On The Record

Here’s a Stoop Story from Pattie Archuleta about rediscovering love separated by long years and vast distances.   The next Stoop Storytelling event is March 6, 2024. The even is called “ Failing Up: Rising Stronger from Professional Failures ” and is scheduled to be held at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. (Photo by Aaron Curtis) Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story id...

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. Chris Mason-Hale 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...

What we think will make us happy, like pampering ourselves, often doesn’t. We ask Yale psychology professor Laurie Santos , who hosts “ The Happiness Lab” podcast , how science shows the way. Santos will be in Baltimore on February 22nd for the Baltimore Speakers Series presented by Stevenson University.  Then, one in four US children misses out on dental care. Dentist Dr. Brenda Shah tells about...

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. 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 v...

Here’s a Stoop Story from Shaun Adamec about a flight he’ll never forget. You can hear his story and others, and get information about live events and The Stoop podcast, here .   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 mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/h...

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 st...

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?  Check voter registration status here , find Sheila Dixon for mayor , request a mail-in ballot here , Early voting and other election day info here . Do...

The Chesapeake Bay’s watermen have long put food on the plates of restaurants and family dinners across the region. An often overlooked but crucial part of the Chesapeake Bay’s history are the stories of Black watermen. Now there’s been discussion among these watermen and their advocates about a memorial and cultural center dedicated to their history. We speak with Vincent Leggett , the founder an...

The Chesapeake Bay teems with life, and is home to a rich array of creatures from across the branches of the evolutionary tree. 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. Here to talk about all things oysters i...

In " Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law ,'' 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. Richard Rothstein is a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and a Senior Fellow Emeritu...

Elizabeth Talford Scott 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 Deyane Moses . Links: Baltimore Museum of Art Eyewinkers, Tumbleturds and Candlebugs ; Reginald F. Lewis Museum Blac...

Here's a Stoop Story from Temi Oni about following your heart, even when it means not listening to your parents. Visit Stoop Storytelling for more info about live events and the Stoop podcast . 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 mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Mel...

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. A new book by journalist Antonia Hylton traces the history of Crownsville Hospital, the struggles and triumphs of its patients, the lives of its staff and medical personnel and what this si...

Did you graduate high school feeling prepared to make financial decisions? Founded 70 years ago, the Maryland Council on Economic Education (MCEE) works to promote high-quality economic and financial instruction in classrooms across the state. We speak with MCEE's executive director Julie Weaver and Amy Cargiulo, a teacher in Howard County. Then, take charge of your budget in 2024. We speak with J...

( Original airdate: Dec. 5, 2023. ) Climate change, driven by human activity, has upset the balance of ecosystems and natural processes the world over. 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 o...

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 Meg Kimmel . Plus, Eric Jackson , head of the Black Yield Institute and Billy Humphrey , who leads City of Refuge-Baltimore, talk about how their nonprofits plan to combat hun...

Here’s a Stoop Story from John Couzee about a harrowing winter trip to Colorado. The next free Stoop event is Saturday afternoon at Morgan State University. The theme is “ Baltimoored: Stories about transportation barriers to getting around town. ”  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...

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?  We speak with journalist Brandon Soderberg, who co-authored, “I Got A Monster,” about Baltimore’s disgraced Gun Trace...

Many minimum wage workers in Maryland are seeing bigger paychecks this month. Legislation boosting the state’s minimum wage went into effect on Jan. 1, 2024. But the situation is different for tipped workers, like restaurant staff or bartenders. 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...

We talk with NPR Sunday host Ayesha Rascoe 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."   Links: Wait list for Ayesha Rascoe at Enoch Pratt Library 1/31/24, Pratt event virtual stream , pre-order "HBCU Made. "    Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On th...

Why is Coppin State University funneling a million dollars toward training special educators? We ask Prof. Nicole Anthony and Prof. Anita Weisburger to explain. For information about Project POSE at Coppin State University contact Nicole Anthony, Ph. D. at 410.951.6448 or nianthony@coppin.edu or Anita Weisburger, Ph. D. at aweisburger@coppin.edu   410-951-6447. Do you have a question or comment ab...

What is behind the recent purchase of the Baltimore Sun by local conservative media executive David D. Smith? We ask NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik . Plus: Dean Jacqueline Jones of Morgan State’s journalism department and the Baltimore Beat ’s editor Lisa Snowden on the sale and how it could impact local journalism and local journalists.  Read more: New Baltimore Sun owner on tape bashin...

The animal welfare world - from shelters to vet clinics - is overwhelmingly white. The group CARE - C ompanions and A nimals for R eform and E quity - is pushing for change, by investing in leaders from diverse communities. What does it take to dismantle racism in animal care and control?  Our guests: James Evans,  founder and chief executive officer of CARE Dr. Azalia Boyd , CARE’s chief veterina...

Ryan Patterson shares a Stoop Story about finding his footing as a father. The next Stoop event is a week from tomorrow: Saturday, January 27th at Morgan State University. The theme is “ Baltimoored: Stories about transportation barriers to getting around town. ” 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...

Multimedia artist Oletha DeVane makes art from an enormous variety of material: glass, fabric, beads, string, steel and much more. One of six winners of the 2023 Baker Artist Awards , DeVane describes her process and where she draws inspiration. Check out DeVane's Baker Artist portfolio . Watch profiles of the 2023 Baker Artist Award winners. Tonight at 7:30 pm, Maryland Public Television will air...