Sheilah Kast
Host, On The RecordSheilah Kast hosts On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am. She came to WYPR from NPR 2006. In 2014 she and her team at Maryland Morning won a prestigious Dupont-Columbia University award for a year-long probe of inequality in the Baltimore region called “The Lines Between Us.” Sheilah learned how to report the news at The Washington Star, and learned the craft of broadcasting at ABC News, where she covered the White House, Congress, and the 1991 Moscow coup that signaled the end of the Soviet empire. She has launched and hosted two weekly interview shows on public TV.
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Can laughter and storytelling bridge societal divides? -
We learn about the ‘Rural Health Equity and Access Longitudinal Elective’ program at University of Maryland School of Medicine.
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What economic values do voters take to the polls? And why did low- and middle-income voters flock to President-elect Trump? -
We ask two Maryland Republican leaders about where they think things are headed and should be headed after the election. -
A Harvard historian takes a fresh look at Thomas Jefferson - flaws and all -
We commemorate Veterans Day with a visit to a medical foster home where veterans Ralph Stepney and Robert Kundzman can age in place and get the care they need. -
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An expert in far-right extremism dissects how MAGA Republicans developed paths to cultivate and motivate supporters. -
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Sociologist Benjamin Snyder's new book, “Spy Plane: Inside Baltimore’s Surveillance Experiment,” critiques the unchecked use of unproven technology.
