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Midday

Episodes

2026 Bach Marathon: A preview with conductor Doug Buchanan

Rousuck's Review: A musical 'Next to Normal' by Iron Crow Theatre

Historian David Blight, on why an 1852 Frederick Douglass speech still resonates for America's 250th

Rep. Johnny Olszewski on US-Iran war, ICE, Epstein, and affordability

In 'Police Against the Movement,' how '60s civil rights activists struggled to end police violence

City Council Pres Zeke Cohen: ICE limits, police tech, student scores

In Annapolis, state lawmakers make new effort to limit ICE operations in Maryland

Howard County pushes back on DHS plans for an ICE detention facility in Elkridge

As Trump re-brands a DC arts hub, performers seek Baltimore venues

A pioneering podcaster shines a bright spotlight on women's sports

As Opening Day nears, we size up the Orioles, at camp and the WBC

How will Baltimore's $500M Opioid Restitution Fund heal the city?

Rousuck's Review: 'Dance Nation' at Fells Point Corner Theatre

Midday at the Movies: We cast our votes for who will grab the Oscars

Mayor Scott on limiting ICE ops, OIG dispute, Mayor's office spending, downtown economics

On building communities: Human relationships as economic engines

Baltimore's Big Sing: Saturday's free chorus of community voices

Healthwatch: HHS vax challenges, mumps, breast cancer screenings

Rep. Sarah Elfreth (Md 3) speaks out on US/Israeli attacks on Iran

As Harborplace sits, is Baltimore's downtown renewal losing steam?

Maryland Politics: Primary candidates set for state and congressional races; a GA update

Newswrap: The US/Israeli war on Iran widens, and the troubled history of US-Iranian relations

'The City That Reads': The power of libraries & literacy in Baltimore

Rousuck's Review: 'trinity' at Baltimore Center Stage

'The War Within a War' profiles Blacks who fought in Vietnam while battling racism in America

In 'No Mean City,' Dan Rodricks crafts a Baltimore play about race, politics and the 1966 Orioles

Balt IG Cumming: Why she's suing the city to restore records access

Newswrap: Updates on Maryland redistricting; AG Brown sues DHS

Newswriter unions slam Baltimore Sun's trial use of AI in news analysis

From energy to flooding, Maryland confronts climate change realities

Rousuck's Review: 'Fences' at Chesapeake Shakespeare Co.

Maryland lawmakers revisit reform for juvenile automatic charging. State's Attorney Ivan Bates says that's a bad idea.

In 'Vigil,' novelist George Saunders spins a spirited new tale about human corruption and redemption

Maryland's Sen. Chris Van Hollen has been an outspoken critic of Trump's immigration policies. He's got more to say.

The founders of the Stoop Storytelling series look back on 20 years on stage

A Baltimore playwright is bringing a dramatic 1925 courtroom case to the stage

Kate Crane's true-crime memoir seeks answers to her father's mysterious 1987 disappearance

Marylanders of all ages look for love in an era of shifting dating habits

Live in Studio A: Baltimore 90s band 'Love Riot,' together again

Rousuck's Review: Tuyết Thị Phạm's 'Dawn' at the Everyman

The Washington Conservatory: A musical treasure for 40+ years

Midday Special: Gov. Moore delivers 2026 State of the State address

Defending U.S. election integrity against an onslaught of disinformation

City Council Pres. Zeke Cohen: ICE bill, MONSE feud, transit funding

Sports with Cordell Woodland: Superbowl 60; new Ravens coach

Annapolis Update: The race for governor; a bill to cut energy costs

Dueling legal opinions in latest public safety split between Mayor Scott and SA Bates

ICE eyes a Hagerstown warehouse for a new detention center, while DHS keeps county officials in the dark.

Why Baltimore's transit system is getting low marks from transit activists, students and workers

Rousuck's Review: 'The Great Gatsby' on tour at the Hippodrome

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