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On this edition of This Week In Richmond, host David Bailey welcomes Sen. Ben Chafin, (R) 38th Senate District, Russell and the Hon. Aubrey L. Lane, Jr., Secretary of Finance.

When the novel coronavirus began to spread beyond China, we were told to stay home and flatten the curve. Many countries have been able to do that, to varying degrees, so what happens next? We look at how governments around the world are struggling to re-open their economies.

In Across The Pacific: Airborne, the film's four main characters - airline executive Juan Trippe, pilot Charles Lindbergh, airplane builder Igor Sikorsky and radio engineer Hugo Leuteritz - separately struggle to find a place in post-World War I aviation.

On this edition of This Week In Richmond, host David Bailey welcomes Ray Davenport, Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, to talk about transitioning back to normalcy as the state begins to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. Then David talks with Sean Connaughton, President/CEO, Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association, about current healthcare issues relating to COVID-19.

A new season of Untamed premieres Thursday, May 21 at 8 PM on VPM. Also watch and engage in the conversation on Facebook.

Meet Valentina Peleggi, the first female Music Director in Richmond Symphony history. African Dance studio, Ezibu Muntu provides "dance, education and culture" all over the Richmond metropolitan area. Ian Hess, Wing Chow and Eli McMullen created a new art space and a new vision for the future of local artists like them.

Sweet Rose Farm in Highland County introduces us to organic apple production and the work necessary to deliver a dozen unique varieties to market. Carter Mountain Orchard overlooking Charlottesville, takes us into-the-field to talk about their focus on agritourism and shipping apples around the world.

Visit The Wildlife Center of Virginia, a teaching hospital for wildlife that has treated more than 200 native species. Then learn about the UVA Memorial to Enslaved Laborers and Descendant Outreach Program, a memorial project that commemorates the men and women who were once enslaved at the University of Virginia and serves as a symbolic acknowledgement of a difficult past, as well as a place of learning and healing.

On this edition of This Week In Richmond, host David Bailey welcomes the Hon. Brian Moran, Secretary of Public Safety & Homeland Security, the Hon. Carlos Hopkins, Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, and the Hon. Daniel Carey, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Resources, to talk about issues as they relate to the current COVID-19 landscape.

From Intelligence Squared U.S. - As health professionals and leaders around the nation rush to procure the supplies Americans need to combat coronavirus, we ask: Is the Defense Production Act being underutilized?