The Briefing Room: The Real Deal on Land Banking
Send us Fan Mail What if vacant and abandoned properties could become opportunities for new housing and neighborhood revitalization? In Epis...
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Conduit Street Podcast
A podcast on Maryland policy and politics, covering state and county issues. We’ll cover the General Assembly, Governor, state agencies, and county leaders and how it affects Marylanders and...
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20 of 390 episodesPrediction Markets, AI Agents, and Who Sets the Rules
Send us Fan Mail From betting on election outcomes to AI agents acting on their own, emerging technologies are raising new questions about r...
The Briefing Room: Breaking Down Private Equity in Housing
Send us Fan Mail Private equity has become an increasingly prominent part of the housing conversation, but its role is often more complicate...
Blueprint Check-In: The Local School Board Perspective
Send us Fan Mail Five years into the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, how are local school boards navigating the challenges of turning state...
The Briefing Room: The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
Send us Fan Mail For much of this series, the housing conversation has centered on what states, counties, developers, and lenders can do to...
News or Noise? What Matters Now, What Comes Next
Send us Fan Mail The Conduit Street monthly roundup of “News or Noise?” is back, as we dig into the headlines from recent weeks, looking for...
The Briefing Room: A Ton of Talk About TIFs
Send us Fan Mail Tax Increment Financing (TIF) can be a powerful tool for supporting development, but it can also be one of the more misunde...
Blueprint Check-In: The Educators’ View
Send us Fan Mail Five years into implementation of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, how is Maryland’s sweeping education reform plan aff...
The Briefing Room: Baltimore City’s War on Vacancy
Send us Fan Mail For decades, vacant and abandoned properties have been one of Baltimore City’s most persistent challenges. Now, the numbers...
Blueprint Check-In: The Superintendents’ View
Send us Fan Mail Five years into implementation of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, Maryland’s sweeping education reform plan is approac...
The Briefing Room: All Bangers, No Mash
Send us Fan Mail Housing’s biggest challenges rarely have a single solution. What happens when you stop talking about the housing problem an...
Local Revenue Flexibility Takes Center Stage
Send us Fan Mail This week on the Conduit Street Podcast, Kevin Kinnally and Michael Sanderson break down the latest from Maryland’s Local R...
The Briefing Room: The Hemlock Grove Playbook
For the final episode of The Briefing Room's housing finance series, the conversation heads west to Garrett County, where local leaders are...
News or Noise: Blueprint Pressure, AI Surveillance, and College Sports
Summer Conference is in the rearview mirror, but many of the conversations shaping Maryland policy are just getting started. In the latest r...
The Briefing Room: Preservation as a Housing Strategy
Building new housing is only part of the affordability challenge. Counties also need tools to preserve the affordable homes already in their...
Summer MACoCon Is Over but the Conversations Continue
The 2026 Summer MACoCon might be over, but many of the conversations that filled the convention center's halls are ongoing. In this episode...
Special Bonus Episode: Frederick County's Data Center Playbook
Following the response to The Briefing Room's energy series, we're revisiting one of the topics that generated the most listener interest: d...
The Briefing Room: The Office-To-Housing Challenge
Converting empty offices into housing sounds like a straightforward way to address two challenges at once, but the financial and physical re...
News or Noise: Redistricting, Revenue, and NBA Hot Takes
Every month, the Conduit Street Podcast separates the headlines that matter from the stories generating more attention than action. Let's ta...
The Briefing Room: Smith Island Cake Effect
Housing costs rarely rise because of one single policy, fee, or requirement. More often, they build layer by layer until the numbers no long...