Podcast appearances and mentions of nathan sterner

For 10 days in a row, the state of Maryland has been reporting more than 100 new cases per day of COVID-19. As we heard WYPR's Nathan Sterner report this morning, the state health department announced that Maryland has confirmed 244 new cases of the coronavirus since yesterday. The last time the state recorded more than 200 new cases in a single day was on May 30th. Maryland's average testing positivity rate has ticked up to 1.65 percent, about where it was at the end of May. The state's positivity rate is still low compared to many other states, but it continues to creep upwards. State health officials say the highly contagious delta variant of the virus accounts for most of the new cases. Nationwide, it accounts for 85% of all new cases. In June here in Maryland, all of the deaths from COVID 19, 95% of the new cases and 93% of hospitalizations due to the virus were for patients who had not been vaccinated. Today on Midday, we begin with an interview Tom Hall conducted last week (July 12) with Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases and President Joe Biden's senior medical advisor. The video of the interview has been posted on our website, but this is the first opportunity we've had to include it on a Midday broadcast. When Tom and Dr. Fauci spoke a week ago Monday, Dr. Fauci thought that he and other government medical officials would be meeting with executives from Pfizer the following day to discuss the need for those who have received two vaccine doses to get a third, booster shot. That meeting actually took place, on-line, a few hours after Dr. Fauci's Midday interview. Tom also mentioned Dr. Fauci's past disagreements with Sen. Rand Paul of KY. Just yesterday, Dr. Fauci and Sen. Paul had a particularly heated exchange during a Senate hearing, which Tom will discuss later in this program with Dr. Gigi Gronvall of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. In his 15-minute interview, Dr. Fauci describes the dangers posed by the Delta variant and other mutations of the COVID-19 virus that are spreading rapidly in the United States among large unvaccinated populations. While he urges all Americans to get their COVID shots, Dr. Fauci concedes the difficulties of a federal vaccine mandate, and calls instead for local institutions, local businesses, schools and travel enterprises to develop ways to encourage, or mandate, that their patrons be vaccinated. Dr. Fauci also says federal health authorities are studying whether booster shots for those already vaccinated might become necessary, based on new scientific data. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The primary election was mostly by mail--Maryland’s first--but thousands showed up to vote in person, making for long lines at many voting places. Just a fraction of the votes have been counted. WYPR’s Nathan Sterner walks us through what’s known about the primary election. Then, a survey reveals that the pandemic has hit child care centers hard. Many have been unable to pay employees, and half say they will be forced to close if they can’t serve more children. We speak with Steve Rohde of the Maryland Family Network and Hilary Roberts-King, incoming director of Downtown Baltimore Child Care.

Guest host Nathan Sterner unpacks local news with WYPR’s John Lee, and author Dale Beran explains the role the internet plays in advancing extremism. Plus, a new series by the Baltimore Business Journal about transportation woes in Baltimore .

Today on the Midday News Wrap, WYPR Morning Edition news anchor Nathan Sterner sits in for Tom Hall as we examine some of the week's top news developments. First, a look at the continuing migrant crisis along the U.S. southern border, and the impending nationwide ICE raids on migrants with deportation orders. Nathan talks with Seattle-based immigration attorney Minda Thorward -- whose private firm provides legal services to migrant families in the Northwest -- about the roots of the current immigration disaster. Then, we’re joined by AP White House correspondent Darlene Superville, who describes the Trump Administration’s controversial citizen-count efforts, its aggressive immigration strategies, and how it’s dealing with now-resigned Labor Secretary Alex Acosta's legal ties with the wealthy financier and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.And later, we talk with Michael Fletcher, a writer with ESPN’s Undefeated, about the US Women’s Soccer Team’s high-profile quest for pay equity, on the heels of their remarkable 4th World Cup victory.

An ambassador travels to the capital of a foreign empire, only to discover that her predecessor has died in baffling circumstances. That’s the start of the new novel, “A Memory Called Empire.”The space opera weaves together the intrigue of a political thriller with the rich intricacies of an alien world. Author Arkady Martine tells guest host Nathan Sterner why she loves the sci-fi genre.Arkady Martine will speak about her book at the Ivy Bookshop, 6080 Falls Rd, next Tuesday, March 26th at 7 pm. TAGS:

On today's News Wrap, guest host Nathan Sterner sits in for Tom Hall with a rundown of the stories making headlines in our region this week:Turmoil in Virginia as a blackface scandal and allegations of sexual assault have led to calls for the resignation of the state's top political leaders; Baltimore County executive Johnny Olszewski sites ----tough challenges---- following cuts to the county's education budget; and former New Orleans police superintendent Michael Harrison is set to assume his duties as BPD acting police commissioner on Monday. Pending a final vote by the city council, the incoming top cop is on track to become the Baltimore’s fifth police commissioner in four years. Joining Nathan with the latest are Washington Post Senior Regional Correspondent Robert McCartney; WYPR Baltimore County reporter John Lee; and Ian Duncan, City Hall reporter for the Baltimore Sun.

Today on the Friday News Wrap, guest host Nathan Sterner takes a look back at a week of dramatic political news, from the Paul Manafort trial to the arrest of a Republican congressman on corruption charges, and a special congressional election in Ohio that’s given Democrats new hope for winning a majority in the House this November. NPR White House correspondent Scott Horsley joins Nathan on the line from NPR studios in Washington to help us make sense of it all. Then, we’ll hear how the city of Chicago is dealing with last weekend’s spasm of gun violence in the city's South and West Sides, in which at least 70 people were shot and 12 victims died. Nathan talks with the Reverend Gregory Livingston, the Interim Pastor at Chicago's New Hope Baptist Church. He's a prominent faith leader who’s been active in protesting the city's daily violence -- and how city leaders have been respondingto it.And we close the hour with Melody Simmons, real estate and development reporter for the Baltimore Business Journal, who joins Nathan in the studio to talk about the Journal’s new two-part series of articles spotlighting the brighter sides of Baltimore, called Stop Aplogizing, Baltimore. BBJ editors say the series is intended to accentuate the positive about a city that’s usually framed in terms of rising crime, poverty and political dysfunction. And they're hoping that readers of the series will be inspired to join a larger conversation about the future of Charm City: BBJ is hosting a public forum to discuss the series on Tuesday Aug. 28, on the second floor of 36 S. Charles St. Coffee, doughnuts and networking will be on tap starting at 8am. The discussion will be led by BBJ's editors and reporters, and include prominent local leaders and businesspeople. Audience members are invited to ask questions and share their ideas.To register for this free event, contact April House at ahouse@bizjournals.com.

It's the Midday News Wrap , with guest host Nathan Sterner sitting in for Tom Hall. Among the stories Nathan spotlights in this week's review: the drama of competing healthcare bills, the wrangling and chaos within the Republican Party, and the still-unfolding puzzle of possible Russian ties to President Trump's inner circle. Early in the week, Senate Republicans lacked the votes for their latest proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act. By Tuesday, President Trump announced, ----We'll let Obamacare fail.---- The confusion deepened later in the week with proposals to Repeal without Replace and Repeal with Delayed Replace. Also this week, there was the drip, drip of revelations about exactly who else was in the room in June of 2016 when Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort, the Trump campaign chief at the time, attended a meeting where they were promised Russian government help for their campaign and some dirt about Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Then on Thursday came the

We begin with a conversation about the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking . There are some who believe that if this type of gas drilling were allowed in Western Maryland, it could generate up to 3,000 jobs and at least $5 million in annual tax revenues. But many have concerns about the impact on the environment and public health. We’ll hear from Dr. David Vanko , the former head of the Maryland Fracking Commission, and co-host Nathan Sterner talks to Dr. Brian Schwartz, a researcher from Johns Hopkins, and Senator Bobby Zirkin , who proposed banning fracking. Then, Alan Walden , the Republican candidate for Mayor of Baltimore, joins Tom to talk about his vision for the future of Charm City. And theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck has a review of the new show at Ford’s Theater in Washington, Come From Away . The musical tells the true story of the 7000 airline passengers whose planes were diverted to the small town of Gander, Newfoundland, immediately after the