Midday Podcast
1) Ann Patchett gives a peek into her writing process in annotated version of 'Bel Canto'
(This conversation was originally broadcast on November 25, 2024) Best-selling author Ann Patchett joins Midday to talk about her most recent book, an annotated edition of her 2001 popular novel, ...Show More
2) 'Dream Count' weaves stories of disparate women connected by love, desire and the winding pursuit of fulfillment
(This episode originally aired on Midday on May 12, 2025.) Internationally-acclaimed writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie joins Midday to discuss her latest novel. Dream Count is her first work of fiction ...Show More
3) In memoriam: Tom Hall's salute to the folks who passed in 2025
Midday host Tom Hall remembers some of his remarkable Baltimore friends and fellow travelers who departed this Earth in 2025.
4) Midday's Annual Holiday Concert: Helicon & Friends, Live in Studio A
Helicon & Friends join Midday in Studio A for a preview of their live Winter Solstice Concerts Saturday at Goucher College's Kraushaar Auditorium.
5) Rousuck's Review: 'Deceived' at Everyman: A new take on a classic
Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews "Deceived," Everyman Theatre's production of a 2024 adaptation of the classic play, "Gas Light."
6) City Council President Zeke Cohen on a stalled housing bill; plus, improving school transportation
Tom's guest today is the president of the Baltimore City Council, Zeke Cohen. He’s been a strong advocate for a package of zoning bills that originally enjoyed wide support from the council, but no...Show More
7) An Ohio megachurch sought to fight racism. A Baltimore political scientist followed their journey.
What happens when a predominately-white evangelical megachurch in the Midwest creates a program to address racial inequity? Dr. Hahrie Han followed the journey of Crossroads Church in Ohio, where ...Show More
8) Baltimore Club Music changed dance music forever. A new book charts the genre's emergence.
If you walked into a Baltimore night club in the 1980s or 1990s, you were likely to hear something like I Got The Rhythm by Sounds of Silence. Baltimore Club Music featured fast-paced, repetitive b...Show More
9) In 'Willie Nelson: All the Albums,' author Geoffrey Himes shares the stories behind a trove of music
Midday on Music continues as Tom is joined in the studio by Geoffrey Himes. Himes is an award-winning author, music journalist and podcaster who wrote about music in the Washington Post for 23 yea...Show More
10) 'Shared Wisdom': A top AI expert considers how the potent tech can help us heal our polarized world
In an era of acute political and social polarization, it's tempting to think of people in America and around the world as sequestered in insular camps, talking over each other and rarely achieving a m...Show More