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Midday lineup

MIDDAY with Dan Rodricks
WYPR-FM, 88.1
Questions for any guest can be e-mailed in advance of the show at: midday@wypr.org
Monday, March 31
Noon-1:00
Pip and Zastrow: the story of two men from Annapolis who crossed racial boundaries in the midst of segregation to become lifelong friends and allies in the civil rights movement. We’ll talk with Victoria Bruce, producer and director of the documentary, and Zastrow.
1:00 – 2:00
Senator Ben Cardin talks about the nation’s mortgage crisis, global warming, the war in Iraq, and more.
Tuesday, April 1
Noon-1:00
Generations have been vaccinated for measles, mumps, and polio. Now a small but growiung number of parents are questioning the safety of vaccines and refusing to have their children inoculated. Epidemiologists and other public health professionals see this as a risk to public health. We’ll discuss the fear of vaccines with Saad Omer, of the Johns-Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Dr. Neal Halsey, a pediatrician at Bloomberg, and Dr. Tim Doran, Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at GBMC.
1:00-2:00
This week WYPR is airing the radio special 1968: The Fire Last Time. This hour we’ll talk with members of the WYPR news team about the special and the Baltimore riots of 1968.
 
Wednesday, April 2
Noon-1:00
Congratulations! College acceptance letters are in the mail. Now you get to deal with the confusion of financial aid forms and rising tuitions. To figure out how you’re going to pay for college, Kim Clark, who writes about higher education for the US News and World Report, will discuss how to pay for college and how to decode those letters from the college admissions office.
1:00-2:00
The Maryland SPCA’s 13th Annual March for the Animals event will take place later in April. During this hour we’ll discuss the event and care for pets with Aileen Gabbey, Executive Director of the Maryland SPCA and Dr. Estelle Ward, a veterinarian. Also taking part in the discussion is Don Jestes, a dog handler in the Vietnam War.
Thursday, April 3
Noon-1:00

2008 marks the 75th anniversary of the New Deal. We’ll talk with author Nick Taylor about his book American Made: When FDR Put the Nation to Work about the enduring legacy of the WPA and its relevance in 2008.
1:00-2:00
A recent cover story in the City Paper told us everything you always wanted to know about Maryland’s signature dish: the crab cake. We’ll talk with Henry Hong, who did the exhaustive research, about the history of the crab cake, the different ways they are made, and the best spots in and around Baltimore to get your hands on this favorite seafood treat.

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