Hearsay With Cathy Lewis

Radio veteran Dick Lamb is retiring, and he joins the show to say goodbye to guest host Joe Flanagan and friends. Joe also speaks with Zachary Stauffer, director and producer of the documentary "Who Killed Lieutenant Van Dorn?" Finally, we find out what's going on in Mal's World.

A year after the #MeToo movement got its start, we consider what happens to the people accused. Several are trying to rebuild careers with varying levels of success. How do we culturally decide who gets another chance and what that second chance looks like? Then, we discuss what our community is doing to fight distracted driving in Virginia

Have weeds staged a hostile takeover of your backyard like a team of international criminals breaking into the Nakatomi Plaza in Die Hard? Jim Orband is your John McClane. With his skill and years of training, he's going to help you take out the bad guys and win the day.

Governor Ralph Northam talks to Cathy about his priorities for the coming year. Also, Rabbi Jeffrey Arnowitz and Dr. Antipas Harris co-founded Hands United Building Bridges to combat bigotry and antisemitism. This week they are hosting a Summit Against Hate, and they tell us all about it. Finally, researchers from ODU and an architect from Global Shapers Norfolk discuss the different projects they've developed to make Hampton Roads more resilient to sea level rise and flooding.

HearSay's favorite veterinarian, Dr. Phyllis Neumann, joins Cathy in the studio as we tackle your troubling pet problems. Send your questions to hearsay@whrv.org or post them on our Facebook page.

The president and opposition leaders in Congress both addresed the nation... but the shutdown impasse continues. We discuss the political struggle and the economic effects on Hampton Roads.

Newspapers are facing tight budgets and shrinking staffs as they struggle to cover local issues. But at the same time, social media and other new technology are giving citizens novel ways of staying informed. Do you know everything you need to know about your community?

Virginian-Pilot reporter Katherine Hafner tells us about a scam sweeping the Commonwealth. Also, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation reports on the health of our Bay in the face of a shutdown and a rollback of federal regulations. Finally, state Sen. David Marsden talks about school safety and his proposal to raise the minimum wage.

A New York Times investigation recently found that Facebook gave major tech companies, including Yahoo and Netflix, greater access to people’s data then it disclosed. We’re wondering: Have you decided to ditch Facebook in light of this recent data privacy scandal? Where do you draw the line? Also, the most looked-up word at Merriam-Webster.com in 2018 was “justice.” What was your word of the year in 2018?

HearSay returns to tackle the latest news about the government shutdown, changes in tax policy and the new project to build a dome in Virginia Beach.

Jim Orband will return to us with the wisdom to solve all your toughest gardening problems. Then we will find out what's going on in Mal's World!

As part of our American Graduate 3 programming, Cathy will be talking to people in schools and industries about all the career paths involved in homebuilding.

ODU's yearly State of the Commonwealth report is coming out with a picture of the economy across Virginia. Economist Robert McNab explains it all to us. We also talk to the leadership of GO Virginia, an ambitious economic development initiative. Finally, Newport News mayor McKinley Price discusses high-tech companies coming to his city.

In the aftermath of a rash of bomb threats across the country and a shooting here in our community, we take stock of security threats that have confronted us this past year. What does it mean for us to be safe? How do we take proper precautions without overreacting to every story? What should we do to prepare for 2019?

Ryan Murphy and Joanne Kimberlin of The Virginian-Pilot have covered the VNG pipeline project extensively. We will talk to them to get a solid understanding of the facts behind the uproar. And author and scholar Bruce Katz will tell us about the rising power of cities to make policy. Finally, we will find out what's going on in Mal's World.

Jay Ford from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation will argue against offshore drilling. We will also talk about ODU's new report about the quality of life in Hampton Roads. Then, Cathy will talk to artist P.J. Lynch, whose illustrations for Dickens's A Christmas Carol are featured this month at Nauticus.

Mike Watson of Explore Offshore makes the argument that we need to develop oil production off our coasts. Then we hear about the new Carnival cruises visiting Cuba. Finally, Brian Cannon of OneVirginia2021 tells us how to fix gerrymandering in the Commonwealth. William and Mary Law professor Rebecca Green joins the discussion.

About two weeks ago Michelle Obama stunned people with a blunt takedown of the "lean in" mantra. She said the idea that women can “have it all” is a lie. Cathy will talk about gender and career success and the controversy behind those remarks. Also, longtime Pilot writers Bill Bartel, Robert McCabe and Roger Chesley are leaving the paper. We will talk about their work.

Joe Flanagan will talk about Christmas movies with ODU professor Myles McNutt. Then we will discuss the changes to holiday celebrations in Hampton Roads over the years. It will be fun trip down through the past of our community. Finally, we will find out what's going on in Mal's World.

HearSay guest host Joe Flanagan will talk to reporters and vets about how our military celebrates the holidays overseas. Do you have a story about you or your loved ones far from home? After that, Langley director Dr. David E. Bowles will discuss the latest efforts by his team at NASA to go back to the moon and further explore Mars.