Paid Advertisement
Serendipity followed our WNST 25th Anniversary celebration as local sports cartoonist Ricig gifted a surprise visit and local musician Ed Lauer joined Nestor at Costas Inn for a winding discussion about a quarter of a century of lousy Orioles baseball, the Bob Irsay dummy and the dream for another orange parade in Baltimore.
As the Maryland Crab Cake Tour always seeks to introduce mutual old friends of ours and network to make new friends, this time its our favorite family chiropractor and philosopher Steve Elliott joining longtime WBAL broadcaster John Patti and Nestor to discuss Smalltimore, rubgy and how we view and discuss local sports and news at Pappas in Parkville.
Author and baseball historian Lee Kluck joins Nestor to discuss his new book on life and baseball legacy of Harry Dalton, who was instrumental in the Oriole Way of the 1960s in Baltimore before recreating the California Angels and Milwaukee Brewers two decades later.
Sure, Seattle is in first place in the AL West, but have you seen that anemic offense? The Orioles will this week late into the night for the 4th of July holiday and Luke Jones says it’s good series to test the M’s stellar pitching.
After the Orioles rebounded nicely at home against the Texas Rangers, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles obvious pitching deficiencies as the West Coast week begins in Seattle.
They shared the same Eastwood Little League diamonds as kids in the 1970s and five decades later, former Blast and Spirit star Barry Stitz of Archbishop Curley and Nestor come full circle with a lengthy conversation about Little Flower, having great parents and coaches who loved sports and how soccer has powered his Friars’ loyalty since those sandlot days at the Joseph Lee Fields.
Local developer Mark Renbaum joins Nestor at Pappas in Parkville on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to discuss the MLR Timonium Light Rail community project and plans for future use of commercial and residential space at York and Ridgely.
Our resident professor in residence at Johns Hopkins and 80s MTV icon Thomas Dolby returns with Nestor at State Fare on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to discuss his new book, new hair and Totally Tubular 80s Tour this summer that plays at Anthem in D.C. on July 14th.
Local sports memorabilia expert Danny Black joined Nestor to discuss their lifelong shared love for collecting baseball cards and sports memorabilia. From the hobby’s evolution and its modern aspects, Nestor shares modern tales of his amazing Luis Aparicio collection and the thrill of finding rare items.
Justin Drummond discusses the fourth year of Planet Fitness’s High School Summer Pass program, which offers free gym access to teens from June 1 to August 31. This initiative aims to promote physical and mental well-being among youth, combating childhood obesity and encouraging a healthy lifestyle in a judgment-free environment.
It’s now been 33 years since Kenny Albert came to Baltimore as the Skipjacks voice and invited Nestor to come on his radio show at WITH-AM 1230. Let the author of “A Mic For All Seasons” tell you about his career roots that brought him to the Charm City en route to being a voice of sports across America.
Our resident Highlandtown soccer lifer Mike Libber tells Nestor about the Stateside Cup and importing Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton to Annapolis for a friendly on the pitch July 31st.
You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll learn. Watch “No One Listens; Everyone Hears” – The Story of Baltimore Positive, Nestor Aparicio & WNST” here. A documentary film narrated by Kyf Brewer, Gina Schock, Mickey Cucchiella, Mike Brilhart, John Allen, Ray Bachman and Bill Cole. Special and eternal thanks to Gregg Landry and Blue Rock Productions for the spiritual guidance and documentary awesomeness on this project. Nestor and his family and partners would like to thank every one of you for four decades of support of WNST, our sponsors and advertisers who allow us to do this Baltimore Positive thing.
Damye Hahn of Faidley’s Seafood reminds Nestor at Lexington Market on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour about how and why we’re eating lots of catfish this summer here in the land of pleasant living.
Author Joel Poiley gives Nestor the full back story about his book on the life and times and amazing career of Baltimore Colts legend Tom Matte. “Last Man Standing” is coming this summer for anyone who wants to know more about the late, great running back we all met and loved around town.
They crossed paths and shared press boxes and press conferences and lived and loved the AM side of the radio dial all of their lives. And for the first time ever publicly, longtime WBAL voice John Patti joins Nestor to discuss his 38 years in Baltimore news and sports and radio on TV Hill.
The terpenes are the science that makes it work. Our Chief Cannabis Officer Wendy Bronfein of Curio Wellness brings the terpene knowledge and explains more about getting a better wellness experience for adult use education.
Seth Elkin of The Maryland Lottery goes deep on the latest winners of the Home Run Riches and large Orioles payouts for hitting those big flies at Camden Yards.
“I’m running out of things to say about him,” said Brandon Hyde about AL MVP candidate Gunnar Henderson this week.
When Nestor was the rock music critic at The Baltimore Evening Sun in the early 1990s, he interviewed hundreds of musicians. This is a long lost chat with Joan Jett that oozes her love of the Baltimore Orioles and Memorial Stadium.
The good professor of all things sports business and longtime MLB executive Marty Conway joins Nestor to discuss the quickly-changing and evolving Baltimore Orioles franchise of David Rubenstein – and the many challenges ahead after the Splash of the honeymoon period and a great team on the field.
Everyone knows the leader of the Blackhearts loves rock and roll – and the Baltimore Orioles. Nestor got some old Jim Palmer tales from the former Runaway and Hall of Famer.
After halting the Orioles’ five-game skid with a quality start against the Cleveland Indians, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the present and future of Grayson Rodriguez as the team’s best chance to win a World Series in this era.
“I love what I saw out of him. Just the competitiveness to go out there and continue to grind, that’s what we needed. That’s what he gave.”
Marylander Greg Hawkes of The Cars comes home with the hits performing with Eddie Japan at Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis on Saturday night. The Atholton High grad tells tales of being an usher at Merriweather Post Pavilion, seeing the Beatles at the Baltimore Civic Center and his incredible band’s journey from Boston to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Grayson Rodriguez pitched seven strong innings before Cedric Mullins hit the go-ahead home run in the last of the seventh.
As the losses suddenly stack up on the Baltimore Orioles, Luke Jones and Nestor Aparicio discuss what happens after the losing streak and when and how the pitching help will appear in a trade. And how soon?
Sure, they’ll always be known as a South Carolina band, but Hootie and The Blowfish guitarist Mark Bryan is always quick to point out his Maryland roots for home and sports. He catches up on Orioles Magic, thirty years of friendship with Nestor and the not-so-cracked rear view of a life in making music that is currently making fans happy on the road with all the hits.
Our Baltimore Positive web developer Jessica Valis takes a break from building this very busy little website to join Nestor at Costas Inn on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for a discussion on local business and making it work on the web with her new Creative Circle Collective.
Luke Jones and Nestor gather at Costas Inn on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for a baseball history discussion on the greatness of WIllie Mays and our many heroes lost as Luis Aparicio becomes the oldest living Hall of Famer in Cooperstown.
As our Maryland Crab Cake Tour gets back on the road to Koco’s Pub in Lauraville during Pride Week, we welcome Damian O’Doherty back for a round of observations and discussions about the Key Bridge recovery, Maryland voters and the Larry Hogan-Angela Alsobrooks race for Washington, D.C. with big stakes for citizens.
From Whittier, California to our hometown and now 40 years into rocking us, our favorite rock radio DJ Chris Emry tells Nestor his journey from Los Angeles to Edgemere at Costas Inn on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.
Cole Irvin was battered over four innings before Yennier Cano surrendered the two runs that proved to be the difference in the eighth.
Your worst losing streak is always the most recent one, but such stretches have come with quick rebounds from this club the last two years.
Legendary 93-year old Newark Star-Ledger columnist Jerry Izenberg visits with Nestor to discuss new book: “Larry Doby in Black and White: The Story of a Baseball Pioneer” but also discusses his path as a social defender of Ali, an unbreakable Super Bowl run and his life as a journalist not “Godding up athletes.” Let him teach you something…
Our defending champion of all things Cleveland sports Daryl Ruiter joins Nestor from The Land of Believe to discuss an upstart and emerging Guardians squad as gritty pennant contenders coming to Baltimore with the best bullpen in baseball and reasons to dream of October.
After a fourth consecutive loss on Monday night, the Orioles are reeling a bit with cold bats and a fatigued squad. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the depth of the Guardians bullpen and why Adley Rutschman doesn’t catch every night.
When the Maryland Crab Cake Tour puts friends together, the wisdom flows. Our Allen McCallum and Baltimore Magazine Editor-In-Chief Max Weiss share symphonic musical notes and their mutual Orioles love with Nestor at Koco’s Pub in Lauraville.
Baltimore didn’t have a hit after the third inning Monday and has scored a total of four runs in the last three games.
Luke Jones takes an early look at the roster picture with the start of training camp under a month away.
As the Orioles bats went silent over the weekend in Houston, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the fatigue of a long June and the let down after an emotional week in New York. Now, here come the first-place Cleveland Guardians with the kind of bullpen Baltimore could use down the stretch.