Episodes

  • Mondawmin

    Mondawmin
    Mar 31 2026
    "Mondawmin" is a word the Ojibwe people used for corn. So how did a neighborhood in northwest Baltimore end up with that name?
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    4 mins
  • Hansa House

    Hansa House
    Mar 24 2026
    A WWI German spy ring in downtown Baltimore?
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    4 mins
  • Corner Bars

    Corner Bars
    Mar 19 2026
    Sometimes, you want to go where everybody knows your name
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    4 mins
  • Phoenix Shot Tower

    Phoenix Shot Tower
    Mar 12 2026
    The Shot Tower, when it was built in 1828, was the tallest structure in the United States until 1846. But what was it designed to do?
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    4 mins
  • Phoenix Shot Tower

    Phoenix Shot Tower
    Mar 12 2026
    The Shot Tower, when it was built in 1828, was the tallest structure in the United States until 1846. But what was it really designed to do?
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    4 mins
  • Lake Trout

    Lake Trout
    Mar 5 2026
    The history of Lake Trout, a quintessential Baltimore food that's deep fried, delicious, and definitely not trout!
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    4 mins
  • St Frances Academy

    St Frances Academy
    Feb 24 2026
    Started in 1828, St. Frances Academy is the oldest predominantly African American Catholic high school in the country.
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    4 mins
  • Underground Railroad and the B&O Railroad

    Underground Railroad and the B&O Railroad
    Feb 20 2026
    The stories of enslaved people used the B&O Railroad as part of the Underground Railroad, making their way to freedom in Pennsylvania and beyond.
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    4 mins