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RevealNikole Hannah-Jones: Trump Is Erasing Black HistoryPresident Donald Trump’s second term has swung a wrecking ball at diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and programs throughout the country. Few writers seem better suited to explain this unique moment in America than Nikole Hannah-Jones.A New York Times journalist and Howard University professor, Hannah-Jones has spent years studying and shaping compelling—and at times controversial—narratives about American history. In 2019, she created The 1619 Project, a Pulitzer Prize-winning series of stories and essays that placed the first slave ship that arrived in Virginia at the center of the US’ origin story. Today, the Trump administ...2025-05-0730 min
RevealHow Public Schools Became Ground Zero for America’s Culture WarsMike Hixenbaugh first knew things had changed when someone on a four-wheeler started ripping up his lawn after his wife placed a Black Lives Matter sign outside their home on the suburban outskirts of Houston.Hixenbaugh is an award-winning investigative reporter for NBC News. He’s covered wrongdoing within the child welfare system, safety lapses inside hospitals, and deadly failures in the US Navy. But when his front yard was torn apart in the summer of 2020 in the wake of the George Floyd protests, he saw a story about race and politics collide at his own front do...2025-04-3030 min
RevealHow Trump Exploits Working Class PainSociologist Arlie Hochschild has spent years talking with people living in rural parts of the country who have been hit hard by the loss of manufacturing jobs and shuttered coal mines. They’re the very people President Donald Trump argues will benefit most from his sweeping wave of tariffs and recent executive orders aimed at reviving coal mining in the US. But Hochschild is skeptical that Trump’s policies will actually benefit those in rural America. But Hochschild argues that Trump’s policies will only fill an emotional need for those in rural America.In her latest book...2025-04-2326 min
RevealWhat Trump’s Tariff Shock Will Cost YouJustin Wolfers teaches economics 101 at the University of Michigan. It’s an introductory course about supply, demand, and trade. The basics. He wishes President Donald Trump attended.Wolfers, an Australian known for his research on how happiness relates to income, is one of the more prominent economists speaking up about Trump’s sweeping tariff policies. He says that they not only betray the most basic laws of economics, but could very well tip the US into a recession unnecessarily.On this episode of More To The Story, Wolfers sits down with host Al Letson to disc...2025-04-1630 min
RevealTrump’s “Pincer Attack” on Journalism Is Working. But There’s Hope.David Folkenflik occupies a unique role at NPR: He’s a journalist who writes about journalism. And that includes the very organization where he works, which is once again being threatened by conservatives in Washington.The second Trump administration has aggressively gone after the media in its first few months. It’s kicked news organizations out of the Pentagon. It’s barred other newsrooms from access to the White House. And Trump supporters in Congress are targeting federal funding for public media.On this week’s episode of More To The Story, Folkenflik talks to host Al...2025-04-0929 min
RevealShe Launched “The Daily Show.” Now She’s Fighting Red State Abortion Bans.The Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead’s path to advocacy was a curvy one. She started out as a comedian, first as a stand-up and then working on The Daily Show. In the early 2000s, she co-founded Air America Radio, which was designed to be a counterweight to the popularity of radio personalities on the right.Today, as producer of the Feminist Buzzkills podcast and founder of Abortion Access Front, she’s weaving together politics and comedy to educate people about abortion laws and give them the tools to fight. Thank you to Abortion Access Front...2025-04-0227 min
RevealExclusive: Trump Fired This Top Watchdog. Now He’s Speaking Out.Fraud, waste, and abuse: That’s what inspectors general are tasked with investigating throughout the federal government. But in his first week in office, President Donald Trump did something unprecedented. He fired at least 17 IGs—more than any president in history—without notifying Congress or providing a substantive rationale for doing so, both of which are required by federal statute.On this week’s episode of More To The Story, host Al Letson talks with one of those fired IGs, Larry Turner of the US Department of Labor, in his first full interview since being let go. Turn...2025-03-2626 min
RevealBird Flu, Measles, and Trump’s Ticking Time BombThis month marks the five-year anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has killed 1.2 million people in the US alone. While life has returned to normal for most Americans, the threats to our health haven’t disappeared. On this week’s episode of More To The Story, infectious disease epidemiologist Jessica Malaty Rivera talks with host Al Letson about the collision course between the Trump administration’s health priorities and our developing public health emergencies, including the spread of bird flu and the ongoing measles outbreaks. We’ve not only failed to learn our lessons from the pandemic, she argues...2025-03-1931 min
RevealTrump’s Mass Deportations Are Decades in the MakingThis past weekend marked a major escalation in the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts, with the dramatic detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist who played a prominent role in the protests against Israel on Columbia University’s campus last year. Khalil, a Columbia graduate student, is a permanent legal resident in the US. The Trump administration says it detained Khalil for what it described, without evidence, as his support for Hamas, and President Donald Trump promised “this is the first arrest of many to come” in a Truth Social post. In the meantime, a federal court in New York p...2025-03-1230 min
RevealHow Trump’s January 6 Pardons Hijacked HistoryOne of President Donald Trump’s first actions as president was simple and sweeping: pardoning 1,500 people convicted of offenses related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. That single executive action undid years of work and investigation by the FBI, US prosecutors, and one person in particular: Tim Heaphy.Heaphy was the lead investigative counsel for the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, and he’s arguably done more than anyone to piece together what happened that day. His work helped inform related cases that were brought against rioters, Trump admi...2025-03-0535 min
Cape St. ClaireValerie Sullivan-Bella'sGrab your favorite beverage and gather round! I met up with long-time caper Valerie Sullivan. We sat at the wine tasting bar in the back of Bella's to talk about her family, and growing up in Cape St. Claire. It's a trip down memory lane and a celebration of our community. 2024-09-221h 02
Cape St. ClaireBarbara MorganBarbara Morgan is a long-time Cape St. Claire resident, and the current Vice-President of the Goshen Farm Preservations Society. Since 2007 the society has worked to preserve this historic farm property in Cape St. Claire. Find out the history of Goshen farm that spans generations, and how you can help the preservation efforts.2024-09-0844 min
Cape St. ClaireStacey Wildberger and Brad KnopfStacey Wildberger and Brad Knopf are the current President and Vice President of the Cape Conservation Corps. We chatted outside on a hot and windy day, next to the Little Magothy by the Oyster Nursery, where I learned all about their efforts to preserve nature, irradicate invasive species, and protect the natural resources around us. 2024-08-3144 min
Cape St. ClaireStefanie SchwenkStefanie Schwenk is the owner and lead teacher of Best Beginning Pre School here in Cape St. Claire. With over 25 years of teaching experience, "Miss Stef " as her students like to call her, encompasses the best practices of Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and Nature Education. We chatted outside her home on a beautiful summer day. 2024-08-0338 min
Cape St. ClaireEllen Prager and Dave JonesDr. Ellen Prager and Dave Jones made Cape St. Claire their new home a year ago. Ellen, a marine scientist and author, and Dave, a weather industry veteran, have collaborated on a new book, Megaladons, Mermaids and Climate Change due out this Fall. I spoke with them in their garden here in the Cape. 2024-07-2737 min
Cape St. ClaireT. Michelle DavyT. Michelle Davy always knew she wanted to open a community-based dance academy. Michelle worked in dance education for over 20 years. Prior to opening Davy Dance Academy in 2011, she managed two different dance studios and worked as a Performing Arts Teacher at The Harbour School. I spoke with her from her office here in Cape St. Claire. https://www.davydanceacademy.com 2024-07-2027 min
Cape St. ClaireAudrey LengbeyerAudrey Lengbeyer is the current president of the Cape St. Claire Garden club. Maybe you've been to their plant sale? Or received the distinguished honor of Yard of the Month? We sit in Audrey's beautiful back yard on a warm sunny day and chat about her love for her community, family, and of course, gardening. https://capegardenclub.wordpress.com/ https://extension.umd.edu/programs/environment-natural-resources/program-areas/bay-wise-program/how-participate/ 2024-07-1333 min
Cape St. ClaireBeau BreedenSometimes referred to as the "Mayor of Cape St. Claire," Beau works tirelessly to improve the community. Beau's contributions to CSC through the CSC Improvement Association are evident everywhere, including an impactful beach restoration. His love of CSC is routed in childhood friendships, memories of time spent on the water, and now, finding the love of his life. I spoke with Beau at a picnic table at the Main Beach.2024-07-0630 min
Cape St. ClaireWelcome to the Cape St. Claire podcast!Cape St. Claire, MD, is a small, beautiful, eclectic community along the Chesapeake Bay. Host Kara McGuirk-Allison introduces you to the people who live and work in the neighborhood, with stories told from their favorite places in the Cape. We all love living in Cape St. Claire! www.capestclairepodcast.com 2024-06-2901 min
Sound Sorceresses PodcastThe Slow RollWelcome to the first newsletter of May! At this point, I imagine most of you know that my full-time job is in public higher education. It is with that lens that I say, the roll toward the end of the semester has been slow and maybe just a little painful. As a person who was raised in the Mormon church, I have an arsenol of Sunday School songs that I can recall on command - even several all about the pioneers colonizing the West. One such song goes “Here comes the ox cart, oh how slow. . . creak creak creak cr...2024-05-0606 min
Out of Patients with Matthew ZacharyKara McGuirk-Allison: A Not-So-Hidden BrainToday on the show, what happens when a legacy, award-winning NPR radio producer/young adult cancer survivor is interviewed by a gracefully aging, semi-legacy, non-award-winning, non-NPR producer/young adult cancer survivor? Does a media event horizon manifest in the clouds along with the token interdimensional SKY BEAM from comic book movies? Kara McGuirk-Allison is an award-winning public radio and podcast producer with 25 years of experience in storytelling, production, and journalism. Among a ton of other insanely incredible things she’s done in her career to date, she produced and launched the critically acclaimed show Hidden Brain for NPR. Listen in...2020-09-1533 min
The Ghost In My RoomEpisode 11 LegendsOn this last episode of Season 1, we find out how scary legends are formed. From the Blink Man in Ellicott City to Black Aggie at Druid Ridge Cemetery...folklore stands the test of time. 2019-11-1036 minThe Ghost In My RoomEpisode 10 Spring Hill HouseOur last paranormal investigation this season takes place at the private residence of Spring Hill House in Ellicott City, MD. A tragic story and bit of botched magic are discovered by the team.2019-11-0428 minThe Ghost In My RoomEpisode 9 Robert Morris InnIn the quaint town of Oxford, MD, the team visits the historic and haunted Robert Morris Inn.2019-10-2747 minThe Ghost In My RoomEpisode 8 The Lifesaving StationAn old lifesaving station in Ocean City, MD has a rich history and potentially frightening haunts. 2019-10-1935 minThe Ghost In My RoomEpisode 7, The Lookout HouseThe team explores a home that was raided by Confederate Soldiers on their way to the Gettysburg Battle. Writer Mark Nesbitt, "Ghosts of Gettysburg," shares some of his experiences with the paranormal. 2019-10-1337 minThe Ghost In My RoomGettysburg/Double Day InnThe team is in Gettysburg to learn the history of this historic civil war town and battlefield. The Double Day Inn provides access to Iverson's Pits and an intelligent haunt.2019-10-0834 minThe Ghost In My RoomEpisode 5 Bube's BreweryThe Dead of Night team is back to investigate this massive building in Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania. Once owned by Alois Bube, the brewery, restaurant, hotel is well known for its hauntings. 2019-09-2931 minThe Ghost In My RoomEpisode 4 ZombiesThanks to film-maker George A. Romero, Pittsburgh is known as the zombie capital of the world. We find out where the zombie legend originated, and how it evolved into a popular sub genre of horror film. We'll also learn how we can celebrate all things Zombie in Pittsburgh. 2019-09-2236 minThe Ghost In My RoomEpisode 3 Middleton TavernWill the ghost of George Schmidt make an appearance on the night of an eclipse? Will Roland be up to his old tricks again? Another cold night of ghost hunting is ahead.2019-09-1430 minThe Ghost In My RoomEpisode 2 Rodgers HouseKara and the Dead of Night team investigate the Rodgers House Tavern looking for historic figures, but end up making a more important connection.2019-09-0829 minThe Ghost In My RoomEpisode 1 BahoukasMeet the Dead of Night Paranormal team for the first time at Bahoukas Antique Mall in Havre de Grace, Maryland. 2019-09-0134 min
The Annapolis PodcastParanormal Podcasting, Middleton's Tavern & The Ghost in Your RoomThis week's guest is local Kara Mcguirk Allison. Kara is the founding producer of NPR's "Hidden Brain" podcast and is producing a new podcast called "The Ghost in My Room Podcast," which is set to launch on September 1, 2019 of this year. The podcast is a look at ghost stories, legends, and folklore and the people who try to prove they are real. Annapolis' own Middleton's Tavern is featured in one of the episodes. For more information and to subscribe to The Ghost in My Room Podcast go to platformmediallc.com/the-ghost-in-my-room2019-08-0225 minThe Ghost In My RoomThe Ghost In My Room promoComing this September, The Ghost In My Room explores folklore, legends and ghost stories and the people who try to prove they are real. Season 1 focuses on historic places in Maryland and Pennsylvania. 2019-04-1505 min