Midday

Author and word-nerd Stefan Fatsis shares his experience as a lexicographer-in-training at America's most famous dictionary publisher, Merriam-Webster.

Writer Marion Winik talks about the 30th anniversary reissue of her powerful memoir of love and loss, featuring a new introduction by the author, and a new audiobook.

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.

Dr. Leana Wen joins us to discuss controversial changes to childhood vaccination schedules, rising flu and measles cases in the US and her concerns about the efficacy and safety of medical cannabis.

WYPR's Scout Maucione was at a rally of Maryland residents opposing US attacks on Venezuela.

WYPR's Nathanael Miller has the latest on plans for massive data centers in Western Maryland.

CES is one of the biggest consumer technology conferences in the world. Tech insider Jason Michael Perry gives a preview live from Las Vegas, Nevada.

The second installment of author Rick Atkinson's "The Revolution Trilogy" describes a difficult, pivotal phase of the American war of independence from Britain.

Prize-winning historian Martha S. Jones's The Trouble of Color explores the way racial classifications in America have impacted Black families and identity.

Bohannon's best-selling 2023 book, now out in paperback, delves into ancient mysteries about the evolution of the female body and its impact on the human species.