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Guitarist Mark Bryan tells Nestor about Hootie And The Blowfish hiatus in 2015

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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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Over the years, the local sports and rock and roll connection of Nestor and Hootie And The Blowfish has led to several visits from the boys from South Carolina via the D.C. burbs. It gives him a chance to crush them about the Redskins.

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How will we really know the pandemic is over?

Bill Cole and Nestor discuss how we'll really know and believe the COVID-19 pandemic is over – and when we're safe to finally move freely about the planet.
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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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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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Finding your personal Patterson Park Pagoda in lieu of a diamond this spring

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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.
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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...
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Bill Cole

How will we really know the pandemic is over?

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Bill Cole and Nestor discuss how we'll really know and believe the COVID-19 pandemic is over – and when we're safe to finally move freely about the planet.
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If we could only watch Trey Mancini on television this week…

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Luke Jones joins Nestor to discuss the Miracle of Mancini and the senseless MASN decision of the Angelos family to still not show Orioles games for fans all month from Sarasota.
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Community

Catching the fishing bug this spring?

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Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor look at a year of pandemic life and changes to outdoor habits and adventure. Including grabbing a rod and reel and hitting a spot with just you and nature.
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Golf with us on April 19 to help the kids at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital

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Leonard Raskin and Paula Bragg discuss significance of Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital and golf tourney
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How will we really know the pandemic is over?

Bill Cole and Nestor discuss how we'll really know and believe the COVID-19 pandemic is over – and when we're safe to finally move freely about the planet.

If we could only watch Trey Mancini on television this week…

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Catching the fishing bug this spring?

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PODCAST 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.
LISTEN TO PODCAST
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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
LISTEN TO PODCAST
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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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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

Medical workers on frontline at GBMC, MedStar Health discuss a year of pandemic life for patients and caregivers

Whether you're a patient with routine medical needs or a mom having a baby, the past year of battling COVID has created complexity at local hospitals for everyone.

Growing a better garden with wisdom from the experts at Valley View Farms

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The madame icon of all things gardening in the land of pleasant living, Carrie Engel of Valley View Farms gets our winter garden ready for spring with expert advice and tips for better summer veggies.

Golf with us on April 19 to help the kids at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital

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Leonard Raskin and Paula Bragg discuss significance of Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital and golf tourney

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

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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.

Delegate Cardin says the hard work on Grace’s Law and cyberbullying is never complete

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Nearly seven years later, Delegate Jon Cardin discusses the significance of the historic anti-bullying legislation for children here in Maryland and beyond Annapolis.

Johnny O discusses local UMMS help and getting vaccines in arms this spring

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Donna Jacobs of University of Maryland Medical System joins the Baltimore County Executive to discuss how the three vaccines are making their way to Timonium and other mass vaccination centers in Maryland.

If we could only watch Trey Mancini on television this week…

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Luke Jones joins Nestor to discuss the Miracle of Mancini and the senseless MASN decision of the Angelos family to still not show Orioles games for fans all month from Sarasota.

Mizeur steps forward as candidate to stop the madness in District 1

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Heather Mizeur wasn't expecting to get back into politics from over on the Eastern Shore but the shocking events of January 6th have moved her back into a race to unseat Andy Harris in Congress.

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?

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...

Local experts discuss mental health challenges of COVID and getting real help

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Dr. Carmen Lopez-Avizu of Kennedy Krieger and Dr. Deepak Prabhakar of Sheppard Pratt discuss how COVID has impacted mental health in America and how local citizens in need can get immediate care.

Catching the fishing bug this spring?

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Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor look at a year of pandemic life and changes to outdoor habits and adventure. Including grabbing a rod and reel and hitting a spot with just you and nature.

How will we really know the pandemic is over?

Bill Cole 0
Bill Cole and Nestor discuss how we'll really know and believe the COVID-19 pandemic is over – and when we're safe to finally move freely about the planet.

How COVID has changed hospital operations and tested the system

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Leslie Simmons of LifeBridge Health joins Bob Atlas of the Maryland Hospital Association to discuss ways every local hospital has adjusted during the pandemic.

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.

When Orioles baseball and dentistry collide at a Ruth’s Chris charity event

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Dr. Charles Fine of McDonough Dental in Owings Mills joins Nestor to discuss their mutual love of Orioles history and memorabilia. And the doc updates us on the importance of visiting a dentist during COVID.

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.

Why aren’t Orioles spring training games on my TV? The Recon on MASN and another lost spring from Sarasota

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Their new weekly Catonsville meets Dundalk segment will cover all sorts of ground – local, political and gastrointestinal – but it started where it all began for Nestor and Don. Another ripe Grapefruit baseball season bearing no spring fruit.

Why aren’t Orioles spring training games on my TV? The Recon on MASN and another lost spring from Sarasota

Their new weekly Catonsville meets Dundalk segment will cover all sorts of ground – local, political and gastrointestinal – but it started where it all began for Nestor and Don. Another ripe Grapefruit baseball season bearing no spring fruit.

Mizeur steps forward as candidate to stop the madness in District 1

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How COVID has changed hospital operations and tested the system

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Bill Cole and Nestor discuss when we'll really know and believe pandemic is over
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Leonard Raskin and Paula Bragg discuss significance of Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital golf event
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Don Mohler joins Nestor for The Recon on Orioles spring training and government truth with vaccines
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BC Exec John Olszewski and Donna Jacobs of UMMS discuss hospitals and government delivering vaccines
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Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor talk pandemic life and changes to our outdoor habits and adventures
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The miracle workers of GBMC and MedStar talk about COVID battle from the frontlines of patient care
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Bob Atlas of MHA and Leslie Simmons of LifeBridge Health discuss role of hospitals battling COVID
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Luke Jones joins Nestor to discuss miracle of Mancini and MASN (again) not showing Orioles games
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Nestor and Don discuss COVID mental health issues with experts from Kennedy Krieger & Sheppard Pratt
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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
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SPORTS

Bidding adieu to our pal Dave Ginsburg on press row

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.

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

Marlon Humphrey made his second straight Pro Bowl and remained one of the top corners in the NFL.

Mancini “almost teared up a bit” from ovation in first spring game

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The Orioles first baseman singled in his first Grapefruit League at-bat since being diagnosed with colon cancer last March.

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.

Hyde reveals Mullins to bat only from left side, talks Mancini’s return to Orioles lineup

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Cedric Mullins had batted just .147 with a .439 OPS in 111 major league plate appearances as a right-handed hitter.

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

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

If we could only watch Trey Mancini on television this week…

Business 0
Luke Jones joins Nestor to discuss the Miracle of Mancini and the senseless MASN decision of the Angelos family to still not show Orioles games for fans all month from Sarasota.

Golf with us on April 19 to help the kids at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital

Business 0
Leonard Raskin and Paula Bragg discuss significance of Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital and golf tourney

Why aren’t Orioles spring training games on my TV? The Recon on MASN and another lost spring from Sarasota

#DearOrioles 0
Their new weekly Catonsville meets Dundalk segment will cover all sorts of ground – local, political and gastrointestinal – but it started where it all began for Nestor and Don. Another ripe Grapefruit baseball season bearing no spring fruit.

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

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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?

Catching the fishing bug this spring?

Community 0
Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor look at a year of pandemic life and changes to outdoor habits and adventure. Including grabbing a rod and reel and hitting a spot with just you and nature.

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BILL COLE

LEONARD RASKIN

TODD SCHULER

BALTIMORE NEWS

Why aren’t Orioles spring training games on my TV? The Recon on MASN and another lost spring from Sarasota

Their new weekly Catonsville meets Dundalk segment will cover all sorts of ground – local, political and gastrointestinal – but it started where it all began for Nestor and Don. Another ripe Grapefruit baseball season bearing no spring fruit.

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

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...

Bidding adieu to our pal Dave Ginsburg on press row

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.

How COVID has changed hospital operations and tested the system

Leslie Simmons of LifeBridge Health joins Bob Atlas of the Maryland Hospital Association to discuss ways every local hospital has adjusted during the pandemic.

How will we really know the pandemic is over?

Bill Cole and Nestor discuss how we'll really know and believe the COVID-19 pandemic is over – and when we're safe to finally move freely about the planet.

POLITICS

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MUSIC CLASSIC

Arts

Steve Gorman of The Black Crowes comes home to Baltimore for first chat with Nestor

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It wasn't until The Black Crowes broke up that Nestor first had drummer and Severna Park grad Gorman on the radio show. They made up for lost time with the gospel of how much he loved the band.
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Music

Let loose from the noose…

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So look at me now, I'm just makin' my play...
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Celebrities

Yanni says it’s all Greek to him at Houston Super Bowl in January 2004

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You never know who will appear on Radio Row at the Super Bowl as Nestor has learned over the years. Yanni was there for the fun and had a great sense of humor...
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Arts

Dennis DeYoung talks about Styx without Tommy Shaw and Edge of The Century in May 1991

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The history and lineup of Styx was fuzzy in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Nestor Aparicio has had many chats and encounters with all of the remaining members of the band over the years.
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Arts

James Young allows Nestor to get his Styx fan boy out before Pier Six in August 2013

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Ever since he saw them at the Baltimore Civic Center in February 1980, former music critic Nestor Aparicio has been chasing Styx around the country. JY has been a recurring character on his radio show for three decades. This one was a "mirror, mirror on the wall" segment...
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Arts

Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker joins Nestor on eve of MSG tour stop at The Fillmore to discuss legend of UFO and The Scorpions in...

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At some point, Nestor will find the old tape of his late 1980s #AlmostFamous chat with Schenker during the "Anytime" era but this was the grown up lock back at an incredible career as a metal guitar influencer.
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BUSINESS

Baltimore Positive Classic

Shapiro says relationships are the fruit of the power of nice

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Collecting the best people...
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Charity

The ‘other’ Kolarek makes a baseball pitch for A League of Dreams

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His son Adam Kolakek just won the World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Meet the Catonsville dad and hear and help his mission.
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Business

Kurtinitis tells us what remote campus life entails for many local students and teachers at CCBC

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The impact of COVID on local education has been staggering
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Baltimore Positive Classic

Dixon discusses how her past has guided her future

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We asked mayoral candidate Sheila Dixon tough questions about trust, honesty and transparency at City Hall...
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EDUCATION

Business

Hornbeck shares his beliefs on the value of public education in America

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David Hornbeck explains the long struggle of government vs. education in America
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Community

Johnny O discusses challenges of running Baltimore County government during pandemic’

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Things have changed dramatically for local government and budgets since the last time we got together with the Baltimore County Executive
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Baltimore Positive Classic

Ball discusses challenges of Ellicott City for Howard County residents

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Two floods have devastated a community and now County Executive Calvin Ball examines how to improve Ellicott City for the generations ahead
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HEALTH

Community

Hathaway discusses impact of virus in challenged communities

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Continuing our exploration of how life has changed for all of us during this pandemic and national crisis...
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Baltimore Positive Classic

Hathaway tells genesis of Union Baptist Church in 1865 and how it serves Baltimore

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Reverend Al Hathaway has been a leader in West Baltimore and an agent for positive change throughout our community. Here he tells the history of his church and how it serves.
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Community

Abdalla says Code 3 For Change is addressing COVID downtime and opioid epidemic

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Educating the world about the warning signs of opioid danger in your family and home...
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ARTS

Arts

What is significance of foundations like Goldseker for future promise of Baltimore?

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Don Mohler calls Matt Gallagher the "Elizabeth Warren of Maryland politics" because of his leadership on policy and vast experience in local government. Learn about the incredible career of Matt Gallagher and why he chose to continue his public service with Goldseker Foundation...
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Arts

Mark Bryan of Hootie and The Blowfish talks love of Maryland based sports with Nestor in April 1997

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Because he can't find his picture with Mark Bryan during this era, this is Darius Rucker. This one might include the time when Nestor got them a gig doing the National Anthem at Camden Yards before an Orioles game and Rucker was trapped on the golf course. Perhaps...
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Arts

What is the future of Baltimore for tourism?

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Chris Reihl of RentATour joins Nestor to discuss the grim realities of the current hospitality and tourism situation in Baltimore – and the hope for how to rebuild our city after the pandemic.
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LEADERSHIP

WNST CLASSIC

Celebrities

The time I interviewed Cal Ripken over Siberia on the way to China

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Yep. You read it right! In October 2007, Nestor Aparicio flew to Beijing to capture The Iron Man spreading baseball goodwill prior to the 2008 Olympic Games.
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Arts

James Young of Styx talks Frampton, rock and roll and the crazy Don King story

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The picture is from the 2003 Super Bowl in San Diego when boxing promoter Don King stormed the Radio Row set and pretended to...
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Celebrities

Let Marvin Lewis tell the tale of the greatest defense in NFL history 20 years later

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Telling the story of the 2000 Baltimore Ravens never gets old. Defensive coordinator Marvin Lewis joined Nestor from Arizona State to recap some of the old purple magic and how it changes your life.
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Music

Guitarist Mark Bryan tells Nestor about Hootie And The Blowfish hiatus in 2015

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Over the years, the local sports and rock and roll connection of Nestor and Hootie And The Blowfish has led to several visits from the boys from South Carolina via the D.C. burbs. It gives him a chance to crush them about the Redskins.
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Hall of Fame

That time I asked Phil Niekro about throwing a knuckleball

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Back when Nestor Aparicio was nationally syndicated on Sporting News Radio a the turn of the century, he had a chance to talk pitching and catching with the late Hall of Famer.
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Arts

American Idol star Caleb Lee Hutchinson tells Nestor about Maddie and tour coming to Modell Lyric

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True love, singers and American Idol.
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