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Members of Ensemble Galilei: (L-R) Jackie Moran, Kathryn Montoya (not performing today), Isaac Alderson, Carolyn Surrick and Jesse Langen.

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Live in Studio A: Ensemble Galilei, previewing four local concerts

Tom Hall

The acclaimed ensemble of traditional musicians performs live in our studio, ahead of concerts tonight through Monday in Annapolis, Baltimore and Rockville.

Liza Jessie Peterson wrote and stars in "The Peculiar Patriot," her one-woman show at Baltimore Center Stage about mass incarceration.

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Rousuck's Review: Peterson solos in 'Peculiar Patriot' at Center Stage

J. Wynn Rousuck

Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews Liza Jessie Peterson's powerful one-woman show about mass incarceration, at Baltimore's Center Stage.

People walk outside the U.S. Capitol on Monday, Sept.11, 2023, in Washington. Congress faces a deadline to fund the government by the end of the month or risk a potentially devastating federal shutdown. There's just 11 working days for Congress to act once the House resumes Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

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As shutdown continues with no end in sight, the ripples bring rough seas to Maryland's shores

Tom Hall

WYPR's statehouse reporter Sarah Petrowich covered losses in revenue in Maryland from the government shutdown and Gov. Wes Moore's efforts to right the state's budget.

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An inside look at the Baltimore Banner's investigation into a 'housing hustle' and a spike of foreclosures

Tom Hall

A trio of reporters from the Baltimore Banner covered how New York-based investors used a new type of loan to buy up housing in disinvested neighborhoods.

There are tens of thousands of vacant and blighted rowhomes across Baltimore City.

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Is vacant land in Baltimore City under valued?

Tom Hall

Valuation of vacant property might not sound very exciting, but an accurate assessment is crucial to investment and growth in Baltimore's struggle neighborhoods.

Dr. Keisha N. Blain is a distinguished historian and professor at Brown University, where she teaches in the departments of History and Africana Studies.

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Keisha Blain's 'Without Fear' chronicles the Black women who have championed human rights

Tom Hall

Dr. Blain's book illuminates the lives of Black women activists in America — some well-known, many unsung — who've fought for human rights, at home and abroad.

Jonathon Heyward is an internationally renowned young conductor who was tapped last year as the Music Director-Designate of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Heyward begins his five-year contract with the BSO this May. (photo credit: Jeremy Ayres Fischer)

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The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's music director, one of the youngest in the country, to conduct through 2031

Tom Hall

Jonathon Heyward, Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra since 2023, discusses his extended tenure and the future of the BSO.

Dr. Leigh Vinocur is an ER physician, media commentator and corporate healthcare consultant, and the author of the new guide to managing stress, Never Let Them See You Sweat.

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In 'Never Let Them See You Sweat,' Dr. Leigh Vinocur shows us how to 'harness stress for success'

Tom Hall

Dr. Leigh's new book offers tips on turning life's daily stress into a catalyst for positive change.

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Names of Baltimore's Fallen

Tom Hall

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.

The Los Angeles Jewish community and interfaith leaders hold a candle-lighting ceremony marking the exact moment of the first anniversary since Hamas spearheaded attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, at a ceremony at The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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Dara Horn on the enduring existence of antisemitism

Tom Hall

Dara Horn is a writer and Jewish scholar who is slated to give the Jerome S. Cardin Memorial Lecture at Loyola University of Maryland this week.