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We’ll go On the Record with two reporters steeped in local politics. The General Assembly convenes tomorrow, the third session under the shadow of COVID. How will lawmakers address crime, climate change, abortion access, and a push to legalize cannabis?

Doug Lent talks about how extreme levels of stress can have negative effects on a mother's own health as well as on of her child, and how to counteract those effects.

We’ll go On the Record with Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin. His memoir, "Unthinkable," traces his searing pain in losing his only son Tommy to suicide, just before Raskin led the Democrats’ drive to impeach the 45th president for insurrection.

Happy or unhappy, all families have stories to tell. Two memoirs of growing up in extraordinary circumstances on this edition of The Weekly Reader.

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.

Krish Vignarajah, CEO of a Baltimore-based refugee service, describes how the world can assist the millions displaced by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

During segregation, the Havre de Grace Colored School was a source of pride for African Americans in Harford County. Now alumni and supporters are working to preserve that legacy. Plus, how Rosenwald Schools across the South--including Maryland--uplifted Black education.

The queen of red grapes produces wonderful seductive wines, but at a price. That's why affordable pinot noir is always certain to get our attention.

Adam Harris, an Atlantic writer who has written a book about HBCUs, discusses last month's rash of bomb threats against these predominantly Black schools.

Who really discovered the North Pole?

The 4th District Republican delegate from Frederick is running a sharply conservative campaign against the Gov. Hogan legacy.

NPR's White House correspondent helps us unpack Joe Biden's momentous address last night to Congress, the American people, and the world.

Two leading Republican lawmakers discuss their agenda for the remaining weeks of this year's legislative session.

The veteran reporter discusses some of the top political stories in Annapolis and across the state.

Friends. Where would we be without them?

Based on the true stories of an American socialite and a British secret agent, Erika Robuck's new novel, “Sisters of Night and Fog,” recounts the bravery of two women who fought the Nazi occupation of France.

J. Wynn Rousuck reviews the world premiere of a musical fantasy about the romance between two Bible-era Nazarene teenagers: Mary Magdalen and a boy next door named Jesus.

The traditional postgame handshake might be going the way of the dinosaur

The adventures of a young socialite from Baltimore who changed the course of world events.

A co-founder and co-organizer of the non-profit end-violence group describes the Ceasefire Weekend observances.