On The Record

<p>Business travel is dead. Consumer Privacy? no more. But we’ve learned to be more adaptive … and more willing to plan for uncertainty in the future. </p> <p>These are a few of the takeaways <strong>Amy Webb</strong>, founder of the Future Today Institute, sees resulting from <strong>more than a year of living</strong> with the Covid-19 pandemic. </p> <p>Webb also describes some tech trends she anticipates for 2021 and beyond … and they may surprise you!</p> <p><strong><em> </em></strong><em>“The focus will be much less on a tiny screen that we hold in our hands, and instead to a constellation of devices that we will wear, and at some point we will start embedding, or ingesting, even</em><em>.”</em><strong> </strong></p> <p>Links: Future Today Institute 2021 <a href="https://futuretodayinstitute.com/trends/">Tech Trends Report</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 <strong>Elissa Brent Weissman’</strong>s novel <em>Renegade Reporters, </em>Ash and her best friend Maya get sacked from the daily newscast at their middle school in Federal Hill, so they start their own news team, and soon discover that the software company with the contract for all the public schools in Baltimore is collecting a lot more data about pupils than anyone knew. Join Weissman virtually this Thursday for her book launch with the Ivy Bookshop. Details <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/upcomingevent/25484">here</a>.Then we ask a real-life legal expert--UB Law Professor <strong>Michele Gilman</strong>--what<strong> </strong>privacy protections kids have online.</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>Who is at risk for hunger in Maryland? Where? What help is there? The Maryland Food Bank has done a deep data drive to create a new statewide “Hunger Map” that pinpoints areas of need and exposes gaps in assistance. <strong>Meg Kimmel</strong>, the non-profit’s Executive Vice President, lays out key insights:</p> <p><strong><em>“</em></strong><em>Our estimates at the Maryland Food Bank are that as many as two million Marylanders will face food insecurity this year. And that’s one in three. Which is a staggering, staggering, statistic.”</em><strong> </strong></p> <p>Plus, we hear how <strong>Meals On Wheels</strong> provides much more than nutritious food to its clients and how the pandemic changed its work and why the <strong>University of Maryland Medical System </strong>is working to eradicate food insecurity across the state.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://mdfoodbank.org/hunger-in-maryland/maryland-hunger-map/">Maryland Hunger Map</a>, <a href="https://www.mealsonwheelsmd.org/">Meals on Wheels.</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>Sharks are the fierce top dogs of the ocean … yet they’re also one link in a delicate environmental system. When it’s tossed out of balance ... the result can be disaster.</p> <p>The Natural History Society of Maryland hopes to change how the public looks at sharks and to underscore their critical role in the world’s waters. That’s what <strong>Shark Fest </strong>is about— featuring presentations by experts, hands-on activities and even a shark-tooth hunt! We get a preview from naturalist <strong>Nick Spero</strong> and biologist and underwater photographer <strong>Nick Caloyianis:</strong></p> <p><em>“As fearsome a reputation that these sharks have, they are more fragile than you can possibly imagine, which goes along with the fragility of the planet.”</em></p> <p>Links: N<a href="https://www.marylandnature.org/get-involved/events/event/sharkfest-2021/">atural History Society of Maryland Shark Fest</a>, <a href="http://www.nickcaloyianis.com/">Nick Caloyianis productions</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 honor of the ‘dog days’ of summer, Here’s a Stoop Story from <strong>Lynn McDonald</strong> about love that comes from furry paws and a cold nose. You can hear her story and others at Stoopstorytelling.com.</p> <p>This weekend, starting today, is the <strong>Baltimore Ceasefire Peace Challenge</strong>. There are lots of ways to honor it; one is to visit the photo exhibit ‘Peace in Motion: Baltimore Ballet Boys.’ It’s on view today through Sunday at Motor House, 120 West North Avenue . This is also National Farmers Market week, so stop by your favorite market and load up on the summer harvest. </p> <p>Links: <a href="https://baltimoreceasefire.com/calendar">Baltimore Ceasefire 365</a>, <a href="https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/covid19/baltimore-farmers-market-guide/">Baltimore Farmers Markets Guide</a>, Motor House Peace in Motion: <a href="https://motorhousebaltimore.com/event/baltimore-ceasefire-peace-motion-baltimore-ballet-boys-photo-exhibition/all/">Baltimore Ballet Boys exhibit</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>Using federal pandemic rescue funds, Coppin State University will wipe out <a href="https://www.coppin.edu/news/article/394/coppin_state_university_provides_over_1000000_in_student_relief">$1 million in student loan balances</a> and offer a $1200 credit for the fall semester. We speak with the HBCU’s President, <strong>Dr. Anthony Jenkins. </strong>He says the pandemic pushed some students to pause their education or drop to part time, "We saw one constant factor and that was finances. And so we wanted to use these dollars to help put our students in a stronger position and allow them to do something that is very important to them, and that’s finish what they started.” Plus, <strong>Scott Jaschik</strong>, editor of <em><a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/">Inside Higher Ed</a></em>, with an update on college enrollment and COVID safety measures.</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>As the Delta variant drives up the number of residents with COVID, Baltimore’s public health web is hard at work, running vaccination clinics and deploying community ambassadors.<a href="https://health.baltimorecity.gov/">Baltimore City Health Commissioner </a><strong>Dr. Letitia Dzirasa </strong>talks about what it takes to dispel vaccine myths, "It’s different for different communities, but what has been relatively universal is having a trusted messenger. And that’s not always the government. I think that’s really how the concept of <a href="https://health.baltimorecity.gov/news/press-releases/2021-06-01-baltimore-city-health-department-and-civic-works-announce-grants">VALUE ambassadors</a> were born."We hear how the VALUE project offers culturally responsive outreach and education, including to some who may have felt ignored by the health system.And <strong>Evan Serpick, </strong>of <a href="https://www.osibaltimore.org/">Open Society Institute-Baltimore</a>, tells how grants are supporting <a href="https://www.osibaltimore.org/2021/04/osi-baltimore-partners-with-the-rockefeller-foundation-on-campaign-to-increase-covid-19-vaccination-rates-among-communities-of-color/">vaccine equity and outreach</a> to marginalized groups.If you have a question about COVID-19 or the COVID vaccines, you can reach the city’s COVID Call Center at 443 - 984 - 8650. Find a local vaccination site <a href="https://coronavirus.baltimorecity.gov/covid-19-vaccine-information/weekly-schedule-vaccination-clinics">here</a>. Check out this weekend's Ceasefire Block Party - vaccinations available Saturday - <a href="https://baltimoreceasefire.com/calendar">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>When persistent pain invaded Gary Stern’s gut, doctors at two local  hospitals focused on the digestive-tract disease he’d had a decade earlier. They didn’t listen to him insist this felt different, and they didn’t order a standard test to check for an ulcer. The misdiagnosis triggered a cascade of surgeries and suffering that took his life. <strong>David Black </strong>wrote the book <em>Ripped Apart </em>to tell the story<em>. </em>Gary’s wife <strong>Carol </strong>never left his side:</p> <p><em>“Doctors need to realize it’s ok to make a mistake. But don’t cover it up. And that’s what they did with Gary. And that’s what ended up being his demise.” </em></p> <p>And neurologist <strong>Dr. David Newman-Toker </strong>of the Johns Hopkins ‘Center for Diagnostic Excellence’ tells how patients can guard against medical misdiagnosis. </p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ripped-Apart-Misdiagnosed-Malpractice-American/dp/1510762655/ref=asc_df_1510762655/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=509360428472&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11894351449785255038&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9007909&hvtargid=pla-1297092041499&psc=1">Ripped Apart book</a>, <a href="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/armstrong_institute/centers/center_for_diagnostic_excellence/">Center for Diagnostic Excellence</a>, <a href="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/armstrong_institute/">Armstrong Institute for Patient Quality and Safety.</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 Western Maryland, a decrepit log cabin in an historic African-American neighborhood is being transformed into affordable housing:<strong>Nicholas Redding</strong> of <a href="https://www.preservationmaryland.org/">Preservation Maryland</a> and <strong>Reggie Turner</strong> of the <a href="https://africanamerican.maryland.gov/">Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture</a> tell us about the tiny home, which likely belonged to Jonathan Hager, founder of Hagerstown. Learn more about the<a href="https://www.preservationmaryland.org/tag/jonathan-street/"> Jonathan Street cabin</a>.Then, amateur archaeologist <strong><a href="https://www.salvagearc.com/">Evan Woodard</a> </strong>excavates forgotten privies and trash pits in Baltimore, looking for relics of 19th-century life. What treasures has he found? How can <em>you </em>get started seeking artifacts? Check out Woodard's series with the Enoch Pratt: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theprattlibrary/videos/509410786756895/?__so__=channel_tab&__rv__=all_videos_card">part one</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theprattlibrary/videos/1177463872697017/?__so__=channel_tab&__rv__=all_videos_card">part two</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>Victor Barstow, downsized from a great human-resources job at a Baltimore business, is eking out a living selling shoes in a mall … wondering how he’ll send his daughter to college … when he gets a long-shot chance to compete for the top job at an elite hiking-boot company up north. So Victor dives into meeting a farcical series of demands from the quirky owners of the boot company … striving against some fairly odd characters. It’s kind of a hero’s quest, with witty observations from our hapless hero. We ask <a href="https://www.richardbader.net/"><strong>Richard Bader</strong></a>, who <em>titled </em>his first novel <em><a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9781954351110">Booted</a>, </em>what the quest is about:</p> <p> “The underlying theme is that Victor is a man who is trying to do well by his kid. He’s trying to restore his career, his job, in order so that he can send his daughter to college.”</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>Mike Ricigliano</strong> about a special friend he took to a special game ... and life as a die-hard Colts fan. 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>“<a href="https://artbma.org/exhibition/women-behaving-badly-400-years-of-power-protest/">Women Behaving Badly</a>” is the title of the new Baltimore Museum of Art exhibit that explores how art has been used for centuries to perpetuate gender stereotypes. Senior curator <strong>Andaleeb Banta</strong> takes us behind-the-scenes. The exhibit is on display through December 19, 2021.</p> <p>Learn more about the exhibit:<a href="https://stories.artbma.org/women-behaving-badly/">Behind the Scenes: Curating Women Behaving </a></p> <p><a href="https://stories.artbma.org/women-behaving-badly/">Badly</a><a href="https://bmoreart.com/2021/07/opening-pandoras-box-women-behaving-badly-at-the-bma.html">Opening Pandora’s Box: Women Behaving Badly at the BMA</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Plus, marine biologist <strong><a href="https://www.scientistsymone.com/">Symone Barkley</a> </strong>on inspiring African American kids to see themselves as scientists. Get more information about <a href="https://www.scientistsymone.com/a-peace-of-nature">Peace of Nature</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 answer to “Who controls transportation funding in Maryland” reflects decades of decisions straining to keep up with a system in flux. Does the dollar disbursement need an overhaul?  If so, how?</p> <p>We ask Baltimore Metropolitan Council senior transportation planner <strong>Don Halligan</strong> and executive director <strong>Mike Kelly. </strong>They  give an overview of a new report that offers alternatives to the current distribution of power in making choices about transit funds and operations. Mike Kelly:</p> <p><em>“We’re a unique system in that the mayor of Baltimore City and the county executives from the jurisdictions served by our core transit network don’t have a seat at the table for any decision.” </em></p> <p>Plus Morgan State University Prof. Celeste Chavis and Jed Weeks, Policy Director at Bikemore, talk about a new data collection program that will measure how people and vehicles use two busy street corridors in the city.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.bikemore.net/">Bikemore</a>, <a href="https://www.baltometro.org/transportation/about-brtb">Baltimore Regional Transportation Board</a>, <a href="https://www.baltometro.org/sites/default/files/bmc_documents/general/transportation/transit/transit-governance-and-funding-study_5_transit-funding-review.pdf">Transit Governance and Funding Review</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>More than three decades after the Americans With Disabilities Act was signed there <em>is </em>more access than ever before for people navigating life with a disability. But a lot of work remains to be done. <strong>Michael Bullis</strong>, executive director of the IMAGE Center of Maryland, talks about those challenges on the horizon.</p> <p>Plus, <strong>Janice Jackson</strong> has had enough. The sidewalks in her Baltimore neighborhood endanger people with mobility disabilities, so she and two other residents have filed a lawsuit against the city:</p> <p><em> “It saddens me that 30 years after the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act that we have to go to the length of actually suing to get those rights that should be in place anyway.”</em></p> <p>Links: <a href="https://imagemd.org/">The IMAGE Center of Maryland</a>, W.E.A.N. <a href="http://www.wean1.org/">Women Embracing Abilities Now</a>, Read the <a href="https://dralegal.org/press/baltimore-sidewalks/">complaint </a>regarding Baltimore City Sidewalks, a history of the <a href="https://www.history.com/news/americans-with-disabilities-act-1990-capitol-crawl">Capitol Crawl,</a> and for a deeper history of the Americans With Disabilities Act watch <a href="https://cripcamp.com/">Crip Camp</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>Six decades ago, a Black mother and housewife on the Eastern Shore captured national notice for the fearless way she organized African-Americans to demonstrate for jobs, housing, and health care in the sharply segregated city of Cambridge. That leader, Gloria Richardson, died last week. We ask her biographer, <strong>Joseph R. Fitzgerald</strong>, <em>why </em>she boycotted the referendum on equal access to public spaces like restaurants. The biography is titled “<a href="https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813178745/the-struggle-is-eternal/">The Struggle is Eternal</a>”.</p> <p>Read more about Gloria Richardson:</p> <p><a href="https://afro.com/gloria-richardson-analyzed-the-system-to-find-solutions/">Gloria Richardson analyzed the system to find solutions</a></p> <p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-3e54a1140b0392f003b387e3a663575a">Gloria Richardson, civil rights pioneer, dies at 99</a></p> <p>Watch an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxMISf6vi0Q">oral history interview</a> with Richardson from the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture.</p> <p>Check out Maryland Morning's interview with <a href="https://www.wypr.org/show/maryland-morning-with-sheilah-kast-archive/2014-06-03/civil-rights-leader-gloria-richardson-on-the-cambridge-movement">Richardson in 2014</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 Stoop Story from <strong>Azya Maxton </strong>about a student with an important message. Check out the Stoop Storytelling Series - including upcoming live events and the Stoop podcast - <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.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>With the highly contagious Delta variant now the most common strain of COVID-19, coronavirus cases, deaths and hospitalizations are rising in the U.S.</p> <p>Epidemiologist <strong>Dr. David Dowdy,</strong> of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, says we will likely deal with COVID infections for years, but vaccination is still the best protection as the virus mutates.</p> <p>And <strong>Debbie Somerville</strong>, coordinator of health services for Baltimore County Public Schools, talks about vaccine outreach to pupils and families, mask policy and new guidelines that may keep more kids out of quarantine.</p> <p>Check out more of WYPR's education coverage <a href="https://www.wypr.org/tags/education">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>As the coronavirus pandemic begins to recede … millions of disposable masks and gloves that kept people safe are beginning to surface as trash ... and are proving unsafe for wildlife.</p> <p>Two Dutch researchers -- biologists <strong>Liselotte Rambonnet</strong> and <strong>Auke-Florian Hiemstra</strong> -- tell us how wildlife and domestic animals are getting entangled in, and ingesting the refuse -- and it’s happening all over the globe.</p> <p>“It’s really an enormous problem. And actually billions and billions of people are actually using these masks and gloves. And if just one percent of those lose their face masks, it’s already quite an environmental disaster.” </p> <p>Plus Alice Volpitta, Blue Water Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper, updates us on the health of local streams.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://brill.com/view/journals/ab/aop/article-10.1163-15707563-bja10052/article-10.1163-15707563-bja10052.xml">The Effects of COVID-19 Litter on Animal Life</a> paper, r<a href="https://www.naturalis.nl/en/persberichten/corona-waste-kills-animals-throughout-entire-world-dutch-scientists-want-to-know-how">esearch overview</a>, report sightings of pandemic trash and wildlife at <a href="https://www.covidlitter.com/">CovidLitter.com</a>, <a href="https://www.naturalis.nl/en">Naturalis Biodiversity Center</a>, <a href="https://bluewaterbaltimore.org/">Blue Water Baltimore</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1364713937262841/">Pollution 101</a>, <a href="https://bluewaterbaltimore.org/take-action/blue-water-baltimore-volunteer/">BWB volunteering</a>, <a href="https://bluewaterbaltimore.org/herring-run-nursery/">Herring Run Nursery</a> for native plants, report pollution for Blue Water Baltimore <a href="https://bluewaterbaltimore.org/take-action/report-pollution/">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>Massive upheaval in the Caribbean is making waves ...</p> <p>First we check in with Catholic Relief Services. The Baltimore-based nonprofit is doing its best to administer relief to the people of Haiti amid political turmoil, gang violence and hurricane aftereffects. </p> <p><strong>Akim Kikonda,</strong> CRS country representative in Haiti, describes what they’re up against:</p> <p><em>“Having so many crises at the same time is absolutely unique. And I’m extremely impressed with the level of resiliency that I’m seeing in the population.” </em></p> <p>Plus, American University <strong>Professor William LeoGrande</strong>, an expert in US-Cuba relations, breaks down the politics behind events playing out on the island off Florida’s coast and the weight of U.S. policy.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.crs.org/">Catholic Relief Services</a>, Prof. LeoGrande articles in <a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/world/cuba-protests-2021/">The Nation</a>, <a href="https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/06/17/human-rights-wont-happen-in-a-vacuum-in-cuba/">Responsible StateCraft</a>, <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/its-time-for-biden-to-choose-between-starving-cubans-and-votes-in-florida?ref=author">Daily Beast</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>As summer stretches before us, heat and humidity seem tenacious. Extreme temperatures pose a public health risk, especially for people in cities, in low-income neighborhoods, who lack access to green space or air conditioning. <strong>Professor Sacoby Wilson,</strong> director of the <a href="https://www.ceejh.center/">Community Engagement, Environmental Justice and Health laboratory</a> at the University of Maryland explains how concrete and asphalt hold onto heat.</p> <p>Click <a href="https://go.umd.edu/2021umdejsymposium">here </a>for information about the upcoming symposium. Check out the 2019 series, "<a href="https://cnsmaryland.org/interactives/summer-2019/code-red/introduction.html#story">Code Red: Baltimore's Climate Divide</a>."</p> <p>Then, Hopkins emergency-room physician, <strong>Dr. Matthew Levy</strong>, on staying safe and staying cool.</p> <p>Check out these links for more information of the health risks of extreme heat:</p> <p><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/heattips.html">CDC Tips for Preventing Heat-related Illness</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/warning.html">Warning Signs and Symptoms of Heat-related Illness</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>Deborah Keene</strong> about what <em>ended up</em> to be a fond memory of a steamy Baltimore summer day with friends. 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>Embarking on a career in art is a craft and a trade, as well as a calling. You can study for it, but it also takes guidance from experienced art makers and supporters to set an emerging artist on a path to success.</p> <p>Enter Towson University Galleries, dedicated to mentoring its students and alumni. We hear from Community Art Center Director <strong>Stacy Arnold</strong> about a collaboration with the Hot Sauce Artists Collective. Collective co-founder <strong>Alpha Massaquoi </strong>sees its value:</p> <p><strong><em>“</em></strong><em>I’m seeking wisdom and as the artists who are where they are currently, they have that wisdom and knowledge and they’re passing that wisdom down to us.”</em><em> </em></p> <p>Links: <a href="https://events.towson.edu/event/exhibition_novo_legado_bmore_legends#.YPCUq-hKiM8">Novo Legados Bmore Legends</a> exhibit, <a href="https://alumni.towson.edu/s/hot-sauce-artist-collective">Printmaking workshop and other 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>Growing up in Baltimore’s Little Italy, Nancy D'Alessandro never pictured herself running for office. She watched her father campaign for Congress and for mayor; she helped her mother with the nitty-gritty of organizing and keeping track of political favors. </p> <p>Biographer <strong><a href="https://susanpagedc.com/">Susan Page</a> </strong>says that only after Nancy Pelosi had moved across the country, raised five children, chaired the California Democratic Party and raised millions for other candidates did she run for Congress herself--and a decade later pushed herself onto the path toward speaker. Pelosi told Page her father’s advice resonated.<strong><br></strong><em>“No one is going to give you power, you have to seize it. So even if you think you deserve power, don’t think you’re going to be rewarded. You have to go out and fight for it and win it.”</em><em> </em></p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/upcomingevent/24539">Ivy Book Shop virtual event July 22 at 7pm.</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>Many businesses and nonprofits are working hard and fast to improve their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. But how does a company go beyond just making a statement to actively measuring their efforts and showing improvement?</p> <p><strong>Angel St. Jean,</strong> CEO of the Black Brain Trust has developed ‘The Equity in Action Score.’ </p> <p>“Just like a credit score, you can get a score, see where you are, see where you need to improve, make those changes and see that sort of incremental improvement over time.” </p> <p>Plus, <strong>Ashley Williams,</strong> CEO of Infinite Focus Schools, has developed a smartphone gaming app that educates young people about their mental and emotional health and connects them with resources.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.solve4equity.com/">The Black Brain Trust</a>, <a href="https://www.infinitefocuschools.org/">Infinite Focus Schools.</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>Lost jobs, lost wages, and mounting medical bills. The pandemic spotlighted overlapping financial and health dilemmas. <strong>Senator Chris Van Hollen </strong>describes his <a href="https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/news/press-releases/van-hollen-reintroduces-legislation-to-prevent-seizure-of-patients-bank-accounts-wages-during-covid-19-pandemic">proposal </a>to prevent healthcare providers from taking drastic steps to collect debt during the pandemic. Then, local United Church of Christ congregations recently wiped out <a href="https://www.ucc.org/ucc-d-c-area-churches-wipe-out-9-million-in-medical-debt-in-four-states/">$9 million in outstanding debt</a>, buying bills from collection agencies at a fraction of face value. We speak with <strong>Rev. Tim Tutt</strong>,<strong> </strong>senior minister of <a href="https://www.westmorelanducc.org/">Westmoreland Congregational</a> in Bethesda, and <strong>Rev. Freeman Palmer</strong>, conference minister for the <a href="http://www.cacucc.org/">Central Atlantic Conference of the United Church of Christ</a>. Learn more about RIP Medical Debt <a href="https://ripmedicaldebt.org/">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 math of the food chain is simple: if no native plants, then no native bugs ... nor birds, nor pollinators ... then no food. It may sound extreme but truth be told, it’s where we’re headed.<strong><a href="https://www.udel.edu/canr/departments/entomology-and-wildlife-ecology/faculty-staff/doug-tallamy/">Professor Doug Tallamy </a></strong>of the University of Delaware is adamant that it’s not too late to restore the ecosystem. And he says <em>homeowners </em>are poised to make a <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/meet-ecologist-who-wants-unleash-wild-backyard-180974372/">huge impact </a>as stewards of the land.Check out the <a href="https://extension.umd.edu/resource/recommended-native-plants-maryland">UMD Extension</a> for recommended native plants. Plus, <strong>Denzel Mitchell</strong> of the <a href="https://farmalliancebaltimore.org/">Farm Alliance of Baltimore</a> tells how the <a href="https://farmalliancebaltimore.org/theacademy/">Black Butterfly Urban Farmer Academy</a> aims to transform land in the city. <em>Original air date: May 18, 2021.</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>Here is a Stoop Story from <strong>Shawna Renée</strong>, about a memorable breakfast. You can hear more stories, as well as the Stoop podcast, <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.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>Since the onset of the pandemic, more Americans are uncertain about where their next meal is coming from. The B’More Community Fridge aims to chip away at hunger with a refrigerator and pantry that’s open 24-hours a day. We speak with co-founders <strong>Clara Leverenz </strong>and <strong>Abbey Franklin </strong>about bringing the fridge movement to Baltimore, and working with the Greenmount West community to keep it going. Franklin says items are free and available to anyone, without judgement. Check the project out on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bmorecommunityfridge/?hl=en">Instagram</a>. Find the volunteer sign-up <a href="https://linktr.ee/bmorecommunityfridge">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>Governor Hogan’s move to end enhanced federal unemployment benefits early is on hold until legal arguments are thrashed out in the next couple of weeks.What would the end of the special pandemic benefits mean for the thousands of gig workers in Maryland?Two freelancers--oboist <strong>Rick Basehore </strong>and writer<strong> Wendy Meyeroff--</strong>describe bewildering applications and long gaps but say the benefits are crucial. And <strong>Rebecca Smith </strong>of the <a href="https://www.nelp.org/">National Employment Law Project </a>contends some Maryland workers should be eligible <em>permanently </em>for what they got during the pandemic.</p> <p>Check out this WYPR News coverage of the <a href="https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2021-07-03/court-order-extends-pandemic-unemployment-benefits">legal battle over unemployment benefits</a> in Maryland. <em>Production assistance from Genevieve Montinar.</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>Six years before the American Revolution, a 20-year-old mixed-race woman had had enough of servitude; she disguised herself in boys’ clothes, and escaped from her enslaver from the docks of Baltimore. </p> <p><br>She’s one of the STARS of Bowie State historian <strong>Karen Cook Bell</strong>’s narrative <em>Running from Bondage</em>. Bell says enslaved women were inspired to break free by the talk of liberty leading to the war, incentives from the British, and the chaos of conflict. </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>As <strong>Jessica Anya Blau’s </strong>latest novel starts, Mary Jane has just turned 14. She’s starting a summer job as a nanny of an endearing five-year-old, just a short walk from her own traditional home in Baltimore’s Roland Park. Mary Jane’s conservative parents think it’s great their daughter will be working for a doctor. They don’t yet know he’s a psychiatrist who has cleared his summer schedule to treat a recovering drug addict who’s a rock star and whose movie-star wife will also spend the summer.  </p> <p>Coming of age .. in Roland Park … in 1975. </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>Though fireworks in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor are cancelled for this year, there will still be a celebration of light!</p> <p>The new Domino Sugars Sign, restored to all its 70-foot-by-120-foot glory, will be turned on for the first time. We hear some reasons Baltimoreans love it so:</p> <p><em>“We’re getting married in two months, and our reception is at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, and we picked that because the Domino Sugar sign will illuminate the dance floor.” </em></p> <p>Plus a conversation with pyrotechnic expert <strong>John Conkling</strong>, who describes how fireworks work ... and why we love them:</p> <p><em>“I think it’s something really just psychologically deep in the human soul, to see the sky explode in color, noise, light …” </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>Opioid overdose deaths climbed last year and continue to edge up. So, what happens when a pandemic and an epidemic collide? We ask addiction medicine specialist<strong> Dr. Yngvild Olsen. </strong>Then, <strong>Edgar Wiggins </strong>takes stock of 29 years leading Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc. He describes how it works to divert some 9-1-1 calls to mental-health professionals and how showing up to listen can often calm things down.</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>Riding the school bus should be the social, relatively mindless part of a pupil’s day. But a recent study finds that’s not the case for Baltimore City middle- and high-school students, who rely on public transit--not yellow buses--to get safely to and from school.</p> <p>We hear from the report’s co-author <strong>Kwane </strong><strong>Wyatt</strong>, Program Director of Analysis & Engagement at the Fund for Educational Excellence. Then students<strong> Imani </strong><strong>Humphries-Torres </strong>and <strong>Kamri</strong> <strong>Moses </strong>describe some of their personal experiences.</p> <p>Link: <a href="https://ffee.org/wp-content/uploads/FFEE_NotInService_2021_%C6%92single-Final.pdf">Not In Service: Why Public Transit Must Aim to Serve Students</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 price of insulin is steep, but people who need it risk their health if they skip a dose. The <a href="https://openinsulin.org/">Open Insulin Foundation</a> aims to break the hold pharmaceutical companies exert on the cost, working instead with local labs to develop cheaper versions of insulin. We speak with co-founder <strong>Anthony Di Franco</strong> and <strong>Dr. Lisa Scheifele</strong> of the <a href="https://bugssonline.org/">Baltimore Underground Science Space</a>, BUGSS. Scheifele describes how e-coli cells are biohacked to create a fast-acting form of insulin.</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>Are children in America better off now than a decade ago? We ask researcher <strong>Nonso Umunna </strong>about the latest “Kids Count” report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. It spotlights a range of factors like poverty, school enrollment, and health-insurance coverage. Where did child welfare stand in Maryland before the pandemic, and what resources do families need? Then--school social worker<strong> Ashley Woods</strong> describes the way the pandemic affected teens’ mental health and the bumpy road ahead as more students return to the classroom this fall.</p> <p>Check out the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s <a href="https://datacenter.kidscount.org/publications">2021 KIDS COUNT Data Book</a>. It ranks Maryland 24th nationally. You can hear more from Nonso Umunna at <a href="https://www.wypr.org/2021-06-10/call-to-mind-live-youth-mental-health-dismantling-racial-barriers">WYPR’s virtual event on youth mental health, at 3 pm today</a>. We have a link to details, as well as to information about a webinar at 1 pm tomorrow, hosted by Advocates for Children and Youth, titled, “<a href="https://www.acy.org/acy-events/safety-nets-stronger-and-secure-families/">Safety Nets: Stronger and Secure Families.</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>Katie Caldwell</strong> about finding the courage to come out. Check out the<a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/"> Stoop Storytelling Series </a>- including <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/shows/">upcoming live events</a> and the <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/podcasts/">Stoop podcast</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 <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Author/Author-Dwayne-A-Ratleff-105085528287285/">Dwayne Ratleff’s</a> </strong>novel, <em>Dancing to the Lyrics</em>, a kid growing up in East Baltimore in the 1960s knows he’s different from the other children before he quite knows what it means to be gay. He’s processing that, as well as a lot of cruelty and depraved conduct by adults in his life, balanced with nurturing support from an assortment of characters. It’s a memoir cloaked in fiction. One piece of advice that sticks is not to care what other people think of him.</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>When <strong>Rev. Brian Linnane </strong>looks back on the 16 years he is wrapping up as president of Loyola University Maryland he thinks of the innovative approach he brought to merging first-year students into the liberal-arts college, the efforts to integrate Loyola more closely into the city, and the work for diversion and inclusion. About a third of incoming classes are now people of color, but Linnane said what he hears from minority students shows him more must be done:</p> <p><em>“Yes you retain us, yes we graduate, yes we give our all to our organizations and to leadership. But that doesn't mean we are happy here, that doesn't mean that we feel at home here.”</em> </p> <p>Plus, the theologian's thoughts about recent news in the Catholic Church.</p> <p>Links: Father Linnane <a href="https://www.loyola.edu/explore/magazine/stories/2021/celebrate-linnane-presidency">tribute page</a>, <a href="https://www.loyola.edu/news/2021/0211-president-announcement">retirement announcement</a>, What is <a href="https://www.loyola.edu/department/messina">Messina</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>As many as one of five tenants in Maryland is behind in their rent. Advocate <strong>Carol Ott</strong> talks about why--including foul-ups in unemployment benefits for many who lost jobs in the pandemic.The United Way of Central Maryland, with landlords and some local governments, is identifying zip codes with highest risk of renters winding up homeless.<strong> Adam Skolnik </strong>of the Maryland Multi-Housing Association says landlords are helping many tenants apply at once for the federal aid that’s been backed up. United Way President<strong> Franklyn Baker </strong>says a test project in Baltimore County shows it works.For more information about the STEP program and other forms of rental assistance, visit the <a href="https://www.uwcm.org/">United Way of Central Maryland</a> or call 2-1-1. </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>Laura Lippman </strong>has published two dozen novels, most set in Baltimore, most mysteries. But her newest is the first she calls a book of horror</p> <p><em>“I think that this is a work of horror because I think what goes on in writers minds is pretty horrible! I think it’s scary!”</em></p> <p><strong></strong>It’s a twisty plot, from the improbable accident that immobilizes an aging novelist in his luxury apartment in Locust Point, to the mysterious phone calls that terrorize him, but don’t slow his vivid  flashbacks: memories of literary success, an unfaithful father, ex-wives and sexual escapades. He knows he’s addled, but is it the drugs for his pain, or is it dementia?  And then something truly baffling happens …<strong>  </strong>in <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9780062390073">Dream Girl</a>.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/laura-lippman-dream-girl-in-converstion-with-terry-teachout-tickets-156094941171">In conversation with Wall Street Journal critic Terry Teachout <strong>6.22</strong></a>, <a href="https://sykesvillebooks.indiecommerce.com/laura-lippman-0">A Likely Story Books in Sykesville <strong>6.28</strong> at .E.W. Becks on Main St.</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>Business travel is dead. Consumer Privacy? no more. But we’ve learned to be more adaptive … and more willing to plan for uncertainty in the future. </p> <p>These are a few of the takeaways <strong>Amy Webb</strong>, founder of the Future Today Institute, sees resulting from fifteen months of living with the Covid-19 pandemic. </p> <p>Webb also describes some tech trends she anticipates for 2021 and beyond … and they may surprise you!</p> <p><em>“The focus will be much less on a tiny screen that we hold in our hands, and instead to a constellation of devices that we will wear, and at some point we will start embedding, or ingesting, even</em><em>.”</em><strong> </strong></p> <p>Links: <a href="https://futuretodayinstitute.com/fti-newsletter-and-archive/">Future Today Institute newsletter</a>, <a href="https://amywebb.io/">Amy Webb books</a>, <a href="https://futuretodayinstitute.com/trends/">2021 Tech Trends report, </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>When the pandemic suspended theater as he knew it, Odyssey Works Artistic director <strong>Abraham Burickson</strong> decided to harness technology to create a new kind of togetherness -- not just a ‘sorry second’ to ‘real life.’‘</p> <p>The Book of Separation,’ is a customized participatory virtual experience built for an audience of two. It’s about togetherness, but Burickson says it also asks:</p> <p>“How do we want to be together? What does it mean to be together? What’s this new world that we’re going to make? Is it a new world or are we going to just recreate what we had before with all of its positives and negatives. That’s really the question at the core of this piece.”</p> <p>Links: <a href="http://www.odysseyworks.org/">Odyssey Works</a>, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-book-of-separation-tickets-149576853395">The Book of Separation 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>Mike Lowry </strong>about gratitude for all those parents who love you, know matter how crazy life gets.</p> <p>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>CityLit Project supports writers as well as their ardent fans. Each year it also recognizes someone who works above and beyond to nurture the culture of literature. This year CityLit is bestowing its Chic Daumbach award on author and educator <strong>D. Watkins</strong> for his ongoing commitment to young people in Baltimore:</p> <p><em>“I know how I would have felt if a person took an interest in coming to my school and to talk to me about college, about books, about the neighborhood, about dreaming past the reality that I was in.”</em></p> <p>Plus, Reginald F. Lewis museum executive director<strong> Terri Lee Freeman</strong> and Safe Haven COO <strong>Jabari Lyles </strong>offer a preview of Juneteenth and Pride celebrations at the museum and have a discussion of how Black history and Black Trans history intersect.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.citylitproject.org/event/dambach2021/">CityLit Project Daumbach Award event</a>, Reginald F. Lewis Museum <a href="https://www.lewismuseum.org/events-calendar/">Juneteenth and Pride events</a>, <a href="http://baltimorepride.org/">Baltimore Pride</a>, <a href="https://www.baltimoresafehaven.org/">Safe Haven resources</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>“School-to-prison pipeline” labels policies that put Black and brown kids who cause trouble at school at greater risk for criminal charges … and a path to incarceration. </p> <p>Everyman Theatre’s current production, <em>Pipeline</em>, traces the pressures on one family. We talk to veteran actor and former policeman<strong> Jefferson A.  Russell</strong>, who plays the father of a son at risk and to Everyman’s community engagement director<strong> Brianna McCoy</strong>.</p> <p>Then Renaissance Academy principal <strong>Tammatha Woodhouse</strong> tells about a moment in a dark courtroom that struck her with second thoughts about criminal charges for a pupil who had punched her and her altered M.O. for school discipline.</p> <p><em>“Each kid has their own story, each kid has their own needs and I have to deal with them all individually and not one size fit all.”</em><em> </em></p> <p>Links: <a href="https://everymantheatre.org/pipeline-0">Pipeline at Everyman Theatre</a>, Sat. June 19 <a href="https://promiseheights.org/events/2021/5/13/pipeline-a-virtual-from-the-heights-event-with-everyman-theatre-keep-an-eye-out-for-details">An Essential Conversation with Promise Heights,</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 not hard to imagine Edgar Allan Poe as obsessive. Consider his passionate poetry, his tales of horror barely tapping reality --not to mention his personal life: his ardent marriage to his cousin and his baffling death on the streets of Baltimore.  But manic about SCIENCE?  </p> <p>In his new biography, <em>The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science, </em>historian <strong>John Tresch</strong> shows us a Poe who led his class at West Point in engineering and math, wrote about scientific discoveries and plunged into debates about evolution and the origin of the universe -- in an age when the line between science and quackery was a blur.</p> <p>Links to virtual events: <a href="https://www.harvard.com/event/virtual_event_john_tresch/">Harvard Bookstore June 18</a>, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/john-tresch-presents-the-reason-for-the-darkness-of-the-night-tickets-152762397443">Fountain Bookstore June 23</a>, <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/upcomingevent/24836">Ivy Bookshop June 29</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 seems so simple but can so easily elude us: noticing the quiet, the surprising, the graceful--the moments of <em>delight</em>--that abound each day. Can we become more aware of delight, with practice?</p> <p>Poet <strong>Ross Gay</strong> gave himself a year-long task: each day to fine-tune his ‘radar for delight,’ …  to observe the small caretaking gestures that connect us, and to handwrite a short essay. He reads from the result, “The Book of Delights” and implores readers to slow down and savor the little things:  </p> <p><em> “I would be glad if to some extent people felt maybe even more inclined to sort of recognize the sweetness of our daily lives. And crucially, how interdependent we are.”</em></p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.rossgay.net/about">Ross Gay</a>, Maryland Humanities <a href="https://www.mdhumanities.org/programs/one-maryland-one-book/2021-one-maryland-one-book/">2021 One Maryland, One Book</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>Seventy-three years ago tomorrow, a new law permitted women to serve in the U.S. military--not only during war, but also in times of peace--and in all the branches. We speak with two women veterans about their experience. <strong>Laverne Harmon</strong> served two decades in the U.S. Army. Now, as program manager for vocational rehabilitation services at the <a href="https://www.maryland.va.gov/">VA Maryland Health Care System</a>, she connects veterans to new careers. And <strong>DeVaki Leonard</strong> describes the support she and her sons received from the VA and local nonprofit, <a href="https://projectplase.org/">Project PLASE</a>, when facing homelessness.</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>Rebecca Ward</strong> about the ups and downs of starting over. Check out more information about the <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoop Storytelling</a> Series - including upcoming live events and the Stoop podcast.</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>