WYPR: The Signal Podcast

This week (09.14.12 & 09.15.12) on The Signal: Street artists Gaia, MOMO, and Michael Owen join forces for the joint exhibition, “Zim Zum”; Rafael Alvarez on his book, “The Tuerk House”; Maryland wine history with Regina McCarthy; and soul singer Navasha Daya pays tribute to Nina Simone.

This week (09.07.12 & 09.08.12) on The Signal: Dan Deacon’s new smart-phone app puts a concert light-show in the hands of his audience; Charles Rammelkamp discusses his book, ‘Fusen Bakudan’; Michael Taft analyzes the elusive lyrics of the Blues; and Matthew Byars (almost) becomes the Oriole’s new PA announcer.

This week (06.08.12 & 06.09.12) on The Signal: Music and conversation with the surviving members of The Singing and Praying Bands, a devotional movement born two centuries ago in the tidewater regions of Maryland, when traditional African worship practices merged with the Christianity of the Methodist Church.

This week (08.17.12 & 08.18.12) on The Signal: The story of Zieti, a musical friendship between two Americans and two West Africans; a daughter’s tribute to artist Amalie Rothschild; and a conversation with World of Warcraft designer Greg Street.

This week (08.10.12 & 08.11.12) on The Signal: The small miracle at the Filbert Street Community Garden, the editors of ‘68: Riots and Rebirth in an American City’, and versatile violinist Chelsey Green

This week (08.03.12 & 08.04.12) on The Signal: Music and conversation with honky tonk songwriter Arty Hill; a visit to Pierce’s Park; and Robert A Dougles on his memoir of survival and redemption, “Fertile Concrete”

This week (07.27.12 & 07.28.12) on The Signal: music and conversation with Ugandan multi-instrumentalist Kinobe, a stroll with poet and pedestrian Jennifer Wallace, and novelist Clarence Brown on confronting the darkness in his book, ‘Needs’.

This week (07.20.12 & 07.21.12) on The Signal: A ride on the Chester River with poet Meredith Davies Hadaway; Arthur Magida on his book, “The Nazi Séance”; and music in Wyman Park Dell with open-air guitarist Robert McCoy

This week (07.13.12 & 07.14.12) on The Signal: a visit to the Evergreen House outdoor sculpture exhibit, “Landscape as Laboratory”; a conversation with the author and subject of the book, “Ghetto Medic,” daughter and father Rachel and Bill Hennick; and summer reading picks from Amotic Books’ Benn Ray.

This week (07.06.12 & 07.07.12) on The Signal: The profound history of the absurd tourist trap, “South of the Border”; NPR Political Junkie Ken Rudin at The Stoop; and music and conversation with Bob Keal of Small Sur

This week (06.29.12 & 06.30.12) on The Signal: A visit to Baltimore’s National Pinball Museum; Eden Unger Bowditch talks about her book, “The Atomic Weight of Secrets”; and 90-year-old Isaac Rehert shares poetry form his debut chapbook, “Renaissance”

This week (06.15.12 & 06.16.12) on The Signal: “Postcards from the Stoop,” live from Center Stage, with true tales about travel, old-time radio comedy sketches from The Stoop Players, and music from The Egg Babies Orchestra.

May 25 & 26, 2012, on The Signal: A special rebroadcast of OUT OF THE BLOCKS, an original coproduction of radio producer Aaron Henkin and electronic musician Wendel Patrick. Simple concept: One hour of radio - one city block - everybody’s story – 3300 Greenmount Avenue

This week (05.18.12 & 05.19.12) on The Signal: we pay a visit to the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Presstman Street, where the pushers and prostitutes have been replaced by the transformative community programs at the Harris-Marcus Center; we get a lesson on the magic of the bass clarinet when we talk with local bandleader Todd Marcus and visiting jazz legend Bennie Maupin; and the daughter of artist Amalie Rothschild reflects on her mother’s life and legacy.