Midday
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: Moulin Rouge at The Hippodrome
December 07, 2023 21:43 - 11 minutes - 10.2 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 talk about The Hippodrome Theatre's production of Moulin Rouge, on stage through Dec. 17 Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Movies: Holiday season films with "Napoleon," "Maestro," and "The Holdovers"
December 07, 2023 21:39 - 37 minutes - 34.1 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 and author. We discuss Ridley Scott's new historic epic, Napoleon, as well as a couple topical movies for the holiday season. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Dan Rodricks' one-man show "Baltimore: You Have No Idea"
December 06, 2023 21:43 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBDan Rodricks joins Midday today. He is a familiar face to longtime listeners. Rodricks hosted this show for 7 years, from 2008 to 2015. He joined the Evening Sun in 1979 and became a popular and award-winning reporter and columnist. His writing is insightful and imaginative on issues affecting Baltimore and beyond. Rodricks is also the author of three books, and two plays. The first play is called Baltimore: You Have No Idea, which played to sold out audiences at the Baltimore Museum of Art...
Midday with the Mayor of Frederick: Michael O'Connor
December 06, 2023 21:36 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBOn today's show its Midday with the Mayor of Frederick, Michael O’Connor. The city of Frederick and Frederick County are growing exponentially. According to analysis of census data by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Frederick added nearly 13,000 residents between 2010 and 2020, a population increase that is second only to Alexandria, Virginia, during that period. This rapid growth comes with challenges such as school overcrowding and the need for transportation improvemen...
What Hurts Today? Injuries and recovery with Dr. Miho Tanaka
December 05, 2023 21:15 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBMidday presents another edition of What Hurts Today? This series is an homage to everyone who gets out there and works out and plays hard and gets moving and sometimes gets in a little trouble when muscles you didn’t know you had start making themselves known the old fashioned way: they hurt. So, we humbly ask, “What hurts today?,” and we encourage you to call us and let us know. And we are delighted that Dr. Miho Tanaka is back to help sort out what you can do about what hurts, and perha...
"City of Artists: Baltimore" integrates writing & visual arts
December 04, 2023 19:39 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBA new book, "City of Artists: Baltimore" celebrates the vibrant, diverse, and multi-pronged literary and artistic community here in Baltimore. The editors of this beautiful and engaging book are Cara Ober and Ed Berlin. Ober is the founder and publisher of Bmore Art, a semi-annual print magazine and insightful web site that covers all things arts in the Baltimore metro area. Ed Berlin is the former owner of the Ivy Bookshop, and the author of a memoir called Adrift: A Travelog. Email us at...
Healthwatch: Flu, RSV and Covid Season
December 04, 2023 19:36 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBIt is the Midday Healthwatch with Dr. Leana Wen, one of the most respected public health experts in the country. Dr. Leana Wen is a former health commissioner of Baltimore. She is a columnist on health matters for the Washington Post, a medical expert on CNN, a scholar at George Washington University and a non-resident fellow at the Brookings Institution. On Friday,the CDC issued a warning that “the US is experiencing elevated RSV activity, particularly among young children.” There has als...
Rousuck's Review: Fat Ham at The Studio Theatre
December 01, 2023 20:26 - 9 minutes - 8.68 MBIt's time for another visit with Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck, who joins Tom Hall each week with her reviews of the Maryland-DC-Virginia regional stage. This week she reviews “Fat Ham,” which is based on the Shakespearian classic "Hamlet." This version of the story, however, unfolds at a barbecue in North Carolina. “Fat Ham,” continues at the Studio Theatre in Washington through January 14, 2024. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
The Poulenc Trio will perform by candlelight at The Peale Museum
December 01, 2023 20:20 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBThe Poulenc Trio, who is internationally recognized for their classical and contemporary chamber music, dropped by Midday in advance of their upcoming Candlelight Concert performance at The Peale Musuem. Two members of the trio, pianist Irina Kaplan Lande and bassoonist Bryan Young, joined Tom to give a glimpse of what audiences can expect tomorrow. The Poulenc Trio will perform December 2nd at the Peale Museum in Baltimore. The next show in the Candlelight Concert Series is December 10th a...
Newswrap: MD court appeals gun safety law. What happens next?
December 01, 2023 20:13 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBLast week, a ten-year-old Maryland law regarding licensing requirements for handguns was declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. On the same day, a judge in Oregon struck down a law that would have prohibited high-capacity magazines in addition to requiring background checks and training to obtain gun permits. What do these rulings indicate for gun regulations and gun safety moving forward? Tom speaks with Eric Tirschwell, the executive director and c...
Student loan confusion: Who pays and when and how?
November 30, 2023 19:37 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBAccording to the Federal Reserve, over the last decade, the amount of student debt carried by Americans has jumped up 66% to more than $1.77 trillion. Borrowers in Maryland are estimated to have the highest average amount of debt at nearly $40,000 per person. On October 1, 2023, a three-year hiatus from loan payment due to the pandemic ended. There is great uncertainty surrounding the new rules governing who has to pay and how much they have to pay. Three guests join the show to help us un...
Midday in the Neighborhood: Baltimore and Howard County
November 29, 2023 19:33 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBToday it’s Midday in the Neighborhood and we’re going to check-in with our colleagues from The Baltimore Banner. First, we talk with Jasmine Vaughn-Hall and Councilwoman Phylicia Porter about development in South Baltimore. Next, we hear from Clara Longo de Freitas and Misty Fae about erosion and storm repair in Herring Run Park. Tom wraps up the show with Daniel Zawodny and his exploration of the Howard County school system's bus crisis. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR...
New BPD Commissioner Richard Worley on crime reduction
November 28, 2023 20:55 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBBaltimore City Police Commissioner Richard Worley joins Midday. He joined the department in 1998, rising in the ranks from patrol officer in the Western District to Sergeant in the Southwest district, Lieutenant and then Captain in the Northern District, to Lt. Colonel. In 2018, Mr. Worley was promoted to the rank of Colonel, and appointed Chief of Patrol. He became Chief of Detectives in 2021, and last year, working closely with Commissioner Michael Harrison, he was named the Deputy Commis...
Dr. Joy Buolamwini questions technology in "Unmasking AI"
November 27, 2023 17:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBTom's guest is Dr. Joy Buolamwini, her ground-breaking work in the field of artificial intelligence led her to form an organization called the Algorithmic Justice Leage, with which she leads the crusade against the harms of AI. Dr. Joy has just published a book that tells her remarkable story and elucidates how she came to understand the shortcomings and dangers of AI. The book is a clarion call to world leaders, tech entrepreneurs and scholars to address the deficits in AI and regul...
Adam Nagourney on the real story behind the New York Times
November 24, 2023 17:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBOn today's show, a conversation about the New York Times, one of the world’s most singular and powerful journalistic enterprises. Adam Nagourney joined the Times in 1996, and served as the chief political correspondent in Washington, D.C., and as the Los Angeles Bureau Chief. He now covers national politics. Nagourney captures with exquisite detail and insight the triumphs and the tumult of the world’s “paper of record,” between the post-Watergate years in the 1970s through the surprise ...
What Ya Got Cooking for Thanksgiving?
November 22, 2023 19:07 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBIt’s the What Ya' Got Cookin'? Thanksgiving edition, a beloved tradition here on Midday, going all the way back to 2016. Tom talks with John Shields, owner of Gertrude's at the Baltimore Museum of Art and Damian Mosely of Blacksauce Kitchen. The two chefs talk with Tom and the Midday callers about cooking tips and food faux pas for folks preparing tomorrow's big meal. We also get a special check-in from Tom's mom, Rosemary Hall. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call ...
What's the secret to getting better sleep?
November 21, 2023 20:21 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBA Thanksgiving Day nap may be part of your turkey day tradition, but for many people sleep is a challenge. In 2020, the CDC reported that at least 15% of Americans had trouble falling asleep. Today on Midday, we tackle the problem of insomnia. We welcome back Dr. Jade Wu. She is a board-certified behavioral sleep medicine specialist at the Duke University School of Medicine, and the author of a terrific book in which she suggests ways to solve a problem that nearly 25 million Americans face...
Midday on Books: "Absolution," from novelist Alice McDermott
November 20, 2023 21:12 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBTom speaks with novelist Alice McDermott about her latest novel, "Absolution." The story is set in Vietnam in the earliest days of the war and explores the lives of the American military wives. The book places at its center a young woman, newly married, living in an unfamiliar place, submerged in an unfamiliar milieu of military personnel, consultants and contractors. It is an intimate portrait of a person finding her way, and a telling chronicle of characters that are usually cast as ancil...
Rousuck's Review: "Sweet Charity" from Bmore Broadway Live
November 17, 2023 20:30 - 8 minutes - 7.79 MBIt's time for another visit with Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck, who joins Tom Hall each week with her reviews of the Maryland-DC-Virginia regional stage. Today, Judy tells us about the current revival of the Tony Award-winning 1966 Broadway musical, Sweet Charity, brought to The Motor House stage by the new Bmore Broadway Live drama troupe. With book by Neil Simon, music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, Sweet Charity follows the romantic misadventures of Charity Hope Va...
The Inner Harbor, Camden Yards: Reimagining our public spaces
November 17, 2023 20:19 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBA few weeks ago, the Baltimore Orioles and the Maryland Stadium Authority announced a “Memorandum of Understanding” that would extend the team’s lease at Camden Yards and provide state money for redevelopment of the area around the stadium. And, last week, plans to reimagine another Baltimore landmark, Harborplace, were announced by local developer David Bramble of MCB Real Estate. Tom's next guest is an urban planner on the faculty of Morgan State University. Dr. Daniel Campo is the Chair ...
Baltimore auto-theft surge focus of Banner's investigative series
November 17, 2023 20:11 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBIt’s the Midday Newswrap. Since last spring, when a viral TikTok video showed thieves how to steal Kia and Hyundai cars in less than a minute, the rate of auto thefts in Baltimore has exponentially outpaced neighboring jurisdictions, and cities like Philadelphia and Washington, DC. This week, the Baltimore Banner, the not-for-profit online news platform, has published a series of articles that examine the reasons and the ramifications of this disturbing trend, which many other cities are...
Caring for our pets: Expert tips from veterinarian Dr. Lisa Gerity
November 16, 2023 20:02 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBToday on our show, it’s Midday on Pets! Dr. Lisa Gerity joins us once again with answers to all your concerns about our beloved critters. If you have questions about caring for your cat or dog or any other pet, give us a call at 410.662.8780, or email us at [email protected]. Dr. Gerity serves as medical director and part-time veterinarian at the Greater Annapolis Veterinary Hospital. She joins us on Zoom from Ellicott City…. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us...
Grace Cavalieri, outgoing MD Poet Laureate, on her new collection
November 15, 2023 20:14 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBJoining Tom now is the wonderful, award-winning poet Grace Cavalieri. She was appointed Maryland's poet laureate in 2018, a post she will leave later this month. And, for more than 40 years, she’s been the host of The Poet and the Poem, first on public radio, now a podcast from the Library of Congress. She has a new collection of poems, some new, and some previously published. It’s called The Long Game. Grace Cavalieri joins us on Zoom from her home in Annapolis… Email us at midday@wypr....
In conversation: McDaniel College President, Dr. Julia Jasken
November 15, 2023 20:04 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBToday, another installment of Midday on Higher Education, our continuing series of conversations with the leaders of Maryland's colleges and universities. Tom's guest is Dr. Julia Jasken. She came to McDaniel College in Maryland's Carroll County as an English teacher in 2003. In 2021, she was selected as the college’s 10th President, becoming the second woman in MacDaniel's 156-year history to serve in that role. McDaniel is home to about 1,800 undergraduates and 1,400 graduate students. ...
Midday on Music: Live @ WTMD: South Africa's Ndlovu Youth Choir
November 14, 2023 22:21 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBToday on Midday, host Tom Hall is delighted to welcome the Ndlovu Youth Choir to the Performance Space at our sister station WTMD, in Towson, Maryland. This talented singing group from South Africa — the troupe with us today is comprised of seven young men and six young women — has become one of the world's most popular and inspirational musical ensembles since it was formed in 2009. The creative outgrowth of an after-school program for orphaned and vulnerable children in Limpopo, South Af...
Talking Books: Novelists Ann Patchett and Lindsay Lynch
November 13, 2023 17:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBTom's guests on this encore edition of Midday are two authors who have new books — and a special bond. Ann Patchett is the best-selling author of nine novels, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and a recipient of the National Humanities Medal. Her new book, published this past August, is called Tom Lake. Her protagonist is an actress who ultimately lands in a different line of work. It’s a tender, warm, and wise, meditation on love and family and memory and the stories that shape us. Linds...
A father reflects on his veteran son's battle with severe PTSD
November 10, 2023 21:11 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBTom's guest is local author Patrick Smithwick. He has written a poignant and heart-wrenching book about his son Andrew, a veteran, and his descent into mental illness. The book is called War’s Over, Come Home: A Father’s Search for His Son, Two-Tour Marine Veteran of the Iraq War. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Newswrap: Mosby trial, voter rolls and city redistricting
November 10, 2023 21:07 - 40 minutes - 37 MBIt’s the Midday Newswrap. We’re going to take a look behind the headlines of some of the big local stories of the past week. Yesterday, a federal grand jury found former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby guilty on two counts of perjury. WYPR’s Wambui Kamau was in the courtroom in Greenbelt when the verdict was handed down. Bryan Sears, who covers government for the indispensable news website, MD Matters joins us, as well. His recent reporting of the MD Office of Legislative Audits t...
Rousuck's Review: "Chess" at the Vagabond Players Theatre
November 09, 2023 19:51 - 9 minutes - 8.51 MBMidday Theater Critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Midday every week to review our region's current theater productions. This week, she reviews "Chess" which runs at the Vagabond Players Theatre until Nov. 19, 2023. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
John Eisenberg on the history of the NFL's Black quarterbacks
November 09, 2023 19:38 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBJohn Eisenberg, an award-winning former sportswriter and columnist at the Baltimore Sun is the author of ten books. His latest book, "Rocket Men: The Black Quarterbacks Who Revolutionized Pro Football," is a compelling chronicle of the long, slow turn around in attitudes among NFL owners and coaches, who for nearly one hundred years refused to consider Black players as team leaders. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Midday Healthwatch: Drug Safety on Paxlovid and Ozempic
November 08, 2023 20:10 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBToday on Midday, it’s the Midday Healthwatch with Dr. Leana Wen. This week Tom talks with Dr. Wen about Paxlovid and any precautions people should take as we move toward the Thanksgiving holiday. They also discuss the pros and cons of using Ozempic for weight loss. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Election Day 2023: What will today's results forecast for 2024?
November 07, 2023 21:12 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBToday is Election Day in Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and several other states which means our country is exactly one year away from the 2024 presidential election. Two acclaimed political commentators join me with perspective on tonight's election results and what’s ahead for the next year. E.J. Dionne is a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post and a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. Norman Ornstein is a Senior Fellow Emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute and writes f...
Peace Movement Weekend sees zero homicides, focus on wellness
November 06, 2023 19:51 - 10 minutes - 9.43 MBThe Baltimore Peace Movement, formerly Baltimore Ceasefire, holds Peace Promise events on four weekends every year that include sacred space rituals, and life-affirming activities that celebrate peace and give voice to the deep-seeded desire to end violence in our city. After each of these weekends, we invite organizers of the Baltimore Peace Movement to share reflections on the events of the previous weekend, and to inspire people to get involved. Letrice Gant is Deputy Director of the Bal...
What's the path forward for Palestinians in Gaza?
November 06, 2023 19:45 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBDr. James Zogby joins us to discuss how the Biden administrations actions during the Israel-Hamas war might cost the President crucial Arab American votes in 2024. A recent poll from the New York Times and Siena College found Trump leading Biden in six crucial battleground states. Zogby is a co-founder of the Arab American Institute, which advocates on behalf of the 3.7 million Arab Americans across the country. He is also the Director of Zogby Research Services, a firm that takes the puls...
Sen. Ben Cardin on the U.S. agenda for Israel and Gaza's future
November 06, 2023 19:41 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBThe Rafah Gate between Gaza and Egypt opened last week, allowing some Americans and nationals from other countries to escape the hell that is the Gaza Strip. Yesterday, White House principal deputy national security adviser Jon Finer said that more than 300 Americans have been able to leave Gaza so far. This as the death toll in Gaza continues to climb. Over 10,000 people have died in Gaza since the start of the war, according to the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health, including 4,104 chil...
Rousuck's Review: "The Chinese Lady" at Everyman Theatre
November 03, 2023 20:03 - 10 minutes - 9.33 MBTheater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Tom to share another weekly review of a local theatrical production. This week, she spotlights "The Chinese Lady"at the Everyman Theatre. The show runs through November 19, 2023. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Newswrap: Harborplace changes and congressional races
November 03, 2023 19:57 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBLast Monday, Gov. Wes Moore, Senate President Bill Ferguson, and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott joined the developer David Bramble to announce preliminary designs for a reboot of Harbor Place. Melody Simmons covers development for the Baltimore Business Journal. She joins Midday to discuss the plans for Harborplace. Then, Pamela Woodof The Baltimore Banner joins Midday to share her reporting on the retirement announcement from Congressman John Sarbanes which follows Senator Ben Cardin’s dec...
Movies: "Killers of the Flower Moon" and Lady Bird Johnson
November 02, 2023 18:42 - 23 minutes - 21.8 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 will discuss Martin Scorsese's latest film, Killers of the Flower Moon. We also discuss Lady Bird Diaries, a stunning documentary intimately capturing the life of the First Lady during the consequential years (1963-1969) of the Lyndon B. Johnson adminis...
Mayor Scott on Safe Streets and plans for Harborplace
November 02, 2023 18:34 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBFor this month's edition of Midday with the Mayor, Tom speaks with Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott about juvenile offenders, Safe Streets funding and plans for redeveloping Harborplace. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Anne Arundel Co. Exec. on housing strategy and transportation
November 01, 2023 19:07 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBAnne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman joins the show. When Mr. Pittman was elected in 2018, he was a newcomer to elective office. He is in his second term, and he will not be eligible to run for a third term in 2026 due to term limits in the County charter. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Howard Co. Exec. on affordable housing and Ellicott City changes
November 01, 2023 18:53 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBHoward County Executive Calvin Ball joins us today. He is in his second and final term. In his state of the County address last week, County Executive Ball talked about affordable housing, flood mitigation, workforce development, and other initiatives Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Can Baltimore City protect youth rights while reducing crime?
October 31, 2023 20:54 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBToday on Midday, a conversation with two prominent public officials about the Child Interrogation Law. In 2022, the Maryland General Assembly passed a law intended to protect children from coercive tactics and pressure from police and prosecutors during questioning about crimes. The Child Interrogation Protection Act was vetoed by then Governor Larry Hogan. The legislature overrode that veto, and the law went into effect in October of 2022. The law says that children have an unwaivable ...
Journalist Jill Lepore compiles new book of essays, "The Deadline"
October 30, 2023 18:37 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBOur guest Jill Lepore is a writer with an amazing gift for drawing connections between the historical and the contemporary. She connects dots like no other observer, and in this terrific and wide-ranging compendium, she weaves a beautiful tapestry of the personal and public, the quirky and the quotidian. She’s a professor of history at Harvard and next summer, she will take on a concurrent appointment as a professor at the Harvard Law School. She’s been a staff writer for the New Yorker sin...
Newswrap: Baltimore County and a new Speaker of the House
October 27, 2023 18:54 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBToday in the Midday Newswrap, Tom speaks with WYPR Reporter Wambui Kamau about the Baltimore County Council and an initiative to address mass incarceration in Maryland. Afterwards, Tom talks with New York Times Congressional Reporter Luke Broadwater about the election of the new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Balto. County Exec. Olszewski on youth safety and transportation
October 27, 2023 18:41 - 25 minutes - 23 MBTom speaks with Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Jr. about current concerns in the county including youth safety, transportation funds and plans for enhancing accountability. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Rousuck's Review: "Funny Girl" at The Hippodrome
October 26, 2023 21:00 - 10 minutes - 9.55 MBTheater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews "Funny Girl" at the Hippodrome Theatre. The show is a sweet comedy about a young girl who dreams of life on the Broadway stage. “Funny Girl” continues at the Hippodrome through Sunday, October 29. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
Social equity & finance challenges in the cannabis industry
October 26, 2023 20:54 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBCannabis is big business, and more than $420 million dollars of medical and recreational use cannabis was sold in Maryland in the first eight months of the year. When the General Assembly made recreational cannabis legal, it established a new Office of Social Equity, to assure that members of traditionally marginalized communities have access to the resources they need to establish businesses in this lucrative industry. Joining Tom to discuss social equity in the cannabis business is Audre...
What role does the business community play with the Red Line?
October 25, 2023 18:45 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBGovernor Wes Moore has committed to reviving the Red Line, the east-west transit project that would connect Woodlawn in the west to Bayview in the east. During the last Red Line development process, the business community did not play a large role in the planning. With the relaunch of this transit project, business leaders pledge to be more proactively engaged and supportive of the Red Line. Tom's guests in this conversation are Maryland Transit Administrator Holly Arnold, PNC Bank's Regio...
Israel-Hamas: Congress is stalled but the conflict advances
October 24, 2023 17:54 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBToday on Midday, multiple perspectives on the conflict in the Middle East. Tom starts with Maryland Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger, then we hear from Sam Sokol, a Tel-Aviv based reporter for Haaretz. Later in the show, he speaks with Dr. Mitchell Bard, who is the Executive Director of the nonprofit American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise and is also the father of a 26-year-old Israeli Army Reservist. To wrap up the show, we take a look forward with Steven Simon, a Senior Research Fellow ...
Challenges for millions of Marylanders on Medicaid
October 23, 2023 18:56 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBAfter the Covid-19 public health emergency ended in May, millions of Marylanders have faced challenges with resuming Medicaid eligibility, according to reporting by Maryland Matters. Danielle Brown of Maryland Matters joins Tom to explain in-depth the challenges for Medicaid users and the Maryland Department of Health. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.