WYPR Programs

Midday takes a look at personal finance. Certified financial planner Nicolas Abrams of Opulentia Financial Services answers your questions as the calendar year comes to a close.

Holly Arnold, the Administrator of Maryland Transit Administration, talks about managing rising ridership while state budget cuts seem inevitable. Plus, news on the Red Line.

Hunter Biden was found guilty of gun-related charges in Delaware and pleaded guilty to tax evasion in California.

Researchers in Syria have discovered what appears to be evidence of the oldest alphabetic writing in human history. We ask Hopkins archeologist Glenn Schwartz about clay etchings excavated from a tomb.

John Leland's book “Happiness Is a Choice You Make” chronicles the upsides of aging.

A Stoop story about escaping to find yourself.

Poet and writer Ross Gay of his collection of essays, “The Book of Delights.”

It’s time now for What Ya Got Cooking, where we talk about Thanksgiving with our resident foodies John Shields, chef, author and owner of Gertrude’s Restaurant at the Baltimore Museum of Art and Damian Mosley of Blacksauce Kitchen.

Mayor Brandon Scott has pledged $44 million to repair pedestrian structures throughout the city, bringing them into ADA compliance. How did that become a priority?

Are nurses and midwives born to hold political office? One non-profit believes they are, and works to increase their representation across the political spectrum.