-38 win
- ‘The game?’ Miami coach Jim Larranaga had enough of that press conference
- What did we just see? Five Observations from Virginia’s 60-38 squash of Miami
- Metrics: Where Virginia Basketball stands with the computers after the Miami win
- Mailbag: Reader offers fresh take on Andrew Rohde playing time discussion
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Virginia (17-5, 8-3 ACC) has a quick turnaround after its Quad 1 win over Clemson on Saturday, with Miami (15-7, 6-5 ACC) coming to town for a Big Monday matchup.
AFP editor Chris Graham breaks down the Miami lineup and rotation, and looks at how Virginia will try to match up with the ‘Canes.
We also take a deep dive into the metrics for Virginia in terms of NCAA Tournament consideration.
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Friday Feb 02, 2024
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Virginia (16-5, 7-3 ACC) travels to Littlejohn Coliseum to face Clemson (14-6, 4-5 ACC) on Saturday (2 p.m. ET, ESPN).
Clemson looks good in terms of the metrics right now, but the Tigers looked better at this time last year, and still missed out on the NCAA Tournament.
You know they’re going to be up for this one, with a chance to get back to .500 in ACC play.
AFP editor Chris Graham breaks down the matchup and gives the keys to victory for the Virginia side, which is looking to keep pace with league leaders Duke and UNC.
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Friday Jan 19, 2024
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Virginia (12-5, 3-3 ACC) faces Georgia Tech (9-8, 2-4 ACC) on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET in Atlanta (ACC Network).
UVA is looking for its first true road win of the 2023-2024 season.
Here on the podcast, AFP editor Chris Graham breaks down the Georgia Tech rotation and how Virginia matches up.
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Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Virginia and Virginia Tech have both lost three of their last four, and sit at 2-3 in the ACC, heading into Wednesday’s in-state matchup at JPJ.
Chris Graham breaks down the Tech rotation, how we can expect Tony Bennett to try to match up, and sets the stakes in terms of postseason implications.
Then, the podcast switches gears to go in depth on a story from over the weekend on a tweet from a prominent UVA Athletics booster about NIL.
Stories referenced in this podcast:
- Preview: What Virginia Basketball fans need to know about Virginia Tech
- Tweet from NIL booster exposes the seamy underbelly of UVA Basketball recruiting
- Mailbag: Point-counterpoint on the ‘seamy underbelly of UVA Basketball recruiting’
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Virginia's 66-47 loss at Wake Forest on Saturday was the fifth double-digit loss for the Cavaliers this season.
AFP editor Chris Graham shares his Five Observations from the game, recaps coach Tony Bennett's ACC teleconference and addresses the elephant in the room - why it's time for fans to push the panic button not only on this season, but the future of Virginia Basketball.
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Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
Virginia is looking to rebound from a couple of subpar efforts before the Christmas break when it hosts Morgan State on Wednesday at JPJ.
Chris Graham tells you a little about Morgan State, then shifts the focus of the podcast to Virginia Football.
The football talk starts with the latest on what former coach Bronco Mendenhall is doing out at New Mexico, which is, basically, he’s hiring all of his former Virginia staffers.
Then we take a look at the job that Tony Elliott and his staff are doing to add to the Virginia roster via the preps and the transfer portal.
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
At the 59-second mark of an 11-minute, 59-second phone call on Friday morning, Butch Wells, member of the Augusta County Board of Supervisors, trying to intimidate me, I would soon come to realize, into giving him the name of a person who would have given me information that I had included in a Freedom of Information Act request made to the county on Thursday, told me, forebodingly, that he had “a file started.”
My natural question back: “You’ve got a file started?”
Wells’ cryptic response: “Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, I’ve got a file started. They’re playing, they’re playing political games. I don't play political games. I play criminal games. And, yeah, I've got a file started.”
As the conversation played out, Wells would not answer questions directed back at him about who “they” are, and left to interpretation what his “criminal games” might involve.
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Virginia escaped a tough test from a mid Northeastern team. Next up for the ‘Hoos: the first true road game of the season, at Memphis, a likely NCAA Tournament team.
Chris Graham tries to make sense of the struggle with Northeastern (it wasn’t an exam hangover), answers the Mailbag, and then puts the focus on Memphis, Penny Hardaway and the FedEx Forum.
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
I’ve been hiding depression as a fact of my life from myself for 51 years. I understand why; it’s hard for males to admit to what is perceived as a weakness.
It’s not a weakness to confront reality.
I hope, through this video and podcast, to encourage others who are afraid to begin to confront their truths.