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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In 1932 the U.S. Public Health Service enlisted African-American men in Macon County, Alabama in a syphilis study. The men weren’t asked for informed consent -- and were told they would get treatment. They didn’t, even after penicillin was shown to cure syphilis.
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Survivors of domestic sex trafficking have faced extreme trauma and abuse. For the last decade, one place survivors have sought help is The Samaritan Women in Baltimore. We hear from the organization’s founder, as well as two survivors.
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If the Trump presidency seems to be unfolding like a firehose of tweets and hysterical headlines, stay tuned for two experts who are looking to put it in context. Pulitzer-Prize-winning presidential historian Jon Meacham finds fundamental contrasts between the 45th chief executive and the 41st, the first President Bush.And political scientist Todd Eberly of St. Mary’s College of Maryland has just co-authored a book titled ----The Trump Presidency: Outsider in the Oval Office----. Eberly will be speaking at 7:30 pm on November 7 on campus in the Daugherty-Palmer Commons building.
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Tells the story of uninviting guests to his wedding, Stoop at Jewish Museum of Maryland.
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Interview with Jewish Museum of Maryland director Marvin Pinkert.
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Scott Goldman, Rich Moore, Regina Hammond
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One of the most common learning disabilities - dyslexia - complicates how a child learns to read and write. Because their brains are wired differently, students with dyslexia are at risk of falling behind their peers.A radio documentary by APM Reports - Hard to Read: How American Schools Fail Kids with Dyslexia - highlights the challenges dyslexic students in Baltimore County face in getting the services they need. Producer Emily Hanford tells us how the great debate over how to teach reading is leaving kids behind.And Pamela Guest, an advocate with Decoding Dyslexia - Maryland, describes the frustration of watching her son struggle to read. Guest is also the editor of IEP Magazine.
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Not-so handy around tools? No worries: the Station North Tool Library has tools and classes for every level of workshop experience. Co-founder Piper Watson tells about the 3,000 tools the library has on offer and the wide variety of its members
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After a devastating fire in March 2016, The Book Thing--a free book depot--is back! Founder Russell Wattenberg tells us about the path to rebuilding and how the community stepped up.
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Five hundred years ago this month, the German monk Martin Luther challenged the practices of the Roman Catholic church, sparking the Protestant Reformation and shaping how Christians think and worship.Bishop Denis Madden, of the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore, and Rev. Mark Hanson, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, describe the dialogue aimed at reuniting their denominations.And we speak to Yu Na Han, who curated an exhibit at the Walters Art Museum about Luther’s life as father, friend, and husband.
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