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

November 7th, 2025 - Molly Bishop

Molly Bishop of Heart of the Hamptons joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the Art from the Heart and other campaigns to keep locally food and fund insecure folks fed and able to enjoy the holiday season as SNAP benefits continue to be withheld on the federal level.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

11-07
52:00

November 7th, 2025 - Minerva Perez; Anita Boyer

Minerva Perez of OLA of Eastern Long Island joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about OLA’s rapid response team amid recent Immigrations and Custom Enforcement activity on Long Island’s East End. Later in the hour, Anita Boyer calls into Heart of The East End on WLIW-FM from the Hampton Bays Fire Department where protesters gathered to condemn ICE's recent use of the local fire department’s grounds.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

11-07
51:49

November 5th, 2025 - Nicole Petti and Rachel Stephens

Nicole Petti of Urban Coyote Farms and Rachel Stephens of Sweet Woodland Farm join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM after the Nov. 1 opening of the Riverhead Indoor Farmer’s Market running 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through April at the Twin Fork Beer Co.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

11-05
52:00

November 5th, 2025 - Robert Vitalli

Robert Vitalli of the LGBT Network joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about the Fall Into Pride fundraiser at Little Fish in Southold on Saturday, November 8.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

11-05
51:48

November 4th, 2025 – Rebecca Kelliher

Rebecca Kelliher joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss her book, Just Pills: The Extraordinary Story of a Revolution in Abortion Care, released in September. Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

11-04
51:45

November 4th, 2025 - Greg Metzger

SOFO Shark Research and Education Program Field Coordinator and Southampton marine sciences teacher Greg Metzger joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss the discoveries made researching sharks in the New York Bight through the decade as part of WNET’s Forces of Nature collection exploring sustainability and our natural world.  Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

11-04
52:00

November 3rd, 2025 - Robbie Harte

Local musician Robbie Harte joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM and tells the story behind her newest single, “My Mama’s Daughter,” on the day it debuted on platforms. Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

11-03
52:00

November 3rd, 2025 - Giulia D'agnolo Vallan

Sag Harbor Cinema’s artistic director Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Fifth Annual Festival of Preservation running November 7-11Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

11-03
52:00

October 31st, 2025 - Tijuana Fulford

Tijuana Fulford of The Butterfly Effect Project joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of BEP’s first annual Halloween Spooktacular table and treat event 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Oct. 31 at their 1146 Main Road campus in Riverhead Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

10-31
52:00

October 31st, 2025 - Justine Haupt and Robert Bruey

Justine Haupt and Robert Bruey of Robert Bruey and The Shadow Cats join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of People’s Pub performance on Nov. 7 at 8:30 p.m. Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

10-31
52:00

October 30th, 2025 - Sherry Davis and Tom Cugliani

Sherry Davis and Tom Cugliani of the East End Arts Council join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of East End Arts’ closing party and awards ceremony for the Entangled fiber arts installationListen to the playlist on Apple Music

10-30
52:00

October 30th, 2025 - Adam Baranello

Adam Baranello joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Vampire Masquerade dance and screening of Baranello’s film, “Night” at LTV Studios Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

10-30
52:00

October 29th, 2025 - Mara Ahmed

Mara Ahmed joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Nov. 14 world premiere of her film, “The Injured Body: A Film About Racism in America” at Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre, including post-film discussion with Ahmed, the film's director, artist and curator Brianna L. Hernández of Ma’s House and BIPOC Art Studio, as well as writer Uzma Aslam KhanListen to the playlist on Apple Music

10-29
52:00

October 29th, 2025 - Matthew Brand

Matthew Brand joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM after the Cherry Bombs’ Oct. 24 Stephen Talkhouse performance and ahead of their Halloween show at The Delancey.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

10-29
52:00

October 28th, 2025 - Mary Powers and George Loizides

Mary Powers and George Loizides from the Hampton Theatre Company join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amidst HTC’s Oct. 16 to Nov. 2 run of Larissa FastHorse’s The Thanksgiving Play Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

10-28
52:00

October 28th, 2025 - Joe Gaviola, Susie Roden and Moira Downes-Sabo

Susie Roden, Moira Downes-Sabo and Joe Gaviola of Lucia’s Angels and the Coalition for Women’s Cancers join Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of their next combined fundraiser, Girl’s Night Out, at Gurney’s Montauk, Saturday, November 15 at 7 p.m.Listen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

10-28
52:00

October 27th, 2025 - Xiomáro

Xiomáro joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Nov. 1 publishing of latest photo book, Street Photography of New York City: Street Haunting in the Big AppleListen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

10-27
52:00

October 27th, 2025 - Dr. Silvana Obici

Dr. Silvana Obici, Chief of the Division of Endocrinology at Stony Brook Medicine and Medical Director of the Stony Brook University Hospital Diabetes Center, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss lifestyle choices ahead of Diabetes Awareness Month.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

10-27
52:00

October 20th, 2025 - Gail Storm

Gail Storm joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Nov. 1 concert at the Jamesport Meeting House featuring Gail and her quartet with social to follow afterwardListen to the playlist on Apple MusicWatch the interview on WLIW-FM YouTube

10-20
52:00

October 20th, 2025 - Thea Fry

Thea Fry of the Southampton Village July 4th Parade Committee joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the Oct. 20 dinner fundraiser at the Southampton Elks Lodge between 5 and 7:30 p.m.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

10-20
52:00

Recommend Channels