On The Record

<p>Most of us, at some point, worry about our weight. For some, the worry dogs us, takes on a life of its own. Lawyer <a href="https://rabiachaudry.com/"><strong>Rabia </strong><strong>Chaudry</strong></a> tells her version of that ordeal--and what it took to put the misery behind her, in her new book <em>Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: a Memoir of Food, Fat and Family.</em></p> <p>Links: <a href="https://rabiachaudry.com/books/">Fatty, Fatty, Boom, Boom</a>, speaking event on Dec. 8, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/writers-live-rabia-chaudry-fatty-fatty-boom-boom-tickets-403623939067">Writers LIVE at Pratt Library.</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>What does it require to pick up and leave everything and everyone you know … to start a new life. Courage? Fortitude? Determination? </p> <p>Across six decades, from 1910 to 1970, about six million African Americans made the decision to uproot their lives. They fled the South to points in the north, midwest and western U.S. to escape violence, racism and Jim Crow laws, with hopes to better their lives and those of their children. It was a protracted mass exodus of epic proportion.</p> <p>The Baltimore Museum of Art is focusing on this arc of history in its latest exhibit: "<a href="https://artbma.org/exhibition/a-movement-in-every-direction-legacies-of-the-great-migration/">A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration.</a>" We speak with co-curator <a href="https://artbma.org/about/staff/jessica-bell-brown"><strong>Jessica Bell Brown</strong></a>, and two featured artists, <a href="https://www.akeabrionne.com/"><strong>Akea </strong><strong>Brionne</strong></a> and <strong><a href="http://www.robert-pruitt.com/">Robert Pruitt</a>.</strong></p> <p>There are two<a href="https://artbma.org/events"> free admission days </a>coming up, December 15th and January 8th. At 6:30 pm on December 15th, Jessica Bell Brown will host a <a href="https://artbma.org/event/bma-violet-hour-a-movement-in-every-direction-artist-talk/">free conversation</a> with several of the exhibit's artists to discuss Southern culture, belonging, and the process of developing commissioned works of art.</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>Long COVID--with symptoms that linger for months like brain fog, dizziness, or heart palpitations --may affect 2 to 10 percent of children who have been infected with COVID, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.</p> <p>In September, a new set of <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/pmrj.12890">guidelines </a>was published to help pediatricians identify and treat long COVID. We speak with one of the lead authors, <strong>Dr. Laura Malone</strong>, co-director of Kennedy Krieger’s Pediatric <a href="https://www.kennedykrieger.org/patient-care/centers-and-programs/pediatric-post-covid-19-rehabilitation-clinic">Post-COVID19 Rehabilitation Clinic</a>.</p> <p>Then, an athletic, academically engaged high school student is suddenly exhausted. His normal schedule of classes and sports and activities with friends shrinks, as he struggles with dizziness, nausea, and brain fog. We speak with<strong> Lucas Denault </strong>and his mom, <strong>Karin</strong>, about his recovery from long COVID.</p> <p>Read more:<a href="https://www.kennedykrieger.org/stories/news-and-updates/research-news-releases/kennedy-krieger-leads-team-created-new-guidelines-help-physicians-nationwide-treat-pediatric-long-covid">Kennedy Krieger Leads a Team That Created New Guidelines to Help Physicians Nationwide Treat Pediatric Long COVID</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.grid.news/story/science/2022/11/10/what-does-long-covid-treatment-look-like-for-kids-too-few-clinics-are-trying-to-figure-it-out/">What does long covid treatment look like for kids? Too few clinics are trying to figure it out.</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>Rob Hirschfeld</strong> about having grace, holding space, and facing life and death … head on. You can hear his 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>Change is an intrinsic part of life--and that includes our impermanence on this earth. Artists of all disciplines embrace mortality -- as well as themes of memory and transience -- in the first exhibit at The Parlor. The Parlor itself is in transition … from funeral home into exhibition space, on North Avenue in Baltimore’s Station North Arts District.</p> <p>The exhibit is titled <em>Memento Mori</em>, Latin for objects or art that remind us of the inevitability of death, It features more than 50 works by a dozen artists. </p> <p>We talk with <em>Memento Mori’s</em> curator, <strong><a href="http://www.catherineborg.com/">Catherine Borg</a> </strong>and educator and multimedia artist <strong><a href="http://reyesedgar.com/">Edgar Reyes</a>, </strong>who is featured in the exhibit.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.stationnorth.org/news/momentomori">The Parlor, Memento Mori exhibit </a>, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/memento-mori-exhibition-at-the-parlor-tickets-460365544737">Memento Mori events</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 & Ohio, a powerful commercial railroad, was also part of the underground railroad. A new permanent <a href="http://www.borail.org/explore-learn/exhibitions/undergroundrr/">exhibit </a>at the <a href="https://www.borail.org/">B&O Railroad Museum</a> tells of two dozen freedom seekers who walked the rails, disguised themselves to be passengers, or packed themselves INTO BOXES to flee slavery.</p> <p>We’ll hear the risks they took from the museum’s executive director <strong>Kris Hoellen</strong> and <strong>Chris Haley</strong> of the Legacy of Slavery project at the Maryland archives. Learn more about <a href="https://www.borail.org/collection/mt-clare-station/">Mt. Clare Station</a>.</p> <p>Plus, <strong>Julia-Ellen Craft Davis</strong>, recounts her great-great grandparents' <a href="https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/craft/craft.html">brave mission</a> to escape slavery in Georgia, traveling by train in a daring disguise.</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 the actions of one county have an impact on the global effects of climate change? We hear how Baltimore County is working to mitigate climate change and produce renewable energy. </p> <p>We speak with Jennifer <strong>Aiosa,<a href="https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/executive/initiatives/sustainability/"> </a></strong><a href="https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/executive/initiatives/sustainability/">Baltimore County’s chief sustainability officer</a>, and WYPR reporter <strong>John Lee</strong>. Check out John Lee's recent reporting on <a href="https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2022-11-28/turner-station-residents-fear-rising-tides-will-leave-their-homes-underwater-without-action">chronic flooding in Turner Station</a> and <a href="https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2022-11-29/baltimore-countys-landfill-transforms-rotting-garbage-gas-into-electricity-to-combat-climate-change">methane recapture at Eastern Sanitary Landfill</a>.</p> <p>Plus, Maryland is approaching its goal of no net loss of forests. <strong>Kate Everts</strong>, executive director of the <a href="https://agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/harry-r-hughes-center-agro-ecology">Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology</a>, tells about a <a href="https://agnr.umd.edu/technical-study-changes-forest-cover-and-tree-canopy-maryland">new study of Maryland’s forest and tree canopy</a>. Watch a webinar about the report <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u21DOvf7n6U">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>Even those of us who are not very tech-savvy have an idea that there’s a gender gap in technology … but also that women seem to be closing it. What most of is <em>don’t</em> know is much about what women were doing in the early days of the Information Age</p> <p>Would you be surprised to learn that the very first programmers were women--and they did it on a project generated by U.S. Army’s Aberdeen Proving Ground in the northeast corner of Maryland at the end of World War II?</p> <p>Lawyer <strong>Kathy Kleiman</strong> tells the women’s story in her new book: <a href="https://www.greedyreads.com/item/1iqMaW6srnPIkycmrv4YDQ"><em>Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World’s First Modern Computer.</em></a></p> <p>Links:<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/discovery-center-community-forum-tickets-444380944367"> Kleiman in Conversation Wed. 11/30 6pm</a>, <a href="https://eniacprogrammers.org/">ENIAC Programmers Project</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 musician <a href="https://toddmarcusjazz.com/">Todd Marcus</a>’ latest album, “In the Valley,'' celebrates his Egyptian heritage. The bass clarinetist and bandleader drew on his visits in the country to craft a unique sound that matches Egypt’s bustle and grandeur.</p> <p>We ask Marcus why blending American jazz harmonies and Middle Eastern melodies posed a challenge, and hear how audiences in the two countries respond differently to performances.</p> <p>Watch the Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra perform, "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aSBdhBYX8Y">Horus</a>."</p> <p>The Todd Marcus quartet will perform at Guntry Club on November 26th. Details <a href="https://contemporaryartsinc.org/page11.html">here</a>.</p> <p><em>This interview originally aired on August 26th, 2022.</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>The sparkly American Visionary Art Museum has a new director: We talk with <strong>Jenenne Whitfield </strong>about her plans and her ideas for AVAM’s synergy with Baltimore. Plus, <strong>Gage Branda</strong>, AVAM curator, previews the upcoming exhibit: ‘ABUNDANCE: Too Much, Too Little, Just Right.’ <em>Original airdate: 10/4/22</em></p> <p>Links: American Visionary Art Museum <a href="https://www.avam.org/exhibitions-and-events">current exhibit, "Abundance"</a>, <a href="https://www.avam.org/event-details/bazaart-holiday-craft-marketplace">Bazaart Holiday Craft Marketplace.</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>Thanksgiving is a time of gratitude. What better way to experience gratitude than taking in the beauty of a natural setting. Feeling the sun and the wind on your skin … your eyes drinking in the colors of fall … your ears absorbing the rustlings of a busy squirrel through autumn leaves.</p> <p>Our guest today wants to bring that experience to as many people as possible. She believes in the power of nature to heal, to bring together, and to inspire.</p> <p><strong>Alden Stoner</strong> is the CEO of Nature Sacred. The nonprofit just published a book of journal entries connected to nature, called <em>Bench Talk</em>. She tells us about it.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://naturesacred.org/">Nature Sacred</a>, <a href="https://www.benchtalkbook.com/">Bench Talk.</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>Josh Kohn</strong> about the secret he learned about his mom … when he came home for Thanksgiving break from college. You can hear his 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>158 priests in the Archdiocese of Baltimore abused more than 600 victims over the past 80 years, according to the Maryland Office of the Attorney General. </p> <p>The office has been investigating allegations of abuse -- and the Catholic Church’s action to protect abusers - since 2019. A <a href="https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/news%20documents/111722_Motion_to_Disclose.pdf">court motion filed Thursday</a> outlines some of the investigation’s findings and asks a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge to release the report to the public. Read the press release <a href="https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/press/2022/111722.pdf">here</a>.</p> <p>Read a <a href="https://www.archbalt.org/message-from-archbishop-lori-on-motion-to-release-attorney-general-report/">message about the motion from Archbishop William Lori</a>.</p> <p>Our guests:<br><strong>Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh</strong><br><strong>David Lorenz, </strong>Maryland state director of <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/10fB6mM1rsnu31Vir_qOP5s3GghTyfMmkE4o5lPK2688/edit?usp=drive_web&ouid=101603513456546921032">SNAP - the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests</a>. You can reach SNAP at 1-877-SNAP-HEALS.</p> <p>As part of its investigation, the Office of the Attorney General created an email address (<strong>[email protected]</strong>) and telephone hotline (<strong>410-576-6312</strong>) for persons to report information about child sexual abuse.</p> <p>If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, help is available at the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1- 800-656-4673.</p> <p> </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>How do you begin to heal generational trauma?</p> <p>A group of actors at ‘<a href="https://www.arenaplayersinc.com/about">Arena Players Incorporated</a>,’ the country’s oldest continually operating African-American community theater, is addressing that question through poetry, prose and music.</p> <p><a href="https://arena-players-incorporated.ticketbud.com/u-thought-i-was-him"><em>“U Thought I Was Him, a Theatrical Mixtape”</em> </a>features five men, each portraying different relatives in one family. The show runs Fridays through Sundays through Nov. 27. </p> <p>We spoke with <strong>Troy Burton</strong>, the show’s producer and director and with <strong>Noah Silas</strong>, who plays the character of Kevin Sr. in the show, to get a preview.</p> <p>Links:<em> </em><a href="https://arena-players-incorporated.ticketbud.com/u-thought-i-was-him"><em>You Thought I Was Him</em> tickets</a>, <a href="https://www.arenaplayersinc.com/about">Arena Players, Inc.</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 is a Stoop Story from <strong>Taras Dyakiv </strong>about trusting the universe and following your dreams. You can hear his story and many 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>Hearing aids are now available to purchase without a doctor’s visit. Who is best suited for an over-the-counter hearing aid? Will a broader market lead to lower costs? We speak with <strong><a href="https://jhucochlearcenter.org/frank-r-lin.html">Dr. Frank Lin</a>, </strong>professor of otolaryngology, who directs the <a href="https://jhucochlearcenter.org/">Johns Hopkins Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health.</a></p> <p>Plus, can magic mushrooms to lift severe depression? We speak with <a href="https://hopkinspsychedelic.org/nayak"><strong>Dr. Sandeep Nayak</strong></a> of the <a href="https://hopkinspsychedelic.org/">Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research</a> about psilocybin and its potential for treating mood disorders. </p> <p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/08/17/over-the-counter-hearing-aids/">What to know before buying over-the-counter hearing aids</a><br><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2022/09/06/the-fda-got-it-right-with-hearing-aids-updating-medicare-coverage-is-next/">The FDA got it right with hearing aids. Updating Medicare coverage is next</a><br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/11/03/magic-mushroom-psilocybin-depression-study/">Psychedelic mushroom dose can treat stubborn depression, trial suggests</a></p> <p> </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>Someone who is socially isolated or lonely is at greater risk for physical or mental health problems--like heart disease, obesity, anxiety, depression, even dementia-- according to the National Institute on Aging. Many seniors who are physically able to age in place do find themselves isolated -- and they may fall between the cracks of services available to them. Maybe they just need a hand with cleaning or groceries or a social visit from a companion who cares.</p> <p>That’s the mission of <a href="https://lorishands.org/">Lori’s Hands</a>. The non-profit connects college students with people who are living with chronic illnesses. The students lend a helping hand … as they also bring companionship. We hear from its founder, <strong>Sarah LaFave. </strong> </p> <p>Plus, we’ll drop in as two Morgan State University students, <strong>Danaysha Samuel</strong> and <strong>Tabria Cephus</strong>, visit their client, <strong>Aloma Bouma</strong>.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://lorishands.org/">Lori's Hands</a>, Baltimore City Health Dept. <a href="https://health.baltimorecity.gov/programs/seniors">Office of Aging Services</a>, <a href="https://aging.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx">Maryland Department of Aging</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>What’s being done to address the U.S. nursing shortage? <strong>Lisa Rowen</strong>, System Chief Nurse Executive for the University of Maryland Medical System, hopes the <a href="https://www.umms.org/healthcare-professionals/nursing/ace">Academy of Clinical Essentials</a>, or ACE, will begin to address the problem. ACE is an immersive, hands-on experience for people studying to be nurses. Then <strong>Liz Cushing</strong>, a trauma nurse and ACE instructor, and nursing student <strong>Naseem Ahmadi</strong>, share why more hours of hands-on instruction -- at regular intervals -- better prepare new nurses for what they’ll face.</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>Steaming hot chicken noodle soup … chewy oatmeal chocolate-chip cookies … apple pie with a perfect crust. Sure, food is a necessity -- but it can also nourish the soul. And what role does food play in our connections to heritage, or to home?</p> <p>Our guests today, <strong>Saima Sitwat and Soo Koo</strong>, are featured in a series of videos and essays that explores those questions and more, particularly for immigrants to America. It’s called “Food at Home.” </p> <p>Plus, <strong>Rabia Chaudry</strong> talks about her new book <a href="https://www.greedyreads.com/item/G_f3vj27PIeVwSZiN3FeXA">"Fatty, Fatty, Boom, Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat and Family."</a></p> <p>Links: Panel discussion on Wed. 11/16: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/food-at-home-an-evening-of-storytelling-food-and-belonging-tickets-449794987917">Food at Home: An Evening of Storytelling, Food and Belonging</a>,<a href="https://saimasitwat.com/blog/"> Food at Home video series</a>, <a href="https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/wl-rabiachaudry#.Y3JWGHbMKUk">Writers LIVE! Rabia Chaudry at Enoch Pratt.</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>Veterans Day is a time to honor those who wore the uniform. We talk with Katie Kilby, the founder of Baltimore Military Muster, to hear why the power of community and connection can heal, inspire and transform lives.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.reveillegrounds.com/muster">Baltimore Military Muster</a>, <a href="https://www.reveillegrounds.com/">Reveille Grounds</a>, <a href="https://reveille-grounds.springly.org/collect/description/262213-z-baltimore-s-veterans-day-bash">Veterans Day Bash</a> Nov. 11 12-9pm at Checkerspot Brewing, Reveille Grounds <a href="https://www.reveillegrounds.com/honor-wall">Honor Wall</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 note to listeners, today’s Stoop Story has references to suicide. It’s from <strong>Jordan Lally</strong> about living life in a dark place, and then finally seeing the light. </p> <p>Links: <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/event/second-stoop-at-union-craft-brewing-drinkin-stories/">Obsessed</a>, Stoop live show 11/5 at Union Craft Brewing, <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoopstorytelling</a>, <a href="https://jordanlally.com/mental_health/">Ed Lally Foundation.</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>Marylanders voted overwhelmingly to legalize recreational marijuana. What now? We ask <strong>Delegate David Moon</strong>, vice chair of the House Judiciary Committee, what steps lawmakers must take to set up the industry. Then, Owings Mills civics teacher <strong>Leah Strapec </strong>reflects on her experience as a first-time election judge. </p> <p>Find WYPR's continuing coverage of the midterm election <a href="https://www.wypr.org/election-2022">here</a>.</p> <p>Learn more about what's ahead for recreational cannabis:<br><a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-recreational-cannabis-marijuana-legal-expunge-QJNNLO6ED5GWBCSWPCXO5WX74I/">Maryland’s new cannabis law will also make it easier to expunge some charges and convictions</a><br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/09/maryland-legalized-recreational-marijuana-faq/">Maryland legalized recreational marijuana. Here’s what you should know.</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 historic election: Wes Moore is the third Black governor ever elected in the country, the first in Maryland. We’ll go <em>On the Record</em> with <strong>Mileah Kromer</strong>, Goucher College's chief pollster, and <em>The Baltimore Banner’s </em>political editor <strong>John O'Connor</strong> to talk about Moore’s rapid ascent in politics. Plus, what happened to the red wave?</p> <p>Find WYPR's continuing coverage of the 2022 General Election <a href="https://www.wypr.org/election-2022">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>The fuel of the Underground Railroad was its passengers--enslaved people who summoned their courage to flee. The Railroad’s <em>engineer </em>was William Still, a free Black who met them in Philadelphia, fed them and helped them move to freedom.</p> <p><a href="https://www.towson.edu/cla/departments/history/facultystaff/adiemer.html"><strong>Andrew Diemer</strong></a>, associate professor of history at Towson University, tells the story of that work and what followed in his new book, "Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad."</p> <p>On Thursday, Nov.10 at 7 p.m. at the central branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Diemer will speak as part of the <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/writers-live-andrew-diemer-vigilance-tickets-403723677387">Writers LIVE! Series</a>. The event will also be<a href="https://www.facebook.com/theprattlibrary"> live streamed</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 href="https://technical.ly/civic-news/b360-day-brittany-young/">Brittany Young</a>’s non-profit, B360, gives kids hands-on STEM experience through dirt bikes. As they ride them, fix them and even design them … they learn science, technology, engineering and math.</p> <p>Young knows dirt bike riding has a reputation … and she intends to transform that, along with the lives of young people. Five years in, her dream is within sight: to create a permanent multi-acre campus:</p> <p> “I just need people, even if you don’t understand it, to have a bit more empathy, a bit more compassion. Because there are kids that don’t want to be in the streets they want to be in programming -- we know, because we work with them every summer! And so we need a space for us.” </p> <p>Then we hear all about the buzz around B360 camp!</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://b360baltimore.org/">B360</a>, <a href="https://b360baltimore.org/ride-4-change/">Ride4Change</a> for all your B360 merch!</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>Stories teach empathy and entertain. Storytelling is an art! The Griot Circle of Maryland will offer all of that and more during its 40th Annual National Black Storytelling Festival and Conference: <em>“40 Years Strong – The Power of BlackStorytelling!” </em>We get a preview with Master Storyteller and mentor <strong>William Starke</strong>, and Growing Griots Literacy Learning program participant <strong>Xavier Reid</strong>.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.griotscircleofmarylandinc.org/">Griot Circle of Maryland</a>, National Black Storytelling Festival and Conference: <a href="https://www.nabsinc.org/2022-general-information"><em>“40 Years Strong – The Power of BlackStorytelling!” </em></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 <strong>Naomi Cross</strong> about her memories of the fall of the Berlin wall on Nov. 9, 1989, 33 years ago next week.</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>Passed in 1978, the Indian Child Welfare Act - or ICWA - is considered by many to be a gold standard because it was ahead of its time in mandating child welfare best practices and goes to great lengths to keep children connected to their heritage. </p> <p>Beginning November 9th, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments challenging the constitutionality of <a href="https://www.nicwa.org/about-icwa/">Indian Child Welfare Act</a>, in place for nearly half a century. The outcome of the case could affect all federal Tribal laws … a potentially catastrophic blow for Native Americans across the country. Why?</p> <p>We hear from <strong>Rori Collins,</strong> Public Policy Counsel at the <a href="https://ncuih.org/">National Council of Urban Indian Health </a>and from <strong>Chrissi Ross Nimmo</strong>, Deputy Attorney General of the Cherokee Nation, to understand why the ICWA is in place, and why it's <a href="https://narf.org/cases/brackeen-v-bernhardt/">under the scrutiny of the Supreme Court</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>Each year, the <a href="https://www.osibaltimore.org/">Open Society Institute </a>selects a class of fellows, and funds their work with an disadvantaged group. How is this investment shaking out? We speak with <strong>Danielle Torain</strong>, the executive director of OSI-Baltimore, and <strong>Pamela King</strong>, the senior program manager for community fellowships.</p> <p>Meet the 2022 class of <a href="https://www.osibaltimore.org/2022/11/osi-baltimore-announces-2022-cohort-of-community-fellows-including-first-recipient-of-feinblatt-mental-health-fellowship/">OSI-Baltimore Community Fellows</a>.</p> <p>Plus: newly minted fellow, <strong><a href="https://www.osibaltimore.org/fellow/jessica-smith/">Jessica Smith</a></strong>, tells us about her project to break the stigma of mental illness in the faith community, the Mindful Ministries Collective.</p> <p>Learn about her other work, the <a href="https://www.mentalhealthemergencyfund.org/">Mental Health Emergency Fund</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>While it's rare for Alzheimer’s disease to be diagnosed in people under age 65, it happens. It’s hard to track, but research suggests between 220,000 and 640,000 people in the U.S. are living with<em> </em>early-onset Alzheimer’s.</p> <p><strong>Yolanda Wright </strong>is the program manager for the<a href="https://www.alz.org/maryland"> Greater Maryland Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association</a>. She describes benefits of support groups for care partners as well as people who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.</p> <p>And we meet three men who all have been diagnosed with <a href="https://www.alz.org/help-support/i-have-alz/younger-onset">early-onset Alzheimer’s</a>: <strong>Dennis Myers, Jim Hursey</strong>,<strong> </strong>and <strong>Mike Razzi</strong>. They met at a support group, formed a deep friendship, and dubbed themselves, “The Optimistics.”</p> <p>The Alzheimer’s Association’s 24/7 helpline is 1.800.272.3900.</p> <p>Resources:</p> <p><a href="https://www.alz.org/events/event_search?etid=2&cid=0">Local support group finder</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.communityresourcefinder.org/ResourceView/Index?id=2692209&profileDefinitionId=93">The 18th Annual Pythias A. and Virginia I. Jones African American Community Forum on Memory Loss to be held Saturday, 11/5 at Coppin State University</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>American politics seems more divided than ever. That division can lead to extreme views about political opponents, that they are evil or less than human.Hopkins political scientist<strong> Lilliana Mason</strong> says these attitudes can be a precursor to violence, like the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Her latest book, co-authored with Louisiana State professor Nathan Kalmoe, is “Radical American Partisanship.”How widespread is the acceptance of political violence? What are the consequences for democracy? <em>Original airdate: 8.24.22</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>Take a listen to this Stoop Story from <strong>Sarah Pinsker</strong> about shifting perspective.</p> <p>Listen to to the Stoop Storytelling Series <a href="https://www.wypr.org/podcast/the-stoop-storytelling-series">podcast</a>. Find out about upcoming Stoop <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/shows/">events</a>.</p> <p>On November 3rd, the Stoop Storytelling Series and Baltimore Museum of Art will present a selection of personal tales about escape and exodus. The theme is, "<a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/event/stoop-storytelling-series-and-baltimore-museum-of-art-present-movement-in-every-direction-stories-about-modern-day-migration/">A Movement in Every Direction: Stories about Modern-Day Migration</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 On the Record with the next music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, conductor <strong><a href="https://jonathonheyward.com/">Jonathon Heyward</a>.</strong> Raised in South Carolina, Heyward studied at the London’s Royal Academy of Music. We ask him about finding his voice with a new orchestra. </p> <p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.bsomusic.org/jonathon-heyward-is-named-music-director-of-baltimore-symphony-orchestra-2/">Jonathon Heyward is Named Music Director of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra</a><br><a href="https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/artsentertainment/bso-names-jonathon-heyward-as-music-director/">BSO Names Jonathon Heyward as Music Director</a><br><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2022/09/29/1125590775/black-musicians-orchestras-boston-symphony-baltimore-symphony-race">Where are the Black musicians in the country's largest orchestras?</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>From 1910 through 1970, about six million Blacks fled the south toward safety and prosperity. ‘Legacies of The Great Migration’ is the focus of the Baltimore Museum of Art’s latest exhibit. We get a preview …. and learn how artists <a href="https://www.akeabrionne.com/">Akea Brionne</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Pruitt_(artist)">Robert Pruitt</a> uncover and illustrate their personal connections to the past. </p> <p>Links:<a href="https://artbma.org/"> A Movement in Every Direction, Legacies of the Great Migration</a>, <a href="https://artbma.org/event/isabel-wilkerson-virtual-lecture/">Opening Day Lecture</a>, Oct. 30, with Isabelle Wilkerson, <a href="https://artbma.org/event/community-day/">Community Day</a> for families, Oct. 30.</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>Elections call for enormous people power and attention to detail. The Baltimore City Board of Elections director <strong>Armstead Jones</strong> describes the struggle to train … and retain elections judges. Then we talk with <strong>Whitney Quesenberry</strong>, executive director at the Center for Civic Design to hear how they work to simplify ballots and the voting process.</p> <p><strong>Links: </strong>Early voting <a href="https://www.elections.maryland.gov/elections/2022/2022_Early%20Voting_Centers.pdf">poll locations</a>, Register to <a href="https://elections.maryland.gov/get_involved/election_judges_form.html">become an election judge</a>, <a href="https://www.vote411.org/maryland">Vote 411 Maryland</a> for ballot information and more, <a href="https://civicdesign.org/">Center for Civic Design</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>It’s a dead heat in the race for Anne Arundel county executive, and on the Eastern Shore, Maryland’s lone Republican congressman faces a progressive challenger. Days before early voting starts, we talk politics with <a href="https://www.marylandmatters.org/">Maryland Matters</a> founding editor <a href="https://www.marylandmatters.org/author/josh-kurtz/"><strong>Josh Kurtz</strong></a>.</p> <p>Then, at the bottom of the Baltimore City ballot - questions about police and an underground conduit system. We break down some ballot questions with<a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/"> Baltimore Sun</a> reporter <a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/mc-bio-emily-opilo-staff.html"><strong>Emily Opilo</strong></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 his debut novel, <a href="https://www.brendanslocumb.com/"><strong>Brendan Slocumb</strong></a> draws on his own experiences as a Black violinist encountering racism. His protagonist, Ray McMillian, faces the same challenge, plus a devastating betrayal -- the theft of his priceless Stradivarius. We delve into "The Violin Conspiracy."</p> <p><strong>Slocumb</strong> will be in Baltimore on Wednesday evening for a conversation at Enoch Pratt Central Library with Judith Krummeck, drive time host for classical station WBJC. Details <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/writers-live-brendan-slocumb-the-violin-conspiracy-tickets-381047231527">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 was a Stoop Story from <strong><a href="https://www.jeffreykent.com/">Jeffrey Kent</a> </strong>about trusting your gut … and becoming who <em>you </em>want to be. You can hear his story and others at <a href="https://www.jeffreykent.com/">Stoopstorytelling.com</a>.</p> <p>Looking forward to Halloween? Start the spookiness with a live Stoop Storytelling event! <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/event/tales-from-the-crypt-stories-that-shiver-your-spine-and-boggle-your-brain/">“Tales from the Crypt: Stories that Shiver Your Spine and Boggle Your Brain” </a>happens on Monday at Center stage. Come for cocktails and live music from Midnight Sun at 7 p.m.; eerie stories start at 8 p.m.</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>Atman Smith, Ali Smith, and Andrés González </strong>are co-founders of the <a href="https://hlfinc.org/">Holistic Life Foundation</a>. Their new book, “<a href="https://hlfinc.org/let-your-light-shine/">Let Your Light Shine: How Mindfulness Can Empower Children and Rebuild Communities</a>,” is partly about the systems in Baltimore that make life so challenging for Black and Brown children, partly about the authors’ personal transformations through yoga. The volume tells the stories of the Holistic Life Foundation’s founding and its two-decades working to spread love to at-risk youth. </p> <p> </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>Music can soothe, motivate and stir feelings. Can music heal? <strong>Dr. Alexander Pantelyat</strong>, who runs the Johns Hopkins Center for Music and Medicine, develops therapies and conducts research with patients who have Parkinson’s disease and other ailments. He says it’s not one-size-fits all, and can be tailored to each patient just like other medications.</p> <p>Plus, Senior Music Therapist <strong>Kerry Devlin</strong>, who works with adults and children, says that using music for healing may not be the right fit for everyone, but for many:</p> <p>“It’s an experience that brings something different into their care. It feels really different from some of the other therapies that they move through because of the ways in which it holds space for their experiences, their music and their personhood.”</p> <p>Links: The Johns Hopkins <a href="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/center-for-music-and-medicine/index.html">Center for Music and Medicine</a>, <a href="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/awomansjourney/upcoming-live-programs/one-day-dedicated-to-your-health.html">A Woman's Journey</a> registration, Where to <a href="https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=amta2&WebCode=IndSearch">find a music therapist.</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>Raised in Baltimore, an alumna of Morgan State, <strong>April Ryan</strong> has covered urban issues from the White House press room for 25 years. Her new book, <em><a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9780063210196">Black Women Will Save the World,</a> </em>describes pressures on African-American women--including many Ryan has faced--and her ideas for tackling them.</p> <p>Links: Mahogany Books, DC, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/april-ryan-discusses-new-book-black-women-will-save-the-world-tickets-407671776257">Oct. 20;</a> Politics and Prose, DC, <a href="https://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/april-ryan-black-women-will-save-world-anthem-conn-ave ">Nov. 2</a>, Enoch Pratt Library Nov. 7 <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brown-lecture-series-april-ryan-tickets-420468351157">in conversation with Kurt Schmoke.</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>Arundel County executive lines incumbent Democrat <a href="https://www.pittmanforpeople.com/">Steuart Pittman</a> against Republican County Councilwoman <a href="https://jessicahaire.com/">Jessica Haire</a>. We ask about reducing crime, getting students to school on-time, pursuing development while protecting the shoreline, and their priorities if elected. </p> <p>Check out this WYPR News story on <a href="Poll:%20Race%20for%20Anne%20Arundel%20County’s%20next%20executive%20‘too%20close%20to%20call’">polling in the race</a>.</p> <p>Tomorrow evening Anne Arundel County executive candidates Steuart Pittman and Jessica Haire will participate in a<a href="https://members.annearundelchamber.org/events/details/county-executive-debate-3989"> debate at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis</a>. The event will also be live-streamed. </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 is a Stoop Story from <strong>Shannon </strong>about trying to stay out of trouble in Germany. </p> <p>Listen to more from the <a href="https://www.wypr.org/podcast/the-stoop-storytelling-series">Stoop Storytelling Series</a> and find out about <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">upcoming Stoop events</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 father of landscape architecture, Frederick Law Olmstead, and his sons, are acclaimed in Baltimore for spaces like Patterson Park and neighborhoods like Roland Park. We hear how the <a href="https://www.olmstedmaryland.org/">Friends of Maryland’s Olmsted Parks & Landscapes</a> is celebrating 200 years since Olmstead Senior’s birth. </p> <p>Guests:<br><strong>Jennifer Arndt Robinson</strong> is the president of the board of directors of the nonprofit Friends of Maryland’s Olmsted Parks & Landscapes. She is also executive Director of the Friends of Patterson Park. <strong>Hannah Hethmon </strong>is the owner of Better Lemon Creative Audio and a freelance consultant in museum and history research.</p> <p>Learn more:<br><a href="https://olmsted200.org/">National Association for Olmsted Parks</a><br><a href="https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/community/frederick-law-olmsted-principles-shaped-baltimore-parks-green-spaces/">How Frederick Law Olmsted’s Principles Shaped Baltimore Parks</a><br><a href="https://www.creativealliance.org/events/2022/great-halloween-lantern-parade-festival">The Great Halloween Lantern Parade & Festival</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>Violence between intimate partners may start with emotional or verbal abuse, before becoming physical. We hear how <a href="https://www.joinonelove.org/">One Love Foundation </a>educates young people to recognize healthy relationships and from the <a href="https://hruth.org/">House of Ruth</a> about its focus on reeducating <em>partners </em>who are abusive.</p> <p>Guests: <strong>Ojeda Hall</strong>, executive director of the Mid-Atlantic region of the One Love Foundation, and <strong>Lisa Nitsch, </strong>director of training and education at the House of Ruth Maryland.</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>MOM’s Organic Market, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Maryland Institute College of Art. What do they have in common? Their employees voted to unionize.</p> <p>Huffington Post labor reporter <strong><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/author/dave-jamieson">Dave Jamieson</a></strong> gives us the national picture of this rise in labor organizing. In the wake of the pandemic, what protections do workers seek? How are employers responding?</p> <p>Then, Starbucks barista <strong>Violet Sovine</strong> and Apple employee <strong>Chaya Barrett</strong> reflect on their organizing experiences. </p> <p>Check out these recent WYPR news stories on union activity:<br><a href="https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2022-10-10/state-employee-labor-union-asks-maryland-spending-board-to-oppose-urgent-health-care-contracts">State employee labor union asks Maryland spending board to oppose ‘urgent’ health care contracts</a><br><a href="https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2022-09-16/state-workers-union-pressures-university-of-maryland-board-for-higher-pay">State workers union pressures University System of Maryland board for higher pay</a><br><a href="https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2022-09-13/thousands-of-baltimores-unionized-teachers-signed-on-to-keep-pushing-for-higher-pay">Thousands of Baltimore’s unionized teachers signed on to keep pushing for higher pay</a></p> <p>This program originally aired on August 30, 2022.</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 & Ohio, a powerful commercial railroad, was also part of the <em>underground</em> railroad. A new permanent <a href="http://www.borail.org/explore-learn/exhibitions/undergroundrr/">exhibit </a>at the <a href="https://www.borail.org/">B&O Railroad Museum</a> tells of two dozen freedom seekers who walked the rails, disguised themselves to be passengers, or packed themselves INTO BOXES to flee slavery.</p> <p>We’ll hear the risks they took from the museum’s executive director<strong> Kris Hoellen</strong> and <strong>Chris Haley</strong> of the Legacy of Slavery project at the Maryland archives. Learn more about <a href="https://www.borail.org/collection/mt-clare-station/">Mt. Clare Station</a>.</p> <p>Plus, <strong>Julia-Ellen Craft Davis</strong>, recounts her great-great grandparents' <a href="https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/craft/craft.html">brave mission</a> to escape slavery in Georgia, traveling by train in a daring disguise.</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>Democrat <strong>Wes Moore</strong> is vying to be the Free State’s 63rd governor. We ask how he plans to help still-struggling Marylanders recover from pandemic losses, why he wants high-school graduates to be offered a paid year of public service and how he intends to reduce violent crime.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://wesmoore.com/">Wes Moore for Maryland</a>, <a href="https://elections.maryland.gov/voter_registration/index.html">Voter registration</a>, <a href="https://elections.maryland.gov/get_involved/election_judges_form.html">election judge training</a>, <a href="https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/PollingPlaceSearch">find your polling place.</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>It’s been more than 200 years since what is now ‘The Peale--Baltimore’s Community Museum” opened its doors. So it deserved a facelift! Five years and 5-and-a-half million dollars later, it’s welcoming visitors again. We hear what’s new! </p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.thepeale.org/event/accomplished-arts-apprenticeships-recruiting-fair/">Accomplished Arts Apprentices recruitment fair</a>, <a href="https://www.thepeale.org/event/the-guardians-reveal-party/">The Guardians Reveal Party</a>, <a href="https://www.thepeale.org/event/our-voises-our-truth/">Our Voises, Our Truth;</a> <a href="https://www.thepeale.org/event/hostile-terrain-exhibition-4/2022-10-07/">Hostile Terrain;</a> <a href="https://www.thepeale.org/event/behind-the-diagnosis-through-my-eyes-3/">Behind the Diagnosis, Through My Eyes;</a> <a href="https://www.thepeale.org/event/sankofa-experience-30-years-of-music-movement-and-folkways-exhibition/2022-10-23/">Sankofa Experience</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 <strong>Kevin Hoffman</strong> about someone who would NOT be voted “best boss of the year."</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>