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The American Library Association reports increasing attempts to remove books from libraries nationwide. In Carroll County schools, more than 50 books were removed from shelves after sustained pressure from local chapters of the national Moms for Liberty group.

Your Public Radio's new President and General Manager Craig Swagler and WTMD's Carrie Evans joined WMAR to weigh in on "AI Ashley," the first AI disc jockey.

On our monthly look at films and filmmaking, Tom and Maryland Film Festival founder Jed Dietz talk with a producer and a curator of the WYPR-sponsored New/Next Film Festival, running August 18-20 at The Charles theater in Baltimore.

Your Public Radio, home of Baltimore’s NPR news station WYPR 88.1 FM and Baltimore’s home for total music discovery, WTMD 89.7 FM, has announced Craig Swagler as its new president and general manager.

It is time for another visit with Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck, who joins us each week with her reviews of the mid-Atlantic regional stage.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced enforcement of the city's youth curfew during the Memorial Day Weekend. Baltimore was among several cities nationwide to beef up enforcement, but do these curfews significantly reduce crime?

Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway, chair of the council's Public Safety Committee, joins Midday to discuss the committee's hearing on the Brooklyn Homes mass shooting.

The recent Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action in university admissions has left many court watchers with the question: How do you diversify higher education?

Environmental journalist Rona Kobell recalls a dangerous encounter in the Chesapeake Bay during a reporting trip.

The new show at the Walters reflects 2000 years of artistic traditions, with pieces from East and Southeast Asia and from Islamic cultures spanning West to South Asia.