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A second chance to win – and beat the Steelers!

Our Maryland Lottery pal Seth Elkin joins Nestor at Amicci’s of Little Italy for a holiday visit to discuss a great Ravens scratch-off season and the rivalry that divides their professional relationship during Pittsburgh Week. We decided the loser should have to wear a Browns jersey…

A Banner year of covering sports in Baltimore

As the holidays draw near, Nestor Aparicio is gathering some end-of-year guests to assess a wild ride in Baltimore sports. On the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Amicci’s in Little Italy, sports editor of The Baltimore Banner Chris Korman discusses modern journalism and local coverage – and the high expectations – of the Orioles and Ravens and a cranky beltway fan base.

The stress of the family, holidays and Ravens football

Like many in Baltimore, our financial family planner Leonard Raskin will be cheering on the Ravens this week and offers our audience some sensible and friendly advice for making 2025 the best year ever for knowing your future and where your money and important assets are assigned. Always solid advice here for year-end planning about what’s really important.

Planning more of those First Thursday summer nights of magic in Canton

Holiday visits with friends around town brought Sam Sessa to Amicci’s in Little Italy to tell Nestor everything he ever wanted to know about public radio life at WTMD, WYPR and the massive summer magic created by their incredibly successful First Thursday summer nights of music at the Canton Waterfront Park.

Making sense of Trump’s America

It’s been a while since our government policy expert Matt Gallagher of The Goldseker Foundation has joined us at Faidley’s but with another Trump government and a stocked cabinet of completely unqualified humans about to run the United States of America, it was time for Nestor to try to attempt to make sense of nonsense reality.

La Famiglia and the spirit of The Feast of The Seven Fishes for the holidays

In our never-ending quest to bring together the best people of Baltimore, let Nestor tell you how 40 years of friendship with “Uncle” Dan Rodricks connected him to legendary Chesapeake chef and Gertrude’s proprietor John Shields, who turned out to be related to the very tiny Aparicio family through Smalltimore marriage. The BMA, the holiday and what’s on the table at your tasty Christmas feast?

Shipping ’em crab cakes for the holidays is true love!

If you want crab cakes for Christmas, they’re a click away! Let Damye Hahn of Faidley’s Seafood in Lexington Market tell you about the ease of sending the best holiday box of love anywhere this month. And if you’re in Catonsville, The Fishmonger’s Daughter on Frederick Avenue has some activity that will be bringing a new Faidley’s to the ‘burbs next summer in the 21228!

What do we really expect from new Orioles ownership?

It’s up to Nestor’s friends and sponsors to keep him honest. Our pal Bill Cole of Cole Roofing and Gordian Enegry grills Nestor about what he really expects from the Orioles this offseason with new ownership and a team full of young stars waiting on better pitching. And fans waiting on some kind of honest and authentic communication.

Sports in West Baltimore and the longstanding Coppin State connection with WNST

Still in denial about the NIL, Nestor Aparicio welcomes Ruffin Bell of Coppin State over to Faidley’s Seafood in Lexington Market for a crab cake and a discussion about Eagles history and future goals. Bell, the marketing and promotion specialist on campus, highlights the success of various sports teams, including the volleyball and baseball teams winning the MEAC and the emerging ladies hoops squad with massive wins over Arizona State and George Washington this month. You can always hear Coppin State sports action on WNST-AM 1570.

Where does the Democratic National Committee go from here?

With former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley in the news running to lead the DNC, we turn to local Democratic National Committee member Robbie Leonard, who joined Nestor on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Faidley’s in an effort to educate us on the process of the organization and the massive work ahead after an embarrassing loss in Kamala Harris’ bid for President of the United States of America.

Taking the edge off the stress of the holidays

If all of the stress, merriment and family of the holidays has you a little anxious, Wendy Bronfein of Curio Wellness discusses some ways the folks at Far & Dotter in Timonium can help. The science of chews, the reality of the harvest and expiring bonus points at holidays in our continuing series on cannabis education.

Ravens scratch-off big winners head to The Big Apple on the purple train

As the Ravens head to New York so do several winners of the big Maryland Lottery scratch-off promotion. Let Doug Lloyd of The Maryland Lottery tell you about big jackpots, lucky Friday The 13th fun and more ways to maximize your chances to win with second chances and the MDLottery mobile app.

Finn McCusker Nacho Mama's Half Shell

The legend of Nacho Mama’s will never die…

The legend of Patrick “Scunny” McCusker, founder of Nacho Mama’s and Baltimore bon vivant, continues to grow posthumously in Owings Mills as his son Finn McCusker hosts Nestor at Mama’s On The Half Shell to tell tales about Scunny and seafood on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour brought to you by the Maryland Lottery and Jiffy Lube Multicare.

Getting that end-of-year financial check up?

With our eyes on the holidays and lots of Ravens football to watch, Leonard Raskin reminds you to consider some quiet time this month to get settled with any late 2024 financial benefits or good decisions you can make with investments as 2025 looms.

For the holiday love of Lauraville

On the first stop of the holiday Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Koco’s Pub, sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano and Nick “The Greek” Syropoulos welcome Nestor back “home” to their neighborhood and tell tales of what makes their part of Baltimore City so special and why they’ve never left Lauraville. Or is it Mayfield? Or Beverly Hills?

The enthusiasm of food and corn pudding for the holidays

Ever grab an amazing recipe off the internet and want to thank the chef who shared it? The Food Enthusiast Dara Bunjon of JMore joins Nestor at Koco’s Pub for a holiday corn pudding story and the sharing of Koconut Shrimp tastiness on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.

No One Listens Aparicio Nestor Nasty

Watch “No One Listens; Everyone Hears” – The Media Story of Nestor Aparicio, WNST and Baltimore Positive

You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll learn. Watch “No One Listens; Everyone Hears” – The Story of Baltimore Positive, Nestor Aparicio & WNST” here. A documentary film narrated by Kyf Brewer, Gina Schock, Mickey Cucchiella, Mike Brilhart, John Allen, Ray Bachman and Bill Cole. Special and eternal thanks to Gregg Landry and Blue Rock Productions for the spiritual guidance and documentary awesomeness on this project. Nestor and his family and partners would like to thank every one of you for four decades of support of WNST, our sponsors and advertisers who allow us to do this Baltimore Positive thing.

Ricig Nick Marcella Koco's Pub

Smalltimore “Holidays on Harford” with the real Santa at Koco’s Pub in Lauraville

The Maryland Crab Cake Tour is back on the road for the holidays with friends, food, community conviviality and smiles for the season. We started the December fun at Koco’s Pub where owner Marcella Knight told Ko-Host Mike Ricigliano and legendary WNST caller (and one-time donut provider) Nick “The Greek” Syropoulos welcome the real Santa Claus on Saturday for a family day of Lauraville “Holidays On Harford” seasonal magic.

MD Lottery jackpot

Hitting it big for the holidays

With both jackpots soaring for the holidays, John Martin of Maryland Lottery gets seasonal with holiday winners and scratch-off success with Nestor as Mega Millions and Powerball grow and glow with possibilities.

Bye and bye, figuring out five losses for the Ravens paving a road for January

College players fighting on stadiums fields all over America, Justin Tucker missing field goals and the Ravens taking on a fifth loss amidst a wave of cheesesteak eaters in green Eagles jerseys in downtown Baltimore. Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss the leftover turkey, football passion and quieting the mind as bye week concerns for the NFL locals add up to difficult decisions for management.

Mark Hyman Maryland journalism Merrill Shirley Povich

What comes next for young aspiring sports journalists?

In our never-ending quest to discuss real journalism in a world of fractured and disassembled media, Nestor invites longtime mentor and one-time colleague Mark Hyman, who heads the sports journalism program at the University of Maryland, to discuss the future of sports coverage for the next generation who aspire to carry the notebook and ask the tough questions for fans and citizens.

Karen Falkler

The kind of leadership that begins at the top

On the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Greenmount Station in Hampstead, Karen Falkler discusses the importance of mental and physical wellness for leaders. A former physical therapist, she now focuses on advisory leadership, emphasizing the inter-connectedness of physical, mental, communication, and time (PMCT) wellness. She also highlights the impact of the pandemic on mental health and the need for leaders to prioritize their well-being.

Pie

Plenty of pie (Oh My!) and Thanksgiving football

Our money guy Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss how the American Dream leads to more great memories around holidays, family, football and pie a la mode to be thankful for as December arrives and the Ravens are playing relevant games as the days grow shorter and winter arrives with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Getting some modern realities of sports wagering at Greenmount Station

We’ve been doing radio shows at Greenmount Station in Hampstead for almost 15 years with our pal Chris Richards. This time for the Maryland Crab Cake Tour, Tim Lohrfink from the sports wagering side of the OTB in Carroll County comes aboard to provide some sports wagering realities now that the mobile side has become easier and more mature in Maryland.

Nestor Aparicio media guy

My fall journalism “Declaration of Independence” – Breaking ‘kayfabe’ on how we’re going to cover Orioles and Ravens after 40 years

What does it say that Nestor Aparicio has been professionally bullied, gaslit and banned by Orioles and Ravens ownership after four decades of covering Baltimore sports as a professional reporter, author and journalist? Plenty. About billionaires, money, fealty and the death of local sports journalism and the emergence of team websites as monopoly “news” sources. Read and learn…

Where might the Orioles payroll go? And how and why…

Sports business professor Marty Conway joins Nestor to offer MLB insights on revenue and where the Baltimore Orioles payroll might go under new ownership. The impact of declining revenue from regional sports networks and the shift towards direct-to-consumer apps is the primary concern with the future of MASN in the balance but the importance of sustained success on the field to maintain fan interest and revenue needs to be the long game of the Rubenstein group.

Curio Wellness Science

Continuing a scientific path toward health and wellness

In our continuing educational series on modern cannabis and its many benefits, Wendy Bronfein of Curio Wellness updates Nestor on how the science continues to move forward for gastrointestinal issues, sleep aids, pain management and overall mental and physical health all derived from the plant.

David Rubenstein Orioles owner

Dear David Rubenstein: I really believed things were going to be different with “The Next Chapter” of Orioles history – but I was wrong so far

I’m still “under review” and denied media credentials. You’re still under review by every fan of the Baltimore Orioles and every citizen who chipped in $600 million toward your $1.725 billion asset. Be a better person and a better baseball owner than Peter Angelos. Be the noise for truth, accountability and decency. Make “The Next Chapter” a truly inclusive one, David.

Ross Greenburg HBO

There’s no knocking the legacy of “Hard Knocks” with legendary HBO producer Ross Greenburg

It’s been nearly a quarter of a century and sports documentaries as we all know them were seeded by the work of longtime HBO president Ross Greenburg, who returns to discuss how the landscape has changed and broadened for storytelling and entertaining since Steve Sabol partnered to create the first “Hard Knocks” with the Modells and Brian Billick and the Baltimore Ravens in 2001.

Dear Steve Bisciotti: Ask Chad Steele what he thinks I said about Sage so I can tell Ravens fans why I was really exterminated

“What did do you do wrong, Nestor?” “Why would the Ravens throw you out?” “Why are you the only one in the local media whom they’ve thrown out?” “Why have they treated you this way?” “WHAT DID YOU DO WRONG!?!” I am fed up with these questions from Baltimore sports fans so I wrote to the owner because these questions are his to answer. Letters to John Harbaugh and Eric DeCosta are also coming soon.

A second chance to win – and beat the Steelers!

Our Maryland Lottery pal Seth Elkin joins Nestor at Amicci’s of Little Italy for a holiday visit to discuss a great Ravens scratch-off season and the rivalry that divides their professional relationship during Pittsburgh Week. We decided the loser should have to wear a Browns jersey…

A Banner year of covering sports in Baltimore

As the holidays draw near, Nestor Aparicio is gathering some end-of-year guests to assess a wild ride in Baltimore sports. On the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Amicci’s in Little Italy, sports editor of The Baltimore Banner Chris Korman discusses modern journalism and local coverage – and the high expectations – of the Orioles and Ravens and a cranky beltway fan base.

The stress of the family, holidays and Ravens football

Like many in Baltimore, our financial family planner Leonard Raskin will be cheering on the Ravens this week and offers our audience some sensible and friendly advice for making 2025 the best year ever for knowing your future and where your money and important assets are assigned. Always solid advice here for year-end planning about what’s really important.

Planning more of those First Thursday summer nights of magic in Canton

Holiday visits with friends around town brought Sam Sessa to Amicci’s in Little Italy to tell Nestor everything he ever wanted to know about public radio life at WTMD, WYPR and the massive summer magic created by their incredibly successful First Thursday summer nights of music at the Canton Waterfront Park.

Making sense of Trump’s America

It’s been a while since our government policy expert Matt Gallagher of The Goldseker Foundation has joined us at Faidley’s but with another Trump government and a stocked cabinet of completely unqualified humans about to run the United States of America, it was time for Nestor to try to attempt to make sense of nonsense reality.

La Famiglia and the spirit of The Feast of The Seven Fishes for the holidays

In our never-ending quest to bring together the best people of Baltimore, let Nestor tell you how 40 years of friendship with “Uncle” Dan Rodricks connected him to legendary Chesapeake chef and Gertrude’s proprietor John Shields, who turned out to be related to the very tiny Aparicio family through Smalltimore marriage. The BMA, the holiday and what’s on the table at your tasty Christmas feast?

Shipping ’em crab cakes for the holidays is true love!

If you want crab cakes for Christmas, they’re a click away! Let Damye Hahn of Faidley’s Seafood in Lexington Market tell you about the ease of sending the best holiday box of love anywhere this month. And if you’re in Catonsville, The Fishmonger’s Daughter on Frederick Avenue has some activity that will be bringing a new Faidley’s to the ‘burbs next summer in the 21228!

What do we really expect from new Orioles ownership?

It’s up to Nestor’s friends and sponsors to keep him honest. Our pal Bill Cole of Cole Roofing and Gordian Enegry grills Nestor about what he really expects from the Orioles this offseason with new ownership and a team full of young stars waiting on better pitching. And fans waiting on some kind of honest and authentic communication.

Sports in West Baltimore and the longstanding Coppin State connection with WNST

Still in denial about the NIL, Nestor Aparicio welcomes Ruffin Bell of Coppin State over to Faidley’s Seafood in Lexington Market for a crab cake and a discussion about Eagles history and future goals. Bell, the marketing and promotion specialist on campus, highlights the success of various sports teams, including the volleyball and baseball teams winning the MEAC and the emerging ladies hoops squad with massive wins over Arizona State and George Washington this month. You can always hear Coppin State sports action on WNST-AM 1570.

Where does the Democratic National Committee go from here?

With former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley in the news running to lead the DNC, we turn to local Democratic National Committee member Robbie Leonard, who joined Nestor on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Faidley’s in an effort to educate us on the process of the organization and the massive work ahead after an embarrassing loss in Kamala Harris’ bid for President of the United States of America.

Taking the edge off the stress of the holidays

If all of the stress, merriment and family of the holidays has you a little anxious, Wendy Bronfein of Curio Wellness discusses some ways the folks at Far & Dotter in Timonium can help. The science of chews, the reality of the harvest and expiring bonus points at holidays in our continuing series on cannabis education.

Ravens scratch-off big winners head to The Big Apple on the purple train

As the Ravens head to New York so do several winners of the big Maryland Lottery scratch-off promotion. Let Doug Lloyd of The Maryland Lottery tell you about big jackpots, lucky Friday The 13th fun and more ways to maximize your chances to win with second chances and the MDLottery mobile app.

Finn McCusker Nacho Mama's Half Shell

The legend of Nacho Mama’s will never die…

The legend of Patrick “Scunny” McCusker, founder of Nacho Mama’s and Baltimore bon vivant, continues to grow posthumously in Owings Mills as his son Finn McCusker hosts Nestor at Mama’s On The Half Shell to tell tales about Scunny and seafood on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour brought to you by the Maryland Lottery and Jiffy Lube Multicare.

Getting that end-of-year financial check up?

With our eyes on the holidays and lots of Ravens football to watch, Leonard Raskin reminds you to consider some quiet time this month to get settled with any late 2024 financial benefits or good decisions you can make with investments as 2025 looms.

For the holiday love of Lauraville

On the first stop of the holiday Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Koco’s Pub, sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano and Nick “The Greek” Syropoulos welcome Nestor back “home” to their neighborhood and tell tales of what makes their part of Baltimore City so special and why they’ve never left Lauraville. Or is it Mayfield? Or Beverly Hills?

The enthusiasm of food and corn pudding for the holidays

Ever grab an amazing recipe off the internet and want to thank the chef who shared it? The Food Enthusiast Dara Bunjon of JMore joins Nestor at Koco’s Pub for a holiday corn pudding story and the sharing of Koconut Shrimp tastiness on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.

No One Listens Aparicio Nestor Nasty

Watch “No One Listens; Everyone Hears” – The Media Story of Nestor Aparicio, WNST and Baltimore Positive

You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll learn. Watch “No One Listens; Everyone Hears” – The Story of Baltimore Positive, Nestor Aparicio & WNST” here. A documentary film narrated by Kyf Brewer, Gina Schock, Mickey Cucchiella, Mike Brilhart, John Allen, Ray Bachman and Bill Cole. Special and eternal thanks to Gregg Landry and Blue Rock Productions for the spiritual guidance and documentary awesomeness on this project. Nestor and his family and partners would like to thank every one of you for four decades of support of WNST, our sponsors and advertisers who allow us to do this Baltimore Positive thing.

Ricig Nick Marcella Koco's Pub

Smalltimore “Holidays on Harford” with the real Santa at Koco’s Pub in Lauraville

The Maryland Crab Cake Tour is back on the road for the holidays with friends, food, community conviviality and smiles for the season. We started the December fun at Koco’s Pub where owner Marcella Knight told Ko-Host Mike Ricigliano and legendary WNST caller (and one-time donut provider) Nick “The Greek” Syropoulos welcome the real Santa Claus on Saturday for a family day of Lauraville “Holidays On Harford” seasonal magic.

MD Lottery jackpot

Hitting it big for the holidays

With both jackpots soaring for the holidays, John Martin of Maryland Lottery gets seasonal with holiday winners and scratch-off success with Nestor as Mega Millions and Powerball grow and glow with possibilities.

Bye and bye, figuring out five losses for the Ravens paving a road for January

College players fighting on stadiums fields all over America, Justin Tucker missing field goals and the Ravens taking on a fifth loss amidst a wave of cheesesteak eaters in green Eagles jerseys in downtown Baltimore. Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss the leftover turkey, football passion and quieting the mind as bye week concerns for the NFL locals add up to difficult decisions for management.

Mark Hyman Maryland journalism Merrill Shirley Povich

What comes next for young aspiring sports journalists?

In our never-ending quest to discuss real journalism in a world of fractured and disassembled media, Nestor invites longtime mentor and one-time colleague Mark Hyman, who heads the sports journalism program at the University of Maryland, to discuss the future of sports coverage for the next generation who aspire to carry the notebook and ask the tough questions for fans and citizens.

Karen Falkler

The kind of leadership that begins at the top

On the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Greenmount Station in Hampstead, Karen Falkler discusses the importance of mental and physical wellness for leaders. A former physical therapist, she now focuses on advisory leadership, emphasizing the inter-connectedness of physical, mental, communication, and time (PMCT) wellness. She also highlights the impact of the pandemic on mental health and the need for leaders to prioritize their well-being.

Pie

Plenty of pie (Oh My!) and Thanksgiving football

Our money guy Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss how the American Dream leads to more great memories around holidays, family, football and pie a la mode to be thankful for as December arrives and the Ravens are playing relevant games as the days grow shorter and winter arrives with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Getting some modern realities of sports wagering at Greenmount Station

We’ve been doing radio shows at Greenmount Station in Hampstead for almost 15 years with our pal Chris Richards. This time for the Maryland Crab Cake Tour, Tim Lohrfink from the sports wagering side of the OTB in Carroll County comes aboard to provide some sports wagering realities now that the mobile side has become easier and more mature in Maryland.

Nestor Aparicio media guy

My fall journalism “Declaration of Independence” – Breaking ‘kayfabe’ on how we’re going to cover Orioles and Ravens after 40 years

What does it say that Nestor Aparicio has been professionally bullied, gaslit and banned by Orioles and Ravens ownership after four decades of covering Baltimore sports as a professional reporter, author and journalist? Plenty. About billionaires, money, fealty and the death of local sports journalism and the emergence of team websites as monopoly “news” sources. Read and learn…

Where might the Orioles payroll go? And how and why…

Sports business professor Marty Conway joins Nestor to offer MLB insights on revenue and where the Baltimore Orioles payroll might go under new ownership. The impact of declining revenue from regional sports networks and the shift towards direct-to-consumer apps is the primary concern with the future of MASN in the balance but the importance of sustained success on the field to maintain fan interest and revenue needs to be the long game of the Rubenstein group.

Curio Wellness Science

Continuing a scientific path toward health and wellness

In our continuing educational series on modern cannabis and its many benefits, Wendy Bronfein of Curio Wellness updates Nestor on how the science continues to move forward for gastrointestinal issues, sleep aids, pain management and overall mental and physical health all derived from the plant.

David Rubenstein Orioles owner

Dear David Rubenstein: I really believed things were going to be different with “The Next Chapter” of Orioles history – but I was wrong so far

I’m still “under review” and denied media credentials. You’re still under review by every fan of the Baltimore Orioles and every citizen who chipped in $600 million toward your $1.725 billion asset. Be a better person and a better baseball owner than Peter Angelos. Be the noise for truth, accountability and decency. Make “The Next Chapter” a truly inclusive one, David.

Ross Greenburg HBO

There’s no knocking the legacy of “Hard Knocks” with legendary HBO producer Ross Greenburg

It’s been nearly a quarter of a century and sports documentaries as we all know them were seeded by the work of longtime HBO president Ross Greenburg, who returns to discuss how the landscape has changed and broadened for storytelling and entertaining since Steve Sabol partnered to create the first “Hard Knocks” with the Modells and Brian Billick and the Baltimore Ravens in 2001.

Dear Steve Bisciotti: Ask Chad Steele what he thinks I said about Sage so I can tell Ravens fans why I was really exterminated

“What did do you do wrong, Nestor?” “Why would the Ravens throw you out?” “Why are you the only one in the local media whom they’ve thrown out?” “Why have they treated you this way?” “WHAT DID YOU DO WRONG!?!” I am fed up with these questions from Baltimore sports fans so I wrote to the owner because these questions are his to answer. Letters to John Harbaugh and Eric DeCosta are also coming soon.

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