government

Baltimore is organized with what’s called a "strong-mayor" form of government, in which the powers of the mayor far outweigh the powers of the City Council.  Sheilah talks about this form of government and how it compares to other systems with Eric Zeemering, Assitant Professour of Public Policy at UMBC. She also talks with Julie Scharper, who reports on City Hall for the Baltimore Sun, about the current power tussle that's taking place.

Author Lauren Silberman talks with Nathan about her book, Wicked Baltimore.

The “public-private partnership” is getting the attention of public officials who see potential for private funding of public capital projects. We’ll talk to an expert on PPPs, Comptroller Peter Franchot, and Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown, who’s chairing a commission on the oversight of these partnerships.

McDaniel College president and pop culture analyst Roger Casey on how we’ll be watching TV in the future…and what else we’ll be watching at the same time.

Treats for aesthetes!

Win some, lose some: Governor O’Malley looks back on the legislative session.

The Delmarva peninsula is the 11th largest producer of broiler chickens in the U.S. What does that mean for the peninsula?

Is music beautiful if no one’s listening? Tom asks conductor Markand Thakar, author of “Looking for the ‘Harp’ Quartet: An Investigation into Musical Beauty.”