Hearsay With Cathy Lewis

As we get closer to Fall, the education plans across Hampton Roads are coming into focus. We discuss the role virtual learning will play in the coming months.

HearSay's favorite veterinarian, Dr. Phyllis Neumann, joins us to tackle your pet health questions. Then, we hear from a WHRO about COVID-19 in Hampton Roads.

As the pandemic continues, people across Hampton Roads face mounting economic challenges. We discuss the issue with a variety of experts, but we want to hear your stories.

Virginia's attorney general joins the show to discuss how the state eliminated a backlog of untested rape kits. Then we talk about the crisis faced by foreign students who may have to leave the country.

Protests over the killing of 46-year old black man George Floyd by Minneapolis police have forced a national conversation about race, including the racist symbols and figures that continue to exist in our society. Earlier this week, Gov. Ralph Northam called for districts to take Confederate names off of schools in Virginia, and monuments and statues to the Confederacy have been coming down across the country. Companies bearing racial stereotypes like Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben and Cream of Wheat have announced they are changing their names and updating their branding. We ask the question: What’s in a name? How do we determine which ones should stay or go?

As different school systems plan to reopen throughout Virginia, teachers, parents and students are faced with difficult questions. We talk to experts about the challenges and the controversy.

We're facing unprecedented challenges as we fight a pandemic and reckon with centuries of racism and injustice. But it's important to remember that there is so much to enjoy and celebrate about Virginia. Join us for a show about vacations, adventures and cultural wonders.

Contact tracing involves identifying people who have COVID-19 and working through their contacts to understand the spread of the disease. How well is it working in Virginia, and what are the challenges? Then we discuss the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

COVID-19 threatens to increase all the causes of eviction in America, and in our community. How will decision-makers meet this challenge, and what will it do to our population of homeless people?

Senator Time Kaine joins the show to discuss legistlative priorities. Then, we discuss the potential use of Marshal law to protect monuments across the country. Finally, we talk about the protests in the state capital.

WHRO's Mechelle Hankerson joins us to discuss the downturn in community college enrollment. Then, we talk about how COVID-19 and low economic growth will change the lives and careers of Millennials and Generation Z.

Governor Ralph Northam announced last week that Virginia would move into Phase 3 of reopening this Wednesday, July 1. We talk to Hampton Roads business owners about how the new guidelines will affect their operation decisions. Although the new guidelines allow outdoor entertainment venues such as Busch Gardens to reopen with a 1,000 person limit, the company says they don’t plan to. Despite their argument that there should be separate guidelines for outdoor amusement parks, Gov. Northam affirmed that there will be no exceptions made for them in Phase 3. How will you approach the next step of reopening as a consumer and patron?

Have you gotten into gardening for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic? Have you used the extra time at home to tend to your already established one? We welcome back the one and only gardening guru Jim Orband for a special segment on gardening during a pandemic.

In the words of Tom Haverford, sometimes you have to treat yo self. What purchases have you made to help you through the pandemic? We talk to an editor at The Strategist about the most common purchases people are making during COVID-19. Then, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Connie Schultz joins to discuss her debut novel, "The Daughters of Erietown."

Virginia holds primaries for one statewide GOP senate candidate and several congressional district candidates tomorrow, June 23. We give you a full preview of all the races and candidates.

HearSay's favorite veterinarian, Dr. Phyllis Neumann, joins us to tackle your pet health questions.

Cathy Lewis talks to experts about the challenges of distance learning, what September will look like in schools across Virginia and how the pandemic has changed education.

Cathy discusses how COVID-19 has changed, and continues to change, health care in our community. We also talk about what Phase 2 means for our economy.

What does the movement to defund the police actually want, and is it a workable plan for reform? We hear from people involved in this issue. Then, Cathy discusses the controversy involving the state's Confederate monuments.

In Washington, DC, military units have been called to aid police. What are the implications for the military itself, our Constitution and our culture? Then, an organization of black veterans is calling for hearing before the World Court on what it says are human rights violations in the U.S.