2-3-12: Maryland’s Modern Day Segregation Suit

Advocates for Maryland’s historically Black institutions take on the state.

2-3-12: The Spy Who Jumped Off the Screen

Sleuthing on page and screen with Maryland author Thomas Caplan

2-3-12: Movie Mayhem, Oscar Style!

Mike Sragow and Jed Dietz bring us the scoop on the Oscars!

Next Week: Ask an Elected Official

We’re interviewing both Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and Governor Martin O’Malley (in separate segments). Tell us what you want to ask them.

2-1-12: The State of the State of the State

WYPR State House reporter Joel McCord and MarylandReporter.com editor Len Lazarick discuss what’s at stake for Governor Martin O’Malley as he delivers his State of the State address today at noon.

2-1-12: Possible Checks on Maryland Drivers

Last February, Johns Hopkins student Nathan Krasnaopler was hit by an older driver while bicycling near the university; he died in August. Now, his family is working to prevent this kind of accident from happening again. We talk with Nathan’s mother, Susan Cohen, about the bill she’s testifying against in Annapolis.

2-1-12: When Things Happen Before They Occur

McDaniel College president and pop culture analyst Roger Casey on the postmodern cultural weirdness that the Super Bowl represents, including the tendency for things to “happen before they occur.”

2-1-12: Maryland Morning Culture Calendar

Treats for aesthetes!

1-31-12: Counting the Homeless

How a few Maryland counties are tackling the homeless census this year.

1-31-12: An Urban Beaver

Groundhog Day is this week, but it’s actually a beaver that has taken up residence in the main park of the city of Salisbury on the Eastern Shore. We talk with the director of the Salisbury Zoo about what this indicates about the wildlife population on the Eastern Shore.