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Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine. We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at [email protected]

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A day later, the latest on the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse

March 27, 2024 18:57 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MB

Hours before dawn on Tuesday morning, Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge suddenly vanished into the Patapsco River. While many questions remains about the disaster, it will be years before a new bridge is built to replace the wreckage, and many months before a new normal is established for the tens of thousands of people who traveled on the bridge every day. Late Tuesday night, the U.S. Coast Guard announced it was suspending its search for the six people unaccounted for following the dis...

A Midday Live Special on the Key bridge collapse

March 26, 2024 22:06 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MB

In a special Midday evening broadcast, Tom recaps the events of the day in the search and rescue mission regarding the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. In the early hours Tuesday morning, a cargo ship leaving the port of Baltimore crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, wrapping the ship in a tangled mass of steel, and plunging most of the bridge structure into the Patapsco River within seconds. In audio of a police scanner recorded minutes before the crash, we hear first responders r...

What we know about the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge

March 26, 2024 17:59 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MB

A large search-and-rescue operation is underway following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Tuesday morning after a container ship crashed into a support pier. The bridge, which links serves an important artery for the region, and is part of Interstate 695 which serves north-south traffic along the I-95 corridor. WYPR News Director Matt Bush joins us to discuss the latest developments. We also speak to Dr. Mehdi Shokouhian, a Morgan State Associate Professor in the Department o...

Howard County's Sen. Clarence Lam sets his sights on Congress

March 25, 2024 19:17 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MB

In today’s installment in our series of Conversations with the Candidates, we talk with State Senator Clarence Lam, a Democrat who is one of several members of the Maryland General Assembly running for U.S. Congress in the 3rd Congressional District.  Senator Lam is in his second term representing District 12 in the state Senate. When he was first elected in 2019, the district included parts of Baltimore County and Howard County. After redistricting, he now represents Anne Arundel and Howar...

Playwright Karen Zacarias on “The Book Club Play”

March 22, 2024 19:44 - 14 minutes - 13 MB

Karen Zacarías is an award-winning playwright and her popular work, The Book Club Play opens at the Everyman Theatre here in Baltimore tonight. The Everyman is by no means the only theater choosing to produce a Karen Zacarias play. This season she’s one of the 20 most-produced playwrights at American regional theaters, and it’s not the first time she’s made that list. Zacarias has also co-written ballet librettos and almost a dozen musicals for young audiences. She’s the founder of Washing...

News wrap: Judging juveniles and tax reform in Annapolis

March 22, 2024 19:36 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MB

WYPR Senior Reporter Rachel Baye joins us to discuss the last year she spent, along with colleagues at American Public Media Reports, investigating what juvenile justice advocates say are arbitrary and inconsistent reasons to keep teenagers charged with serious crimes in adult court. A review of more than three dozen court hearings over the past three years found a process that subjects teenagers to adult jails, courts and sentences despite decades of research showing these tactics push tee...

Wendy Bozel: Democratic candidate for Baltimore City Mayor

March 22, 2024 18:54 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB

Tom speaks with Wendy Bozell, a Democratic candidate for Mayor. As a home and hospital teacher, some of the students she encounters are gunshot victims. After seeing the effects of violence in the school system, she is motivated to address this issue by running for mayor. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

The Mayor of Hagerstown turns her sights on U.S. Congress

March 21, 2024 18:59 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB

In today’s installment in our series of Conversations with the Candidates, we speak with Tekesha Martinez, the Mayor of Hagerstown, Maryland. The Democrat is one of 16 candidates running for U.S. Congress in the 6th Congressional District this year. The incumbent in that seat, Rep. David Trone, is running for the Senate against Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. District 6, in the northwest part of our state, includes all of Garrett, Allegany, Frederick, and Washington cou...

City Council President Nick Mosby makes his case for re-election

March 20, 2024 20:52 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB

In today’s installment in our series of Conversations with the Candidates, we speak with City Council President Nick Mosby about his reelection run. Mosby was first elected to the city council in 2011, but then served in the Maryland State House until returning as council president in December 2020. The Council President discusses his family’s legal challenges, in addition to his achievements on the city council. Will Baltimore vote to return him to office in May? Email us at midday@wypr....

Comptroller Brooke Lierman on the state of Maryland's economy

March 20, 2024 15:29 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MB

According to the State of the Economy report from Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman, the state's economy saw slow growth over the past seven years relative to other states. Over the weekend, lawmakers in the state House of Delegates passed a $1.2 billion package of increases in tolls, fees and taxes to close projected deficits in transportation funding and the state budget. Governor Wes Moore and Senate President Bill Ferguson have said taxes should remain off the table during this sessio...

The University of Baltimore aims to inspire future public service leadership

March 20, 2024 15:23 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MB

What will it take to get young people interested in a career in the public sector? Dr. Ann Cotten, the director of the Schaefer Center for Public Policy at the University of Baltimore, joins us to talk about educating the next generation of leaders in public service We also speak to two graduates of the Schaefer Center, MiYarnie Johnson, a loan coordinator with the Maryland Department of the Environment, and Tammy Keledes, Town Manager and Clerk in Greensboro in Caroline County. Email us ...

EV's, auto news and tips with MotorWeek's John Davis

March 18, 2024 19:01 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MB

John Davis, the creator, producer, and host of MotorWeek, joins us for another edition of Midday on Cars. Now in its 44th season, MotorWeek is the longest running automotive show on TV. The show is produced at Maryland Public Television and syndicated on PBS stations across the country. Davis takes your questions and comments about all things automotive. If you’re in the market for a new car, what are you thinking of buying? Is this a good time to buy and how are you feeling about going el...

Rousuck's Review: "Avaaz" at the Olney Theatre Center

March 15, 2024 20:10 - 9 minutes - 8.82 MB

Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Tom to share another weekly review of a local theatrical production. This week they discuss “Avaaz” which continues at Olney Theatre Center through April 7, 2024. In this one-man show actor Michael Shayan plays his Iranian mother Roya and tells the story of her travels and triumphs in a performance that's more lovingly akin to a song. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

News Wrap: Fani Willis, Biden's documents and minority voters

March 15, 2024 19:50 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MB

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Johnny O's campaign to move from the county to Congress

March 14, 2024 20:56 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MB

Tom's guest is Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Jr. He has decided to run for Congress in the second district for a seat currently held by 11-term Representative Dutch Ruppersberger who will retire when his current term ends. Mr. Olszewski has had a full plate of issues to contend with as County Executive, and we have talked about those issues regularly here on Midday. His appearance on Midday today is in his capacity as a candidate in the District 2 primary, where he is one of...

Which direction will Maryland take on juvenile justice reform?

March 13, 2024 19:14 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MB

Reforming the way juveniles experience the justice system has been a hot topic in the Maryland General Assembly this year. Earlier this month, both the House and Senate passed bills that address concerns about holding young offenders accountable while also offering them appropriate rehabilitation.  Tom's guests on this issue are State Delegate Luke Clippinger, former judge Andre Davis and the CEO of Human Rights for Kids, James Dold.  Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or ...

Gov. Wes Moore answers your questions in a Midday Town Hall

March 12, 2024 18:57 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MB

Maryland Govenor Wes Moore joins us to answer your questions during this special Midday Town Hall. We have collected questions and comments from our listeners on everything from electric vehicles to state services. We'll share those comments with Governor Moore, in addition to discussing his legislative agenda in the General Assembly and his 10-year state plan. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

State Sen. Sarah Elfreth runs for Congress in Maryland's most competitive district

March 11, 2024 20:52 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MB

In today’s installment in our series of Conversations with the Candidates, we speak with State Senator Sarah Elfreth. She is one of several members of the Maryland General Assembly running in the 3rd congressional district race. The incumbent, Congressman John Sarbanes, will retire from the House of Representatives next January. In 2018, at the age of 30, Elfreth became the youngest woman ever elected to the Maryland Senate. She represents District 30 which covers parts of Anne Arundel Coun...

Angela Alsobrooks aspires to replace Senator Ben Cardin

March 08, 2024 21:03 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB

In today’s installment in our series of Conversations with the Candidates, we meet one of the two leading candidates in the Democratic primary to succeed Senator Ben Cardin.Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks has led Maryland's second largest county since 2018. She is the first Black woman to lead any county in Maryland history, and if she is elected to the US Senate, she will be the first woman to serve in the Maryland congressional delegation since Senator Barbara Mikulski a...

Rousuck Reviews: "Forbidden Broadway's Greatest Hits"

March 07, 2024 20:18 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB

Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Tom to share another weekly review of a local theatrical production. This week, they discuss 'Forbidden Broadway's Greatest Hits,' at Dundalk Community Theatre. The production, which runs through March 10, is a satire of Broadway's greatest stars and songs. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Midday at the Movies: Oscar Awards 2024

March 07, 2024 20:11 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MB

Today is Midday at the Movies, our monthly focus on new films and film-industry trends, with our regular movie aficionados, Jed Dietz, founding director of the Maryland Film Festival, and Ann Hornaday, film critic for the Washington Post. We discuss the contenders for this year's Academy Awards. Who will take home an Oscar? The nominees for Best Picture this year include Oppenheimer, Maestro and Barbie. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Can redevelopment at Mondawmin empower the neighborhood?

March 06, 2024 21:11 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB

Can redevelopment at Mondawmin empower the neighborhood? Joining Midday to discuss this are two community leaders involved in a project to re-imagine a retail space in Baltimore’s Mondawmin Mall. The Target store at Mondawmin Mall, which closed in 2018, was purchased by The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company CEO Tim Regan along with the CEO of Exelon, Calvin Butler. With a host of nonprofit and corporate partners, the space is being transformed into The Village at Mondawmin. One of those pa...

On Super Tuesday, Trump wins big and Haley suspends

March 06, 2024 21:08 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MB

Most voters played according to the script in yesterday’s Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses. Republicans moved a step closer to nominating Donald Trump. He now has 777 of the 1,215 delegates he needs to lock up the Republican nomination. They took a giant leap in that direction this morning when Nikki Haley dropped out of the race. Joining Midday to talk about Super Tuesday, the presidential race and all things political is EJ Dionne, a syndicated columnist for The Washington Post and Se...

Thiru Vignarajah on his second bid to become Baltimore's Mayor

March 05, 2024 21:50 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB

In today’s installment in our series of Conversations with the Candidates, we speak with Thiru Vignarajah. He is running in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Baltimore, and his fourth try for public office. He ran for Baltimore State’s Attorney in 2018, and he ran for Baltimore Mayor in 2020. He ran again for State’s Attorney in 2022, and now, he’s running for Mayor once again, in a field that includes 12 other candidates. Vignarajah served as a federal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney’s ...

Healthwatch: COVID guidelines are changing. Plus, the dangers of heart disease

March 04, 2024 20:37 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MB

It's another edition of the Midday Healthwatch with Dr. Leana Wen. They discuss important changes made to COVID-19 guidelines by the nation's leading contagious disease authority. The Centers for Disease Control published new guidelines about how long we should isolate from others if we are infected with COVID 19. Additionally, the CDC is recommending older adults get another COVID booster shot. Plus, 1 in 5 deaths in the United States are a consequence of heart disease. We ask Dr. Wen what ...

Donald Scoggins: Candidate for Baltimore City Mayor

March 01, 2024 20:10 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MB

Tom speaks with Donald Scoggins, a 78-year-old resident of Madison Park. They talk about the modern-day Republican party and housing problems in Baltimore.  Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Rousuck Reviews: "The Oresteia" at Chesapeake Shakespeare Co.

March 01, 2024 19:34 - 10 minutes - 9.19 MB

It's time for another visit with Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck, who joins us each week with her reviews of the Maryland, DC and Virginia regional stage. We discuss The Oresteia at The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company through March 10, 2024. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

News Wrap: Maryland General Assembly 2024

March 01, 2024 19:28 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

Today on Midday's News Wrap, we start with yesterday's shocking lockdown in Annapolis. Then we explore what the Maryland General Assembly has been up to as we approach the halfway mark in the 2024 Session. Today's guests include Pamela Wood, who covers the Statehouse for our news partner, the Baltimore Banner, and Matt Bush, WYPR’s News Director. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

What does the Bay need from the Maryland General Assembly?

February 29, 2024 20:49 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MB

Policy decisions made in the Maryland General Assembly can help or hurt the Chesapeake Bay. Allison Colden, the Maryland Executive Director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), joins Midday to talk about their organization's priorities for legislators in Annapolis. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Tax increment financing, TIFs, are supposed to help Baltimore grow. But are they working?

February 29, 2024 20:43 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MB

Are tax increment financing (TIF) packages working for development in Baltimore? Today's guest is Melody Simmons, a Senior Reporter for the Baltimore Business Journal. For nearly 10 years, she has been covering the planned transformation of an 88-acre parcel of land near Hopkins Hospital by East Baltimore Development, Inc (EBDI). She gives us an update on this TIF anchored project and where it stands with key stakeholders. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 4...

The legacy of Black businesses amid Read Street's vibrant mosaic

February 28, 2024 19:54 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB

Midday in the Neighborhood takes a look at the more than 270 named communities in Baltimore. We focus on one or two and explore what makes each community unique. On today's show, we stroll down Read Street in Mount Vernon. Here, among funky dive bars and fine dining, Black business owners have long contributed to the neighborhood's wide range of colorful stores, restaurants and shops. Nick Thieme, a data reporter for our news partner the Baltimore Banner, wrote about Read Street and its lo...

Building healthy communities and fighting food insecurity

February 28, 2024 19:47 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MB

Nutrition expert Monica Reinagel joins us for another edition of Midday's Smart Nutrition. According to the Food Research and Action Center, one in eight U.S. households experience food insecurity or do not have access to nutritional, affordable food. On today's show, we talk about how to fight hunger and malnutrition in the United States. Monica is a licensed nutritionist, author and speaker. She is also the host of the “Nutrition Diva” podcast and the “Change Academy Podcast” which focu...

Paul Starobin explores Russian resistance in "Putin's Exiles"

February 27, 2024 21:45 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MB

Two years have passed since Russia began a brutal invasion of Ukraine. In a press conference on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers and "tens of thousands" of civilians had died in the conflict, so far while many others have been injured. Estimates of Russian casualties vary widely, but US intelligence sources and the United Nations put the number near 100,000. We are joined by Paul Starobin, a former Moscow Bureau Chief for Businessweek, who h...

Change in Leadership at the Enoch Pratt Free Library

February 26, 2024 20:21 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MB

There is a change of leadership at the top of Baltimore city's public library system. Heidi Daniel has been CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library since 2017. But next month, she will become the executive director of the King County Library System in Washington State. Her replacement is Darcell Graham, who has been with the Pratt Library for 25 years. She served as the Vice President of Public Services, and she has been appointed Interim CEO of the library while a search is conducted for a pe...

Two stations combine as Baltimore Public Media to serve the city and beyond

February 26, 2024 20:03 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MB

WYPR and WTMD have been partners since 2021. Today, we are announcing the formation of a new company that will serve as an umbrella for both stations. The two stations will join together as Baltimore Public Media to serve listeners in Baltimore and beyond. We speak with Craig Swagler is the President and General Manager of Baltimore Public Media. We are also joined by Wendel Patrick is a composer, performer and educator, and the host of ArtWorks on Maryland Public Television. He is the co...

Rousuck Reviews: "Peter Pan" at The Hippodrome

February 23, 2024 21:48 - 10 minutes - 9.89 MB

Midday Theater Critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews the latest interpretation of "Peter Pan" which runs through February 25, 2024.  Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Congressional races, latest on ghost guns and police misconduct

February 23, 2024 21:46 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MB

On today's Midday News Wrap, a discussion of the latest stories in Maryland's headlines. First, the race for Maryland's open U.S. Senate seat and the house races for congressional districts two, three and six. Tom speaks with Maryland Matters founder and editor Josh Kurtz about these consequential races. Then, Tom talks with WYPR reporter Emily Hofstaedter about a lawsuit the city of Baltimore has just settled with a ghost gun manufacturer and indictments regarding police officer misconduc...

The Swingles show-off their vocals, live from WTMD

February 22, 2024 17:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MB

A special encore edition of Midday. Live at WTMD, The Swingles.  One of the most acclaimed virtuosic vocal ensembles in the world. They are currently touring the US and making a stop at Baltimore’s Keystone Korner. On today's show hear some of their amazing arrangements of folk, pop, jazz, musical theater tunes, and learn more about their musical history. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Wesley Lowery explores white supremacist violence in "American Whitelash"

February 21, 2024 17:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MB

Wesley Lowery, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and former correspondent for the Washington Post, Boston Globe and CBS news, has written a thoughtful, imaginative and sobering book about the rise of white nationalist violence. The book is American Whitelash: A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress. Lowery speaks with Tom about incidents of racial violence all over the country. His exploration is simultaneously illuminating and honoring the suffering of the victims and those close to th...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe spotlights Black colleges in "HBCU Made"

February 20, 2024 17:08 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MB

Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday on NPR. She also hosts the Saturday episodes of the NPR Podcast, Up First.  Rascoe is also a proud graduate of Howard University, known in some quarters as the Harvard of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). She speaks with Tom about her new book, a collection of poignant essays from a wide range of HBCU graduates who explain the importance of their educations and institutions. The book is called HBCU Made: A Celebration o...

"The Sum of Us" explores the collective benefits of equality

February 19, 2024 17:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB

On today's special encore edition of Midday, we revisit Tom's conversation with Heather McGhee. She is the former head of the think tank Demos and is currently the board chair of Color of Change. Her book "The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together" was recently released in a Young Adult edition. In McGhee's writing she observes that America has reached the productive and moral limit of the zero-sum economic model and encourages us to get aligned in order to t...

A story of slavery & freedom in Md. and DC in "Flee North"

February 16, 2024 17:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MB

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Scott Shane joins Midday.  He retired from the New York Times in 2019, and dove into a very different kind of project: a book that tells the story of the extraordinary Thomas Smallwood. Born into slavery, Smallwood purchased his freedom and helped hundreds of other enslaved people escape their bondage in the Baltimore-Washington area. Along the way, Smallwood coined the term “underground railroad.” Shane details the life of Smallwood in his book, Flee North: ...

Dr. Freeman Hrabowski educates on the "The Resilient University"

February 15, 2024 17:05 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MB

Tom's guest is Dr. Freeman Hrabowski III, who served as the President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) for 30 years. In 2019 he published a book, along with colleagues from UMBC, called The Empowered University: Shared Leadership, Culture Change, and Academic Success.  A follow-up has now been published to address another important aspect of healthy institutions titled, The Resilient University: How Purpose and Inclusion Drive Student Success.  The new book, like its ...

Rousuck Reviews: "Jane Eyre" at The Classic Theatre in Annapolis

February 14, 2024 20:41 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MB

Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Tom to share another weekly review of a local theatrical production. This week she reviews “Jane Eyre” which continues at the Classic Theatre of Maryland through February 25, 2024. There have been many adaptations of “Jane Eyre,” including operas. What is it about this story that makes them so ripe for adaptation? Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Cellist Natalie Clein is playing classical music her own way

February 14, 2024 20:36 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MB

British cellist Natalie Clein joins Midday in advance of an appearance at Howard Community College in Columbia, Md. As she chats with Tom live from Berlin, they discuss her musical family, the communal importance of music and the need to develop a new understanding for classical music compositions. Clein is set to appear this weekend as a part of the Candlelight Concert Society series at the Smith Theater on the campus of Howard Community College. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @M...

The trailblazing story of Hopkins pediatrician Helen Brooke Taussig

February 14, 2024 20:32 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MB

Largely unknown to the general public today, Dr. Helen Brooke Taussig became internationally recognized by the medical world for transforming the lives of children in her care. As a physician at Johns Hopkins, she became a leading expert on diagnosing heart defects. Author and journalist Patricia Meisol writes about Taussig in a new book, A Heart Afire: Helen Brooke Taussig’s Battle Against Heart Defects, Unsafe Drugs, and Injustice in Medicine. The story spotlights this pioneering doctor w...

Agriculture, waterways and development along Maryland's Upper Shore

February 13, 2024 21:55 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MB

Susan O’Neill, the Executive Director of the Upper Shore Regional Council discusses issues and opportunities in Queen Anne’s, Cecil and Kent counties. About a third of the population on the Upper Shore is between the ages of 20 and 44, and the counties are making a concerted effort to attract business. We’ll ask O'Neill if those efforts are paying off. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Could Balto. County reconsider mixed-use plans, council size?

February 13, 2024 21:51 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MB

John Lee covers the counties for WYPR's news department. We ask him about the controversial mixed-use legislation that County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Jr. has proposed. Also, should the County Council be expanded to better represent the state’s third largest jurisdiction? And, if Johnny O wins a seat in Congress, who will determine who finishes his term as the County Executive? Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Candidate for Congress: Del. Mike Rogers for Md's 3rd District

February 12, 2024 21:32 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MB

Today we continue our series of Conversations with the Candidates. Delegate Mike Rogers, a Democrat, is one of 16 announced candidates running for the 3rd Congressional District seat. The district encompasses Howard County, and parts of Anne Arundel and Carroll counties. The incumbent who holds that seat, John Sarbanes, will retire from the House of Representatives next January. Delegate Rogers was elected to the Maryland General Assembly in 2018 to represent District 32 in Anne Arundel Cou...

Democratic Candidate for Mayor: Wendell Freeman

February 12, 2024 21:16 - 33 minutes - 31 MB

Tom speaks with Wendell Freeman, a 29-year-old business owner and resident of East Baltimore. He's a graduate of the Friendship Academy of Science and Technology and aspires to be Mayor because he loves the city of Baltimore. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

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Leana Wen
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Jeffrey Kahn
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Heather McGhee
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Mike Rowe
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Kathleen Belew
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Negin Farsad
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Wes Moore
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Book of the Dead
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Eye of the Storm
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