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Sen. Chris Van Hollen joins Midday to discuss his perspectives on key issues affecting Maryland and the nation.

Stoop Storytelling is a beloved series featuring local people taking the stage to share their true stories of love, grief, struggle and everything in between.

The Rhinelander trial scandalized the nation, and revealed Americans' deep anxieties about race and class at the beginning of the 20th century.

In her soon-to-be-published memoir "What Ever Happened to Eddy Crane?" journalist Kate Crane shares her life-long search for clues to her father's 1987 disappearance — and suspected murder.

Midday guest host Leslie Gray Streeter, a columnist with the Baltimore Banner, leads a series of conversations about modern romance and the changing ways people seek love and connection.

Most love stories now begin with a swipe on a dating app. But Leah Ross, a matchmaker and director of the Maryland Singles Social Club, makes the case for putting the phones down and returning to in-person connections. Plus, breakup and dating coach Sarah Curnole shares advice for singles looking to reconnect with themselves after difficult breakups.

Then, Dr. Jui Ramaprasad, an associate professor at the University of Maryland business school, describes her research into how dating apps shape not just how we meet, but how we see ourselves, and what we think we want in a partner.

Leslie also chats with WTMD host Izzi Bavis and NPR's All Things Considered producer Jordan-Marie Smith, two young women who share their experiences in today's dating scene.

Then, Leslie speaks Iris Krasnow, a New York Times best-selling author and journalist. Krasnow is the Senior Editor for AARP's The Ethel, a publication created with women 55 and older in mind.

Krasnow and Leyla Krikor, who was interviewed by Streeter for a 2025 Valentine's Day column, discuss what it’s like to start over after divorce or loss. They discuss navigating apps designed for younger users, and how to think about intimacy and partnership later in life.

Singer Lisa Mathews and the members of Love Riot, the Baltimore indie band that was hot stuff in the 90s, join us to play some love songs and talk about their reunion after a 25-year hiatus.

Singer Lisa Mathews and the members of Love Riot, the Baltimore indie band that was hot stuff in the 90s, join us to play some love songs and talk about their reunion after a 25-year hiatus.

Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews "Dawn," Vietnamese-American playwright Tuyết Thị Phạm's exploration of love, loss and historical trauma, in a world premiere production at Baltimore's Everyman Theatre.

Washington Conservatory of Music's executive director Andrew Lee and Artistic director and acclaimed violinist Daniel Heifitz join us to discuss the continuing work of this esteemed arts institution.

Gov. Wes Moore outlined his priorities to the Maryland General Assembly today during his annual State of the State address.

Midday host Tom Hall covered the speech and the Republican response with WYPR News Director Matt Bush and statehouse reporter Sarah Petrowich.

Since the Maryland legislature convened for the 2026 Session, just about a month ago, the governor has outlined an agenda that includes lowering energy and housing costs, growing the stubbornly stagnant Maryland economy, increasing employment for a state that in which 25,000 federal workers have lost their jobs, keeping up with funding for the education plan the legislature passed a few years ago, the very ambitious Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.

Moore and legislative leadership promised to do all of that without raising taxes, in a year in which lawmakers are facing a $1.4 billion structural deficit.

And while the Democratic leadership is aligned with Moore on most of his agenda, one glaring exception is the contentious issue of re-drawing congressional district lines. Moore and House Speaker Del. Joseline Peña Melnick support the move, while Senate President Bill Ferguson opposes the idea. Ferguson has the power to kill the bill, which passed the state House and now languishes in the Senate Rules Committee as we speak.

Following the the State of the State address, we will hear the Republican response from the State Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Stephen Hershey, Jr., who represents District 36, which encompasses parts of Caroline, Cecil, Kent and Queen Anne's Counties.

The Maryland Freedom Caucus announced it will stream its response.