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Linda Wertheimer talks to Harper Lee's longtime friend Wayne Flynt about the late author. He will deliver Lee's eulogy.

Award-winning WYPR reporters Emily Sullivan and John Lee discuss some of the week's top local news stories.

As the primary election tally continues, we ask WYPR reporter John Lee for the latest news on the contests for Baltimore County executive, council, and state’s attorney. And we talk through the logistics of counting thousands of mail-in ballots.

Baltimore Banner investigative reporter Justin Fenton, and WYPR's Baltimore County and environment reporter John Lee and education reporter Zshekinah Collier discuss some of the top news stories they've been filing.

Guitarist/singer/songwriter Beth Orton talks about how songs by Sinead O'Connor, Sons of Kemet and Father John Misty shaped her own work.

2: Novelist JAMES LEE BURKE. He's been writing for 35 years but he's best known for his more recent detective novels about Dave Robicheaux (ROW-bah-show), a recovering alcoholic, who is also a troubled Vietnam vet, and a New Orleans police lieutenant. His books include: "The Neon Rain," "Heaven's Prisoners," "Black Cherry Blues," "A Morning for Flamingos" and "A Stained White Radiance." BURKE's new book, his eighth Dave Robicheaux novel, is called "Dixie City Jam." (Hyperion) (REBROADCAST FROM 4/8/92)Int. 3: Mystery writer WALTER MOSLEY. He's written a new book in his series about gumshoe hero Easy Rawlins. It's called "Black Betty" (Norton). Betty's a shark of a woman who leaves dead men in her wake. Like the other books in the series, "Black Betty" has Easy in post-War, but pre-present South Central L.A.--this time the year is 1961. MOSLEY gained public attention when presidential candidate Bill Clinton said that MOSLEY was his favorite mystery writer. His next book,"RL's Dream" (Norton) comes out this August. (REBROADCAST FROM 5

Pompeian Inc. says it's seeing demand for its products surge — growth that has prompted it to pursue a lease for a 400,000-square-foot distribution center…

Songwriter and singer John Prine died April 7, 2020, in the early days of the pandemic. His death from COVID-19 was a shock to his fans.

Capturing methane at landfills, buying a fleet of hybrid vehicles, harnessing solar power: We hear how Baltimore County is taking action to combat and reverse climate change. Plus, protecting our trees. A new study shows progress in reducing forest loss across Maryland.

Greta Lee stars in the new movie Past Lives. She talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about the film and the ways language and identity are intertwined.

Drummer Kassa Overall is steeped in jazz and has played with some of the greats, but he also came of age with hip-hop, and his polyglot solo work reflects a mix of those traditions. In this episode, he discusses how music by Ahmad Jamal, Digable Planets, and John Coltrane guided his art.

The founding dean and the president of MSU's proposed College of Osteopathic Medecine — Dr. John Sealey and Dr. Barbara Ross Lee, respectively — describe the goals of the new academic facility, the first HBCU medical school to open in decades.

Bill "Spaceman" Lee's new memoir is Have Glove, Will Travel: The Adventures of a Baseball Vagabond. The book picks up where Lee's previous memoir, The Wrong Stuff, left off in 1984.

Music critic Sarah Bardeen reviews Awake is the New Asleep, the latest CD from Australian singer Ben Lee.

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What if Frederick Douglass was at Harper's Ferry with John Brown?

Captain John Smith's exploration and exploits in the Chesapeake region.

He was the leading creative force behind the rise of Marvel Comics and is responsible for many of the best-known comic book heroes. Forty years ago, he co-created the character Spider-Man. He also helped create The X-Men, The Fantastic Four and The Incredible Hulk. He is Chairman Emeritus of Marvel Enterprises, and was executive producer of the recent film, Spider-Man, which is now out on video. Lee's new book is called Excelsior! The Amazing Life of Stan Lee. This interview first aired June 4, 2002.

Tennis star Coco Gauff comes from a family of athletes and activists. We meet her grandmother, who desegregated public schools in Delray Beach, Florida.