Despite the recent high-profile breakups of prominent political couples, American marriages are showing strong numbers these days. Our divorce rates are leveling off and new census statistics show that our marriages are lasting longer. On Tuesday's HearSay, we'll examine these new, and some would say surprising, trends in American marriages. We'll also talk about the struggles facing long-term marriages today and why some fail, while others survive.

On Monday's HearSay, we scour the headlines to talk about what everyone's talking about! Join the conversation and send in your comments by e-mail in advance to [email protected], post them on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/hearsaywithcathylewis, or send us a Tweet at www.twitter.com/HearSayWHRV. You can also call in live with your questions during the broadcast at 757-440-2665 or 1-800-940-2240.

How's your Spring vegetable growing? Gardening Guru Jim Orband joins us to tackle your questions about all things garden-related. Also in the hour, we'll talk with Amy Stewart, author of the new book "Wicked Bugs: The Louse that Conquered Napoleon's Army and other Diabolical Insects."

Last week's historic flooding in Memphis and the Mississippi and Ohio rivers has residents in Hampton Roads asking how prepared are we for floods here in our area? On Wednesday's program, host Cathy Lewis talks with Emergency Management officials and a local environmentalist about what plans are in place and how they can be improved. We'll also take a look at new trend in flood management called "natural river defenses," which allows rivers to reclaim developed land before nature demands it back.

On Tuesday's HearSay, we scour the headlines to talk about what everyone's talking about! Join the conversation and send in your comments by e-mail in advance to [email protected], post them on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/hearsaywithcathylewis, or send us a Tweet at www.twitter.com/HearSayWHRV. You can also call in live with your questions during the broadcast at 757-440-2665 or 1-800-940-2240.

What happens after the inevitable happens? Funeral planning isn't something many of us engage in until the last moment, but with an average cost between $6,000 to $15,000, a little up-front management could help ease the experience. On Monday's HearSay, two funeral experts join host Cathy Lewis to talk about how to go out in style - and share some of their more interesting memories about "death care."

Tonight, the TV series "Smallville" will end its 10-year run. The series chronicled how the boy Clark Kent became the ultimate "Man of Steel," Superman. This summer's film lineup is packed with superhero flicks from, "Thor" to "The Green Lantern" and there's a new Superman film in the works for next year. The popularity of Superman and other comic heroes begs the question, why do superheroes exist in the first place? On Friday's HearSay, we'll talk about the evolution of superheroes and how they reflect and emulate everyday people in our lives.

Five years ago, an overweleming majority of Virginians called for a ban on gay marriage in the Virginia constitutition. This week, a Washington Post poll,shows Virginians have had a dramatic shift in their opinion about gay marriage. 47% now say gay and lesbian couples should be allowed to legally wed. On Thursday's HearSay we'll delve deeper into those numbers. What factors have caused this shift and what do those changing views mean for gay rights groups?

Old Dominion University is hosting a two-day conference May 12 and 13 on "Getting to Know Europe: Local and Regional Communities and the European Union." The keynote speaker is his Excellency Joao Vale de Almeida, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States. It's part of a comprehensive initiative to build alliances and partnerships between Hampton Roads and Europe with discussions ranging from economic reform, austerity, health care and foreign policy.

Smartphones and computers are more than technology tools - they are rapidly becoming the go-to delivery channel for television programs, movies and even live events. On Tuesday's program, we take a look our changing television viewing habits. We'll look at how the TV entertainment experience is changing as we take our hand-held devices on the road. And we'll look at how television producers and networks are adapting (or not adapting!) to that change.