The Chesapeake Connect Podcast features conversations with our region's leaders about the issues that shape our lives today and in the future. The podcast is produced by the Baltimore Metropolitan Council, the council of local governments serving central Maryland, with assistance from WYPR.
Latest episodes
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36 min
Exploring The City Beyond The Inner Harbor
On the latest episode of The Chesapeake Connect Podcast we’re talking about tourism in Baltimore. How is the city and the broader region working to encourage tourism, and especiall…
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37 min
The Vaccine Hunt And Our Regional Economy
We're talking about Baltimore’s role in the race to develop and distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, with Tom Sadowski, Vice Chancellor for Economic Development for the University Syst…
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32 min
The Coalition That Kept The Preakness In Baltimore
Delegate Tony Bridges, who represents Baltimore City in Maryland's General Assembly, and Harford County Executive Barry Glassman talk about the future of the Preakness, the decisio…
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26 min
Supporting Communities In Need
Queen Anne's County Commissioner Jim Moran and Franklyn Baker, President and CEO of the United Way of Central Maryland, talk about how government and nonprofit partners are working…
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39 min
Keeping Pace In An Evolving Economy
Howard County Executive Dr. Calvin Ball and Aaron Tomarchio, Senior Vice-President of Corporate Affairs at Tradepoint Atlantic, talk about how the Baltimore region is building a 21…
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35 min
Making Regionalism Work
Carroll County Commissioner Stephen Wantz and Don Fry, President & CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee, discuss how public and private sector leaders are working together to pro…
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41 min
Reimagining The Suburbs
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman and Greg Fitchitt, President for Columbia at the Howard Hughes Corporation, discuss how land use priorities and real estate developmen…
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32 min
Answering The Call: Modernizing Policing After The Death Of George Floyd
Baltimore County Executive John Olszewski, Jr. and Police Chief Melissa Hyatt join The Chesapeake Connect Podcast to discuss police reform in Baltimore County and efforts to improv…
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34 min
Leading In A Pandemic
The second episode of The Chesapeake Connect Podcast features Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson and Dr. Shanaysha Sauls, President and CEO of the Baltimore Community Foundati…
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22 min
What Is Chesapeake Connect?
The first episode of The Chesapeake Connect Podcast features Mike Kelly, Executive Director of Baltimore Metropolitan Council, John A. Olszewski, Jr., Baltimore County Executive, a…