Roughly Speaking

For Americans feeling anxiety over the election of Donald Trump, some wise perspective from the German philosopher via Firmin DeBrabander, associate professor of philosophy at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Hegel, he says, believed that progress does not happen without crisis and conflict, that “happy periods are blank pages in history.” When there is peace, people become complacent about their freedom and their rights, and that sets the stage for a setback, after which people double-down again on their freedom and rights, and become more vigilant. Trump, says DeBrabander, challenges the left to fight harder and be smarter, and that’s a “golden opportunity” for progressivism. DeBrabander is an associate professor of philosophy at MICA. He has written social and political commentary for Salon and other publications, including the Baltimore Sun and the New York Times. His book, "Do Guns Make Us Free?: Democracy and the Armed Society," was published in 2015 by Yale University Press.Links:https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georg-Wilhelm-Friedrich-Hegelhttps://www.mica.edu/About_MICA/People/Faculty/Faculty_List_by_Last_Name/Firmin_DeBrabander.htmlhttp://www.salon.com/2016/05/19/donald_trump_is_just_the_scare_we_need_heres_how_a_toxic_despot_might_reinvigorate_our_democracy/https://www.amazon.com/Do-Guns-Make-Free-Democracy/dp/0300208936

Two Maryland doctors from two generations provide some simple answers to common medical questions, from the kinds of injuries they’ve seen in emergency rooms to the best rules for losing weight. Dr. John Cmar of Sinai Hospital in Baltimore is an infectious disease specialist and Roughly Speaking’s regular medical answer man. Dr. Larry Romane of Frederick, Md., spent more than 35 years in emergency rooms before retiring to write and lecture about medicine. His specialty is medicine for the layman. He teaches such a course at Frederick Community College and has written a book, “R U Medically Curious?” now in its second edition from LifeRich Publishing.Linkshttp://www.lifebridgehealth.org/Main/LifeBridgeHealthPhysicianDirectory/Cmar-John-MD-651.aspxhttps://ilratfcc.com/portfolio/medically-curious-heart-attacks-strokes/http://bookstore.liferichpublishing.com/Products/SKU-001062057/R-U-Medically-Curious.aspx

2:00: A day after the day after Donald Trump's shocking victory in the presidential election, Dan reads from David Remnick's essay, "An American Tragedy," in The New Yorker. Dan's latest column was written Tuesday night as votes from battleground states indicated a Trump defeat of Hillary Clinton.9:41: Republican analyst Richard J. Cross III, a former Capitol Hill and Annapolis press secretary and political speechwriter, talks about what Trump's triumph means for the GOP and the country. Cross's recent op-ed in The Sun was about Trump and his leading surrogates, now likely to be part of a Trump administration.Links:http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/an-american-tragedy-donald-trumphttp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/dan-rodricks-blog/bs-md-rodricks-1109-20161108-column.htmlhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-four-horsemen-20161105-story.html

1:53: Invoking a line from "Game of Thrones," political analyst Herb Smith talks about where the polls and pundits went wrong in forecasting Tuesday's election results. Smith is a longtime political science professor at McDaniel College and a GOT fan.13:17: Kimberly Moffitt talks about the Obama backlash as represented in the vote for Donald Trump. Moffitt is associate professor of American Studies and affiliate assistant professor in the Departments of Africana Studies and Language, Literacy and Culture at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. She is co-editor of the 2009 book, "The Obama Effect."27:11: Why white women went for Trump over Hillary Clinton despite his shabby record of behavior toward women, with Melissa Deckman, chair in political science at Washington College and author of “Tea Party Women: Mama Grizzlies, Grassroots Leaders, and the Changing Face of the American Right," and Mileah Kromer, director of the Goucher Poll at the Sarah T. Hughes Field Politics Center at Goucher College.

3:04: Baltimore Sun media critic David Zurawik talks about baseball and the World Series and the final week of the presidential campaign.24:51: Film critics Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed review two news films, "Moonlight," and "Certain Women," and then, with Election Day approaching, offer a short list of our favorite films about American politics.1:11:42: Ahead of his Friday night birthday bash at Baltimore Sound Stage, reggae vocalist Scott Paynter, known on stage as Scotty P, recounts his Ugandan adventure with one of his musical idols, British reggae and pop singer Maxi Priest.Links: http://scottpayntermusic.com/bio

In this podcast:2:46: Sean Gallagher, IT editor of Ars Technica, walks us through the flap caused by FBI director James Comey’s letter to Congress about Hillary Clinton’s emails as well as a Slate report about the Trump campaign’s possible connections to Russian hackers.38:35: Dr. James Burdick, professor of surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, talks about the prospects of a single-payer health insurance system — to replace Obamacare — and the critical role doctors would have to play in it. Burdock is the author of “Talking About Single Payer: Health Care Equality for America,” published by New Horizons.Coming Wednesday: At 12:30 p.m., a Facebook Live concert from the Baltimore Sun lobby, featuring Symphony Number One. Twenty seats available. If you want to attend, drop Dan a line at [email protected]:http://arstechnica.com/author/sean-gallagher/https://www.amazon.com/Talking-About-SINGLE-PAYER-Equality-ebook/dp/B01D5HMQAQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8----qid=1458658042----sr=8-1----keywords=james burdickhttp://symphonynumber.one/about/

5:32: Should Howard County establish a special fund to provide public financing of local political campaigns? It’s Question A on the general election ballot. Two proponents talk about the issue — Howard County Councilman Jon Weinstein and Maryland PIRG director Emily Scarr — while Dan offers opposition from a recent Sun op-ed by Howard County executive Alan Kittleman. The Sun has endorsed Question A while the Howard County Times published an editorial in opposition.24:20: Paula Gallagher, Baltimore County librarian and Roughly Speaking book critic, shares one book she really likes, one she likes, one that she two-thirds likes and one she likes not at all.39:50: Bob Hieronimus, Baltimore artist and champion of Negro baseball league history, talks about pitcher Leon Day, born 100 years ago this weekend. Day was a stellar pitcher for Negro league teams, including the Baltimore Elite Giants. Hieronimus describes Day’s long road to Cooperstown and the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. Day will be remembered Saturday at the Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum during an afternoon fundraiser for the foundation in his name. For more information about the event, email [email protected]:http://marylandpirg.org/mdp/abouthttp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/ellicott-city/ph-ho-cf-oped-kittleman-campaign-finance-1027-20161026-story.htmlhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-hoco-campaigns-20161026-story.htmlhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/columbia/ph-ho-cf-editorial-1027-20161027-story.htmlhttp://baseballhall.org/hof/day-leon

From “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” to “Stranger Things,” an appreciation of music from horror movies, television and the web with Terence Hannum, an assistant professor of art at Stevenson University, visual artist and musician who loves horror films and the music that gives them an extra layer of creepiness. Once a year, as Halloween approaches, Hannum compiles the best of horror music for his podcast, “Dead Air.” Today he shares some of his favorite soundtracks with us.Links:http://stevensonu.podbean.com/e/dead-air-2014-horror-film-soundtrackshttp://www.stevenson.edu/deadair

Maryland’s moratorium on fracking for natural gas ends in October 2017, and, putting forth rules last month, the Hogan administration said its regulation of the industry will be the most stringent in the nation. But environmentalists and some residents of Western Maryland, where the drilling will take place, believe the rules do not go far enough — and that too much is still unknown about fracking’s effect on the environment and on human health. There will likely be a call for a complete ban on hydraulic fracturing in the Maryland General Assembly when it convenes in January. On today’s show, the first of a series on fracking, Dan speaks with a leading opponent of the process: Wenonah Hauter, executive director of Food ---- Water Watch and author of “Frackopoly: The Battle for the Future of Energy and the Environment.” Links:http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/green/blog/bal-gr-state-introduces-anticipated-fracking-regulations-20160927-story.htmlhttp://www.times-news.com/news/local_news/friendsville-bans-fracking-within-its-borders/article_c2f9c618-be9f-5165-b59a-034bb040f06f.htmlhttp://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/bio/wenonah-hauterhttp://thenewpress.com/books/frackopoly

3:29: Beer aficionado Barry Hansen, Mid-Atlantic regional manager for City Brew Tours, talks about his tours of the craft breweries that have taken root in Baltimore.7:53: Coming attractions: Film critics Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed have some notes to share about films to be looking for this fall.12:32: It’s one of the most delicious and comforting dishes in the world, and while there are plenty of Greek-American restaurants and carry-outs that sell them, today we discuss the do-it-yourself gyro. (Yes, you can make one at home.) John Shields from Gertrude’s Restaurant, where they’ve had gyros on the lunch menu, compares notes with Dan, and provides a recipe for all-important tzatziki sauce. For additional information, check out this DIY video from Alton Brown on the Food Network. And if you like the Gyro parody song by So Tiri that accompanies today’s episode, here’s the YouTube video.