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Only nice people allowed: It’s the local Lauraville family love that makes Koco’s Pub perfect

Our Maryland Crab Cake Tour will be making more stops with Marcella and her gang on Harford Road in Lauraville as we continue to the take the show on the road, presented by The Maryland Lottery, Window Nation and Jiffy Lube. The familiar faces of the place and the parrots, margaritas and Koconut shrimp extend behind the bar and into the kitchen with a great family story. Meet Liz and Sea Bass. They’ve got Orioles Fever, too!

How good can the Ravens be?

After the complete domination of the upstart Detroit Lions, Luke Jones and Nestor wonder aloud how good this Baltimore Ravens

Throwing the shield behind flag football

Philadelphia Eagles legend Bobby Taylor returns to discuss his passion for the game of flag football and tells Nestor about an NFL Flag-In-School Coach of The Year program designed to reward teachers in communities around America.

Teaching the teachers about the science of radio

For Nestor’s 55th birthday at Drug City in Dundalk on The Maryland Crab Cake Tour, he wanted to keep the conversation light with friends after the Orioles elimination from the MLB postseason. So, two teachers, Luke Jones (one-time 5th grade teacher) and longtime Dundalk science teacher George Scheulen attempt to teach Nestor about teaching.

Finally getting Free to tell the history of Baltimore house music with the great Ultra Nate´

Our Maryland Crab Cake Tour, presented by The Maryland Lottery, Window Nation and Jiffy Lube is always filled with serendipity. Roz Lane was coming by Koco’s Pub to help us give away from Ravens scratch-offs and wound up Ko-hosting our segment with the Baltimore diva of the dance floor and celebrating 20 years of Deep Sugar grooves. Let Roz tell you about all of those all night dance parties at the Paradox while Ultra schools Nestor on the roots of house music and her amazing international success as an artist.

What exactly is a non-binding memorandum of understanding?

Our defending champion of all things sports business and law and media Eric Fisher of Front Office Sports returns to discuss the joy of the Orioles playoff march and the agony of waiting on John Angelos to agree to an inevitable lease at Camden Yards.

The state of the state of cannabis in Maryland in early days of adult use

The Bronfein sisters join Nestor for a Curio Wellness 101 on the state of cannabis industry in Maryland and what our citizens have wanted since legal adult use began this summer. Listen and learn as we continue our ongoing educational series with Wendy and Rebecca, who are here to answer all the questions.

Plenty of work to be done by Ravens offense after win over Titans in London

It was a strange, morning game of short field goals and quick sand at the goal line for the Ravens offense. The men of John Harbaugh fared much better this time in London but it was far from a perfect performance as Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the purple escape from London with win over the Tennessee Titans.

As Lions roar, the Ravens seek an offensive identity and consistency

After three straight games on the road with good results albeit choppy performances against mostly backup and second tier NFL quarterbacks, the Ravens host the upstart Detroit Lions downtown on Sunday. Luke Jones and Nestor assess the state and health of the team and the offensive problems in the red zone.

Ready to roar? Here come the Detroit Lions…

With the Ravens playing immediately after a choppy win in London, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the upstart Detroit Lions and stakes for the Ravens at home on Sunday against Jared Goff and a team that is 13-3 over its last “season” in the NFL.

One night, in Havana…

Nestor Aparicio tells Dennis Koulatsos about that night in Havana with Woody Harrelson and Andy Summers. And about sitting at the kids’ media table in Arlington, Texas for the ALDS Game 3 exit of the Baltimore Orioles.

What can the Orioles take ahead from the disaster left behind?

We all wanted to see a better postseason showing from the Baltimore Orioles than a three-game sweep. Luke Jones joins Dennis Koulatsos to discuss the differences in October baseball and how the franchise will rebound from such a sudden and thorough exit from the World Series race.

So what’s the next step for Mike Elias and Orioles in offseason

It was a beautiful regular season and a terrible thud of an ouster for the 2023 Baltimore Orioles. In the aftermath of Arlington and a sweep at the hands of the Texas Rangers, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the offseason of Mike Elias and the money of the Angelos family to support the next steps.

As the sun sets on Camden Yards, what might’ve been for 2023 Orioles

It all ended so suddenly after so much fun for Orioles fans. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss what made the Birds not good enough in October in Arlington this week and how future Octobers must be different – especially the pitching but not discounting the hitting. The disappointment will linger but will it burn enough for a postseason return next Fall?

Finding relaxation and relief at new Planet Fitness Recovery Lounge

Earlier this month, Nestor Aparicio snuck off to his longtime sponsor and partners at the newly upgraded Planet Fitness in Reisterstown with lead trainer Quintin Dailey. Let him recap his Black Card spa tour day with new machines, devices and techniques that serve to settle the soul before or after exercising at PF.

The end comes fast and hard in October

Luke Jones and Nestor lament the sudden end of a glorious Orioles season in Arlington and what could’ve made things go differently for Brandon Hyde and a team that won 101 games in the regular season.

Recalling the night I sang three Police songs with Andy Summers in Havana

It’s the greatest cocktail party story that Nestor Aparicio has in a lifetime journey that has exceeded all expectations. Back in March 1999 while in Havana, Cuba covering the Orioles historic baseball visit and Fidel Castro, he ran into Woody Harrelson and Andy Summers in La Bodeguita del Medio and convinced the legendary Hall of Fame guitarist from The Police to join a local band. Summers insisted that Nestor play the role of Sting in the band. Let the trio who were there tell you about it…

Andy Summers of The Police returns to Nestor’s life 25 years after the Havana duet

Legendary guitarist Andy Summers of The Police reunites with Nestor nearly a quarter of a century after their 1999 duet in Cuba, which you can hear at Baltimore Positive as well. His current tour brings him through York, Pennsylvania on Thursday, October 12th with a full multimedia show: “A Cracked Lens + A Missing String.”

Lending some perspective to Orioles and Ravens weekend and conflict in Israel

While our city’s sports teams failed to bask in the afterglow of the amazing power to bring local folks together, our Chief Digital Officer Mike Rosenfeld of Web Connection lends the perspective to having been to Camden Yards, Pittsburgh and Jerusalem. The Orioles losses and the Ravens giveaway in Pittsburgh took a backseat to unthinkable violence and war halfway around the world.

Comedian Lewis Black on going orange and black and never looking back

When his usual comedic rants were softened by the Orioles fandom in his heart on the internet, we needed to reach to our favorite comedian Lewis Black to investigate his baseball soul from the D.C. suburbs to a life making jokes about Peter Angelos and Daniel Snyder. The man has suffered with Baltimore baseball and Washington football. Let him come clean on why Camden Yards in October is what heaven will feel like…

Only nice people allowed: It’s the local Lauraville family love that makes Koco’s Pub perfect

Our Maryland Crab Cake Tour will be making more stops with Marcella and her gang on Harford Road in Lauraville as we continue to the take the show on the road, presented by The Maryland Lottery, Window Nation and Jiffy Lube. The familiar faces of the place and the parrots, margaritas and Koconut shrimp extend behind the bar and into the kitchen with a great family story. Meet Liz and Sea Bass. They’ve got Orioles Fever, too!

How good can the Ravens be?

After the complete domination of the upstart Detroit Lions, Luke Jones and Nestor wonder aloud how good this Baltimore Ravens

Throwing the shield behind flag football

Philadelphia Eagles legend Bobby Taylor returns to discuss his passion for the game of flag football and tells Nestor about an NFL Flag-In-School Coach of The Year program designed to reward teachers in communities around America.

Teaching the teachers about the science of radio

For Nestor’s 55th birthday at Drug City in Dundalk on The Maryland Crab Cake Tour, he wanted to keep the conversation light with friends after the Orioles elimination from the MLB postseason. So, two teachers, Luke Jones (one-time 5th grade teacher) and longtime Dundalk science teacher George Scheulen attempt to teach Nestor about teaching.

Finally getting Free to tell the history of Baltimore house music with the great Ultra Nate´

Our Maryland Crab Cake Tour, presented by The Maryland Lottery, Window Nation and Jiffy Lube is always filled with serendipity. Roz Lane was coming by Koco’s Pub to help us give away from Ravens scratch-offs and wound up Ko-hosting our segment with the Baltimore diva of the dance floor and celebrating 20 years of Deep Sugar grooves. Let Roz tell you about all of those all night dance parties at the Paradox while Ultra schools Nestor on the roots of house music and her amazing international success as an artist.

What exactly is a non-binding memorandum of understanding?

Our defending champion of all things sports business and law and media Eric Fisher of Front Office Sports returns to discuss the joy of the Orioles playoff march and the agony of waiting on John Angelos to agree to an inevitable lease at Camden Yards.

The state of the state of cannabis in Maryland in early days of adult use

The Bronfein sisters join Nestor for a Curio Wellness 101 on the state of cannabis industry in Maryland and what our citizens have wanted since legal adult use began this summer. Listen and learn as we continue our ongoing educational series with Wendy and Rebecca, who are here to answer all the questions.

Plenty of work to be done by Ravens offense after win over Titans in London

It was a strange, morning game of short field goals and quick sand at the goal line for the Ravens offense. The men of John Harbaugh fared much better this time in London but it was far from a perfect performance as Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the purple escape from London with win over the Tennessee Titans.

As Lions roar, the Ravens seek an offensive identity and consistency

After three straight games on the road with good results albeit choppy performances against mostly backup and second tier NFL quarterbacks, the Ravens host the upstart Detroit Lions downtown on Sunday. Luke Jones and Nestor assess the state and health of the team and the offensive problems in the red zone.

Ready to roar? Here come the Detroit Lions…

With the Ravens playing immediately after a choppy win in London, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the upstart Detroit Lions and stakes for the Ravens at home on Sunday against Jared Goff and a team that is 13-3 over its last “season” in the NFL.

One night, in Havana…

Nestor Aparicio tells Dennis Koulatsos about that night in Havana with Woody Harrelson and Andy Summers. And about sitting at the kids’ media table in Arlington, Texas for the ALDS Game 3 exit of the Baltimore Orioles.

What can the Orioles take ahead from the disaster left behind?

We all wanted to see a better postseason showing from the Baltimore Orioles than a three-game sweep. Luke Jones joins Dennis Koulatsos to discuss the differences in October baseball and how the franchise will rebound from such a sudden and thorough exit from the World Series race.

So what’s the next step for Mike Elias and Orioles in offseason

It was a beautiful regular season and a terrible thud of an ouster for the 2023 Baltimore Orioles. In the aftermath of Arlington and a sweep at the hands of the Texas Rangers, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the offseason of Mike Elias and the money of the Angelos family to support the next steps.

As the sun sets on Camden Yards, what might’ve been for 2023 Orioles

It all ended so suddenly after so much fun for Orioles fans. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss what made the Birds not good enough in October in Arlington this week and how future Octobers must be different – especially the pitching but not discounting the hitting. The disappointment will linger but will it burn enough for a postseason return next Fall?

Finding relaxation and relief at new Planet Fitness Recovery Lounge

Earlier this month, Nestor Aparicio snuck off to his longtime sponsor and partners at the newly upgraded Planet Fitness in Reisterstown with lead trainer Quintin Dailey. Let him recap his Black Card spa tour day with new machines, devices and techniques that serve to settle the soul before or after exercising at PF.

The end comes fast and hard in October

Luke Jones and Nestor lament the sudden end of a glorious Orioles season in Arlington and what could’ve made things go differently for Brandon Hyde and a team that won 101 games in the regular season.

Recalling the night I sang three Police songs with Andy Summers in Havana

It’s the greatest cocktail party story that Nestor Aparicio has in a lifetime journey that has exceeded all expectations. Back in March 1999 while in Havana, Cuba covering the Orioles historic baseball visit and Fidel Castro, he ran into Woody Harrelson and Andy Summers in La Bodeguita del Medio and convinced the legendary Hall of Fame guitarist from The Police to join a local band. Summers insisted that Nestor play the role of Sting in the band. Let the trio who were there tell you about it…

Andy Summers of The Police returns to Nestor’s life 25 years after the Havana duet

Legendary guitarist Andy Summers of The Police reunites with Nestor nearly a quarter of a century after their 1999 duet in Cuba, which you can hear at Baltimore Positive as well. His current tour brings him through York, Pennsylvania on Thursday, October 12th with a full multimedia show: “A Cracked Lens + A Missing String.”

Lending some perspective to Orioles and Ravens weekend and conflict in Israel

While our city’s sports teams failed to bask in the afterglow of the amazing power to bring local folks together, our Chief Digital Officer Mike Rosenfeld of Web Connection lends the perspective to having been to Camden Yards, Pittsburgh and Jerusalem. The Orioles losses and the Ravens giveaway in Pittsburgh took a backseat to unthinkable violence and war halfway around the world.

Comedian Lewis Black on going orange and black and never looking back

When his usual comedic rants were softened by the Orioles fandom in his heart on the internet, we needed to reach to our favorite comedian Lewis Black to investigate his baseball soul from the D.C. suburbs to a life making jokes about Peter Angelos and Daniel Snyder. The man has suffered with Baltimore baseball and Washington football. Let him come clean on why Camden Yards in October is what heaven will feel like…

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