Sheilah Kast
Host, On The RecordSheilah Kast hosts On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am. She came to WYPR from NPR 2006. In 2014 she and her team at Maryland Morning won a prestigious Dupont-Columbia University award for a year-long probe of inequality in the Baltimore region called “The Lines Between Us.” Sheilah learned how to report the news at The Washington Star, and learned the craft of broadcasting at ABC News, where she covered the White House, Congress, and the 1991 Moscow coup that signaled the end of the Soviet empire. She has launched and hosted two weekly interview shows on public TV.
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CityLit Project executive director Carla DuPree gives highlights of this year's CityLit Festival! -
Building Hope Center program manager Mayra Loera talks about how Catholic Charities rose to the need of neighbors. -
Jeremiah Program provides college support, mentoring and more to single parents and their kids. We meet the director and one of the moms. -
Here's a story from Rebecca Fielding about her son Enso, and everything he's taught her. -
We go On the Record to hear what a laugh can reveal about your relationship to someone. University of Baltimore professor Sally Farley shares her surprising research. For instance: why do most laughs in conversation come when something is NOT funny ? -
Governor Wes Moore is calling on the Maryland General Assembly to impose cuts to the landmark school reform plan. -
The Maryland General Assembly is considering legislation that could make childcare more affordable and available. -
Two Stoop stories, from Dena and from George Hopkins. Both address fortitude and finding one's way.
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Author Amitav Ghosh talks about his book, "The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable." -
Author Elaine Weiss talks about her new book, 'Spell Freedom.'
