AFP Podcasts

No Shoulders to Stand On: John Rainey

John Rainey was a Southwest Virginia football star who would be the first in his family to attend college. He was also a member of the first class of African-American scholarship football players at the University of Virginia. Rainey recounts the experiences on the final installment of "No Shoulders to Stand On."

No Shoulders to Stand On: Kent Merritt

Kent Merritt was a key part of the first UVA football recruiting class to include African-American student-athletes. Merritt joins us for our "No Shoulders to Stand On" series to talk about life on Grounds in the early 1970s.

NASCAR Weekend Preview: Breaking down the Championship 4

Rod Mullins joins the show to preview the NASCAR championship race at Phoenix coming up this weekend.

#Team AFP breaks down the 2021 Virginia elections

Republican Glenn Youngkin led the red wave in Tuesday's Virginia elections. #TeamAFP breaks down what it means for the Commonwealth moving forward.

No Shoulders to Stand On: Harrison Davis

Harrison Davis starred at Bethel High School, had loads of big-time offers, but his mother wanted him at Virginia. Davis joins our "No Shoulders to Stand On" podcast series to talk about his experiences as one of the first four African-American football players at UVA.

No Shoulders to Stand On: UVA alum Stanley Land

Stanley Land was one of four men who blazed a trail as the first African-American scholarship football players at the University of Virginia. Land joins "The Jerry Ratcliffe Show" for our "No Shoulders to Stand On" podcast series looking back at their experiences on Grounds that began in 1970.

No Shoulders to Stand On: Al Groh

Former Virginia coach Al Groh was the freshman coach in 1970 when the university admitted its first African-American football players. Groh joins "The Jerry Ratcliffe Show" to kick off our podcast series, "No Shoulders to Stand On," featuring the four – John Rainey, Kent Merritt, Stanley Land and Harrison Davis.

Booking ACC Football: Week 10

Wake won, Pitt lost. We have ourselves a Top 10 team again, but that's all we have. Jerry Carter and Chris Graham continue their week trying to pick up the pieces with ACC Football.

Good Health-Shoulders, UVA-BYU and running

"The Jerry Ratcliffe Show" Good Health podcast welcomes Dr. Stephen Brockmeier from UVA Orthopedics and Mark Lorenzoni from Ragged Mountain Running and Walking Shop.

‘Jerry Ratcliffe Show‘ welcomes UVA all-time great Thomas Jones

Thomas Jones was an All-American at UVA and a 10,000-yard rusher in the NFL. Now Jones is a successful actor ("“Straight Outta Compton,” “Luke Cage,” “Being Mary Jane,” “P-Valley” and “Bosch”) and showrunner ("Johnson," in which he is also the lead actor). Jones joins "The Jerry Ratcliffe Show" to reminisce on his UVA and NFL career, and talk about his jump into the entertainment world.