Stay Connected***No longer adding new episodes*** On The Record was co-hosted by Sheilah Kast and Ashley Sterner. Sheilah and shared conversations with audacious artists, intrepid scientists, community leaders and more. And of course, tales from the beloved Stoop Storytelling Series.
On The Record was produced by Melissa Gerr. Jon Ehrens created the theme music. Louis Umerlik designed the logo.
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Maryland got an “F” grade from a national nonprofit for its efforts to protect children from being trafficked for sex. Amanda Rodriguez, of the state’s Human Trafficking Task Force, says what’s missing is state law that treats trafficked kids as victims, not criminals.
Then we ask Jeanne Allert, who founded ‘The Samaritan Women’ to support trafficked women with shelter, counseling, education, and job training … why the non-profit has changed focus and moved from Baltimore:
“We became aware of how big the problem is nationally and so it became a shift to take what we’ve been given and what we’ve learned and share that with others, so they could reach into areas and to survivors that we would not be able to reach.”A project she’s coaching is Harriett’s House on the Eastern Shore -- we talk with its founder, Julie Cain.
Links: The Samaritan Women video, The Samaritan Women Institute for Shelter Care, Turnaround, Inc., Shared Hope
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Nearly 40 million Americans suffer from migraine attacks. They’ve been viewed as a ‘middle-aged white woman’s malady,’ --but research shows otherwise.
Dr. Courtney White talks about racial disparities in treatment and why the syndrome is misunderstood:
“People think it’s just a bad headache and that you can tough through it -- take some over the counter medications. And this is not true, this is a neurological disease.”
Then Jaime Sanders, who has lived with daily migraine pain for forty years, tells why she pushes for better access to care, and talks about her advocacy goals:
“To make sure that everyone is seen and heard and validated and respected. I’ve gone through so much of my life being dismissed, and I know how that feels not being believed.”
Links: Coalition for Headache and Migraine Patients, the Disparities in Headache Advisory Council, The Migraine Diva blog.
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Learning about other cultures can foster compassion, curiosity, and even patience. Preserving culture can provide a sense of connectedness to the past.
The National Slavic Museum is dedicated to both. We talk with its curator, Julea Seliavski, who took the reins from its founder Father Ivan Dornic. Father Dornic’s vision is that all Slavic cultures can come together in common love of heritage:
“I want to honor the dream of the owner: that desire, that commitment, to hold a space for everyone regardless of the conflicts that arise across the ocean.”
Plus, Katya Denisova on starting the Russian Kalinka Dance Ensemble of Baltimore, and its performance this weekend.
Links: National Slavic Museum, Kalinka Dance Ensemble of Baltimore, Kalinka performance on Sunday, Dec. 5 at 5pm. Time lapse video of the National Slavic Museum's inaugural exhibit.
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/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472
Here's a Stoop Story from Jake Jacobson about cultural exchanges … and memorable mishaps. There’s a live Stoop coming up next Wednesday, December 8, with the theme: Bah, Humbug!: Stories about making mistakes, making amends, and making merry. It starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company.
At the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African-American History and Culture next Monday evening, December 6. At 7 p.m. Gayle Jessup White will discuss her book, Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant’s Search for Her Family’s Legacy. She will be in conversation with Dr. Izetta Autumn Mobley, Director of Interpretation, Collections, and Education at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum.
Links: Live Stoop, Reginald F. Lewis Museum Gayle Jessup book discussion.
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/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472
Legislators will return to Annapolis Monday, to wrestle over the boundaries of congressional districts.The Princeton Gerrymandering Project gave maps proposed by lawmakers a failing grade. The map put forth by Governor Hogan’s commission earned an "A." We ask analyst Helen Brewer about the grades.And Josh Kurtz of Maryland Matters walks us through how the proposals differ. Are legal challenges on the horizon? Follow Maryland Matters' political coverage.Check out this story by WYPR’s John Lee about what Maryland’s only Republican congressman, Andy Harris, is thinking in response to the proposed maps.Details here about the rally - Wednesday, December 8th - on Lawyers Mall held by the League of Women Voters of Maryland and People’s Maps Maryland.
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/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472
Of all the fresh books, which titles make the best gifts?
Carla Du Pree of CityLit Project narrows it down. She shares top picks, from "me too" activist Tarana Burke’s memoir to a novel about a daughter returning to her oil boomtown home, decades later. Du Pree was featured in the most recent issue of Bmore Art magazine.
And from Baltimore City Librarian Paula Willey--titles for kids. She says the picture book "Outside, Inside," by LeUyen Pham offers a gentle way to reflect on the pandemic.
For more suggestions, check out NPR's Books We Love list.
Carla Du Pree's recommendations for adults
Because You Just Oughta Books:
"1619 Project: A New Origin Story," edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones
"Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement," by Tarana Burke
Raise Her Voice Books:
"Girlhood," by Melissa Febos
"White Magic," by Elissa Washuta
"Brown Girls," by Daphne Palasi Andreades
We Live in Other Worlds Books:
"Hell of a Book," by Jason Mott
"Speculation, n." by Shayla Lawz
Show Some Local LitLove Books:
"O Beautiful," by Jung Yun
"Artists in Residency," by Melissa Wyse, Illustrations by Kate Lewis
"Silent Winds, Dry Seas," by Vinod Busjeet
"Stumbling Towards Grace," by Rosalia Scalia
"Bride of the Seas," by Eman Quotah
Paula Willey's recommendations for kids and teens
Exciting book series for independent readers:
Aru Shah series by Roshani Chokshi
Tristan Strong series by Kwame Mbalia
A Tale Dark and Grimm 3-book set by Adam Gidwitz
Jasmine Green Rescues series by Helen Peters and Ellie Snowdon
Graphic novels:
History Comics series
Science Comics series
Read aloud books to share
Vamos! series by Raul the Third
"The Wind May Blow," by Sasha Quinton, illustrated by Thomas Hegbrook
"Outside, Inside," by LeUyen Pham.
"Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem," by Amanda Gorman, illustrated by Loren Long
Nonfiction:
"Black Artists Shaping the World," Sharna Jackson and Zoé Whitley
"We’re Better Than This: Young Readers' Edition: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy," by Elijah Cummings
"The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs: 100+ Recipes that You'll Love to Cook and Eat," by America's Test Kitchen
Manga readers:
Fairy Tail box set
Akira box set
Teens:
Raybearer series by Jordan Ifueko
"Not So Pure and Simple," by Lamar Giles
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/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472
Food waste rotting in a landfill has no future. As compost, old scraps morph into a nutrient-dense spread for your garden.We hear from Kristyn Oldendorf of the Baltimore City Department of Public Works about a pilot program to collect food waste at drop-off stations. And Marvin Hayes, of the Baltimore Compost Collective, gives us a how-to on backyard composting, including making sure your mixture is moist. Original air date: October 12, 2021.
Links:
Baltimore City Food Scrap Drop-off
UMD Extension Compost Guide
DPW Facebook page - Trash Talk Tuesday videos
Baltimore City Department of Public Works Residential Recycling Cart Program
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/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472
Community artist Ashley Minner tells of growing up in Dundalk, surrounded by family. Her bond with her grandmother was special.
Minner is a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. She recently launched the Guide to Indigenous Baltimore, a website and mobile app, in collaboration with Dr. Elizabeth Rule of the Chickasaw Nation. The guide offers an illustrated history of the Lumbee community in East Baltimore.
And Mary Curtin shares a difficult story about climbing out of deep depression.
Listen to more stories from the Stoop. Find out about the next live Stoop Show on December 8th at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company.
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/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472
In Elissa Brent Weissman’s novel Renegade Reporters, Ash and her best friend Maya get sacked from the daily newscast at their middle school in Federal Hill, so they start their own news team, and soon discover that the software company with the contract for all the public schools in Baltimore is collecting a lot more data about pupils than anyone knew.Join Weissman virtually this Thursday for her book launch with the Ivy Bookshop. Details here.Then we ask a real-life legal expert--UB Law Professor Michele Gilman--about the shortfalls of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Find more information about privacy rights and protecting your privacy.
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/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472
Today we’re sharing our platform, in our series called ‘Pass the Mic.” We invite a host to choose the guests and direct the conversation. This month, host Kerry Hawk Lessard, head of Native American LifeLines, talks with Judy Tallwing McCarthey about art as healing and the stereotypes some non-natives hold of Native Americans:
“Stop mythologizing us. I’m not a myth, dammit. I’m a real human being. I have grandkids and kids and bills to pay. But I have a culture and ancestors that go back generations and I know them.”
Then Lessard welcomes Tara Maudrie, who explains why her methods of public-health research derive from the storytelling she learned from her forebears.
Links: Judy Tallwing McCarthey artwork, Native American LifeLines, Native American LifelLines Instagram #UrbanNativeLegends, Tara Maudrie, @TheIndigFoodie
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/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472
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