inverse delirium

March 9th & 10th, 2012, on The Signal…

An excerpt of the documentary project, “Out of the Blocks,” from producer Aaron Henkin and electronic musician Wendel Patrick.  They went to 3300 Greenmount Avenue with a simple goal:  One city block, everybody’s story.

Ukulele songstress Victoria Vox shares her unlikely blend of serious songwriting and playful instrumentation.

World War II veteran Charles Wells was one of the first African-American US Marines, and he shares his memories of training at an outpost for black recruits called Camp Montford Point.

November 4th & 5th, 2011, on The Signal…

Tracy Miller is the mother of fallen US Marine Corporal Nicholas Zielkowski.  He was killed in combat in Iraq in 2004.  This year, he’s been memorialized in song.  We talk with Tracy about her son, and we meet Michael Beresh, the musician who took it upon himself to make sure Nicholas’ memory is preserved.

We meet Geoffrey Welchman, host and writer of “The Inverse Delirium,” a podcast that pokes gentle fun at public radio and life in “This American Baltimore.”