Maryland Morning Podcast on WYPR
20 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 7 years ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsMaryland Morning finds the most intelligent and intriguing voices behind the headlines. From the Atlantic to the Appalachians, we probe beyond the regional news headlines, unravel local implications of national news stories, and explore the science, history, arts, and culture of Maryland.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
Inside The Port Cov Deal; Green Party Candidate For Mayor Joshua Harris; "A Mother's Lament"
September 16, 2016 15:00 - 39 minutes - 2.31 KBAfter months of public hearings, private meetings, and political maneuvering, a deal to provide Tax Increment Financing to create the infrastructure for the massive Port Covington development appears to be headed for approval by the Baltimore City Council. A final vote is scheduled for Monday night. Tom speaks with Bishop Douglas Miles, a co-chair emeritus of Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development (BUILD), one of the groups of community activists who negotiated what many are calling an...
Columnist E.J. Dionne On A Raucous Political Season; Musicians In Their Own Words: "Deerhoof"
September 14, 2016 15:00 - 38 minutes - 2.25 KBWe’re just about seven weeks away from the election, as one of America’s most divisive and unpredictable presidential campaigns continues to challenge political norms. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton blast each other as unfit for office, as charges of “deplorable” and “racist” and “hateful” fly from both camps. The tumultuous presidential campaign has led to uncertainty up and down the ballots of both major parties. Washington Post syndicated columnist E.J. Dionne joins Tom to try make sense...
Fracking's Future In MD; GOP Candidate For Mayor Alan Walden; Rousuck's Review: "Come From Away"
September 12, 2016 15:00 - 41 minutes - 2.46 KBWe begin with a conversation about the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking . There are some who believe that if this type of gas drilling were allowed in Western Maryland, it could generate up to 3,000 jobs and at least $5 million in annual tax revenues. But many have concerns about the impact on the environment and public health. We’ll hear from Dr. David Vanko , the former head of the Maryland Fracking Commission, and co-host Nathan Sterner talks to Dr. Brian Schwart...
Colin Kaepernick's Right To Protest; Movie Mayhem: The Obama Effect On Tinsel Town
September 09, 2016 15:00 - 39 minutes - 2.31 KBT he NFL opened its season last night, amid a controversy surrounding San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick , who has protested inequality in communities of color by refusing to stand during the playing of the national anthem. Pulitzer Prize winning journalist ER Shipp joins Tom for a conversation about protests and patriotism. Plus, our Movie Mavens, Jed Dietz and Ann Hornaday , on this summer’s epidemic of “sequel-it is” and the Obama effect: how the first family has transformed tinsel...
Focus On The Counties: Kent County Admin. Heller And Chestertown Mayor Cerino; Magical Experiences
September 07, 2016 15:00 - 37 minutes - 2.2 KBFor the finale of our Focus on the Counties series with a look at Kent County . The smallest of Maryland’s 23 jurisdictions, it’s home to Chestertown , a popular destination for retirees, and Washington College. K ent County is one of nine counties in the state that does not have a county executive, instead administrators are appointed by a board of elected commissioners. Tom is joined by Kent County Administrator Shelley Herman Heller and Chris Cerino, the mayor of Chestertown , to talk abou...
Deadly Medical Errors; Civil Rights Pioneer Gloria Richardson; Kathy Flann's "Get A Grip"
September 05, 2016 18:00 - 41 minutes - 2.43 KBHere’s a cheery thought to kick off your holiday: The first two leading causes of death in the United States are heart disease and cancer. The third leading cause? Medical errors. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine found that mistakes in prescribing drugs, miscues in surgery, and miscommunication between care givers leads to an astonishing number of preventable deaths every year. One of the authors of the study, Dr. Michael Daniel , explains how the medical community is addre...
Healing Black Minds; Comedian Barry Crimmins; Pastor's Above And Beyond Effort In Sandtown
September 02, 2016 18:00 - 39 minutes - 2.3 KBWe revisit a conversation about African centered approaches to mental health with Dr. Cheryl Grills of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, and Enola Aird , the f ounder and president of Community Healing Network. This conversation originally aired on April 15, 2016. Then, comedian and political satirist Barry Crimmins weighs in on the presidential election and discusses how the abuse he experienced as a child informs his work today. Plus, we go up on the roof to hear about one pastor'...
Youth In Public Housing; James McBride's "Kill 'Em and Leave"; Smart Nutrition: Biggest Loser
August 31, 2016 18:00 - 38 minutes - 2.24 KBWhat’s your identity project? The thing that puts a skip in your step when you wake up every day? Maybe it’s the instrument you play, or the poetry you’ve written. For a lot of kids living in Baltimore’s most impoverished neighborhoods, their identity project can be their ticket out of economic hardship. A Hopkins researcher spent 10 years studying kids in Baltimore’s public housing. Why are some kids able to break the cycle of poverty? Stefanie DeLuca on Coming of Age in the Other America . ...
Destiny Watford; Civil Rights Pioneer Helena Hicks; Rousuck's Review: "Complete Works"
August 29, 2016 18:00 - 42 minutes - 2.5 KBToday's podcast begins with our story, first broadcast this past May, on Destiny Watford. She's a winner of the 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize for her work with Free Your Voice , a grassroots organization that opposed construction of an incinerator in Curtis Bay. The Goldman Prize is awarded to one person on each of the six inhabited continents. Ms. Watford, at age 20, is this year’s winner for all of North America. She joins Tom to talk about lighting a fire for justice in South Baltimore....
Dancer Liz Lerman Leaves Baltimore; Don Hicken Retires From BSA; Baltimore City Youth Go To Cuba
August 26, 2016 18:00 - 39 minutes - 2.29 KBLiz Lerman , a MacArthur award winning dancer and choreographer joins Tom to discuss her new appointment as a Professor in the Herberger Institute of Design and the Arts at Arizona State University. Then, Donald Hicken , who retired from the theater department at the Baltimore School of the Arts in June, joins Tom to share his reflections after three and a half decades of changing young lives. And, Sharayna Christmas is a dancer, writer and the executive director of Muse 360 , an organization...
Voices Of The Uprising; Living Questions: Justice In Baltimore; Bass Clarinetist Todd Marcus
August 24, 2016 15:00 - 37 minutes - 2.2 KBSince April of 2015, the narrative of the Baltimore uprising has been inextricably woven into the fabric of a broader national conversation about how police relate to communities of color, tempered by more deaths of Black and Brown people at the hands of police, targeted murders of law enforcement officers, and an acrimonious Presidential campaign. This morning, reporter Mary Wiltenburg brings us a Sound Montage from Baltimore’s West Side. Police and protesters: Voices from the Uprising. Then...
"Brown Is The New White;" MICA President Sammy Hoi; Rousuck Reviews "Hand To God"
August 22, 2016 18:00 - 42 minutes - 2.5 KBWe’ll start with a conversation with Steve Phillips, the co-founder of PowerPAC.ORG, which has worked to mobilize voters in under-represented communities. In his recent book, Brown is the New White , he argues that people of color and progressive whites constitute a new American majority, and that acting with an understanding of this new reality is key to the future success of the Democratic party. Then: Sammy Hoi has been at the helm of MICA for the past two years, and he has quickly establi...
Ellicott City Begins Recovery Process; Culture Connections With Sheri Parks; Old Line Spirits
August 19, 2016 15:00 - 40 minutes - 2.36 KBHoward County Executive Allan Kittleman joins by phone to give an update on recovery efforts in Ellicott City after the devastating flash flood that left two people dead, 200 buildings damaged or destroyed, and hundreds of cars strewn about the historic streets or thrown into the Patapsco River. Then, Culture Connections with Dr. Sheri Parks . As the Olympics enter its final weekend, star gymnast Simone Biles and gold medal swimmer Simone Manuel are just two of several Black athletes who have...
Min. Wage Bill Debate Continues; Port Covington Developments; Smart Nutrition: Meat Substitutes
August 17, 2016 17:08 - 38 minutes - 2.24 KBOn Monday night, the City Council voted to send a minimum wage bill back to committee. Luke Broadwater from the Baltimore Sun and WYPR’s Metro Reporter Kenneth Burns were in the council chambers for the debate and vote, and they will walk-us through how and why the council took this step, and what it will mean for the city moving forward. Plus, Natalie Sherman of the Baltimore Sun and Melody Simmons of the Baltimore Business Journal have been covering the complexities of the proposed Port Cov...
Carla Hayden On The LOC; "Now,That's Cool!"; BSF's "Julius Caesar;" Jackson's "The City That Bleeds"
August 15, 2016 15:00 - 43 minutes - 2.53 KBDr. Carla Hayden joins Tom for her first interview since being confirmed by the Senate July 13 as the next Librarian of Congress. After 23 years in what most people consider a transformative tenure as the CEO of Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Free Library, Dr. Hayden next month will become the first woman and the first African American to hold the most high-profile library post in the nation. Then, Producer Bridget Armstrong visits the Reginald F. Lewis Museum’s latest exhibition, called Now, That’s...
Healthwatch With Dr. Leana Wen; Police Commissioner Davis on DOJ Report
August 15, 2016 13:41 - 40 minutes - 2.38 KBDr. Leana Wen joins us for this month’s edition of Healthwatch. With an extended Code Red heat alert in effect for the Baltimore region, what precautions must we take to stay safe in 100-degree temperatures? The Zika virus . What have we learned as we watch the Greater Miami area struggle to contain this sometime fatal disease? And as opioid overdoses continue to spike, how is the city responding to help addicts find treatment? And how can the rest of us prepare to lend life-saving assistance...
Focus On The Counties: Frederick County Exec Jan Gardner; Jeff Chappell On New Band "Otherworld"
August 10, 2016 15:00 - 37 minutes - 2.21 KBWe continue our Focus on the Counties Series with a conversation with first term Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner . Elected in 2014, Ms. Gardner is Frederick’s first County Executive, as they’ve transitioned from a commissioner system to a charter system. A Democrat, Jan Gardner is overseeing one of the fastest growing counties in the state, which is wrestling with the impulse for development in an area with a longstanding agricultural tradition. I’ll talk to County Executive Jan Gardne...
Helping Autistic Adults; Rousuck's Review: "Crash & Burn"; New Book "Absalom's Daughters"
August 08, 2016 15:00 - 43 minutes - 2.53 KBTwo decades ago, new research and new diagnostic tools led to a sharp rise in the numbers of children diagnosed with autism. The surprising prevalence of the developmental brain disorder – affecting an estimated 1 in 68 children born in the U.S. – sparked a wave of special programs designed to help autistic children achieve their full potential. Now, as these children have grown into adults, programs to help them live their lives with purpose and dignity are few and far between. Producer Rob ...
Olympics Kick Off In Rio; Movie Mayhem: Indy Films Overshadow Big Blockbusters
August 05, 2016 15:00 - 39 minutes - 2.3 KBThey started playing soccer on Wednesday. The opening ceremony is tonight. Ready or not, here comes Rio. Sports guru Mark Hyman joins Tom for an Olympic Preview. The build-up to the Rio games couldn’t have been more unsettling: the Zika virus; concerns about rampant crime, political instability, filthy water. Are Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky ready for a repeat? Are Christina Epps and Matt Centrowitz ready for a breakout? Is Rio ready? Our movie mavens are always ready to recommend a good ...
Focus On The Counties: Harford County Exec Barry Glassman; Rousuck's Review: "The Lord Of Flies"
August 03, 2016 15:00 - 38 minutes - 2.25 KBToday, we continue our Focus on the Counties Series with a conversation with first term Harford County Executive Barry Glassman . He was one of three county executives elected in the Baltimore region in the 2014 Republican wave led by Governor Larry Hogan. Harford County is wrestling with a tenacious problem of opioid addiction, the tensions between rural and suburban land use, environmental contamination, and other issues. I’ll talk to County Executive Barry Glassman on what’s ahead for Harf...