In Baltimore City, approximately 25% of school-aged children drink one or more sodas per day. Should sugary drinks come with a label warning against the health risks? And, Prince’s death has been ruled an accidental overdose on the powerful drug fentanyl. In our monthly Healthwatch conversation, Baltimore City’s Health CommissionerLeana Wen, who is a leading voice against opioid abuse, joins Tom to discuss sugary drinks, prescription drug abuse and more.
Tom then speaks with three local directors Katie Hileman, of the The Interrobang Theatre Company, Evan Moritz, of theAnnex Theatre, and Genevieve de Mahy, of Single Carrot Theatre, about stepping out of the wings and onto the stage in Single Carrot Theatre’sMidlife.
Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck has a review of Cohesion Theater’s production ofNeverwhere.
Then we head over to Chestertown, Maryland, where residents are gearing up for their annual June 16th observance of Bloomsday, a celebration of James Joyce’s iconic work Ulysses. Bob Mooney, Professor of English and Creative Writing at Washington College,and actress Melissa McGlynn join Tom to share what folks can look forward to on Bloomsday.
