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Prof. Kim Wehle joins Midday to discuss her latest book Pardon Power: How The Pardon System Works And Why.

Poet and former Johns Hopkins professor Mary Jo Salter joins Midday to present an anthology of 2024's best American poetry.

In 'Mathias of Maryland,' reflection on Senator Charles Mathias and his long history in the U.S. Congress.

A collection of the writings of peace activist Philip Berrigan helps us understand the past and future of nonviolence.

Former Baltimore Prosecutor Debbie Hines discusses her new book, "Get Off My Neck: Black Lives, White Justice and a Former Prosecutor's Quest for Reform."

The Weekly Reader goes to the seaside, again!

Tom speaks with Dr. Christopher Leighton about his memoir 'A Sacred Argument: Dispatches from the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Encounter."

Tom speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson about her book Reading Genesis.

'Poverty for Profit' argues that private businesses sometimes exploit those seeking help from government programs.

Tom talks with Tia Hamilton, the owner of Urban Reads Bookstore on Greenmount Avenue in Baltimore.