WYPR Programs

Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck spotlights "The Shark Is Broken", a Vagabond Players production of a comedy about the making of the movie "Jaws."

Baltimore Museum of Art Director Asma Naeem joins us as we spotlight a pair of extraordinary BMA exhibitions about Black culture and history, by two visionary artists.

Each week here on Midday, it is our practice to read the names of the people who have lost their lives to violence in Baltimore City.

Monica Reinagel, a licensed nutritionist, weighs in on the government's new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which offer controversial new recommendations for our intake of fatty meats, dairy, sugar and alcohol.

Guest host Farai Chideya examines Maryland's tough labor outlook with Labor Secretary Portia Wu. She also speaks with two economists about unemployment trends, and how layoffs disproportionately affect Black women, and a career counsellor helping job-seekers keep hope alive.

WYPR's State House reporter Sarah Petrowich discusses Governor Moore's call for a dynamic pricing ban, how the practice impacts Maryland consumers and what state lawmakers are likely to do about it

Baltimore Banner business reporter Bria Overs explains BGE's latest utility rate increases, and what's still in store for Baltimore customers.

We ask a National Weather Service meteorologist and officials at BWI and the State Highway Administration to size up the weekend's looming winter storm and how travelers will be affected by the potentially dangerous arctic blast.

Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews Rapid Lemon Production's world premiere of Karen Li's "From East, Like the Sun" at Baltimore's Strand Theatre.

‘It Took A War To Make Us Ukrainian’ was created by high school student Maya Ellenbogen, and was named a finalist in the 2025 NPR Student Podcast Challenge.