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<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">The novel <a href="https://www.americanending.net/"><em>American Ending by Mary Kay Zuravleff</em></a> received praise from a number of critics.</p> <p>Oprah selected it for her Best Books for Spring reading list. Kirkus Reviews gushed that the voice of the young narrator, Yelena, is so vivid<strong>,</strong> “it feels like Zuravleff is channeling a real person.”</p> <p>What brings readers to connect with Yelena and her family? These characters, most of them immigrants, lived more than a century ago in a mining town at the southwestern edge of Pennsylvania. What do they have in common with us?</p> <p>The book's narrative is intertwined with real historical events. The Mariana Mine is featured in the plot of American Ending. <a href="https://washingtonish.com/marianna-mine/">The mine was built to be safe, but 152 miners died in an explosion there</a>. The disaster is the tenth deadliest explosion in American mining history.</p> <p>Another significant historical event featured in Zuravleff's novel is the Expatriation Act. Learn more on <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/03/17/520517665/that-time-american-women-lost-their-citizenship-because-they-married-foreigners">NPR’s “Code Switch”</a> and at <a href="https://www.archives.gov/files/publications/prologue/2014/spring/citizenship.pdf">the National Archives</a>.</p> <p>(Original airdate: June 20, 2023)</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy raised the alarm last year about social media use and deteriorating mental health among young people.</p> <p>In the advisory, headlined <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/sg-youth-mental-health-social-media-advisory.pdf">Social Media and Youth Mental Health</a>, Murthy highlighted research tying social media use to eating disorders and body-image concerns among young people.</p> <p>Eating disorders are among the deadliest mental disorders. Here to talk about the myths and risks of eating disorders is <strong>Dr. Terri Griffith</strong>, a psychologist at Sheppard Pratt and the <a href="https://www.sheppardpratt.org/the-center-for-eating-disorders-at-sheppard-pratt/">Center for Eating Disorders</a>.</p> <p>More resources can be found at he <a href="https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-help/">National Eating Disorders Association's website</a>.</p> <p>You can call <a href="https://anad.org/get-help/eating-disorders-helpline/">the National Association Of Anorexia Nervosa And Associated Disorders’ Helpline</a> at (888) 375-7767, which offers emotional support and referrals.</p> <p>(Marco Verch, Creative Commons 2.0, via Flickr)</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">Concern for the safety and privacy of young people online is prompting a wave of legislation in several states.</p> <p><a href="https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0571?ys=2024RS">The Maryland Kids Code</a> could become among <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/13/kids-online-states-social-media-00135390">the nation's first laws dictating</a> how social media companies design and sell their products to young people.</p> <p>We asked <strong>Marisa Shea</strong>, a proponent of the bill and US Senior Policy Manager with nonprofit <a href="https://5rightsfoundation.com/">5Rights Foundation</a>, to give us the rundown on the Kids Code.</p> <p>(Photo by r. nial bradshaw, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Here’s a <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoop Story</a> from <strong>Steve Parke</strong> about using art to meet his heroes.</p> <p>The next Stoop event is Friday, March 15th, in partnership with the Maryland School for the Blind. The theme is “<a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/event/see-beyond-stories-about-dismantling-the-disability-narrative/">See Beyond: Dismantling the Disability Narrative</a>."</p> <p>Check out the <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/podcasts/">Stoop Storytelling Series 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>America’s democracy is in crisis. A University of Maryland constitutional scholar has a plan to fix it -- maybe not the plan you’d expect. In "Parliamentary America," Professor <a href="https://www.law.umaryland.edu/faculty--research/directory/profile/index.php?id=373"><strong>Maxwell Stearns</strong></a> says the flaw is our two entrenched political parties.</p> <p>Stearns will be speaking on <a href="https://www.politics-prose.com/maxwell-stearns">Sunday at 3 p.m. at Politics & Prose</a> in Washington, DC and on <a href="https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/maxwell_stearns_parliamentary_america">Monday evening at 7 p.m. in the Pratt Library’s Writers Live! Series</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">The 15 members of the Baltimore City Council do not elect the council’s leader from among themselves like most legislative bodies. Instead, city directly elect the president of the City Council.</p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Several candidates are vying for the role in the 2024 election. In the Democratic primary, where the winner is almost assured of winning the seat, incumbent Council President Nick Mosby faces two formidable challenges; Shannon Sneed, who represented East Baltimore on the council from 2016 to 2020, and <strong>Zeke Cohen</strong>,<strong> </strong>who has represented Southeast Baltimore’s 1st District since 2016.</p> <p>During his time on the council, Cohen pushed for trauma-informed care and tighter rules on lobbying in the city. Now is running for Council president. What are his priorities, if elected?</p> <p>(Photo by Terrance Williams, The Baltimore Banner)</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>Housing costs are soaring. <a href="https://dhcd.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx">Maryland Housing and Community Development Secretary </a><strong><a href="https://dhcd.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx">Jake Day</a> </strong>says low supply drives up both rents and home prices. We ask about Governor Moore's legislative proposals to boost new construction, spur affordable development, and increase protections for renters.</p> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li>HB0538/SB0484 <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbWdhbGVnLm1hcnlsYW5kLmdvdi9tZ2F3ZWJzaXRlL0xlZ2lzbGF0aW9uL0RldGFpbHMvSEIwNTM4P3lzPTIwMjRSUyIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDAyMjAuOTA1MjA2ODEifQ.UZxgSfajoAGtbz5BULFsJqLQjLWUxBpIjTMMtnT1A6Y/s/2997537639/br/237404519136-l">The Housing Expansion and Affordability Act</a></li> <li>HB0599/SB0483 <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbWdhbGVnLm1hcnlsYW5kLmdvdi9tZ2F3ZWJzaXRlL0xlZ2lzbGF0aW9uL0RldGFpbHMvSEIwNTk5IiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDI0MDIyMC45MDUyMDY4MSJ9.kwtKLsOLUfHAV33mYIi0Hj6VutN2q_iYi2rM_5Mu6rU/s/2997537639/br/237404519136-l">The Housing and Community Development Financing Act </a></li> <li>HB0693/SB0481 <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbWdhbGVnLm1hcnlsYW5kLmdvdi9tZ2F3ZWJzaXRlL0xlZ2lzbGF0aW9uL0RldGFpbHMvSEIwNjkzIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDI0MDIyMC45MDUyMDY4MSJ9.7w1B_5kYOvkJ8-oCFYt952vNMgVKHtSbbA2IiH_CVUc/s/2997537639/br/237404519136-l">The Renter’s Rights Stabilization Act</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/2024/01/09/maryland-is-facing-a-housing-crisis-now-is-the-time-to-take-action-commentary/">Gov. Wes Moore and housing secretary Jake Day: Maryland is facing a crisis; now is the time to take action | COMMENTARY – Capital Gazette</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/business/real-estate/bs-bz-baltimore-housing-building-permits-20230718-k55whnspabgzhbe7dinylxyaza-story.html">The Baltimore region is building fewer homes. That’s a problem.</a></li> </ul><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Longtime Maryland congressman <a href="https://www.wypr.org/show/midday/2023-05-15/sen-ben-cardin-reflections-on-congress-and-a-career-of-service">Ben Cardin’s decision not to seek re-election</a> means Maryland will choose a new U.S. Senator in 2024.</p> <p>The top contenders in the May 14 Democratic primary are David Trone, a self-funding businessman who has represented Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019, and Angela Alsobrooks<strong>,</strong> county executive of Prince George’s and formerly that county’s top prosecutor.</p> <p>On today's episode we speak with congressman <strong>David Trone</strong>, and ask him about the opioid crisis, how best to protect women’s reproductive rights in Congress and his priorities if elected to the Senate.</p> <p>In November, the Democratic winner is likely to face former Gov. Larry Hogan, <a href="https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2024-02-09/former-maryland-republican-governor-larry-hogan-throws-his-hat-into-open-u-s-senate-seat-race">who joined the race for the Republican nomination hours before the filing deadline last month</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>Two hotels in downtown Baltimore will be converted into emergency shelters for the homeless. The city’s Board of Estimates approved the deal ten days ago, authorizing $15 million to acquire side-by-side hotels and $3 million to manage the shelters from the end of March through December. We speak to Baltimore City’s Chief Administrative Officer, <strong>Faith Leach.<br></strong></p> <p>Links:<br><a href="https://mayor.baltimorecity.gov/news/press-releases/2024-02-14-city-baltimore-reaches-deal-acquire-two-hotels-response-housing">City of Baltimore Reaches Deal to Acquire Two Hotels in Response to Housing Crisis</a><br><a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-hotels-homeless-shelter-JRCVEGDQ7FFYZOPQY54TTMNV7U/">Baltimore finalizes $18M deal to acquire hotels for long-term homeless housing</a><br><a href="https://comptroller.baltimorecity.gov/sites/default/files/comptroller_baltimorecity_gov/attachments/MOHS-%20Hotel%20Acquisition%20(1).pdf">Feb 2023 presentation by the Mayor's Office of Homeless Services </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>For every dollar invested in preventing evictions, Maryland could save nearly $2.50 in what evictions cost. That’s according to a <a href="https://www.mdeconomy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Assessment-of-Marylands-Need-for-EPF-and-Directional-Fiscal-Impacts-of-EPF_FINAL_2023.12.19-1.pdf">study by Stout Risius & Ross</a> with the <a href="https://www.mdeconomy.org/">Maryland Center on Economic Policy</a> and members of the <a href="https://www.publicjustice.org/en/news/maryland-could-prevent-eviction-and-homelessness-for-15000-families-with-a-program-that-more-than-pays-for-itself/#:~:text=The%20Maryland%20Eviction%20Prevention%20Funds%20Alliance%20is%20made%20up%20of,homeless%20and%20reduce%20the%20negative">Maryland Eviction Prevention Funds Alliance</a>.</p> <p><strong>Lisa Sarro</strong> is legal counsel for <a href="https://acdsinc.org/">Arundel Community Development Services</a>. We ask Sarro about the need in Anne Arundel County and who is most at risk of eviction. </p> <p>Links:<br><a href="https://www.publicjustice.org/en/news/maryland-could-prevent-eviction-and-homelessness-for-15000-families-with-a-program-that-more-than-pays-for-itself/#:~:text=An%20investment%20of%20%2440%20million,Economic%20Policy%20and%20MEPFA%20members.">Public Justice Center press release</a><br><a href="https://www.mdeconomy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/MEPFA-EPF-Policy-Analysis_v3.pdf">MEPFA policy analysis</a><br><a href="https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0370?ys=2024RS">SB0370 - Community Schools - Rental Assistance for Community School Families Program and Fund - Establishment</a><br><a href="https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0428?ys=2024RS">HB0428 - Community Schools - Rental Assistance for Community School Families Program and Fund - Establishment</a><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/02/upshot/evictions-children-american-renters.html">The Americans Most Threatened by Eviction: Young Children</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><strong>Tami Jacobs</strong> shares a <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoop Story</a> about the father figures of her childhood.</p> <p>The next Stoop event is next Wednesday, March 6th, in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. The theme is “<a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/event/failing-up-stories-about-rising-stronger-from-failures/">Failing Up - Rising Stronger from Professional Failures.</a>” And the following week - on Friday, March 15 - the Stoop and the Maryland School for the Blind will present, “<a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/event/see-beyond-stories-about-dismantling-the-disability-narrative/">See Beyond: Dismantling the Disability Narrative.</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 day before her wedding, writer <a href="https://www.makoyoshikawa.com/"><strong>Mako Yoshikawa</strong></a> received news that upended her world: Her abusive, estranged father was dead. In her new memoir, "Secrets of the Sun,"<em> </em>Yoshikawa reckons with grief and guilt. </p> <p>Mako Yoshikawa will be in conversation with author Kyoko Mori at <a href="https://www.birdinhandcafe.com/">Bird in Hand Cafe & Bookstore</a> on Friday, March 8th at 6 pm. Details <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mako-yoshikawa-secrets-of-the-sun-and-kyoko-mori-cat-and-bird-tickets-814357133107?aff=oddtdtcreator">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 data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Access is key, and athletes often encounter obstacles to competing in the sport they love.</p> <p>Lacrosse has grown in popularity in recent years, but some fans say the sport has a problem. A Baltimore lacrosse organization is trying to change the sport. We speak with <strong>Coach Lloyd Carter</strong>, one of the founders of <a href="https://www.blaxlax.org/">Blax Lax</a>.</p> <p>Blax Lax is set to host its 10th annual Devin Day Celebration <a href="https://ccbccatonsvillecardinals.com/sports/mlax/devindayix">with a lacrosse tournament in August</a>, co- sponsored and hosted by Catonsville Community College.</p> <p>And the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s adaptive sports program, the Bennett Blazers, brings together young people with disabilities interested in a range of sports. We speak with <strong>Landon Brown</strong>, a longtime member of the team, and <strong>Coach Gerry Herman</strong>, who has managed the Bennett Blazers program since it started in 1990.</p> <p>The Blazers’ wheelchair basketball team advanced to the <a href="https://sportable.org/nwba-nationals-adult/">NWBA Varsity Wheelchair Basketball National Championship</a> on Sunday. That tournament is scheduled to take place in Richmond, Virginia from April 5 to 7.</p> <p>Photo by Szkandera Ondrej, via Wikimedia Commons.</p> <p>(Original airdate: Nov. 20, 2023)</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">We ask Mayor <strong>Brandon Scott</strong>, who is running for re-election: why many Baltimore residents do not <em>feel</em> safer, even though crime is down; why it has taken so long to buy hotels to shelter the homeless; and whether he is satisfied with how city schools are run.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://www.brandonforbaltimore.com/">Mayor Brandon Scott</a>, <a href="https://elections.maryland.gov/">Maryland Board of Elections info</a>, <a href="https://www.interfaithchesapeake.org/balt_mayoral_candidate_2024?utm_campaign=2024_baltcity_mayoral_can&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ipc">Environmental Mayoral Forum Wed. Feb. 28 5:30pm</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">Juvenile justice, what to do about young people caught up in crime, is a huge issue in this year’s session of the Maryland General Assembly.</p> <p>After weeks of public hearings and committee discussion, the full House and Senate are close to debating changes to policy.</p> <p>To understand what's at issue and what may come out of the General Assembly’s debate over juvenile justice, we turn to <strong>Brenda Wintrode</strong>, <a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/author/brenda-wintrode/">who covers state politics for our news partner</a>, <em>The Baltimore Banner</em>.</p> <p> (Photo by <a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/author/kirk-mckoy/">Kirk McKoy</a>, for The Baltimore Banner)</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 Maryland we know Harriet Tubman best for fearlessly guiding people out of bondage. She was also a priceless scout and spy for the Union. Historian <strong>Edda Fields-Black</strong><strong>, </strong>in her book "<em>Combee</em><em>,"</em> recounts Tubman’s vital role when the army liberated hundreds of enslaved rice-plantation workers.</p> <p>Fields-Black will be at the Enoch Pratt's Central Library tonight at 7 pm. Register to attend in-person or view live online.<a href="https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/edda_fields-black_combee"> Information here</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Here’s a Stoop Story from <strong>Aisha Alfadhalah</strong> about making her way … and finding community. You can find more information about Stoop Storytelling, including the Stoop podcast, at <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoopstorytelling.com</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Baltimore is full of immigrant stories. <a href="https://susanmdbooks.com/">Susan Muaddi Darraj</a> adds to the tapestry with her debut novel: <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/behind-you-is-the-sea-susan-muaddi-darraj?variant=41049302335522">Behind You is the Sea</a>. It draws on her Palestinian roots and her family’s immigration experience, tracing the intertwined daily lives of three families.</p> <p>On Saturday, Feb. 24, 2023, at 3pm, Muaddj Darraj is scheduled to appear at the Johns Hopkins Barnes and Noble in Charles Village.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">The rich tidal marshes and mixed oak and pine forests of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge stretch back into time. Into this lush, mysterious world of cricket song and nesting waterfowl in Dorchester County on the edge of the Eastern Shore, Araminta Ross was born in March 1822.</p> <p>Araminta would later be called “Moses” by the enslaved people she led to freedom along the Underground Railroad.</p> <p>Most of us know her as Harriet Tubman. The steadfast abolitionist grew up on a 10-acre property near the mouth of the Blackwater River. Over decades, Tubman’s childhood home was lost in the swampy marsh, <a href="https://www.wypr.org/show/midday/2021-05-06/the-ben-ross-harriet-tubman-cabin-mdots-julie-schablitsky-on-the-historic-find-ongoing-dig">but then rediscovered in 2021</a>.</p> <p>A new documentary, “Ben’s Ten: Chattel Slavery on Maryland’s Eastern Shore,” visits the site, and explores, the lives of enslaved people who lived, worked and died here. It’s called “Ben’s Ten: Chattel Slavery on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.”</p> <p>The documentary was produced by Maryland Public Television in partnership with the state’s Department of Public Transportation State Highway Administration.</p> <p>We speak to <strong>Dr. Julie Schablitsky</strong>, Chief of Cultural Resources at the Maryland Department of Transportation, who helped rediscovery the historical site.</p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">We are also joined by <strong>Ernestine “Tina” Martin Wyatt,</strong> a descendant of Harriet Tubman.</p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">(Photo by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/number7cloud/">Lorie Shaull</a>, via Flickr. License: CC BY 2.0 DEED)</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>The musical legacy of Mahalia Jackson, the Queen of Gospel, is immense. <a href="https://www.arenaplayersinc.com/">Arena Players</a> tells her story, through song! How do you bring that legacy to the stage? We talk with musical director and performer <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ipreach2thechoir/?hl=en">Tevin Brown</a>,</strong> and <a href="https://officialsweettsings.wixsite.com/sweett?fbclid=IwAR3eh2xWzOm5aWxGWgKDQbGUo94wr-LpIG-NI8lICA_fa8HjjTW-u5E4BI4"><strong>Tierra Strickland</strong></a>, who portrays Mahalia.</p> <p>Plus, the Banneker-Douglass museum revisits the past with a look to the future … pairing archival civil rights photos with contemporary art. It's called REvisit REimagine. Curator <a href="https://www.thomasjamesdc.com/about">Thomas James</a> gives us a preview!</p> <p>Links: Arena Players performances of <a href="https://arena-players-incorporated.ticketbud.com/">Mahalia</a>!, <a href="https://bdmuseum.maryland.gov/">Banneker Douglas Museum</a>, REvisit/REimagine <a href="https://bdmuseum.maryland.gov/exhibitions/">opening party</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>Longtime journalist<strong> <a href="https://michele-norris.com/">Michele Norris </a></strong>thought no one would talk about race, but she asked anyway: In six words, your thought? Those messages form the core of her book, "<em>Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race And Identity." L</em>earn more about the <a href="https://theracecardproject.com/">Race Card Project</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Historian <a href="https://davidostewart.com/" data-cms-ai="0">David O. Stewart</a> traces George Washington’s skills as a political operator, as well as the first president’s failure to speak out against slavery as he came to realize its evils. Stewart's biography is titled, "George Washington: The Political Rise of America’s Founding Father."</p> <p><em>This interview originally aired on September 8, 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 <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoop Story </a>from <strong>Geoffrey Danek</strong> about the highs and lows of goat parenting.</p> <p>The next Stoop event is March 6th, in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. The theme is "<a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/event/failing-up-stories-about-rising-stronger-from-failures/">Failing Up – Rising Stronger from Professional Failures</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><em>Baltimore Banner</em> reporter<strong> <a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/author/liz-bowie/">Liz Bowie</a> </strong>joins us for a roundup of news about schools. Why are so many kids chronically absent, and why is it getting worse? What’s up with a pay raise for Baltimore teachers? Will the head of City Schools renew her contract? </p> <p>Read her reporting:<br><a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/sonja-santelises-UWL5PEVZ3NCRBNXTJT5M6YBMEU/">Time is nearly up. Will Baltimore City schools keep CEO Sonja Santelises?</a><br><a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-teacher-pay-GOSXXCQNJBBBJKNHXXHXAEDDXE/">Baltimore teachers negotiate a 9% pay bump for early-career educators</a><br><a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/chronic-absenteeism-maryland-schools-3XFVK2F2TVBM7B62BJXZ3JLJGM/">Far more Maryland students are missing too much school</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>Divorce and child custody, employment discrimination, sexual assault, domestic violence--for five decades the Women’s Law Center of Maryland has been responding to, representing and advocating for women. Executive Director <strong>Katie Curran O'Malley</strong> and Chief Programs Officer <strong>Laure Ruth</strong> describe their agenda. Plus, former client <strong>Meisha Hall</strong> describes what she's lived through.</p> <p>Links: <a href="http://www.wlcmd.org/">Women's Law Center of Maryland</a>, <a href="http://www.wlcmd.org/policy-and-advocacy/legislativeadvocacy/">WLC assistance and advocacy</a>. Find the family law hotline <a href="http://www.wlcmd.org/how-we-help/employment-law/">here</a>, and the employment Law hotline <a href="http://www.wlcmd.org/how-we-help/employment-law/">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 data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Here’s a <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoop Story</a> from <strong>Pattie Archuleta </strong>about rediscovering love separated by long years and vast distances.<strong> </strong></p> <p>The next Stoop Storytelling event is March 6, 2024. The even is called “<a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/event/failing-up-stories-about-rising-stronger-from-failures/">Failing Up: Rising Stronger from Professional Failures</a>” and is scheduled to be held at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.</p> <p>(Photo by Aaron Curtis)</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">Dating can be a exhilarating, if slightly terrifying, experience. And for people living with disabilities, such as chronic illness, finding love can be a bit more complicated.</p> <p><strong>Chris Mason-Hale </strong>mentors young people navigating disability and says he is often asked about dating and love. He is the Community Advocate at the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities’ and the Faculty Advocate with the Maternal and Child Health Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities.</p> <p>Mason-Hale, who has used a wheelchair since his teenage years, recently wrote <a href="https://thinkequitable.com/to-disclose-or-not-to-disclose/">a blog post about online dating and disability</a> for Think Equitable, the website of The National Center for Disability, Equity, and Intersectionality.</p> <p> </p> <p>(Kassandra Ruhm, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>What we think will make us happy, like pampering ourselves, often doesn’t. We ask Yale psychology professor <strong><a href="https://www.drlauriesantos.com/">Laurie Santos</a></strong>, who hosts “<a href="https://www.drlauriesantos.com/happiness-lab-podcast">The Happiness Lab” podcast</a>, how science shows the way. Santos will be in Baltimore on February 22nd for the <a href="https://www.baltimorespeakers.org/">Baltimore Speakers Series</a> presented by Stevenson University. </p> <p>Then, one in four US children misses out on dental care. Dentist <strong>Dr. Brenda Shah </strong>tells about healthy habits and free clinics organized by the <a href="https://www.msdaf.org/">Maryland State Dental Association Charitable and Educational Foundation</a>.<a href="https://www.msdaf.org/gkas"></a></p> <p>Give Kids A Smile 2024 locations and dates <a href="https://www.msdaf.org/gkas">here</a>. Find additional resources through the Maryland Office of Oral Health:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://health.maryland.gov/phpa/oralhealth/Documents/OralHealthResourceGuideSpanish.pdf">2024 Maryland Oral Health Resource Guide (Spanish)​</a></li> <li><a href="https://health.maryland.gov/phpa/oralhealth/Documents/ResourceGuide.pdf">2024 Maryland Oral Health Resource Guide (English)​</a></li> </ul><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Homeownership is often a sign of financial security and success. A home’s growing value is often how many families build wealth they can pass along to their children.</p> <p>But a significant gap exists between the valuation of homes owned by Black homeowners and white homeowners, even for comparable properties. Government and commercial housing industry assessments and appraisals often misevaluate the value of properties and homes owned by Black residents. </p> <p>According to a <a href="https://dhcd.maryland.gov/Documents/ExaminingRacialDisparitiesMarylandsHousingMarket.pdf">December 2022 report</a> to the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development compiled by the University of Maryland’s National Center for Smart Growth, the state’s tax assessment process consistently leads to higher assessments for properties in Black neighborhoods, and that leads to higher taxes for Black homeowners than white owners.</p> <p>And there have been <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/03/13/1161713496/home-appraisals-racial-bias-black-latino-homeowners-lawsuit">several high-profile cases of home appraisals seemingly skewed by racial bias.</a></p> <p>Our guest <strong>Aja’ Mallory</strong> wrote about these challenges <a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/opinion/community-voices/black-homeowners-valuation-bias-racism-YVVG6W7HMRB3DMUP7CJGM34KYY/">in a recent editorial for our news partner, <em>The Baltimore Banner</em></a>. She is a Senior staff attorney at the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service.</p> <p>We also spoke with members of the Maryland Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity, recently created to study the persistent undervaluation of property owned by minorities and find possible solutions.</p> <p><strong>Jacqulyn Priestly</strong> chairs the task force. She also works as a communication specialist at the public relations firm Oak Hill Strategies.</p> <p><strong>Greg Hare</strong> is a member of the task force and Assistant Secretary of the Community Development Administration at the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development.</p> <p>(Photograph by Eli Pousson, via Wikimedia Commons.)</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>Shaun Adamec </strong>about a flight he’ll never forget.</p> <p>You can hear his story and others, and get information about live events and The Stoop podcast, <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">here</a>.</p> <p> </p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>To reassure passengers who might feel that flying was dangerous, the first flight attendants were nurses. But as air travel grew safer, the industry promoted ‘lovely hostesses of the air’ as part of the travel package. How did these young women fight sexist labor practices and power the women’s movement? We talk with Kathleen Barry, an academic advisor to the new PBS documentary that tells the story: "Fly With Me."</p> <p>Links: "Fly With Me" trailer, "Fly With Me" airs Feb. 20, <a href="https://www.mpt.org/schedule/">check local listings.</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>Nearly a decade and half after she resigned as Baltimore mayor in a plea deal, Sheila Dixon is making her third run to regain the city’s top spot. What is her plan to address crime? To improve the city’s schools? To stem the shrinking population? </p> <p>Check voter registration status <a href="https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/votersearch">here</a>, find <a href="https://www.sheiladixonforbaltimore.com/">Sheila Dixon for mayor</a>, request a mail-in ballot <a href="https://elections.maryland.gov/voting/absentee.html">here</a>, Early voting and other election day info <a href="https://elections.maryland.gov/voting/early_voting.html">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 data-pm-slice="0 0 []">The Chesapeake Bay’s watermen have long put food on the plates of restaurants and family dinners across the region.</p> <p>An often overlooked but crucial part of the Chesapeake Bay’s history are the stories of Black watermen. <a href="https://www.marylandmatters.org/2024/01/22/commentary-its-time-for-a-maryland-black-watermens-memorial/">Now there’s been discussion among these watermen and their advocates</a> about a memorial and cultural center dedicated to their history.</p> <p>We speak with <strong>Vincent Leggett</strong>, the founder and president of <a href="https://blacksofthechesapeake.wildapricot.org/">the Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation</a>. The nonprofit seeks to preserve and document the maritime history of African Americans on the Chesapeake Bay.</p> <p>We also speak to <strong>Clayton Mitchell Sr.</strong>, who lives on the Eastern Shore and <a href="https://www.marylandmatters.org/2024/01/22/commentary-its-time-for-a-maryland-black-watermens-memorial/">contributes commentary to news site Maryland Matters</a>.</p> <p>(Photo by Brian Witte, AP)</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">The Chesapeake Bay teems with life, and is home to a rich array of creatures from across the branches of the evolutionary tree.</p> <p>One of the crucial contributors to the bay's ecosystem is the oyster. The Chesapeake Bay’s oyster population plummeted in the later half of the 20th century…but there are recent hopeful signs the bay’s oysters are making a comeback.</p> <p>Here to talk about all things oysters is <strong>Imani Black</strong>, an oyster farmer who is pursuing a Master's degree at University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Science at Horn Point Laboratory. She is also the CEO and founder of <a href="https://www.mianpo.org/aboutmia">Minorities in Aquaculture</a>—an advocacy group dedicated to increasing diversity in the cultivation and study of marine life.</p> <p>We ask Imani about recent good news for the region's oysters, diversity within her industry and her connection the bay's waters.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">In "<a href="https://www.justactionbook.org/">Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law</a>,'' Leah and Richard Rothstein argue the profound issues plaguing society are tied to our segregated neighborhoods. The father-daughter duo draw a roadmap to desegregation that allies can undertake at the local level.</p> <p><strong>Richard Rothstein</strong> is a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and a Senior Fellow Emeritus at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.</p> <p><strong>Leah Rothstein</strong> is an expert on affordable housing policy, and a consultant for nonprofit developers, local governments and private firms.</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://www.goyacontemporary.com/artists/elizabeth-talford-scott-estate/biography"><strong>Elizabeth Talford Scott</strong></a> created fiber-based art that broke all the rules -- so did her career. Her colorful quilts and tapestries evoke ancestors and community. Now nine Baltimore museums and colleges will join to honor her creative legacy. We get a preview from artist and archivist <strong>Deyane Moses</strong>.</p> <p>Links: Baltimore Museum of Art <a href="https://artbma.org/exhibition/eyewinkers-tumbleturds-and-candlebugs-the-art-of-elizabeth-talford-scott">Eyewinkers, Tumbleturds and Candlebugs</a>; Reginald F. Lewis Museum <a href="https://www.lewismuseum.org/black-woman-genius/">Black Woman Genius: Tapestries of Generations</a>; <a href="https://www.mica.edu/art-articles/details/baltimore-museum-of-art-and-maryland-institute-college-of-art-announce-elizabeth-talford-scott-exhibition-and-community-celebration/">MICA</a>, <a href="https://www.coppin.edu/">Coppin State University</a> Cryor Gallery, <a href="https://www.jelmamuseum.org/">JELMA </a>at Morgan State University; The <a href="https://thewalters.org/">Walters Art Museum</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>Temi Oni </strong>about following your heart, even when it means not listening to your parents. Visit <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoop Storytelling</a> for more info about live events and the <a href="https://www.wypr.org/podcast/the-stoop-storytelling-series">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 data-pm-slice="0 0 []">Crownsville Hospital in Anne Arundel County was Maryland's infamous segregated mental health asylum, and the only such facility available to Black people in Maryland between 1911 and desegregation in the 1960s.</p> <p>A new book by journalist <strong>Antonia Hylton</strong> traces the history of Crownsville Hospital, the struggles and triumphs of its patients, the lives of its staff and medical personnel and what this singular institution tells us about mental illness, racism and community in America. Along the way, Hylton grapples with her own family’s experiences with mental illness, and the shame that blossomed in secrecy and darkness for generations.</p> <p>The book is called “<a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/antonia-hylton/madness/9781538723692/">Madness: Race And Insanity In A Jim Crow Asylum</a>.”</p> <p>Hylton is a Peabody and two-time Emmy award-winning correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC.</p> <p>(Photo by Mark Clennon)</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>Did you graduate high school feeling prepared to make financial decisions? Founded 70 years ago, the <a href="https://www.econed.org/">Maryland Council on Economic Education</a> (MCEE) works to promote high-quality economic and financial instruction in classrooms across the state. We speak with MCEE's executive director <strong>Julie Weaver </strong>and <strong>Amy Cargiulo, </strong>a teacher in Howard County.</p> <p>Then, take charge of your budget in 2024. We speak with <strong>Jasmine Brewer, </strong>executive director of <a href="https://makingchangecenter.org/">MakingChange</a>, a nonprofit that provides free individual counseling and group workshops on personal finance and home buying. Check out their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MakingChangeCenterHoward">Facebook page</a>.</p> <p>Find <a href="https://cashmd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-Statewide-Tax-Site-Flyer.pdf">free tax preparation services in Maryland </a>through the <a href="https://cashmd.org/free-tax-preparationresources/">CASH Campaign of Maryland</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">(<em>Original airdate: Dec. 5, 2023.</em>)</p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Climate change, driven by human activity, has upset the balance of ecosystems and natural processes the world over.</p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">In the Chesapeake Bay, changes to the natural environment that usually occur over hundreds or thousands of years are taking place in the span of a lifetime. Sea-level rise is causing salty ocean water to crawl farther and farther into the bay and onto nearby coastlands.</p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><strong>Jeremy Cox</strong> is a <em>Chesapeake Bay Journal</em> staff writer who has <a href="https://www.bayjournal.com/news/climate_change/salt-patches-a-product-of-rising-seas-are-spreading-rapidly-on-the-chesapeake-s-eastern/article_f7ded190-6dd2-11ee-aeca-6b4e2fef34b2.html">written about saltwater intrusion</a>.</p> <p>Some of the oldest farmland in the country is on the Delmarva peninsula, and threatened by eroding coast lands and saltwater.</p> <p><strong>Bob Fitzgerald</strong> lives on the Eastern Shore in Somerset County. His family has farmed in the same area for many generations.</p> <p>And <strong>Sarah Hirsh</strong>, Ph.D., has been an extension educator for University of Maryland in Somerset County since 2018. Her research and Extension program focuses on soils, conservation and cover crops.</p> <p>(Photo by Julio Cortez, AP)</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Seven hundred thousand Marylanders don't get enough food. The Maryland food bank has been fighting hunger for decades. Now they hope to get at the root of food insecurity with a new grant program -- we hear about it from COO <strong>Meg Kimmel</strong>.</p> <p>Plus, <strong>Eric Jackson</strong>, head of the <a href="https://blackyieldinstitute.org/"><strong>Black Yield Institute</strong></a> and <strong>Billy Humphrey</strong>, who leads <a href="https://www.cityofrefugebaltimore.org/"><strong>City of Refuge-Baltimore,</strong></a> talk about how their nonprofits plan to combat hunger in innovative ways.</p> <p>Links: <a href="https://mdfoodbank.org/">Maryland Food Bank</a>, <a href="https://blackyieldinstitute.org/">Black Yield Institute</a>, <a href="https://www.cityofrefugebaltimore.org/">City of Refuge-Baltimore</a>.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Here’s a <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoop Story </a>from <strong>John Couzee</strong> about a harrowing winter trip to Colorado.</p> <p>The next free Stoop event is Saturday afternoon at Morgan State University. The theme is “<a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/event/baltimoored-stories-about-transportation-barriers-to-getting-around-town/">Baltimoored: Stories about transportation barriers to getting around town.</a>” </p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Conversations about police reform in Baltimore often include the phrase “community policing,” a model aimed at building relationships with residents, or call for a focus on “repeat violent offenders” instead of low-level offenses. How did we get here? What approaches came before? </p> <p>We speak with journalist <strong>Brandon Soderberg, </strong>who co-authored, “I Got A Monster,”<em> </em>about Baltimore’s disgraced Gun Trace Task Force. </p> <p>Read:<br><a href="https://therealnews.com/here-we-go-again">Here We Go Again</a></p> <p><a href="https://therealnews.com/baltimore-police-spending-violent-crime-statistics">Baltimore’s record police spending isn’t reducing crime</a></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">Many minimum wage workers in Maryland are seeing bigger paychecks this month. <a href="https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2023-12-29/new-minimum-wage-biomarker-coverage-and-spam-calls-headline-laws-taking-effect-in-maryland-jan-1">Legislation boosting the state’s minimum wage went into effect on</a> Jan. 1, 2024.</p> <p>But the situation is different for tipped workers, like restaurant staff or bartenders.</p> <p>Tipped workers receive a base pay as little as $3.63 an hour, though employers are required to make up the difference if a tipped worker's base wage plus tips equal less than $15 an hour.</p> <p>However, some tipped workers and labor advocates are pushing to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers, and legislation has been filed in both houses of the General Assembly to do that.</p> <p>We speak with the chief sponsor of the House bill, Democratic <strong>Del. Adrian Boafo</strong>, and <strong>Mahkaylah Monroe</strong>, a waiter at an Outback Steakhouse in Laurel, Maryland.</p> <p>We also talk to opponents of the bill, who argue a raised minimum wage is unnecessary and might endanger the tips waiters and bartenders rely on.</p> <p><strong>Marshall Weston</strong> is President and CEO of the Restaurant Association of Maryland, an advocate for the hospitality and food service industry. We also speak to <strong>Alex McCrimmon</strong>, a server at the Clyde’s American Restaurant and Bar in Rockville, Maryland.</p> <p> </p> <p>(Photo: Visitor7, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC BY-SA 3.0</a> , via Wikimedia Commons)</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>We talk with NPR Sunday host <strong>Ayesha Rascoe </strong>about why she collected essays from another dozen-and a half alumni for her new book: "HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience."<em> </em></p> <p>Links: <a href="https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/ayesha_rascoe_hbcu_made">Wait list</a> for Ayesha Rascoe at Enoch Pratt Library 1/31/24, Pratt event <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@enochprattlibrary/streams">virtual stream</a>, <a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ayesha-rascoe/hbcu-made/9781643753867/">pre-order "HBCU Made.</a>" </p> <p> </p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Why is Coppin State University funneling a million dollars toward training special educators? We ask Prof. <strong>Nicole Anthony</strong> and Prof. <strong>Anita Weisburger </strong>to explain.</p> <p>For information about Project POSE at Coppin State University contact Nicole Anthony, Ph.D. at 410.951.6448 or <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] </a>or Anita Weisburger, Ph.D. at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> 410-951-6447.</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>What is behind the recent purchase of the <em>Baltimore Sun </em>by local conservative media executive David D. Smith? We ask NPR media correspondent <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/4459112/david-folkenflik"><strong>David Folkenflik</strong></a>. Plus: Dean <strong>Jacqueline Jones </strong>of <a href="https://www.morgan.edu/sgjc">Morgan State’s journalism department</a> and the <a href="https://baltimorebeat.com/"><em>Baltimore Beat</em>’s</a> editor <strong>Lisa Snowden</strong> on the sale and how it could impact local journalism and local journalists. <br><br>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/sun-owner-david-smith-fox-VQKQHEG4EJAIVA6TRKXMKR5EUM/">New Baltimore Sun owner on tape bashing city schools, local politicians and more</a><br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/01/16/1225023127/the-baltimore-sun-has-been-sold-to-a-conservative-broadcast-chief">The Baltimore Sun has been sold to a conservative broadcast chief</a><br><a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/01/20/baltimore-sun-sale-sinclair-david-smith-armstrong-williams/">After Baltimore Sun sale to David Smith, part-owner Armstrong Williams offers vision</a><br><br><em>Editor's note: Audio has been edited to remove a technical issue at the top of the program.</em></p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>The animal welfare world - from shelters to vet clinics - is overwhelmingly white. The group <a href="https://careawo.org/">CARE - <strong>C</strong>ompanions and <strong>A</strong>nimals for <strong>R</strong>eform and <strong>E</strong>quity</a> - is pushing for change, by investing in leaders from diverse communities. What does it take to dismantle racism in animal care and control? </p> <p>Our guests:<br><strong>James Evans,</strong> founder and chief executive officer of CARE<br><strong>Dr. Azalia Boyd</strong>, CARE’s chief veterinary medical officer and chair of CARE’s Veterinary Advisory Committee<br><strong>Tre Law</strong>, senior director of <a href="https://careawo.org/care-centers/">CARE Centers</a> and <a href="https://careawo.org/cac/">Community Animal CARE</a> Liaison - Southeast Tier<br><br>Learn more about the <a href="https://careawo.org/tuskegee/">Dr. Jodie G Blackwell Black Veterinary Scholarship fund</a>. Check out the <a href="https://careawo.org/vetredi/">Vet REDI training</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><strong>Ryan Patterson</strong> shares a <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoop Story</a> about finding his footing as a father.</p> <p>The next Stoop event is a week from tomorrow: Saturday, January 27th at Morgan State University. The theme is “<a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/event/baltimoored-stories-about-transportation-barriers-to-getting-around-town/">Baltimoored: Stories about transportation barriers to getting around town.</a>”</p><p>Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472</p>

<p>Multimedia artist <a href="https://olethadevane.com/">Oletha DeVane</a> makes art from an enormous variety of material: glass, fabric, beads, string, steel and much more. One of six winners of the <a href="https://bakerartist.org/awards/awardees?year=2023">2023 Baker Artist Awards</a>, DeVane describes her process and where she draws inspiration.</p> <p>Check out DeVane's Baker Artist <a href="https://bakerartist.org/submissions/2023/oletha-devane">portfolio</a>. Watch <a href="https://www.mpt.org/programs/baker-artist-awards/">profiles</a> of the 2023 Baker Artist Award winners.</p> <p>Tonight at 7:30 pm, <a href="https://www.mpt.org/">Maryland Public Television</a> will air profiles of all six 2023 Baker Artist Award winners. You can catch this special on MPT-HD or online at <a href="https://www.mpt.org/anywhere/live-stream-mpt/">mpt.org/livestream</a>. An encore broadcast of the special will air on Saturday at 8 p.m. on <a href="https://www.mpt.org/createtv/">MP2/Create</a> and <a href="mpt.org/anywhere/live-stream-mpt2">online</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>