Here's a Stoop Story from Sean MacDonald about paranormal encounters … and the power of believing in things that you cannot see. 

The next live stoop event is: ‘Creating Art, Creating Change: Art as a Tool for Healing Communities.’ It happens on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 7pm at the American Visionary Art Museum.

Here's a Stoop Story from Sean MacDonald about paranormal encounters … and the power of believing in things that you cannot see. 
The next live stoop event is: <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/event/creating-art-creating-change-stories-about-art-as-a-tool-for-social-justice/">‘Creating Art, Creating Change: Art as a Tool for Healing Communities.’</a> It happens on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 7pm at the American Visionary Art Museum.

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Catch On the Record, hosted by Sheilah Kast, weekdays from 9:30 to 10:00 am, following NPR's Morning Edition. We'll discuss the issues that affect your life and bring you thoughtful and lively conversations with the people who shape those issues -- business people, public officials, scholars, artists, authors, WYPR reporters and other journalists who can take us inside the story. If you want to share a comment, question, or an idea for an interview you?d like to hear, email us at <a href="mailto:ontherecord@wypr.org" target="_blank">ontherecord@wypr.org</a>

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Catch On the Record, hosted by Sheilah Kast, weekdays from 9:30 to 10:00 am, following NPR's Morning Edition. We'll discuss the issues that affect your life and bring you thoughtful and lively conversations with the people who shape those issues -- business people, public officials, scholars, artists, authors, WYPR reporters and other journalists who can take us inside the story. If you want to share a comment, question, or an idea for an interview you'd like to hear, email us at ontherecord@wypr.org

Catch On the Record, hosted by Sheilah Kast, weekdays from 9:30 to 10:00 am, following NPR's Morning Edition. We'll discuss the issues that affect your life and bring you thoughtful and lively conversations with the people who shape those issues -- business people, public officials, scholars, artists, authors, WYPR reporters and other journalists who can take us inside the story. If you want to share a comment, question, or an idea for an interview you'd like to hear, email us at <a href="mailto:ontherecord@wypr.org">ontherecord@wypr.org</a>

Stories from the Stoop: Encounters of the paranormal kind

A reality television show where “Ghost Hunters” meets “Dream Home Makeover” is the setting of Sarah Pinsker’s new book, “Haunt Sweet Home.”

The title of the book is also the name of the fictional TV show at its center… where the book’s main character, Mara gets a job as an overnight production assistant, making eerie things happen to get reactions from the new homeowners on-camera.

And amid all these bespoke haunted houses, it’s not too much of a spoiler to say that more real haunting comes to Mara herself.

We talk with Sarah Pinsker about the book and more. 

If you're up for a road trip from Baltimore, Pinsker will be at  A Novel Idea book store on Wed., Oct. 30, at 6:00pm, in conversation with A.C. Wise. 1726 E Passyunk Ave., Philadelphia, PA.

A reality television show where “Ghost Hunters” meets “Dream Home Makeover” is the setting of Sarah Pinsker’s new book, <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250330260/hauntsweethome">“Haunt Sweet Home.”</a>
The title of the book is also the name of the fictional TV show at its center… where the book’s main character, Mara gets a job as an overnight production assistant, making eerie things happen to get reactions from the new homeowners on-camera.
And amid all these bespoke haunted houses, it’s not too much of a spoiler to say that more real haunting comes to Mara herself.
We talk with <a href="https://sarahpinsker.com/">Sarah Pinsker</a> about the book and more. 
If you're up for a road trip from Baltimore, Pinsker will be at  A Novel Idea book store on <a href="https://sarahpinsker.com/event/5737187/693723975/sarah-pinsker-in-conversation-with-a-c-wise">Wed., Oct. 30, at </a><a href="https://sarahpinsker.com/event/5737187/693723975/sarah-pinsker-in-conversation-with-a-c-wise">6:00pm</a>, in conversation with A.C. Wise. 1726 E Passyunk Ave., Philadelphia, PA.

Baltimore author's 'Haunt Sweet Home' melds hauntings, a ghost, and reality TV

The cost of prescription drugs…eligibility for Maryland’shealth insurance marketplace…coping with consequences of hurricanes. Headlines about health abound. We talk recent health news with WYPR reporter Scott Maucione. 

Links:
Abuse survivors just settled for $880 million in LA, what does that mean for Baltimore Archdiocese victims? | WYPR
Maryland DACA recipients eligible for state health coverage starting in November
Maryland hospitals urged to conserve IV fluids during shortage | WYPR
Maryland drug affordability board gets OK to set upper payment limits | WYPR

The cost of prescription drugs…eligibility for Maryland’s health insurance marketplace…coping with consequences of hurricanes. Headlines about health abound. We talk recent health news with WYPR reporter <a href="https://www.wypr.org/people/scott-maucione">Scott Maucione</a>. 
Links:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2024-10-17/abuse-survivors-just-settled-for-880-million-in-la-what-does-that-mean-for-baltimore-archdiocese-victims">Abuse survivors just settled for $880 million in LA, what does that mean for Baltimore Archdiocese victims? | WYPR</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2024-10-16/maryland-daca-recipients-eligible-for-state-health-coverage-starting-in-november">Maryland DACA recipients eligible for state health coverage starting in November</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2024-10-11/maryland-hospitals-urged-to-conserve-iv-fluids-during-shortage">Maryland hospitals urged to conserve IV fluids during shortage | WYPR</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2024-10-22/maryland-drug-affordability-board-gets-ok-to-set-upper-payment-limits">Maryland drug affordability board gets OK to set upper payment limits | WYPR</a></li>
</ul>

Health Headlines: Drug costs, coverage for DACA recipients, and more

A Washington Post investigation revealed understaffing, violence, bullying, and neglect at Maryland’s maximum security psychiatric hospital. Why did problems persist so long? What now? We speak with reporter Katie Mettler. 

Links:
After Post report, Md. health secretary says changes coming to mental hospital
How a ‘climate of chaos’ went unchecked at Maryland’s max-security psych hospital
Maryland state workers push Gov. Moore to spend more on workers, facilities - The Washington Post
Clifton T. Perkins CEO Scott Moran agrees to 6-month restraining order - The Washington Post
Clifton T. Perkins CEO Scott Moran on leave as staff allege he made threats - The Washington Post

A Washington Post investigation revealed understaffing, violence, bullying, and neglect at Maryland’s maximum security psychiatric hospital. Why did problems persist so long? What now? We speak with reporter Katie Mettler. 
Links:
<ul>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/10/16/perkins-mental-hospital-health-secretary-reforms/">After Post report, Md. health secretary says changes coming to mental hospital</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/10/15/perkins-maryland-mental-hospital/">How a ‘climate of chaos’ went unchecked at Maryland’s max-security psych hospital</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/10/09/maryland-workers-moore-hogan/">Maryland state workers push Gov. Moore to spend more on workers, facilities - The Washington Post</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/28/clifton-perkins-threats-restraining-order-hearing/?itid=ap_katiemettler">Clifton T. Perkins CEO Scott Moran agrees to 6-month restraining order - The Washington Post</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/15/clifton-t-perkins-ceo-threats/">Clifton T. Perkins CEO Scott Moran on leave as staff allege he made threats - The Washington Post</a></li>
</ul>

Stories from the Stoop: Encounters of the paranormal kind

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