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If you don't know what the job and responsibilities of being Baltimore County Sheriff are then here is your chance. Candidate Clyde Boatwright educates Nestor on the history of the role and why he is running on June 23rd as we continue to learn about candidates, civics and democracy and why it's important to vote on local issues.

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The Baltimore Orioles have propelled themselves back into the American League pennant race with an impressive two weeks of baseball against AL East foes as they finish the run in Toronto this weekend. Luke Jones and Nestor reset the Birds and the Wild Card picture as the next few weeks features some stiff competition with the Mariners, Padres and Dodgers coming soon.

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It's always a great excuse to visit with an old friend when their team is on the path of winning a championship after a life of sports misery. So, seeing the New York Knicks soar gave us a chance to visit with longtime ESPN writer and one-time colleague of Nestor at The Baltimore Sun and lifer Knickerbockers fan Jerry Bembry to discuss his NBA sportswriting life and orange and blue longing since 1973.

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He calls The Smithereens "the Stillwater" of his Almost Famous rock and roll critic youth life at The Baltimore Sun so Nestor was thrilled to (finally) welcome drummer Dennis Diken onto the show to relive some magic of a youth at Hammerjacks and a life in rock and roll and still bringing the magic of the music to the stage. Lots of old stories and memories of Pat DiNizio, Jim Babjak and Mike Mesaros here as The Smithereens with Marshall Crenshaw as the guest singer return to Rams Head Annapolis on Friday, June 5th.

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As spring turns to summer, we turn once again to our longtime WNST baseball insider and pal Allen McCallum to reset the Baltimore Orioles expectation and realities as the sub .500 start has required a lot of questions about a lot of departments in Birdland.

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With the return of Nnamdi Madubuike feeling more likely, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Ravens' new defensive possibilities with Trey Hendrickson and what might've been with Maxx Crosby as rookie head coach Jesse Minter assembles his first full team mandatory minicamp for two days next week in Owings Mills.

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When the world lost the outsized spirit that was Arthur Donovan, Nestor turned the WNST airwaves into a public eulogy for the Hall of Fame defensive lineman and Baltimore legend. Another Hall of Famer, Raymond Berry, joined in for the memories and kind words for 'Fatso' and the rest of the Baltimore Colts legends and their legacy in the Charm City and what it meant to catch passes from Johnny Unitas at Memorial Stadium.

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If you've had a loved one battling cancer in a hospital for months at a time, you will better understand this emotional chat with Russ Sadler of GBMC Health, who engineers and provides strategies with patients and caregivers in mind to find comfort and peace for families while they try to get better and heal in mind and body on the Towson campus.

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On Saturday night, folks will gather at the Sagamore Pendry to celebrate the Visionary of The Year for Blood Cancer United, which you might know was the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Former MLB outfielder and Towson alum Casper Wells is pitching in and batting cleanup in trying to raise funds and awareness and visits with Nestor here for some current Orioles chatter and ways you can help cancer patients.

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We've seen better baseball from the Baltimore Orioles over the past two weeks and after a 7-3 homestand with some walkoffs and walkovers, Luke Jones and Nestor give the Birds a June "reset" as they head to Fenway Park and then to Skydome in Toronto to tackle more of the AL East, where they hope to make up ground as a sub .500 squad thus far.

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