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Author Cat Bohannon joins Midday to discuss the female body and its 200 million year history. Her award-winning 2023 book, Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution, was recently released in paperback.

Scientific research long focused on the male body. In Eve, Bohannon shifts readers' attention to the female body, its evolution and why it matters today. The book seeks to shift the paradigm on how evolution is understood.

Marco Merrick is the Founder and Director of The Community Concert Choir of Baltimore. The choir was formed in 2010 to help preserve Black sacred music.

Merrick joins Midday to discuss their upcoming performing this weekend at Grace United Methodist Church. On June 8, the choir will make its debut at New York’s iconic Carnegie Hall.

At the beginning of this year, The Walters Art Museum welcomed Kate Burgin as its new Director. She had previously served in many roles at the museum, including Deputy Director.

Burgin succeeds Dr. Julia Alexander, who had left the museum after 11 years to run a foundation in New York. Earlier this month, Alexander passed away suddenly at the age of 57. Burgin, still in the early months of her tenure as director, has to contend with the grief in the Walters community at the loss of such a beloved leader.

This month, the museum opened its first permanent Latin American art exhibition. The collection includes work from more than 40 cultures from North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean.

Midday Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Tom in the studio every week to review one of our region's current theater productions.

Today she reviews Lempira: Oro Y Sangre, a rock opera performed in English and Spanish which tells the story of warring factions in Honduras and El Salvador.

On today's Midday on Pets, Dr. Lisa Gerity is back to answer to your questions about your beloved critters of all shapes and sizes. Gerity is the medical director at the Greater Annapolis Veterinary Hospital.

As we move into the summer months, are you preparing for a car trip or a flight? Let’s talk about traveling with your pets. And as the weather warms, are you aware of issues like hyperthermia and allergies for pets spending time outside?

And as pets age, the needs of pets change. What’s the best way to handle our senior pets? How can we adjust our homes and routines to take care of their unique aging challenges?

Theologian and author Derrick Weston joins the show to share his work at the intersection of faith, food and climate.

Weston is the Director of Theological Education and Formation for Creation Justice Ministries and Co-Author of "The Just Kitchen: Invitations to Sustainability, Cooking, Connection and Celebration."

Nutritionist Monica Reinagel joins Midday for another edition of Smart Nutrition. Reinagel is a licensed nutritionist and the author of six books who blogs at nutritionovereasy.com. She is also the creator of the weekly Nutrition Diva podcast, which has become one of iTunes' most highly ranked health and fitness podcasts since it debuted in 2008.

Ted Kyle joins the beginning of our show to talk about addictive junk foods and compulsive eating. Can these factors be the driving force behind an epidemic of obesity?

We answer your pressing questions on healthy living, including how much protein to include in your diet, the nutritional value of meat alternatives and practical guidance for navigating health misinformation.

Violent crime is down in Baltimore. In April, homicides reached lows not seen since the early 1970s. Though shoplifting has risen, according to police data, other types of crime has fallen.

Baltimore City Police Commissioner Richard Worley joins Midday to discuss his department's part in anti-violence efforts. Plus, has the department turned a corner on longstanding recruitment issues?

And, a shocking report released last week revealed a dozen deaths in the Baltimore Police Department's custody over the past two decades should have been ruled homicide. The highest-profile case was Tyrone West, a 44-year-old killed by police in North Baltimore in 2013.

U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin was a formidable force in Maryland and national politics for 58 years before retiring from elected office last January.

Cardin joins Midday to discuss the latest from U.S. Congress.

The former senior senator was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1966 at the age of 23, while he was still in law school. He rose to become the youngest Speaker of the House of Delegates in MD history. He served for 20 years in the US House of Representatives, and 18 years in the United States Senate, retiring as the Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee.

This weekend, the 150th Preakness Stakes is set to be held at Pimlico Racecourse. This will be the last time the second leg of the Triple Crown will be run in Park Heights before a multi-million dollar renovation begins this summer.

Joining Midday with a Preakness preview is Frank Vespe, the founder and publisher of The Racing Biz, which covers the thoroughbred racing industry.