Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast

The debate over tightening restrictions on who can own a gun in Maryland reaches into mental health-issues.State Health Secretary Joshua Sharfstein talks about how the governor’s proposal tries to protect the gun rights of those with mental problems.

How has wine evolved over thousands of years? We talk with "Inventing Wine" Author Paul Lukacs.

How do you apply the principles of feng shui to a cemetery? We visits the new Garden of Tranquility at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Baltimore County.

The way we speak-our accent and the type of language we use-doesn't always leap to the front of some people's minds when thinking of first impressions, but it does shape people's perceptions, for the benefit or to the detriment of the speaker. "One of the prejudices we have especially as Americans, is if we don't hear English-the King's English-we naturally tend to write people off as not being intelligent and that's the biggest mistake we can make," says Charles Ramos.

The decision by Baltimore State’s Attorney Gregg Bernstein not to press charges against police in Anthony Anderson’s death is still eliciting protests. We talk to the Anderson family’s attorney, J. Wyndal Gordon.
A new Johns Hopkins study links hearing loss among older adults with a decline in their brain functions like remembering and concentrating.Hearing expert and epidemiologist Frank Lin talks about recent study.
UMBC math professor Manil Suri on third novel "The City of Devi".

Can human traffickers be discouraged by the threat of law enforcement seizing the proceeds? Delegate Kathleen Dumais of Rockville has proposed an asset forfeiture bill three years running; it has died in committee. We discuss her chances of it passing this session.

Do you see purple?  As the Ravens get ready for the Super Bowl, our in-house amateur economists analyze fluctuations in the Purple Economy.

The American Library Association announced some prestigious children’s literature awards this week. Librarian Paula Willey tells us what won and what was skipped.

Anthony Anderson of East Baltimore was tackled by a city detective during an arrest four months ago. As a result of injuries during that arrest, Anderson died that night in police custody. State's Attorney Gregg Bernstein announced last week there will be no charges against the police officers involved in the arrest. We asked him why.

What do you get when you give a police scanner an ambient soundtrack? Eric Eberhardt, creator of the website “You Are Listening To Baltimore” told us on Maryland Morning.

The last time Baltimore saw a major revision of its zoning code, Thomas D’Alesandro III –“Little Tommy” -- was mayor, the Baltimore Colts were Super Bowl champs, and Baltimore-native Spiro Agnew was vice-president. That was 1971.

Web Extra: Much more of our interview with Stosur, including more on zoning for taverns, urban farming, and the port.

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