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Advocates looking to cut down on CO2 emissions and energy inefficiency in residential properties want to change the way Marylanders warm their homes. Heating pumps can heat and cool residences with significantly less energy than traditional fossil-fueled powered systems.

Ruth Anne Norton, CEO and President of the Green and Healthy Homes Initiative, joins Midday to talk about the push to have the Maryland Department of Environment create new heating equipment standards in order to help the state gradually transition away from fossil fuel heating. Are state officials doing enough to incentivize homeowners?

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On Earth Day, a discussion about the future of wind energy in Maryland.

Last year, Governor Wes Moore announced a goal of 100% renewable clean energy in the state by 2035. He made this announcement from Sparrows Point, at the site of a new factory building parts for offshore wind turbines.

Offshore wind plays a prominent role in Maryland’s renewable energy plans, so today we are taking a closer look at development of offshore wind, and the challenges those projects face. Norwegian wind energy giants Orsted pulled out of Maryland earlier this year, leaving just one company approved to develop offshore wind in the state.

Guests on this show include Aman Ahzar, a reporter for Inside Climate News and  Delegate Lorig Charkoudian. 

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For this week's News Wrap, Tom speaks with New York Times Congressional Reporter Luke Broadwater about impeachment attempts against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and leadership pressures for House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Then we take a look at local news with the archdiocese's announcement to close several parishes and the salvage operation following the Key Bridge collapse. WYPR Reporters Scott Maucione and Emily Hofstaeder join Midday to share their latest reporting.

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Midday on the Art speaks with Manuel Barrueco, an internationally acclaimed, Grammy nominated classical guitarist who was born in Cuba, has concertized around the world, and has called Baltimore home for many years.

Barrueco is set to play a concert to celebrate his 50th anniversary on the concert stage Sunday Night at Kaplan Hall at Towson University.

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Former organist and choirmaster James O’Donnell led the music for many historic, royal occasions at London's Westminster Abbey.

Since leaving his prestigious position at Westminster in 2022, he has moved across the pond to teach at Yale University.

We ask him about his upcoming performance in Baltimore, where he is set to perform at Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Sunday, April 21, 2024.

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Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Midday to share another weekly review of a local theatrical production.

This week, we discuss “The Hot Wing King,” which continues at Baltimore Center Stage through April 28, 2024. The play follows a hot wing competition, with family drama and dysfunction spicing up the plot.

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Many different people make local music possible, from artists and producers to music teachers and venue owners. The Baltimore Music Census, a first of its kind effort in the city, wants to hear from anyone involved in local music. What do they need to make Baltimore’s music scene thrive?

Anna Harwell Celenza is a professor at Johns Hopkins University and an organizer of the Baltimore Music Census, which is accepting input online until April 30. We ask her about the survey, and what she hopes to find.

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Civil rights lawyer Don Quinn speaks to Midday about his run for U.S. Congress in another edition of Conversations with the Candidates.

Quinn is running in the crowded campaign for Maryland's 3rd Congressional District. He was inspired by what he describes as "an erosion of federal laws." What does he think sets him apart from the other candidates?

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Former sports and features columnist Kevin Cowherd followed a 30 year career at the Baltimore Sun with several books, including a book about Orioles legend Cal Ripken.

His latest nonfiction work, The Gym, is a funny, suspenseful story about the quirky subculture found among those who work out together.

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In today’s Conversations with the Candidate, we speak with Harry Dunn, a Democrat, who is running for U.S. Congress in the 3rd Congressional District. This area includes all of Howard County, as well as parts of Anne Arundel and Carroll counties. The incumbent, Congressman John Sarbanes, will retire from the House of Representatives next January.

Harry Dunn came to national prominence as one of the Capitol Police Officers who protected the Capital on Jan. 6, 2021, during the insurrection intended to block the certification of the 2020 election. He testified before the House Jan. 6th committee, and wrote a book about his experience in, Standing My Ground: A Capitol Police Officer's Fight for Accountability and Good Trouble After January 6th.

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