Saturday, February 27, 2021

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AUDIO VAULT

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Luke Jones and Nestor discuss coaching staff changes for Harbaugh and Ravens

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss coaching staff changes for Harbaugh and Ravens
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Teddy Savage of Planet Fitness discusses posture and movement as pandemic rolls into 2nd year

Our international (but made in Baltimore) fitness guru Teddy Savage of Planet Fitness discusses posture and movement as the pandemic continues and we all work from home on a screen.
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Marty Conway and Nestor discuss future of Orioles and stadium situation

Marty Conway and Nestor discuss future of Orioles and stadium situation
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Terps color analyst Chris Knoche joins Nestor to discuss big time college hoops realities during pandemic

Terps color analyst Chris Knoche joins Nestor to discuss big time college hoops realities during pandemic
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Luke Jones and Nestor discuss magic of Orioles baseball for next 24 months in Baltimore

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss magic of Orioles baseball for next 24 months in Baltimore
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If you love Slick Ric as much as I do, you’ll enjoy (or want to vomit) at the sight of this commercial from the North Carolina lottery. It’s either thoroughly enjoyable or pathetic…you make the call:

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Latest News

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Orioles’ Davis says he’s made changes “visible to the naked eye” in hopes of better results

The veteran first baseman described adjustments at the plate as "overdue" in trying to rejuvenate his career after batting a combined .169 over the last three seasons.
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Dreaming of all of those places we’ll go when we can…

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A spirited debate about all of the things we miss about life B.C. – before Covid. Todd Schuler and Nestor debate the Atlantic beaches and Northern Lights and visions of all that is ahead once we get this vaccine and pandemic handled.
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The realities of (another) Orioles summer of losing a lot of baseball games

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Sure, the 0.0 predictions about postseason hopes were clever but what is the 2021 ceiling for the Birds of Mike Elias and rebuilding into another season without real hope for anything other than the future?
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Who wants a seat at the pool in Las Vegas for Ravens at Raiders?

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Our pal J.T. The Brick joins Nestor from Las Vegas, where dreams of a big black and silver stadium and a great road trip this fall keep the football spirits alive during a pandemic winter.
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Thirty years later: What comes next for Oriole Park at Camden Yards and downtown commerce?

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Three decades after she designed virtually aspect of our downtown stadium, Janet Marie Smith still lives here in Baltimore and has some thoughts about the future.
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Luke Jones

How did Ravens running backs stack up to rest of NFL in 2020?

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Gus Edwards has averaged more than 5.0 yards per carry and rushed for more than 700 yards in three straight seasons.
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Business

Are you protected when the disaster occurs on your side of the street?

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In the aftermath of the Texas disaster, our financial planning expert Leonard Raskin joins Nestor to discuss the significance of having real insurance for real emergencies. Just in case...
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Arts

Dreaming of all of those places we’ll go when we can…

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A spirited debate about all of the things we miss about life B.C. – before Covid. Todd Schuler and Nestor debate the Atlantic beaches and Northern Lights and visions of all that is ahead once we get this vaccine and pandemic handled.
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College Sports

Bidding adieu to our pal Dave Ginsburg on press row

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After three decades of DMV worldwide sports coverage at the Associated Press, Dave Ginsburg is hanging up the laptop. At least for now. He joins Nestor for a fun retrospective of Baltimore and Washington and memories and press box food.
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Dreaming of all of those places we’ll go when we can…

A spirited debate about all of the things we miss about life B.C. – before Covid. Todd Schuler and Nestor debate the Atlantic beaches and Northern Lights and visions of all that is ahead once we get this vaccine and pandemic handled.

Bidding adieu to our pal Dave Ginsburg on press row

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The realities of (another) Orioles summer of losing a lot of baseball games

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PODCAST AUDIO VAULT

Baltimore Positive Podcast Audio Vault0

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss coaching staff changes for Harbaugh and Ravens

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss coaching staff changes for Harbaugh and Ravens
LISTEN TO PODCAST
Baltimore Positive Podcast Audio Vault0

Teddy Savage of Planet Fitness discusses posture and movement as pandemic rolls into 2nd year

Our international (but made in Baltimore) fitness guru Teddy Savage of Planet Fitness discusses posture and movement as the pandemic continues and we all work from home on a screen.
LISTEN TO PODCAST
Baltimore Positive Podcast Audio Vault0

Marty Conway and Nestor discuss future of Orioles and stadium situation

Marty Conway and Nestor discuss future of Orioles and stadium situation
LISTEN TO PODCAST
Baltimore Positive Podcast Audio Vault0

Terps color analyst Chris Knoche joins Nestor to discuss big time college hoops realities during pandemic

Terps color analyst Chris Knoche joins Nestor to discuss big time college hoops realities during pandemic
LISTEN TO PODCAST
Baltimore Positive Podcast Audio Vault0

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss magic of Orioles baseball for next 24 months in Baltimore

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss magic of Orioles baseball for next 24 months in Baltimore
LISTEN TO PODCAST
Baltimore Positive Podcast Audio Vault0

Don Mohler and Nestor start measuring progress of Biden administration early days

Don Mohler and Nestor start measuring progress of Biden administration early days
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LOCAL DISCUSSION

The realities of (another) Orioles summer of losing a lot of baseball games

Sure, the 0.0 predictions about postseason hopes were clever but what is the 2021 ceiling for the Birds of Mike Elias and rebuilding into another season without real hope for anything other than the future?

What will drive innovation and growth for Baltimore over next decade?

Bill Cole 0
Bill Cole and Nestor ask some lengthy and difficult questions about the future of business and industry in our hometown as the pandemic drags into the second year.

Is there sports life after Ravens season?

Business 0
Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss what occupies us after the purple birds hibernate and the Orioles eternal hopes spring yet another summer of chasing a No. 1 draft pick in 2022.

Bidding adieu to our pal Dave Ginsburg on press row

College Sports 0
After three decades of DMV worldwide sports coverage at the Associated Press, Dave Ginsburg is hanging up the laptop. At least for now. He joins Nestor for a fun retrospective of Baltimore and Washington and memories and press box food.

Dreaming of all of those places we’ll go when we can…

Arts 0
A spirited debate about all of the things we miss about life B.C. – before Covid. Todd Schuler and Nestor debate the Atlantic beaches and Northern Lights and visions of all that is ahead once we get this vaccine and pandemic handled.

Avoiding bad habits and poor posture as we all stare at the Zoom lens

Business 0
Our international (but made in Baltimore) fitness guru Teddy Savage of Planet Fitness discusses posture and movement as the pandemic continues and we all work from home on a screen.

An unusual amount of coaching changes for Ravens this offseason?

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Luke Jones and Nestor discuss a long list of coaching staff changes for John Harbaugh in Owings Mills and how it impacts the franchise this offseason.

Taking a long walk with John Feinstein on The National Anthem at sporting events and race in America

College Sports 0
Decorated author John Feinstein joins Nestor and Don for further discussion on a recent column in The Washington Post regarding Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks dispatching with an American tradition.

Major League Baseball in need of a healing season

Business 0
Forbes baseball business insider Maury Brown joins Nestor to discuss all that ails the sport as spring training commences. And, as always, bonus rock music discussion, history and rumination.

Everything you ever wanted to know about the vaccine and how to get it

Business 0
You have questions. We have questions. Dr. Gregory Branch does an incredible job of explaining how the vaccine really works in your body and the ideology behind the significance of this American COVID vaccination process.

Who has the best crab cake in Maryland? Let the debate continue…

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Evan Brown of State Fare in Catonsville and Nestor go down a very familiar crustacean hole and resurrect the eternal debate: what makes the perfect crab cake? One of them intends to investigate this further...

How can we fairly measure the first days of the Biden Administration?

Don Mohler 0
Don Mohler and Nestor start measuring progress during the early days of the Biden administration.

Are you protected when the disaster occurs on your side of the street?

Business 0
In the aftermath of the Texas disaster, our financial planning expert Leonard Raskin joins Nestor to discuss the significance of having real insurance for real emergencies. Just in case...

Finding your personal Patterson Park Pagoda in lieu of a diamond this spring

Arts 0
Longtime baseball insider (and cool musician) at The Washington Post Dave Sheinin joins Nestor to discuss the joys of writing about life in East Baltimore as the weather changes and the Orioles work on that zero point zero.

Next election race for Comptroller of Maryland begins as Bowie Mayor Tim Adams discusses candidacy and role

Business 0
Bowie Mayor Tim Adams discusses vaccines for citizens and his background and candidacy for Maryland Comptroller in Prince George's County.

Who wants a seat at the pool in Las Vegas for Ravens at Raiders?

Local 0
Our pal J.T. The Brick joins Nestor from Las Vegas, where dreams of a big black and silver stadium and a great road trip this fall keep the football spirits alive during a pandemic winter.

We could all use a few days in New Orleans right now

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Mardi Gras during pandemic came and went but at least the cuisine of the Cajun soul was fed. Todd Schuler spent some formative years on the Bayou but can't get Nestor enthused about that nasty King Cake...

What happens when government fails to keep the lights and heat on?

Business 0
Don Mohler and Nestor do a full recon on the Texas energy failure and role of government to protect citizens from predatory business practices during a state of emergency.

Everything you ever wanted to know about the vaccine and how to get it

You have questions. We have questions. Dr. Gregory Branch does an incredible job of explaining how the vaccine really works in your body and the ideology behind the significance of this American COVID vaccination process.

How can we fairly measure the first days of the Biden Administration?

Don Mohler 0

Taking a long walk with John Feinstein on The National Anthem at sporting events and race in America

College Sports 0
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Heather Mizeur tells us why it's time to send Andy Harris home from Washington in District 1
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Delegate Jon Cardin discusses significance of anti-bullying legislation and more from Annapolis
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Brooke Lierman tells us why she's ready to run for Comptroller of Maryland
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Dr Charles Fine joins Nestor to discuss Orioles history and how dentistry has changed during COVID
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Teddy Savage of Planet Fitness discusses posture and movement as pandemic rolls into 2nd year
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Leonard Raskin joins Nestor to discuss significance of real insurance for real emergencies
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Todd Schuler and Nestor discuss next signs pandemic is on back nine
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Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the realities of upcoming Orioles summer season of mounting losses
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Juan Webster of Sagamore Pendry discusses iconic Fells Point property and COVID life in Baltimore
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JT The Brick invites Nestor to Las Vegas for Ravens at Raiders in the fall
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Dave Ginsburg retires to the good sporting life in land of plesant living
26:31
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Luke Jones and Nestor discuss coaching staff changes for Harbaugh and Ravens
31:12
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Don Mohler and Nestor do a full recon on Texas energy failure and role of government
33:27
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NY Jets GM Joe Douglas comes back to Baltimore to discuss how Ravens readied him for Broadway
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Evan Brown of State Fare talks legit restaurant crab cakes and Baltimore recipes
33:54
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John Feinstein takes a long walk on The National Anthem at sporting events and race in America
40:45
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Dr Gregory Branch answers questions about COVID vaccine and how and why to get it
36:18
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Bowie Mayor Tim Adams discusses vaccines for citizens and his candidacy for Maryland Comptroller
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Leonard Raskin and Nestor search for sports life after Ravens season
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Todd Schuler and Nestor celebrate Mardi Gras food and music vacation dreams
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SPORTS

How did Ravens running backs stack up to rest of NFL in 2020?

Gus Edwards has averaged more than 5.0 yards per carry and rushed for more than 700 yards in three straight seasons.

How did Ravens tight ends stack up to rest of NFL in 2020?

Mark Andrews is the only tight end in Ravens history to produce multiple seasons of at least 700 receiving yards and seven touchdown catches.

Major League Baseball in need of a healing season

Business 0
Forbes baseball business insider Maury Brown joins Nestor to discuss all that ails the sport as spring training commences. And, as always, bonus rock music discussion, history and rumination.

Who wants a seat at the pool in Las Vegas for Ravens at Raiders?

Local 0
Our pal J.T. The Brick joins Nestor from Las Vegas, where dreams of a big black and silver stadium and a great road trip this fall keep the football spirits alive during a pandemic winter.

Mancini feeling great, participating fully as Orioles’ full-squad workouts underway

Orioles 0
After completing chemo treatments last fall, the Baltimore slugger began baseball workouts in late October and had a mostly normal offseason.

How did Ravens defensive linemen stack up to rest of NFL in 2020?

Luke Jones 0
Despite missing nearly five full games, Calais Campbell was named to his sixth Pro Bowl in his first year with Baltimore.

Thirty years later: What comes next for Oriole Park at Camden Yards and downtown commerce?

Arts 0
Three decades after she designed virtually aspect of our downtown stadium, Janet Marie Smith still lives here in Baltimore and has some thoughts about the future.

Orioles’ Davis says he’s made changes “visible to the naked eye” in hopes of better results

Orioles 0
The veteran first baseman described adjustments at the plate as "overdue" in trying to rejuvenate his career after batting a combined .169 over the last three seasons.

The realities of (another) Orioles summer of losing a lot of baseball games

#DearOrioles 0
Sure, the 0.0 predictions about postseason hopes were clever but what is the 2021 ceiling for the Birds of Mike Elias and rebuilding into another season without real hope for anything other than the future?

Is there sports life after Ravens season?

Business 0
Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss what occupies us after the purple birds hibernate and the Orioles eternal hopes spring yet another summer of chasing a No. 1 draft pick in 2022.

Twelve Orioles thoughts with full-squad spring workouts underway

Luke Jones 0
Dean Kremer is among the interesting young talents to watch in 2021.

Ravens promote Ver Steeg to running backs coach as Weiss departs

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J.K. Dobbins will have a new running backs coach in 2021.

DENNIS KOULATSOS

BILL COLE

LEONARD RASKIN

TODD SCHULER

BALTIMORE NEWS

The work of Eric DeCosta is never done

Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the busy scouts and pro personnel situation in Owings Mills as NFL free agency opens on March 15.

Thirty years later: What comes next for Oriole Park at Camden Yards and downtown commerce?

Three decades after she designed virtually aspect of our downtown stadium, Janet Marie Smith still lives here in Baltimore and has some thoughts about the future.

What will drive innovation and growth for Baltimore over next decade?

Bill Cole and Nestor ask some lengthy and difficult questions about the future of business and industry in our hometown as the pandemic drags into the second year.

Finding your personal Patterson Park Pagoda in lieu of a diamond this spring

Longtime baseball insider (and cool musician) at The Washington Post Dave Sheinin joins Nestor to discuss the joys of writing about life in East Baltimore as the weather changes and the Orioles work on that zero point zero.

Everything you ever wanted to know about the vaccine and how to get it

You have questions. We have questions. Dr. Gregory Branch does an incredible job of explaining how the vaccine really works in your body and the ideology behind the significance of this American COVID vaccination process.

POLITICS

BALTIMORE POSITIVE TV

MUSIC CLASSIC

Music

Billy Squier chats about The Stroke and success in December 1989

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During his youthful teenage #AlmostFamous days as music critic at The Evening Sun in Baltimore, Nestor Aparicio chatted with many legends coming through the area on tour. This is the first of two with the leader of the band who once opened for Kiss at the Capital Centre.
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Music

Late, great Dan Fogelberg talked about love, breakups and the environment with Nestor in June 1991 before Merriweather Post concert

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It hard to say how much we are missing the beautiful music of the living legacy to the leader of the band.
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Music

Climbing the highest mountain

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And you give yourself away...
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Music

It’s been such a long time to have more than a feeling about sports

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It's been such a long time without sports, so this is the 2nd in a May dispatch of daily Most Influential Albums in your music life challenge on Facebook. Nestor is playing along with more than a feeling...
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Arts

Lead singer of Kansas Ronnie Platt joins Nestor again to discuss the Point of Know Return

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When classic rock bands stay on the road and change members, sometimes it can be bumpy. This is an incredible tale of a band that Nestor discovered at "Leftoverture"...
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Celebrities

Tommy Shaw takes us higher and Nestor gets ultimate fan boy Styx treatment and asks tough questions about Damn Yankees in August 1990

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Thirty years later, this harkens back to when Tommy Shaw was with Ted Nugent and Jack Blades in a supergroup and Styx still had Dennis DeYoung. "Yesterday's just a memory, can we we close the door?"
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BUSINESS

Business

What happens when government fails to keep the lights and heat on?

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Don Mohler and Nestor do a full recon on the Texas energy failure and role of government to protect citizens from predatory business practices during a state of emergency.
Read more
Baltimore Positive Classic

Mikulski tells Nestor and Don to just say “no” to Baltimore nostalgia

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Nestor and Don wanted Barbara Mikulski to tell some old stories about Baltimore's storied past. Instead, she wanted no part of nostalgia but only to discuss its impact on the future of our city.
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Business

Ransom says MedChi docs are on frontlines battling and need community COVID support

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An appreciation and some insights from the doctors who are waging a battle against the corona virus
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Arts

Caruso tells the wonders of the former Patterson movie theatre called The Creative Alliance

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Consider helping some displaced artists in Highlandtown during the pandemic at this gem housed in the former Patterson movie theater
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EDUCATION

Community

How community policing and reform measures work to benefit everyone

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With changes to protocols for many officers around the country, Dave Rose of F.O.P. Lodge 4 discusses life as a police officer and the concerns of the force in the modern world.
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Business

Ball says coup attempt on Capitol is reminder of division and anger in America

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Howard County Executive Calvin Ball discusses the disturbing images from the coup attempt on our nation's Capitol and how his county is battling COVID and all of the unfolding issues of the pandemic.
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Community

The reality of teachers, students and parents as pandemic has made remote learning mandatory

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As the calendar rolls into the New Year, it's time for an update from Cheryl Bost on the state of local education as challenges mount and the pandemic rages on. How can we best educate our kids?
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HEALTH

Business

Lamenting the long road back to normal after this pandemic

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Don and Nestor are trying to make sense of all of this change and what it means for Baltimore, the election and the future of our country
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Business

Suntha says credentials of Fauci regarding COVID are unassailable

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The leader of University of Maryland Medical System discussed all aspects of the virus and a potential vaccine
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Business

Wagner tells Towson CVP story of pandemic transition and serving first responders

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Local people helping local people during the biggest crisis of our lifetime
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ARTS

Arts

How Wes Moore found his way back to Baltimore

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The charm and potential of the Charm City called to him...
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Arts

Lead singer of Kansas Ronnie Platt joins Nestor again to discuss the Point of Know Return

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When classic rock bands stay on the road and change members, sometimes it can be bumpy. This is an incredible tale of a band that Nestor discovered at "Leftoverture"...
Read more
Arts

Steve Whiteman of Kix talks Hagerstown, Baltimore and Orioles baseball in April 1994

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True story: Nestor took voice lessons from the affable and always available Whiteman on Harford Road when his throat was hurting from screaming on the radio every day in the 1990s. "Ya got nothin' to lose..."
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LEADERSHIP

WNST CLASSIC

Arts

Former Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman catches up on music to sports radio transition

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A recurring guest in recent years as he left the drum kit of The Black Crowes to become a sports radio host at Fox Sports Radio, Gorman and Nestor catches up on Orioles, NFL and life in Nashville with the new band Trigger Hippy.
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Celebrities

Jack Del Rio comes back to Baltimore to celebrate twenty years of football since Super Bowl XXXV

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Now down the road with the Washington Football Team, Jack Del Rio comes back to Baltimore to discuss the power and legend of what Ray Lewis and the early teams built in Owings Mills.
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Hall of Fame

When Ray Lewis and Rod Woodson dreamed of winning a Super Bowl at The Barn

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It was the beginning of the Brian Billick era in Baltimore when two future Hall of Famers gathered in Parkville to talk about winning a ring.
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Arts

Professor Thomas Dolby brings music class to order at Johns Hopkins

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Ever since he came to Baltimore to teach music, Nestor has been asking Dolby what he does with the young people. As sweet as any harmony, he learned a lot...
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Remember That Time

Let Edwin Mulitalo set the holiday island mood with his ukelele

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The football talk and Super Bowl XXXV win and haka dance at The Barn are all vivid memories from the era of the first purple miracle but we had some good times just singing Christmas songs and laughing...
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Hall of Fame

John Steadman talks about AFL-NFL merger and Jets disaster in Super Bowl III

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Early in his career, Nestor was always fishing for the real history of sports. No better place to find it than from a guy who was at the pool with Joe Namath in Miami in 1969.
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Community

Memories of fire dances and Festivus Maximus 20 years later with Big Ed

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Former Ravens guard Edwin Mulitalo talks memories of fire dances at The Barn and the good spirit of Festivus Maximus two decades after Tampa and the parade.
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Celebrities
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