WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

It was easy to pick up pounds during the lockdown but summer is a great time to change your diet and take advantage of delicious fresh fruits and vegetables. Some of us know about summer overload and beach bodies.

Sailing off to Bermuda and learning new things

Make a Weis choice and get vaccinated today!

PODCAST AUDIO VAULT

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Nestor goes two scoops into Weis Teaberry to feel the mint for National Ice Cream Month

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Marty Conway explains to Nestor every reason why Baltimore can actually get World Cup 2026 bid

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Forest Park golf pro Ed Miller talks summer strokes and tour coming to Baltimore in August

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Luke Jones and Nestor get the midsummer itch for Ravens training camp and a real season

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Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor go old school wrestling memories with death of Paul Orndorff

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Todd Schuler and Nestor tell summer tales from Bermuda and debate soccer in Baltimore

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LOCAL DISCUSSION

Remembering that time when Marv Albert gifted Nestor a career in sports radio

After a trip to New York to see Bruce Springsteen on Broadway, Nestor comes back from way downtown in Gotham with a big city story that Don Mohler has never heard for The Recon about the birth of his career. You know about Kenny Albert but what about his father's role in berthing WNST?

How excited are you to be going back to the office?

Sure, we all want to send the kids back to school. But are we really ready to dress up and all go back to the way it was before? Our Chief Digital Officer Mike Rosenfeld engages in the conversation of most local business owners and employees as we all look to the end of the summer and the "new" normal.

Jamming space into a bus with Michael Jordan in the summer of 1994

We finally prodded our Blog and Tackle local sports lifer and proud Mt. St. Joe alum Chris Pika to tell us some tales of No. 45 in Birmingham and what a big deal in the real media was like before social media.

Speaking out about a hospital tragedy to create change

After her husband's hospital misdiagnosis and death, Carol Stern has told her family's journey in a new book "Ripped Apart: Living Misdiagnosed" as a cautionary tale to help others.

A Wonderful night at the ‘rasslin matches in South Carolina in Summer of ’79 with Aunt Edna and Paul Orndorff

When Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor start telling old wrestling stories, the laughs and wonderful memories come back. One night, in Greenwood, South Carolina the stars came out on a baseball diamond and Mr. Wonderful appeared.

What happens to those of us who chose to get vaccinated?

Science always believed we'd reach herd immunity because, you know, who wouldn't want to take a vaccine that could save their life? More people than we ever imagined...

Sailing off to Bermuda and learning new things

If you had an uncle who left for Bermuda and never came back, you'd probably have some stories to tell like Todd Schuler does. https://youtu.be/S-SY6Twns3M

What are the real odds that World Cup 2026 games are coming to Baltimore?

In the next three months our city could win the kind of sports bid that would change the face of the Charm City around the world. We asked our civic sports professor Marty Conway the real question: "Do we gotta shot?"

Can the United States ever get back on the world stage for soccer?

Author Steve Mandis tells us what happened to USMNT Soccer team in aftermath of 2018 World Cup debacle and how 2022 Qatar and the hosting of 2026 tournament give our country another shot to excel.

Solving problems and tackling the toughest issues in our city

Todd Schuler and Nestor debate the tough issues and the fast changes coming in America as a result of the pandemic.

What is the political future of Harford County Executive Barry Glassman as 2022 approaches?

We continue our three-part Maryland Crab Cake Tour chat from Barrett's On The Pike with Harford County Executive Barry Glassman about who is counting and distributing the money in Annapolis and his political trail after Bel Air.

The state of Anne Arundel County after the pandemic

As our Maryland Crab Cake Tour extends to Linthicum Heights for the world famous G&M spicy deliciousness, County Executive Steuart Pittman discusses his role in leadership as COVID recedes and Anne Arundel County gets back to business.

Ushering in the new era of sports wagering and mobile

Baltimorean David Katz, who recently announced his departure from Fox Sports, joins Nestor to discuss the future of gambling and how digital is betting on the future of sports wagering.

So what happens to Mullins and Mancini the rest of the way for Orioles?

Sure the trading deadline is fast approaching but will the All Star attention of the Orioles most coveted players dangle any real prospects in a deal? Luke Jones says the days of giving real future stars away in July is over in MLB.

Our anticipation for Ravens training camp builds as a season of hope awaits

Our sports insider Luke Jones joins Nestor for a never-too-early look at training camp and the state of another summer without a baseball pennant race in Baltimore.

Portion control and counting summer calories

Are you another Baltimorean who has never been to Deep Creek Lake?

As Nestor prepares to crisscross Maryland the entire month of August searching for the perfect crab cake, Don Mohler extols the virtues of taking The Recon out I-70 and I-68 for a weekend of relaxation and the great outdoors in beautiful Western Maryland.

Does your desk do what my desk does?

After months of backaches and strains from sitting too long and staring at his computer building Baltimore Positive, Nestor called David Noel at MOI and moved into the 21st century post-pandemic life of working in comfort from home.

The face of fighting racism in Cambridge in the 1960s

Legendary local radio host Marc Steiner discusses the difficult history of racism on the Eastern Shore and the life and death of fellow activist Gloria Richardson, whose famous image still is a symbol of 20th century courage.

Are you another Baltimorean who has never been to Deep Creek Lake?

Reflecting on a rich summer of majors as the tour inches toward Caves

What is the political future of Harford County Executive Barry Glassman as 2022 approaches?

The state of Anne Arundel County after the pandemic

Goin’ fishing with Dan Rodricks for a Maryland adventure

Remembering that time when Marv Albert gifted Nestor a career in sports radio

Cross Street Market is ready for a summer night al fresco

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh moves to the Baltimore Positive hot seat for a training camp sitdown