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A call for the city's Office of LGBTQ Affairs to be officially mandated. Plus, advice for pet-owners about to return to life outside the house.

New vaccination outreach efforts in Baltimore City & County. Plus an audio postcard from a cicada hunt.

Grants are available to assist in vaccine outreach in Maryland. And The Women's Housing Coalition is a vaccination success story.

Maryland hospitals will require vaccines for employees. Mayor Scott's security deposit bill veto will stand. And teachers are already planning for next school year.

In the first episode of Your Child’s Brain, Dr. Brad Schlaggar and Dr. Ali Fatemi—both pediatric neurologists and neuroscientists—introduce this new series by discussing the many mysteries of the developing brain, exploring neurological diseases, injuries, and overall health, and sharing their passion to better understand how a child’s brain grows, recovers, learns, and heals.

Baltimore’s vaccination rate lags, but health officials aim to inoculate more residents. Baltimore’s County Executive walks back a proposal to rein in his Inspector General. And Maryland’s pandemic-related unemployment benefits will continue until July 13.

Unemployed Marylanders get a legal victory. Baltimore’s Inspector General gets a performance review. And Dr. Fauci is unsure when the pandemic will completely subside.

Maryland Dems urge Governor Hogan to cease efforts to end pandemic unemployment benefits early. A judge denies bail for a Baltimore police officer accused of hiding the body of his teenaged stepson. And Dr. Leana Wen argues for vaccination requirements at schools and workplaces.

It was that thing I’d been looking for. It quieted my mind.

Governor Hogan offers a new incentive to encourage younger people to get vaccinated. Officials bust an illegal gun manufacturing operation in Baltimore. And a Latinx advocacy group sues a management company on behalf of overcharged tenants.

Fauci says vaccine booster shots are not currently necessary. Baltimore County’s IG releases her report on a year’s worth of investigations. And to-go cocktails are legal (again) in Baltimore County.

The Baltimore Inspector General’s office uncovers suspicious overtime policies in the city’s police department. New affordable housing opens in Baltimore’s Johnston Square. And in the Capital Gazette shooter’s trial, the defense says Jarod Ramos is not mentally capable of criminal responsibility.

Baltimore’s COVID-19 transmission rate is now “high” under CDC standards. Baltimore County’s police department and school system get a verbal thrashing from the county council after passing a more than $4 billion dollar budget. A billion dollar program to increase the number and mentor Black scientists is named in honor of UMBC’s beloved outgoing president, Freeman Hrabowski. And city residents speak out against giving more money to BPD and development projects.

On this episode, the RZA discusses how Isaac Hayes, the theme from Love Story, and a famous hip-hop break shaped his work.

Maryland’s COVID-19 positivity rate surpasses six percent. The FDA further limits the use of the J&J vaccine. Gov. Hogan is withholding abortion training funds. What does this mean for the availability of abortion in Maryland? Baltimore’s police districts are set to be redrawn for the first time in decades. The president of the University of Maryland Baltimore County steps down. Plus some tips from a physician on what to do this Mother’s Day.

The Supreme Court has struck down the landmark Roe V. Wade decision which legalized abortion across the U.S. five decades ago. Today’s decision is sending shock waves across the country for women’s right’s advocates and praise from anti-abortion groups. In this special edition of today’s podcast we have coverage from our news team and reaction from local leaders across the state. ..and we’ll still update you on where we are on the state’s Covid positivity rate and the other big news this week….on vaccines for children five years old and younger!

The union representing workers at a state psychiatric facility say security issues and understaffing continues to put the lives of employees and patients in danger. More than one-thousand Baltimore County residents facing eviction will get to stay in their homes. A contract vote by the county school board ends a three decade career of the school system’s chief auditor. And we’ll hear about a new work by a local professor of composition and music theory that will premiere in Baltimore just in time for Juneteenth.

A show of support for the Baltimore County School Superintendent currently under fire. Baltimore’s City Council introduces resolutions to deal with the city’s vacant property problem. The expert we’ve all come to know and turn to for guidance these last 2 years on COVID19 has now tested positive himself. And Baltimore City’s new director of LGBTQ Affairs says inclusion and accountability are among their top priorities.

Wendy Hilliard was told she “stood out too much” — code for the racism she experienced during her storied athletic career that culminated in her introduction into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Host Jill Yesko talks with Wendy about her time as a gymnast and her foundation.

An uptick in hospitalizations, we’ll have Maryland’s latest COVID numbers. Gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore picks up more endorsements. The Baltimore Ravens are mourning the death of two of its own. It will cost a bit more to ride the MTA. And a Baltimore County 4th grader campaigns against unidentifiable school lunches.