Local film critics Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed join columnist Dan Rodricks to review the year's best movies. (PHOTO CREDIT: Lacey Terrell/TriStar Pictures).

Closing out 2019 at the movies

Thirty years is a long, good run for any restaurant, and so attention must be paid: Saturday, Oct. 12 marks three full decades for Nancy Longo’s Pierpoint in Fells Point. It was early 1989 when Longo bought the Emma Giles Tavern, a rowhouse-barroom at 1822 Aliceanna Street, with an ambition to turn it into a restaurant serving “Maryland cuisine with a contemporary style.” As her 30th anniversary approached, Sun columnist Dan Rodricks paid a visit for the Roughly Speaking podcast and recorded a conversation with Longo in the Pierpoint kitchen.In this episode: Secrets of a great crab cake. Plus, something new: The Crab Corn Coddie, a mashup of a classic crab cake and the Baltimore coddie, with some sweet corn added for crunch. It was Dan’s idea, developed at home, and he asked Longo to bring her expertise to the evolving recipe. The chef was game to give it a try. In fact, Longo liked the concept so much she plans to put the Crab Corn Coddie on Pierpoint’s menu as a special on Wednesday evening, Oct. 23.

Thirty years is a long, good run for any restaurant, and so attention must be paid: Saturday, Oct. 12 marks three full decades for Nancy Longo’s Pierpoint in Fells Point. It was early 1989 when Longo bought the Emma Giles Tavern, a rowhouse-barroom at 1822 Aliceanna Street, with an ambition to turn it into a restaurant serving “Maryland cuisine with a contemporary style.” As her 30th anniversary approached, Sun columnist Dan Rodricks paid a visit for the Roughly Speaking podcast and recorded a conversation with Longo in the Pierpoint <a href="http://kitchen.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kitchen.In</a> this episode: Secrets of a great crab cake. Plus, something new: The Crab Corn Coddie, a mashup of a classic crab cake and the Baltimore coddie, with some sweet corn added for crunch. It was Dan’s idea, developed at home, and he asked Longo to bring her expertise to the evolving recipe. The chef was game to give it a try. In fact, Longo liked the concept so much she plans to put the Crab Corn Coddie on Pierpoint’s menu as a special on Wednesday evening, Oct. 23.

A new take on the crab cake?

The Orioles have encouraged fans to have patience through he next few years of Baltimore baseball until the rebuild process shows results.

The Orioles' rebuild and the long road ahead

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has voiced opposition to the ambitious Kirwan Commission proposals calling them “half baked” and “fiscally irresponsible.” With recommendations for how to pay for the plans slated to go public this month, lawmakers expect a clash between Hogan and his allies and supporters of education reform.

The Kirwan Commission and the fight over public school reform

In Carroll County, Maryland, a years-old lawsuit that sought to bar the county’s commissioners from leading prayers at their meetings came to a dramatic close this month. But residents might not be content to let the fight end.

In Carroll County, an emotional church-state issue divides residents

After a summer-long work stoppage and public back-and-forths with management, the BSO’s future appears more uncertain than ever.

Saving the symphonies: The BSO's familiar plight

Nearly two decades after his retirement from the Orioles, Cal Ripken Jr. remains an icon sports world, especially in the Baltimore area. But as it turns out, Ripken’s legacy has inspired more than just baseball fans.

Cal Ripken's other streak: Being mentioned in dozens of rap songs

Education advocates say that the difference between Baltimore County and Baltimore City test scores shouldn’t surprise anyone.

In Baltimore schools, disparities in and out of the classroom affect performance

Baltimore Orioles star Cal Ripken has been honored in several rap songs.

Cal Ripken references in rap lyrics

On Baltimore streets for over a year, dockless scooters are no longer a novelty. And, with the city recently awarding permanent licenses to four vendors, they, along with dockless bikes now coming online, will be part of its transportation mix for the foreseeable future. So far, things have gone smoother than with their Baltimore Bike Share predecessor, but equity and safety issues raised during the pilot program remain. In this episode, Baltimore Sun interns Oyin Adedoyin and Christine Condon share what residents and doctors are saying about the vehicles and explain why Baltimore may be especially well suited for the dockless networks. They’re joined by Sun transportation reporter Colin Campbell.

A year after scooters first hit Baltimore's streets, safety and equity concerns persist

A conversational take on Maryland news and culture from The Baltimore Sun newsroom.

This is an interesting and lively discussion about important topics in the area. Excellent and informative-it’s def worth a listen!

Excellent

I love the Roughly Speaking podcast! At least I did until DR stepped back. I am reluctant to un-subscribe because I want to hear the episodes that he does (sporadically) but the “new” version is just not the same. The hosts are obviously very smart but it is hard to get past the “ums and ahs” that seem to make up at least a quarter of the show now. It’s choppy and the music is annoying. Sorry! I feel like maybe it would have been better to just start a new podcast with them and let the original Roughly Speaking stand...with less frequent episodes if necessary.

Not the same

Roughly Speaking

Today we start a four-part series on Baltimore's political history with Matt Crenson, whose 514-page book on that subject is being published next month by the Johns Hopkins University Press. The book covers four centuries, from the development of Baltimore Town in colonial Maryland to its incorporation in 1796 to its time as an occupied city during the Civil War, through industrialization, segregation, and Baltimore's more recent history. Over the next four episodes of the show, we’ll hear about events that shaped Baltimore’s identity, the two major obstacles it faced in growing up, how it became known as Mobtown, and what of the past influences Baltimore today.Coming Wednesday: Part Two: Rise of the Know-Nothings and an occupied city during the Civil War.Links:https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/content/baltimore-0

Today we start a four-part series on Baltimore's political history with Matt Crenson, whose 514-page book on that subject is being published next month by the Johns Hopkins University Press. The book covers four centuries, from the development of Baltimore Town in colonial Maryland to its incorporation in 1796 to its time as an occupied city during the Civil War, through industrialization, segregation, and Baltimore's more recent history. Over the next four episodes of the show, we’ll hear about events that shaped Baltimore’s identity, the two major obstacles it faced in growing up, how it became known as Mobtown, and what of the past influences Baltimore today.Coming Wednesday: Part Two: Rise of the Know-Nothings and an occupied city during the Civil War.Links:<a href="https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/content/baltimore-0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/content/baltimore-0</a>

Baltimore Politics, Part I: A colonial town with limited power and lots of pigs (episode 275)

Presenting the final of five encore episodes about the history, culture, and folklore of Maryland and its largest city: The Boys of Dunbar: Baltimore's greatest basketball team, the Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Poets of 1981-1982.

Baltimore and Maryland History Week: The Boys of Dunbar

Ahead of the 18-hour Ken Burns-Lynn Novick PBS film on Vietnam, Dan speaks with Arnold R. "Skip" Isaacs, who covered the war in the 1970s for The Baltimore Sun. Isaacs separates fact from myth: Was the U.S. military really limited in how it could fight the North Vietnamese? Has the anti-war movement's role in ending the war been overstated? Did the U.S. press corps sway public opinion against continued American involvement? Did final defeat for South Vietnam result from the cutoff of U.S. aid? Arnold Isaacs, a veteran reporter and editor, is the author of the acclaimed "Vietnam Shadows: The War, Its Ghosts, and Its Legacy," and "Without Honor: Defeat in Vietnam and Cambodia." He taught courses on Vietnam at Towson University.

Separating myth from facts about the Vietnam War (episode 296)

General Howard

American History: Chief Joseph, White Supremacy and the quest for human rights in the late 19th Century. In his new book, Daniel Sharfstein tells the story of two men — Chief Joseph, the young leader of the Nez Perce who fought to keep his ancestral lands in the Pacific Northwest, and Oliver Otis Howard, the Union general who believed it was his destiny to send Joseph and his tribe to a reservation in Idaho. How the devout Christian and abolitionist Howard, the man for whom Howard University is named, came to conduct a ruthless war 140 years ago against Native Americans is the subject of "Thunder in The Mountains: Chief Joseph Oliver Otis Howard ---- the Nez Perce War." Daniel Sharfstein is a professor of law and history and co-directs the George Barrett Social Justice Program at Vanderbilt University. He is a Guggenheim Fellow, and his first book, "The Invisible Line: A Secret History of Race in America," won the J. Anthony Lukas Prize for narrative nonfiction.Links:http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/books/ct-thunder-in-the-mountains-daniel-sharfenstein-books-0409-20170404-story.html

American History: Chief Joseph, White Supremacy and the quest for human rights in the late 19th Century. In his new book, Daniel Sharfstein tells the story of two men — Chief Joseph, the young leader of the Nez Perce who fought to keep his ancestral lands in the Pacific Northwest, and Oliver Otis Howard, the Union general who believed it was his destiny to send Joseph and his tribe to a reservation in Idaho. How the devout Christian and abolitionist Howard, the man for whom Howard University is named, came to conduct a ruthless war 140 years ago against Native Americans is the subject of "Thunder in The Mountains: Chief Joseph Oliver Otis Howard ---- the Nez Perce War." Daniel Sharfstein is a professor of law and history and co-directs the George Barrett Social Justice Program at Vanderbilt University. He is a Guggenheim Fellow, and his first book, "The Invisible Line: A Secret History of Race in America," won the J. Anthony Lukas Prize for narrative nonfiction.Links:<a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/books/ct-thunder-in-the-mountains-daniel-sharfenstein-books-0409-20170404-story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/books/ct-thunder-in-the-mountains-daniel-sharfenstein-books-0409-20170404-story.html</a>

Chief Joseph, General Howard and the Nez Perce resistance of 1877 (episode 251)

In Part II of our series on Baltimore politics, Matt Crenson talks about the city in the middle of the 19th Century, when the Know-Nothings took over City Hall and, at the outbreak of the Civil War, a mob attacked Union troops on Pratt Street. To maintain peace and orderly commerce, President Lincoln dispatched Union troops to occupy Baltimore throughout the war. The war, says Crenson, reshaped the city's culture, economy and politics. Matthew A. Crenson is professor emeritus of political science at Johns Hopkins University. His book, "Baltimore: A Political History," is about to be released by the Johns Hopkins University Press.Links:https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/content/baltimore-0

In Part II of our series on Baltimore politics, Matt Crenson talks about the city in the middle of the 19th Century, when the Know-Nothings took over City Hall and, at the outbreak of the Civil War, a mob attacked Union troops on Pratt Street. To maintain peace and orderly commerce, President Lincoln dispatched Union troops to occupy Baltimore throughout the war. The war, says Crenson, reshaped the city's culture, economy and politics. Matthew A. Crenson is professor emeritus of political science at Johns Hopkins University. His book, "Baltimore: A Political History," is about to be released by the Johns Hopkins University Press.Links:<a href="https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/content/baltimore-0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/content/baltimore-0</a>

Baltimore Politics, Part II: Mobtown, Know-Nothings and an occupied city (episode 276)

In the latest in a series of conversations with candidates for governor of Maryland, Rushern Baker talks about his life before entering politics and his career path since then — as a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates and as the Prince George's County executive since 2010, following a major corruption scandal sent his predecessor to federal prison. In talking about his bid to challenge to the incumbent governor, Republican Larry Hogan, Baker says he would focus on economic development and job creation, revive the Red Line light rail project in Baltimore and keep state funding the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act.Links:http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/dan-rodricks/bal-roughly-speaking-2018-gubernatorial-candidates-storygallery.htmlhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-baker-governor-20170620-story.htmlhttps://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/...

In the latest in a series of conversations with candidates for governor of Maryland, Rushern Baker talks about his life before entering politics and his career path since then — as a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates and as the Prince George's County executive since 2010, following a major corruption scandal sent his predecessor to federal prison. In talking about his bid to challenge to the incumbent governor, Republican Larry Hogan, Baker says he would focus on economic development and job creation, revive the Red Line light rail project in Baltimore and keep state funding the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act.Links:<a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/dan-rodricks/bal-roughly-speaking-2018-gubernatorial-candidates-storygallery.htmlhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-baker-governor-20170620-story.htmlhttps://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/1048/Transforming-Neighborhoods-Initiative-TN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/dan-rodricks/bal-roughly-speaking-2018-gubernatorial-candidates-storygallery.htmlhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-baker-governor-20170620-story.htmlhttps://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/...</a>

Baker would revive Red Line if elected governor (episode 308)

Gilbert Sandler

1:38: Our weekly book recommendation: Paula Gallagher reviews, "Stay With Me," an excellent debut novel by a young Nigerian writer, Ayobami Adebayo.5:22: Gilbert Sandler: Teller of Baltimore Tales, Part I: Few people of 90 years or more are blessed with a memory like Gilbert Sandler's, and few know as much about Baltimore. Born here in 1923, Sandler has been observing and chronicling city life for decades. He wrote a regular column, Baltimore Glimpses, for the old Baltimore Evening Sun, and continues his story-telling to this day with weekly features on WYPR, the NPR station here. The author of several books about the city, Sandler sits down with Dan in the podcast studio to talk about himself for a change: Growing up in northwest Baltimore, selling newspapers on street cars, living through the Depression and attending City College before going off to war with U.S. Navy.Coming next week: Part II: Gilbert Sandler remembers Baltimore after World War II and talks about the many changes that have taken place in the city over the last 50 years.Photo by Will Kirk, courtesy of the Jewish Museum of MarylandLinks:http://www.ayobamiadebayo.com/https://www.amazon.com/Gilbert-Sandler/e/B001KMJOOUhttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/796206.Gilbert_Sandlerhttp://wypr.org/people/gil-sandlerhttps://www.amazon.com/Gilbert-Sandler/e/B001KMJOOU

1:38: Our weekly book recommendation: Paula Gallagher reviews, "Stay With Me," an excellent debut novel by a young Nigerian writer, Ayobami Adebayo.5:22: Gilbert Sandler: Teller of Baltimore Tales, Part I: Few people of 90 years or more are blessed with a memory like Gilbert Sandler's, and few know as much about Baltimore. Born here in 1923, Sandler has been observing and chronicling city life for decades. He wrote a regular column, Baltimore Glimpses, for the old Baltimore Evening Sun, and continues his story-telling to this day with weekly features on WYPR, the NPR station here. The author of several books about the city, Sandler sits down with Dan in the podcast studio to talk about himself for a change: Growing up in northwest Baltimore, selling newspapers on street cars, living through the Depression and attending City College before going off to war with U.S. Navy.Coming next week: Part II: Gilbert Sandler remembers Baltimore after World War II and talks about the many changes that have taken place in the city over the last 50 years.Photo by Will Kirk, courtesy of the Jewish Museum of MarylandLinks:<a href="http://www.ayobamiadebayo.com/https://www.amazon.com/Gilbert-Sandler/e/B001KMJOOUhttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/796206.Gilbert_Sandlerhttp://wypr.org/people/gil-sandlerhttps://www.amazon.com/Gilbert-Sandler/e/B001KMJOOU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ayobamiadebayo.com/https://www.amazon.com/Gilbert-Sandler/e/B001KMJOOUhttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/796206.Gilbert_Sandlerhttp://wypr.org/people/gil-sandlerhttps://www.amazon.com/Gilbert-Sandler/e/B001KMJOOU</a>

Gilbert Sandler, teller of Baltimore tales (episode 293)

Haussner’s Regret is Dan’s term for the remorse Baltimoreans feel when they realize it’s too late to do something they always meant to do but never did, or something they did once and enjoyed but never got to a second time. It is named for the once-famous, now-gone Highlandtown restaurant crammed with paintings, ceramics and sculpture that closed after 73 years in 1999. It closed fast, too, just two weeks after Mrs. Frances Haussner George announced she’d had enough. Haussner’s was overwhelmed with customers who wanted one last meal; some stood in line for three hours. Many had not dined at Haussner’s in forever, and they regretted it. On today’s show: Avoiding Haussner’s Regret with a Baltimore Bucket List — that is, an inventory of things every Baltimorean should do — or do again — before it’s too late, from hiking the full length of Charles Street to having a corned beef sandwich at Attman’s to enjoying the annual taxidermy show at the Walters Art Museum to jazz at the Caton Castle. Our discussion is occasioned by the publication of author Judy Colbert’s latest book of regional interest, “100 Things To Do In Baltimore Before You Die.”Links:http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/dining/baltimore-diner-blog/bal-haussners-building-demolition-20160526-story.htmlhttp://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-11-14/news/bs-md-backstory-charles-street-20131114_1_south-baltimore-baltimore-county-balti...

Haussner’s Regret is Dan’s term for the remorse Baltimoreans feel when they realize it’s too late to do something they always meant to do but never did, or something they did once and enjoyed but never got to a second time. It is named for the once-famous, now-gone Highlandtown restaurant crammed with paintings, ceramics and sculpture that closed after 73 years in 1999. It closed fast, too, just two weeks after Mrs. Frances Haussner George announced she’d had enough. Haussner’s was overwhelmed with customers who wanted one last meal; some stood in line for three hours. Many had not dined at Haussner’s in forever, and they regretted it. On today’s show: Avoiding Haussner’s Regret with a Baltimore Bucket List — that is, an inventory of things every Baltimorean should do — or do again — before it’s too late, from hiking the full length of Charles Street to having a corned beef sandwich at Attman’s to enjoying the annual taxidermy show at the Walters Art Museum to jazz at the Caton Castle. Our discussion is occasioned by the publication of author Judy Colbert’s latest book of regional interest, “100 Things To Do In Baltimore Before You Die.”Links:<a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/dining/baltimore-diner-blog/bal-haussners-building-demolition-20160526-story.htmlhttp://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-11-14/news/bs-md-backstory-charles-street-20131114_1_south-baltimore-baltimore-county-baltimore-museumhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/dining/baltimore-diner-blog/bs-fo-attmans-100-years-20150328-story.htmlhttp://www.citypaper.com/news/thisweek/bcpnews-thursday-baltimore-taxidermy-open-20161004-story.htmlhttp://www.catoncastle.com/calendar.htmlhttps://www.amazon.com/Judy-Colbert/e/B001HP1Z8S" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/dining/baltimore-diner-blog/bal-haussners-building-demolition-20160526-story.htmlhttp://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-11-14/news/bs-md-backstory-charles-street-20131114_1_south-baltimore-baltimore-county-balti...</a>

100 things to do in Baltimore before it's too late (episode 191)

Should young offenders who rape or kill be sentenced to life in prison, and if so, should they be treated differently than adults who commit crimes of violence? Since 2005, the Supreme Court has had a lot to say about how we treat juveniles who kill and rape. The high court banned the death penalty for offenders under 18. It limited sentences of life without parole to those convicted of murder. It banned the use of mandatory life without parole, though some states, including Maryland, still have it as an option. And even in cases where juveniles serving life might be eligible for parole, in Maryland the governor has the final say. Therefore, the American Civil Liberties Union argues that Maryland has de facto life without parole for juvenile offenders, and the ACLU says that unconstitutional. To explain a lawsuit filed against the state, Dan's guest is Sonia Kumar, a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland. Further reading: An overview of juveniles and life without parole from the Sentencing Project.Links:http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-juvenile-life-hearing-20170103-story.htmlhttp://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/juvenile-life-without-parole/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bs-sp-frank-deford-obituary-0530-20170...

Should young offenders who rape or kill be sentenced to life in prison, and if so, should they be treated differently than adults who commit crimes of violence? Since 2005, the Supreme Court has had a lot to say about how we treat juveniles who kill and rape. The high court banned the death penalty for offenders under 18. It limited sentences of life without parole to those convicted of murder. It banned the use of mandatory life without parole, though some states, including Maryland, still have it as an option. And even in cases where juveniles serving life might be eligible for parole, in Maryland the governor has the final say. Therefore, the American Civil Liberties Union argues that Maryland has de facto life without parole for juvenile offenders, and the ACLU says that unconstitutional. To explain a lawsuit filed against the state, Dan's guest is Sonia Kumar, a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland. Further reading: An overview of juveniles and life without parole from the Sentencing Project.Links:<a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-juvenile-life-hearing-20170103-story.htmlhttp://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/juvenile-life-without-parole/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bs-sp-frank-deford-obituary-0530-20170529-story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-juvenile-life-hearing-20170103-story.htmlhttp://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/juvenile-life-without-parole/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bs-sp-frank-deford-obituary-0530-20170...</a>

Should teens who kill be sentenced to life in prison? (episode 258)

In part four of our four-part series on Baltimore’s political history with Matthew A. Crenson, we hear about the factions and prejudices that influenced municipal elections and public policy in the 20th Century. Crenson talks about the post-World War II mayoralties of Thomas J. D’Alesandro Jr., a master politician; that of his son, Thomas D’Alesandro III, who was mayor during the riots of 1968; and those of William Donald Schaefer and Kurt L. Schmoke. Matt Crenson is professor emeritus of political science at Johns Hopkins University. His book from Johns Hopkins University Press is “Baltimore: A Political History.” Its official release is set for August 8 at the Baltimore City Archives. He will also appear at the Ivy Bookshop in September.Links: https://www.amazon.com/Baltimore-Political-History-Matthew-Crenson/dp/1421422069https://www.facebook.com/events/696332980558435/https://baltimorecityhistory.net/http://www.theivybookshop.com/

In part four of our four-part series on Baltimore’s political history with Matthew A. Crenson, we hear about the factions and prejudices that influenced municipal elections and public policy in the 20th Century. Crenson talks about the post-World War II mayoralties of Thomas J. D’Alesandro Jr., a master politician; that of his son, Thomas D’Alesandro III, who was mayor during the riots of 1968; and those of William Donald Schaefer and Kurt L. Schmoke. Matt Crenson is professor emeritus of political science at Johns Hopkins University. His book from Johns Hopkins University Press is “Baltimore: A Political History.” Its official release is set for August 8 at the Baltimore City Archives. He will also appear at the Ivy Bookshop in September.Links: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Baltimore-Political-History-Matthew-Crenson/dp/1421422069https://www.facebook.com/events/696332980558435/https://baltimorecityhistory.net/http://www.theivybookshop.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Baltimore-Political-History-Matthew-Crenson/dp/1421422069https://www.facebook.com/events/696332980558435/https://baltimorecityhistory.net/http://www.theivybookshop.com/</a>

Baltimore Politics, Part IV: Factions, race, riot and renaissance (episode 278)

1:50: With Mother's Day approaching, Paula Gallagher recommends a new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Ford, a memoir about his parents, with emphasis on this mother.5:22: With Maryland's early-season crab harvest expected to be strong, John Shields, Chesapeake culinary expert, offers a 12-minute tutorial in making the perfect crab cake. Two of John's most popular recipes for crab cakes, published in his cookbooks, can also be found online -- his grandmother Gertie's Baltimore crab cakes, and Miss Shirley Phillip's Eastern Shore crab cakes. John Shields is the owner of Gertrude's restaurant in Baltimore and the author of three cook books. Make sure to read John's essay on the "care and handling of crab cakes."Links:https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062661883/between-themhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/environment/bs-md-crab-population-survey-20170419-story.htmlhttp://www.aarp.org/food/recipes/info-05-2011/crab-cakes.htmlhttp://www.epicurious.com/recipes...

1:50: With Mother's Day approaching, Paula Gallagher recommends a new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Ford, a memoir about his parents, with emphasis on this mother.5:22: With Maryland's early-season crab harvest expected to be strong, John Shields, Chesapeake culinary expert, offers a 12-minute tutorial in making the perfect crab cake. Two of John's most popular recipes for crab cakes, published in his cookbooks, can also be found online -- his grandmother Gertie's Baltimore crab cakes, and Miss Shirley Phillip's Eastern Shore crab cakes. John Shields is the owner of Gertrude's restaurant in Baltimore and the author of three cook books. Make sure to read John's essay on the "care and handling of crab cakes."Links:<a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062661883/between-themhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/environment/bs-md-crab-population-survey-20170419-story.htmlhttp://www.aarp.org/food/recipes/info-05-2011/crab-cakes.htmlhttp://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/miss-shirleys-eastern-shore-crab-cakes-232203http://www.johnshields.com/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/dan-rodricks-blog/bal-john-shields-on-the-care-and-handling-of-crab-cakes-20170512-story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062661883/between-themhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/environment/bs-md-crab-population-survey-20170419-story.htmlhttp://www.aarp.org/food/recipes/info-05-2011/crab-cakes.htmlhttp://www.epicurious.com/recipes...</a>

How to make the perfect crab cake (episode 250)

1:36: Book critic Paula Gallagher recommends a book about a bird with a lousy reputation: "Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird," by Katie Fallon.6:08: Could Baltimore reverse its population slide, grow by 80,000 residents and fill 40,000 empty rowhouses? Architect Klaus Philipsen offers informed opinions — and a dose of optimism — in today's wide-ranging conversation about the city's past, present and future. Philipsen, president of ArchPlan Inc., writes a daily blog about urban life, and he is the author of a new book, "Baltimore: Reinventing An Industrial Legacy City." Mentioned in this segment: State Center, Red Line, Eager Park.Links:http://www.upne.com/1611689716.htmlhttp://www.archplan.com/index.htmlhttp://archplanbaltimore.blogspot.com/2012/08/anatomy-of-baltimore-rowhouse.htmlhttps://www.routledge.com/Baltimore-Reinventing-an-Industrial-Legacy-City/Philipsen/p/book/978113823036...

1:36: Book critic Paula Gallagher recommends a book about a bird with a lousy reputation: "Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird," by Katie Fallon.6:08: Could Baltimore reverse its population slide, grow by 80,000 residents and fill 40,000 empty rowhouses? Architect Klaus Philipsen offers informed opinions — and a dose of optimism — in today's wide-ranging conversation about the city's past, present and future. Philipsen, president of ArchPlan Inc., writes a daily blog about urban life, and he is the author of a new book, "Baltimore: Reinventing An Industrial Legacy City." Mentioned in this segment: State Center, Red Line, Eager Park.Links:<a href="http://www.upne.com/1611689716.htmlhttp://www.archplan.com/index.htmlhttp://archplanbaltimore.blogspot.com/2012/08/anatomy-of-baltimore-rowhouse.htmlhttps://www.routledge.com/Baltimore-Reinventing-an-Industrial-Legacy-City/Philipsen/p/book/9781138230361http://communityarchitectdaily.blogspot.com/2017/05/who-can-save-state-center.htmlhttp://communityarchitectdaily.blogspot.com/2016/06/red-line-fight-is-not-over-yet.htmlhttp://communityarchitectdaily.blogspot.com/2017/05/a-new-park-in-east-baltimore.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.upne.com/1611689716.htmlhttp://www.archplan.com/index.htmlhttp://archplanbaltimore.blogspot.com/2012/08/anatomy-of-baltimore-rowhouse.htmlhttps://www.routledge.com/Baltimore-Reinventing-an-Industrial-Legacy-City/Philipsen/p/book/978113823036...</a>

Thinking about Baltimore with one of our most thoughtful citizens (episode 256)

Justin Fenton

Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton spent the last year reporting on the inner-workings of the corrupt Gun Trace Task Force members and their leader, Sgt. Wayne Jenkins. What exactly did he spend his time doing? Hear more about his reporting process and his fight to obtain records.

Behind the scenes of 'Cops and Robbers' with Justin Fenton

While Maryland gun rights advocates argue that the state’s attempts at curbing shootings have backfired, gun control supporters counter that the state hasn’t done nearly enough to save lives.

The two sides of the Maryland gun debate

1:04: John Fritze, the Sun's Washington correspondent, talks about the new Congress and the battles ahead, plus the roles of Maryland's two Democratic senators, Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, are expected to play in Trump administration confirmation hearings next week.12:52: Kevin Rector, crime and criminal justice reporter for The Sun, provides perspective to the disturbing statement, by the police union leader, that Baltimore does not have enough cops on patrol to protect its citizenry. The warning came just after the city closed out another deadly year of violence, with homicides over 300 in both 2015 and 2016.21:23: Luke Broadwater, City Hall reporter, talks about Baltimore's new mayor, Catherine Pugh, and her first big challenge — getting crime under control as the city and the U.S. Justice Department work toward a consent decree on police reforms. Plus, what's up with the city's new water-billing system and those crazy, $80,000 bills some homeowners received?

What's new in Washington and Baltimore? A lot. (episode 193)

Willie Adams

Philip Berrigan

Presenting the fourth of five encore episodes about the history, culture, and folklore of Maryland and its largest city: Legends of Baltimore: Little Willie Adams and Philip Berrigan, two very different men who left their marks on Baltimore in very different ways.

Baltimore and Maryland History Week: Baltimore legends Little Willie Adams and Philip Berrigan

What role has the federal government played in Baltimore over the years, and what can it do now to move the city forward?

After Trump tweets, examining what the federal government has done for Baltimore

John Sarbanes

1:04: Dan's commentary on the terror attack in Britain and a potential hate crime at the University of Maryland.5:35: Richard Cross, a Maryland-based Republican political analyst and speechwriter, talks about the issues raised just before the president's trip abroad — the firing of the FBI director, the appointment of a special counsel to investigate possible collusion between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign — and whether these controversies will prompt any Republican leaders to distance themselves from the president.16:02: Maryland Rep. John Sarbanes, D-3rd, says the Trump presidency presents "a maximum stress test for the democracy," with numerous conflicts of interest and now a "draconian" federal budget that could be "cataclysmic to the core functions of government." Sarbanes, chair of the House Democrats' newly created Democracy Reform Task Force, says Trump, with his cabinet and other appointments, has "filled the swamp" with former lobbyists and industry lawyers. "There's a fox in charge of every hen house now," he says. "They're locking the doors, pulling down the shades and ransacking the place." Also, looking ahead to the 2018 midterm elections, Sarbanes has a message for activists who form "the resistance" to Trump.

Rep. John Sarbanes on Trump's 'draconian' budget and 'ethical blindness' (episode 255)

With 2017 off to a deadly start in Baltimore, Bob Cherry, a Western District sergeant and past-president of the police union, asks citizens to step up and help officers prevent and solve crimes across the city. Additionally, Cherry suggests that the police department adopt a New York City model for patrol-based targeting of violent, repeat offenders to reduce the shootings that have claimed nearly 700 lives since the spring of 2015. That means, he says, fewer officers in special units and more in uniform and on the street. With the city in a consent decree with the Justice Department to foster reforms within the department, Cherry says it’s time to shift more attention back to the crime fight. “We will increase trust when we start cutting crime,” says Cherry, a city resident. “If you get the numbers down and people feel safer, they’re going to feel proud and good about their police department.” Past-president of the Baltimore lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, Cherry also serves as a national trustee for the Maryland FOP.Links:http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-ci-violence-20170125-story.htmlhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/doj-report/bs-md-ci-lawyers-committee-concerns-20170125-story.html

With 2017 off to a deadly start in Baltimore, Bob Cherry, a Western District sergeant and past-president of the police union, asks citizens to step up and help officers prevent and solve crimes across the city. Additionally, Cherry suggests that the police department adopt a New York City model for patrol-based targeting of violent, repeat offenders to reduce the shootings that have claimed nearly 700 lives since the spring of 2015. That means, he says, fewer officers in special units and more in uniform and on the street. With the city in a consent decree with the Justice Department to foster reforms within the department, Cherry says it’s time to shift more attention back to the crime fight. “We will increase trust when we start cutting crime,” says Cherry, a city resident. “If you get the numbers down and people feel safer, they’re going to feel proud and good about their police department.” Past-president of the Baltimore lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, Cherry also serves as a national trustee for the Maryland FOP.Links:<a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-ci-violence-20170125-story.htmlhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/doj-report/bs-md-ci-lawyers-committee-concerns-20170125-story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-ci-violence-20170125-story.htmlhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/doj-report/bs-md-ci-lawyers-committee-concerns-20170125-story.html</a>

A Baltimore cop on the crime fight, increased patrols, targeting offenders (episode 204)

In the wake of the Mueller report, a new CNN poll shows an increase among Democrats for Donald Trump's impeachment while Republicans remain adamant in their support of the president, evidence of what presidential historian Richard Striner describes as tribalism -- fierce political loyalty beyond ideology and mere partisanship.Meanwhile, former vice-president Joe Biden is the current front-runner among Democrats seeking their party's nomination. But Biden's status is starting to take a hit from the party's progressive wing.On the show: Mileah Kromer is associate professor of political science and the director of the Sarah T. Hughes Field Politics Center at Goucher College; she oversees the Goucher Poll. Richard Striner is a professor of history at Washington College and an author of books on American presidents, film and architecture.

Rodricks: Trump, political tribalism and the push for impeachment

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