On The Record

<p>The <a href="https://www.cmtalliance.org/">Central Maryland Transportation Alliance</a> released its transit report card for the region. Spoiler alert -- it’s a D+. We ask executive director <strong>Brian O’Malley</strong> how they measure success and how might things improve. Plus, we hear from Baltimore transit riders about their experiences.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.cmtalliance.org/">Central Maryland Transportation Alliance</a>, <a href="https://www.cmtalliance.org/report-card/">CMTA Report Card</a>, <a href="https://www.getmarylandmoving.com/#/28/">Get Maryland Moving</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Baltimore’s massive water and sewage system is its most valuable asset, and delivers water and wastewater services to more than 1.5 million people in the city, Baltimore county and neighboring counties.</p> <p>The system is owned and operated by the city, but the future governance is unclear. The Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force <a href="https://www.wypr.org/tags/baltimore-regional-water-governance-task-force">has spent months considering potential changes</a>, with disagreement between the county and city on how it should be run.</p> <p><strong>Professor Louise Seamster</strong> joins us to discuss how metropolitan areas similar to Baltimore have handled the question of governance over their water and sewage systems, and where those choices have led them.</p> <p>Seamster is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and African American Studies in the University of Iowa, where she studies how cities and counties own and operate water-wastewater infrastructure.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">If you imagine Baltimore city as a human body, its pipes and water mains could be compared to arteries, its trash and recycling services to white blood cells and its sewage lines as the lower intestines.</p> <p>All of this infrastructure, critical for daily life in Baltimore, are overseen by one department: The Department of Public Works.</p> <p>Interim director <strong>Richard Luna</strong>, named to the position last June, is tasked with the response to several pressing challenges, including aging infrastructure, a 2002 consent decree regarding sewage and wastewater overflows and <a href="https://www.wypr.org/show/on-the-record/2023-12-19/a-new-report-with-few-answers-about-the-future-of-baltimores-water-and-sewage-system">potential changes to the oversight of the city's water and wastewater systems</a>.</p> <p>(Photo by Elvert Barnes, via Flickr. License: CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">From rowhomes in Baltimore to tobacco barns in Southern Maryland, the survival of historic buildings depends on training the next generation of masons, carpenters, and roofers.</p> <p>We speak with preservationists and business owners, and hear about a national initiative to promote jobs in the historic trades. <em>Original airdate: 12/7/23</em></p> <p>Guests:</p> <p><strong>- Nicholas Redding</strong>, president and CEO of <a href="https://www.preservationmaryland.org/">Preservation Maryland</a> and <a href="https://historictrades.org/">The Campaign for Historic Trades</a></p> <p><strong>- Natalie Henshaw</strong>, director of <a href="https://historictrades.org/">The Campaign for Historic Trades</a> and the owner of <a href="https://www.henshawpreservation.com/">Henshaw Preservation</a>, a window restoration and historic masonry company</p> <p><strong>-</strong> <strong>Darius Johnson</strong>, who is pursuing a graduate degree in preservation at Goucher College in Baltimore County</p> <p><strong>- Mae Bowley</strong>, executive director of <a href="https://www.repurposesavannah.org/">Re:Purpose Savannah</a>, a nonprofit focused on the salvage and reuse of historic buildings</p> <p>Learn more:</p> <p>- Labor study on the <a href="https://historictrades.org/laborstudy/">status of historic trades in the United States</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">Every third Monday in January, we mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day. And every year, the generation of the Civil Rights Movement, its leaders and the everyday people who powered it, inch further and further into history.</p> <p><a href="https://afro.com/archives/">The archives maintained by <em>The AFRO American News</em></a><em> </em>are seeking to build a link to that history, by preserving the record of its past editions spanning all the way back to the paper's founding in 1892.</p> <p><strong>Alexis Taylor</strong>, managing editor of <a href="https://afro.com/"><em>The AFRO American News</em></a><em>,</em> is here with me to talk about the legacy news organizations and the history contained in its pages.</p> <p>(Photo from <em>The AFRO Archives)</em></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">The year Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered, 1968, was a big year for a cause Rev. King championed: the labor movement.</p> <p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">King was in Memphis, Tennessee, to campaign with unionizing sanitation workers. In April, he would be shot and killed.</p> <p>His death reverberated across the county. But the success of the sanitation workers in Memphis would have direct consequences for Baltimore and Maryland, where thousands of public sector workers were seeking to unionize.</p> <p><strong>Jane Berger</strong>, PhD, <a href="https://news.moravian.edu/2021/12/08/jane-berger/">is an Associate Professor of History at Moravian University</a>. She is also author of “A New Working Class: The Legacies of Public-Sector Employment in the Civil Rights Movement.”</p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">(Photo from the AFRO American Newspapers Archives.)</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p><strong>Christy Villalobos</strong> shares a <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoop Story</a> about love, loss, and letting go. Listen to the <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/podcasts/">Stoop podcast</a>.</p> <p>The next Stoop event is two weeks from tomorrow - January 27th - at Morgan State University, in partnership with the Baltimore City House Delegation. The theme is <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/event/baltimoored-stories-about-transportation-barriers-to-getting-around-town/">“Baltimoored: Stories about transportation barriers to getting around town.”</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>In "<a href="https://interrobangbaltimore.org/iwilleatyoualive-baltimore">I Will Eat You Alive</a>," audiences are invited to a dinner party. With each "course," a trio of actors confront diet culture, fatphobia, and society’s expectations. We speak with Baltimore playwright <strong>Katie Hileman</strong> about reclaiming the word "fat." </p> <p> “<a href="https://interrobangbaltimore.org/iwilleatyoualive-baltimore">I Will Eat You Alive</a>" runs from January 25th through February 10th at <a href="https://voxel.org/">The Voxel</a> theater in Baltimore.</p> <p>Related events (to be held in the lobby of <a href="https://voxel.org/">The Voxel</a>):<br>-Plus-size clothing swap with <a href="https://www.dreamsandvisionsbaltimore.org/skylightboutique">The Skylight Boutique</a>, February 3rd, 11:00am – 4:00pm<br>-Round table discussion with the cast and director Katie Hileman moderated by <a href="https://linktr.ee/fatpositivetherapist">Kayla Stansberry</a>, February 4th, 4:30 – 5:30pm<br>-<a href="https://www.twostrikescollective.com/">Two Strikes Theatre Collective</a> storytelling hour, February 10th, 2:00 – 4:00pm</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Black teachers in Maryland leave the profession at higher rates than their white teacher counterparts. Why? We talk with <em>Baltimore Banner </em>education reporter <strong>Kristen Griffith</strong> about what she learned. Plus, <strong>Wallace Lane</strong>, <strong>Michelle Early</strong> and <strong>Danielle Ferrentino</strong> talk about their very different experiences in the Maryland education system.</p> <p>Baltimore Banner article, "<a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-black-teachers-YARRTE6ALRDCXNOXQHKOHLW3SI/">Black teachers are leaving. How can Maryland schools get them to stay?"</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>A <a href="https://www.mdeconomy.org/more-basic-assistance-is-needed-to-propel-economic-mobility-and-security-among-maryland-families-receiving-tanf/">recent study</a> by the <a href="https://www.mdeconomy.org/">Maryland Center on Economic Policy</a> argues more of Maryland’s welfare funds should go to cash assistance. We speak with author and MDCEP State Policy Fellow <strong>Jasmin Aramburu</strong>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>For more than a year and a half, Baltimore City has been running an experiment - $1000 a month to low-income young parents. How are families using the money? How have participants created a sense of community?</p> <p><strong>Tonaeya Moore</strong> is the director of policy for the <a href="https://cashmd.org/">CASH Campaign of Maryland</a>. <strong>Tazhane </strong><strong>Jordan </strong>is a participant in Baltimore City’s guaranteed income pilot program.</p> <p>Learn more about the <a href="https://www.bmorechildren.com/guaranteed-income">Baltimore Young Families Success Fund (BYFSF)</a>:<br><a href="https://guaranteedincome.us/baltimore">Guaranteed Income Pilots Dashboard - Baltimore</a><br><a href="https://www.wypr.org/show/on-the-record/2022-05-18/baltimore-tests-a-guaranteed-income-for-200-young-parents">Baltimore tests a guaranteed income for 200 young parents</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Lawmakers are gearing up for the new legislative session in Annapolis. On their minds: how to handle a budget shortfall of three-quarters of a billion dollars, and what spending cuts could mean for transportation and climate plans.</p> <p>We speak with <strong>Pamela Wood</strong>, who covers government and politics for <em><a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/">The Baltimore Banner</a>, </em>and <strong>Josh Kurtz</strong>, founding editor of <em><a href="https://www.marylandmatters.org/">Maryland Matters</a>.</em> <br><br>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-budget-forecast-shortfall-VWFG55IEIVC3FANJIFZOIB5AGM/">Maryland’s budget math: $761 million shortfall predicted</a><br><a href="https://www.marylandmatters.org/2024/01/02/juvenile-justice-among-criminal-justice-reform-topics-up-for-discussion-in-upcoming-legislative-session/">Juvenile justice among criminal justice reform topics up for discussion in upcoming legislative session</a><br><a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/climate-environment/maryland-climate-plan-IRJKFWAG4VHALC6YH64T7DVRHU/">Maryland offers road map for fighting climate change</a><br><a href="https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/12/14/moore-2024-will-be-the-year-for-military-families/">Moore: 2024 will be ‘the year for military families’</a><br><a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/preakness-pimlico-maryland-horse-racing-A3XQTENCRRFZPLC32SFVSIH2O4/">New plan for horse racing focuses on revitalizing Pimlico Race Course</a><br><br></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">During the pandemic, <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/505745/depression-rates-reach-new-highs.aspx">according to Gallup polling</a>, more Americans reported having depression or receiving treatment for depression. In fact, in 2020 that number was higher than any other point since Gallup started collecting such data in 2015.</p> <p>Many Americans are struggling with depression and other mental illness. We talk to two efforts in Maryland to seeking to meet the rising need for mental health support.</p> <p><strong>Kerry Graves</strong> is the executive director of NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore. The organization partners with students to start a conversation about mental health among young people and their friends and family. <strong>Julia Wang</strong> a student ambassador for NAMI at Johns Hopkins University.</p> <p><strong>Jennifer Redding</strong> is a licensed clinical social worker and Executive Director of Behavioral Health Services for the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health and the Klein Family Harford Crisis Center in Bel Air, Maryland.</p> <p><strong>The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available 24/7 by phone or text at 988. </strong><a href="https://health.maryland.gov/bha/Pages/988md.aspx"><strong>More information here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p>(Photo by Niles Werner, Flickr. License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED</a>)</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Baltimore is full of immigrant stories.<strong> <a href="https://susanmdbooks.com/">Susan Muaddi Darraj</a> </strong>adds to the tapestry with her debut novel: <em><strong><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/behind-you-is-the-sea-susan-muaddi-darraj?variant=41049302335522">Behind You is the Sea</a></strong>.</em> It draws on her Palestinian roots and her family’s immigration experience, tracing the intertwined daily lives of three families. </p> <p>She will be in conversation with <a href="https://www.citylitproject.org/">CityLit Project </a>executive director Carla DuPree at Bird in Hand books on Tues. Jan. 16. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/susan-muaddi-darraj-behind-you-is-the-sea-with-carla-du-pree-tickets-780989940937?aff=oddtdtcreator">More details here</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Here’s a Stoop Story from <strong>Sujata Massey </strong>about embracing a connected sense of the world. You can hear her story and others at <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoopstorytelling.com</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Ahead of the third anniversary of the Capitol Riot, we look at the threat Christian nationalism poses to American democracy. <strong><a href="https://www.prri.org/staff/robert-p-jones-ph-d/">Robert P. Jones</a> </strong>of the <a href="https://www.prri.org/">Public Religion Research Institute</a> shares survey data on who holds Christian nationalist beliefs.</p> <p>Read the <a href="https://www.prri.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/PRRI-Jan-2023-Christian-Nationalism-Final.pdf">full report</a>. View the <a href="https://www.prri.org/research/a-christian-nation-understanding-the-threat-of-christian-nationalism-to-american-democracy-and-culture/">results</a>. </p> <p>Then, the new documentary, “Spiritual Warriors: Decoding Christian Nationalism at the Capitol Riot,” explores the modern roots of Christian nationalism. We speak with<a href="https://icjs.org/people/matthew-d-taylor/"> <strong>Matthew Taylor</strong></a>, senior scholar at the <a href="https://icjs.org/">Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies</a>.</p> <p>The documentary will be screened <a href="https://icjs.org/events/spiritual-warriors-decoding-christian-nationalism-at-the-capitol-riot/">January 31st at the Senator Theatre</a>. Taylor's forthcoming book is, “The Violent Take it by Force: The Christian movement that is threatening our democracy.”</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>We talk with <a href="https://www.numomish.com/">Nu Momish</a> founder <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thenugilly_/"><strong>Gilly Shaw</strong></a>. Her business advocates for, supports and provides resources for new mothers -- whether that means a kind listening ear, or help tackling that mountain of laundry! She recently received a <a href="https://cllctivly.org/black-futures-micro-grant/">Black Futures Micro Grant</a> from <a href="https://cllctivly.org/">Cllctivly</a> to help grow her business.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>We talk with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/heycaregiver/reels/">Dawnita Brown</a>, the founder of <a href="https://heycaregiver.com/binti-circle/">Binti Circle</a>. The non profit creates community and provides support for Black daughters who are caregivers for their parents. She recently received a <a href="https://cllctivly.org/black-futures-micro-grant/">Black Futures Micro Grant</a> from <a href="https://cllctivly.org/">Cllctivly</a> to help grow her business.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Drummers, singers, guitar and accordion players - the folk music of Bulgaria is designed to spur dancers and entertain crowds with its striking blend of eastern and western sounds. How are Bulgarians in Maryland keeping this tradition alive and training the next generation of performers?</p> <p>We speak with father-daughter duo <strong>Kalin Kirilov</strong> and <strong>Yana Kirilov, </strong>who are pursuing a <a href="https://msac.org/programs/maryland-traditions/folklife-apprenticeship">folklife apprenticeship</a> through the <a href="https://msac.org/">Maryland State Arts Council</a>.</p> <p>Listen to more music from the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCThtAaHX4L3LWXydoCHHTfQ">Balkan Soul Band</a>. </p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>The Baltimore School for the Arts and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra are partnering to offer hands-on learning experiences for students. What will this partnership look like?</p> <p>We speak with <strong>Jonathon Heyward,</strong> music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and <strong>Roz Cauthen</strong>, executive director of the Baltimore School for the Arts, a public performing-arts high school.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">Growing up, <a href="https://www.mattildabernsteinsycamore.com/">Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore</a> adored her grandmother Gladys Goldstein; not for her acclaim as an abstract artist, but because she nurtured young Sycamore’s creativity.</p> <p>But that changed when Sycamore came out as gender queer. In her latest work, "<a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9781593767358">Touching the Art</a>," Sycamore writes a mixture of biography, criticism, and social history in her sprawling memoir. </p> <p>This episode originally aired on November 9, 2023.</p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">(Photo: Provided by MBS)</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Here's a double scoop of <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoop Stories</a> for the holidays! Christmas fanatic <strong>Sarah Achenbach</strong> describes her ‘not so delicate’ negotiations with in-laws during the holidays … And <strong>Kelly Rudis </strong>talks about the awe of birth, and the power of transformation. </p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>A new report shines lights on air pollution inside Maryland's residential and commercial buildings. The report is titled, <a href="https://www.greenandhealthyhomes.org/publication/cutting-through-the-smog/"><em>Cutting Through The Smog: How Air Quality Standards Help Solve The Hidden Health Toll Of Air Pollution From Maryland’s Homes And Businesses</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>We speak with <strong>Ruth Ann Norton </strong>of the <a href="https://www.greenandhealthyhomes.org/">Green & Healthy Homes Initiative</a> and Hopkins pulmonologist <a href="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/details/panagis-galiatsatos"><strong>Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos</strong></a>. The pair wrote an <a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/opinion/community-voices/hvac-air-pollution-climate-change-homes-JWGL3EAUUZFXFE33ZFXE4AYDBQ/">op-ed</a> for <em>The Baltimore Banner</em> about ways to address poor indoor air quality.</p> <p><a href="https://www.greenandhealthyhomes.org/services/maryland-direct-services/">Visit GHHI's website for more information</a> on home environmental health, safety and energy efficiency.</p> <p><em>This program originally aired on October 30, 2023. Photo by Marek Slusarczyk, via Wikimedia. License: CC BY 3.0.</em></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">At its peak in the late 1800s, the Chesapeake Bay produced more oysters than almost anywhere else in the world. During the twentieth century, however, oyster populations in the bay plummeted to a tiny fraction of their<strong> </strong>former levels.</p> <p>And 5 years ago—in 2018— a Maryland Department of Natural Resources assessment of the state’s waters found the oyster population had shrunk in half in less than twenty years.</p> <p>But there is recent good news for the bay's oysters. In October, <a href="https://www.umces.edu/news/record-chesapeake-bay-oyster-planting">Gov. Wes Moore announced that Maryland and its partners would plant</a> more than 1.7. *billion* new juvenile oysters--a new one-year record for oyster planting in the Chesapeake Bay.</p> <p>The new oysters are primarily grown at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge. <strong>Matthew Gray</strong> is an assistant professor at that laboratory, which hosts one of the largest oyster hatcheries on the east coast. Gray talks to us about these powerful mollusks, their habitat and the role they play in the bay.</p> <p>(Photo by Dave Harp, The Chesapeake Bay Journal)</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">As you walk to work or drive to the grocery store, you crisscross a network of hidden streams and rivers beneath Baltimore’s concrete surface.</p> <p>A public art installation and walking tour created by a local artist and designer seeks to pull back the pavement on Baltimore’s underground waterways. <a href="https://ghostrivers.com/about">Ghost Rivers</a> is a series of installations, wayfinding markers, and writings that took several years of research and preparation.</p> <p><strong>Bruce Willen</strong> is the artist behind the project, and also the founder of design studio Public Mechanics. When we spoke to him in October, we asked about how he first learned of this underground history, and his other work illustrating the hidden history surrounding us.</p> <p>Guided walking tours led by Willen and environmental advocacy group Blue Water Baltimore are tentatively planned for the Spring. Dates will be announced on the <a href="https://ghostrivers.com/updates-press">Ghost Rivers website</a>.</p> <p>And listen to an <a href="https://www.wypr.org/curiosity/2021-09-29/where-are-baltimores-hidden-streams">archived episode of Maryland Curiosity Bureau</a>, where host Aaron Henkin learned more about Baltimore's hidden streams and rivers.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">Sharing and messaging through social media apps is the modern version of passing a note in class. It’s how kids communicate.</p> <p>We speak with parenting and technology expert <a href="https://devorahheitner.com/"><strong>Devorah Heitner</strong></a> about setting healthy boundaries for Internet use while giving children space to explore. Her latest book is, "<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690819/growing-up-in-public-by-devorah-heitner-phd/">Growing Up In Public: Coming Of Age In A Digital World</a>.”<br><br><em>This program originally aired on October 23, 2023. Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/135830168@N04/23381877690/">Ellen De Vos</a>/Flickr.</em></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><strong>Marie Louise Kelly</strong>, cohost of NPR's All Things Considered, has a resume as long as any journalist today. In her latest book, <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250859853/itgoessofast">It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs</a><em>, </em>she tries to find time for her oldest son as he prepares for college.</p> <p>We also speak with <strong>Leslie Gray Streeter</strong>, author of a <a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/opinion/column/single-mother-meaning-parenting-GML7E25Z2NHWDHPUJGF7FWT75A/">new series of columns for the Baltimore Banner</a> about being a single mother. She discusses facing stigma and uncertainty while raising her young son.</p> <p>This episode originally aired on November 13, 2023.</p> <p>(Photo from Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo)</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Stained glass is not just for churches. In Baltimore, if you look for it, you’ll find it all over -- elaborate skylights, charming transoms, colorful portholes. We ask <strong>Linda Rabben</strong>, an anthropologist and author, what the artful glass tells us about class, race, and social networks in Charm City. </p> <p>Links: <a href="https://shop.mdhistory.org/through-a-glass-darkly-the-social-history-of-stain.html">Through a Glass Darkly book</a>, <a href="https://www.thepeale.org/exhibition-through-a-glass-darkly/">Peale Museum Exhibit</a> for Through a Glass Darkly, <a href="https://aiabaltimore.org/baltimore-architecture-foundation/">Baltimore Architecture Foundation</a> talk at Zion Church of the City of Baltimore <a href="https://app.tickethive.com/e/through-a-glass-darkly">Jan 6, at 2pm</a>, Histories about "Two Story King of East Baltimore" Frank Novak, <a href="https://baltimorebrickbybrick.wordpress.com/2015/01/26/so-who-built-our-houses/">here </a>and <a href="https://baltimorebrickbybrick.wordpress.com/">here</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Here's a <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoop Story</a> from Falkenhan’s Hardware owner <strong>Deb Falkenhan</strong>, about the quirky Christmas traditions in her family, and in Baltimore’s Hampden neighborhood. </p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Baltimore City will end the year with the fewest homicides in nearly a decade. According to the city’s <a href="https://monse.baltimorecity.gov/baltimore-public-safety-accountability-dashboard">Public Safety Accountability Dashboard</a>, 260 people have lost their lives in Baltimore this year. The city has not been under 300 murders since 2014, when there were 211 homicides. Last year more than 330 people were murdered. </p> <p>Is the tide turning? If so, why? We speak with <strong>Mayor Brandon Scott</strong> about the city's <a href="https://monse.baltimorecity.gov/baltimores-violence-prevention-plan">violence reduction strategy</a>.</p> <p>Then, each quarter, the <a href="https://baltimorepeacemovement.com/">Baltimore Peace Movement</a> holds Peace Promise weekends to affirm life and promote community building. We speak with co-organizer <strong>Letrice </strong><strong>Gant.</strong></p> <p>Learn more about the <a href="https://www.communitymediation.org/">Baltimore Community Mediation Center</a>. The next Peace Promise Weekend is February 2nd. </p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Families who practice more than one religion can be faced with a lot to navigate, especially during holiday season. Inclusion, creating community, representation -- are all important considerations that can receive a hyper focus at this time.</p> <p>The<strong> Interfaith Families Project</strong> in Montgomery County has deep experience navigating through differences. Their community, which meets virtually and in-person in Rockville, has been embracing and celebrating religious diversity for more than a quarter century. </p> <p>We talk with the two women who guide the way for the I-F-F-P community <strong>Rev</strong>. <strong>Samantha Gonzalez-Block</strong>, the Christian spiritual leader. and <strong>Rabbi Debbie Reichmann </strong><em>(</em>the Jewish spiritual leader there. </p> <p>Links: <a href="https://iffp.org/">Interfaith Families Project</a>, <a href="https://iffp.org/gather/gatherings/">Sunday Gatherings</a>, <a href="https://iffp.org/learn/school/">Sunday School.</a> <a href="https://iffp.org/calendar/#event=76825763;instance=20231224190000?popup=1">Christmas Eve Gathering, 2023.</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">The Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force may be the most consequential governmental work group you have never heard of.</p> <p>The group was created through by Maryland General Assembly legislation earlier this year to recommend alternative governance models for Baltimore city’s gigantic water and sewage system.</p> <p>Last Friday, consultants hired to work with the task force <a href="https://resources.baltimorecountymd.gov/Documents/Public_Works/water-governance/draftconsultantreport.pdf">released a draft report of recommendations</a> outlining possible paths forward.</p> <p>Public comments on the draft report of recommendations are welcome until Friday, January 5, 2024. More information can be found at the <a href="https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/boards-commissions/executive/water-governance-task-force">county </a>and <a href="https://mayor.baltimorecity.gov/bc/boards/baltimore-regional-water-governance-task-force">city</a> websites devoted to the task force.</p> <p>The report will be reviewed at the task force’s meeting on Jan. 8th before final recommendations are to be made at the end of January to Gov. Wes Moore, the State General Assembly, Mayor Brandon Scott, County Executive Johnny Olszewski and other officials.</p> <p><strong>Bill Henry</strong>, Baltimore city’s Comptroller, chairs the task force. He joined to discuss the draft and what comes next.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Looking for a last-minute gift? How about a book?</p> <p><a href="https://www.bcpl.info/">Baltimore County librarian</a> <strong>Conni Strittmatter </strong>shares her suggestions for children and teens, including a sci-fi space drama. Then, <strong>Meghan McCorkell </strong>of the <a href="https://www.prattlibrary.org/">Enoch Pratt Free Library</a> offers popular picks for adult readers, such as a thriller set in a gothic mansion and a cocktail recipe book! </p> <p><strong>Books for kids:</strong><br>"Something, Someday," by Amanda Gorman<br>"Dino-Hanukkah," by Lisa Wheeler<br>"How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?" by Mac Barnett<br>"The Story of Gumluck the Wizard," by Adam Rex<br>"Dogtown," by Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko<br>"Merry Christmas, Anna Hibiscus!" by Atinuke<br>"The Lost Library," by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass<br>"Max Fernsby and the Infinite Toys," by Gerry Swallow<br>"Winter Crafts Across Cultures: 12 Projects to Celebrate the Season," by Megan Borgert-Spaniol<br>"Love in Winter Wonderland," by Abiola Bello<br>"Star Splitter," by Matthew Kirby</p> <p><strong>Books for adults:</strong><br>“Let Us Descend,” by Jesmyn Ward<br>"Lessons in Chemistry,” by Bonnie Garmus<br>"Iron Flame," by Rebecca Yarros<br>“Day,” by Michael Cunningham<br>“There Should Have Been Eight," Nalini Singh<br>"Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and Juice: A Cocktail Recipe Book," by Toni Tipton Martin<br>“13-23," by J.M. Giordano<br>“My Name is Barbra," by Barbra Streisand<br>“Spare,” by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex<br>“The Way Forward," by Yung Pueblo<br>"Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger and Higher Education," by Stephanie Land</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Weavers, jewelers, paper-makers, leather workers, candlemakers, cooks, bakers and more--an array of Maryland makers now fill the shelves of the new store by ‘Shop Made in Maryland.’ We talk to Co-Founder and Chief Localist <strong>Stacey Price </strong>and <strong>Tiera Chin</strong>, the owner of Yorktown Spice.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.shopmadeinmd.net/">Shop Made in Maryland</a>, <a href="https://madeinbaltimore.org/">Made in Baltimore</a>, <a href="https://www.yorktownspice.com/">Yorktown Spice</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Here's a Stoop Story from <strong>Judith Pojda </strong>about following your instincts … and being brave enough to see where that takes you. </p> <p>Hear her story and others, and find the Stoop Podcast at <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoopstorytelling.com</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">Where is your favorite place to eat out in Baltimore? The city hosts a food scene as multifaceted and charming as the city itself.</p> <p><strong>Matti Gellman</strong> <a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/author/matti-gellman/">writes about food and the restaurant industry for our news partner</a>, <em>The Baltimore Banner</em>. But she reports on more than what's on your plate. Gellman's interests include the area's growing food deserts and barriers to food security.</p> <p>Her perspective is a bit different than many other food writers—in 2021 she learned she had Celiac<strong> </strong>Disease. The autoimmune disease imposes strict eating habits and affects 2 to 3 million Americans.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">Wherever you are, whoever you’re with, the winter holiday season often augurs a refreshing drink in hand. But alcohol is not an indispensable ingredient for a good time.</p> <p>Many Americans, around 1 in 3 according to Gallup polling, totally abstain from alcohol.</p> <p>So what are your options if you are looking for something to drink that is more sophisticated than a soda but less potent than the holiday eggnog.</p> <p>We ask <strong>Darryl Collins</strong>, owner of Hopscotch Zero-Proof Bottle Shop in Fells Point.</p> <p>Collins was <a href="https://baltimorebeat.com/hopscotch-into-the-holidays/"><strong>profiled by Phillip Muriel in the Baltimore Beat in November</strong></a>. His store sells non-alcoholic beverages of all shapes and sizes.</p> <p>Later in the show, <strong>Joey Breeden</strong> and <strong>Rani Singh </strong>join us in-studio to mix mocktails. The pair are general managers with the<strong> </strong><a href="https://alfredrestaurantgroup.com/"><strong>Alfred Restaurant Group</strong></a>, which oversees Osteria Pirata, Anchor Tavern and Duck Duck Goose in Fells Point.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">Law-enforcement agencies, including those in Maryland, are making more use of facial recognition technology. This software attempts to identify human faces by matching images or video from surveillance cameras to massive databases of pictures.</p> <p>Proponents say it’s an important tool to keep the public safe. Privacy advocates say it’s a dangerous tool, far too likely to misidentify people. Some point to the experience of a Baltimore County man launched into a harrowing ordeal when police used facial recognition technology.</p> <p>We talk with <strong>Eyal Press,</strong> <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/11/20/does-a-i-lead-police-to-ignore-contradictory-evidence">who went deep into what happened in the pages of the The New Yorker</a>.</p> <p>Later in the show, we talk to a critic of facial recognition technology, <strong>Samantha Masters</strong>. She is with Organizing Black, a community organizing group in Baltimore city.</p> <p>Photo by Jonathan McIntosh, via Flickr.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Can Maryland cut greenhouse gasses more than half by 2031? <strong>Jamie DeMarco</strong>, Maryland director of the <a href="https://www.chesapeakeclimate.org/">Chesapeake Climate Action Network</a>, tells us why they, and 40 other businesses and organizations want Gov. Moore to "Get it Done by '31."</p> <p>Links: CCAN <a href="https://chesapeakeclimate.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Sign-on-letter-for-Get-it-Done-by-31-1-1.pdf">letter to Gov. Wes Moore</a>, <a href="https://www.chesapeakeclimate.org/">Chesapeake Climate Action Network</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>At the COP 28 UN Climate Change conference in Dubai--the final hours of talks. <strong>Gina Castillo</strong>, Climate Policy and Research Advisor for Baltimore-based <a href="https://www.crs.org/">Catholic Relief Services </a>was in attendance, along with her colleague <strong>Nikki Gamer</strong>, Senior Public Affairs Manager for CRS. They give us an update.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://unfccc.int/cop28">UN COP28.</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Last year’s <em>New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen </em>Supreme Court decision forces some states to remove concealed carry permitting requirements. A recent study used modeling to analyze the consequences. We speak with <strong>Daniel Webster, </strong>Bloomberg Professor of American Health and Distinguished Research Scholar at the <a href="https://publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/health-policy-and-management/research-and-practice/center-for-gun-violence-solutions">Center for Gun Violence Solutions</a> at the Bloomberg School.<br><br>Links:<br><a href="https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/study-finds-that-dropping-training-requirement-to-obtain-concealed-carry-permit-leads-to-significant-increase-in-gun-assaults">Study Finds That Dropping Training Requirement to Obtain Concealed Carry Permit Leads to Significant Increase in Gun Assaults</a><br><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1745-9133.12487">Evidence concerning the regulation of firearms design, sale, and carrying on fatal mass shootings in the United States</a><br><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35536393/">Officer‑Involved Shootings and Concealed Carry Weapons Permitting Laws: Analysis of Gun Violence Archive Data, 2014–2020</a><br><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36104849/">Impact of Changes to Concealed-Carry Weapons Laws on Fatal and Nonfatal Violent Crime, 1980-2019</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Maryland’s gun control law--requiring a handgun license--was <a href="https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/212017.P.pdf">found unconstitutional</a> by a federal appeals court late last month. The case was heard by a three-judge panel. Now Maryland’s Attorney General Anthony Brown is <a href="https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/press/2023/120523b.pdf">seeking a rehearing</a> before the entire 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.</p> <p>We speak to <strong><a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/author/dylan-segelbaum/">Dylan Segelbaum</a>, </strong>courts reporter at our news partner<em> The Baltimore Banner</em>.</p> <p>Links:<br><a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-attorney-general-anthony-brown-appeals-handgun-qualification-license-hql-decision-JD7LZDKUSJAKNFTVKFIPBP2IYY/">Maryland AG asks full appeals court to rehear handgun license case</a><br><a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-handgun-qualification-license-hql-law-court-decision-faq-4VA2NOQJV5CCJKSCEGQDWFAI2Q/">Maryland’s handgun qualification license law was struck down. Here’s what you need to know.</a><br><a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-handgun-qualification-license-hql-law-court-decision-YAAWSYILIBC7DHNZBIHYADSZUA/">Appeals court strikes down Maryland’s gun license law; Gov. Moore vows to fight for measure</a><br><a href="https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/11/21/federal-appeals-court-finds-maryland-handgun-qualification-law-unconstitutional/">Federal appeals court finds Maryland handgun qualification law unconstitutional</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>A three-act opera about learning to sing and a lot else: meditating, hanging out, goofing off, healing from trauma and the pandemic. We ask the experimental theater company The Acme Corporation's artistic director <a href="https://lolabpierson.com/"><strong>Lola B. Pierson</strong></a> about their first show in three years. And composer <strong><a href="https://www.allisonisonline.com/">Allison Clendaniel</a> </strong>talks about scoring the show - with music, song and found sounds.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://theacmecorporation.org/#shows">Acme Corporation tickets</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Here's a Stoop Story from <strong>Shira</strong><strong> </strong>about the importance of representation, remaining open to conversation, and creating community.</p> <p>Find information about the next live Stoop Storytelling <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/event/chrismahanukwanzakaafestivus-stories-about-the-universal-truths-of-holiday-celebrations/">here</a>, coming up Tuesday Dec. 12 at the Senator Theater.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>From rowhomes in Baltimore to tobacco barns in Southern Maryland, the survival of historic buildings depends on training the next generation of masons, carpenters, and roofers. </p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">We speak with preservationists and business owners, and hear about a national initiative to promote jobs in the historic trades.<br><br>Guests:<br><strong>- Nicholas Redding</strong>, president and CEO of <a href="https://www.preservationmaryland.org/">Preservation Maryland</a> and <a href="https://historictrades.org/">The Campaign for Historic Trades</a><br><strong>- Natalie Henshaw</strong>, director of <a href="https://historictrades.org/">The Campaign for Historic Trades</a> and the owner of <a href="https://www.henshawpreservation.com/">Henshaw Preservation</a>, a window restoration and historic masonry company<br><strong>- Darius Johnson</strong>, pursuing a graduate degree in preservation at Goucher College in Baltimore County<br><strong>- Mae Bowley</strong>, executive director of <a href="https://www.repurposesavannah.org/">Re:Purpose Savannah</a>, a nonprofit focused on the salvage and reuse of historic buildings<br><br>Learn more:<br>- Labor study on the <a href="https://historictrades.org/laborstudy/">status of historic trades in the United States</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>We go <em>On the Record</em> with <strong>Kevin Lindamood</strong>, CEO of <a href="https://www.hchmd.org/">Health Care for the Homeless</a> and <strong>Jeff Griffin</strong>, executive director of the <a href="https://fcbmore.org/">Franciscan Center</a>. Covid relief funds have ended, but the need for nutritious food, healthcare and housing has not. How are the two nonprofits managing to provide what people need?</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://fcbmore.org/">Franciscan Center</a>, Franciscan Center <a href="https://fcbmore.org/capital-campaign/">Capital Campaign;</a> <a href="https://www.hchmd.org/">Health Care for the Homeless</a> -- You can: <a href="https://giving.hchmd.org/give/157165/#!/donation/checkout">Support HCH Clinical Teams</a>, Send a <a href="https://jamboard.google.com/d/1X7CxHKIYaY3tRefrO5vgHRR1HzScg53BmvpUxRLjehM/viewer?pli=1">personal message (anonymous) of support to staff</a>, <a href="https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=301a5408-a748-42d5-9892-8deaccf9d270&ccId=19000101_000001&type=MP&lang=en_US">Join the HCH team</a>, including <a href="https://www.hchmd.org/news/introducing-december-sign-incentives">December sign-on incentives</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">Climate change, driven by human activity, has upset the balance of ecosystems and natural processes the world over.</p> <p>In the Chesapeake Bay, changes to the natural environment that usually occur over hundreds or thousands of years are taking place in the span of a lifetime. Sea-level rise is causing salty ocean water to crawl farther and farther into the bay and onto nearby coastlands.</p> <p><strong>Jeremy Cox</strong> is a <em>Chesapeake Bay Journal</em> staff writer who has <a href="https://www.bayjournal.com/news/climate_change/salt-patches-a-product-of-rising-seas-are-spreading-rapidly-on-the-chesapeake-s-eastern/article_f7ded190-6dd2-11ee-aeca-6b4e2fef34b2.html">written about saltwater intrusion</a>.</p> <p>Some of the oldest farmland in the country is on the Delmarva peninsula, and threatened by eroding coast lands and saltwater.</p> <p><strong>Bob Fitzgerald</strong> lives on the Eastern Shore in Somerset County. His family has farmed in the same area for many generations.</p> <p>And <strong>Sarah Hirsh</strong>, Ph.D., has been an extension educator for University of Maryland in Somerset County since 2018. Her research and Extension program focuses on soils, conservation and cover crops.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>In a new novel, all the threads of Ana’s life— marital infidelity, a gender-fluid child, tensions with her mother—braid together as she celebrates her sixtieth birthday.</p> <p><strong>Lisa Gornick’s</strong> fifth novel is "Ana Turns." She and Alice McDermott, whose latest novel is "Absolution," will discuss their books in a virtual event on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 4 p.m. <a href="https://www.bookpassage.com/event/alice-mcdermott-and-lisa-gornick-absolution-ana-turns-online-event">Details here.</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>That gritty crime drama you’ve been drafting in you head for years…or the sci-fi adventure you plot before bed…What will become of them? What does it take to turn an idea into a book? </p> <p>We speak with <a href="https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/"><strong>Amy Kaplan</strong></a>, president of the <a href="https://marylandwriters.org/">Maryland Writers’ Association</a>. She is the author of several books and short stories, including her most recent, a coming-of-age fantasy titled, “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mark-Goddess-L-Kaplan/dp/B0BBQLLDXQ">The Mark of the Goddess</a>.” </p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Have you enjoyed splashy fall colors this season? People who are colorblind miss out on some of that autumn bliss. <a href="https://enchroma.com/">EnChroma glasses</a> allow those with ‘color vision deficiency’ see a fuller spectrum. We ask <a href="https://enchroma.com/pages/about-us"><strong>Don McPherson</strong></a>, inventor of the glasses, how they work -- and learn about a new test for color blindness. You can find the test <a href="https://enchroma.com/pages/test">here</a>.</p> <p>EnChroma Glasses are available on loan at Brookside Gardens in Montgomery County. More information <a href="https://montgomeryparks.org/about/parks/accessibility/adaptive-equipment/">here</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>