Cone sisters

Most births attended by midwives take place in a hospital.  Yet, many people still associate midwives with birthing at home or in a free-standing birth center.  This morning we look at the different settings for midwife-attended births in Maryland.

Then, a Baltimore student talks about the difference that skin tone makes among African-Americans today, and its roots in history.

Plus, the story of the amazing sisters who brought Baltimore the Cone Collection of modernist art - as told by their great-niece and her daughter.

This conversation originally aired on September 8, 2009.

The tale of two pairs of art collecting sisters.

Place may have the largest determining factor in health disparities.

Maryland’s duck hunting season starts on Saturday. It’s an old tradition, and one that has evolved as the bay has changed. We’ll take a trip to Cambridge to learn more about it.