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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The Maryland Episcopal diocese has made a powerful statement: delegates to the diocesan convention in September voted decisively to commit one million dollars in reparations -- funds to go toward strengthening and expanding programs in African American communities in Baltimore and beyond. The Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton, Bishop of the Maryland Episcopal diocese, talks with us about forgiveness and reconciliation ... and the work this generation must do to dismantle structural racism and correct wrongs of the past.
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She operated a tower crane at the Bethlehem Steel plant. When the call came one night to cover a coworker’s shift, she had no option for childcare--so she bundled up her infant and kept the baby with her on the tall crane as she worked. That’s just one of the stories, with photos, on big panels along Key Highway that make up the Baltimore Museum of Industry’s first outdoor exhibit “Women of Steel.” Curating it was a team effort, said marketing coordinator Alexis Ojeda-Brown. Exhibitions director Jane Woltereck said the team’s choices inspired her. Plus, a preview of the limited-edition podcast: ‘Sparrows Point: An American Steel Story.’
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As the nation remains glued to the returns in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, and Arizona, we focus on some of what we can learn from this week’s vote.
UMBC political scientist Tom Schaller joins us to talk about why the polls leading up to this week were so wrong, what a potentially divided Congress could mean for coronavirus recovery, and why both parties failed to achieve a decisive win.
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We spent Election Day morning at the voting center based at the Carver Vocational-Technical High School in West Baltimore. Here is what some people answered when we asked: Why did you vote today?
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The coronavirus rocked the food industry. An trade survey estimates that one out of six restaurants has faced permanent or long term closure since March.
Baltimore Magazine food editor Jane Marion tells us how local eateries are improvising and preparing for an uncertain winter. Read last month's cover issue, "The Great Restaurant Reinvention," here.
And Emily Lerman and Aishah Alfadhalah, two of the founders of Mera Kitchen Collective, tell us about their shift to a massive meal-distribution effort.
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In Charm City, almost none of the nail-biting turmoil of the national races: Democrats running to take or hold offices in City Hall made a clean sweep. Fairly early in the evening, Brandon Scott declared victory in the race for mayor, and voters gave Councilman Nick Mosby the nod to step into the job Scott will vacate, president of the City Council. We’ll ask WYPR reporter Emily Sullivan … and Lisa Snowden-McCray of Real News Network what’s next and what will be the impact of other choices the voters made.
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Throughout Maryland’s history, the Bay’s bounty -- and its access to transatlantic trade -- proved irresistible to pirates.
In her book “Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay,” Jamie Goodall explores the role of these legendary rebels. We hear the stories of a free black man who joined a privateering crew and a prolific Quaker ship builder in Fell’s Point. Original air date: July 28, 2020.
For election day resources, check out the State Board of Elections website. Here is a list of polling places and drop boxes.
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We’re seeing monumental efforts to get out the vote--from letter-writing campaigns and big-name music concerts, to viral social media and more. But don’t forget about the funeral directors --
Dr. Hari P. Close, who owns a funeral business in northeast Baltimore, tells us about “Limos to the Polls." It’s a nationwide endeavor by funeral directors to provide rides to voting centers for seniors and others who need help. Close emphasizes that the service is free … and is non-partisan.
Plus, Philip Kahn-Pauli from Respect-Ability describes how needs of people with disabilities are being addressed at the polls, and IN the polls.
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The numbers we had all hoped to see dwindle by now … are rising instead: the number of people infected with Covid-19. The number hospitalized. The number in the ICU. The number who have died. What’s behind this surge, now, and what could tamp it down? Epidemiologist Dr. Lisa Maragakis, senior director of infection prevention for the Johns Hopkins Health System, admits public messages have been muddled ... but stresses that masks, social distance and hand-washing do work.
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Here's a Stoop Story from Jonathan Jenssen about accidentally-almost-missing his future wife! You can hear his story and many others at stoopstorytelling.com, as well as the Stoop podcast.
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