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2,843 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 31 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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Rousuck's Review: "Avaaz" at the Olney Theatre Center
March 15, 2024 20:10 - 9 minutes - 8.82 MBTheater 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 MBEmail us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Johnny O's campaign to move from the county to Congress
March 14, 2024 20:56 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBTom'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 MBReforming 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 MBMaryland 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 MBIn 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 MBIn 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 MBTheater 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 MBToday 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 MBCan 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 MBMost 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 MBIn 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 MBIt'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 MBTom 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 MBIt'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 MBToday 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 MBPolicy 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 MBAre 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 MBMidday 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 MBNutrition 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 MBTwo 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 MBThere 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 MBWYPR 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 MBMidday 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 MBOn 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 MBA 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 MBWesley 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 MBAyesha 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 MBOn 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 MBPulitzer 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 MBTom'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 MBTheater 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 MBBritish 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 MBLargely 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 MBSusan 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 MBJohn 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 MBToday 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 MBTom 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.
Newswrap: Border security and SCOTUS hears Trump case
February 09, 2024 18:54 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBOn today's edition of the Midday Newswrap: Luke Broadwater of The New York Times explains how a bipartisan immigration bill fell victim to partisan dysfunction in Congress. Chaos continues to ensue in the Republican caucus in the House of Representatives, causing grave concerns for the border, the prospects for Ukraine in the war against Russia, support for Israel and aid to Gaza. Plus, Devon Ombres of the Center for American Progress has analysis of the Supreme Court’s consideration of Don...
Rousuck's Review: "Crumbs from the Table of Joy" at the Everyman Theatre
February 09, 2024 18:30 - 9 minutes - 8.37 MBIt'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. She reviews “Crumbs from the Table of Joy” at the Everyman Theatre in Baltimore. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Candidate for Congress: Juan Dominguez for the 3rd District
February 06, 2024 21:40 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBIn today’s installment in our series of Conversations with the Candidates, we talk to Democratic congressional candidate Juan Dominguez. He is one of 16 announced candidates running for Congress in the 3rd Congressional District. The incumbent, John Sarbanes, will retire from the House of Representatives next January. The district encompasses Howard County, and parts of Anne Arundel and Carroll Counties. Juan Dominguez is a senior executive with Breezeline, an internet provider. He’s a 198...
Healthwatch With Dr. Leana Wen:
February 05, 2024 19:35 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBDr. Leana Wen joins Tom for Midday Healthwatch, where they discuss issues affecting the health and well-being of Charm City residents. Today, Dr. Wen will answer your questions about COVID, and if you successfully completed a Dry or a Damp January, we’ll talk about why that’s good news for your health, and we’ll explore some ways you can keep those good health habits intact. Dr. Wen is a former health commissioner of Baltimore. She’s a columnist on health matters for the Washington Post, a...
Rousuck's Review: "Mrs. Doubtfire" at The Hippodrome
February 02, 2024 21:56 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBIt is 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 “Mrs. Doubtfire,” which continues at the Hippodrome through Sunday, February 4, 2023. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Midday at the Movies with Jed Dietz
February 02, 2024 21:53 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBToday is Midday at the Movies, our monthly focus on new films and film-industry trends. Today we are joined by one of our regular movie aficionados, Jed Dietz, founding director of the Maryland Film Festival. We look back at the attendance numbers for 2023's movies. And though we are in a time of the year traditionally lacking many movie releases, there are plenty of good movies in theaters. We talk about "The Boy and the Heron," "Zone of Interest" and more. Email us at [email protected], tw...
News Wrap: Marilyn and Nick Mosby, the trial & their future
February 02, 2024 21:49 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBOn today's Midday Newswrap, we breakdown the latest headlines. Our guest is John O’Connor, political director for our news partner the Baltimore Banner. The Baltimore Orioles will soon have a new owner: David Rubenstein, erstwhile of the Carlyle Group, has assembled an A-list roster of investors that includes Cal Ripken, Jr., former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Michele Kang, who is adding the Orioles to her portfolio of several women’s soccer te...
Midday Live @ WTMD: The Swingles
February 01, 2024 19:40 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBMidday goes live at WTMD with 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.
"HBCU Made" by NPR's Ayesha Rascoe highlights Black colleges
January 31, 2024 17:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBAyesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday on NPR. She also hosts the Saturday episodes of the NPR Podcast, Up First. She is also a proud graduate of Howard University, known in some quarters as the Harvard of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Rascoe has collected and edited a collection of poignant essays from a wide range of HBCU graduate who explain the importance of their educations and institutions. The book is called HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College E...
Candidate for City Council President: Shannon Sneed
January 30, 2024 20:36 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBIn today’s installment in our series of Conversations with the Candidates, Tom talks with Shannon Sneed. She is a former Baltimore City Council member who is running in the Democratic primary for City Council President. With the Mayor and the Comptroller, the City Council President holds one of three city-wide offices in Baltimore government. Many Council Presidents have been elected as Mayor after serving as the Chief Legislative Officer of the City. Shannon Sneed served one term on the C...
How can MD improve the approach to juvenile justice?
January 29, 2024 19:25 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBWhat’s the best way to deal with kids who commit crimes? In recent years, the Maryland General Assembly passed several juvenile justice reform measures. Some of those measures are being reconsidered this year, after questions raised by law enforcement officials. Members of the Maryland Youth Justice Coalition joins us to discuss what should be done. Alice Wilkerson is the Executive Director of Advance Maryland, a nonprofit assisting other nonprofits with advocacy efforts. Emily Virgin is ...
Dr. Matthew Taylor on "Spiritual Warriors" and the January 6th riot
January 29, 2024 19:18 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBA new documentary investigates the Christian Nationalist movement in the United States and its involvement in the attack on the Capitol in 2021. Dr. Matthew Taylor joins us to talk about the film, "Spiritual Warriors: Decoding Christian Nationalism at the Capitol Riot." Taylor is the Protestant Scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian and Jewish Studies in Baltimore. He is also the author of an upcoming book, "The Violent Take it By Force: The Christian Movement That is Threatening ...