Midday

Rick Atkinson is the author of seven narrative histories about five American wars. Today he will take us back in time discussing the American Revolution written in the The Fate of the Day: the a of America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1778.

This is the second book from his trilogy and sees the most desperate phase of the Revolutionary War.

The British Are Coming is the first volume of the Revolution Trilogy. Atkinson has won numerous awards, including Pulitzer Prizes for history and journalism.

Maryland Secretary of Labor Portia Wu joins Midday to discuss the latest employment numbers and support for a growing number of unemployed federal workers.

We ask her about employment picture in our state, and what laid-off federal workers can expect as they enter the job market.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott joins Tom to talk about issues important to Charm City residents.

The Baltimore Police Department were recently involved in the deaths of three people, each believed to be in a mental health crisis at the time of their interaction with officers. Could diversion programs have prevented these tragedies? Can existing response teams trained to deal with mental health crises be better deployed in these kinds of situations?

Plus, staffing changes at the Department of Public Works and other key city agencies.

J. Wynn Rousuck is a theater critic who joins Midday each week with her reviews of Maryland's regional stage.

This week, she reviews “Julius Caesar,” one of Shakespeare’s most familiar plays. Does this classic tale, produced by the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, say anything new to us today?

Today is Midday on the Media. The local news industry continues to dwindle, with more than 3,200 local and regional newspapers closing since 2025, according to reporting by Neiman Lab.

Tom speaks with the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Baltimore Banner Kimi Yoshino, Guardian columnist Margaret Sullivan, and Columbia Journalism School professor, Juan Manuel Benitez, about the changing landscape of journalism.

Former Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter discusses her tenure in leadership and the complicated intersection of politics and performing arts.

Commerce Secretary Harry Coker Jr. sits with Tom to discuss the future of Maryland's business sector while grappling with state and federal budget cuts.

Today, Midday examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping the workplace, what it means for different generations of workers. How rapidly these changes are occurring?

Midday guest host Farai Chideya discusses the future of AI with Jason Michael Perry, founder and Chief AI Officer of Perry Labs, and author of the new book "The AI Evolution: A Guide for Chief AI Officers and Business Leaders." Chideya is also joined by Dr. Anupam Joshi, incoming Chief AI Officer at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). (Podcast image by Sam Bermas-Dawes, via Canva.)

Today is Midday on the Arts with artist, singer and poet Vincent Dion Stringer.

Stringer is an artist, a singer and a poet. Their art work touches on different topics such as race, faith, and societal issue.

My Soul is a Witness: A Journey Through Art and Spirituality, featuring a collection of Stringer's work, is running through July 20 at the First and St. Stephens United Church of Christ in Baltimore.

Two of Maryland's congressional delegation talk about America’s involvement in the conflict in the Middle East.

A leaked Defense Intelligence Agency report contradicts the contention made by both President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Iran’s nuclear program was completely destroyed by last weekend’s bombing raids.

What does that mean for the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel, which entered a new chapter this week when the U.S. bombed nuclear sites inside of Iran.

Rep. Johnny Olszewski, Jr. who serves on the House Foreign Relations Committee and Rep. Sarah Elfreth, who has been appointed to the House Armed Services Committee, share their perspectives from Washington, D.C.