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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Historian David O. Stewart traces George Washington’s skills as a political operator, as well as the first president’s failure to speak out against slavery as he came to realize its evils. Stewart's biography is titled, "George Washington: The Political Rise of America’s Founding Father."
This interview originally aired on September 8, 2021.
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Here is a Stoop Story from Geoffrey Danek about the highs and lows of goat parenting.
The next Stoop event is March 6th, in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. The theme is "Failing Up – Rising Stronger from Professional Failures."
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
Baltimore Banner reporter Liz Bowie joins us for a roundup of news about schools. Why are so many kids chronically absent, and why is it getting worse? What’s up with a pay raise for Baltimore teachers? Will the head of City Schools renew her contract?
Read her reporting:
Time is nearly up. Will Baltimore City schools keep CEO Sonja Santelises?
Baltimore teachers negotiate a 9% pay bump for early-career educators
Far more Maryland students are missing too much school
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Divorce and child custody, employment discrimination, sexual assault, domestic violence--for five decades the Women’s Law Center of Maryland has been responding to, representing and advocating for women. Executive Director Katie Curran O'Malley and Chief Programs Officer Laure Ruth describe their agenda. Plus, former client Meisha Hall describes what she's lived through.
Links: Women's Law Center of Maryland, WLC assistance and advocacy. Find the family law hotline here, and the employment Law hotline 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
Here’s a Stoop Story from Pattie Archuleta about rediscovering love separated by long years and vast distances.
The next Stoop Storytelling event is March 6, 2024. The even is called “Failing Up: Rising Stronger from Professional Failures” and is scheduled to be held at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.
(Photo by Aaron Curtis)
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Dating can be a exhilarating, if slightly terrifying, experience. And for people living with disabilities, such as chronic illness, finding love can be a bit more complicated.
Chris Mason-Hale mentors young people navigating disability and says he is often asked about dating and love. He is the Community Advocate at the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities’ and the Faculty Advocate with the Maternal and Child Health Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities.
Mason-Hale, who has used a wheelchair since his teenage years, recently wrote a blog post about online dating and disability for Think Equitable, the website of The National Center for Disability, Equity, and Intersectionality.
(Kassandra Ruhm, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
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What we think will make us happy, like pampering ourselves, often doesn’t. We ask Yale psychology professor Laurie Santos, who hosts “The Happiness Lab” podcast, how science shows the way. Santos will be in Baltimore on February 22nd for the Baltimore Speakers Series presented by Stevenson University.
Then, one in four US children misses out on dental care. Dentist Dr. Brenda Shah tells about healthy habits and free clinics organized by the Maryland State Dental Association Charitable and Educational Foundation.
Give Kids A Smile 2024 locations and dates here. Find additional resources through the Maryland Office of Oral Health:
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Homeownership is often a sign of financial security and success. A home’s growing value is often how many families build wealth they can pass along to their children.
But a significant gap exists between the valuation of homes owned by Black homeowners and white homeowners, even for comparable properties. Government and commercial housing industry assessments and appraisals often misevaluate the value of properties and homes owned by Black residents.
According to a December 2022 report to the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development compiled by the University of Maryland’s National Center for Smart Growth, the state’s tax assessment process consistently leads to higher assessments for properties in Black neighborhoods, and that leads to higher taxes for Black homeowners than white owners.
And there have been several high-profile cases of home appraisals seemingly skewed by racial bias.
Our guest Aja’ Mallory wrote about these challenges in a recent editorial for our news partner, The Baltimore Banner. She is a Senior staff attorney at the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service.
We also spoke with members of the Maryland Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity, recently created to study the persistent undervaluation of property owned by minorities and find possible solutions.
Jacqulyn Priestly chairs the task force. She also works as a communication specialist at the public relations firm Oak Hill Strategies.
Greg Hare is a member of the task force and Assistant Secretary of the Community Development Administration at the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development.
(Photograph by Eli Pousson, via Wikimedia Commons.)
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Here’s a Stoop Story from Shaun Adamec about a flight he’ll never forget.
You can hear his story and others, and get information about live events and The Stoop podcast, 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
To reassure passengers who might feel that flying was dangerous, the first flight attendants were nurses. But as air travel grew safer, the industry promoted ‘lovely hostesses of the air’ as part of the travel package. How did these young women fight sexist labor practices and power the women’s movement? We talk with Kathleen Barry, an academic advisor to the new PBS documentary that tells the story: "Fly With Me."
Links: "Fly With Me" trailer, "Fly With Me" airs Feb. 20, check local listings.
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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