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In today’s installment in our series of Conversations with the Candidates, we meet one of the two leading candidates in the Democratic primary to succeed Senator Ben Cardin.Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks has led Maryland's second largest county since 2018. She is the first Black woman to lead any county in Maryland history, and if she is elected to the US Senate, she will be the first woman to serve in the Maryland congressional delegation since Senator Barbara Mikulski and Representative Donna Edwards left office in 2017. 

A former prosecutor, County Executive Alsobrooks served as the State’s Attorney in Prince George’s County from 2011-2018. Prior to that, she was an assistant state’s attorney in the County for 14 years

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

This week, they discuss 'Forbidden Broadway's Greatest Hits,' at Dundalk Community Theatre. The production, which runs through March 10, is a satire of Broadway's greatest stars and songs.

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Today is Midday at the Movies, our monthly focus on new films and film-industry trends, with our regular movie aficionados, Jed Dietz, founding director of the Maryland Film Festival, and Ann Hornaday, film critic for the Washington Post.

We discuss the contenders for this year's Academy Awards. Who will take home an Oscar? The nominees for Best Picture this year include Oppenheimer, Maestro and Barbie.

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Can redevelopment at Mondawmin empower the neighborhood?
Joining Midday to discuss this are two community leaders involved in a project to re-imagine a retail space in Baltimore’s Mondawmin Mall.

The Target store at Mondawmin Mall, which closed in 2018, was purchased by The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company CEO Tim Regan along with the CEO of Exelon, Calvin Butler. With a host of nonprofit and corporate partners, the space is being transformed into The Village at Mondawmin. One of those partners is Joseph Jones, the founder and CEO of The Center for Urban Families.

Tim Regan and Joseph Jones join the show to give an update on the progress and impact of this development.

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Most voters played according to the script in yesterday’s Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses. Republicans moved a step closer to nominating Donald Trump. He now has 777 of the 1,215 delegates he needs to lock up the Republican nomination. They took a giant leap in that direction this morning when Nikki Haley dropped out of the race.

Joining Midday to talk about Super Tuesday, the presidential race and all things political is EJ Dionne, a syndicated columnist for The Washington Post and Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution.

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In today’s installment in our series of Conversations with the Candidates, we speak with Thiru Vignarajah. He is running in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Baltimore, and his fourth try for public office.

He ran for Baltimore State’s Attorney in 2018, and he ran for Baltimore Mayor in 2020. He ran again for State’s Attorney in 2022, and now, he’s running for Mayor once again, in a field that includes 12 other candidates.

Vignarajah served as a federal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore, and headed the Major Investigations Unit in the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s office. In January of this year, Mr. Vignarajah was named the managing partner of the Baltimore office of the national law firm, Sanford Heisler Sharp.

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It's another edition of the Midday Healthwatch with Dr. Leana Wen. They discuss important changes made to COVID-19 guidelines by the nation's leading contagious disease authority. The Centers for Disease Control published new guidelines about how long we should isolate from others if we are infected with COVID 19. Additionally, the CDC is recommending older adults get another COVID booster shot. Plus, 1 in 5 deaths in the United States are a consequence of heart disease. We ask Dr. Wen what can be done to avoid America’s number one killer?

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Tom speaks with Donald Scoggins, a 78-year-old resident of Madison Park. They talk about the modern-day Republican party and housing problems in Baltimore. 

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It's time for another visit with Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck, who joins us each week with her reviews of the Maryland, DC and Virginia regional stage.

We discuss The Oresteia at The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company through March 10, 2024.

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Today on Midday's News Wrap, we start with yesterday's shocking lockdown in Annapolis. Then we explore what the Maryland General Assembly has been up to as we approach the halfway mark in the 2024 Session.

Today's guests include Pamela Wood, who covers the Statehouse for our news partner, the Baltimore Banner, and Matt Bush, WYPR’s News Director.

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