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On the first episode of Wavelength: Baltimore’s Public Radio Journey, learn about the origins of radio in Baltimore.

Lacrosse is the official team sport of Maryland. How'd it get so popular here?

It's been 50 years since President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and polls show that a majority of Americans still believe Kennedy was the victim of a conspiracy, not a lone assassin. Philip Shenon, author of A Cruel and Shocking Act, explores what keeps these conspiracy theories alive.

In a prize-winning book, Johns Hopkins Professor Martha S. Jones argues the free Blacks of Baltimore shaped the idea of birthright citizenship that made it into the U.S. constitution and that their struggle still carries meaning for today’s immigrants.

Respect for human dignity, protecting patients’ health, advocating for patients' rights—these are just a few of the provisions in the nurse Code of…

Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank’s plan to develop Port Covington holds out the promise of jobs, affordable homes and millions in revenue for Baltimore City.…

In 1893, Mary Garrett, daughter of B&O Railroad magnate John Work Garrett, used her fortune to fund the nation's first co-educational medical school at…

Tom talks with Johns Hopkins News-Letter Editor-in-Chief Morgan Hikaru Ome.Morgan recommends: Turtles All the Way Down by John GreenCitizen by Claudia…

Tom's guest today is writer and advocate Irshad Manji.In her new book, Don't Label Me: An Incredible Conversation for Divided Times, Manji examines the…

Today, on this archive edition of Midday, Tom's guest is The New York Times best-selling author Irshad Manji. Her new book is called Don’t Label Me: An…

Today, Tom’s guest is award-winning young-adult author, poet and educator Kwame Alexander. He has written 28 books, including "Booked," which was…

The first Presidential debate of the 2024 election season is coming up next week. A new book examines the epidemic of false claims and conspiracy theories in electoral politics and in the public square.

Scott Joplin's Treemonisha will be presented by Opera@Morgan. Elsewhere, violinist Qing Li will perform French Impressions at Emmanuel Episcopal Church.

The 1980s and 1990s were a time when many local radio stations were coming into their own. Building, reorganizing, working out the kinks. It was also a time when many stations changed formats. You’ll hear more about that on this episode.

Book reviewer Alan Cheuse selects the highlights of this holiday season: futuristic dystopias; things that go bump in the night; portraits from Norman Rockwell's America; gay New York; a celebration of our immigrant adventures; one writer's journey to manhood; and, of course, Long John Silver.

Many of you told us you just can't wait until mid-August — when we reveal the results of the Science Fiction and Fantasy poll — to start reading. So here's the complete list of finalists, nominated by you and the NPR Science Fiction and Fantasy Panel. Happy reading!

The president was responding to questions regarding a newly published interview in The Wall Street Journal in which he says he's "very disappointed" with Sessions.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had made a vote on the Keystone XL pipeline contingent upon passage of the energy efficiency bill. Most Democrats don't want a vote on Keystone.

Councilman Pat Young says his legislation would give the county time to study the impact of data centers.