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Sarah David tells Nestor her path and vision as candidate for Baltimore County State’s Attorney

When we talk about prosecuting crime in Baltimore County it makes everyone’s ears perk up and local attorney and candidate Sarah David tells Nestor about her path and vision as candidate for Baltimore County State’s Attorney at Pizza John’s in Essex on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour. Do you know who your State’s Attorney is or what they do or how they could be helpful to you as a citizen?

John Allen returns to discuss new Stone Horses single Make A Living and Child’s Play tribute to Brian Jack on May 30th

Our lifer pal John Allen of Stone Horses returns to East Baltimore here with Nestor at Pizza John’s in Essex to discuss his new single, “Make A Living,” which is getting rock radio airplay and putting the band back on stage locally throughout the spring and summer. And, of course, there’s the Child’s Play reunion and tribute to late singer and guitarist Brian Jack on May 30th at Reckless Shepherd Brewery in Columbia.

Astronaut and Orioles fan Terry Virts joins Nestor from Texas where he is discussing democracy and US government

He’s joined us in the past to talk Orioles baseball and marvel us with his incredible resume as a Maryland-raised astronaut who led missions on behalf of NASA and our country. Now retired from space duty and deep in the heart of Texas, Terry Virts has been involved in local politics and discussing democracy and the threat of the Trump administration to all of us who salute the American flag.

Leonard Raskin returns after European odyssey to compare South America notes with Nestor as American Dream remains alive to see the world

Our pal Leonard Raskin just returned from Ireland and Italy while Nestor hadn’t even told him about his South American cultural journey back in March. The financial advisor pitching the American Dream tells us about his Roman experience with Irish stout while the sports radio kid from Dundalk talks about walking the streets of Montevideo, the hills of Medellin and scaling Machu Picchu in the Andes. Non sports, although sports is always involved…

Luke Jones and Nestor recap a rare victory for Orioles in Miami as Basallo stars

Cycling through a variety of high draft picks who have scuffled early in their major league careers has been a way of life for the Baltimore Orioles over the past four seasons. Luke Jones and Nestor recap an all-too-rare rare victory for the Orioles in Miami as catcher Samuel Basallo stars with a homer short of the cycle and Adley Rutschman comes through in the clutch as the Birds bounce back from a nightmare weekend on Broadway.

Author Tim Wendel returns to rock some music talk and baseball lore with Nestor as seasons change

After knowing author and longtime baseball insider Tim Wendel over four decades, Nestor finds out that before all of the fiction there were the facts about being a rock music critic in the early 1980s in Buffalo. The newspaper reporter journey to a sequel to Rebel Falls, our favorite Writer in Residence returns from Virginia to rock some music talk and baseball lore with Nestor as the seasons change and the game changes even more than we realize.

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss future of franchise with Elias after Yankees sweep of Orioles

We’re all looking for answers after a hideous sweep at the hands of the New York Yankees in the Bronx. The Baltimore Orioles’ new ownership can’t like what it’s seeing on the field from the 2026 squad because none of us do. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the future of franchise with Mike Elias at the helm after an embarrassing weekend of baseball at Yankee Stadium for the Birds.

Ian Fischer of GMBC gives Nestor an education on physical therapy and getting back to full strength

Our partners at GBMC are always sending us experts to educate us about the real life road to feeling better and, for anyone’s who has ever been sent to “PT” knows, it’s always about doing what the docs tell you. Here, physical therapist Ian Fischer gives Nestor an education on getting back to full strength and some good advice from the GBMC Physical Therapy Center at Owings Mills.

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the disgust at brand of Orioles baseball played in New York

The first three games for the Baltimore Orioles in the Bronx against the first-place New York Yankees showed two franchises headed in two very different directions. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the disgust at brand of Orioles baseball played in The Big Apple over the weekend and how this depleted roster and lineup continue to disappoint across the diamond and into The Warehouse.

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Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens return of Calais Campbell and rookie weekend in Owings Mills

Leadership is hard to import but Luke Jones and Nestor both check off on the return of 40-year old Calais Campbell to the Baltimore Ravens defense. The immortal path to Canton for a Hall of Fame hopeful and the rocky rookie weekend in Owings Mills for a group of draft picks and everyone else as head coach Jesse Minter gathers the kids for a welcome to the NFL as spring hopes are eternal.

Essex attorney Todd Schuler talks Preakness ponies and insurance companies ponying up in court

It’s that time of the year again when the few of us who care about horse racing actually discuss it. Essex attorney and former delegate Todd Schuler returns to Koco’s Pub on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to discuss Preakness ponies not at Pimlico, Triple Crown dreams sold off to the Churchill gypsies and insurance companies ponying up in court when they’re not doing what the TV ads say they will.

Allen McCallum and Nestor discuss the Orioles spring one month into disappointing start to season

For those of us who thought the Baltimore Orioles could win 92 games this season based on emerging talent and the offseason “open for business” spend by new ownership and VP of Baseball Operations Mike Elias, we are suddenly doing a lot of revisionist history about the pitching, hitting and defense. Allen McCallum joins Nestor to discuss the realities of the first month of a disappointing start to a season that held a lot of hope in Sarasota for rookie skipper Craig Albernaz and what felt like more talent over the winter.

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Shane Baz and significance of his Orioles success

With the slow starts of the biggest financial investments of the shaky offseason of Mike Elias and the new Rubenstein ownership, Luke Jones and Nestor reset the expectations for a playoff hopeful franchise is sustaining equal parts patience and “win-now” pressure. Shane Baz flashed on Tuesday night and all aspects of Pete Alonso have our historians discussing two Davis guys whose infamy stalks the newest Birds first baseman.

Houston sports voice Matt Thomas previews Astros with Nestor from land of Rockets and Texans

When the Astros come to Baltimore we always reach to longtime Houston sports voice Matt Thomas of Sportstalk790 to update us on the once-mighty (and trashcan banging) franchise to get us current. And in the land of the Rockets playoff misery and aftermath of the Texans draft to rebuild C.J. Stroud’s offense, the current last-place and unfamiliar misery has settled into the Astros reality this spring for Houston sports fans.

Marcella Knight of Koco’s Pub joins Nestor for a food review of what makes local and neighborhood an elevated experience

We get the privilege of going all over town with our Maryland Crab Cake Tour but nothing takes it back to the old neighborhood like an afternoon at Koco’s Pub in Lauraville and doing the show between the kitchen and the bar with Marcella Knight, who has been celebrating 40 years of local business by making even more of her mother’s elevated and amazing crab cakes.

Longtime high school sports insider Gary Adornato educates Nestor on modern reporting and NIL of student athletes

No one has covered local high school sports longer or better than Gary Adornato, who joins Nestor at Koco’s Pub and updates us on the modern journalism and news gathering being done on the prep circuit in the era of NIL, and with college sports in disarray and kids focusing on one sport far earlier. We’ve come a long way since the “All Metro” pages of The Baltimore Sun back in the 1980s…

Drew Vanlandingham of Brigance Brigade brings Nestor a Juice update and big Canton walk on May 3rd

We always have time and the heart to continue to deliver the message of former Baltimore Ravens and Stallions linebacker O.J. Brigance, whose battle against ALS has inspired everyone he’s ever touched. Nestor was touched by the visit from the Executive Director of the Brigance Brigade, Drew Vanlandingham, who brings Nestor a Juice update and educates us on the big Canton walk and run on May 3rd.

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Orioles taking two of three in Kansas City and headed home for BoSox

It’s been far from perfect but it’s been good enough for the Orioles to remain very much in the hunt in the American League East as the scuffling Boston Red Sox come to Camden Yards this weekend. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Birds taking two of three in Kansas City and tip-toeing through all sorts of injuries, cold bats and a bullpen that’s provided much-needed relief to help them hover near .500 while awaiting better health and Camden Yards cooking.

Pete Triantafilos welcomes Nestor back to Costas Inn where horse racing season is ready to welcome you in Timonium

We still love the OG Dundalk location of Costas Inn but coming up on the first anniversary of the “new” Timonium location we sidled up to the bar inside the racetrack grandstand and adjacent to the OTB to discuss the upcoming horse racing Triple Crown season and all of the things that Pete Triantafilos has learned in expanding his father and family’s vision for the hospitality that has made the name “Costas” legendary in Baltimore seafood circles.

Karson Kamenetz brings his family history and campaign message to District 4 in Baltimore County

His father Kevin served as Baltimore County Executive and was on the campaign trail attempting to become the Governor of Maryland in 2018 when he tragically died. So, it’s not a huge surprise that youthful Karson Kamenetz would be dipping his toes into the political realm with a run at the county council seat at stake in the 4th District on the northwest side of the beltway. We discuss what is important to constituents in our area right now like traffic, crime and affordability. And the power and expectations of his family name.

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Orioles woes and frozen bats heading to Kansas City

Sure, it’s not the lineup that manager Craig Albernaz envisioned back in Sarasota in February but the Orioles need to figure out how to stop striking out and start hitting with runners in scoring position. Nestor Aparicio and Luke Jones discussed the Birds’ struggles, including a five-game losing streak and scuffling through Kansas City waiting for the roster to get healthier and more productive.

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss rotation and Orioles scraping by on any win possible in KC

Is there an “ace” in the starting rotation deck for the Baltimore Orioles? Sure, we all believed that Trevor Rogers and Kyle Bradish would make it look easy and that Shane Baz would pitch to his contract and Chris Bassitt would stabilize the staff and Zach Eflin…and then the season began. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Birds’ pitching depth and scraping by on any win possible in Kansas City.

Horse racing insider Dick Jerardi returns to give Nestor full perspective on future of Preakness and Triple Crown

When the Preakness isn’t in Baltimore, only has 4,800 attendees and might not have the Kentucky Derby winner (again), it’s incumbent that we find the brightest and most veteran minds and industry observers to examine every aspect of what the hell is going on with the middle leg of the Triple Crown, which was once the annual Charm City Super Bowl and has lost its luster beyond recognition. Lifer horse racing insider and Baltimorean via Philly, Dick Jerardi returns for the 35th consecutive spring to give Nestor a full perspective on future of Preakness and Triple Crown and what’s at stake in the largest Stakes race in our state.

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