Arena Players

Maryland is one of just four states that deny damage awards if you are at all at fault in an accident. We’ll talk to a law professor and a reporter about why Maryland’s highest court may soon change that.

Then, during the Iran hostage crisis, the CIA cooked up a scheme to extract several American diplomats. It’s the subject of the new Ben Affleck movie "Argo." The spy who organized the plot has retired to western Maryland; he’ll tell us how it went down.

And J. Wynn Rousuck reviews the Arena Players' performance of Smokey Joe's Café.

"...under the direction of Randolph Smith, the performers at Arena Players do a highly credible job" -J. Wynn Rousuck

Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews The Arena Players' production of "Smokey Joe's Cafe," a revue of the music of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller. The production has ties to Baltimore as Lieber grew up in West Baltimore, only a few blocks from The Arena Players.