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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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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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Dick Jerardi and Nestor discuss realities of a college basketball season during a plague

Dick Jerardi and Nestor discuss realities of a college basketball season during a plague
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Local realtor extraordinaire Jeff Mohler joins Nestor for an old-school Section 513 debate regarding the merits of a long-term contract for Lamar Jackson this offseason. We also discuss the peculiar red hot real estate market during the pandemic.

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Arts 0
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From Purple Reign to the General of the Jets

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Mayoral candidate Mary Miller discusses pandemic and running for mayor

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EDUCATION

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The Daily Miracle of a producing and delivering a morning newspaper

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Local strategies and solutions to feed Towson during a pandemic

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HEALTH

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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

As more states and folks turn to legal cannabis, where to get legitimate guidance on usage?

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Brian Sanderoff joins Nestor to discuss the legal cannabis wave and how to become better educated on the use of the medicine.
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Baltimore Positive Classic

Ferguson says Maryland must be a leader in education

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ARTS

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Here is why Baltimore Positive will never be boring…

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This is Part 2 of the "Introduction of Baltimore Positive" with former Baltimore County Executive Don Mohler and WNST radio host Nestor Aparicio. Intelligent conversations ahead if you subscribe...
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Arts

Staying in Fells Point for a Baltimore staycation all summer long

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A bright idea to light up Ravens fans in darkness of winter

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LEADERSHIP

WNST CLASSIC

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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Celebrities

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Baltimore Positive Classic

That time Tommy Lasorda dropped by for some talk about steroids in baseball

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Baltimore Positive Classic

On 29th Anniversary of radio birth, Nestor gets grilled by Don to tell the incredible story of his Mom and Pop in Dundalk

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The first time Nestor Aparicio did a sports radio show was on December 13, 1991. Over the years, Don Mohler has heard a lot of stories about Nestor's parents but he dove all in to interview the interviewer in this lengthy segment about growing up in Dundalk as an adopted replacement child in a broken, grieving family. This one is personal...
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Hall of Fame

Tony Gwynn tells Nestor about a life in baseball chasing a World Series