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 Midday Since its debut, To join in our conversations, you can call during the show at 410/662-8780 in Maryland, or toll-free at 866/661-9310. You can also email us anytime at midday@wypr.org. Visit our podcast page and subscribe  Chat about it at Dan's blog:  Midday July 6 - July 9 Monday, July 6 Noon-1:00 Since 1978, former state senator Bernie Fowler has hosted an annual Patuxent River Wade-in to call attention to the need for waterway restoration. This year he has reason to feel optimistic about the future of the Patuxent, and the Chesapeake Bay. We'll find out why when he joins us in Studio A. 1:00-2:00 Our guest this hour, journalist David Helvarg, spent two years riding along with the United States Coast Guard as research for his new book Rescue Warriors: The U.S. Coast Guard, America's Forgotten Heroes. He'll describe both the daily life of the "Coasties," as well as some of their most exciting rescues. Tuesday, July 7 Noon-1:00 Congressman Elijah Cummings will stop by Studio A to address some of the issues he's legislating on Capitol Hill: the economy, new transportation initiatives, and diversity in the military. 1:00-2:00 The post-war adjustment of the men and women who fought in World War II was not easy. A large number of veterans from "the good war" suffered from alcoholism, skyrocketing divorce rates, and even homelessness. Our guest, author Thomas Childers, chronicles this rarely discussed chapter in American history in his new book Soldier From the War Returning: the Greatest Generation's Troubled Homecoming from World War Two. Wednesday, July 8 Noon-1:00 TBA 1:00-2:00 Now in its fourth year, Whartscape is an arts festival that was created as an alternative to Artscape by local artists' collective Wham City. We'll get a preview of the event, and then delve into Baltimore's "alternative" arts scene with Dan Deacon of Wham City and Bret McCabe, arts editor of the City Paper. Thursday, July 9 Noon-1:00 TBA 1:00-2:00 One of the best ways to beat the heat of summer is with cool, refreshing treats. We've invited Henry Hong, the food nerd and City Paper Eat Me columnist, back to Midday to talk about Baltimore summertime favorites, including sno-balls, ice cream from a truck, and lemon sticks. Midday June 29 - July 2 Monday, June 29 Noon-1:00  Can running help lives--not just bodies--get back into shape? We'll find out when we talk with Kent Krabbe, co-chair of Back on My Feet, an organization that helps homeless men and women train for running events--and rebuild their lives. We'll also hear from Jaclyn Truncellito, the program's director, and Michael Rakowski, Back on My Feet member from the Helping Up Mission. 1:00-2:00 How developmental disabilities affect children is an often-discussed matter among parents, but what about adults with an autism spectrum disorder who have aged out of the school system? We'll learn about state policy (or lack thereof) regarding this issue, and what advocates would like to see happen in Maryland, from Ellen Feifarek, co-founder of the Adult Autism Resource Group, a work group of the Baltimore-Chesapeake chapter of the Autism Society of America; Nilda Gonzalez, neuropsychiatrist at the Sheppard Pratt Health System; and Zosia Zaks, author of Life and Love: Positive Strategies for Autistic Adults. Tuesday, June 30 Noon-1:00 The death of Michael Jackson is one of the biggest stories of the twenty-first century. We'll look at the life and cultural impact of the pop icon with Sheri Parks, associate professor of American Studies at the University of Maryland. 1:00-2:00 East is east and west is west and you can't go wrong choosing either as Midday begins our summer road trip series. Today's focus will be on the western counties and Eastern Shore of Maryland. Our guests will include Dan Patrell, publisher and editor of Maryland Life magazine; Don Sincell, editor of the Republican newspaper in Garrett County; and Fran Severn, freelance writer from the Eastern Shore and author of Art Drives on Delmarva. Wednesday, July 1 Noon-1:00 Barack Obama said during his presidential campaign that he planned to put an end to the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, but the gay community is now accusing him of backpedaling. We'll look at the increasingly tense relationship between gays and the government with John Culhane, a law professor at Widener University who writes, speaks, and works for equality, and Alex Nicholson, a service member forced out of the army after being outed by a fellow soldier. 1:00-2:00 Why is the state of Maryland shaped the way it is? Why does Oklahoma have a pan handle? We'll get the answers to these questions--and more--on this quiz show edition of Midday with our guest Mark Stein, author of the new book How the States Got Their Shapes. Thursday, July 2 Noon-1:00 Has the American individual become extinct? We'll examine how technology and free markets have transformed American life with Dalton Conley, noted sociologist and author of Elsewhere, U.S.A.: How We Got from the Company Man, Family Dinners, and the Affluent Society to the Home Office, Blackberry Moms, and Economic Anxiety. Originally broadcast 04-15-09 1:00-2:00 The eighty-seven member, all-volunteer crew of the highly decorated U.S. Navy submarine Tang should have been headed home when their last torpedo boomeranged and sent the submarine to the ocean floor. What happened next is chronicled in the book Escape From the Deep, written by our guest Alex Kershaw. Originally broadcast 06-18-08 Midday June 22 - June 25 Monday, June 22 Noon-1:00 The Liquefied Natural Gas plant at Sparrows Point, homeland security, and federal funding of highway, rail, and mass transit proposals here in Maryland: these are some of the local and national issues we'll look at with Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, a former Baltimore County Executive. 1:00-2:00 How much knowledge do graduates of prestigious and costly colleges actually gain spending four years in those hallowed halls? Our guest, novelist and Princeton graduate Walter Kirn, says in his new memoir Lost in the Meritocracy that the Ivy League rewards its faithful for their ability to work a room--not for their intelligence. Tuesday, June 23 Noon-1:00 With the end to a decades-long class action lawsuit possibly in sight, things might be turning around for the Baltimore City Department of Social Services, in charge of 60% of the child welfare cases in the state. We'll check in with Molly McGrath, director of the DSS, and Brenda Donald, secretary of the Maryland Department of Human Resources, and hear from two attorneys representing the plaintiffs in the case against them, Mitchell Mirviss of Venable LLP and Rhonda Lipkin, Child Welfare Advocacy Fellow at the Public Justice Center. 1:00-2:00 In this hour we'll consider another facet of child placement: intercountry adoption. Tom Difilipo, president and CEO of the Joint Council on International Children's Services, and Michele Bond, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Overseas Citizen Services, will describe the infinite reward--and bureaucratic obstacles--parents face when adopting from abroad. Paul Kvinta, contributing editor for National Geographic Adventure magazine, will share the story of his adoption of a Guatemalan child, which has been frozen by the government of that nation. Wednesday, June 24 Noon-1:00 Last week, the Senate followed the House in voting to apologize for slavery and the Jim Crow segregation that followed it. After 150 years, however, is this apology simply too late? We'll talk about the issue with Lester Spence, associate professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University, and Carol Swain, a professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University. 1:00-2:00 Baltimore Sun television critic David Zurawik will make his monthly visit to Midday, and he'll give his take on President Obama's relationship with the press. Thursday, June 25 Noon-1:00 The morning after President Obama's televised "conversation" about health care, we'll review at his plans for reforming the system with Jonathan Weiner, professor of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Ceci Connolly, health care reporter for the Washington Post. 1:00-2:00 Ladies and gentlemen, start your grills! It's time for another Chef's Challenge on Midday, with guests Donna Crivello, owner of Donna's Cafe and Coffee Bars; Henry Hong, food writer for the Baltimore City Paper; and Themar Long, chef and owner of the coffee shop Peace and a Cup of Joe. Midday June 15 - June 18 Monday, June 15 Noon-1:00 American schoolchildren learn about the Nazis' program of eugenics, the foundation of their attempt to create a "master race," but how many know about the early-twentieth-century U.S. eugenics programs that the Nazis claimed as their inspiration at the Nuremberg trials? We'll explore this dark side of American history with law professor Paul Lombardo, whose book Three Generations, No Imbeciles examines the 1927 Supreme Court case Buck v. Bell, in which the court upheld states' rights to forcibly sterilize residents. Originally broadcast 12-10-08 1:00-2:00 Was Alexander the Great a victim of West Nile virus? Was Joan of Arc mentally ill during her heresy trial? Did Edgar Allan Poe die of rabies? We'll find out from University of Maryland School of Medicine professor Philip MacKowiak, whose book Post Mortem: Solving History's Great Medical Mysteries examines the lives and deaths of famous men and women throughout history. Originally broadcast 03-02-09 Tuesday, June 16 Noon-1:00 When our guest Lee Woodruff got the phone call informing her that her husband, ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff, was injured by a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq, it started both of them down a long path of recovery. Though painful, this experience inspired them to establish a fund to help wounded soldiers get better care and to co-author the bestselling memoir In An Instant: a Family's Journey of Love and Healing. Originally broadcast 03-12-09 1:00-2:00 From overachieving, idealistic law students to burnt-out public defenders, Hollywood's depiction of lawyers has run the gamut. We'll look at the portrayal of lawyers in films with Taunya Lovell Banks, professor of law at the University of Maryland, where she teaches seminars on law in film. Originally broadcast 04-14-09 Wednesday, June 17 Noon-1:00 The Maryland Commission on Judicial Disabilities was created to monitor the conduct of elected and appointed judges. It is a difficult proposition, however, for either lawyers or private citizens to bring about meaningful disciplinary measures against a judge they feel has acted improperly. We'll take a look at this problem with Byron Warnken, professor of law at the University of Baltimore, and Nancy Forster, Public Defender for the State of Maryland. 1:00-2:00 Free, unstructured play has virtually vanished from the lives of most children in America, with organized sports and indoor digital activities dominating their time. We'll find out what these kids are missing--and how to get it back--with Mike Lanza, founder and Chief Play Officer of Playborhood.com; Mary Hardcastle, program manager for environmental education and community outreach at Parks and People; and Mark Hyman, author of Until It Hurts: America's Obsession with Youth Sports and How It Harms Our Kids. Thursday, June 18 Noon-1:00 The recent rash of bias-motivated violence in this country raises serious questions about the psychological incitement to commit these crimes and the mental health of the perpetrators, attempts to legislate hate speech in the United States, and the role of the media in this discussion. We'll speak with Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center; Howard J. Ehrlich, director of the Prejudice Institute and author of Hate Crimes and Ethnoviolence; and Dr. Phyllis Gerstenfeld, criminal justice professor at California State University, Stanislaus. 1:00-2:00 Just in time for Father's Day, we'll look at the changing role of expectant dads with Judith Walzer Leavitt, professor of medical history and gender studies at the University of Wisconsin - Madison and author of the new book Make Room for Daddy: The Journey from Waiting Room to Birthing Room. Midday June 8 - June 11 This week, Karen Hosler of the WYPR News Department will be sitting in for Dan. Monday, June 8 Noon-1:00 On the Monday after the Belmont Stakes, we'll get an update on the health of Maryland horseracing, as well as the progress of slot machine parlors in the state. Our panel includes Andy Green, opinion editor of the Baltimore Sun; Edward Reilly, chairman of the Anne Arundel County Council; Mike Pons of Country Life Farm in Bel Air; and Joe Weinberg, a partner in charge of the gaming division of the Cordish Company. 1:00-2:00 Gang influence in the state of Maryland is on the rise--and not just in Baltimore City. The attack and subsequent death of Crofton teen Christopher Jones is just the most recent manifestation of the phenomenon. We'll speak with Dr. Finn-Aage Esbensen, professor of youth crime and violence in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis; Lieutenant James Batten of the Anne Arundel County Police Department; and Janet Hankin and Jennifer Rallo, prosecutors for the Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City, about combating gang influence in youth populations. Tuesday, June 9 Noon-1:00 For more than a half century, the steel mill at Sparrows Point has been spewing dangerous chemicals into the Patapsco River that continue to contaminate the surrounding communities and poison the Chesapeake Bay--despite promises of a clean-up. We'll hear from bay advocates who say state and federal regulators aren't being tough enough with the steel plant owners, and from the state officials who say they're doing the best they can. Author Mark Reutter, who's written extensively about the plant, will offer a historical perspective. 1:00-2:00 Pamela Constable has announced the "demise" of the foreign correspondent--at the same time working as Islamabad and Kabul bureau chief for the Washington Post. She'll stop by Studio A to talk about Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the need for American journalists abroad. Wednesday, June 10 Noon-1:00 Although some of the charges against her have been dropped, Mayor Sheila Dixon is not out of the woods yet: seven criminal charges remain--as well as the possibility of prosecutorial appeal. We'll analyze her ability to govern with (some) legal charges still hanging over her head with Don Norris, chair of the department of public policy at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and director of the Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research; Annie Linskey, who has been covering the story for the Baltimore Sun; and Steve Henderson of the Detroit Free Press. 1:00-2:00 The national shortage of physicians has hit Maryland, and we'll look at the crisis with Pegeen Townsend, senior vice president at the Maryland Hospitals Association; Dr. Yvette Rooks, family medicine specialist at the University of Maryland Medical Center; and Dr. Neel Vibhakar, head of emergency medicine at Baltimore Washington Medical Center. Thursday, June 11 Noon-1:00 June 1 marked the beginning of enforcement of the new Maryland driver's license laws. We'll look at the impact of this legislation on the state's immigrant--and non-immigrant--populations with Janice Kephart, director of national security policy at the Center for Immigration Studies; Liz Alex, manager of CASA de Maryland's Baltimore office; and Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, who represents Maryland's eighteenth district. 1:00-2:00 Farmers' markets are cropping up all over Maryland, as are Community Supported Agriculture co-ops. We'll look at this relatively recent phenomenon with Amy Crone of the Maryland Department of Agriculture; Janna Howley, marketing and outreach manager of FRESHFARM Markets; Joan Norman of One Straw Farm; and Curtis Cooper of the Cromwell Valley CSA. Midday June 1 - June 4 Monday, June 1 Noon-1:00 Can an executive order and a new pledge from watershed governors finally make a difference in the health of the Chesapeake Bay? Our guest, former state senator Gerald Winegrad, joins us in Studio A to assess whether lawmakers will make good on their promises. We'll also speak with Chuck Fox, special assistant to the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, and Don Bosch, president of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. 1:00-2:00 Under Armour is one of the hottest brands in sports apparel. From Hollywood movies to professional sports, the logo of the Baltimore-based company is everywhere. We'll talk with Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank about his business, philanthropy, and plans to restore the historic Sagamore Farms. Tuesday, June 2 Noon-1:00 Now that Constellation Energy Group is "playing ball again" in Maryland, we'll look at the company's negotiations with the state and its proposed partial sale to Electricite de France. Jay Hancock of the Baltimore Sun will offer insight into the deal, and state senator Jim Rosapepe will tell us why he favors a quick resolution of the transaction. 1:00-2:00 With automotive giant General Motors filing for bankruptcy, we'll look at the future of the automotive industry -- and the impact of this action on the American taxpayer -- with the host of MPT's Motor Week, John Davis. Wednesday, June 3 Noon-1:00 Governments and business need a constant spirit of innovation in these ever-changing times, according to our guest, author Joshua Cooper Ramo. In his new book, The Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us and What We Can Do About It, Ramo explains why our current ways of thinking are backfiring, and lays out a new framework for facing the challenges ahead. Originally broadcast 03-30-09 1:00-2:00 His piano-playing has been described as soulful, sweet, and serious. Join us for an hour of music and conversation with jazz pianist and Baltimore native Cyrus Chestnut when he stops by Studio A to discuss his latest CD, "Cyrus Plays Elvis." We'll also hear from Dr. Charles Limb, a Johns Hopkins surgeon who is "totally obsessed" with jazz. Originally broadcast 07-01-08 Thursday, June 4 Noon-1:00 Decisions, decisions: Cash or credit? Paper or plastic? Deal or no deal? Every day we're confronted with decisions that range from the trivial to the life-changing. In his new book, How We Decide, our guest Jonah Lehrer explains how the latest research in neuroscience helps us to better understand the choices we make, and how it can help us improve our own decision-making process. Originally broadcast 03-16-09 1:00-2:00 Country music is a major part of America's heritage, and we'll explore its roots with Patrick Huber, author of Linthead Stomp: The Creation of Country Music in the Piedmont South, and Aaron Henkin, host of WYPR program "Tapestry of the Times." Then we'll enjoy a live performance of current Americana music from Caleb Stine, noted Baltimore folk musician. Originally broadcast 01-29-09 Midday May 25 - May 28 Monday, May 25 Noon-1:00 Whether it's their morning joe or an afternoon latte, Americans have come to expect more from a cup of java. The latest generation of coffee bean buyers and roasters now travel all over the world on a mission to brew up gourmet specialty coffees with levels of complexity that rival fine wines. Michaele Weissman, author of God in a Cup: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Coffee, and Jay Caragay, coffee blogger and owner of the 'Spro Coffee in Towson, join us in Studio A for a little coffee talk. Originially broadcast 03-26-09 1:00-2:00 Tonight, many PBS stations will air the documentary Hallowed Grounds, co-written and produced by our guest Glenn Marcus. He'll share the history of the military cemeteries America maintains overseas, and stories of the men and women buried there. Tuesday, May 26 Noon-1:00 DeWayne Wickham, USA Today columnist and founding member of the National Association of Black Journalists, will stop by Studio A to take on some hot topics: the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, and compulsory military service in the United States. 1:00-2:00 Why haven't the issues of inner-city ghettos improved along with race relations? In his book More Than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City, our guest, Harvard University professor William Julius Wilson, addresses the historical, structural, and cultural factors responsible for persistent urban poverty. Johns Hopkins professor Lester Spence will contribute his ideas about the causes of and solutions to the problem of concentrated, chronic black poverty. Wednesday, May 27 Noon-1:00 Financial advisors have long followed the investment strategy of "buy-and-hold." Our guest Ken Solow, Chief Investment Officer of the Pinnacle Advisory Group, argues that this is a flawed tactic to follow in tough economic times. His latest book Buy and Hold is Dead (Again): the Case for Active Portfolio Management in Dangerous Markets outlines a new approach. 1:00-2:00 In July of 2004, a month after graduating from high school, Brian Boyle's life changed in an instant. A collision with a dump truck caused multiple injuries that resulted in his dying on the operating table eight times. Three years later, Brian crossed the finish line at the 2007 Ironman World Championships. Brian Boyle will talk to us about his accident and amazing recovery. Originally broadcast 01-05-09 Thursday, May 28 Noon-1:00 Barack Obama: President Flip-Flop? As the POTUS recalibrates his approach to controversial issues, some critics accuse him of being a "turncoat," while his supporters laud his "meaningful due process." We'll look at Obama's changing political identity with Herb Smith, professor of political science at McDaniel College, and Trevor Parry-Giles, professor of political communication at the University of Maryland. 1:00-2:00 The Baltimore Sun's television critic David Zurawik recently took on cable news, and gained an enemy in MSNBC's Keith Olbermann. He'll stop by to talk about partisan politics played out on the small screen. Midday May 18 - May 21 Monday, May 18 Noon-1:00 Was this Maryland's last year as a jewel in the Triple Crown? We'll conduct a Preakess post mortem with Karen Hosler, who is covering the race for WYPR, Mike Pons of Country Life Farm, and Mike Hopkins, executive director of the Maryland Racing Commission. 1:00-2:00 Emergency room physician Paul Hochfeld's exploration of the ills of our health care system led to the production of the documentary Health, Money and Fear, in which he argues that true reform has less to do with health care than a broken political process. He'll respond to President Obama's health care ideas--and offer some of his own--in this hour of the show. Tuesday, May 19 Noon-1:00 We'll examine the tenuous balance between ethics and effectiveness in the United States' use of "enhanced interrogation techniques" with David Rocah, staff attorney for the Maryland ACLU; Roger Aronoff, analyst for Accuracy in Media; Robert Scheer, journalist and editor of the Truthdig blog; and James Jay Carafano, defense expert at the Heritage Foundation. 1:00-2:00 For seventeen years, our guest Libby Cataldi was head of the Calverton School here in Maryland, which both her sons attended. While she was guiding and disciplining other parents' children, her own son was becoming a drug addict. She chronicles her experience in the new book Stay Close: A Mother's Story of Her Son's Addiction. Wednesday, May 20 Noon-1:00 June Streckfus is executive director of the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education and the driving force behind Achievement Counts, a campaign to instill in students the tools they need to excel in school--and, eventually, the business world. She'll come to Studio A to share her vision for Maryland youth in the workplace, and we'll speak with Charles Vest, president emeritus of MIT and member of the committee that released the report "Rising Above the Gathering Storm," which inspired Achievement Counts. 1:00-2:00 In his book In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, bestselling author Michael Pollan offers seven words of advice: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. He'll tell us why we should abandon our Western diet--and why we started eating this way in the first place. Thursday, May 21 Noon-1:00 What caused the current economic crisis? In his book The Cost of Capitalism: Understanding Market Mayhem and Stabilizing our Economic Future, our guest Robert Barbera blames overconfidence in the free market and a financial industry detached from reality. Our other guest, Paul Leiman, adjunct professor of business and leadership ethics at the Carey Business School of Johns Hopkins University, views the crisis as a failure of compliance enforcement and values. 1:00-2:00 We'll pull back the curtain on the home shopping phenomenon with journalist Remy Stern, author of the new book But Wait... There's More! Tighten Your Abs, Make Millions, and Learn How the $100 Billion Infomercial Industry Sold Us Everything but the Kitchen Sink. Midday May 11 - May 14 Monday, May 11 Noon-1:00 The results of the major American banks' stress test were just released, so we'll see who made the grade--and what the test actually measured--with Jay Hancock, financial columnist for the Baltimore Sun, and Dr. Daraius Irani, director of the Applied Economics Group at Towson University's Regional Economic Studies Institute. 1:00-2:00 Press coverage of the April 28 water main break in downtown Baltimore described the city's aging infrastructure as "crumbling." We'll look at the infrastructure challenges that face all historic cities with Seth Guikema, assistant professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University, and Kishia Powell, head of the bureau of Water and Wastewater at the Baltimore City Department of Public Works. Tuesday, May 12 Noon-1:00 On Monday morning, representatives for the nation's major health care industry groups pledged to reduce growth in spending by about one-fifth over the next decade, and President Obama has plans to radically alter our nation's health care system in the same amount of time. We'll get a dose of realism with regard to these commitments from Vincent DeMarco, president of the Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, and Greg Scandlen, founder of Consumers for Health Care Choices. 1:00-2:00 The revelation of a secret kept by his mother sent Washington Post associate editor Steve Luxenberg on a search for the truth about an aunt he never knew existed. He shares his discoveries in the new book Annie's Ghosts: A Journey Into a Family's Secret. Wednesday, May 13 Noon-1:00 Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd joined Dan for a lively conversation about politics, the media, and one of her favorite subjects: men and women. Originally broadcast 03-30-09 1:00-2:00 In this hour, we'll provide you with suggestions to make your spring cleaning goals a reality. Amy Rehkemper, a professional organizer, will give us tips on how to combat the clutter, and we'll follow up with Dave Bruno, a man who has whittled his worldly possessions down to 100 items. Thursday, May 14 Noon-1:00 In light of the news of the slaying of a soldier from Maryland by another--clearly troubled--soldier at a military counseling clinic in Baghdad, we'll re-broadcast our conversation with Aaron Glantz, author of The War Comes Home, about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the plight of return Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. Originally broadcast 01-07-09 1:00-2:00 The Young Victorian Theatre Company will mark its thirty-ninth season of producing Gilbert and Sullivan in Baltimore with a performance of The Pirates of Penzance this summer. Join us for music and conversation with Brian Goodman, general manager of the Young Vic; Joy Greene, lead soprano; and Jim Harp, the group's stage director. Midday May 4 - May 7 Monday, May 4 Noon-1:00 With Justice David Souter planning to retire, President Obama faces his first Supreme Court nomination and the chance to reform the bench he inherited from the Bush administrations. We'll analyze the current members of the court and their past decisions, as well as Obama's options for the future, with Steve Lash, legal affairs writer for the Daily Record, and Byron Warnken, associate professor of law at the University of Baltimore. 1:00-2:00 We'll talk with National Public Radio correspondent David Greene, who has spent the past hundred days crossing the country to produce a series of stories on what Americans think of their new president. He'll share what he's learned from being "On the Road in Troubled Times." Tuesday, May 5 Noon-1:00 According to our guest, historian and Baltimore resident Jill Jonnes, the 1889 World's Fair in Paris was a milestone of emerging technology, innovation, and globalism. The story of the fair and the city's most famous landmark is chronicled in her new book Eiffel's Tower, and the World's Fair Where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas Edison Became a Count. 1:00-2:00 Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. is one of the nation's oldest and largest fair housing organizations. We'll honor the fiftieth anniversary of this organization, committed to fighting discrimination and building integrated communities, with executive director Richard Doran and Dickens Warfield, who has worked there for over thirty years. Wednesday, May 6 Noon-1:00 A New York City program targeting the removal of illegal guns from the streets is serving as the model for Baltimore's gun control efforts. We'll learn about the New York City program from John Feinblatt, Criminal Justice Coordinator of the City of New York; Sheryl Goldstein, director of the mayor's Office on Criminal Justice; and Brian Kuebler, Investigative Reporter for WMAR-TV, who rode along with the Baltimore City police commissioner for his "Bad Guys with Guns" series of news reports. 1:00-2:00 This year marks the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, better known for his work as a naturalist than for his life. We'll get the untold story from Dr. Tim Berra, professor of evolution, ecology, and biology at the Ohio State University and author of the new book Charles Darwin: The Concise Story of An Extraordinary Man. Thursday, May 7 Noon-1:00 The New York Times says that 2009 could shape up to be the year of networking. With more people searching for work in the recession, we'll look at some local networking endeavors that help people find jobs. We'll talk with Roger Eisenberg, former career counselor and now cantor, and Phil Gaughran, director of strategic planning for communications agency PlanIt. 1:00-2:00 With advertising revenue down and fierce competition on the internet, this year has been one of great difficulty for most television networks. As the network season comes to an end, we'll speak with Baltimore Sun television critic David Zurawik about the challenges and changes facing this medium. Midday April 27 - April 30 Monday, April 27 Noon-1:00 With the 2009 legislative session behind him, and the hotly contested Preakness Stakes fast approaching, Governor Martin O'Malley will join Dan in Studio A to answer your calls and take your questions. 1:00-2:00 In the new book Gringo, Rhodes scholar Chesa Boudin charts two journeys: the sweeping transformation of Latin American politics of the last decade, and his own travels across the Americas while trying to come to terms with his complicated, politicized past. He'll be in Baltimore to read at Red Emma's Bookstore, and is making some time for us as well. Tuesday, April 28 Noon-1:00 Eleven year-old Jaheem Herrera hanged himself on April 16 after being called "gay" too many times at school, and this kind of taunting is just one factor that makes life difficult for young adults struggling with their sexuality. Coming Out, Coming In: Nurturing the Well-Being and Inclusion of Gay Youth in Mainstream Society is a new book that aims to provide resources for parents, schools, and peers to understand the perspective of those growing up gay. We'll talk with Linda Goldman, the book's author, about creating supportive environments for LGBT youth. 1:00-2:00 "Vandals protest foie gras at Columbia restaurant" may seem like a bizarre headline, but the fight over fat bird livers has become emblematic of deeper issues regarding what we choose to eat or not to eat. We'll get some food for thought about what we know, don't know--or don't want to know--about the things we eat from Mark Caro, journalist and author of The Foie Gras Wars: How a 5,000-Year-Old Delicacy Inspired the World's Fiercest Food Fight. Wednesday, April 29 Noon-1:00 We'll look at the first 100 days of Barack Obama's presidency, as well as the challenges that lie ahead, with Matthew Crenson, professor of political science at the Johns Hopkins University, and Melissa Deckman, associate professor of political science at Washington College. 1:00-2:00 The Sharing Bad News program at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine trains young doctors to deal with the sensitive situation of telling parents they have lost a child. We'll speak with Dr. Janet Serwint, who designed and directs the program at Hopkins; Jason Kravitt, who transformed his grief into the foundation funding the instruction; and Dr. Michael Keller, a second-year resident who participated in the seminar this year. Thursday, April 30 Noon-1:00 The human swine flu outbreak continues to grow in the United States and internationally, and the World Health Organization has raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 4. We'll learn about the biology and spread of this infection--and what this outbreak means for Marylanders--from Andrew Pekosz of the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and John Colmers, secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. 1:00-2:00 We'll begin the hour looking at ways to make Baltimore a more bike-friendly city with Anna Ricklin from the City Dept. of Transportation. She's also a member of the community bike collective Velocipede. Then, one CEO, 1500 miles, 15 days: Trish Karter, CEO of the Dancing Deer Baking Co., is biking from Atlanta to Boston to raise awareness of the problem of homelessness in the U.S. What she calls her Mother's Day Ride is bringing her to Baltimore, and she'll hop off her bike briefly to join us in Studio A. For more information about biking in Baltimore, check out the Baltimore Bicycling Club and Baltimore Spokes. Midday April 20 - April 23 Monday, April 20 Noon-1:00 Recent food safety scares have alarmed American citizens, but President Obama has outlined a major overhaul of the Food and Drug Administration in an effort to better monitor the nation's food supply. We'll look at food safety problems, and potential solutions, with Jaydee Hanson, policy analyst for the Center for Food Safety, and Dr. Douglas Powell, associate professor in the department of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology at Kansas State University and creator of the International Food Safety Network. 1:00-2:00 Will President Obama's easing of restrictions on travel to Cuba signal a new relationship between the two countries? We'll talk with Christianna Nichols Leahy, associate professor of political science and international studies at McDaniel College, about the future of US relations with Cuba. Tuesday, April 21 Noon-1:00 With the introduction of a same-sex marriage bill in New York state and other such legislation passing in Iowa and Vermont, we'll look at the state of civil marriage in America across the country with Kerry Eleveld, Washington correspondent for The Advocate. We'll also see what the future holds for the local LGBT agenda, as well as what was accomplished in the 2009 General Assembly session, with Kate Runyon, executive director of the civil rights organization Equality Maryland. 1:00-2:00 The U.S. Attorney General's office has announced a partnership of federal and state agencies to combat mortgage fraud. We'll look at what's being done in Maryland, which ranks nationally in mortgage fraud, with Kathleen Skullney, attorney for the Foreclosure Prevention Act at Maryland Legal Aid, and Delegate Doyle Niemann, Assistant State's Attorney in Prince George's County, who introduced the Protection of Homeowners In Foreclosure Act (PHIFA) in the Maryland legislature. Wednesday, April 22 Noon-1:00 Today is Earth Day, and although it is internationally recognized as a day of awareness and appreciation for our planet's environment, rarely does the conversation surrounding our climate crisis extend beyond the immediate ecological consequences. Journalist Stephan Faris joins us today to delve into the social and political fallout from global climate change, which he explores in his book Forecast: The Consequences of Climate Change, from the Amazon to the Arctic, from Darfur to Napa Valley. 1:00-2:00 On Monday, four people were found dead at the Sheraton Hotel in Towson. This is just the latest in a spate of domestic violence incidents involving intra-family murders in the Baltimore area. What causes someone to murder his or her own family? We'll look at this issue with Johns Hopkins professor Jacquelyn Campbell, a national leader in research and advocacy in the field of domestic and intimate partner violence. Thursday, April 23 Noon-1:00 In the wake of news that the National Security Agency intercepted e-mails and phone calls on an enormous--and illegal--scale, we'll examine the surveillance practices of the organization with Eric Lichtblau, Washington bureau reporter for the New York Times. We'll also look at how far the Obama administration will go with investigations into alleged abuses perpetrated during the Bush administration with Jeffrey Davis, author of Justice Across Borders: The Struggle for Human Rights in U.S. Courts, and David Rocah, staff attorney for the ACLU of Maryland. 1:00-2:00 We'll look at the regional effort to increase the urban tree canopy through the Growing Home Campaign with Diana Cohen, Coordinator, Growing Home Campaign. We'll continue our green theme with Melissa Weinberg, Gardening and the Environment Teacher for the Living Classrooms B.U.G.S. program which teaches inner city students how to garden. We'll close out the hour with music from Milkshake, the groundbreaking Baltimore rock band for kids. Midday April 13 - April 16 Monday, April 13 Noon-1:00 From cleaning up the trash in the streets and the pollution in the air, to expanding public transit and growing more local green jobs, we'll look at Baltimore's sweeping, new Sustainability Plan with Sarah Zaleski from the Baltimore Office of Sustainability. 1:00-2:00 Is the US economy turning a corner? Big gains on Wall Street, a drop in unemployment benefit filings, and encouraging words from Larry Summers, President Obama's top economic advisor, indicate the recession could be leveling off. We'll look at where the economy is headed with Jay Hancock, business columnist for the Sun and Ken Solow, chief investment officer and founding partner of Pinnacle Advisory. Tuesday, April 14 Noon-1:00 Having come to the end of the 2009 General Assembly, we'll review the issues covered by Annapolis lawmakers, including a piece of emergency legislation that seeks to keep the Preakness in Maryland. Joining us in Studio A are WYPR news contributor Karen Hosler and David Nitkin, politics editor for the Sun. 1:00-2:00 From overachieving, idealistic law students to burnt-out public defenders, Hollywood's depiction of lawyers has run the gamut. We'll look at the portrayal of lawyers in films with Taunya Lovell Banks, professor of law at the University of Maryland, where she teaches seminars on law in film. Wednesday, April 15 Noon-1:00 Has the American individual become extinct? We'll examine how technology and free markets have transformed American life with Dalton Conley, noted sociologist and author of Elsewhere, U.S.A.: How We Got from the Company Man, Family Dinners, and the Affluent Society to the Home Office, Blackberry Moms, and Economic Anxiety. 1:00-2:00 In A Bronx Tale, the funny and touching memoir fresh from a successful run on Broadway and coming to the Hippodrome Theatre, author and star Chazz Palminteri plays eighteen distinct characters. When he joins us in Studio A, he'll just be playing one: himself. We'll speak with the celebrated actor about his career and the childhood that inspired A Bronx Tale. Thursday, April 16 Noon-1:00 We hear so much negativity about boys reared outside of the traditional two-parent home that rarely do we notice how many men have became successful in spite of growing up in an unconventional family. Single mothers of boys face challenges ranging from stretching a single income, to the scarcity of positive male role models in their children's lives. We'll examine these hurdles and how to overcome them with Kim Armstrong, a local single mother who raised two sons and is now raising her grandson, and David Miller, co-founder of the Urban Leadership Institute. If you're interested learning more about successful parenting strategies for single mothers of boys, you can attend the Baltimore kickoff event for the Raising Him Alone Campaign on April 18th. For more information, see their website. 1:00-2:00 In honor of National Poetry Month and just in time for the City Lit Festival, we'll look at the state of the Baltimore poetry scene with Mary Jo Salter, distinguished poet and professor in the Writing Seminars program at Johns Hopkins University; Gregg Wilhelm, executive director of the City Lit Project; and Reginald Harris, of the Enoch Pratt Library, who has received an individual artist award for poetry from the Maryland State Art Council. Our guests will bring some of their favorite poems, both old and new, to read and share. Midday April 6 - April 9 Monday, April 6 Noon-1:00 Despite state budget cuts to local governments, Howard County Executive Ken Ulman still plans to fund school, library, and parks construction. Ken Ulman joins us in Studio A this hour for a conversation about county issues involving health care, recycling, and transportation. 1:00-2:00 Why do we make Tuesday, April 7 Noon-1:00 During his years on Capitol Hill, Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest earned a reputation for his independent thinking, which some feel may have cost him his seat in Congress. Wayne Gilchrest joins us in Studio A to reflect on his years in Congress and talk about the environment and life after Capitol Hill. 1:00-2:00 Regulating electricity markets and granting driver's licenses to illegal immigrants are some of the issues being addressed in the final week of the '09 General Assembly. We'll look at these issues and more with Andy Green, City/State Editor for the Sun, and Charles Robinson, reporter for MPT's State Circle. Wednesday, April 8 Noon-1:00 Since last month's bankruptcy filing by Magna Entertainment Corp., which owns the Maryland thoroughbred tracks, there's been growing concern over the fate of the Preakness. We'll talk with Baltimore developer David Cordish about his bid to buy Laurel Park, Pimlico Race Course, and the Preakness Stakes. 1:00-2:00 Last week Mayor Dixon announced that the formal gardens in front of City Hall would be turned into vegetable gardens. More and more cities are seeing a growing interest in gardens as a way for residents to save money on grocery bills, eat locally, and reduce their carbon footprints. We'll talk with the Sun's gardening columnist Susan Reimer, whose blog "Garden Variety" can be found on the Sun's website. We'll also talk with Meredith Niles, coordinator of the Cool Foods Campaign, which connects consumers with organic, local, and seasonal food resources. Thursday, April 9 Noon-1:00 What does it take to keep a democracy active? In Accountable: Making America As Good As Its Promise, our guest, author and broadcaster Tavis Smiley, challenges us to set a new standard for those who lead -- and those who follow. Originally broadcast 3/5/09 1:00-2:00 One of the best-known teams in the old Negro Baseball Leagues, the Baltimore Elite Giants did more than provide entertainment for Baltimore's black residents; the team and its star players broke the color barrier in the major leagues, giving hope to an African American community still oppressed by Jim Crow. We'll recount the team's history with former Elite pitcher Bert Simmons and Bob Luke, author of The Baltimore Elite Giants: Sport and Society in the Age of Negro League Baseball, which comes out on May 1st. Originally broadcast 2/25/09 Midday
March 30 - April 2 Monday, March 30 Noon-1:00 Businesses and governments need a constant spirit of innovation to become world leaders in these ever-changing times, according to our guest, author Joshua Cooper Ramo. In his new book, The Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us and What We Can Do About It, Ramo explains why our current ways of thinking are backfiring and lays out a new framework for facing the challenges ahead. 1:00-2:00 Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd will join Dan for a lively conversation about politics, the media, and one of her favorite subjects: men and women. Tuesday, March 31 Noon-1:00 Amidst appeals from the City Council and the public for more transparency in his department, Baltimore City Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III will be in Studio A to take your calls and answer your questions. 1:00-2:00 A new report published by the Open Society Institute indicates that Maryland's policy of charging parolees for their supervision creates an unnecessary risk of recidivism. We'll welcome the co-author of the report, Rebekah Diller, deputy director of the Justice Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, and Michael Pinard, policy expert and professor of law at the University of Maryland. Wednesday, April 1 Noon-1:00 A foreclosure auction set for April 20th is the latest chapter in the ongoing saga of Baltimore's historic Senator Theatre. We'll talk with Tom Kiefaber, owner of the Senator, and Sean Brescia, member of the Senator Community Trust, about their efforts to keep the show going at this historic landmark. 1:00-2:00 Anti-American sentiment in Russia is the highest it has been since the Cold War according to our guest, Doug Birch, Moscow Bureau Chief for the Associated Press. We'll talk with him about why Russia is the key to a lot of US foreign policy goals around the world such as keeping Iran from developing nuclear weapons and winning the war in Afghanistan. Thursday, April 2 Noon-1:00 From little league to Pop Warner, adults have staged a takeover of youth sports that is hurting their children. This obsession with youth sports is chronicled by journalist, coach, sports dad, and our guest this hour, Mark Hyman in his new book, Until It Hurts: America's Obsession with Youth Sports and How It Harms Our Kids. 1:00-2:00 iTamales para todos! Henry Hong, Baltimore City Paper food critic and author of the "Eat Me" column, will join us to describe his epic quest for the perfect tamale in the Baltimore region. Midday March 23 - March 26 Monday, March 23 Noon-1:00 The leadership at Constellation Energy, as well as AIG, is "doing the right thing," and giving back all or some of the executive bonuses being paid out. We'll look at the public outrage over retention bonuses with Fred Guy, Director of the Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics at the University of Baltimore. 1:00-2:00 Can giving heroin to hard-core addicts actually improve public health? We'll take a look at clinical heroin maintenance programs with Peter Reuter, drug policy expert at the University of Maryland and author of the Abell Foundation report on the topic, and Dr. Peter Beilenson, Health Officer for Howard County and former Baltimore City Health Commissioner. Tuesday, March 24 Noon-1:00 Enslaved mariners, white seamstresses, Irish dockhands, free black domestic servants, and native-born street sweepers all navigated the low-end labor market in post-Revolutionary Baltimore. We'll explore the diverse workforce found in early Baltimore and how race, gender, and immigration status determined the economic opportunities and vulnerabilities of working families with Seth Rockman, author of the book Scraping By: Wage Labor, Slavery, and Survival in Early Baltimore. Seth Rockman will discuss and sign his new book later this afternoon at the Johns Hopkins University Homewood Museum. Reservations are required. For more information, call (410)516-5589 or see their website. 1:00-2:00 Establishing a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal and pipeline at Sparrows Point, preserving agricultural land, and keeping crime levels at a 20-year historic low are some of the county issues we'll address with our guest, Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith. Wednesday, March 25 Noon-1:00 On Monday, the Obama Administration released the long-awaited details of its plan to help banks unload their so-called "toxic assets", and on Tuesday President Obama held the second primetime news conference of his presidency. We'll get commentary and analysis on the latest from the White House with Paul West, Washington Bureau Chief for the Sun, and Brian Morton, "Political Animal" columnist for the City Paper. 1:00-2:00 From The Tonight Show, to ESPN, to a primetime press conference, President Obama has been on a media blitz for the past week. Sun TV critic David Zurawik stops by Studio A to examine the president's current relationship with the media and how he is using it to communicate his agenda to the public. Thursday, March 26 Noon-1:00 State budget cuts, the repeal of capital punishment, and a ban on texting while driving are some of the issues being debated right now in Annapolis. We'll take a look at the current session of the general assembly with WYPR news contributor Karen Hosler and David Nitkin, Politics Editor for the Sun. 1:00-2:00 Whether it's their morning joe or an afternoon latte, Americans have come to expect more from a cup of java. The latest generation of coffee bean buyers and roasters now travel all over the world on a mission to brew up gourmet specialty coffees with levels of complexity that rival fine wines. Michaele Weissman, author of God in a Cup: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Coffee, and Jay Caragay, coffee blogger and owner of the 'Spro Coffee in Towson, join us in Studio A for a little coffee talk. Midday March 16 - March 19 Monday, March 16 Noon-1:00 President Obama is expected to announce the details later this week of his new long-term strategy for the war in Afghanistan. The White House has already approved the deployment of 17,000 new troops to help fight the growing Taliban insurgency, but our guest today, NPR Pentagon Reporter Tom Bowman, says that the new plan will pursue non-military solutions for social and economic development as well. 1:00-2:00 Decisions, decisions: Cash or credit? Paper or plastic? Deal or no deal? Every day we're confronted with decisions which could range from trivial to life changing. In his new book, How We Decide, our guest Jonah Lehrer explains how the latest research in neuroscience helps us to better understand the decisions we make, and how it can help us make better decisions. Tuesday, March 17 Noon-1:00 When it was first published in 1988, the Wall Street Journal hailed The Dickson Baseball Dictionary as a "staggering piece of scholarship." Written by our guest, Paul Dickson, a newly expanded and updated edition of the dictionary has just been published. We'll talk with Paul Dickson about his love of language and the game of baseball. 1:00-2:00 Faith and begorrah, it's St. Patrick's Day! We'll celebrate the wearin' o' the green by learning about the history of the Irish in Baltimore with retired Baltimore City Circuit Judge Thomas Ward, historian for the Irish Shrine and Railroad Workers Museum. We'll also talk with Doug Mao, Professor of English at Johns Hopkins, about Dublin's favorite son, author James Joyce. Plus, we'll enjoy some traditional Irish tunes from Baltimore's Hedge Band. Wednesday, March 18 Noon-1:00 Could a four-year college program dedicated to national service actually work? We'll explore the possibility with Steven Waldman, Editor-in-Chief of Beliefnet.com, and Chris Myers Asch, a Teach for America/AmeriCorps alumnus and the co-founder of the U.S. Public Service Academy. Originally broadcast 2/4/09 1:00-2:00 Disneyland has been referred to as the Happiest Place on Earth, but where is the true Land of Contentment? In his book The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World, Eric Weiner, foreign correspondent for NPR, takes readers on a tour of some of the world's most contented places. Originally broadcast 2/4/09 Thursday, March 19 Noon-1:00 From Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, Americans are expressing outrage at the taxpayer-funded bonuses AIG has given to executives responsible for the company's near collapse. We'll talk about the latest developments in the AIG story with Jay Hancock, business columnist for the Sun; Fred Guy, Director of the Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics at the University of Baltimore; and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD). 1:00-2:00 President Obama has issued an executive order allowing federal money to fund expanded embryonic stem cell research. U.S. researchers feel this decision to lift the ban on federal funding will lead to medical breakthroughs in fighting diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. We'll talk with Dr. Elias Zambidis, pediatric oncologist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and a leading stem cell research scientist. Midday March 9 - March 12 Monday, March 9 Noon-1:00 Is re-regulation of the Maryland energy industry possible? If the Maryland Electricity Re-regulation & Energy Independence Act of 2009 passes in the General Assembly it could reduce consumer's electric bills. We'll talk with Maryland Senator Jim Rosapepe, co-sponsor of the bill, and Jeff Hooke, financial consultant for Hooke Associates and chairman of the Maryland Tax Education Foundation (MTEF). 1:00-2:00 Did the United States Congress support the bailout of insurance giant AIG because the company insures the Congressional pension trust? As it turns out, no; this was just a rumor, one of many circulating around the economic crisis. Why do some rumors live on while others fade? We'll find out from Nicholas DiFonzo, professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology and co-author of The Watercooler Effect: A Psychologist Explores the Extraordinary Power of Rumors. We'll also speak with Thomas Saunders, who answers the Baltimore City Rumor Control Office hotline. Tuesday, March 10 Noon-1:00 The Baltimore Public Safety Compact is a new partnership between the Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services and local nonprofits. The program offers drug treatment to prisoners and case management upon their release from prison, with the aim of reducing recidivism. We'll speak with Diana Morris, director of the Open Society Institute - Baltimore, the organization that spearheaded the program, and Greg Warren, president and CEO of Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems. 1:00-2:00 President Barack Obama is vowing to create a new US healthcare system this year. In his new book Flatlined: Resuscitating American Medicine, our guest Dr. Guy Clifton, Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center, states we have no choice but to reform health care now or we risk seeing a crisis comparable to the banking industry. Wednesday, March 11 Noon-1:00 "Octo Mom" Nadya Suleman's use of assisted reproductive technology calls into question the ethics of fertility treatments. With impressive advances in science, it seems we know more about what we can do than what we should do. We'll take a look at the issue with Dr. Edward Wallach, director of the Assisted Reproductive Technologies program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Naomi Cahn, law professor at George Washington University and author of Test Tube Families: Why the Fertility Market Needs Legal Regulation. 1:00-2:00 Magna Entertainment Corporation, the owner of Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course -- and holder of the rights to the Preakness Stakes -- filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last Thursday. How will the troubles of the state's biggest player in the thoroughbred industry affect the rest of the horse racing business in Maryland? We'll find out from Louis Ulman, Member of the Maryland Racing Commission; Mike Pons, Business Manager for the state's oldest thoroughbred nursery, Country Life Farm; Joe De Francis, former owner of Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course; and Bill Ordine, Sports Writer for the Sun. Thursday, March 12 Noon-1:00 When our guest, Good Morning America contributor Lee Woodruff, got the phone call informing her that her husband, ABC News Anchor Bob Woodruff, was injured by a roadside bomb explosion, it started both of them down a long path of recovery. Though painful, this experience inspired them to establish a fund to help wounded soldiers get better care and to co-author the best-selling memoir In An Instant: a Family's Journey of Love and Healing. 1:00-2:00 In his new book, The Globalization of Martyrdom: Al Qaeda, Salafi Jihad, and the Diffusion of Suicide Attacks, Assaf Moghadam examines the rise and spread of suicide bombings over the past decade. He argues that it is not, as so many think, mainstream Islam but the proliferation of a separate, radical ideology that is responsible for the globalization of this M.O. Midday March 2 - March 5 Monday, March 2 Noon-1:00 General Motors is running out of cash. After losing $30 billion last year, the automaker's survival depends on receiving more federal aid. We'll hear from John Davis, host of MPT's Motor Week, and Frank Langfitt, NPR correspondent who covers the auto industry and organized labor. 1:00-2:00 Was Alexander the Great a victim of West Nile virus? Was Joan of Arc mentally ill during her heresy trial? Did Edgar Allan Poe die of rabies? We'll find out from University of Maryland School of Medicine Professor Philip MacKowiak, whose book Post Mortem: Solving History's Great Medical Mysteries examines the lives and deaths of famous men and women throughout history. Tuesday, March 3 Noon-1:00 Baltimore City Council is considering a bill which would allow homeowners more time to stay in their houses as they attempt to fend off foreclosure by modifying their mortgages. We'll talk with Robert Strupp, Director of Research and Policy for the Community Law Center, who helped write the bill, and Horatio Bernard, a homeowner facing eviction. 1:00-2:00 Now that Congress has voted to pass the economic stimulus package, what can Marylanders expect to get out of it? Who and what will receive help, who is left out, is it enough, and will it work? We'll look at how our home state might benefit from the newly passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act with Matt Gallagher, Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor O'Malley; Karen Hosler, WYPR news contributor; and Charles Robinson, reporter for MPT's State Circle. Wednesday, March 4 Noon-1:00 Can those who commit acts of domestic violence be rehabilitated? Baltimore's House of Ruth has developed the Gateway Project to reeducate and build skills in men who have been abusive toward an intimate partner. The program focuses on accountability for past violence and prevention of future violence. Louise Machen, group facilitator at the Gateway Project, and a participant named Mannie, who has been charged with abuse and says the program has been a great asset to him, will join us in Studio A. 1:00-2:00 We'll celebrate National Grammar Day with Martha Brockenbrough, author of Things That Make Us [Sic] and founder of the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar, and John McIntyre, director of the copy desk at the Baltimore Sun who runs the blog "You Don't Say." Thursday, March 5 Noon-1:00 As the Dow continues to plummet, the old World War II adage "do more with less" is being adopted by a new generation of Americans. To help us get the most out of what we spend, Janet Bodnar, editor of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, will offer tips and advice. 1:00-2:00 What does it take to keep a democracy active? 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