ravens

Well, the Texans got Ed Reed, the Titans got Bernard Pollard, and…ESPN got Ray Lewis.

The Baltimore Ravens eked out a victory over the San Francisco 49ers to become Super Bowl champs last night. The Ravens surged ahead early, but after a 34 minute halt in play due to a power outage, the 49ers roared back to get within three. But, the Ravens' defense held on a crucial fourth and goal play with less than two minutes to play.

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.

January 30, 2013

Magenta, aubergine, violet--call it what you like, but no doubt you’re seeing an awful lot of purple around Baltimore these days. As the Ravens prepare for the Superbowl this weekend, we thought we’d take a look at the “purple economy.”

There is purple!

The Baltimore Ravens are going to the Super Bowl. They'll square off against the San Francisco 49ers in New Orleans on February 3rd. Tom Hall talks with Mark Hyman about last night's AFC Championship game and looks ahead to the Super Bowl.

For the first time in more than a decade, the Ravens are Super Bowl bound. In a rematch of last year's AFC championship game, the Ravens beat the New England Patriots 28 to 13 last night.

Mark Hyman joins Tom in the studio to talk about the big game; both the one last night and the one in two weeks in the Big Easy.

More than 700,000 Marylanders don't know where their next meal is coming from. We discuss the Maryland Food Bank’s latest efforts, including a collaboration with farmers and prison inmates to get fresh produce to those who need it.
Then, only one American team, the Baltimore Stallions, has ever won the Canadian Football League's version of the Super Bowl. We talk with Jim Speros, owner of Baltimore's short-lived, but championship team.

And J. Wynn Rousuck reviews "Next to Normal" at the Vagabond Players.