Midday Podcast

Now, we turn our attention to a topic that for generations has been a source of lurid fascination: gangsters. Ever since the Prohibition Era of the early…

Today, Tom's Newsmaker guest is Baltimore County Executive John "Johnny O" Olszewski, Jr. He is beginning his 3rd year in office, and like leaders of…

Today on Midday, an update on the 2021 General Assembly Session in Annapolis, now in its second week. Given the pandemic and the constitutional…

Two weeks ago, Governor Larry Hogan announced that the state would move into Phase 1B of the COVID-19 vaccination plan last week, and as of yesterday,…

We often talk about how we think of the WYPR community of listeners as a family, and if we are indeed a family, we need to have family meetings from time…

Today, it’s another edition of Midday on Higher Education, our occasional series of conversations with the leaders of Maryland’s colleges and…

Anger is an emotion that's been much in evidence in our national life during these difficult times. When it comes to things like closing businesses,…

Tom's guest now is Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck. She's been joining us throughout the pandemic, while the region's stages remain closed, to tell…

Two veteran journalists consider what President Joe Biden needs to do to move a COVID-weary, polarized country forward.

Last Sunday, our city was shocked when Dante Barksdale, an outreach coordinator for Safe Streets, was killed near the Douglas Homes in East Baltimore.…