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<p>As she came to know more about Virginia Hall, the World War II spy who outwitted Nazis occupying southern France, Annapolis writer <a href="http://www.erikarobuck.com/The-Invisible-Woman.html" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.erikarobuck.com/The-Invisible-Woman.html">Erika Robuck </a>was intimidated. She wanted to like Hall, who had been raised in Baltimore. But Hall’s self-control and tenacity made her seem scary. Then Robuck’s research led her to a declassified war report. Robuck fell in love with the modest heroine and wrote the historical novel, “The Invisible Woman.”</p> <p>Erika Robuck will discuss the book with poet and playwright Greer McAllister in a virtual event a week  next <a href="https://www.sykesvillebooks.com/event/erika-robuck-greer-macallister" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.sykesvillebooks.com/event/erika-robuck-greer-macallister">Tuesday, February 26 at 7 p.m</a>. through A Likely Story bookstore in Sykesville.</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 whole world has been waiting for Covid-19 vaccines. Now that some are available, where are the doses going? Bioethicist <strong>Ruth Faden </strong>of <a href="https://bioethics.jhu.edu/" data-cke-saved-href="https://bioethics.jhu.edu/"><strong>Johns Hopkins Berman Institute</strong></a>, explains the complexities  and inequities of the global rollout. Even with the current delays and chaotic distribution in the U.S., she says for much of the world, the wait will be much longer, “We’re looking at vaccine availability for the world’s poorest countries in 21, 22, perhaps in 23 … so a very different picture there.”</p> <p>Then<strong> Sean Callahan</strong>, head of <a href="https://www.crs.org/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.crs.org/"><strong>Catholic Relief Services</strong></a>, describes how wealthy countries can pay it forward with <a href="https://www.who.int/initiatives/act-accelerator/covax" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.who.int/initiatives/act-accelerator/covax"><strong>Covax </strong></a>-- purchasing vaccines in advance and sharing with those who can’t afford them and how CRS is working to keep people safe for the long haul.</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>African-American women claim credit for much of the organizing, and voting-rights vigilance behind Democratic wins in the last election. You can find roots of that tradition in historian <strong>Martha Jones</strong>’s <a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9781541618619" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9781541618619">latest book.</a> She describes how African-American women strategized, organized, preached and marched for the vote--sometimes alongside white suffragists, sometimes alone. They tackled racism at the same time they fought sexism. Jones calls her new book Vanguard, because:<em> “Black women are the organizers, they are the foot soldiers, they are the architects, they are the spokespeople for the necessity of African American voting rights.”</em> Jones traces how Black women built political skills in churches and women’s clubs and struggled to make voting rights real.</p> <p>Links: Events happening virtually at <a href="https://templesinaidc.org/event/tswrj-authors-roundtable-2/" data-cke-saved-href="https://templesinaidc.org/event/tswrj-authors-roundtable-2/">Temple Sinai/DC</a> Feb. 27, 1pm; <a href="https://events.jhu.edu/form/mjvanguardbookclub" data-cke-saved-href="https://events.jhu.edu/form/mjvanguardbookclub">Johns Hopkins University</a> Feb 10, 6pm; and <a href="https://www.prekindle.com/event/84828-martha-s-jones-on-african-american-women-and-the-suffrage-movement" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.prekindle.com/event/84828-martha-s-jones-on-african-american-women-and-the-suffrage-movement">Library of Congress</a> Feb. 23, 1pm.</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 February the U.S. celebrates Black History Month to commemorate successes and struggles of the past. <a href="https://www.jdvhotels.com/hotels/maryland/baltimore/hotel-revival-baltimore" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.jdvhotels.com/hotels/maryland/baltimore/hotel-revival-baltimore">Hotel Revival</a>’s <a href="https://jasoncbass.com/" data-cke-saved-href="https://jasoncbass.com/"><strong>Jason Bass</strong></a> plans to turn that on its head. Not to dispel the importance of African-American icons, but to hold up changemakers of the present. We get a preview of the community conversations happening this month, that highlight local Black business owners and creatives, like <a href="https://twitter.com/bjanayy_" data-cke-saved-href="https://twitter.com/bjanayy_"><strong>Bianca Willis </strong></a>of <a href="http://www.learningtolivemovement.com/" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.learningtolivemovement.com/">Learning to Live</a>. Bass says: BASS CLIP: “Sometimes we just, we only talk about the things that happened in the past. And I’d like to shift our view a little bit more and celebrate the happenings in the now, the history that is being created right now.”</p> <p>Links: <a href="http://www.learningtolivemovement.com/" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.learningtolivemovement.com/">Learning to Live</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/revivalbaltimore" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.facebook.com/revivalbaltimore">Hotel Revival community conversations</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 Molina </strong>about the power of words, and the power of forgiveness. You can hear his story and many others at <a href="http://stoopstorytelling.com/" data-cke-saved-href="http://stoopstorytelling.com">stoopstorytelling.com</a> or on 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>

<p>More doses of vaccines are coming to Maryland--but only for adults. No Covid vaccine yet exists for anyone younger than 16. </p> <p> </p> <p>University of Maryland pediatrics professor <strong>Dr. James Campbell,</strong> an expert on infectious diseases and testing vaccines, predicts there could be a vaccine for younger teens later this spring and for grade-school-age kids in the summer. Meanwhile, he urges adults to get a Covid vaccine, and:  <em>“Get your children vaccinated with all the routine vaccinations now, before everything opens back up.” </em>And Annapolis pediatrician Jim Rice says primary-care doctors can help the vaccine rollout<em> now</em>.<strong></strong> “<em>Given that vaccination is such a core part of our function -- we do it and we do it well -- we’re watching this and we’re saying, how can we help?” </em></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>Governor Hogan wants public schools to move into hybrid instruction by next month, bringing more students and staff back to classrooms.</p> <p><strong>Jim Sellinger</strong>, Chancellor of Education for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, tells how the system’s Catholic schools are managing full-time in-person instruction. <strong>Brian Kohler</strong>, principal of Archbishop Curley High School in Baltimore, says he’s observed improvement in the mental health of students since virtual learning ended.</p> <p>Plus, <strong>Cheryl Bost</strong>, head of the Maryland State Education Association, shares what public schools need to do to make schools safe for return. Read the letters exchanged between <a href="https://governor.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Governor-Letter-to-MSEA-President-Bost.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://governor.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Governor-Letter-to-MSEA-President-Bost.pdf">Governor Hogan</a> and <a href="https://www.marylandeducators.org/letter-from-msea-president-cheryl-bost-to-gov-hogan-and-dr-salmon/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.marylandeducators.org/letter-from-msea-president-cheryl-bost-to-gov-hogan-and-dr-salmon/">MSEA</a>.</p> <p>Yesterday, Baltimore County released its plan to return students to the classroom. Check out WYPR reporter John Lee's <a href="https://www.wypr.org/post/plan-released-baltimore-county-students-return-classrooms" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.wypr.org/post/plan-released-baltimore-county-students-return-classrooms">story</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 boxes and papers and family heirlooms take over, it can be hard to find a path forward. For nearly two decades, social worker <strong>Elaine Birchall</strong> has been helping clients with compulsive hoarding disorder.</p> <p>In her book, “Conquer the Clutter” Birchall identifies ways to help people recognize the consequences of hoarding and create a plan to reclaim their space. <em>Original air date: February 27, 2020</em></p> <p>Find help in Maryland <a href="https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=3022" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=3022">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 <strong>Healing Youth Alliance</strong> is an ambitious project that trains Baltimore City teens about mental wellness and how to talk to professionals about what it’s like to be in young people’s shoes. The ultimate goal is a better path to healing for them, and their peers. Founder and director <strong>Professor Kyla Liggett-Creel</strong> and faculty member <strong>Nia Jones</strong>, from the Black Mental Health Alliance, explain how it works. Then <strong>Taylor Clinton</strong>, a teen ambassador in the program, describes why African American youth--in particular--need a program like this, and why it’s important.</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 recent weeks we’ve profiled the<a href="https://www.osibaltimore.org/grantees-and-fellows/fellows/"> 2020 Class of Open Society Institute-Baltimore Fellows</a>, and you’ve heard about their trailblazing work--like mobile kitchens, urban nature centers, mentoring programs.</p> <p>Today we speak with OSI-Baltimore director <strong>Danielle Torain</strong>, at the helm for one year. She says the nonprofit is focused on ways to disrupt patterns of underinvestment in struggling neighborhoods.</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 <a href="http://resistancegenealogy.com/"><strong>Jennifer Mendelsohn</strong></a> about finding family.</p> <p>You can find information about the Stoop - including upcoming live events and the Stoop podcast - <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">here</a>.</p> <p>Today would have been the 68th birthday of Dr. Alan Kleiman, a podiatrist who practiced for 40 years in Hampden and made house calls far and wide. He died about six weeks ago. His family tells us he treasured WYPR and especially loved listening to--and later retelling--the poignant, heartwarming, sometimes wacky tales in the Stoop Storytelling Series. The Stoop was one of his favorite parts of Baltimore.</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>Where does the Republican Party go from here? We ask <strong>Michael Steele</strong>--past chair of the Republican National Committee and Maryland’s former lieutenant governor, the first African-American elected statewide. Steele sees Donald Trump still in charge of the party of Lincoln, and no sign of fellow Republicans holding him to account.</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 meet two Open Society Institute fellows working to make Baltimore healthier and safer in 2021.</p> <p><a href="https://www.osibaltimore.org/fellow/troy-stanton/"><strong>Troy Staton</strong></a> is leveraging the trust between barbers and clients, and creating a network of hair salons that will bring health care screenings and other resources to their neighborhoods.</p> <p>And attorney <a href="https://www.osibaltimore.org/fellow/e-v-yost/"><strong>E.V. Yost </strong></a>is recruiting LGBTQ volunteers to staff a hotline and mobile team to respond when members of the queer community experience a crisis. Find this project on Twitter at @qcru_baltimore.</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>She operated a tower crane at the Bethlehem Steel plant. When the call came one night to cover a coworker’s shift, she had no option for childcare--so she bundled up her infant and kept the baby with her on the tall crane as she worked. That’s just one of the stories, with photos, on big panels along Key Highway that make up the Baltimore Museum of Industry’s first outdoor exhibit “Women of Steel.” Curating it was a team effort, said marketing coordinator Alexis Ojeda  Brown. Exhibitions director Jane Woltereck said the team’s choices inspired her. Plus, we hear a preview of the limited-edition podcast: ‘Sparrows Point: An American Steel Story.’ (Original airdate 11/9/20)</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 in pre-school, <strong>Jessie Dunleavy’s</strong> son Paul struggled to learn. His disabilities forced him to switch schools over and over. He turned to poetry, and eventually, after several mental-health diagnoses, to drugs. After he died of an overdose, his mother found a poem alluding to his addiction as a moral disgrace.</p> <p>In her memoir, "Cover My Dreams In Ink," Dunleavy recounts the sobering lessons she learned from Paul’s life and death. You can check out Dunleavy's blog <a href="https://www.jessiedunleavy.com/blog">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>Creativity is like a muscle--it gets stronger and more flexible with daily exercise. That’s what the 100 Days Project is after. The online community is all about dedication to <em>making something</em> each day -- and sticking with it, even if you feel you’ve run out of ideas. </p> <p>Facilitator <strong>Lindsay Jean Thomson </strong>notes that daily practitioners  of creativity hit the same dry patches of boredom as joggers or gym rats--but the results can be life-changing. And her co-facilitator <strong>Elle Luna </strong>says the project is not only for those who make art every day.</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>Racial injustices ignited a wave of protests that swept the globe last year and inspired a generation of young people with a lot to say about what they want to make right with the world. We talk with two youth activists: <strong>Destini Philpot </strong>is a co-founder of <a href="https://twitter.com/gkmcbmore?lang=en" data-cke-saved-href="https://twitter.com/gkmcbmore?lang=en">Good Kids, Mad City</a>, and <strong>Lynnea Davis</strong> is with <a href="https://www.baltimoreintersection.org/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.baltimoreintersection.org/">The Intersection</a>. They participate in a panel discussion celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., moderated by <a href="https://therealnews.com/" data-cke-saved-href="https://therealnews.com/">Real News Network </a>managing editor <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/lisamccray?lang=en" data-cke-saved-href="https://twitter.com/lisamccray?lang=en">Lisa Snowden-McCray</a>.</strong></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Democrats and Republicans are starting the new session of the General Assembly expecting to find common ground on helping Marylanders slammed by the pandemic--like the kinds of subsidies and tax help Gov. Hogan wants them to enact.</p> <p>But Democrats are more inclined than Republicans to blame the Hogan administration for the shambles in unemployment insurance.</p> <p>And Republicans oppose the Democrats' aim to override the governor’s veto of the Kirwin plan to revamp public schools.</p> <p>Agreement and argument in Annapolis.</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>

Many Americans are finding the pandemic has reshaped their sleep schedule, for better or worse. GBMC sleep and pulmonary medicine physician Stephanie Wappel details the side effects of both too little or too much sleep. One habit to avoid-- screen time before bed.<br><br>And then, artist Landis Expandis is making music videos on everything from an out-of-whack sleep schedule to social distancing. How do you harness creativity during quarantine?<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>

To make sense of history we often turn to books to help illustrate life in the past. But today we talk with someone who brings history alive by taking it to the streets -- of Baltimore. Historian and author John Muller gives us a preview of his walking tour: The Lost History of Frederick Bailey Douglass. He believes the well-worn stories of the abolitionist’s loftier accomplishments don’t portray the true scope of the man he was.<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>

That was a Stoop Story from Elissa Weissman about her wrapping-paper escapades in London and how to commemorate Hanukkah against all odds. You can hear her story and others at stoopstorytelling dot com, or on the stoop podcast. You can catch a live show coming up, ‘The Stoop Virtual Holiday Hoo-Ha: An evening of seasonal stories, comedy sketches, and music.” It unfolds a week from Saturday, Dec. 12, at 7:00 p.m. Hanukkah is also right around the corner: it begins next Thursday evening, Dec. 10. The Jewish museum of Maryland starts the celebration early, this Sunday, Dec. 6 with ‘Hanukkah in Space!’ The live streaming event explores: How do you spin a dreidel in zero gravity? Can you light a menorah on the International Space Station? The fun begins at 3 p.m.<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>

When it comes to adding new perspective to the struggle for racial equality, poet Kondwani Fidel is uniquely suited for the job. His latest book is “The Antiracist: How to Start the Conversation About Race and Take Action.”<br><br>Fidel reflects on his losing friends and family to gun violence in East Baltimore, and on uncovering how poverty and segregation are the intended consequences of embedded racism.<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>

Hunger and isolation are two devastating side effects of the pandemic. But eager volunteers are stepping up.<br><br>Quinton Askew leads 2-1-1 Maryland, the state’s health and human-services hotline. Volunteers have answered 36,000 calls a month, on average, since March. He describes how 2-1-1 helps seniors grocery shop, take their medications, and navigate telehealth appointments.<br><br>You can connect by dialing 2-1-1 from any phone, texting your zip code to 8-9-8-2-1-1, or chatting online. Learn how to receive services or volunteer with the Caregiver Services Corps.<br><br>Plus, Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland has tripled meal delivery since March. Julie Hollander, Senior Director of Volunteer Services, tells how they’ve ramped up operations. Volunteer Gerry Galuardi says packaging thousands of meals is hard but worthwhile work.<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>

As hundreds, even thousands, of Maryland residents are diagnosed each day with Covid-19, health workers around the state try to interview them and offer help, ask who they’ve spent stretches of time with recently, and contact those people to warn they may have been exposed. Contact tracing can be a powerful tool to control spread of the virus, but the system is stretched. We hear about it from Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman, Anne Arundel County’s health officer and Nurse Kristy Frashure describes the tracing calls. Plus, Stephen Babcock of Techical.ly Baltimore tells us how the MD Covid Alert phone app works.<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>

In the midst of the off-the-charts unpredictability of this year, we turn to Amy Webb, founder of the Future Today Institute. She doesn't predict the future. But she’s spent decades analyzing trends and intuiting signals that help governments and global companies plan for the long range. How is the pandemic opening a market for clothing that doesn’t physically exist? Which huge corporations will emerge stronger? How could Baltimore capitalize on the work-at-home trend? And Webb has advice for the average person looking to ease the panicky feelings 2020 has wrought: “The best that we can do is be more flexible and adaptable everyday. And to keep our eyes on the future, and the future we want to inhabit, and try to get there.”<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>

After World War II hundreds of members of the Lumbee Native American community relocated from North Carolina to Southeast Baltimore, in search of work. Today, the community has dispersed, moving from the city to the county. One tradition that brings them together--chicken and pastry.<br><br>Rosie Bowen, of Rose’s Bakery in Northeast Market, has made sure to pass this recipe down to her daughter, Adriana Bowen-Herrera.<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>

Here’s a Stoop Story from Susan Ellsberry about a message that changed her life. Learn more about the Stoop Storytelling Series. The next live virtual Stoop show is the "Holiday Hoo-Ha" on December 12th. <br><br>If you’re digging into your holiday shopping--this is a great time to remember local stores. Check out Baltimore Snap’s profiles of local black-owned stores and Preservation Maryland’s list of Main Streets across the state.<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>

As we mourn our usual Thanksgiving plans this year, we can find comfort in nature--the changing leaves, the crisp air, the chirping birds. Scott McDaniel leads the Susquehannock Wildlife Society in Harford County. One of his goals is to debunk myths about the Eastern Copperhead snake, far more likely to scurry away than to strike. <br><br>And biologist Sarah Stellwagon describes how glue and silk conspire so spiders ensnare their prey in complex webs.<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>

Though meals will be planned, gifts exchanged, and lights kindled … Many of our loved ones will be missing from around our tables this holiday season. We ask Dr. Aliya Jones, Maryland’s Deputy Health Secretary, what to watch for regarding emotional wellness during this time, and how we can help ourselves and those we care about.<br><br>Plus, we talk with executive director Rabbi Dena Shaffer and Peer Leadership Fellow Emily Schloss from 4Front, a hub for Jewish teens, to hear how young people are training to help each other through the pandemic.<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>

When the American republic was only a couple decades old, and more people were held enslaved in Maryland than all but two other states, enslaved people could petition the courts for freedom--if they could show they were descended from a woman who had been free. Before slaveholders got the laws changed, hundreds of enslaved people in Prince George’s County won their independence. Researching this history for his book “A Question of Freedom,” William G. Thomas III talked to descendants of people enslaved by Jesuit priests in Prince George’s … and learned that his white forebears helped the Jesuits. This country needs a reckoning of slavery’s impact, Thomas says.<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>

Before March, part of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School’s success formula was to place every student in an internship--one day a week in a business or non-profit where they could observe professionals at work as they learned on-the-job behavior themselves. John Busse is in charge of the internships.<br><br>The students’ work also paid about a third of their tuition. We ask Busse and seniors Delya White and Corey Bowden what happened when the pandemic hit, and in-place learning stopped, and what’s happening now.<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>

Days until Thanksgiving, the coronavirus surging, and good Samaritans stuck at home. There may be fewer volunteers but the work is still getting done, and from a distance. We hear from Bea Gaddy Family Centers director Cynthia Brooks, who has devised new ways to provide thousands of people Thanksgiving dinner. And Ashley Pressman, from the Jewish Volunteer Connection tells us about the ‘Casserole Challenge’ -- a safe way for people to help others during the holiday.<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>

Here’s a Stoop Story from Ptolemy Slocum about going the distance ... for love.<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>

With a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, we look at the practical and ethical issues of rolling out the vaccine. Epidemiologist Kurt Seetoo leads the Center for Immunization at the Maryland Department of Health. He describes who is likely to be first in line to receive doses, and what’s being done to recruit healthcare workers to administer the vaccine. Then, Hopkins bioethicist Ruth Faden talks about the global effort it will take to stop the spread of the virus.<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>

Half of Black business owners in the country have shut down operations during the pandemic, or say they’re likely to do so in the next six months. We talk about the challenges ahead with Debra Keller-Greene, chair of the board of the Greater Baltimore Black Chamber of Commerce. And Takia Ross, founder of the mobile makeup artistry studio Accessmatized, gives us an on-the ground view.<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>

When crime surged in 2015 after the Freddie Gray protests, Baltimore police were more determined than ever to rack up more arrests and seize more illegal guns from the streets. The new book, "I Got A Monster," chronicles how that empowered cops on the ‘Gun Trace Task Force’--some of whom had been planting evidence, making illegal arrests and robbing drug dealers for years--to step up their own illicit activities. We speak to coauthor Brandon Soderberg. This interview originally aired on August 10, 2020.<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>

Have you ever faced a problem that seems insurmountable, only to have someone come along, view it from a different perspective and find a solution? That is the business model for the IMAGE Center of Maryland. Executive director Michael Bullis explains how the non-profit connects people with disabilities to solutions to help regain independence in their lives.<br><br>Plus, we talk with Rhonda Taylor and Shannon Clancy to learn about Volunteers for Medical Engineering -- one-off devices that are tailored to a client’s needs.<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>

Bill Henry, who has represented Baltimore’s North and Northeast neighborhoods on the City Council for a dozen years, will be sworn in as comptroller next month.<br><br>One of his priorities? Making it easier to track the Board of Estimates, which approves over half a billion dollars in city government contracts each year. We ask about holding city agencies accountable, improving the accuracy of water bills, and his proudest accomplishment as a city councilman.<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>

Here’s a Stoop Story from Dan Cole about the one that got away. Check out Stoop Storytelling Series' upcoming live events and the Stoop podcast.<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>

With coronavirus infections on the rise in Maryland, school systems are reevaluating their plans for in-person learning. <br><br>Baltimore County pressed “pause” on its plan for a staggered reopening. We get an update from Dr. George Roberts, one of the system’s community superintendents. The district's reopening plan is available here. It's health and safety guidelines for COVID-19 are here.<br><br>Meanwhile, Baltimore City intends to reopen 27 schools next week. Joe Kane, chair of the Parent and Community Advisory Board, shares concerns about safety and transparency. Read the district's health and safety guide here. Find the COVID-19 Dashboard here. The list of schools slated for reopening is available here.<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>

Today we honor veterans. Serving in the military is one part of that identity, returning to civilian life is another -- one that many grapple with. Dario DiBattista, director at the Military and Veterans Center at Towson University, describes how the space provides community and support for student veterans. And Rachel Duff, a participant at MVC, urges people to see herself and her fellow vets more clearly:<br><br>“We all come from different backgrounds, and our service does not define us. We have concerns we have hopes, we have fears, we have values and priorities just like everybody else in our nation”<br><br>Plus, we meet Dominus Blue, a former intelligence officer turned sustainable agriculture farmer, and Laverne Harmon, program manager for vocational rehabilitation services at the Veterans Administration Maryland HealthCare System, talking about the VA Farm Training Program.<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>

The Maryland Episcopal diocese has made a powerful statement: delegates to the diocesan convention in September voted decisively to commit one million dollars in reparations -- funds to go toward strengthening and expanding programs in African American communities in Baltimore and beyond. The Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton, Bishop of the Maryland Episcopal diocese, talks with us about forgiveness and reconciliation ... and the work this generation must do to dismantle structural racism and correct wrongs of the past.<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>

She operated a tower crane at the Bethlehem Steel plant. When the call came one night to cover a coworker’s shift, she had no option for childcare--so she bundled up her infant and kept the baby with her on the tall crane as she worked. That’s just one of the stories, with photos, on big panels along Key Highway that make up the Baltimore Museum of Industry’s first outdoor exhibit “Women of Steel.” Curating it was a team effort, said marketing coordinator Alexis Ojeda-Brown. Exhibitions director Jane Woltereck said the team’s choices inspired her. Plus, a preview of the limited-edition podcast: ‘Sparrows Point: An American Steel Story.’<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>

As the nation remains glued to the returns in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, and Arizona, we focus on some of what we can learn from this week’s vote.<br><br>UMBC political scientist Tom Schaller joins us to talk about why the polls leading up to this week were so wrong, what a potentially divided Congress could mean for coronavirus recovery, and why both parties failed to achieve a decisive win.<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>

We spent Election Day morning at the voting center based at the Carver Vocational-Technical High School in West Baltimore. Here is what some people answered when we asked: Why did you vote today?<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>

The coronavirus rocked the food industry. An trade survey estimates that one out of six restaurants has faced permanent or long term closure since March.<br><br>Baltimore Magazine food editor Jane Marion tells us how local eateries are improvising and preparing for an uncertain winter. Read last month's cover issue, "The Great Restaurant Reinvention," here.<br><br>And Emily Lerman and Aishah Alfadhalah, two of the founders of Mera Kitchen Collective, tell us about their shift to a massive meal-distribution effort.<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>

In Charm City, almost none of the nail-biting turmoil of the national races: Democrats running to take or hold offices in City Hall made a clean sweep. Fairly early in the evening, Brandon Scott declared victory in the race for mayor, and voters gave Councilman Nick Mosby the nod to step into the job Scott will vacate, president of the City Council. We’ll ask WYPR reporter Emily Sullivan … and Lisa Snowden-McCray of Real News Network what’s next and what will be the impact of other choices the voters made.<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>

Throughout Maryland’s history, the Bay’s bounty -- and its access to transatlantic trade -- proved irresistible to pirates.<br><br>In her book “Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay,” Jamie Goodall explores the role of these legendary rebels. We hear the stories of a free black man who joined a privateering crew and a prolific Quaker ship builder in Fell’s Point. Original air date: July 28, 2020.<br><br>For election day resources, check out the State Board of Elections website. Here is a list of polling places and drop boxes.<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>

We’re seeing monumental efforts to get out the vote--from letter-writing campaigns and big-name music concerts, to viral social media and more. But don’t forget about the funeral directors --<br>Dr. Hari P. Close, who owns a funeral business in northeast Baltimore, tells us about “Limos to the Polls." It’s a nationwide endeavor by funeral directors to provide rides to voting centers for seniors and others who need help. Close emphasizes that the service is free … and is non-partisan.<br>Plus, Philip Kahn-Pauli from Respect-Ability describes how needs of people with disabilities are being addressed at the polls, and IN the polls.<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>

The numbers we had all hoped to see dwindle by now … are rising instead: the number of people infected with Covid-19. The number hospitalized. The number in the ICU. The number who have died. What’s behind this surge, now, and what could tamp it down? Epidemiologist Dr. Lisa Maragakis, senior director of infection prevention for the Johns Hopkins Health System, admits public messages have been muddled ... but stresses that masks, social distance and hand-washing do work.<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>