Entertainment

Ahead of his weekend's performances at Magooby’s Joke House, actor, writer, and stand-up comic Paul Reiser, a “Diner guy” best known for his work on the long-running NBC television series “Mad About You,” joins us in Studio A to reflect on his career in Hollywood and on the stage.

April 30, 2013

We all know that in case of an emergency, call 9-1-1. For information, press 4-1-1. But last year, more than 96,000 Maryland residents dialed 2-1-1. Sandy Monck, chief impact officer at United Way of Central Maryland tells us how UWCM's 2-1-1 Maryland is assisting residents in need.

March 18, 2013

Ty Burr, film critic for The Boston Globe and author of "Gods Like Us: On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame," explores the evolution of celebrity with Midday on Film contributors Linda DeLibero, associate director of film studies at The Johns Hopkins University, and filmmaker Christopher Llewellyn Reed, chair and associate professor of the Department of Film and Video at Stevenson University.

The Baltimore Development Corporation has a new president.  Brenda McKenzie, who now works in  Boston, will be taking on the role.  We talk with Mark Reutter of the Baltimore Brew about what she's getting into, and with Thomas Grillo, a business reporter who covered her while she was in Boston.

In three weeks, Marylanders will decide whether to legalize same sex marriage.  It's a referendum being watched around the country.  We talk with two reporters about strategists...and money... coming into the state.

Today is ‘Ada Lovelace Day,’ a day that recognizes women working in science, technology, engineering, and math. We talk with Penny Rheingans, director of the Center for Women in Technology at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, about how to draw more women into tech.

In 2010, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.   The idea was to prevent another global recession. But has it worked?  We ask former regulator and University of Maryland law professor Michael Greenberger.

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified 26 different species of gut bacteria that may be linked to obesity and diabetes.  Nathan Sterner talks with Dr. Claire Fraser, who led the study.

Start your engines! The second Baltimore Grand Prix is just days away. We check in with Tim Mayer, general manager of the Grand Prix of Baltimore for Andretti Sports Marketing and J.P. Grant, the Columbia-based financier heading Race On LLC (which has a five-year contract to put on the city's IndyCar race,) about how the race is shaping up, speak with Team Baltimore Racing driver Marc Bunting, and get listener questions and comments about the big Labor Day weekend event.