Monday, January 26
Segment A: What's an MPO?
We have devoted countless hours to the topic of transportation, but haven't explored the issue of the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Planning Organization in depth. It's a little known organization that must approve any transit project that utilizes federal money and Hampton Roads' MPO is working to improve its openness and public outreach within the community. We'll talk about what an MPO is and what it does today on HearSay.
http://www.hrmpo.org/
Segment B: Fort Monroe
The Fort Monroe National Park Foundation hired the Trust for Public Land to conduct a study on the conversion of Fort Monroe into parkland and the results have been presented to the Fort Monroe Federal Area Development Authority. We'll talk with members of both groups about the future of Fort Monroe today on HearSay.
http://www.fmfada.com/
http://www.cfmnp.org/
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Tuesday, January 27
Segment A: From the Headlines
Daily Press reporter Kimball Payne joins us from Richmond with an update on the latest news from the General Assembly. Virginia's public colleges and universities are anticipating tuition increases as a result of budget cuts. We'll talk about college affordability with Joni Finney of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education and get advice from Bonnie Sutton, President of Access College Foundation, about paying for higher education.
http://www.accesscollege.org/
http://www.highereducation.org/
Segment B: Nikki Giovanni
Poet, activist, mother and Virginia Tech Distinguished Professor of English Nikki Giovanni joins us today. Her newest book, a collection of poems titled Bicycles, features her poignant convocation address We Are Virginia Tech delivered on April 17, 2007. We'll speak with Giovanni about the power of poetry.
http://nikki-giovanni.com/
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Wednesday, January 28
In the Garden
Jim Orband joins us in the studio to take on your gardening dilemmas. With the fluctuating weather we've been experiencing in Hampton Roads we want to hear how your garden is faring. We'll also speak with Felder Rushing, a gardener and humorist headlining this year's garden experts at the Mid-Atlantic Home and Flower Show and Kathy VanMullekom, gardening columnist with the Daily Press, joins us once again to fill us in on gardening news and happenings in Hampton Roads.
http://www.yorkcounty.gov/vce/
www.hrgardening.com
www.felderrushing.net
http://tbaonline.org/
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Thursday, January 29
Spiritually Speaking
Today we'll discuss parochial schools and the options parents have to choose from when deciding to enroll their children in a private school. Guests: Zena Herod, Principal of Hebrew Academy of Tidewater, Martin Campbell, Director of Guidance at Bishop Sullivan High School, George McVey, President of the Virginia Council for Private Education.
http://www.hebrewacademy.net/
www.chsvb.org
http://www.vcpe.org/
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Friday, January 30
Food Friday
Patrick Evans-Hylton joins us in the studio for a two-part 'Food Friday'. In the first half of the show we'll discuss dining etiquette with Lizzie Post of the Emily Post Institute and a veteran member of the wait staff at Stove restaurant in Portsmouth. Later in the hour we'll discuss the perennial Super Bowl staple - chili. People are particular about their chili and we want to hear how you like yours today on HearSay.
www.hrmag.com
http://www.emilypost.com/
SUPER BOWL OF POPCORN
From Patrick Evans-Hylton
What does the Prince of Popcorn bring to the WHRO Chili Cookoff? Chili popcorn, of course, just in time for the Super Bowl.
Ingredients
4 quarts freshly popped corn
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
3 tablespoons canola oil
Handful jalapeno-flavored jelly beans (or cinnamon red hots)
Handful white chocolate chips
Handful crushed lime-flavored tortilla chips
Method
Put the popcorn in a large, clean paper bag or a washable muslin bag.
Drizzle the oil over the popcorn, fold over the top of the bag and shake until the popcorn is coated and moist. Sprinkle the chili powder and salt over the popcorn, fold over the top of the bag, and shake a few times to coat. Pour in a bowl and toss with jelly beans, white chocolate chips and tortilla chips. If you can not find lime-flavored tortilla chips, squeeze a little fresh lime over top.
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POPPING OFF TO BUFFALO
From Patrick Evans-Hylton
This recipe is inspired by WHRO’s Bert Schmidt, who was torn between Buffalo wings or popcorn for his Super Bowl munching. Here is the answer – Bert, you can have it all!
Note – for some extra chicken-y goodness, consider popping the corn in rendered chicken fat, known as schmaltz.
Ingredients
4 quarts freshly popped corn
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon celery salt
1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
2 teaspoons light brown sugar
2 teaspoons hot sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
Blue cheese crumbles
Celery sticks
Method
Put the popcorn in a large, clean paper bag or a washable muslin bag.
In a medium bowl, combine cayenne, red pepper flakes, black pepper, celery salt, kosher salt and brown sugar.
In a separate bowl, whisk hot sauce and olive oil.
Drizzle the oil mixture over the popcorn, fold over the top of the bag and shake until the popcorn is coated and moist. Sprinkle the dry seasoning mixture over the popcorn, fold over the top of the bag, and shake a few times to coat.
Place in bowl and sprinkle on blue cheese crumbles. Serve with celery sticks.
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