Councilman Tom Quirk talks about his next steps as a financial advisor, making a money plan and investing wisely, and his particular love of Catonsville with Don and Nestor at The Beaumont.
Ed Lovern, the President and CEO of Ascension St. Agnes Hospital discussed health care in a pandemic and beyond. Finally, Nestor surprised Don with a former student and old friend, assistant women’s basketball coach at CCBC Catonsville, James Thomas.
Nearly a month into the emergence of omicron, much more is known about how omicron behaves in the real world—thanks to the work of scientists like South Africa’s Dr. Glenda Gray, president and CEO of the South African Medical Research Council, the equivalent of the US’s National Institutes of Health. Dr. Josh Sharfstein talks with Dr. Gray and with Hopkins epidemiologist Dr. Chris Beyrer about how omicron was discovered, what we know about it now, and what it means for South Africa and the world. They also discuss the importance of protecting people who are immunocompromised—including those with HIV— to help get the pandemic under control.
In episode 20 of The Lobby, Damian joins with Senator Jeff Waldstreicher to examine the ways that family and fatherhood have shaped their careers. Check out this behind-the-scenes look at one of the General Assembly's biggest stars for a look at his role as Vice-chair of the Judicial Proceedings Committee, recent events in Montgomery County, and the things that make his district (MD-18) unique in Maryland.
Ben Jealous discusses the current political landscape in Maryland and his thoughts on the race for the next Governor of Maryland.
Dr. Preeti Malani, the University of Michigan’s Chief Health Officer, was a guest on the podcast back in the spring of 2020 and again in the fall of that year talking about how COVID-19 had affected Michigan’s oldest university. Dr. Malani returns to talk with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about how vaccines have made a stark difference for a return to campus this fall, what life looks like on the North Quad and in the residence halls, and how the school is centering the well-being of students who have had to miss out on so much the last two years.
Senator Kathy Klausmeier is joined by Toni Torsch of the Daniel Torsch Foundation to talk with Nestor about the latest surge in overdoses and what is being done to help change the course of the opioid epidemic.
The Recon remembers former Baltimore Country Executive, Ted Venetoulis, and what it takes to join the Governor race in Maryland.
Maryland Lottery and Gaming Director John Martin gives Nestor an update and full overview of how sports wagering will work in our state. It’s coming sooner than you think…
Senator Cory McCray discusses the recent decline in violent crime numbers and what issues he’s still working on in his 45th District.
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