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We head out to the rolling hills of northern Baltimore County for a visit to Five Seeds Farm.  Founder Denzel Mitchell has cultivated an environmentally and financially sustainable farm and apiary, and along the way he’s taught his five kids some important lessons in self-reliance, entrepreneurship, and good food.

We stroll around Reservoir Hill, a Baltimore community known for its fascinating history and architectural significance in a city of over 225 neighborhoods. 

Nancy Heneson joins the program with “Immortal,” the story of a soul (temporarily) without a body.

For twenty five years, The Bach Concert Series has been showcasing the works of JS Bach in monthly performances at Christ Lutheran Church in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.  Signal contributor Jeff Trueman has recently discovered the magic of the series, and he brings us this tale of appreciation.

In a city of more than 225 neighborhoods, Baltimore’s Reservoir Hill is known for its historical importance and its architectural significance. A new book, Kelly Dale Terrill’s Reservoir Hill, explores the history of the area through photographs, historical documents, and personal stories of neighborhood residents past and present.

You know that 1930 Grant Wood painting, American Gothic – the one where the stern-looking farmer with a pitchfork is standing next to his sour-faced daughter?

The annual wall of noise known as Maryland Death Fest is right around the corner, and we present for the discerning public radio listener, “Death Metal 101:  A Primer”

We visit with three Baltimore artists who just found themselves 25 thousand dollars richer, thanks to the annual Mary Sawyers Baker Prize:  installation sculptor Jonathan Latiano, photographer Lynne Parks, and classical cellist Dariusz Skoraczewski

Jen Michalski’s sweeping new novel, The Tide King, takes readers from 19th Century Poland through World War II Europe and, from there, across the US.  It’s a tale infused with magical realism:  Stanley Polensky and Calvin Johnson are fellow American soldiers during the war. One will end up near death.  The other will save his life by feeding him a mystical herb.

On May 2nd, the 2013 Mary Sawyers Baker Prizes were announced, and three Baltimore artists suddenly found themselves each 25 thousand dollars richer.

So, if we were to draw a Venn Diagram with ‘public radio listeners’ in one circle and ‘death metal fans’ in the other circle, we’re not quite sure what the overlap would be.  Maybe the results would surprise us.

As David Mamet’s “Glengarry Glen Ross” gets set to open at Fells Point Corner Theatre, we drop in at a rehearsal to meet the cast of scheming, swearing sales sharks who aim, at all costs, to “always be closing.”

Mick Kipp, AKA Mick the Pirate, was a beloved bartender, an unlikely hot sauce entrepreneur, a former stuntman, and a bona fide Baltimore personality.  He passed away this week, and we remember him with a listen back to his 2007 story from The Stoop.