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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A week before early voting starts, we look at what the top two gubernatorial contenders say about criminal justice, and keeping Marylanders safe. Our analysts are Andy Green, opinion editor of the Baltimore Sun and Morgan State criminal-justice Professor Natasha Pratt Harris.
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Biotech as a hobby? The Baltimore Underground Science Space - known as BUGSS - welcomes amateurs and experts to experiment at its laboratory, and dive into classes on DNA, gene editing, and microbes. We speak to executive director Dr. Lisa Scheifele. And two local high school students describe their efforts at BUGSS to design a blood-clotting bandage that could save lives of gunshot victims. Help send the iGem team to Boston here.Plus, growing Baltimore’s tree canopy with Charles Murphy of TreeBaltimore. Check out there upcoming events here. Learn about native tree species in Baltimore 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/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472
Former Sen. Joseph Tydings died of cancer last week at age 90. Just two months earlier he had invited us to his apartment in Washington to discuss the memoir he published last spring. It’s called My Life in Progressive Politics: Against the Grain.
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What do you have in common with a fish? Dr. Steven Farber has a good idea: turns out, it goes clear down to the genes. He tells us about his research on heart disease using--of all things--the tiny Zebrafish. He’s also created a short beginners’ genetics curriculum based on fish development -- called BioEYES. We meet BioEYES outreach educator Terrone Jasper, and Leaha Charles Pierre, a science teacher at Mount Washington School, whose students are experiencing BioEYES for the first time.
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A new exhibit called “Repurposed with Purpose” at the Maryland Art Place features local artists who either use everyday items in unexpected ways, or turn traditional forms upside down with unusual materials.Doreen Bolger, former head of the Baltimore Museum of Art, curated the exhibit. She describes how she selected works and the materials on display. The exhibit is on display through November 10th.
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Paige Bourne tells her Stoop Story about her escapades on the trail.
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Between 1850 and 1950, more than 4,000 black men, women and children were killed in ‘racial terror lynchings’ in the U.S. No one was convicted of these crimes. At least 40 of those lynchings took place on Maryland soil. We ask Professor Nicholas Creary of Bowie State University, who has researched the Maryland lynchings -- who was killed, how and why. We also meet filmmaker Will Schwarz, president of ‘The Maryland Lynching Memorial Project,’ a non-profit hosting a conference this weekend with hopes to honor lives lost, and reconcile Maryland’s dark history.
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In four short weeks voters will decide who will lead the state--- incumbent Republican Governor Larry Hogan or Democrat Ben Jealous.We speak with WYPR reporter Rachel Baye and Bradley Herring, an associate professor of health policy at the Bloomberg School about health issues in the election, including Jealous’ Medicare-for-All proposal and why health-insurance premiums have dropped in Maryland.
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Interview with Future Today Institute founder Amy Webb about future integrative technology.
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Research on autism can take years to trickle down to people affected. An annual conference later this week aims to bring new findings directly to an audience of families, health care providers, and educators.Rebecca Landa, founder of the Kennedy Krieger Institute's Center for Autism and Related Disorders, gives a preview of her talk on early intervention. She says coaxing pre-verbal communication in toddlers, like gesturing at objects, is an important place to start. Registration information for the conference is here. And Rebecca Rienze, executive director, and Thomas Whelan, who’s on the autism spectrum, describes the work of the nonprofit Pathfinders for Autism. Thomas will be speaking at the Annual Autism Conference on Friday.
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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