Midday

About Midday

Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylanders, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine. We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at midday@wypr.org (mailto:midday@wypr.org)

Publisher

WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore

Category

news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 May 2017

Latest episode

2 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

40 of 3,434 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   2 Apr 2026

   As 'Midday' ends, some parting thoughts from host Tom Hall

   Host Tom Hall had some parting reflections as he brought today's final edition of Midday to a close.

2. 

   2 Apr 2026

   Baltimore City Council Pres. Zeke Cohen: Taking aim at data centers

   City Council President Zeke Cohen joins host Tom Hall on this final edition of Midday to talk about some key city issues, including a ban on data centers, proliferating smoke shops and a welcome hike in salaries for city employees.

3. 

   2 Apr 2026

   Mayor Scott on the State of the City and his $4.9 Billion budget

   Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott joins Tom in Studio A for their final edition of 'Midday with the Mayor,' their monthly conversations about key issues facing City Hall and the people of Baltimore.

Inside a recent episode

A 24/7 Bowie salon is reshaping the local hair-braiding business

Published 20 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] They're here legally. It's a country that's had a lot of instability due to Anglophone and Francophone, majority and minority not agreeing to things. And so some of them are also there just for that camaraderie for people from their own country. One person I spoke with was Lucilvia Acombi, who has been in the U.S. for about 18 months, and she was a braider in Cameroon. And she said that she works at Nadine's because she likes the flexible schedule. i have a particular time that i come i come during the day some people come during the night i walk when i feel tired when i'm tired i feel like i don't want to walk again then i'm free to go home nobody's forcing you it's very relaxing you can walk here while you do something else you can school and walk so it's very flexible someone like me i do different styles i do cornrows twist almost all the styles so On a bad day, I cannot live without working like $150. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

43 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

7 ratings

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