Maureen Harvie

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at Santander Arena, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Reading, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Priscilla Morales shares a heartwarming story about her beloved dog, Kiki.

This week on the podcast, two stories about what it was to be a young child in America in the early 1960s.

Harvard historian and author Annette Gordon-Reed. Photo: Courtesy Baltimore Speakers Series

Donald Trump didn’t carry the Free State, but he improved his margins here as in the rest of the country. We ask political commentator and Maryland's Republican National Committee representative Nicolee Ambrose, and Jesse Pippy, House Republican whip representing Frederick county, what they’d like Marylanders who didn’t vote for him to know.

Economic concerns pushed Donald Trump over the finish line in the race for president. But what did voters mean when they said the economy was their top issue? And how is political polarization shaping how voters view financial recovery from the pandemic? Prof. Ian Anson, associate director of the Institute of Politics at the University of Maryland, explains.

We ask Maya Lora, an early childhood education reporter at the Baltimore Banner, about the challenges of expanding early childhood education in Maryland.

John Dimes plays Father Doyle in the new horror comedy by Melissa LaMartina. It premiers Sat. Nov. 23 at the SNF Parkway Theatre. Photo: Movie still

Everybody’s got a story … and sharing stories breaks down barriers between people. Especially important at this moment in America. Paul Mecurio created and hosts “Permission to Speak,” where people come on stage to share stories that evoke a lot of laughter.

Here’s a Stoop story from Wayne Larrivey, who was very worried about getting in trouble at work - with good reason!