Midday Podcast

It’s Midday with the Mayor, another in our series of live conversations with the Mayor of Baltimore, Brandon M. Scott. Among the topics Tom and the Mayor…

Last December, Martha Jones, a historian at Johns Hopkins University, described in a Washington Post oped how her research had revealed that Johns Hopkins, the namesake of her institution, had owned slaves. Long thought to be an abolitionist, Mr. Hopkins, in fact, claimed at least four men as his property in 1850, and prior to that, had used Black people as collateral for a loan.

Tom's guest today is the American author, George Saunders. He’s published hundreds of short stories, and his first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo, won the…

Today on Midday, an update from the General Assembly in Annapolis with one of the leaders of the Republican caucus in the House of Delegates. Tom's guest…

Continuing today's focus on the 2021 Maryland General Assembly at the midpoint of its 90-day legislative session, Tom's next guest is Ovetta Wiggins, who…

It’s the Midday Healthwatch with Dr. Leana Wen. Johnson and Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, which is being manufactured here in Baltimore, has been approved…

Former President Donald Trump has been voted out of the White House and removed from Twitter, which has considerably reduced his presence in the public…

Tom Hall's guest for the hour today is the president of the Baltimore City Council, Nick Mosby.He leads a progressive council at a perilous time for our…

On today's Midday, a conversation with the award-winning author and ethicist, Harriet A. Washington, about the human costs of unethical medical…

Last night, President Biden addressed the nation as we passed the grim milestone of 500,000 deaths from illness related to COVID 19. A candle lighting…