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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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NASCAR fights back, with suit against 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports

Mar 05 2025 45 mins  
The gloves are off at NASCAR headquarters, with news breaking that the racing giant has filed a countersuit against 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, which initiated action against NASCAR last year over the terms of the new team charters. Rod Mullins, our NASCAR beat writer, joined the show to help me break down the particulars to the latest move in this back-and-forth. Rod al

#TeamAFP breaks down the latest in the UVA Basketball coaching search

Feb 27 2025 55 mins  
The search committee that has been vetting candidates for the open UVA Basketball coaching job is in crunch time. We know who the top candidates are now, but of course there are so many variables at play. I had Scott German on with me on today’s podcast to break down the latest of what we know, which is a lot – that the search is revolving around, for now, at least, Marquette c

Podcast: What should NASCAR do about TV, streaming?

Feb 26 2025 24 mins  
Rod Mullins, our NASCAR beat writer, joins “Street Knowledge” to review Christopher Bell’s OT win in Atlanta, and to help get us ready for this weekend in Texas. The meat of the podcast this week is on the topic of TV ratings: for the Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Truck Series, with an eye toward what NASCAR will do in the next couple of years to address its TV rights. W

The latest on the UVA Basketball coach search

Feb 18 2025 29 mins  
Ron Sanchez is the interim coach with the UVA Basketball program, but there’s some momentum toward Sanchez being a serious candidate to get the job on a full-time basis. I go into detail about what we’re hearing on the Sanchez candidacy in this podcast, and also share what I learned from the look at the contracts of Virginia Tech basketball coach Mike Young and Hokies football

UVA Basketball pulls road upset at Pitt

Feb 04 2025 11 mins  
A busy couple of days for UVA Basketball, with the loss at home to Virginia Tech at the buzzer on Saturday, then the quick turnaround for a road trip to Pitt. The ‘Hoos dominated the NCAA Tournament aspirant, winning 73-57 in a game that was essentially over at halftime. We break down how UVA did it, ahead of talking through the news coming up the rest of this week with the wrap

MAGA flexing its muscles during first week of Trump 2.0

Jan 24 2025 16 mins  
DEI – diversity, equity, inclusion – is “immoral,” per Donald Trump, a White man born into millions whose father bought him an Ivy League degree and gave him a $400 million head start in the business world. Your first indication that U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., is planning to run for re-election in 2026: he voted for the Laken Riley Act, the pretend get-tough-on-immigrati

UVA-Boston College, issues on defense

Jan 20 2025 19 mins  
The UVA Basketball team, which has lost its last five, and is 1-6 in the ACC, gets Boston College, which has lost its last four, and is 1-6 in the ACC, in JPJ on Tuesday night. The only reason this one is on TV – ACC Network, 7 p.m. ET – is because every game is on TV in this day and age. True story: my wife gave up her season tickets this season (we might have anticipated …

UVA community reacts to the Carla Williams extension news

Jan 19 2025 22 mins  
The reactions to the news that UVA President Jim Ryan has finalized an extension with Athletics Director Carla Williams that includes a substantial raise for Williams aren’t trending in a good direction. Fans and alums are in meltdown mode on social media over a raise for an AD whose football and men’s basketball programs are in free-fall. Meanwhile, the blowback at the highest

UVA Basketball, spending a week out west, still searching for an identity

Jan 10 2025 28 mins  
The UVA Basketball program has taken up residence on the Left Coast, with a two-game road trip to new ACC members Cal and Stanford. The 75-61 loss to Cal on Wednesday revealed more in the way of warts for the ‘Hoos, who were awful on offense, and worse on defense. Interim coach Ron Sanchez, for his part, seems at a loss for answers. It’s feeling like a lost season for Virginia

AEW, reluctantly, shares the spotlight with New Japan

Jan 10 2025 52 mins  
AEW finally played the back half of the home-and-home with New Japan, sending a handful of stars to Tokyo last week for “Wrestle Dynasty.” I had resident #TeamAFP AEW beat writer Ray Petree on for our weekly wrestling podcast, and the relationship between AEW and NJPW was a focal point. Among the discussion points: Kenny Omega made his in-ring return at “Wrestle Dynasty,”