He's Holy & I'm Knott

Rev. Al and I are so pleased to bring the amazing story of Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Dr. Lawrence Jackson to our ever growing audience.  This guy is cool, I mean real cool, he's an expert on the History of Baltimore and he has rewriten the experience of African Americans and their contributions to the history and culture of our beloved city.  This is a lesson Podcast, learn about the music...

Rev. Al and I are so pleased to welcome Van Brooks, founder of the Safe Alternative Foundation for Education.  Van is a survivor and inspiration to everyone he meets, he tells his story of perserverance in the face of the prospect that he night never walk again.  As a decorated high school athlete at Loyola Blakfield in a moment his world changed as a result of a broken neck during a routine tackl...

Rev Al Hathaway and I are so excited to uncover the life of an incredible man from the town of Federalsburg, Maryland, a town of 1900..the great Jim Shaw.  I have had the pleasure of getting to know Jim well over the past 6 years, his life is facinating and he's a real hero not only to me but many others. A father of two he's a family man recently celebrating his 62nd anniversary. Jim walks us thr...

Rev Al and I couldn't be more pleased than to welcome the infamous Sloane Brown, if you know the name well then you are typically hanging out somewhere where lots of people are gathering for something big, and you can be sure Sloane is there to capture the fun...Her career in Broadcasting is prolific, starting as a disc jockey, she was one of the original woman Weather forecasters, a TV reporter,...

Rev Al and I are so excited to release this great conversation with Nina Noble. She's an Emmy Winning Executive Producer.  She is the Executive Producer of the new hit series on HBO, We Own this City.  As a Baltimore resident this isn't her first time around the block in Baltimore, Nina also played a huge role in two HBO Series, The Corner, and The Wire. Nina takes us through her journey from a Gr...

Rev. Al and I are so pleased to welcome Arsh Mirmiran of Caves Valley Partners...a client, a collabotator and a friend Arsh takes us on his journey and walks us through all of the exciting projects that CVP is working on throughout the city, from Cross Keys, which is experienceing a huge revival to the nearly completed renovation of the venerable Cross Street Market.  Arsh explains the importance...

Rev Al and I couldn't be more excited to welcome this inspirational leader to the Advanced Indoor Resources, Podcast center.  James Bond and the Living Classrooms Foundation are an important  part of the fabric of the local non profit community.  He is one of the founders of this great organization that teaches by allowing people to learn through hands on experiences.  Learning by doing...Learning...

Terry Hasseltine has been a fixture in Maryland Sports for over 15 years...He literally sells us to the world.  He's been in Sports marketing for nearly an entire career, dating back to the early days in Kentucky. He takes us through his journey and we talk about FIFA, School Construction, local rec and parks, the redevelopement of Pimlico and Laurel Race Tracks.. and more as we cover alot of grou...

What as journey this one was....The Chamber of Commerce is playing a critical role in supporting Marylands business community.  Kristi Simon, it's CEO walks us through the Chambers actvities and how they have changed over the pandemic with more support needed than ever.  New needs such as PPP Loan applications and everything you can imagine COVID.  Well versed in Chamber activities Kristi talks ab...

Rev. Al and I are so excited about this Episode, coming to the World on this celebratory day May 1, 2022.  It's Ralley Day which is the SquashWise signature fundraiser can't think of a better day to push this one out. SquashWise is a local non profit that teaches the game of Squash to inner city kids that would otherwise more than likely never see a Squash Court. SquashWise Partners with children...

Rev. Al and I are so excited to welcome Isabel Cummings, Baltimore's Inspector General. The office was created by Martin O'Malley in 2005 with the idea of creating an independant internal watch dog to investigate City Operations.  Isabel works for every City resident to ensure our tax dollars are being spent properly.  "Nobody is off Limits" and that has been the case as Isabel directs her office...

I love this Episode, Larry, Rev Al and I all served on the Governors Workforce Investment Board during the O'Malley Administration.  Larry has been in the Cyber world for decades and now leads the US Region for Cyber CX, the greatest Global Force of Cyber Security Experts.....Maryland is home to the best Cyber experts in the world, and there's not a person of relevence in that industry that doesn'...

The Rev. and I had a great time learning about the rocket ship career of Beth Blauer.  Beth takes us along for her ride over the last 18 years, which came with it's fair share of challenges.  Beth eloquently provides us with an education on how to turn pain into passion and purpose.  Beth is a international expert on Government performance programs and this has been her focus for more than 15 year...

Sharing the Sugar! What a great pleasure it was to crack open the John Brothers shell and get a look inside of this incredible community minded gentlemen.  John takes us back to his early days of organizing as a 16 year old in Minneapolis, encouraged by his mother to stand up for "Miss Andi" this early catalytic event helped shape John's views for his journey from a case worker to an entreprenuer...

Rev. Al and I are so pleased to release this 3rd Episode! A great discussion with one of my best friends Matt Gallagher.  Matt is the former Deputy Mayor for Mayor O'Malley, Chief of Staff to Gov.  O'Malley and is now President and CEO of The Goldseker Foundation, one of Baltimore's most generous Non Profits.  Matt walks us through his journey from Calvert Hall to City Hall, the State House, and n...

The Rev. and I had a special guest drop into Baltimore last Thurday, the multi-talented John Avlon. John and I have been friends for a little over 10 years, currently John is a Senior Political Analyst at CNN, formerly he was the Editor in Chief at the Daily Beast and he also worked as a speach writer for Mayor Guilliani. John loves American History and he has authored several great books, one on...

This first in our series of Podcasts features Dr. Daniel Weinberger Phd, of the CEO Lieber Institute for Brain Research.  Danny brings us up to speed on the progress of the African Ancestry Neuroscience Research Initiative, which Rev Al and I had a hand in helping to create and Danny drive us into the world of the ""Brain".  Dr. Weinberger knows as much about the Brain as anyone on the planet and...