Facebook-f X-twitter Linkedin Youtube Spotify Podcast

Paid Advertisement

Baltimore Sun

Arts and Entertainment, Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, C-Suite, Community, Crab Cake Tour, Crime, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Local, Marketing, National, National, Nestor Aparicio, News, Politics, Technology

Serving the audience the truth about real influence and artificial intelligence

/

It’s been a while since longtime political insider Damian O’Doherty has returned to the Maryland Crab Cake Tour but he brings the changes in his public affairs business and the sweeping changing in Trump’s America with foreign money, big business, the destruction of government pillars and AI moving at the speed of humanity. Always a spirited debate about media, influence and power with this Catonsville native and Baltimore lover.

Damian O’Doherty tells Nestor about the new independence of his social influence and AI insights

/

It’s been a while since longtime political insider Damian O’Doherty has returned to the Maryland Crab Cake Tour but he brings the changes in his public affairs business and the sweeping changing in Trump’s America with foreign money, big business, the destruction of government pillars and AI moving at the speed of humanity. Always a spirited debate about media, influence and power with this Catonsville native and Baltimore lover.

Arts and Entertainment, Business, Community, Featured, Journalism & Media, Local, Local, Marketing, Maryland Lottery, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Ravens, Sports, Sports News

When four more adds up

/

When we saw that the winner got four more than one million dollars, we had questions. Seth Elkin of The Maryland Lottery joins Nestor to discuss some odd winning numbers and the fine local art the agency collected in its most recent promotion for a 2026 scratchoff with a Free State theme.

Author John Eisenberg returns to talk Orioles realities and Ravens season hopes at Costas Timonium

/

Longtime sports columnist and decorated author John Eisenberg returns to the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Costas Inn in Timonium to discuss his Bird Tapes of Orioles tales and lore and to discuss the future of Birdland for everyone in Baltimore who loves baseball. Has it really been 30 years since the Cal Ripken 2131 game? Are they in last place again? Where are the fans? Does David Rubenstein know what he is doing? Is Mike Elias the right guy?

Authors and Books, Business, Community, Crab Cake Tour, Featured, Journalism & Media, Local, Local, Marketing, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Ravens, Remember That Time, Sports, Sports News

On all that ails the Baltimore Orioles…

/

Longtime sports columnist and decorated author John Eisenberg returns to the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Costas Inn in Timonium to discuss his Bird Tapes of Orioles tales and lore and to discuss the future of Birdland for everyone in Baltimore who loves baseball. Has it really been 30 years since the Cal Ripken 2131 game? Are they in last place again? Where are the fans? Does David Rubenstein know what he is doing? Is Mike Elias the right guy?

Talking coffee and Baltimore life with Thomas Rhodes and Dan Rodricks at Zeke’s Coffee with Nestor

/

As Baltimore Positive gets ready to celebrate its 27th Anniversary and the Maryland Crab Cake Tour will feature our 27 favorite things to eat in Baltimore, we set the stage at Zeke’s Coffee with a caffeinated discussion about menus, pastries, sandwiches and meals of happiness with Dan Rodricks, who shares his culinary peppers and eggs philosophy to Thomas Rhodes and Joe Robinson on Harford Road.

Arts and Entertainment, Authors and Books, Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, C-Suite, Community, Crab Cake Tour, Featured, Journalism & Media, Local, Local, Marketing, Nestor Aparicio, News, Remember That Time

Going beyond the coffee on the menu at Zeke’s

/

As Baltimore Positive gets ready to celebrate its 27th Anniversary and the Maryland Crab Cake Tour will feature our 27 favorite things to eat in Baltimore, we set the stage at Zeke’s Coffee with a caffeinated discussion about menus, pastries, sandwiches and meals of happiness with Dan Rodricks, who shares his culinary peppers and eggs philosophy to Thomas Rhodes and Joe Robinson on Harford Road.

Cartoonists Kevin Kallaugher and Ricig tell some Nasty tales about the power of an image of power

/

You probably don’t know what they look like but you know their work. Lifelong cartoonists Kevin Kallaugher and Ricig tell some Nasty tales about the power of an image of power, and drawing inspiration to make readers think peeling back the layers of art, language, meaning and persuasion. One of the best political conversations we’ve ever had on The Maryland Crab Cake Tour. Listen and learn about media in modern America. (And you’ll meet the person responsible for “Nasty” Nestor, too!)

Authors and Books, Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, Community, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Local, Marketing, National, National, Nestor Aparicio, News, Politics, Remember That Time, Technology

Drawing over the line at The Baltimore Sun

/

Deposed political cartoonist Kevin Kallaugher (aka KAL and KALtoons) joins longtime former colleague at The Baltimore Sun, Dan Rodricks, and sports cartoonist Ricig with Nestor at Zeke’s Coffee on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to discuss Baltimore media power, influence and the search for truth in reporting for the people over a lifetime.

Arts and Entertainment, Authors and Books, Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, C-Suite, Community, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Local, Marketing, National, Nestor Aparicio, News, Politics, Remember That Time

The Friday morning town hall of local talk at Zeke’s Coffee in Lauraville

/

Inspired by Zeke’s Coffee roaster and taste maker Thomas Rhodes, every Friday morning a group of Lauraville locals drop by for a cup and a round table of neighborhood chatter and conviviality. The Maryland Crab Cake Tour plopped down for a morning edition with local pundit Dan Rodricks, cartoonist Ricig and coffee and democracy chatter over breakfast.

Arts and Entertainment, Authors and Books, Baltimore Positive Classic, Community, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, National, Nestor Aparicio, News, Remember That Time, WNST Classic

Drawing the lines of power in America

/

You probably don’t know what they look like but you know their work. Lifelong cartoonists Kevin Kallaugher and Ricig tell some Nasty tales about the power of an image of power, and drawing inspiration to make readers think peeling back the layers of art, language, meaning and persuasion. One of the best political conversations we’ve ever had on The Maryland Crab Cake Tour. Listen and learn about media in modern America. (And you’ll meet the person responsible for “Nasty” Nestor, too!)

Arts and Entertainment, Authors and Books, Baltimore Positive Classic, Community, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, National, National, Nestor Aparicio, News, Politics, Remember That Time

Coffee, conversation and life in Baltimore circa 1966 with Dan Rodricks

/

Longtime columnist Dan Rodricks returns to the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Zeke’s Coffee in Lauraville to tell Nestor about his third and latest stage production about what life was like in Baltimore, Maryland in the summer of 1966. Coming in March 2026 to The BMA…

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss last place Orioles off the field and selling credibility for moves ahead

/

It’s the All Star break and the Baltimore Orioles are entrenched in the cellar of the American League East. With the trading deadline looming and a big offseason ahead for Camden Yards renovations and upgrades, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss what’s happening off the field and how this woebegone franchise will sell credibility for the moves ahead given the disastrous early ownership tenure of David Rubenstein and the evaporating leadership of the front office.

Business, Community, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Luke Jones, Marketing, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Sports, Sports News

Where is the Orioles leadership and what are they thinking?

/

It’s the All Star break and the Baltimore Orioles are entrenched in the cellar of the American League East. With the trading deadline looming and a big offseason ahead for Camden Yards renovations and upgrades, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss what’s happening off the field and how this woebegone franchise will sell credibility for the moves ahead given the disastrous early ownership tenure of David Rubenstein and the evaporating leadership of the front office.

Arts and Entertainment, Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, Community, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Nestor Aparicio, News, Remember That Time

Getting Steve Rouse off the farm and buzzing on his new podcast

/

It’s been two decades since WQSR radio legend Steve Rouse lorded over the No. 1 radio show in Baltimore with those Good Time Oldies but he’s been happily enjoying the good life on his local farm and tells Nestor why he and the Maynard have reunited to do some storytelling on his new podcast.

Arts and Entertainment, Business, Community, Featured, Journalism & Media, Local, More Sports, National, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Remember That Time, Sports, Sports News

From Ocean City to Sacramento, the Athletics have finally left Oakland

/

Longtime Sacramento Bee sports editor Tom Couzens comes home to Baltimore to talk Orioles and newspaper history as his baseball team has finally made it to him after leaving Ocean City and Maryland four decades ago as a one-time colleague of Nestor’s at The News American and Sportsf1rst.

Nasty and Ken Rosenthal in Seattle July 2001
Arts and Entertainment, Authors and Books, Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, C-Suite, ColumnNes, Community, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Marketing, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Remember That Time, Sports

Chapter 9: My life on Calvert Street at The Baltimore Sun and hitting the road

/

“Be careful what you wish for,” Nestor warns. “All I ever really wanted to do was work at The Baltimore Sun and be the Oscar Madison of local sports…”

Authors and Books, Baltimore Positive Classic, ColumnNes, Community, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Sports, Sports News, WNST Classic

Chapter 8: Catching a break with John Steadman at The News American

/

So how did the kid from Dundalk get his start in local sports journalism before there was a WNST? Well, there was a guy named John Steadman and a place called Hammerjacks and three newspapers competing…

Authors and Books, Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, C-Suite, Community, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Local, Marketing, More Sports, National, National, Nestor Aparicio, News, Politics, Remember That Time, Sports, Sports News, Technology

When the truth sets on The Sun as real journalism wanes in Baltimore

/

Local writer and journalist Baynard Woods discusses his lengthy story in Rolling Stone on the demise of real “news” in The Baltimore Sun and the Fox 45 journalism agenda moves to print and behind a paywall at the hands of a local billionaire.

Arts and Entertainment, Celebrities, Featured, Hall of Fame, Journalism & Media, Music, Music Classic, Nestor Aparicio, Remember That Time, WNST Classic

Talking Partridge Family and baseball with David Cassidy in 1991

/

As part of his unearthing of long-form music interviews from his music critic life last century at The Baltimore Sun, this is a spirited chat with teen idol, actor and musician David Cassidy, who gave an incredible performance at Max’s On Broadway in Fell’s Point in September 1991.

Arts and Entertainment, Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, Community, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Marketing, Music, Nestor Aparicio, News, Remember That Time

Planning more of those First Thursday summer nights of magic in Canton

/

Holiday visits with friends around town brought Sam Sessa to Amicci’s in Little Italy to tell Nestor everything he ever wanted to know about public radio life at WTMD, WYPR and the massive summer magic created by their incredibly successful First Thursday summer nights of music at the Canton Waterfront Park.

Arts and Entertainment, Authors and Books, Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, C-Suite, Celebrities, Community, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Marketing, Nestor Aparicio, News, Remember That Time, WNST Classic

La Famiglia and the spirit of The Feast of The Seven Fishes for the holidays

/

In our never-ending quest to bring together the best people of Baltimore, let Nestor tell you how 40 years of friendship with “Uncle” Dan Rodricks connected him to legendary Chesapeake chef and Gertrude’s proprietor John Shields, who turned out to be related to the very tiny Aparicio family through Smalltimore marriage. The BMA, the holiday and what’s on the table at your tasty Christmas feast?

Arts and Entertainment, Authors and Books, Baltimore Positive Classic, Celebrities, Community, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, National, Nestor Aparicio, News, Politics, Remember That Time

Another run for brilliant “Baltimore, You Have No Idea” has Rodricks ready to write more for the stage

/

Venerable columnist Dan Rodricks returns for a now-annual Maryland Crab Cake Tour stop at Gertrude’s at The Baltimore Museum of Art, the same setting where his amazing play “Baltimore, You Have No Idea” will come back to life this week for one more run before he writes another production with a 1966 baseball and Charm City theme he’s keeping mostly a secret.

Dan Rodricks and John Shields talk holiday spread of Fishes and dishes and tell Nestor how Gertrude’s at The BMA got its name

/

In our never-ending quest to bring together the best people of Baltimore, let Nestor tell you how 40 years of friendship with “Uncle” Dan Rodricks connected him to legendary Chesapeake chef and Gertrude’s proprietor John Shields, who turned out to be related to the very tiny Aparicio family through Smalltimore marriage. The BMA, the holiday and what’s on the table at your tasty Christmas feast?

Venerable columnist Dan Rodricks returns to discuss “Baltimore, You Have No Idea” doing one more run at The BMA for the holidays

/

Venerable columnist Dan Rodricks returns for a now-annual Maryland Crab Cake Tour stop at Gertrude’s at The Baltimore Museum of Art, the same setting where his amazing play “Baltimore, You Have No Idea” will come back to life this week for one more run before he writes another production with a 1966 baseball and Charm City theme he’s keeping mostly a secret.

David Bowie Tin Machine
Celebrities, Featured, Journalism & Media, Music, Music Classic, Nestor Aparicio, News, Remember That Time, WNST Classic

The day that David Bowie and I talked about spirituality, God and Ziggy Stardust

/

David Bowie talks Tin Machine and Ziggy Stardust with Nestor in November 1991. There’s a whole back story to Nestor panning David Bowie’s “Sound And Vision” tour and then answering the phone when he called on November 8, 1991.

The Thin White Duke was simply brilliant and charming in this interview with the very green Nestor Aparicio, then the music critic for The Evening Sun in Baltimore. This was the era of Tin Machine.

Business, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Local, Marketing, National, National, Nestor Aparicio, News, Politics

Talking turnout and Maryland voters with Pam Wood of The Baltimore Banner

/

As all American eyes turn toward the Presidential Election of 2024, Pam Wood of The Baltimore Banner joins Nestor to discuss the U.S. Senate race and the unique attention Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan are getting from outside the state and the always-significant voter turnout for a significant general election.

Scroll to Top
Verified by MonsterInsights