Virginia Focus is a half hour weekly Public Affairs program from the Virginia News Network hosted by Rebecca Hughes. The program features interviews about issues if importance and interest to Virginians such as politics, non profits, history and economic development.
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Booking probability
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Guest openness
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Signup to Generate a PitchVirginia Focus is a half hour weekly Public Affairs program from the Virginia News Network hosted by Rebecca Hughes. The program features interviews about issues if importance and interest to Virginians such as politics, non profits, history and economic development.
Recent episodes include "Virginia Focus - Get Ahead of Cybercriminals" (30 October 2026, 30 minutes), "Virginia Focus - Eliminating Auto Theft" (16 October 2026, 30 minutes), and "Virginia Focus - Child Passenger Safety" (2 October 2026, 30 minutes).
Virginia Focus publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 30 minutes across 202 episodes.
Booking probability for Virginia Focus is 43%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Virginia Focus requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Virginia Focus's contact route on record: public web form.
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Virginia Focus is a news podcast with 202 episodes published.
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Virginia Focus
Cyber breaches have evolved from simple experiments to malware like Trojans and email worms to phishing and botnets. The largest data breaches, often involving billions of records, have occurred since 2005, coinciding...
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Your car is one of the biggest purchases you'll ever make-but how well are you protecting it? Vehicle thieves are becoming more sophisticated, and more than 10,000 vehicles are stolen in Virginia each year. On this...
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Car seats have come a long way from simple safety restraints to sophisticated systems designed to protect children in a crash. But how did we get here, who decides the rules that govern child passenger safety, and where...
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Some of the most important wounds of military service are the ones no one can see. Many veterans face mental health challenges long after returning home, often struggling in silence. Today, Rawle Andrews, Jr., Executive...
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Few people know that not everyone accused in the infamous college admission bribery scandal, that included celebrities like Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, was guilty. One innocent family continues fighting to clear...
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The next time your insurance bill goes up, fraud could be part of the reason why. Insurance fraud isn't a victimless crime, and investigators say it costs American consumers billions of dollars each year. On this...
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Are vaccines one of the few issues still bringing Americans together? New polling suggests they might be, with broad support across political lines for maintaining access to recommended vaccines. In this episode, Dr...
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Millions of Americans are turning to weight-loss drugs, but how can you know whether the product you're getting is safe? As federal regulators weigh important decisions affecting compounded GLP-1 medications and peptide...
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What if the most successful urban residents aren't humans at all? Across the globe, animals are adapting to city life at remarkable speed, evolving new behaviors-and even new biology-to thrive in our concrete...
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College Brain Drain explores why some college graduates stay and build careers in their home state while others leave for opportunities hundreds of miles away? Dr. Peter Bahr, of the Strada Education Foundation joins us...
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When it comes to literacy, Americais a nation at risk. The results of a study by the National Assessment of Educational Progress Reading shows in 47 states at least 60% of 8th grade students are below reading level. On...
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If it feels like everything is getting more expensive, you're not imagining it. From grocery stores and gas stations to airfare and family vacations, a new analysis finds Americans are paying significantly more for many...
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When temperatures soar, your pets may be facing dangers you can't see. From heat-related illnesses to disease-carrying insects, summer can pose serious risks for animals of all kinds. In this episode, we're joined by...
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You might think you're burned out but what if the real problem is that you're simply not being challenged? A growing number of workers are experiencing what's known as "career rust out"; feeling stuck, disengaged, and...
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Major changes to federal student loans took effect July 1st, affecting the way millions of current and future borrowers pay for college. The reforms reshape borrowing limits, eliminate several repayment options, and...
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What if the earliest voices of American democracy weren’t speeches, but handwritten petitions from everyday Virginians? On this episode, we’re joined by Sarah Falls, Chief of Researcher Engagement at the Library of...
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When we think about something like the World Cup, we often picture the matches, the crowds, and the global spotlight, but behind all of it is a workforce that keeps everything running, and keeps communities moving long...
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This Father’s Day weekend, we’re stepping beyond the picture-perfect images of fatherhood we scroll past every day, and getting real about what it actually means to be a good dad, partner, and man right now. In a world...
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Every time you get behind the wheel, there’s one simple choice that can mean the difference between life and death - and yet, thousands of people still don’t make it. Seatbelts. It sounds basic, but the numbers tell a...
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A Virginia family answered the call on their hearts when they made the leap from being homesteaders to a full scale farming in 2022. The Weldon Cooper Center reports the number of farms in Virginia was falling and...
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railway historian and editor of biography of Robert Stephenson, The Fortress of Baileytude Podcasting Network
Certified Financial Planner and Head of Advice & Planning, Louth County Museum
specialized trauma therapist, author, and podcast host, Grieftastic Book Fair
Senior Vice President and Chief Physician Executive for the AHA, American Hospital Association
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