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'Shared Wisdom': A top AI expert considers how the potent tech can help us heal our polarized world Author Alex "Sandy" Pentland offers a compelling counter to popular foreboding about AI's impact on human civilization: using AI, he writes, we can build more dynamic, open societies.

Renowned data scientist @alex-pentland.bsky.social’s new book "Shared Wisdom" is a hopeful treatise on how AI can help to advance, not harm, the human condition. Listen to him on @middayonwypr.bsky.social:

As Midday heads into the new year, we want to hear from you!

What Maryland stories in 2026 need the attention of WYPR's newsroom? What trends are you keeping keeping an eye out for as we enter the second half of the 2020s? #news #Maryland

Report offers 14 recommendations to guide data centers in Prince George’s County - Maryland Matters An anticipated report on data center development in Prince George’s County makes clear that data centers will be welcomed in the county, but only under certain circumstances — and with lots of communi...

A highly anticipated report on data center development in Prince George’s County makes clear that data centers will be welcomed in the county, but only under certain circumstances — and with lots of community say in where they’re located.
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Maryland has the second highest commute time in the U.S., new numbers show - Maryland Matters Marylanders are spending more time on the road, with the state’s average one-way commute time rising to 31.5 minutes in 2023 – the second longest commute in the country, according to the latest Census...

Marylanders are spending more time on the road, with the state’s average one-way commute time rising to 31.5 minutes in 2023 – the second longest commute in the country, according to the latest Census Bureau data.
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Turkey Day is here! Tune in Wednesday with chefs Damian Mosely and John Shields for Midday's Thanksgiving special.

Have a questions about Thanksgiving cooking? Or have a favorite Thanksgiving recipe to share?

Leave us a message on the Baltimore Public Media app, or at 410-735-1616. #Thanksgiving

Markus Rauschecker spoke to Tom Hall on WYPR’s Midday with Tom Hall 📻 about Maryland’s new data privacy laws.

https://www.wypr.org/show/midday/2025-10-27/maryland-leads-country-in-data-privacy-guardrails-as-new-statewide-law-goes-into-effect

Or call-in live Tuesday noon to 1pm. Listen at 88.1 WYPR, stream us live at WYPR.org or listen on the Baltimore Public Media app.

More info: www.wypr.org/show/midday

Coming up Tuesday on Midday, have you been the target of a scam? You’re not alone. Maryland saw more than a 50% increase in reports of online fraud in recent years. Have a question about scams, or a story you’d like to share? Leave us a message at 410-735-1616, and tune-in Tuesday at noon! #scams

Join a LIVE edition of Midday from the Charles Theatre as host Tom Hall talks to filmmakers behind @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social.

The show starts Oct 3, at noon, in the Charles lobby.
This is free and open to the public!

Looking to attend a New/Next screening? Tickets here: newnextfilmfest.com

Gov. Wes Moore on new leadership at Maryland's Department of Juvenile Services Maryland Governor Wes Moore joins Midday to discuss new leadership at the state Department of Juvenile Services.

On today's show, LIVE at noon📻, Department of Juvenile Services head Betsy Tolentino. She was named acting secretary in June, following the departure of Vincent Schiraldi.

Check out our conversation with @govwesmoore.bsky.social, when he joined Midday to discuss Tolentino's appointment:

It's Midday at the Movies! Join us right now, live on WYPR!

This summer, Jaws is celebrating its 50th Anniversary and will re-release on IMAX and in 3D. We are talking about it.

Word nerds! Tomorrow's episode of Midday is about grammar and we want to hear from you.

✒️Where do you struggle when putting your thoughts on the page? We’ll talk about Oxford commas, run on sentences and more. Let us know your grammar questions below, or leave us a message at 410-735-1616

The riveting story of a desperate phase of the American Revolution in 'The Fate of the Day' Historian Rick Atkinson take us two years into the American Revolutionary War in the second book from his trilogy: 'The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780....

On today's Midday, author and historian Rick Atkinson on his latest book, the second of a trilogy covering the American Revolutionary War.

Meticulous and grand, "The Fate of the Day" covers a desperate phase of the colony's war for independence from the British.

Check out our discussion below:

"Protect, then serve."
Conversations about Maryland's fisheries.

How a Woodlawn High senior helped boost the graduation rate Sean Marshall helped design and fund a student-led tutoring program that’ll live on after he leaves Woodlawn High School.

Meet Sean Marshall. He's graduating today with the rest of the class of 2025. But not before helping his school boost the graduation rate.
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Today, @offairashley.bsky.social takes over the host chair to talk crabs, oysters and the aquatic life in the Chesapeake Bay.

What's worked helping oysters bounce back? And whats needed to reverse the decline of blue crabs?

Plus, a Japanese technique that could change Maryland's fishing industry.

Today on Midday:

🔷John Suau, new executive director of @thepeale.bsky.social, joins Midday to discuss the next step for the 200-year-old arts and culture center.

🔷Plus, a preview of tomorrow's First Thursdays Music Festival, hosted by our sibling station WTMD🎶

On Midday RIGHT NOW:

What's at stakes for the Ravens in the aftermath of substantiated allegations against kicker Justin Tucker?

Later, the Orioles season. Is it "Orioles Magic"? Or Orioles...tragic?⚾

The @thebaltimorebanner.com's @kylegoon.bsky.social and @danielleallentuck.bsky.social join us.

On today's Midday, we take your questions about #health and #nutrition. Navigating health advice, especially online, can be a challenge. Nutritionist Monica Reinagel joins us with the facts!

Tune-in today at noon for our show, and call in with your questions on the Midday Live line: 410-662-8780 ☎️

Today at noon, @baltimorepolice.bsky.social Commissioner Richard Worley joins Midday. We discuss:

🔷What's worked as the city sees a sharp drop in violence
🔷Making inroads with young people repeatedly involved in crime
🔷Auditing finds a dozen deaths in police custody should have been ruled homicide

On Midday LIVE📻, we're talking zoning! Can simple, in-the-weed changes make Baltimore more affordable and better for small businesses?

City council president @zekecohen.bsky.social on school rezoning: "This is an issue that our school board is going to need to take up," he said.

"We are in the posture of listening and finding out the full ramifications," @zekecohen.bsky.social said about yesterday's shocking audit of the MD's medical examiner office, which found as many as 36 deaths in police custody should have been ruled homicide.

Listen in to our conversation on Midday!

Starting this summer, we’re upgrading our buses with brand-new, modern fareboxes. As part of this upgrade, we’ll be retiring the 15-year-old CharmCard® system. Riders are encouraged to make the switch to CharmPass, our convenient mobile payment option. (1/2)

Tomorrow on Midday, @zekecohen.bsky.social stops by to talk about a consequential rezoning proposal before the city council.

We'll also ask about city's Opioid Restitution Fund and the $1.9 billion FY26 budget for city schools approved this week by the city's Board of School Commissioners.

Today on Midday, we're heading out to the garden. Farmer Chippy of Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm and Carrie Engel of Valley View Farms in Cockeysville joins us with the latest tips for your garden plot.

Tune in live at noon, and ask us a question at 410-662-8780!

Archbishop Lori surprised, heartened by selection of American pope - Catholic Review As French Cardinal Dominique Mamberti announced to the world May 8 that Cardinal Robert F. Prevost had been elected as the successor to Pope Francis, Archbishop William E. Lori and several of his clos...

The Catholic Review was in the room with Archbishop William Lori, of Baltimore, when Pope Leo XIV was announced — and captured the palpable surprise at an American Pope!

Maryland's Lt. Gov. @arunamiller.bsky.social joins Midday today. We'll talk about:

🔷The challenges of assisting federal workers in a year where the state’s belt has been tightened as well.

🔷The new State Autism Plan.

🔷After dangerous accidents, new safety efforts protecting highway workers.

Today on Midday, we check back in with Baltimore high school seniors as they prepare for graduation.

Laila, Shawn and Lamont first joined us at the beginning of this school year. 9 months later, have their post-school plans or priorities changed? And how do they think AI changed their education?

Thursday on Midday, Lt. Gov. @arunamiller.bsky.social joins us to discuss state budget cuts to education, transportation and more. Plus, Miller's advocacy surrounding disability, including a newly announced State Autism Plan.

Tune-in on WYPR, WYPR.org and the Baltimore Public Media app.