Baltimore Positive

Latest Episodes:

Riley Granek returns for another Bands With Brains fundraiser for BIAMD on September 26th and brain injury victims Sep 07, 2026

Show notes

The brainchild of the original "Bands For Brains" fundraiser for the Brain Injury Association of Maryland returns to help promote this great night of local music for a great cause. Let Riley Granek tell you the tale of her mother's tragic injury inspiring her to want to bring folks together to help other victims and other families in need after a trauma.

The post Riley Granek returns for another Bands With Brains fundraiser for BIAMD on September 26th and brain injury victims first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Rik Emmett tells Nestor what he’s learned about life in this Triumph of a comeback reunion tour Sep 06, 2026

Show notes

Our favorite rock star Rik Emmett returns to tell Nestor what he's learned about life during this second act and leg of his band's reunion, and how his beautifully inspirational words and their meaning flows along for a lifetime. Along with Gil Moore and a trio of incredible musicians, Triumph returns to Baltimore for the first time in four decades on November 21st. The simple truth lies waiting here for everyone to share...

The post Rik Emmett tells Nestor what he’s learned about life in this Triumph of a comeback reunion tour first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Comptroller Brooke Lierman gives Nestor the receipts on Maryland money, tax information and distributing unclaimed funds Sep 06, 2026

Show notes

It's been a year since Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman has joined us and Nestor has been piling up the "unclaimed funds" as she brings the receipts on Maryland money, tax information and distributing all of this "lost and found" money to people like me and you. And the Maryland Tax Connect launches this week and as a taxpayer, this is a modernization that her first campaign promised in Annapolis.

The post Comptroller Brooke Lierman gives Nestor the receipts on Maryland money, tax information and distributing unclaimed funds first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Dennis Koulatsos and Damye Hahn tell old Lexington Market tales at Fishmongers Daughter in Catonsville Sep 05, 2026

Show notes

Our Smalltimore roots seemingly never cease to end as two longtime WNST and Baltimore Positive supporters reunite at The Fishmonger's Daughter in Catonsville as Dennis Koulatsos and Damye Hahn tell old Lexington Market tales from Faidley's and the wisdom of a father to another father's son about being prompt and keeping your word.

The post Dennis Koulatsos and Damye Hahn tell old Lexington Market tales at Fishmongers Daughter in Catonsville first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Leonard Raskin joins Nestor to discuss travel to Brazil with Ravens and why we go places with our money Sep 05, 2026

Show notes

It's going to be quite a trip ahead for Leonard Raskin and many Baltimore Ravens fans who are not only getting their passports stamped in Brazil this month, but also better have their visa! And their credit card and security for their phones. Nestor, who did the Copacabana, Ipanema and Corcovado run in 2006 with the Rolling Stones in the biggest concert in the history of the planet, asks our resident financial expert what he's hoping to find in Rio de Janeiro – other than Dallas Cowboys fans.

The post Leonard Raskin joins Nestor to discuss travel to Brazil with Ravens and why we go places with our money first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss another Orioles loss to Red Sox at Camden Yards Sep 05, 2026

Show notes

The losses are mounting and Luke Jones and Nestor discuss another Orioles loss to the Boston Red Sox at Camden Yards as Labor Day weekend heats up and the Birds don't look up to the challenge of a pennant race.

The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss another Orioles loss to Red Sox at Camden Yards first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Ron Cassie and Max Weiss of Baltimore Magazine discuss ‘Best Of’ and Nestor claiming “Reinvention” Sep 04, 2026

Show notes

Max Weiss and Ron Cassie of Baltimore Magazine return to the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Koco's Pub with a long-form chat about the reinvention of "Nasty Nestor" as well as their "magazine" brand and their annual selection, soiree and salute to the "Best of Baltimore" businesses, ideas and what makes the Charm City go and evolve.

The post Ron Cassie and Max Weiss of Baltimore Magazine discuss ‘Best Of’ and Nestor claiming “Reinvention” first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe doesn’t believe in Red Sox but happy to share baseball beliefs with Nestor during pennant race Sep 04, 2026

Show notes

What makes baseball great is a September pennant race series at Camden Yards between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles. This Labor Day weekend makes it a perfect time to check in with the hardest-working retired legend in New England. Sportswriter Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe and ESPN "The Sports Reporters" joins Nestor to talk about the greatest things he's ever seen from behind a typewriter or a mobile device.

The post Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe doesn’t believe in Red Sox but happy to share baseball beliefs with Nestor during pennant race first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Dave Sheinin and Ricig join Nestor at Koco’s to discuss Baltimore sports and baseball chaos Sep 03, 2026

Show notes

The big war in Major League Baseball is a percolating and longtime baseball insider and writer Dave Sheinin has seen it all before. In his new role with NOTUS in Washington, D.C., the longtime Post sportswriter gives Nestor and Ricig a primer on life after newspapers and the handbook for the battle ahead between owners and players at Koco's Pub on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour. Billionaires vs. millionaires. We've seen this before...

The post Dave Sheinin and Ricig join Nestor at Koco’s to discuss Baltimore sports and baseball chaos first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the disgust of Orioles poor showing in Colorado Sep 03, 2026

Show notes

The Baltimore Orioles came one miracle leap and catch by Colton Cowser away from getting swept by the woeful Colorado Rockies in Denver. Two steps forward and three steps sideways as Luke Jones and Nestor recant every nice thing they said 48 hours ago as the Boston Red Sox come to Camden Yards for four games in a "pennant race" that feels very on brand for a sub-.500 outfit in September.

The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the disgust of Orioles poor showing in Colorado first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected