Kim Nichols of the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM discussing ways A.R.F. helps local families in need keep their pets at home such as through low-cost behavior classes, at-cost vaccinations and directing all food/toy donations to regional food pantries, plus a note that folks sharing adopted pet pictures and rescue ‘love stories’ like Nichols’ own foster fail, Finley the Corgi, are being featured by the local animal rescue on their social media pages & weekly newsletter leading up to Valentine’s Day.

Joann Proscia of Northport joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about her extensive Playbill collection, which was preserved by Northport-East Northport Library staff, and is currently on display at Greenport Village's Floyd Memorial Library. An opening reception for the “Playbill Throughout the Years” exhibition will take place on Friday, Jan. 23 from 5-7 p.m.

Dr. Ariel Graykowski, a research scientist at the SETI Institute, where she leads the Unistellar Citizen Science Comet Program, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk 31/ATLAS ahead of 1/22 7 p.m. virtual lecture “Comets and Interstellar Visitors: Exploring the Dynamic Sky” cohosted by Hamptons Observatory and Suffolk County Community College

Oscar Molina of J. Oscar Molina Gallery joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about his journey from war-torn El Salvador to the United States in 1989, as well as displaying his “Children of the World” series at 61st International Art Exhibition after being chosen to represent the Republic of El Salvador marking the first time in history that El Salvador participated with its own national pavilion at the Biennale.

Jennifer Murray of Turtleback Conservation Center joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to talk about bald eagle viewing etiquette amidst national birds’ nesting season.

Reverend Kimberly Quinn Johnson of the Unitarian Universalist Church of the South Fork joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of her congregation’s Jan. 20 Free America Open House from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. developed in congruity with the national walk-out organized by Women’s March for 2 p.m. on the anniversary of President Trump’s inauguration

Dr. Sharon Nachman, Chief of the pediatric infectious diseases division of Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM to discuss vaccines and other preventative pediatric treatments following a recent reduction of recommended vaccines for kids by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Anita Boyer, a lead organizer of recent local protests against ICE enforcement, joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the next protest at the Macy’s parking lot in Hampton Bays 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 17, MLK Day Brunch at Blue Mar at 9 a.m. and a national walk-out Jan. 20 at 2 p.m.