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Efforts to slow transmission of the coronavirus have affected nearly every walk of life. Two chaplains tell us how they’ve creatively adapted their…

Visiting a zoo or aquarium can challenge the mind, spark curiosity, expand our vision of the world, and challenge what we understand. As zoos and…

Historically, Atlantic White Cedar forests were common to the Eastern Shore. Over time, these trees were harvested and the swampy areas they depend on for…

Public health information about the coronavirus can evolve quickly. Two programs in Baltimore City ensure underserved and high-risk populations get their…

In 1955, Vladimir Nabokov began his most famous novel, which shocked the world, and placed him in the highest echelon of modern writers. In a new…

If you’re a foodie -- someone who enjoys cooking, ever-eager to learn more about it -- you might at some point consider putting on a party for 30 or more…

Put down that Bacon. Throw away those eggs, and forget about milk and cheese. In this hour of Midday, we’ll step into the plant-based kitchen of Isa…

Despite a White House initiative, and major reductions in cities across the nation, veteran homelessness is still a problem in Baltimore. Wes looks at…

While Baltimore’s rate of teen pregnancy dropped by a third from 2009 to 2013, the city’s rate is still about twice that of the state. In this hour,…

We explore an unorthodox approach to preventing violence in the community. We’ll talk to Maryland shock-trauma surgeon Dr. Carnell Cooper, who for two…

How three men of Europe shaped America’s founding -- and its laws, science and conscience. Laura Auricchio, author of “The Marquis: Lafayette…

From needle exchanges to diabetes to the aging brain, a look at research out of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, one of the busiest…

Lois Blum Feinblatt celebrated her 94th birthday on Sunday. In the mid-1960s, after working for nine years as a social worker in the Baltimore City…

In the early 20th century, tens of thousands of British soldiers returned home from World War I battles with a mysterious condition that left them racked…

Our monthly foodie hour with Henry Hong of the Waterfront Kitchen and John Shields of Gertrude's. On this month’s edition: Do It Yourself Catering. If…

Public health experts have been warning for years that we’re needlessly over-using antibiotics. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is stepping…

Maryland has a reputation for being tough when it comes to gun control. As of last year, Maryland outlaws 45 kinds of assault rifles, and requires strict…

A look at the region's news stories with the reporters and editors who covered them. This hour: Should President Obama grant clemency to Jonathan Pollard,…

What books should you curl up with this winter? Carla Hayden, CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, joins Tom with her picks.The books…

Here on our show, we look at Maryland through the prism of its politics, its culture, its history, its communities. But, in the eight years the show has…