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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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The young catcher isn't sure when he'll receive the call to the majors, but he believes his competitive nature will help him succeed at any level.
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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.
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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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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

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

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.

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Ted Venetoulis joins us to discusses the history of the suburbs stimulating business in the city that helps all of Maryland. Let Uncle Ted tell you a true history story...

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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.

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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.

Mixing baseball and politics from the Eastern Shore to Nats Park

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Annapolis insider Len Foxwell mixes a few curveballs and some Natitude into a lengthy chat about life after working with Peter Franchot and what lies ahead in Maryland politics.

Combatting antisemitism in troubled times with local efforts and understanding

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Executive Director Howard Libit of the Baltimore Jewish Council discusses our society working together to end racism in America. And a little baseball, too...

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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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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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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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SPORTS

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

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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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.

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.

Rutschman says pressure being Orioles’ top prospect “gets easier every day”

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The young catcher isn't sure when he'll receive the call to the majors, but he believes his competitive nature will help him succeed at any level.

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

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

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.

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

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.

How can the counties around the city make a difference in downtown Baltimore this spring?

Ted Venetoulis joins us to discusses the history of the suburbs stimulating business in the city that helps all of Maryland. Let Uncle Ted tell you a true history story...

Mixing baseball and politics from the Eastern Shore to Nats Park

Annapolis insider Len Foxwell mixes a few curveballs and some Natitude into a lengthy chat about life after working with Peter Franchot and what lies ahead in Maryland politics.

Catching the fishing bug this spring?

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.

POLITICS

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MUSIC CLASSIC

Arts

Slim Jim Phantom of Stray Cats challenges Nestor to Strat-O-Matic baseball dice down

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Sometimes we are at the intersection of where sports and music meet. Dummer Slim Jim Phantom of Stray Cats had a Zoom game slated with Drew Carey and joined Nestor to discuss great music and how much we loved the baseball dice board game as kids.
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Adam Lambert talks Zeppelin, American Idol and future before Queen

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When the American Idol crew came through the Royal Farms Arena in 2009, Nestor talked about Kiss and Robert Plant with a future superstar and man of Mercury.
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Damian Darlington of Brit Floyd shares his love of music of Pink Floyd with Nestor before Modell Lyric show

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Everyone loves a night of Pink Floyd music. These guys do it as well as anyone in the world outside of Roger and David at this point.
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Ahmet Zappa explains the incredible hologram Frank Zappa tour show and Baltimore love

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When the Frank Zappa Experience came to the Modell, it gave Nestor a chance to ask Ahmet Zappa everything he always wanted to know about the bust at the Highlandtown Library. Plus, what's a hologram concert?
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Celebrities

Tom Keifer talks music, life after Cinderella and the legend of Hammerjacks after Sarah Fleischer retirement gig in Baltimore

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Nestor was writing about the lads from Philadelphia back when they were opening for Bon Jovi and shaking all night. Yes, that is his 1986 autographed Circus Magazine. This was a retrospective chat about all of the bombast of the hairspray era and surviving and thriving in Nashville.
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Music

Zakk Wylde talks Ozzy Osbourne, baseball and the state of New Jersey with Nestor in 2004

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Guitarist Zakk Wylde talks the blizzard and Black Sabbath of Ozzy Osbourne, baseball and the state of New Jersey
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BUSINESS

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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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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.
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Business

Capturing the magic of football during a pandemic

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Todd Schuler and Nestor discuss the way that a game like Monday night brings the community together – all at once and with nothing but hope through our televisions – to see if Lamar Jackson can create a memory in Cleveland.
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Business

Lawrence and Stallings explain importance of luring best young doctors to Maryland

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The best hospitals have the best doctors and nurses. How can Annapolis help?
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EDUCATION

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Venetoulis says bringing Baltimore region together is key role of next mayor

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Ted tells us why he moved back downtown last year and why it's important that you come back to Baltimore, too!
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Education

Stuart Berger tells his story of educating the children of Baltimore County

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We have come a long way since the three Rs in education. Former Baltimore County School Superintendent Stuart Berger comes back to discuss state of modern education in America.
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The power of government to make Baltimore better

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Mohler and Olszewski impress upon Nestor the power of local government to improve the lives of our citizens and the responsibility of politicians and business leaders
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HEALTH

Business

The real challenges of life in West Baltimore during a pandemic

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Councilman Dr. John Bullock says the concerns of safety and commerce and keeping families warm and productive are immense during this winter struggle. We also got a pizza recommendation in here for the holidays and local spirit!
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Charity

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.
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Business

Perman explains challenges for higher education in Maryland during COVID

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The impact of COVID on education has been extraordinary. We'll be chatting with college and university leaders throughout the region
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ARTS

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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Business

Schmoke tells Nestor and Don what the next mayor of Baltimore needs

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Talking all things marijuana, leadership and running the University of Baltimore during a pandemic
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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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LEADERSHIP

WNST CLASSIC

Celebrities

Nils Lofgren talks about why Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band keeps rolling at Super Bowl in 2009

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Nils Lofgren of the E Street Band talks about "Working on A Dream" and the continuing energy of Bruce Springsteen at Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa Bay.
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Celebrities

Art Donovan tells Nestor about true love in the NFL

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They told a lot of stories over the years but nothing better than hearing Artie talk about his love for Dottie Donovan. This is the third part of a lengthy chat with Fatso when he was still storytelling.
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College Sports

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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Arts

Thomas Cunningham gives Nestor an Irish Dance lesson from Dublin before Lord of The Dance arrives at Modell Lyric

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When the Baltimore Ravens had a running back named Alex Collins doing an Irish dance on the field, Nestor sought out one of the best dancers in the world to ask about the art.
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Hall of Fame

Ripken discusses dreams for youth baseball and Aberdeen

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When Cal Ripken Jr. was preparing for his Cooperstown trip in 2007, he sat down with Nestor to reflect upon a life in baseball and the future in Aberdeen and beyond.
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College Sports

Taking a long walk with John Feinstein on The National Anthem at sporting events and race in America

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Decorated author John Feinstein joins Nestor and Don for further discussion on a recent column in The Washington Post regarding Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks dispatching with an American tradition.
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Community

When Vince Bagli told old boxing stories with Clem Florio

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At the First Annual Nasty Nice Guy Awards in 1997 in Glen Burnie, two legends talked boxing, horse racing and kindness. The late great Clem Florio and Vince Bagli educate Nestor on Baltimore sports history. And Earnest Byner joins them.
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Food + Drink

That time I vacationed in Buffalo

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Back in 2007, Nestor Aparicio did the 48-hour "Where to Go in Buffalo" video prior to a horrible Ravens loss to the Bills in Orchard Park. At least's Nestor's in North Tonowanda served a legit hot dog. Oh, and the wings were solid as well...
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WORLD DEBUT: The lost Super Bowl Parade video – the whole purple Festivus route to City Hall

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Center Mike Flynn invited Nestor onto the Humvee to record this incredible "home movie" for a one-hour ride down Pratt Street onto the dais with the Lombardi Trophy to City Hall back on January 30, 2001. If you're a Baltimore Ravens fans, go find yourself in this beautiful mess...
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Celebrities

Former Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman discusses his incredible brother Jim

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Back in August 2016, the Severna Park native and longtime rock and roll drummer talked about coming to an Orioles game to bring awareness to his brother Jim's MSA (Multiple System Atrophy) diagnosis. This is an incredible story with Morgan State roots and pays tribute to an incredible local life we lost recently.
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