State Sen. Will Smith talks about changes in the state Senate's crime committee as he takes over leadership of the panel. He also talks about his military service in light of current events in Iraq and Iran.

Councilmember Craig Rice talks about a new effort to help students learn to code. It's getting support from Apple. And we grill him on the Kirwan Commission, which is proposing $3 billion in expanded education spending.

We talk with Dr. Travis Gayles, Montgomery County health officer, about declining cancer rates. And even if the rates are falling, what does that mean if you or a loved one receive a cancer diagnosis. #MontgomeryTalks

John McNamara was one of five victims gunned down and killed on June 28, 2018, at the Annapolis Capital Gazette offices. At the time of his death, McNamara, a veteran sportswriter, was chronicling the D.C. region’s many contributions to the game of basketball for a book he was writing. He started working on “The Capital of Basketball” around 2007. A few months after the shooting, McNamara's wife, Andrea Chamblee, took on the task of completing her husband's book which was recently released. Chamblee spoke with Montgomery Talks about the challenges of finishing the book, coping with tragedy, and the effort to change Maryland’s gun laws to prevent future shooting rampages. Available now on MyMcMedia, Overcast, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Spotify and Stitcher, Facebook, Pocketcasts and Twitter. #MontgomeryTalks Help us grow. Share this podcast with your friends.

Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney says he's going to stay in the 2020 races. He also discussed his issues with Medicare for All and the Green New Deal. And would he run for governor? Find out in this edition of Montgomery Talks.

Seventeen years ago, a man and a teenager terrorized the region with a series of sniper killings. David Reichenbaugh was a Maryland State Police lieutenant who was in command of the arrest of John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo. 

Bishop Leila Ortiz, who leads the Metro DC Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, doesn't shy away from saying it's unusual for a Latina to be lead 35,000 Lutherans in about 80 churches in the DC region. "The Holy Spirit is up to something," she says. Available now on MyMcMedia, Overcast, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Spotify and Stitcher, Facebook, Pocketcasts and Twitter. #MontgomeryTalks Help us grow. Share this podcast with your friends.

Councilmember Andrew Friedson, serving his first term on the County Council, has made a name for himself in trying to make government run more efficiently. He’s also been an advocate for pedestrian safety. In this episode of Montgomery Talks with Doug Tallman, Friedson shares his thoughts on the latest developments in Tonya Chapman’s decision to remove her name from consideration to become the county’s next police chief. Available now on MyMcMedia, Overcast, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Spotify and Stitcher, Facebook, Pocketcasts and Twitter. #MontgomeryTalks Help us grow. Share this podcast with your friends.

Everyone talks about the weather—and the past few months have given us plenty to talk about. Dr. Philip Arkin with the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center at the University of Maryland helps us make a little sense about all this rain.  #MontgomeryTalks Available now on MyMCMedia, Overcast, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Spotify and Stitcher, TuneIn, Facebook, Pocketcasts and Twitter. Please help us grow. Subscribe and share with your friends.

Montgomery College cybersecurity expert Joseph Roundy talks with Doug Tallman about how to protect your data in the wake of data breaches at Capital One and other institutions. On this episode of Montgomery Talks, Roundy also gives his take on election security.   #MontgomeryTalks Available now on MyMCMedia, Overcast, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Spotify and Stitcher, TuneIn, Facebook, Pocketcasts and Twitter. Please help us grow. Subscribe and share with your friends.