Midday
2,923 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsMonday-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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In the shadow of Baltimore's port, communities fight for environmental justice
May 21, 2024 18:10 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBThe collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March caused some environmental advocates to worry about potential impacts on marine life and ecosystem of the Patapsco River. But concerns surrounding pollution and environmental hazards near the port predate the bridge collapse. Communities near Baltimore's port have long expressed concerns about pollution in their neighborhoods. Dr. Sacoby Wilson is an environmental justice advocate who oversees projects in Curtis Bay and Turner Station,...
Griefcat, the musical comedy duo, riff on 'Late Stage Capitalism'
May 21, 2024 18:07 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBThe musical duo Griefcat joins Midday for a live performance. Their latest album, Late Stage Capitalism, showcase the biting humor of the pair of performers. Their funny, satirical songs explore an array of subjects, from crypto currency and the environment, to wealth and religion. Griefcat's Annie Nardolilli and Louisa Hall join the show. Their next schedule performance is tomorrow, May 22, at the Silver Spring Blackbox Theater. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call...
The latest from BWI Marshall airport as summer travel beckons
May 20, 2024 18:36 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBMore than 26 million passengers traveled through BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport last year. The airport continues to grow, with an increase in international passengers and international airlines. Upgrades were added to the airport's facilities including new bathrooms that have already earned awards for design and cleanliness. Ricky Smith, the CEO of the Maryland Aviation Administration who oversees BWI Thurgood Marshall, joins Midday to discuss the questions on your mind about travel throu...
Winners of the Mayor's Portrait Competition are announced
May 17, 2024 19:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBBaltimore City Hall is excited to receive new artwork for its walls this year. Five portraits of the most recent mayors will be painted by local artists. The last mayor to have a portrait painted for display in City Hall is Martin O’Malley, who was in office from 1999 to 2007. The city of Baltimore revealed the names of the five artists chosen to paint the portraits exclusively on Midday. The winners are Megan Lewis, Andrew Pisacane, Kennedy Ringgold, Earnest Shaw and Karen Warshal. To...
News Wrap: The future of Preakness
May 17, 2024 18:55 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBThe 149th running of the Preakness Stakes is tomorrow at Pimlico Race Course, the historic, but dilapidated, track that is now owned by the state of Maryland. Del. Sandy Rosenberg joins me to talk about the future of horse racing, and what we can expect over the next few years at Pimlico and the surrounding Park Heights neighborhood. (Photo by Miki Hellerbach) Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Rousuck's Review: 'The Importance of Being Earnest'
May 17, 2024 18:50 - 10 minutes - 9.24 MBTheater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Midday to share another weekly review of a local theatrical production. We discuss The Importance of Being Earnest at Baltimore Center Stage until May 26. The production is a reimagination of Oscar Wilde’s witty and humorous classic. (Photo by Michael Henniger) Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Too close to call city council races; ballot counting to resume Monday
May 17, 2024 18:30 - 8 minutes - 7.74 MBThree City Council races are still too close to call in Districts 8, 11 and 12. Hallie Miller, a reporter for our news partner, The Baltimore Banner is covering the primary elections for these competitive seats. She joins Midday to discuss the latest on the vote counts and shares predictions for when election watchers will know the final results. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Book bans, and book fans, with Baltimore County's head librarian
May 16, 2024 18:35 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBLast year, the American Library Association reported a 20% increase from the previous year in efforts to ban books in the US in both school and public libraries. As WYPR education reporter Bri Hatch reported, 148 titles were challenged in Maryland last year, which made our state one of more than a dozen states to exceed one hundred banned books. Maryland is one of the states with laws that require specific criteria for removing books from libraries, and which protect library personnel wh...
The distinct and soulful sound of Navasha Daya
May 16, 2024 18:31 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBNavasha Daya is a Baltimore-based performing artist, songwriter and activist who has earned international acclaim. She has performed internationally, sharing stages with the likes of Erykah Badu, Joan Baez and Common. She is also an activist and organizer. She cofounded the Healing & Performing Arts of the Youth Resiliency Institute, and she is also the co-director of the Cherry Hill Arts & Music Waterfront Festival in South Baltimore. Navasha Daya is set to appear Sunday, May 19, at Bal...
A look back at Maryland's eventful primary election night
May 15, 2024 18:28 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBDemocrats and Republicans in Maryland now know the nominees for their respective parties in some of November's important elections. Votes cast in last night's primary election are being counted, but the results so far pointed to several clear cut victories. Mayor Brandon Scott trounced challenged Sheila Dixon in Baltimore city's mayor race, while Howard County Executive Angela Alsobrooks is set to face off against Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan for one of Maryland's U.S. Senate seats. ...
Primary Election 2024: A roundup on voting across Maryland
May 14, 2024 18:15 - 30 minutes - 28 MBVoters across Maryland are heading to the polls today to pick their party's nominee in a slate of important local and statewide races. WYPR Reporter John Lee shares updates on the opening of polling locations in Baltimore City this morning. Then, Brenda Wintrode, a reporter for WYPR news partner the Baltimore Banner, joins us to discuss the latest from voting locations in Annapolis. We are also joined by Nykidra Robinson Black Girls Vote to discuss voting rights and the important concern...
Gov. Wes Moore updates on Key Bridge recovery
May 14, 2024 18:08 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBA section of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge was demolished Sunday, as engineers work to clear wreckage. Engineers say they successful used controlled explosives to remove remnants of the bridge from the deck of the cargo ship Dali. Following the ship's collision with the bridge March 26, remnants of the roadway had been strewn across the vessel. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore joins Midday to discuss the progress on the reclamation and recovery of port access in the Patapsco River. (Ph...
Baltimore Peace Weekend: May 2024
May 13, 2024 21:05 - 9 minutes - 8.32 MBTom speaks with Darnyle Wharton, Co-Organizer of the Baltimore Peace Movement, about their annual Mother's Day Weekend anti-violence initiative. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Are you ready for Election Day? Voting 101 for MD voters
May 13, 2024 21:04 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBThe big primary election of 2024 is tomorrow. Republicans and Democrats will cast ballots for President in their respective parties. Voters across the state will also weigh-in on races to choose nominees for the US Senate and the House of Representatives, and here in Baltimore, voters will decide nominees in two of the three city-wide offices: Mayor and President of the City Council, as well as city council seats throughout the city. Midday gets a preview of primary day with Jared DeMarini...
Rousuck's Review: 'Miss Holmes' at Fells Point Corner Theatre
May 10, 2024 19:37 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBMidday Theater Critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Tom for a weekly theater review. Today she discusses Miss Holmes, which envisions Miss Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Dorothy Watson as investigators working to close a mysterious case. The production continues until May 19 at the Fells Point Corner Theater. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
News Wrap: City Council elections and Johns Hopkins protests
May 10, 2024 19:34 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBOn this week's edition of the Midday News Wrap, Tom begins with a conversation on the most competitive City Council races with Baltimore Banner Reporter Hallie Miller. We also get the latest on the City Council President candidates with WYPR Reporter Wambui Kamau and explore the pro-Palestinian protests on John Hopkins' campus with WYPR Reporter Bri Hatch. Photo Credit: Emily Hofstaedter/WYPR Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Downtown Baltimore is changing. What does its future hold?
May 09, 2024 18:43 - 34 minutes - 32 MBThe Downtown Partnership of Baltimore issued its State of Downtown report last month. Baltimore's urban core is one of the few places in the city that experienced a population increase in recent years. With museums, sports venues, libraries, and restaurants, downtown remains a popular destination for many locals and visitors. As a hybrid model of work persists, office space is in less demand. How will changes in work, tourism and nightlife change the landscape of downtown Baltimore? Sh...
Acclaimed composer Nico Muhly on his palette of contemporary art music
May 09, 2024 18:35 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBToday we speak to one of America’s most acclaimed classical composers. Nico Muhly has worked big-time organizations like the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Tomorrow night, some his music, juxtaposed with music that has been formative to Nico, will be performed at a local church that has one of the area’s finest music programs. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
U.S. Senate hopeful Angela Alsobrooks makes her last pitch in final stretch of Democratic primary
May 08, 2024 20:18 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBWhen former Gov. Larry Hogan made a last-minute entry into the Republican primary for Maryland's open U.S. Senate seat, the 2024 Democratic primary gained new national significance. With a thin majority in the Senate, the eventual Democratic nominee will likely face a capable challenger in Hogan. The two leading candidates in the Democratic primary are Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and 6th District Congressman David Trone. Midday hoped to have a conversation with bot...
The latest on Maryland's U.S. Senate race as primary enters last days
May 08, 2024 20:15 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBAs the primary in Maryland enters into its final days, the race for the Democratic nomination for Maryland's U.S. Senate seat grows contentious. Washington Post reporter Erin Cox has been following the U.S. Senate race and joins us to discuss the latest. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Judith Krummeck's 'The Deceived Ones' is a poignant and humorous tale inspired by Shakespeare
May 07, 2024 18:49 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBJudith Krummeck's The Deceived Ones reinterprets the classic Twelfth Night in a contemporary Baltimore setting. Her new novel chronicles the journey of twins, Vira and Sevastyan, a brother and sister from Ukraine who escape their war-torn homeland and come to Charm City. Vira is a talented musician, who becomes begins working on a new opera at the Peabody Institute in the Mount Vernon neighborhood. Inspired by Shakespeare, Krummeck weaves a fun and poignant tale, replete with mistaken iden...
Antje Rauwerda writes about the magic of place in 'Slow Time'
May 07, 2024 18:44 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBSlow Time is Antje Rauwerda's debut novel. The Goucher College professor set her story in Govans, the northeast Baltimore neighborhood she calls come. The setting comes alive in Rauwerda's story, and is as vibrantly described as the characters who call Govans home. At the outset of the story, the book’s protagonists, Danny and Em, know each other only in passing. As their connection deepens, we learn about their pasts, what they have lost, and how they have coped with those losses. Email ...
Healthwatch With Dr. Leana Wen: Should we worry about bird flu?
May 06, 2024 18:34 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBDr. Leana Wen joins Tom for Midday Healthwatch for their monthly discussion about the public health of Charm City residents. Today, Wen will answer your questions about the recent outbreak of bird flu among animal populations, including dairy cows. While documented cases are clustered in just a handful of states, the Maryland Department of Agriculture is taking steps to protect the state’s food supply and residents. In March there was one documented case of bird flu spreading to a human ...
Newswrap: Change ups in the Baltimore mayoral race. Plus, a kickoff to early voting!
May 03, 2024 18:26 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBLeading Baltimore mayoral candidate Thiru Vignarajah dropped out of the race for the city's top leadership position and endorsed his opponent, Sheila Dixon, ahead of this month’s Democratic primary. The endorsement came during a surprise announcement Wednesday in Fells Point. Dixon and Vignarajah would not confirm whether a role in Dixon’s administration would be down the road. Emily Sullivan, City Hall reporter for WYPR's news partner The Baltimore Banner, joins us to discuss the mayora...
Midday at the Movies: The Maryland Film Festival is here!
May 03, 2024 18:22 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBToday is Midday at the Movies, our monthly focus on new films and film-industry trends, with our regular movie aficionado, founding director of the Maryland Film Festival Jed Dietz. The Maryland Film Festival is this weekend, and promises a slate of films and videos reflecting Charm City's unique culture. Local, national and international screenings covering a broad range of genres are on the festival's lineup. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Renowned essayist Marilynne Robinson revisits 'Book of Genesis'
May 02, 2024 20:01 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBIn Reading Genesis, author Marilynne Robinson revisits the Scripture and explores the rich themes of the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Robinson argues both academic and fundamentalist interpretations of the Book of Genesis lead to a lack of appreciation for the grand example of literature found within this foundational tome. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
'A Sacred Argument' reflects on trust and division after decades of interfaith dialogue
May 02, 2024 19:59 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBOver 30 years ago, The Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies was created in Baltimore, tasked with building bridges between the world's Abrahamic religions. The organization's founding Executive Director Christopher Leighton released a new book that tries to equip readers to breakdown the anger, fear and mistrust harbored between followers of the different faiths. In A Sacred Argument: Dispatches from the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Encounter, Leighton recounts his exper...
Baltimore police commissioner Richard Worley on violence reduction and juvenile justice
May 01, 2024 17:50 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBCommissioner of the Baltimore City Police Department Richard Worley joins Midday to discuss challenges facing his department, which he has lead for less than a year. Worley, a native of Pigtown in southeast Baltimore, is a longtime member of the department and was named acting commissioner in June 2023. His nomination was approved by Baltimore city council last October. Homicides and non-fatal shootings continue to decline in Baltimore and around the country, and the city has announced a...
As primary fast approaches, WYPR, WJZ-TV and The Baltimore Banner host mayoral debate
April 30, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBThe leading candidates for Baltimore mayor took to the debate stage on Tuesday, in one of the last opportunities for voters to hear from contenders for the city government's top seat. WJZ-TV, The Baltimore Banner, WYPR Radio, and the Schaefer Center for Public Policy at the University of Baltimore organized the event on UB's main campus. Incumbent Mayor Brandon Scott, former Mayor Shelia Dixon, attorney Thiru Vignarajah and businessman Bob Wallace answered questions on public safety, cit...
The leading candidates for City Council's top seat debate the issues
April 29, 2024 18:14 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBOur series of Conversations with the Candidates concludes today and tomorrow with forums for the top two offices in the city of Baltimore. Today, the leading candidates in the race for Baltimore City Council President make their case to voters. With just a few weeks before the May 14 primary, the candidates are locked in a three-way tie. Incumbent Nick Mosby faces challenges from District 1 City Councilman Zeke Cohen and former City Councilwoman Shannon Sneed. We ask the candidates why...
Newswrap: Sen. Cardin on Key Bridge, Israel funding; Plus, Trump's legal troubles
April 26, 2024 18:56 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBOn today's Midday newswrap, U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin joins the show to discuss congressional aid for Baltimore following the Key Bridge collapse, and continued military funding for Israel. Plus, legal scholar Kim Wehle joins us with analysis of yesterday’s Supreme Court hearing in which justices considered the claim by Donald Trump that he is entitled to absolute immunity. We also talk about the controversial case of access to emergency abortions in Idaho. In both cases, Justices appear to be ...
Rousuck Review: 'Macbeth' at the Shakespeare Theatre Company
April 26, 2024 18:53 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBTheater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Midday to share another weekly review of a local theatrical production. This week, we discuss the Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of Macbeth on stage through May 5, 2024. Actor Ralph Fiennes stars in the titular role. Is this the definitive version of Macbeth. (Photo by Marc Brenner) Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
John Morse has run 18 marathons. Now, he runs for U.S. Congress.
April 25, 2024 19:44 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBIn today’s Conversations with the Candidate, John Morse discusses his reasons for jumping into the race for U.S. Congress. The 38-year-old is running in the 3rd Congressional District, which includes Howard County, and parts of Anne Arundel County and Carroll County. Morse has garnered some big name endorsements, including Vermont's Sen. Bernie Sanders. What issues are driving his campaign? Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Del. Joe Vogel wants to be the next Gen Z member of Congress
April 24, 2024 18:06 - 39 minutes - 35.7 MBDelegate Joe Vogel speaks to Midday about his run for U.S. Congress in another edition of Conversations with the Candidates. Vogel is one of 16 Democratic candidates running in the party's primary in the 6th Congressional District. The incumbent in that seat, Representative David Trone, is running for the U.S. Senate against Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. Vogel was elected to the House of Delegates in 2022 to represent District 17 in Montgomery County. At 27 years ol...
Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates on parents, youth & curbing crime
April 23, 2024 18:06 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBBaltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates joins Midday to discuss his comments on parental accountability as it relates to youth crime and the progress of the citation docket. Additionally, he addresses how he will partner with Mayor Brandon Scott to move forward on reducing crime in Baltimore. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
To cut carbon emissions, should Maryland shift to heat pumps?
April 22, 2024 18:19 - 10 minutes - 9.34 MBAdvocates looking to cut down on CO2 emissions and energy inefficiency in residential properties want to change the way Marylanders warm their homes. Heating pumps can heat and cool residences with significantly less energy than traditional fossil-fueled powered systems. Ruth Anne Norton, CEO and President of the Green and Healthy Homes Initiative, joins Midday to talk about the push to have the Maryland Department of Environment create new heating equipment standards in order to help the ...
Can wind power Maryland to its ambitious clean energy goals?
April 22, 2024 18:16 - 29 minutes - 27 MBOn Earth Day, a discussion about the future of wind energy in Maryland. Last year, Governor Wes Moore announced a goal of 100% renewable clean energy in the state by 2035. He made this announcement from Sparrows Point, at the site of a new factory building parts for offshore wind turbines. Offshore wind plays a prominent role in Maryland’s renewable energy plans, so today we are taking a closer look at development of offshore wind, and the challenges those projects face. Norwegian wind e...
News Wrap: Congressional Update, Parishes Close & Bridge Recovery
April 19, 2024 18:09 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBFor this week's News Wrap, Tom speaks with New York Times Congressional Reporter Luke Broadwater about impeachment attempts against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and leadership pressures for House Speaker Mike Johnson. Then we take a look at local news with the archdiocese's announcement to close several parishes and the salvage operation following the Key Bridge collapse. WYPR Reporters Scott Maucione and Emily Hofstaeder join Midday to share their latest reporting. Emai...
Classical guitarist Manuel Barrueco reflects on 50 years in music
April 18, 2024 20:16 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBMidday on the Art speaks with Manuel Barrueco, an internationally acclaimed, Grammy nominated classical guitarist who was born in Cuba, has concertized around the world, and has called Baltimore home for many years. Barrueco is set to play a concert to celebrate his 50th anniversary on the concert stage Sunday Night at Kaplan Hall at Towson University. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
James O'Donnell's high notes from 23 years at Westminster Abbey
April 18, 2024 20:05 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBFormer organist and choirmaster James O’Donnell led the music for many historic, royal occasions at London's Westminster Abbey. Since leaving his prestigious position at Westminster in 2022, he has moved across the pond to teach at Yale University. We ask him about his upcoming performance in Baltimore, where he is set to perform at Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Sunday, April 21, 2024. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Rousuck's Review: 'The Hot Wing King' at Baltimore Center Stage
April 18, 2024 19:34 - 7 minutes - 6.51 MBTheater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Midday to share another weekly review of a local theatrical production. This week, we discuss “The Hot Wing King,” which continues at Baltimore Center Stage through April 28, 2024. The play follows a hot wing competition, with family drama and dysfunction spicing up the plot. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Are you in Baltimore's music scene? This music census wants to hear from you.
April 18, 2024 19:28 - 7 minutes - 6.58 MBMany different people make local music possible, from artists and producers to music teachers and venue owners. The Baltimore Music Census, a first of its kind effort in the city, wants to hear from anyone involved in local music. What do they need to make Baltimore’s music scene thrive? Anna Harwell Celenza is a professor at Johns Hopkins University and an organizer of the Baltimore Music Census, which is accepting input online until April 30. We ask her about the survey, and what she hop...
Don Quinn, candidate for Congress in MD's most competitive primary
April 17, 2024 20:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBCivil rights lawyer Don Quinn speaks to Midday about his run for U.S. Congress in another edition of Conversations with the Candidates. Quinn is running in the crowded campaign for Maryland's 3rd Congressional District. He was inspired by what he describes as "an erosion of federal laws." What does he think sets him apart from the other candidates? Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Kevin Cowherd on Baltimore sports, the Orioles and 'The Gym'
April 17, 2024 18:45 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBFormer sports and features columnist Kevin Cowherd followed a 30 year career at the Baltimore Sun with several books, including a book about Orioles legend Cal Ripken. His latest nonfiction work, The Gym, is a funny, suspenseful story about the quirky subculture found among those who work out together. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Harry Dunn hopes to move from Capitol Hill police to U.S. Congress
April 16, 2024 19:26 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBIn today’s Conversations with the Candidate, we speak with Harry Dunn, a Democrat, who is running for U.S. Congress in the 3rd Congressional District. This area includes all of Howard County, as well as parts of Anne Arundel and Carroll counties. The incumbent, Congressman John Sarbanes, will retire from the House of Representatives next January. Harry Dunn came to national prominence as one of the Capitol Police Officers who protected the Capital on Jan. 6, 2021, during the insurrection i...
Del. Harry Bhandari on why Maryland voters should send him to Congress
April 15, 2024 19:19 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBIn today’s Conversations with the Candidate, Delegate Harry Bhandari joins Midday to explain why he thinks he should represent Maryland's 2nd Congressional District. Bhandari has represented District 8, covering Baltimore County, as a Democrat in the state General Assembly since 2019. He was born in Nepal and emigrated to the United States in 2005. After losing a bid for the House of Delegates in 2014, he ran again and won in 2018, becoming the first Nepali American to win election to a stat...
News Wrap: Sine Die in Annapolis and Maryland's 2024 elections
April 12, 2024 19:30 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBNew polling data sheds light on how candidates are performing in primary races across Maryland. We hear the latest on Maryland's election campaigns from Hallie Miller of the Baltimore Banner. Then we hear from WYPR's News Director Matt Bush and Maryland Matters Founding Editor Josh Kurtz for a lookback at the important points from this year's session. (Photo by Rachel Baye, WYPR) Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Rousuck's Review: 'Gem of the Ocean'
April 12, 2024 19:21 - 10 minutes - 9.22 MBTheater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Midday to share another weekly review of a local theatrical production. Today we review Gem of the Ocean, which continues at Arena Players through April 28, 2024. The play is by esteemed American playwright August Wilson. Is the Arena Players’ production a good introduction for newcomers of Wilson’s work? (Photo by David Mitchell) Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Midday on Money: Tax Filing and Finances
April 11, 2024 18:31 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBIf history is a guide, there will be more than a few people finally getting around to filing their taxes this weekend. The deadline is Monday at midnight, unless you file for an extension. If you live in one of 12 states in which the IRS has a pilot program, and you meet certain qualifications, you can file for free directly on the IRS website. Maryland is not one of those states. Maryland residents must either consult a tax professional, or use software programs that various companies mak...
When children commit crimes, who gets charged? Parents or kids?
April 10, 2024 18:59 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBYesterday, in a courtroom in Pontiac, Michigan, Jennifer and James Crumbley were each sentenced to prison for failing to prevent their son from killing four students in a 2021 mass shooting at Oxford High School. Legal experts say it is the first time that parents of minors who commit murder have been convicted of involuntary manslaughter, and it could serve as a model for other cases around the country. In Maryland on Sunday morning, Howard County Police arrested five teenagers and charge...