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Mothers and the delicate work-family balance: Thursday July 5, 1-2 pm

Podcast Summary: Is the American workplace flexible enough to support a work-life balance for women? A conversation with Bernie Jones, editor of "Women Who Opt Out: The Debate over Working Mothers and...

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7-25-12: The Accordion Family

Podcast Summary: The impact of generations living together.With new economic pressures, more and more nuclear families are living together longer. Usually that means young adults moving back in with...

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8-17-12: Place Matters-Where are Maryland's Foster Children?

Podcast Summary: Five years after the Place Matters program was launched in Maryland, there are 1,700 fewer children in Maryland's foster care system. Why--and what's next? Sheilah asks Ted Dallas,...

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8-27-12: More Than Bullets

Podcast Summary: Last year 28 Baltimore juveniles were shot; half of them died. Even more young people were surely scarred psychologically. We talk with a Stanford University child psychiatrist...

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02-22-13: Gender in the workplace and at home.

Podcast Summary: Why do women in Maryland make 88 cents to every dollar made by men--and what forms of discrimination do women still face? Also who is doing the majority of the housework?In 2011,...

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The Demand for Home Birth

Podcast Summary: The number of babies born at home in Maryland--as opposed to in hospitals-- is rising.  But there aren't enough providers to meet the demand. There would be more if Maryland recognized...

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Two Tales of Motherhood

Podcast Summary: Maryland native and author Jeanine Cummins blends two stories of two mothers from different generations in her new novel, The Crooked Branch. We talk with her about her new book--and...

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Midday Adoption Special: Single-Parent, Same-Sex, and Foster Care Adoptions:...

Podcast Summary: This hour, we continue to look at adoption through three adoption sub-topics: single-parent adoption, same-sex adoption, and foster care adoption. Guests include Sherry Fine, a...

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Midday Adoption Special: International Adoptions: Tuesday June 11, 12-1 p.m.

Podcast Summary: In our first hour we’ll hear from two families that have traveled divergent paths through the international adoption process. Brian and Erica Finkelstein Parker waited two and a half...

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Politics of Climate Change & Governor Meh: Tuesday July 2, 12-1 p.m.

Podcast Summary: Last week President Obama unveiled a national plan to combat climate change and prepare for its effects, bypassing a recalcitrant Congress in the process. Can he make a difference? Our...

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