Ambassador Ryan Crocker
Ryan Crocker, who previously served as US ambassador to both Iraq and Pakistan and interim ambassador to Afghanistan, joins Cathy for the hour. Ambassador Crocker will be speaking at 6:15 p.m. on February 3 at the Westin Hotel in Virginia Beach's Town Center. Join us!

www.hrwac.org

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HearSay's Book Club - The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Have you been reading along with (some of) our staff? If so we want to hear your thoughts on this month's selection, The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. We'll bring you a conversation with University of Virginia Professor Jennifer Burns who recently authored a book on Rand, Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right and we'll discuss the book with Tom Robotham of TreeHouse Magazine.

http://www.thetreehousemagazine.com/
http://www.jenniferburns.org/

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What's Cookin' Wednesday
Resident Foodie Patrick Evans-Hylton joins us in the studio today. We'll be talking with some of the winners of Hampton Roads Magazine's Annual 'Platinum Plate Awards'. Join us to hear from some of the top culinary minds in Hampton Roads!

http://www.hamptonroadsmagazine.com/
http://www.patrickevanshylton.com/

Here's a list of the restaurants suggested on air by our listeners during the show:
Fat Canary
The Cheese Shop
Stove
Zoe's
Surf Club Ocean Grille
The Street Cook
Gosport Tavern
Montgomery Grill
Green Onion
The vintage Tavern
Pasha
Baja Cantina
Asah-hi
One  Fish Two Fish
Byrd and Baldwin
Peking Duck
Razzo’s
Still Worldy Eclectic Tapas
Sushi Aka
Terrapin
Cobalt
Sushi Yama
Brutti’s
37th and Zen

Coming soon:
Circuit 1918

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Substance Abuse
An estimated 8 % of Americans are engaged in illicit drug use and nearly 7 % of the population fall into the category of 'heavy drinkers'. Addiction to alcohol and drugs can lead to a myriad of problems with health, both personal and professional relationships, and the law. Today we'll talk with two experts on substance abuse who focus their energies on specific segments of the population and work to help those struggling with addiction down the road to recovery. Guests: Morgan Moss President of the Community Model Association of America (CMAA) and CAPT Bryce Lefever Command Psychologist with the USS Theodore Roosevelt and Head of the Norfolk Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation Program from 2003 - 2006.

http://drlefever.com
www.communitymodel.org

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YourSay
We want to hear from you about the headlines and stories grabbing your attention. Today we will focus on efforts underway to bring high speed rail to Hampton Roads. Join us!

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Pet Health
Dr. Phyllis Neuman joins Cathy in studio today to take your pet questions and queries. You can send them in advance to hearsay@whrv.org or call in during the noon - 1 p.m. broadcast - 440.2665 or 1.800.940.2240.

http://toddslanevet.com/

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Tuning In
Television watching has been a staple in American's leisure time for decades. The past few years have brought about new technology that is changing the way we watch TV and trends in programming have altered the content. Today guest host Barbara Hamm Lee talks TV with Bill Gorman of TV by the Numbers, Professor Gary Edgerton, Professor and Chair of the Communication and Theatre Arts Department at Old Dominion University and Nick Bilton, Design Integration Editor for The New York Times. Join us!

http://www.garyedgerton.com/
http://tvbythenumbers.com/
http://nickbilton.com

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Reconnecting to the Past
Today we bring you conversations with people exploring their past. Gloucester native Carter Catlett Williams and former Virginian-Pilot editor Margaret Edds both lost a parent when they were very young. They've each written a book about the experience of coming to know their lost parent through the letters they left behind (Glorious Adventure and Finding Sara, respectively). We'll talk with each of them about the experience and later in the hour we'll bring you a conversation that originally aired on What Matters with Aniko Tottossy and Ray Evans who both experienced tumultuous times in their formative years. Tune in for these emotional and compelling stories.  

http://www.margaretedds.com/
http://whatmatters.tv/

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YourSay
Today we open our lines to hear from you about the headlines that you and your friends are buzzing about. Send your suggestions to hearsay@whrv.org or give us a call during the noon - 1 p.m. hour - 440.2665 or 1.800.940.2240. 

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Deep in Our Hearts
Deep In Our Hearts is an award winning hour-long documentary about four white women who defied the color line to work in the southern Civil Rights Movement. Tune in for this special Martin Luther King Day broadcast.