HearSay with Cathy Lewis

Our community is transforming. Massive building projects like the dome in Virginia Beach and the HRBT expansion will change the skyline and the traffic conditions, while the Pentagon budget has the potential to alter the makeup of our military community. A team of experts will join us to sort it all out. We hope you'll join us at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM.

Virginia could be the 38th and final state which ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment, and a movement aims to make that happen. Kati Hornung from VAratifyERA will join us to talk about her campaign's goal. And Dr. Mona Danner will be in the studio to talk about America's record on gender equality.

How do the farmers and watermen in the Chesapeake Bay affect each others' livelihoods? Chris Moore, Senior Scientist from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation will take us through this delicately balanced system we depend on. Then we will talk to farmers and watermen from the area and take your questions. Finally, we'll check in with Mal Vincent to find out what's going on this week in Mal's World.

The governor called a special session in the legislature to redraw Virginia's political districts. How will this affect the balance of power in the state? Quentin Kidd, director of the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University, will help us analyze the situation, along with Daily Press reporter Reema Amin.

Dr. Judson Brewer, associate professor at UMass and research affiliate at MIT, is an expert on changing bad habits, from cigarettes to social media overuse. He will help you eliminate whatever is holding you back. Then we will be joined by Dr. Robert Waldinger, a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and Zen priest who is the director of Harvard's 75-year study on adult life and happiness, the longest of its kind. Finally, Dr. William Irvine will tell us how ancient philosophers like Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius can help you find your purpose.

Rep. Bobby Scott will tell us about his ambitious plan to help every student earn a college degree or credential debt-free. Can we do this? Are there downsides? Jason Delisle, who researches higher education financing for the American Enterprise Institute, gives the conservative take. Then we go beyond politics with Bonnie Sutton of the Access College Foundation, a program which has helped thousands of students in the region reach their educational goals.

First, ODU economist Robert McNab will help us make sense of the latest developments in US trade policy. Then we will talk to Earl Swift, author of Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island. Finally, we'll check in with Mal Vincent to find out what's going on this week in Mal's World.

The wind is picking up, and the water is rising. People panic, and they make bad decisions. What are the worst things you can do when the pressure is on and the lights go out? Our team of experts will help walk you through these situations as hurricane season intensifies. Call us during this show with your questions at 440-2665 or (800) 940-2240. It should be a fascinating conversation.

“Our Own Podcast” is a project ODU professor Cathleen Rhodes and Kira Kindley launched to tell the story of LGBTQ people from our community's past. After talking about that, we will discuss the Vik Muniz exhibit and the Wonder Studio at the Chrysler Museum. We hope you'll join us at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM.

The president has stripped the security clearance of a former CIA director who criticizes him. Is this legal? Is it right? What are the precedents for his actions? We will discuss the issue with Bradley P. Moss, a lawyer specializing in national security issues and David Graham of The Atlantic. Please call us during this show at 440-2665 or (800) 940-2240.