LIVE AT 12:45: Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Tom Hall with her review of HADESTOWN, the The Tony Awards-winning 2019 musical by Anaïs Mitchell , w/@rachelchavkin directing the touring company at Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre thru 4/16.📩[email protected] 🎧wypr.org

LIVE>12:25: 'AMERICAN RAMBLE' author & journalist Neil King joins Tom Hall to discuss his new chronicle of the 26-day 'Walk of Memory and Renewal' he took from DC to NYC. JOIN US: 📲410.662.8780 📩[email protected] 🎧wypr.org

LIVE>12: FORMER MD AGRICULTURE SECRETARY Joseph Bartenfelder joins Tom Hall to discuss his tenure under Governor Larry Hogan, his successor + top issues facing MD farmers today, from the economy to the environment. JOIN US! 📲410.662.8780 📩[email protected]🎧 wypr.org

Mayor Brandon Scott launched the Group Violence Reduction Strategy in January 2022. Partnering with Youth Advocate Programs Inc. and Roca, its purpose is to reduce violent crime by offering services and mentorship to high-risk individuals. wypr.org/wypr-news/2023…

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski enters council chambers to give his annual budget message. ⁦WYPR⁩ ⁦Johnny Olszewski, Jr.⁩

Please join us in saying HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our very own, Sheilah Kast. Thank you for all your work and commitment to public radio! Everyone wish Sheilah a happy birthday in the comments below ❤️

ON NOW: Three advocates from the IMAGE Center for people with disabilities go On The Record. We hear about the realities people of color who live with disabilities face, navigating both racist and ableist attitudes and their work for empathy & healing. wypr.org/show/on-the-re…

Our legislative tracker for #MDGA23 has been updated #Maryland Find out what passed - state budget, guns, abortion, public safety, transportation, education, environment, state symbols and holidays, and all the rest... wypr.org/wypr-news/2023…

ICYMI: Baltimore/ARP FUNDS UPDATE: Shamiah Kerney, chief of the Mayor's Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programs, joins Tom Hall to discuss how Baltimore is spending the $641 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds. 📩[email protected] 🎧wypr.org/show/midday/20…

ICYMI: CHURCH SEX ABUSE REPORT author Elizabeth Embry, a former Assistant MD Attorney-General, joins Tom Hall to discuss her role & key findings in Anthony G. Brown's probe of child sex abuse by members of Archdiocese of Baltimore.📩[email protected]. 🎧wypr.org/show/midday/20…

A new legal challenge to a 2022 Anne Arundel County law that require guns retailers to insert government-provided pamphlets on suicide prevention may bring the issue to a higher court and set a precedent over how far warning labels can go. wypr.org/wypr-news/2023…

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