WYPR Programs

Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's production of "Jane Austen's Persuasion," a new adaptation by Sarah Rose Kearns.

'Partypooper' is the 20th installment in author/illustrator Jeff Kinney's 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' series of YA books, which have sold 300 million copies worldwide since 2007.

As an uneasy peace approaches lives on through the week, Midday speaks with Palestinian-American poet Ramsey Hanhan and Imam Earl El-Amin.

Jayne Miller is a former investigative reporter who know hosts Maryland Capital, a podcast covering lawmakers in Annapolis.

Zeke Cohen was elected City Council President in 2024 and joins Midday monthly to share the latest updates from city hall.

Veteran educators David and Matt Hornbeck say the Restorative Practices approach has helped to build more inclusive and compassionate student communities and reduce conflict in our public schools.

The State Center complex currently housing several agencies, but decaying conditions and lack of use underscore the need for development.

Experts say all age ranges are being taken advantage of, with hundreds or thousands of dollars lost.

The executive director of the Baltimore Jewish Council reacts to Monday's release by Hamas of the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza, amid a fragile ceasefire agreement and uncertainty about an Israel-Palestine peace.

Dr. Hahrie Han is the a professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University and Director of the SNF Agora Institute.