WYPR: Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast Podcast
Summary: Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast finds the most intelligent and intriguing voices to probe the “whys” and “who cares” behind the headlines. From the Atlantic to the Appalachians, we probe beyond the regional news headlines, unravel local implications of national news stories, and explore the science, history, arts, and culture of Maryland.
Podcasts:
Should students be punished for skipping school? Or rewarded for attending? Sheilah talks with a Juvenile and Domestic Relations Master about a truancy reduction program used in some school systems in Maryland. Giving the FBI more than they could ever ask for and turning it into art. Musicologist Ian Nagoski brings to life the music and times of early 20th Century immigrants from the remnants of the Ottoman Empire.
Five years after the Place Matters program was launched in Maryland, there are 1,700 fewer children in Maryland's foster care system. Why--and what's next? Sheilah asks Ted Dallas, secretary of Maryland's Department of Human Resources and Molly McGrath, the director of the Baltimore City Department of Social Services. Baltimore's Wye Oak plays in Washington this weekend with art-rockers Dirty Projectors. We'll meet head Projector Dave Longstreth and take a look their last album, "Bitte Orca." The world of comic books has changed dramatically over the last few years, and it can be hard to tell what's appropriate for kids--and what's not. Tom Hall talks with librarian Paula Willey and author Snow Wildsmith about navigating the comic book landscape.
Four years ago Goucher College thought it was striking a blow for academic freedom by hiring a professor so controversial he couldn't return to his native Rwanda. But, confronted with charges that he had taken part in the genocide there in 1994, the college dropped him. Now, Goucher's president has published an essay in New York Magazine exploring what happened and why. Today, we talk to Goucher College President Sanford Ungar. We’ll also meet the professor, Leopold Munyakazi, who is still living in the area and hoping to gain asylum. Do night workers face greater nutrition obstacles? Maryland Morning Culture Calendar: Treats for aesthetes.
