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Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman joins by phone to give an update on recovery efforts in Ellicott City after the devastating flash flood that left…

We revisit a conversation about African centered approaches to mental health with Dr. Cheryl Grills of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, and…

At the end of a trying year, Brenda Frese hopes for a title.

How much can a police scanner tell you about a city? Plus, what the book that inspired the film "12 Years a Slave" says about present-day race relations,…

New Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Gregory Thornton joins us to talk about his priorities for City Schools. Tom Hall, nutritionist Monica Reinagel, and…

How is the Baltimore region’s housing market doing this summer? Plus, Baltimore’s part in the country’s first national labor strike, 137 years ago. Then,…

Sheilah talks with State Health Secretary Joshua Sharfstein what's causing the surge in heroin-related deaths and what the state is doing about it.Then,…

Anthony Brown and Larry Hogan squared off in their first televised debate yesterday. Sheilah Kast speaks with WYPR's Fraser Smith and St. Mary's College…

Could a blood test one day predict suicide risk? Then, we remember the life and work of local journalist George Collins. Plus, writer Paul Valentine on…

For the first time in more than a decade, Baltimore has opened up its wait list for section 8 housing vouchers. More than 50,000 people have signed up for…

How will medical marijuana in Maryland be regulated? Plus, a mission to the Sun in 2018, and Baltimore based jazz/soul group Sojourne.

In honor of Veterans Day on Tuesday, we’re devoting our show to the stories of soldiers: those living today and those who fought in wars long past. We…

Maryland now has five casinos – fine for those who can gamble responsibly. But how can compulsive gamblers get help? We ask Lori Rugle and Michael Rosen…

There are hundreds of streets in the US named for Martin Luther King Jr. A documentary film called "The MLK Streets Project" looks at what life is like on…

Nationwide protests surrounding grand jury decisions to not charge police officers in Ferguson, Missouri and Staten Island, New York have reached…

Congress and the President averted a government shutdown this week by passing and signing a spending bill for the 2015 fiscal year. We talk with U.S.…

Homicide statistics dominate headlines in Baltimore and in many big cities. We look at what murder statistics capture and fail to capture about…

Billions of public dollars will be invested in public infrastructure in Baltimore in the next few years. Sheilah talks about it with reporter Edward…

Democrats and Republicans are setting the stage for a top-to-bottom overhaul of Maryland’s criminal justice system. We talk with Christoph Shank, the new…

A new way of disabling viruses is being developed that could hold promise for the fight against viral diseases like H.I.V. and Ebola. We talk with Johns…