Kick off the holiday season with a viewing of the movie Christmas Couples Retreat, which Baltimore native Vincent DePaul both starred in and produced. He will provide an introduction to the movie which was filmed totally in Baltimore at local sites such as the Gramercy Mansion, Cross Keys, and a home in Roland Park. While

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Dr. Jimmy Potash, director of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, will review recent developments in research on psychedelics in psychiatry, especially in MDMA (commonly known as “ecstasy” or “molly”) for PTSD and psilocybin (psychoactive “mushrooms”) to treat depression and addictions.

Julia DiBussolo, director of Arts Every Day, a nonprofit that advocates for the arts in Baltimore City public schools, joins us for an engaging discussion on the role of the arts in K-12 education. Did you know that the arts are required under Maryland State and federal regulations, but they remain absent in many Baltimore