What Are You Reading? Podcast

Tom talks with the founder and artistic director of Charm City Sings, and the Music Director of the Fredrick Chorale, Heidi Ackerman.

Tom talks with Izzie Bavis, WTMD Evening Host and Multi Platform Engagement Specialist at Baltimore Public Media.

Tom talks with the President and CEO of the Annie E Casey Foundation, Lisa Lawson

Tom talks with Midday producer Sam Bermas-Dawes.

Tom talks with Ebony Marshall, the Mid-Level Gifts Manager at Baltimore Public Media

Tom talks with Carol Hamer, Executive Operations and Board Liaison at the Baltimore Community Foundation.

Tom talks with Crystal Harden-Lindsey, the Vice President of Community Impact at the Baltimore Community Foundation.

Tom talks with Shanya Mapson, the Coordinating Producer at WYPR.

Tom talks with the author Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, whose latest book is Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free.

Tom talks with Baltimore Banner Data Reporter Greg Morton.

Tom talks with Max Weiss, the editor in Chief of Baltimore Magazine.

Tom talks with Nicolas Abrams, a certified financial planner and the founder of Opulentia, a financial services company in Hunt Valley, MD. Nic is recommending: Beating the Odds: Eddie Brown’s Investing and Life Strategies by Eddie Brown The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore

Tom talks with Kellie Carter Jackson, the author of We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance. Kellie is recommending: A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid James by Percival Everett

Tom talks with Chad Helton, the President and CEO of the Enoch Pratt Library Chad is recommending: Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised: A Memoir of Survival and Hope by Carmello Anthony with D. Watkins

Tom talks with LaVonda Reed, the Dean of the University of Baltimore School of Law LaVonda is recommending: 12 Notes on Life and Creativity by Quincy Jones Jim Crow’s Pink Slip: The Untold Story of Black Principal and Teacher Leadership by Leslie T. Fenwick A Forgotten Migration: Black Southerners, Segregation Scholarships, and the Debt Owed to Public HBCUs by Crystal R. Sanders

Tom talks with Laura Lippman. Her latest book is Prom Queen. Laura is recommending: Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodeser-Ackner The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with Debbie Hines, the author of Get Off My Neck: Black Lives, White Justice, and a Former Prosecutor's Quest for Reform. Debbie is recommending: Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine by Uché Blackstock.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with Anne Kim, the author of Poverty for Profit: How Corporations Get Rich off America’s Poor.  Anne is recommending: SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point by Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with Tia Hamilton, the owner of Urban Reads Bookstore on Greenmount Avenue in Baltimore. Tia is recommending: State Vs. Us Magazine  Born on the Water from the 1619 Project by Nikole-Hannah Jones and Reneé Watson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with Sonia Alcántara-Antoine, the CEO of the Baltimore Public Library.  Sonia is recommending: That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America by Amanda Jones Yellowface by R. F. Kuang See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with Chris Mfume, the Managing Partner and Founder of The Civic Group. Chris is recommending: Zeckendorf: The autobiograpy of the man who played a real-life game of Monopoly and won the largest real estate empire in history by William Zeckendorf  Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect by Will Guidara See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with Chrissy Thornton, the President and CEO of Associated Black Charities. Chrissy is recommending: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz Larger Than Yourself: Reimagine Industries, Lead with Purpose & Grow Ideas into Movements by Thibault Manekin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with Meghan McCorkell, the Chief of Marketing, Communications, & Strategy at the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Meghan is recommending: Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia The Way Forward by Yung Pueblo See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with Julia Fleischaker, the owner of Greedy Reads bookstores in Baltimore.  Julia is recommending: This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno The Woman in Me by Britney Spears See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with Zahra Shafiq, a student at NYU, and WYPR volunteer. Zahra is recommending: Nod by Adrian Barnes A Mystery of Mysteries: The Life and Death of Edgar Allan Poe by Mark Dawidziak See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Hall talks with Irene Bantigue about what she is currently reading and reccomends.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with the comedian, musician and author Lane Moore.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with Villanova University Freshman Carolyn Su.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Hall talks with best selling author Johnathan Eig.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with Midday supervising producer Teria Rogers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with Emma Snyder, the owner of the Ivy Bookshop in North Baltimore.  Emma is recommending Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck translated by Michael HofmannSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with Christine Collins, the Senior Director of Strategic Communications at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. Christine is recommending: The Overstory by Richard Powers Leader By Accident: Lessons in Leadership, Loss and Life by (local author) Jim RaffertySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Hall talks with Antoinette Jordan, office manager and accounting specialist at WYPR.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with Heather Warnken, the Executive Director of the Center for Criminal Justice Reform at the University of Baltimore School of Law. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with Isabelle Diffendall, a Senior at Christo Rey High School and WYPR Intern.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with the Artistic Director of Baltimore Center Stage, Stephanie Ybarra.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with the Director of the Innocence Project Clinic at the University of Baltimore School of Law, Erica Suter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with the author and professor Wendy Shaia Wendy is recommending Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall Wendy’s novel is: The Black Cell https://publerati.com/the-black-cell-by-wendy-shaia/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with Johns Hopkins 21st Century Cities Initiative Senior Fellow, Mary Miller.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Hall talks with former Baltimore City Councilman and BARCO CEO Leon Pinkett.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Hall talks with writer and activist Mark Johnson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with the author and illustrator Young Vo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with the Shaunielle McDonald, Music Director at Pleasant Hope Baptist Church and the Catering and Event Manager at Blacksauce KitchenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with Mark Gunnery of the Jewish Museum of MD  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with author Jean Chen Ho.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with B-360 Founder and Director, Brittany Young. Brittany is recommending: Just As I Am by Cicely Tyson https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9780062931061See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom talks with the author and comedian Wayne FedermanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.