WYPR: The Signal Podcast

Baltimore City State's Attorney Gregg Bernstein, a History of the Bay Bridge, plus "The Pearl That Broke Its Shell"


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We talk with Baltimore City State’s Attorney Gregg Bernstein about his campaign for reelection. David Guth joins us to talk about how the Chesapeake Bay Bridge got built. Plus, pediatrician and author, Dr. Nadia Hashimi, talks with Sheilah Kast about her new novel "The Pearl that Broke Its Shell."

 

We're talking with the Democratic candidates for Baltimore City State's Attorney. Today we speak with the incumbent, Gregg Bernstein, first elected four years ago.

Ocean City's summer season is now in full swing. What’s the story behind the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, which connects so many vacationers to the beach? Nathan Sterner talks with author David Guth about his latest book, “Bridging the Chesapeake: A Fool Idea that Unified Maryland.”   

Dr. Nadia Hashimi is a pediatrician and now, a novelist. She recently released her first book, "The Pearl That Broke Its Shell," about a girl in Afghanistan who takes on the role of a boy in her family. We talk with her about it.

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