Wednesday, January 27, 2021

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Luke Jones and Nestor assess Ravens path to Tampa in deep AFC field where Chiefs are king

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Luke Jones and Nestor assess Ravens path to Tampa in deep AFC field where Chiefs are king
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Luke Jones and Nestor discuss dominance of Ravens rushing attack heading to Tennessee

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Luke Jones and Nestor discuss dominance of Ravens rushing attack heading to Tennessee
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Luke Jones

Twelve Ravens thoughts following Week 17 win at Cincinnati

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Luke Jones offers his latest purple musings after Baltimore officially punched its ticket to the postseason.
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Luke Jones

Twelve Ravens thoughts following Week 12 loss at Pittsburgh

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Marlon Humphrey forced two fumbles and broke up two passes in the end zone in Wednesday's defeat.
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Luke Jones

Twelve Ravens thoughts (and a prediction) ahead of Week 12 meeting at Pittsburgh

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Aside from players already on injured reserve, the secondary was the one group seemingly spared from Baltimore's widespread COVID-19 outbreak.
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Luke Jones

Jackson expected to practice “the whole week” for Ravens

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John Harbaugh acknowledged Lamar Jackson's absence from practices impacted his performance in Week 5.
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Luke Jones

Jackson's one-time rival, pro wrestler's son headline Ravens' UDFA signings

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Utah quarterback Tyler Huntley got the best of the Ravens MVP as their Florida high school teams battled for a district title in 2014.
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Orioles fill shortstop opening with veteran Freddy Galvis

The 31-year-old will take the place of Jose Iglesias, who was traded to the Angels in early December.
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Luke Jones

Twelve Ravens thoughts on Eric DeCosta season-ending press conference

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How the outside linebacker position shakes out will be one of the most fascinating stories of the offseason.
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Celebrities

The Goose cooks up 20 years of ring stories and lost tales of Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa

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It has been two decades since Nestor took Tony Siragusa to The Barn for some crabs. Let Goose tell you about what he did in the locker room before the big win on January 28, 2001.
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Ravens

DeCosta talks Ravens passing game, outside linebackers, other offseason headlines

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The Baltimore general manager touched on a variety of topics during his season-ending press conference.
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Ravens

Ravens part ways with Pro Bowl long snapper Cox after 11 seasons

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Eric DeCosta confirmed pending free agent Morgan Cox will not return as Baltimore turns to the younger Nick Moore at the position.
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The Goose cooks up 20 years of ring stories and lost tales of Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa

It has been two decades since Nestor took Tony Siragusa to The Barn for some crabs. Let Goose tell you about what he did in the locker room before the big win on January 28, 2001.

AUDIO VAULT

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Jeff Mohler and Nestor debate merits of a long term contract for Lamar Jackson this offseason

Jeff Mohler and Nestor debate merits of a long term contract for Lamar Jackson this offseason
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Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson says efficiency of vaccine process is essential for health of our state

Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson says efficiency of vaccine process is essential for health of our state
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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott discusses COVID, restaurants reopening and tragic death of Dante Barksdale

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott discusses COVID, restaurants reopening and tragic death of Dante Barksdale
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Fred and Danny Grau join Nestor to discuss Super Plunging in Fallston for Special Olympics

Fred and Danny Grau join Nestor to discuss Super Plunging in Fallston for Special Olympics
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Luke Jones joins Nestor to look ahead at long Ravens offseason

Luke Jones joins Nestor to look ahead at long Ravens offseason after Buffalo loss
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LOCAL DISCUSSION

The Goose cooks up 20 years of ring stories and lost tales of Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa

It has been two decades since Nestor took Tony Siragusa to The Barn for some crabs. Let Goose tell you about what he did in the locker room before the big win on January 28, 2001.

Putting the vaccine first in Annapolis

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Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson says efficiency of the vaccine process is essential for the health of our state and getting business and commerce back to normal again.

Insurrection, Safe Streets and the future of Little Italy

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We originally booked Ron Cassie of Baltimore Magazine to discuss the cover of this month's local dish but then he wound up on the front steps of U.S. Capitol in the middle of the insurrection on January 6th.

The country that Joe Biden inherits

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Bill Cole and Nestor discuss the first three weeks of a new year with a new leadership in the United States of America during a pandemic. And some Ravens football, too...

The long offseason and the road ahead for Ravens and decision makers

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Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor look at what happens before and after Eric DeCosta utilizes the 27th pick of the NFL Draft on April 29.

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.

How can the Ravens get back to a Super Bowl with Lamar Jackson?

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Leonard Raskin joins Nestor to discuss the future path to a Super Bowl for Ravens. And what does the offseason hold for Eric DeCosta the decision makers?

That time Larry King called my book “a good read” and discussed history of Orioles baseball

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Back in the 1990s when he worked at CNN in Washington, Larry King was a frequent visitor at Camden Yards and loved talking Orioles baseball and Little Looey with Nestor.

Is this the right time to ink Lamar Jackson long term?

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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.

How can Ravens take the next step?

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Luke Jones and Nestor give some big picture analysis on Lamar Jackson and Ravens offseason wants, needs and realities. The salary cap, draft and free agency all factor into the equation.

Time well spent and a candid conversation with the new Mayor of Baltimore

Just six weeks into the job at City Hall, Brandon Scott has felt all of the impact of the pandemic and managing COVID and local businesses. We chatted about the legend of Shorty, reopening restaurants, vaccine distribution and the tragic murder of his friend and Safe Streets leader Dante Barksdale.
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If you attended the Super Bowl XXXV Parade for the Baltimore Ravens in 2001, try to find yourself
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Edwin Mulitalo talks memories of fire dances at The Barn and Festivus Maximus 20 years later
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Marvin Lewis tells the tale of the greatest defense in NFL history 20 years later
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Luke Jones and Nestor interpret the words of Eric DeCosta and evaluate offseason work of Ravens
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The Goose Tony Siragusa cooks up 20 years of ring stories and lost tales of Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa
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Coach Mike Smith comes back to Baltimore 20 years later to discuss magic of Super Bowl XXXV win
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Brian Billick joins Nestor to reminisce about the magic of a Super Bowl XXXV 20 years later
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Author Gary Myers joins Nestor to discuss how Tom Brady keeps doing this
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Luke Jones and Nestor ponder another Tom Brady Super Bowl in Tampa
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Ron Cassie of Baltimore Magazine takes us from the insurrection at US Capitol to Little Italy
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Brian Lease and Nestor discuss offseason needs of Baltimore Ravens
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Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson says efficiency of vaccine process is essential for state
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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott discusses COVID, restaurants reopening and death of Dante Barksdale
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Fred and Danny Grau join Nestor to discuss Super Plunging in Fallston for Special Olympics
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Luke Jones and Nestor give some big picture analysis on Lamar Jackson and Ravens offseason
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Bill Cole and Nestor discuss the country that Joe Biden inherits in the world we inhabit
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Jeff Mohler and Nestor debate merits of a long term contract for Lamar Jackson this offseason
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Luke Jones joins Nestor to look ahead at long Ravens offseason after Buffalo loss
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Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor look at the long offseason of Baltimore Ravens
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Leonard Raskin joins Nestor to discuss future path to a Super Bowl for Ravens
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SPORTS

The long offseason and the road ahead for Ravens and decision makers

Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor look at what happens before and after Eric DeCosta utilizes the 27th pick of the NFL Draft on April 29.

The Goose cooks up 20 years of ring stories and lost tales of Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa

It has been two decades since Nestor took Tony Siragusa to The Barn for some crabs. Let Goose tell you about what he did in the locker room before the big win on January 28, 2001.

Orioles fill shortstop opening with veteran Freddy Galvis

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The 31-year-old will take the place of Jose Iglesias, who was traded to the Angels in early December.

Ravens part ways with Pro Bowl long snapper Cox after 11 seasons

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Eric DeCosta confirmed pending free agent Morgan Cox will not return as Baltimore turns to the younger Nick Moore at the position.

Further developing ‘Plan B’ critical for Ravens offense moving forward

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Improving the passing game was the hot topic during John Harbaugh's season-ending video call with the media on Wednesday.

Anthony Weaver, Rob Ryan join Ravens defensive coaching staff

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Weaver, who played for Baltimore from 2002-05, will replace Joe Cullen as the defensive line coach.

Is this the right time to ink Lamar Jackson long term?

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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.

How can Ravens take the next step?

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Luke Jones and Nestor give some big picture analysis on Lamar Jackson and Ravens offseason wants, needs and realities. The salary cap, draft and free agency all factor into the equation.

Get over to Fallston and Super Plunge with our favorite Special Olympian Danny Grau

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This year the Polar Bear Plunge is being done differently. Let Nestor's main man from Harford County tell you about his arrangement with the Fallston Fire Department.

That time Larry King called my book “a good read” and discussed history of Orioles baseball

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Back in the 1990s when he worked at CNN in Washington, Larry King was a frequent visitor at Camden Yards and loved talking Orioles baseball and Little Looey with Nestor.

How can the Ravens get back to a Super Bowl with Lamar Jackson?

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Leonard Raskin joins Nestor to discuss the future path to a Super Bowl for Ravens. And what does the offseason hold for Eric DeCosta the decision makers?

The reality of winning a Super Bowl with Lamar Jackson?

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Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Baltimore Ravens winning a Super Bowl with a Lamar Jackson-led offense – sometime in the future.

DENNIS KOULATSOS

BILL COLE

LEONARD RASKIN

TODD SCHULER

BALTIMORE NEWS

What is the future of Baltimore for tourism?

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.

The Goose cooks up 20 years of ring stories and lost tales of Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa

It has been two decades since Nestor took Tony Siragusa to The Barn for some crabs. Let Goose tell you about what he did in the locker room before the big win on January 28, 2001.

Get over to Fallston and Super Plunge with our favorite Special Olympian Danny Grau

This year the Polar Bear Plunge is being done differently. Let Nestor's main man from Harford County tell you about his arrangement with the Fallston Fire Department.

The reality of winning a Super Bowl with Lamar Jackson?

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Baltimore Ravens winning a Super Bowl with a Lamar Jackson-led offense – sometime in the future.

The country that Joe Biden inherits

Bill Cole and Nestor discuss the first three weeks of a new year with a new leadership in the United States of America during a pandemic. And some Ravens football, too...

POLITICS

Insurrection, Safe Streets and the future of Little Italy

We originally booked Ron Cassie of Baltimore Magazine to discuss the cover of this month's local dish but then he wound up on the front steps of U.S. Capitol in the middle of the insurrection on January 6th.

The country that Joe Biden inherits

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Putting the vaccine first in Annapolis

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Time well spent and a candid conversation with the new Mayor of Baltimore

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ImpeachAPalooza features Maryland’s best podcasts discussing the insurrection and inauguration

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A conversation about the modern complexity of public education in Baltimore County

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BALTIMORE POSITIVE TV

MUSIC CLASSIC

Arts

Mike DelGuidice of Billy Joel band Big Shot joins Nestor to invite folks to Big Cork Vineyards for night of Piano Man music

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If you love the music of Billy Joel and you don't know the incredible story of how an amazing club tribute artist from Long Island got the attention of The Piano Man who then invited him into the touring band, well...you're gonna love this story!
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Music

Lou Gramm talks about solo career away from Foreigner in June 1990

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There were no head games when Mick Jones split from the Buffalo singer and jukebox hero. Nestor went into the midnight blue with no...
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Celebrities

Jon Bon Jovi tells Nestor what it’s like to be famous and from New Jersey

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Back in his #AlmostFamous days as music critic at The Evening Sun in Baltimore, Nestor Aparicio interviewed all of the up-and-coming rock stars. Jon Bon Jovi was in the middle of the "New Jersey" tour in the Summer of 1989.
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Arts

Baltimore resident Thomas Dolby blinds Nestor with the science of Light City at its dawn

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Did you know that 80s pop star Thomas Dolby has been a professor at Johns Hopkins teaching music for several years? It was poetry in motion when he was an ambassador and performer at the inaugural Light City when Nestor first got to say hello in 2016.
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Music

Geddy Lee of Rush talks bass and baseball

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Nestor did a Rock N Jock Baseball Preview in the 1990s and his music pals called in to talk sports. Geddy Lee checked in from Toronto to discuss the 1997 Orioles and Blue Jays.
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Arts

James Young discusses the legacy of Styx music and life without Dennis DeYoung in Summer 2003

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Styx was on the road with Journey and REO Speedwagon when JY checked in with his biggest sports radio fan in Baltimore.
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BUSINESS

Business

The many complexities of managing Baltimore City government

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Matthew Gallagher of The Goldseker Foundation does a deep dive on the policies that govern Baltimore and how we can improve our city
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Business

What is future of MLB and Orioles in this cold COVID winter off diamond?

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Luke Jones and Nestor discuss future of Major League Baseball and the Baltimore Orioles franchise as the Camden Yards 30-year lease quietly comes to an end.
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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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Business

Where do those delicious Faidley crab cakes come from and who picks the meat?

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EDUCATION

Community

Curbside pizza and meatballs with a side of trusted advice on your deed

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Our Catonsville partner Lou Weinkam has some end-of-year-advice on a real-life checklist for things to be thinking about amidst COVID madness. Oh, some guidance on the menu at Franco's on Frederick Road as well...
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Community

Teachers power the education engine as we debate Kirwan

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Teachers are teaching us about the power to make change in classrooms across the city and state. Education is our theme during the holidays...
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Business

Henry identifies big problems in city government that a great Comptroller can help solve

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Where does all of the money go and who is monitoring it?
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HEALTH

Community

Some simple ways to move your mental health during COVID

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With the season changing and the pandemic keeping us apart, Lynne and Victor Brick offer a 10-day program to honor the John W. Brick Foundation and boost your Fall mood.
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Community

Find more light for your mental health during the darkness of winter and holidays

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Sure, you're stressed out! And the pandemic is making it worse. Let psychotherapist and author Patty Mohler provide some tips and ways to renew and restore your energy.
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Baltimore Positive Classic

Message to LBGTQ community from McIntosh always ‘We Can Do This’

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A leader on the issue for three decades, McIntosh discusses her journey and love and life in our middle segment with Madame Chair
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ARTS

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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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Arts

Hoellen says Thomas The Train is standing by through crisis at the B&O Railroad Museum

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We continue our tour of Baltimore's COVID shuttered museums and historic institutions and discuss ways they're still reaching their core mission of engaging and educating citizens
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Arts

What makes a perfect pint of local ice cream?

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Taharka Brothers founder Sean Smeeton takes Nestor on a journey of flavors with the mutual love of delicious ice cream. How do they pick all of those cool flavors and combinations?
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LEADERSHIP

WNST CLASSIC

Arts

My lifer friend (and your favorite cartoonist) who loves the Buffalo Bills

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Legendary local sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano and Nestor have been friends since working together at The News American in 1984. Before the Ravens play in Orchard Park for a chance to move on in 2021, let them tell you about their journey with the Buffalo Bills during the K-Gun halcyon days.
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Hall of Fame

The “great” Nils Lofgren talks about being an E Streeter

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WNST.net owner Nestor Aparicio chats about all things E Street with the "great" Nils Lofgren who plays guitar in Bruce Springsteen's legendary Hall of Fame band.
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Baltimore Positive Classic

Nothing is better than a Super Bowl parade

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Cue "We Are The Champions"! Or, in this case, "Who Let The Dogs Out!" This is the lost Mike Flynn videotape of Super Bowl XXXV parade through streets of Baltimore.
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Baltimore Positive Classic

Kevin Frazier of Entertainment Tonight remembers his childhood friend Jim Gorman

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You might not know the story of the 1977 MEAC champions at Morgan State. Or what happened to the coach? Or his kid? Or the white guy on the team whose brother became the drummer in The Black Crowes. The incredible life of Jim Gorman told by a local kid...
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Celebrities

Tony Robbins gives Nestor some personal development tools to use for a lifetime

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The first firewalk was in the summer of 1994. After that, Nestor invited Robbins onto the radio show to discuss athletes and peak performers managing their state and achieving success against all odds.
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Celebrities

The night that Martina Navratilova hid from the SI crowd in Nestor’s studio at Madison Square Garden

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It was the greatest night of sports legends ever collected in one room. The 1999 Sports Illustrated 20th Century Awards event in New York brought out all of the stars...
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Remember That Time

Joe Flacco explains life as a “classy” Philadelphia sports fan

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Everyone knows Number 5 is from the Jersey side of the Philly thing, but let's take a deeper dive into the local sports fandom of the Super Bowl XLVII MVP
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Baltimore Positive Classic

Coming back to Baltimore to tell stories about the Oriole Way and Bob Brown

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If you remember the last day at Memorial Stadium in 1991, then you need to meet the architect. Longtime baseball public relations leader Rick Vaughn remembers 33rd Street and the leadership of an Orioles front office legend.
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Hall of Fame

Ripken discusses the value of The Streak and life after baseball on the field

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When Cal Ripken was headed to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in 2007, he sat down with Nestor to reflect on his life on the field and discuss the plan ahead.
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Arts

Leverty returns to discuss impact of “Love of a Lifetime” and songwriting for memories

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On eve of another fantastic M3 Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Firehouse guitarist Bill Leverty drops by for a meandering chat about music and songs we all know by heart.
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