diff --git a/examples/foundational/07r-interruptible-riva.py b/examples/foundational/07r-interruptible-riva.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e65257dc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/foundational/07r-interruptible-riva.py
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024, Daily
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD 2-Clause License
+#
+
+import asyncio
+import os
+import sys
+
+import aiohttp
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from loguru import logger
+from runner import configure
+
+from pipecat.audio.vad.silero import SileroVADAnalyzer
+from pipecat.frames.frames import LLMMessagesFrame
+from pipecat.pipeline.pipeline import Pipeline
+from pipecat.pipeline.runner import PipelineRunner
+from pipecat.pipeline.task import PipelineParams, PipelineTask
+from pipecat.processors.aggregators.openai_llm_context import OpenAILLMContext
+
+from pipecat.services.deepgram import DeepgramSTTService
+from pipecat.services.riva import FastpitchTTSService, ParakeetSTTService
+
+from pipecat.services.openai import OpenAILLMService
+from pipecat.transports.services.daily import DailyParams, DailyTransport
+
+load_dotenv(override=True)
+
+logger.remove(0)
+logger.add(sys.stderr, level="DEBUG")
+
+
+async def main():
+    async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+        (room_url, _) = await configure(session)
+
+        transport = DailyTransport(
+            room_url,
+            None,
+            "Respond bot",
+            DailyParams(
+                audio_out_enabled=True,
+                vad_enabled=True,
+                vad_analyzer=SileroVADAnalyzer(),
+                vad_audio_passthrough=True,
+            ),
+        )
+
+        # stt = DeepgramSTTService(api_key=os.getenv("DEEPGRAM_API_KEY"))
+        stt = ParakeetSTTService(api_key=os.getenv("NVIDIA_API_KEY"))
+
+        tts = FastpitchTTSService(api_key=os.getenv("NVIDIA_API_KEY"))
+
+        llm = OpenAILLMService(api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"), model="gpt-4o")
+
+        messages = [
+            {
+                "role": "system",
+                "content": "You are a helpful LLM in a WebRTC call. Your goal is to demonstrate your capabilities in a succinct way. Your output will be converted to audio so don't include special characters in your answers. Respond to what the user said in a creative and helpful way.",
+            },
+        ]
+
+        context = OpenAILLMContext(messages)
+        context_aggregator = llm.create_context_aggregator(context)
+
+        pipeline = Pipeline(
+            [
+                transport.input(),  # Transport user input
+                stt,  # STT
+                context_aggregator.user(),  # User responses
+                llm,  # LLM
+                tts,  # TTS
+                transport.output(),  # Transport bot output
+                context_aggregator.assistant(),  # Assistant spoken responses
+            ]
+        )
+
+        task = PipelineTask(pipeline, PipelineParams(allow_interruptions=True))
+
+        @transport.event_handler("on_first_participant_joined")
+        async def on_first_participant_joined(transport, participant):
+            # Kick off the conversation.
+            messages.append({"role": "system", "content": "Please introduce yourself to the user."})
+            await task.queue_frames([LLMMessagesFrame(messages)])
+
+        runner = PipelineRunner()
+
+        await runner.run(task)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    asyncio.run(main())
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/riva.py b/src/pipecat/services/riva.py
index 3a4ae9fe8..5d62666b5 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/riva.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/riva.py
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
 #
 
 import asyncio
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 from typing import AsyncGenerator, Optional
+=======
+from typing import AsyncGenerator, List, Optional, Union, Iterator
+>>>>>>> 07e3942e (add nvidia riva - fastpitch)
 
 from loguru import logger
 from pydantic.main import BaseModel
@@ -13,6 +17,10 @@ from pydantic.main import BaseModel
 from pipecat.frames.frames import (
     CancelFrame,
     EndFrame,
+<<<<<<< HEAD
+=======
+    ErrorFrame,
+>>>>>>> 07e3942e (add nvidia riva - fastpitch)
     Frame,
     InterimTranscriptionFrame,
     StartFrame,
@@ -38,7 +46,11 @@ except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
 
 class FastpitchTTSService(TTSService):
     class InputParams(BaseModel):
+<<<<<<< HEAD
         language: Optional[Language] = Language.EN_US
+=======
+        language: Optional[str] = "en-US"
+>>>>>>> 07e3942e (add nvidia riva - fastpitch)
 
     def __init__(
         self,