WYPR Programs

Midday speaks with Baltimore area arts leaders about the future of the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts (BOPA) and how they will continue supporting and funding the local arts community.

Both M&T Bank Stadium and Oriole Park at Camden Yards are getting publicly-funded facelifts. We discuss the economics of sports stadiums with former Baltimore Sun reporter Jon Morgan and Dr. Dennis Coates, a UMBC professor of sports economics.

An overview of Maryland’s hunting seasons with Brian Eyler, associate director of the state Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife and Heritage Service.

Sociologist Benjamin Snyder's new book, “Spy Plane: Inside Baltimore’s Surveillance Experiment,” critiques the unchecked use of unproven technology.

The Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project is a 70-mile transmission line cutting through three counties. Utility companies say it is necessary to meet increasing energy consumption, but community members and environmentalist are concerned.

State Sen. Clarence Lam joins Midday to share his thoughts following the murder committed by a 17-year-old Howard High student and why the state agencies involved must improve collaboration going forward.

Vincent Schiraldi, Secretary of the Department of Juvenile Services, joins Midday to discuss the department's focus on youth diversion and justice reform in the wake of a murder committed by a 17-year-old student in Howard County.

A choreographer draws inspiration from the Reconstruction era.

More than 20 million Americans are behind on their medical bills. And a survey conducted last year by the group Economic Action Maryland found that 14 percent of Marylanders have medical debt they cannot repay.

Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews Pride & Prejudice which runs at Baltimore Center Stage through November 10.