Podcast appearances and mentions of aaron henkin

Hello and welcome back to another episode of B Bin Horror! On this week's episode we talk about the 2013 Horror/Comedy, WNUF Halloween Special! WNUF Halloween Special was directed by Chris LaMartina, James Branscome, Shawn Jones, Scott Maccubbin, Lonnie Martin, Matthew Menter and Andy Schoeb. The film stars Paul Fahrenkopf, Aaron Henkin and Nicolette le Faye. On this week's episode, Dylan and Fred talk about the film and pick out their favorite commercials that were featured in it. If you like what you hear please follow us on Instagram and Facebook @bbinhorror. You can also send us emails at bbinhorror@gmail.com and please don't forget to subscribe to B Bin Horror on whatever podcast platform you listen on! *B Bin Horror theme music - "Uprising" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio*

If you have enjoyed the podcast please take a moment to subscribe, and also please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. The way the algorithm works, this helps our podcast reach more listeners. Thanks from IC for your support. New from Inspire Citizens: Inspired Coaching & Inspired Experiences Learn more about how Inspire Citizens co-designs whole-school service learning programsYou can book a discovery call with Inspire Citizens at this linkShare on social media using #EmpathytoImpactEpisode Summary Oprah Winfrey said, “Everybody has a story. And there is something to be learned from every experience.” Aaron Henkin and Wendel Patrick fully embrace this with the mosaic of stories that they capture hiding in plain sight on their podcast Out of the Blocks.  I invite you to join me on this encore episode to hear about how this idea became a powerful learning experience for students and think about how the power of storytelling might transform your classroom. 

As you walk to work or drive to the grocery store, you crisscross a network of hidden streams and rivers beneath Baltimore's concrete surface. A public art installation and walking tour created by a local artist and designer seeks to pull back the pavement on Baltimore's underground waterways. Ghost Rivers is a series of installations, wayfinding markers, and writings that took several years of research and preparation. Bruce Willen is the artist behind the project, and also the founder of design studio Public Mechanics. When we spoke to him in October, we asked about how he first learned of this underground history, and his other work illustrating the hidden history surrounding us. Guided walking tours led by Willen and environmental advocacy group Blue Water Baltimore are tentatively planned for the Spring. Dates will be announced on the Ghost Rivers website. And listen to an archived episode of Maryland Curiosity Bureau, where host Aaron Henkin learned more about Baltimore's hidden streams and rivers.Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472

There is a hidden world buried beneath your feet. As you walk to work or drive to the grocery store, you crisscross a network of hidden streams and rivers beneath Baltimore's concrete surface. Now, a new public art installation and walking tour seeks to pull back the pavement on Baltimore's underground waterways. Ghost Rivers is a series of installations, wayfinding markers, and writings that took several years of research and preparation. Bruce Willen is the artist behind the project, and also the founder of design studio Public Mechanics. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Ghost Rivers is 5 p.m. on Oct. 19, 2023 in the Remington neighborhood of Baltimore city. More information at GhostRivers.org. And listen in to this archived episode of Maryland Curiosity Bureau, where host Aaron Henkin learned more about Baltimore's hidden streams and rivers.Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472

Theo Hill hosted a series of intimate and honest conversations with people battling addiction on his WYPR podcast, One Day at a Time. His producer, Aaron Henkin, takes some time this week to remember Theo, who died recently due to complications from a stroke. Mr. Hill was 22 years substance-free at the time of his death.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Charlie moved to Baltimore, her goal was to commute to work on a bus. It seemed like a reasonable plan. But it's turned into a logistical nightmare. For Charlie, the bus system has proven to be unreliable, convoluted, and bewildering. Other cities can run a dependable bus service, so why can't Baltimore? WYPR's Aaron Henkin and Baltimore Banner reporter Hallie Miller ride along with Charlie this episode and try to figure out what's gone wrong, and why. In this episode, we hear from: Bus rider Charlie Amiot Brian O'Malley and Danielle Sweeney of Central Maryland Transportation Alliance Jed Weeks of Bikemore Bakari Height, Transit Equity Organizer with The Labor Network for SustainabilitySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The paint is worn thin, but the message is still there, a puzzling declaration from a foggy past. At some point in history, someone decided to emblazon the city's public benches with the hyperbolically proud slogan:  Baltimore – The Greatest City in America. Where'd this over-the-top motto come from? And how'd it end up on all those benches? Baltimore Banner reporter Clara Longo de Freitas teams up with Aaron Henkin to find the answers. In this episode, we hear from: Martin O'Malley, Mayor of Baltimore from 1999 to 2007 Steve Kearney, Director of Policy and Communications during O'Malley's Mayoral Administration Kurt Schmoke, Mayor of Baltimore from to 1987 to 1999 Sandy Hillman, Former Head of Mayor William Donald Schaefer's Office of Promotion and TourismSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They're a tiny team. But they're undaunted by the magnitude of the task at hand. Eric Ford and Tony Clark have been working together for more than twenty years on Baltimore's graffiti removal unit, remediating the city's graffiti problem, one service request at a time, free of charge. Aaron Henkin and Baltimore Banner reporter Hallie Miller spend a day on the job with the guys, and they ask: What's it like to do a job you know is going to get undone, over and over again? In this episode, we meet: Eric Ford, Tony Clark, and Yolanda Cason of Baltimore's Graffiti Removal Unit Mixed Media Artist Kristin Fuller Baltimore Banner reporter Hallie MillerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you have enjoyed the podcast please take a moment to subscribe, and also please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. The way the algorithm works, this helps our podcast reach more listeners. Thanks from IC for your support.  Listen to Chloe‘s full podcast here Listen to Evelyn & Subin's full podcast here Say hi and join the discussion in our Flip Group community  Check out other examples of Out of the Blocks and Eco-Media in the Inspire Citizens vignettes You can book a discovery call with Inspire Citizens at this link This learning experience was inspired by the work of Aaron Henkin and Wendel Patrick. They are truly masters of capturing the mosaic of stories hidden in plain sight around us. Check out the Out of the Blocks podcast. #EmpathytoImpact

Is it time to bring back Baltimore's "Dollar House" program of the 1970s? WYPR's Aaron Henkin — the award-winning producer and host of Out of the Blocks, which ended a nine-year run a few months ago — looked into that question, submitted by listener Tracy Gosson, for a recent episode of Aaron's new podcast, The Maryland Curiosity Bureau. Aaron joins Tom to discuss the podcast, and in a clip from the Dollar House episode, he talks with Lilly Hyman, a homeowner who bought her house through the city's popular but short-lived Dollar Homesteading Program in 1975, and with others involved with city housing issues, then and now. Their comments suggest that a new program of urban homesteading could be in store for Baltimore, a city still contending with more than 16,000 vacant homes. You can hear brief excerpts from Aaron Henkin's new "Maryland Curiosity Bureau" podcaston Thursday mornings here on WYPR, during Morning Edition.  You can drop Aaron a question of your own. What do you wonder about life in the Baltimore region? You can share your question, vote on what you want Aaron to report on next, and find the podcast on wypr.org/curiosity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on Midday, a few different takes on the subject of housing. A little later, WYPR's Aaron Henkin, the host of WYPR's new podcast The Maryland Curiosity Bureau, will join me to talk about his reporting on the Baltimore dollar house program.Then, our theater critic, J Wynn Rousuck, will review a production of Rent, the Tony Award and Pulitzer prize-winning musical that opened on Broadway 25 years ago. But we begin with Nneka N'namdi, an activist who is working to eliminate blighted housing in our city. The Dollar House program in the 1970s was seen as a big step forward. The Vacants to Value initiative in the administration of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake made some progress, but the number of vacant properties, about 16,000, hasn't changed significantly over the last decade. Nneka N'namdi describes herself as a “technoartivist,” who is applying her tech and creative skills to the cause of restoring neighborhoods that are ravaged by blight. She is the founder of the non-profit, Fight Blight BMore. Nneka N'namdi joins us on Zoom… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joel and Andy are joined by WYPR's Aaron Henkin to talk about Nicolas Cage's iconic performance as Cameron Poe in 1997's Con Air.

Now, we turn to our good friends, Aaron Henkin and Wendel Patrick. They are the creative team behind WYPR's award-winning podcast series, Out of the Blocks.   The premise of the series is genius-simple: the producers pick a block, here in Baltimore, or elsewhere, they interview and photograph the people who live and work in that block, and they edit together a collage of profiles of those people and their stories. Aaron edits the collages. Wendel composes music to fit the voices of everyone whose stories we hear. The series comes to a close tonight, when the final episode of the podcast will be posted on-line. You can hear an excerpt from the episode on Thursday morning during Morning Edition...  The series garnered a national Edward R Murrow award in 2018. It introduced us to folks from around the city of Baltimore, and also let us meet people in communities well outside of Baltimore. Aaron Henkin has been hosting another great podcast, The Daily Dose, throughout the pandemic. He has started a new project here at WYPR that is so new, it doesn't have a title yet. Wendel Patrick is a performing musician, a faculty member at the Peabody Institute, and the host of Artworks on MD Public Television. On Thursday night, August 26, Aaron and Wendel will hold an event to talk about the series, and offer tips on DIY interviewing, on the hill at Patterson Park. That event starts at 6:00. For details, click here. Aaron Henkin joins Tom in Studio A, and Wendel Patrick connects with us on Zoom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aaron creates and produces original radio programs and podcasts for WYPR. His current project is the neighborhood documentary series, Out of the Blocks, which earned the 2018 national Edward R Murrow Award. His past work includes the long-running weekly cultural program, The Signal, and the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings series, Tapestry of the Times. Aaron's stories have aired nationally on NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, PRI's Studio 360, & The World.If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It really makes a difference and it's always nice to read kind words.Follow us on Twitter and  InstagramBe sure to check out our other podcasts:Mastermind Team's Robcast - Mastermind Team's Robcast is an irreverent and hilarious podcast covering all things pop culture and weird news. Let's Watch It Again - Let's Watch It Again is a movie review podcast from MTR The Network.★ Support this podcast ★

Wendel Patrick has been referred to as “David Foster Wallace reincarnated as a sound engineer” by Urbanite Magazine and as “wildly talented” by the Baltimore Sun. He has been referred to by XLR8R magazine as “a hip-hop producer that could easily make any fan of Squarepusher, Boards of Canada, or Madlib flip out.” The alter-ego of classical and jazz pianist Kevin Gift, Wendel Patrick has made a name for himself internationally as a music producer of remarkable vision, skill and talent. His five albums: Sound, Forthcoming, JDWP, Passage, and Travel were all produced without the use of sampling, with Patrick playing every note of every instrument. What is perhaps most astounding and perplexing to listeners is that there are actually no instruments…he crafts all of the instruments, and plays every note, electronically. Equally at home performing on stage with his band, behind two turntables, beatboxing, improvising, or playing a Mozart Concerto on stage with orchestra, Wendel Patrick has toured Europe on several occasions and performed throughout the world with renowned spoken word artist and poet Ursula Rucker (The Roots, 4 Hero). In 2014, Wendel Patrick traveled to Australia as a guest lecturer, speaking about music production and entrepreneurship in the arts at The Australian Institute of Music in both Sydney and Melbourne. In 2011, Wendel Patrick co-founded the Baltimore Boom Bap Society, with Erik Spangler (DJ Dubble8) that performs monthly improvised hip hop shows with hand picked musicians and emcees. The group's collaborative performance with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra of Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale was recently named “Best Mesmerizing Performance of 2016” by Baltimore Magazine. Wendel Patrick's music has also been heard across the country on NPR stations, most notably on Out of the Blocks, an award winning radio documentary program he co-produces with radio producer Aaron Henkin for  NPR affiliate WYPR that has been featured by the Third Coast International Audio Festival and Hearing Voices as well as on the BBC. Recent performances included a new collaboration between the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the Baltimore Boom Bap Society, on which Patrick's orchestral compositions were performed. An avid photographer and videographer, his photography has been exhibited in several art galleries including the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Ralph Arnold Gallery in Chicago. Patrick shoots all of the accompanying documentary photography and videography for Out of the Blocks . Wendel Patrick/Kevin Gift majored in both music and political science at Emory University and earned his M.M. in Piano Performance as a scholarship student at the Northwestern University School of Music in Evanston Illinois. Patrick is a winner of the 2015 Baker Artist Awards' Mary Sawyers Baker grand prize and was a member of the faculty at Loyola University in Baltimore, Maryland from 2001 to 2013 teaching piano, introduction to music theory, music history and electronic music production. He has taught at the Maryland Institute College of Art and at Loyola University Chicago where he was Department of Fine and Performing Arts Guest Artist-in-Residence for 2019. Wendel Patrick is currently a professor at The Peabody Music Conservatory - Johns Hopkins University where he teaches “Hip Hop Music Production: History and Practice”, the first course of its kind to be taught at a major traditional music conservatory anywhere in the United States. He has recently been named as the new host of the “Artworks” television program on Maryland Public Television/PBS.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It really makes a difference and it's always nice to read kind words.Follow us on Twitter and  InstagramBe sure to check out our other podcasts:Mastermind Team's Robcast - Mastermind Team's Robcast is an irreverent and hilarious podcast covering all things pop culture and weird news. Let's Watch It Again - Let's Watch It Again is a movie review podcast from MTR The Network.★ Support this podcast ★

MAY THE 4th BE WITH YOU! Nate attempts to convince Aaron that Episode I isn't all bad, and they eat Nerf Kebabs. Also, Aaron raps. Recipe Credit- Nerf Kebabs were introduced in the 2019 recipe book Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook, which was authored by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel and Marc Sumerak. #maythe4th #starwarsday #phantommenace #maytheforcebewithyou #jarjarbinks #anakinskywalker #podracing #midichlorains #ilovestarwars #starwarsrules #naboo #nerfkebabs #nerfhearder #blackspirecookbook #batucooking #maythe4thbewithyou #tatooine #vader #quigonjin #obiwan #disneystarwars #ChelseaMonroeCassel #MarcSumerak #laughfinderpodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dinnerwithnate/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dinnerwithnate/support

Aaron Henkin is an award-winning radio journalist and podcaster. In this episode, we dive deep into understanding how his radical agenda to show up with no agenda led to the creation of the hit series, Out of the Blocks, and how it grew into a movement that reimagines radio as we know it.

The Stoop Storytelling Series in partnership with WYPR presents “The Stoop Virtual Holiday Hoo-Ha: An evening of seasonal stories, comedy sketches, music, and MAGIC." Join us virtually for an evening of true, personal tales, comedic holiday sketches from the Maryland Improv Collective, music from Micah E. Wood, and MAGIC from Jacob Greenwald  — all hosted by WYPR’s Aaron Henkin and recorded live from the Creative Alliance.

Host Nate Flansburgh is joined by WYPR radio host and Edward R. Murrow award winner, Aaron Henkin. They'll discuss Swedish pancakes and the 1981 film "Escape to Victory!". Breakfast for dinner and soccer during WWII with Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine and Pele. (Two of Nate's favorite things) Dinner and a movie...on Dinner With Nate. Follow on Instagram @DINNERWITHNATE Email - dinnerwithnatepod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dinnerwithnate/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dinnerwithnate/support

This week The Arson Dudes uncover a secret plot and try to by some drugs. With our GUEST, filling in for Aaron Henkin, Patchen Mortimer!

After the crew of Apollo 11 made history on July 20th, 1969, more American teams followed and then, three years later, just as suddenly as the momentum had built, it stalled out. We haven’t set foot on the moon since. But it looks like it won’t be long now until we make a return. Guest host Aaron Henkin discusses human ventures to the moon -- and beyond -- with authors Oliver Morton and Christian Davenport.

There are about seven hundred thousand active podcasts available to anyone with a computer or a smartphone, in more than 100 languages. And people DO listen--at the rate of 62 million people per week, in the US alone. What makes a good podcast? And what do podcasts provide that is different from broadcast media? We pose those questions to WYPR original podcasters, Aaron Henkin, creator of ‘Out of the Blocks’ and the makers of Truth and Reconciliation, Taya Graham and Cianna Greaves.

Baltimore in Maryland (Population: 611,000) is the birthplace of baseballer Babe Ruth and of the US national anthem 'The Star Spangled Banner'. It's a historic port and manufacturing centre, with more heritage buildings per capita than any other US city. But Baltimore's also got an unwanted reputation for crime, drugs and violence. 'Out Of The Blocks' started up as a short audio project 6 years ago: an experiment to collect stories by chance, and to capture the distinctive sounds of individual city blocks. We play some of an award-winning episode of the show called 2100 Edmondson Avenue and speak to host and creator Aaron Henkin, who makes the show with photographer and musician Wendel Patrick.

Aaron Henkin fills in for Paco again, this time to lend the crew his journalist chops when we chat with guest Connor Dykes about the rocky road that led him to pursue standup comedy.   Tags: Connor Dykes, DJ Lightning, Aaron Henkin, Rhianna, Kat Von Dee, Justin Bieber

This Week we wrap up Season 3 with Aaron Henkin doing what he does best, Interviewing the Denziens of Absalom Station. Thanks for Listening and we will see you next week for the Thrilling return of the Odd Company!

It’s a packed studio when Paco’s Got Balls featuring Wendi turns 100 episodes old! With no sign of Paco, Balls and Wendi are thrilled to welcome the Edward R Murrow Award winning producer of WYPR’s ‘Out of the Blocks’, Aaron Henkin! Plus, DJ Lightning drops by to chat, and brings cake, with comedian Connor Dykes in tow! After Intern Andy finally receives his Secret Santa Gift, Wendi tells a pants- poopingly good tale, and Balls gives an update about their St. Patrick’s Day float. Then Aaron gets the hot seat and chats about his work on the LaughFinder podcast, how he got into the public radio biz, and shows off his tats. Here’s to another 100 episodes!   Tags: Aaron Henkin, Out of the Blocks, The Signal, WYPR, Sharts, LaughFinder, McGooby’s Murder Mystery, St. Patrick’s Day Float, Edward R Murrow Award, DJ Lightning, Connor Dykes, Robin Quivers, Kelly Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne

As the year comes to a close, I’d like to take a moment to look back and remember some important contributors to local cultural and civic life who we lost in 2018. This is by no means an exhaustive list. I simply want to mention a few people I was blessed to know, and who our community was blessed to have. Tom Saunders died in January. He was an accomplished historian of local African American history, who led bus tours of important sites throughout the city. His tours drew thousands of people. He took them to Frederick Douglass’ house, the house where Thurgood Marshall was born, and the “Colored Pool,” that had long been abandoned in Druid Hill Park. He was a masterful story-teller, and having worked at the city Rumor Control office for many years, he knew very well how to separate fact from fiction.Few people knew John Taylor by his given name, but thousands of children knew him as Kinderman. He drove his Kindermobile from his base in Howard County to schools, festivals and conferences around the region, delighting children and their parents with his songs and dances, that he presented gently, lovingly and always with large dollops of audience participation. John passed away last July. In August, Baltimore lost one of its most dynamic, determined, and dedicated citizens. Sally Michel was a force of nature, an irrepressible spirit, and one of the most generous and committed people our city has ever known. She was a trusted advisor to Mayor Donald Schaefer, and a civic powerhouse who transformed Baltimore immeasurably. She established the Parks and People Foundation and the SuperKids Camp. She was an early and ardent supporter of the Baltimore School for the Arts. The Baltimore Sun reported that she served on 57 boards of organizations and institutions large and small, and she was the chair of 19 of them. She was indefatigable, elegant, and selfless. There are many fine people who are doing a lot of great work on behalf of Baltimore. They are not deterred by the depth of the problems we face. But none, in my experience, have explored solutions to those problems with the zeal and imagination and grace of Sally Michel. In September, we lost one of our most effective and experienced advocates for education. For more than three decades, Mike Bowler was a journalist for the Baltimore Sun, and his coverage of education was exemplary. His erudition, his deep concern for the success of students and teachers, his insights and his thorough understanding of the nuances and complexities of what it means to teach and what it means to learn made his work an invaluable resource for citizens and policy makers alike. He also worked at the Department of Education, and he served as a member of the Baltimore County School Board. We’ve heard the phrase, “If you can read this, thank a teacher.” Well, if you respect those special people who have made an incalculable difference in classrooms throughout our state, tip your hat to Mike Bowler.Not long after Mike’s passing, we learned of the death of Rashad Ollison, who died of cancer at the age of 41. He was also a reporter for the Sun, who wrote for the major papers in Dallas, Philadelphia and Norfolk, VA, as well. His expertise was in music and pop culture, and he wrote knowingly and compellingly about the ways in which music can uplift, enlighten and engage. His memoir, ----Soul Serenade: Rhythm, Blues, ---- Coming of Age Through Vinyl,---- is a gem. And so was he.  When Suzanne Cohen passed away last month, lovers of the arts lost one of our community’s most respected and generous philanthropists. It was Sue’s support of the Baltimore Museum of Art in 2005 that allowed the BMA to offer free admission for many of its exhibitions. She was also a generous underwriter of this station, in particular, the program and podcast, Out of the Blocks, which won an Edward R. Murrow Award for Aaron Henkin and Wendel Patrick. The contributions that these wonderful people have made to our city comprise some of the greatest blessings Baltimore has ever received. May they rest in peace, and may we build on their invaluable legacies.-- Tom Hall

On, today's program a discusion about he basic unit of Artificial Intelligence – The Algorithm. What does it do? Who creates an algorithm? Who’s served by it? Who’s ill-treated by it? And why?Sci-fi movies and books give us dramatic scenarios about possible dystopian futures, impending singularities, and computers overthrowing their human creators and spelling the destruction of our species, but the reality is that Artificial Intelligence is already here, and we already trust it with some really important decisions. But even in its infancy, it’s already veering off in seriously problematic directions.Guest host Aaron Henkin sits in for Tom Hall today for a conversation about racial and gender bias in AI. Joining Aaron on the line from California is Dr. Safiya Noble, Assistant Professor at the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Southern California, and author of the book, “Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism.”And from WBUR studios in Boston, we are joined by Joy Buolamwini, the founder of the Algorithmic Justice League to fight coded bias, and a researcher at the MIT Media Lab where she is also working on her PhD.

Curious about how the original seed got planted for Out of the Blocks?  This week marks the ten-year anniversary of Aaron Henkin & Wendel Patrick’s audio bro-mance, and on this episode the two friends unearth archival audio from when they first crossed paths. They originally met in 2008, when Wendel was Aaron’s musical guest on WYPR’s old radio show, The Signal.  Aaron liked Wendel’s music, Wendel liked Aaron’s interviewing style, they hit it off, and the rest is history.  Plus:  Did you know that ‘Wendel Patrick’ isn’t Wendel Patrick’s real name?  Take a trip down memory lane with the guys and enjoy the back-story!

Funny thing about making a podcast: You never know who’s listening. Turns out, Baltimore’s mayor, Catherine Pugh, is a fan of Out of the Blocks, and she invited producer Aaron Henkin to join her in front of a live audience for a conversation about the show. (Aaron got to ask her some questions, too.) This episode is a recording of the event, which happened Monday evening, June 25th, at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s theater-in-the-round in downtown Baltimore.

This week the Party heads to the bazaar to find some answers and our guest, owner of Magooby’s Joke house, Andrew Unger, finally gets to display his negotiating prowess. Will he make a deal? Will he get the information the...

This week one of our party mixes his painkillers with Whiskey and…. “hijinx ensue”(?) and Aaron Henkin hits us with another spot on impression. Don’t miss this week’s “Weekly Outro”, “The I.T. Crowd”, a nerdcore collaboration by Superpowerless featuring Sparkles,...

Hola Digheads, on this week's episode, Josh and Umar are joined by improviser and one half of Stoop Storytelling - Jessica Henkin! We get some of Jess's origin story, how she met her hubby Aaron Henkin, and we talk about the great state of Baltimore public schools! It was a fun one! Follow the podcast and Josh Kuderna, and Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Josh - @JoshKuderna on Twitter and @JoshKuderna on Instagram The Pod - @DigSeshPod on Twitter The Pod's Facebook page - Dig Sesh on Facebook Thanks for listening, all! Do the pod a favor and rate and review the pod on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, Laughable, Stitcher plz!

Hola Digheads, this week Josh and his roomie / tenant, Umar Khan, talk to the host of WYPR's Out of the Blocks and Wilhem Wardicus, the Edward R Murrow of the Laugh Finder podcast, Aaron Henkin!    Aaron is a wise, thoughtful, very funny, and talented fella. This was a good talk and he flips the script on the boys and interviews them kind of...this guy is a true radio professional, I tells ya!   Follow the podcast and Josh Kuderna, and Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Josh - @JoshKuderna on Twitter and @JoshKuderna on Instagram The Pod - @DigSeshPod on Twitter The Pod's Facebook page - Dig Sesh on Facebook Thanks for listening, all! Do the pod a favor and rate and review the pod on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, Laughable, Stitcher plz!

The 2016 season finale episode of Out of the Blocks takes a twist, as we travel to the 600 block of Deepdene Road in North Baltimore’s Tuxedo Park neighborhood.  The sounds of city traffic give way to the natural harmony of cicadas, birds, and frogs on this tree-lined residential block, nestled up against the city’s Stony Run Trail.  The stories here are a study of families in all their varieties: families with same-sex parents, interracial parents, single parents, and adoptive parents, as well as empty-nesters, divorcees, and newlyweds.  The twist?  For the Out of the Blocks producers, this episode is personal.  Wendel Patrick used to live here, and Aaron Henkin lives here now.

Special episode: Jay sits down with Baltimore WYPR's own Aaron Henkin about his new endeavor, Out of the Blocks. The latest project from the host of The Signal takes us into the heart of Baltimore City block by block as he interviews the people who live and work there. Gathering stories of day-to-day life, generational struggle, tragedy and triumph in Black on Black Cinema's hometown.

Josie Long goes on an adventure as she presents a sequence of mini documentaries about exploration. With tales of riding cellos down the mountain side and romantic exploration on the U Bahn. Great Bear Rainforest Produced by Elizabeth Arnold Die Fremde Produced by Phil Smith Out of the Blocks (Extract) Produced by Aaron Henkin and electronic musician Wendel Patrick Everest Glissando Feat. Stephen Venables Produced by Hana Walker-Brown Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4.

This holiday season, local artists might want to add to their holiday wish-lists a “Ruby.”  Over the next year, The Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance will be awarding a hundred and twenty thousand dollars in Rubys Grants to qualified applicants seeking to fund new creative projects.  GBCA Grants Program Manager Sonja Cendak visits with The Signal’s Aaron Henkin to talk about how the program works.

This past Thursday night, festive crowds gathered on the cobblestones at Mount Vernon Place to celebrate the annual lighting of Baltimore’s Washington Monument.  The statue of George Washington looked regal as ever, perched atop his marble column amidst the colored lights and fireworks, but the venerable structure has suffered nearly two hundred years of wear and tear.  The truth is, it could use a makeover, and, as Aaron Henkin reports, it’s about to get one. For more info on the restoration project, check out the Mount Vernon Place Conservancy

December 6th through the 8th, Baltimore’s Theatre Project will host a visiting production that asks us to re-evaluate our stereotypes about Muslim women.  Unveiled is a one-woman play, written by (and starring) Rohina Malik.  The playwright and actress spoke with The Signal’s Aaron Henkin by phone from her home in Chicago.

Singer/songwriter Kristen Toedtman currently splits her time between Baltimore and Los Angeles.  Out on the West Coast, she keeps busy as a session singer and a choir leader.  But she frequently heads back East to perform with the local super-group she helped to found, The Baltimore Afrobeat Society.  Toedtman is in town to record part of an upcoming double EP, and she drops in for a visit with producer Aaron Henkin.

The banjo has been on a long, strange musical trip since its first appearance in America.  The instrument was first fashioned by enslaved Africans during Colonial times, a musical descendent of their native kora.  From there, the banjo rang out through the hills and hollers of Appalachia, a mournful accompaniment to mountain balladeers.  Meanwhile, the strumming of the plectrum banjo found its way onto early jazz recordings.  Then along came the fast-picking Bluegrass style of Bill Monroe.  Recently, the banjo has been enjoying a warm embrace in the world of contemporary rock music, from Modest Mouse to Mumford & Sons.  Now, local singer / songwriter Jacob Panic is stretching the banjo’s boundaries one step further, and he visits with Signal producer Aaron Henkin… Check out Jacob Panic at: www.facebook.com/jacobpanicmusic and www.jacobpanic.bandcamp.com

A trip to the pharmacy is, let’s be honest, kind of a drag.  You wait in line.  You give your name.  You watch them rifle through the bags. If you’re lucky, they have your prescription ready.  You pay, and you’re done.  On a good day, you might get a half-smile and a muttered, ‘hello,’ from your pharmacist.  It wasn’t always this way.  Before the modern-day pharmacy, there was the bygone era of the apothecary.  And before pharmacists were relegated to their roles as rubber-stampers of doctor-prescribed medicines, there were herbalists who used their encyclopedic botanical knowledge to create and dispense hand-crafted remedies.  Well, what’s old is new again.  The Signal’s Aaron Henkin has the story…   Upcoming community education events with Oherbals herbalist Olivia Fite:   KITCHEN MEDICINE A one-hour class on how to use food as medicine & medicine as food Saturday, November 9th MESH Baltimore Skill Share event 1-4pm Christ Lutheran Church 701 S. Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21230   KITCHEN MEDICINE Learn self-care techniques with the contents of your kitchen   Thursday, November 14th, 7 - 8:30pm Pivot Point Office 2501 Manhattan Ave. Baltimore, MD 21215   HERBAL DIGESTIFS FOR THE HOLIDAYS: A HANDS-ON WORKSHOP Sunday, November 24th, 2-4pm The O Herbals Apothecary 1903 E. Pratt St. 21231

“It’s what you didn’t learn in high school history.”  That’s how Bernard Kinsey describes the world-class collection that he and his wife, Shirley Kinsey, have amassed over the years. The Kinsey Collection is a world-class showcase of African American art and artifacts spanning more than 400 hundred years, it’s been showing at museums around the country to critical acclaim, and it opens November 2nd at Baltimore’s Reginald F Lewis Museum.  On the eve of the Baltimore opening, The Signal’s Aaron Henkin got a preview and spoke with founders Bernard and Shirley Kinsey…

The ancient Greeks prayed to the muses for creative inspiration.  (They also practiced alchemy and believed the human body was made of four humors.)  And while our understanding of science has become more refined over the millennia, the source of creativity is as mysterious to us today as it was in the age of mythical gods and goddesses.  That might be about to change, though, as science tunes in to the human brain – at play.  The Signal’s Aaron Henkin reports…

Moira Egan is an award-winning poet, a longtime Signal contributor, and an accomplished literary translator.  She’s also 50 years old and increasingly fussy about the thermostat.  Her poetry collection, Hot Flash Sonnets, gives a lyrically graceful, honest, and witty treatment to a subject that’s usually discussed in hushed tones and only among select company.  Egan visited recently with The Signal’s Aaron Henkin…

Chuck Palahniuk's 10th novel, Pygmy, is a cultural satire featuring a gang of adolescent terrorists trained by an unspecified totalitarian state to infiltrate America. Posing as foreign exchange students, Pygmy and his cohorts are planning something big, something truly awful, that will bring the country to its knees.Palahniuk's bestselling books include The Fight Club, Snuff, and Choke. Aaron Henkin of WYPR will moderate the conversation with Chuck Palahniuk.Recorded On: Thursday, May 7, 2009

Stories from the World of Online Dating. Christian Rudder of OKCupid.com describes how he knows everything about what kind of lover you are. Aaron Henkin of WYPR’s The Signal reads a sample of the OKCupid Love Personality Types. Eric Herot flies down to Missouri to meet a Bajoran he met on a Star Trek simming … Continue reading Love in Bits →