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There are less than two weeks to go before voting ends, and as we enter this critical stretch in the presidential race, the political and cultural…

Now, a conversation with New York Times investigative reporter Chris Hamby about his new book, Soul Full of Coal Dust: A Fight for Breath and Justice in…

WYPR reporter Emily Sullivan joins us with the latest on the candidates making their final push before polls close tomorrow nightJohn Willis, former…

Early analysis of the results of the 2020 presidential election underscore the deep divisions in our country. President Donald Trump garnered 8 million…

Today on Midday: another check on the economic impact of the pandemic. For retailers, it's supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. But this…

As the country falls deeper into the morass of a surging pandemic, President Trump has ignored the coronavirus and most of his other presidential duties,…

A third pharmaceutical giant, AstraZeneca, announced this morning that late-stage clinical trials of a COVID 19 vaccine in the UK and Brazil show more…

Today on Midday, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, we’re going to take a break from news about the pandemic, or our recalcitrant president, or the…

(Originally broadcast Oct. 22, 2020)For the thousands of inmates released from prison every year, the transition out of jail and into society is often a…

The Baltimore writer Lia Purpura has published a new book. It’s a terrific collection of poems called It Shouldn’t Have Been Beautiful. Lia is the writer…

The top-level jobs Leon Panetta has held in government comprise a ridiculously long list. Most recently, from 2011 to early 2013, he was secretary of…

We turn now to a local gardener and historic consultant who has written a book about the neighborhood of Guilford, in North Baltimore. Originally the…

How accurate is history? Ever. Even primary sources are no substitute for having lived in the same time, breathed the same air as the people who made…

The Baltimore Jewelry Center in the new Centre building on North Avenue in the Station North A&E District is a resource for emerging and established metal…

Back in the day, when we heard this music by Aaron Copland, we knew it meant one thing: Meat. In the 1990s, it was “what’s for dinner,” according to the…

Tom talks with investigative reporter Mark Reutter from Baltimore Brew -- an on-line news source that focuses on local issues -- in the first of a series…

The coordinated attacks by ISIS terrorists in Paris Friday night, which killed scores of people and wounded hundreds, have triggered waves of shock, grief…

Loneliness, luck (or the lack of it), birth and death weave their way through Will Eno’s play, “Middletown” -- now at the Theatrical Mining Company in…

Judy Collins holds a unique and cherished place in the top echelons of American music. In September, she released a new CD called Strangers Again, a…

Last month, we looked at a set of laws that went into effect in Maryland that would allow certain misdemeanors, as well as crimes that are no longer…