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Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Pete Alonso visit to Queens and Orioles offseason hopes for roste Sep 18, 2026

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It's the end of a long season and the Pete Alonso performance in Queens this week was as bizarre as anything Luke Jones and Nestor have seen in Major League Baseball. This season is about to fade away but before it does, we're here to try to figure out where it goes after next weekend...

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Congressman Johnny O joins Nestor at Costas in Dundalk for a sitdown about America and Capitol Hill Sep 18, 2026

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Since he's departed his role at Baltimore County Executive and become our local representative in Congress, John Olszewski sits with us several times a year to answer questions and clarify his positions in Washington, D.C. To begin the fall on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour, Johnny O joined Nestor (and his AI clone) for a full rundown of issues from the Key Bridge to Trump, Iran to Venezuela and Capitol Hill to Sparrows Point at Costas Inn in Dundalk.

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Luke Jones and Nestor go around NFL and discuss competition and Ravens new fashion Sep 17, 2026

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This one started out as a legit, total Week 1 on-the-field review and our faux "Power Rankings" but inevitably led to Luke Jones and Nestor discussing the Baltimore Ravens' latest fashion "Next Flight" assemblage and a full inspection of the colors, serifs and markings of the new brand assemblage all around the NFL as we get our rosters set for a long season ahead.

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Nestor Aparicio interviews Paul Stanley of KISS on Hot In The Shade tour in 1990 Sep 17, 2026

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Nestor Aparicio wanted the best and he got the best! As a kid who worshiped all things KISS in the 1970s musical coming of age, he interviewed Paul Stanley twice as a music critic – once at The News American as a 16-year old in 1985 and again in a late-night, by-invite personal sit down with the legendary leader of the hottest band in the world at a makeup free 1990 chat on the "Hot In The Shade" tour. It was a great chat when the groupies weren't beating on Stanley's hotel room at the Dulles Hyatt. This is part of the 28th Anniversary #AlmostFamousNes series of music memories and the countdown of the bands of prominence.

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Musician Ron West of The Cultivated and Duran Band joins Nestor for Dundalk childhood memories of camping out for concert tickets at Hecht Company Sep 17, 2026

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The stories we can tell five decades later about our lifetime passion for rock and roll and chasing great music in general. Musician Ron West of The Cultivated and The Duran Band joins Nestor for their mutual Dundalk childhood memories of camping out for concert tickets at Hecht Company from Golden Ring to Reisterstown Road Mall. Seventh row at Journey. Second row at Styx. And that time at Merriweather in the front row with Ben Orr and The Cars. And the artifacts that mark the date, place, seat and every memory that we treasure in these ticket stubs we earned the hard way! Or, the fun way...

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Luke Jones and Nestor begin to wave goodbye to Orioles season and Baltimore baseball perhaps indefinitely Sep 16, 2026

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With the Baltimore Orioles circling the drain the next two weeks and then watching the postseason once again from the outside, Luke Jones and Nestor begin to wave goodbye to any reality of a normal offseason in Birdland or anywhere MLB is played with the pending offseason labor war. The decisions about everything will fall to owners David Rubenstein and Michael Arougheti, who have proven hapless and feckless thus far in accountability regarding Mike Elias and the fans paying the freight. Baseball fans here are watching...

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John Martin of Maryland Lottery gets Nestor ready for racing to NASCAR event in Miami Sep 15, 2026

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As the X's and O's and the Jimmies and Joes line up on the football field, the NASCAR folks are racing to the finish line and John Martin of The Maryland Lottery brings the spring promotion around the final turn with local folks getting a chance to win a Homestead trip to watch the cars circle the track for the championship in Florida.

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Longtime St. Louis sportswriter Jeff Gordon returns to Baltimore to discuss night Colts for Indy Sep 15, 2026

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With the Baltimore Ravens returning to Indianapolis to start a 31st season in the Charm City, Nestor reached to longtime […]

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Luke Jones and Nestor discuss defense of Minter and Ravens domination of Colts in Indy Sep 15, 2026

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So far, so good through the first 60 minutes of the Jesse Minter era, not just as the head coach but also as the defensive play caller and chief accountability officer. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the first look of this Baltimore Ravens defense and a domination of the Colts in Indianapolis to start the season with a 41-23 win.

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Luke Jones and Nestor give praise to Minter and entire operation on Ravens thorough beat down of Colts in Indy to start season Sep 14, 2026

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We knew the Baltimore Ravens had some great football players and other veterans of repute but until we see it on the field, we can't evaluate the differences between this year and last year. Luke Jones and Nestor give praise to new head coach Jesse Minter and the entire operation of the men of purple after a thorough 41-23 beating of the Colts in Indianapolis to start a season with the promise that comes with Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry and Zay Flowers touching the ball.

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