Midday

Imam Yaseen Shaikh with the Islamic Society of Baltimore says that as war rages in the Middle East, his Muslim community is marking Ramadan's end with both sadness and joy.

WYPR's Baltimore County reporter John Lee joins us to size up the county's crowded primary election field, plus key questions facing the council and the General Assembly.

Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews the new Motte & Bailey production of "Caesar / Americana" at the Fells Point Corner Theatre

John Davis, host of MotorWeek, TV's longest running automotive series, joins us with tips on car care, and insights on the fast-changing global auto industry.

Two local members of the Iranian diaspora in America join Tom to discuss the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran, and their concerns for the future of that country.

Iranian-born political analyst Trita Parsi joins Tom to discuss the policy twists and turns that have led to the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran, and what's next for the Iranian people.

Writer and filmmaker John Sayles joins Tom to discuss his historical novel, "Crucible," about industrialist Henry Ford’s impact on labor and racial politics 100 years ago.

Maryland Food Bank president and CEO Meg Kimmel discusses how new SNAP work requirements approved last year by Congress could threaten benefits for tens of thousands of Maryland food stamp recipients.

Dr. Jessica Stansbury, an educational technology specialist at University of Baltimore, describes her and her husband's experience during their experiment with an AI "companion."

Reporter Adam Willis, who covers climate and the environment for the Baltimore Banner, joins us to discuss rising energy prices and what the governor and Maryland's Democratic lawmakers plan to do about them.

Javed, an Afghani émigré to the US, and Krish Vignarajah, the president and CEO of Global Refuge, discuss the human impact of the wars in Iran and Afghanistan.

Independent reporter Madeleine O'Neill and Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle co-founder Dayvon Love discuss how juveniles are being charged and housed in Maryland's criminal justice system.

Choirmaster and conductor Doug Buchanan joins us to discuss Sunday's Bach Marathon, and the classic Mass in B Minor that he'll be conducting

Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews Iron Crow Theatre's new production of the hit Broadway rock musical, 'Next to Normal,' at the M&T Bank Exchange performance space in Baltimore.

David Blight, acclaimed biographer of Frederick Douglass, recalls the famed Black orator's 1852 speech contrasting the promises of our Declaration of Independence with the horrors of slavery.

Maryland's 2nd Dist. Congressman Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D) joins Midday for an in-depth conversation about key issues affecting Marylanders and the nation.

Author and University of Baltimore historian Joshua Clark Davis joins us to discuss his new history of the 1960s civil rights movement, seen through the lens of its resistance to police violence.

Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen joins us for another of his regular Midday interviews on key issues before the City Council and the citizens of Baltimore.

WYPR State House reporter Sarah Petrowich talks with Midday guest host Erica Kane about how lawmakers in Annapolis are moving to limit ICE operations in Maryland.

Banner reporter Lillian Reed talks with Midday guest host Erica Kane about the Howard County government's opposition to a proposed ICE detention warehouse in Elkridge, Maryland

Lyric Baltimore CEO Tom Bailey says many artists cancelling their Kennedy Center bookings have chosen Baltimore venues, and his own theater is hosting the Washington National Opera later this spring.

Pioneering She Got Game podcaster Tandaleya Wilder joins Matt Bush to discuss her two-decade career covering womens' sports, and her Sunday special on WYPR.

The Banner's Orioles columnist John Meoli joins Matt Bush to discuss the O's hopeful new lineup, their performance at Florida camp, and why many O's are playing in this year's World Baseball Classic.

Matt Bush talks about the city's Opioid Restitution Fund grants with WYPR health reporter Scott Maucione, and with one of the grantees: Dr. Danielle Friedman Nestadt, director of Check-It, a drug safety program.

Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews the Baltimore premiere of "Dance Nation," Clare Barron's high-energy drama about young female friendship, rivalry and ambition.