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Thomas is taking on another iconic Depression-era role: Atticus Finch, the small-town Alabama lawyer who defends Tom Robinson, a Black man wrongly accused of assaulting a white woman in the 1930s.

The deployment raises the potential for the North Koreans to join Russian forces in Ukraine and suggests expanded military ties between the two nations as Moscow seeks weapons and troops.

Singapore made an exclusive deal to host Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concerts, locking out other Southeast Asian destinations.

Daniel talks with Film Director Spike Lee. Lee's new movie opened this week nationwide and it's about a group of Black men who travel by Bus to the Million Man March, which was held last year in Washington D.C. The characters in the film represent, what Lee says, are all aspects of the Black community. He says it's not what you would usually see in a Hollywood film. Also, the film was financed by donations from 15 Black men. Lee turned down money offers from big studios and when the film was done, he sold the film to Columbia for a profit.

As Russia continues its attack on Ukraine, we ask Johns Hopkins-SAIS professor Hal Brands how the impact may spread. Plus two Ukrainian-Americans in Baltimore tell what they’re hearing from friends under siege, and what’s being done to help them.

Dr. John Krakauer tells us about MindMaze, new technology that helps stroke patients rewire neural pathways in their brains … guiding them toward mental and physical rehabilitation. Plus, what do dolphins have to do with it?!

The very transmissible Omicron variant: is it better to just get it and move on? As the pandemic persists, who has access to tests, vaccines and adequate care? We talk to Dr. Zachary Berger from Johns Hopkins and the Esperanza Health Services Clinic.

The director of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics discusses the implications of recent milestone medical procedures using animal organs for human transplant patients.

Gov. Hogan shared a lot at his press conference Monday. He went beyond announcing that doctors have diagnosed him with an advanced, aggressive form of…

Tonight and this weekend at the Meyerhoff, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is screening Steven Spielberg's classic 1981 adventure film, Indiana Jones and…

Johns Hopkins neuroscientist David Linden’s life has been studying how the brain decodes what makes us human. Now the self-described “science nerd” is applying his curiosity to his own diagnosis of terminal cancer. We ask how he’ll spend the time he has left.

Today, it's another edition of Midday on Mental Health. Last April, just a few weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, we talked about the concept of…

Dr. Jeffrey Kahn joins Tom to discuss a new podcast that ponders if doctors and medical breakthroughs are "playing God."

A major life insurer is offering lower premiums in exchange for policyholders' sharing activity data. But privacy advocates worry such programs eventually will be used to deny coverage.

Why would a nice Victorian lady want to go to medical school? Mary Garrett used her money and influence to make it possible.

Ahead of his expected announcement that he will seek the Democratic 2016 presidential nomination, we reflect on Martin O’Malley’s time as Maryland’s…

Henry Hong and John Shields join us again for Midday Eats, this time for our Midday Leftovers Challenge: WYPR listeners phone in four leftovers from their…

What does it mean to “eat the rainbow”? Why do nutritionists crusade for eating more fiber? We speak to Lynda McIntyre, a clinical dietitian specialist…

According to researchers at the Johns Hopkins University, traffic accidents will become the seventh leading cause of death globally by 2030 unless action…

In 1814 The Clifton Mansion, located in Clifton Park in Northeast Baltimore, was the home of Captain Henry Thompson, but today it is the headquarters for…