A Washington Post reporter will update us on the lawsuit filed by family of the victims of the attack on the USS Cole. Then... A new president often triggers a midterm in which the opposition party gains power and flips one of the houses in Congress. But what happens after that? Does this re-balancing freeze all policy, or can people work together in Washington? We'll examine the record with W&M government professor C. Lawrence Evans. And Dave Ress of the Daily Press has the early word on what will happen in the 2019 state elections.

HearSay Producer Paul Bibeau will guest host, and he will help you channel your inner Grinch. Let's face it: Sometimes you just can't stand the holidays. The twelve-hour airport delays, creepy surveillance elves, Thanksgiving Carb Apocalypse and lawn ornaments that beep out "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" so it gets into your dreams like Freddy Krueger. We're going to have a therapy session on all of this with Dr. LaDonna Hankins. We entertain your terrible eggnog-soaked stories right here.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been ousted and his temporary replacement might endanger the Mueller probe. Meanwhile, gun violence claims more victims in a mass shooting. And in local news, the election promises changes in the Virginia Beach city government. We will unpack the events of the week with you and our experts. Hope you'll tune in at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM.

Joe Flanagan and Kathy Barnstorf will guest host an exciting, fun show about the business of sports coverage. What is it like to follow a big game for TV or the newspaper? What are the stories behind the stories? We will also get the latest updates on big new happenings with the Virginia Arts Festival. After that, we'll find out what's going on this week in Mal's World.

We will sort through the results of the midterm elections with Rachel Bitecofer, Assistant Director of the Wason Center for Public Policy at CNU. We will also talk to the winners about what they want to do in office.

Robert McCabe of The Virginian-Pilot will brief us on the latest developments in Norfolk-Southern's potential relocation to Atlanta, GA. We will also check in with reporters and experts on how election day is unfolding in the area. Are their lines? Glitches? Excitement in the air?

Over the weekend, incidents of racist harassment flared up in Hampton Roads just as people came together to show support for the Jewish community. We will untangle the issues with experts and witnesses. Hope you'll tune in at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM.

Joe Flanagan will guest host a show about a community organization that serves people at their lowest. Then we will air a pre-recorded interview of Virginia's candidates for the US Senate. After that, we'll find out what's going on this week in Mal's World.

Virginia Beach mayoral candidate Ben Davenport will talk to us about his campaign. Then we will discuss why Virginia is one of the hardest states in which to vote.

Virginia's Attorney General Mark Herring has made headlines with his launch of a hotline to report abuse by the clergy and his efforts to reform the bail system. We will talk to him and to experts from the Legal Aid Justice Center. Then we will talk to Bob Dyer, a candidate for mayor of Virginia Beach. We hope you'll tune in at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM.