Sheilah Kast

1 week ago | wypr.org | Sheilah Kast

Climate change is so pervasive we often don’t connect the dots. For a year, climate activistMike Tidwell closely observed his own neighborhood in Takoma Park -- so many trees dying, floodwater racing down the street. We ask about his new book, "The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue."Tidwell will speak at Red Emma's on Wed. April 23, and at Ivy Bookshop on Thursday May 1. On The Record WYPR ProgramsOn the RecordClimate changeClimate Change In Your Backyardauthor interviewsMaryland authors

1 week ago | wypr.org | Sheilah Kast

Tens of thousands of middle- and high-schoolers in Maryland are getting ideas about what their future could be — ideas that might not have occurred to them a few years ago. The same part of the state’s K-12 education reform effort--the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future -- that requires students be “college or career-ready” by tenth grade, calls for each student to get individualized career counseling. We hear from two advocates for workforce counseling: Democratic Sen. Cory McCray, representing Dist.

1 week ago | wypr.org | Sheilah Kast |Melissa Gerr

After his childhood of “shabby gentility,” in Baltimore, Murray Kempton’s New York newspaper columns spanned the 20 century with clear insights about who America was leaving behind. We talk with Andrew Holter, the editor of a new collection of Kempton’s journalism. Holter will speak at Writer's LIVE at Enoch Pratt Library Tuesday April 15, and at the Union Market location of Politics and Prose in Washington, D.C. on Thurs. May 8. On The Record WYPR ProgramsOn the Recordauthor interviews

2 weeks ago | wypr.org | Sheilah Kast

Laying out his plans for Maryland in a speech two months ago, Gov. Wes Moore called for more focus on what boys and young men are going through. This morning, we’ll try to understand what’s going on with men and boys, by talking with two men who spend a lot of time thinking about it, and trying to improve things.

2 weeks ago | wypr.org | Sheilah Kast |Ashley Sterner |Melissa Gerr |Rachel Baye

Maryland’s massive budget deficit has loomed over the General Assembly session that’s wrapping up. Today is Sine Die. What taxes are lawmakers raising? What spending do they intend to cut? How are they preparing Maryland for the Trump administration’s changes? We ask Rachel Baye, WYPR senior reporter and editor and Brian Sears of 'Maryland Matters' as the legislature starts its last day. On The Record WYPR ProgramsOn the RecordMaryland General Assembly 2025