Sheilah Kast
Host, On The RecordSheilah Kast hosts On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am. She came to WYPR from NPR 2006. In 2014 she and her team at Maryland Morning won a prestigious Dupont-Columbia University award for a year-long probe of inequality in the Baltimore region called “The Lines Between Us.” Sheilah learned how to report the news at The Washington Star, and learned the craft of broadcasting at ABC News, where she covered the White House, Congress, and the 1991 Moscow coup that signaled the end of the Soviet empire. She has launched and hosted two weekly interview shows on public TV.
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WYPR health reporter Scott Maucione shares an update on recent health news.
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Recent reporting by The Washington Post found dangerous levels of understaffing and staff turnover at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center.
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A Stoop story from Deborah Keene about friends, frolicking in the woods, and fresh water.
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Advice on staying prepared for natural disasters and emergencies
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Young-onset Alzheimer’s disease robs people of their memory and independence. Still, some find glimmers of joy in the midst of grief. Richie Frieman interviewed families facing this disease for his new book, “The Optimistics.”
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Former Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney explains her endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
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The Franciscan Center is teaching marketable skills and transforming lives with their Dignity Plates Culinary Training Academy. We find out how.
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Last year we heard from two friends in Maryland whose response to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas and the war in Gaza was to bring their Jewish and Muslim communities together and create a space for healing. We check back with them today.
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Striking dockworkers returned to work today after reaching a tentative agreement with port operators.
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We go On the Record with religious studies scholar Matthew Taylor, author of, “The Violent Take it by Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy."
