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We learn about the right-wing troubadours who pioneered an obscure genre of music known as “conservative folk” in the 1960s. They saw their music and lyrics as a way to fight the influence of communists and hippies on the youth of America.    

It sounds like science fiction, but neuroscientists may be on the verge of altering our brains to erase the fear we associate with traumatic memories.  Dr. Richard Huganir tells the story of his lifelong scientific quest to understand (and control) human memory.

If we’re honest with ourselves, we can all probably remember back to a childhood instance when we felt insufferably bored by a grade-school history textbook.  It wasn’t the history that that was boring – it was reading about it in those dry pages peppered with long-ago dates and unfamiliar names.  Well, guess what?  The textbooks are still like that, and today’s kids are still bored.

On May 20th, The Stoop hosted an evening of live storytelling called, “Eureka:  Stories about discoveries, breakthroughs, and brave new worlds.”  One of the storytellers was Richard Huganir.  Dr.

Believe it or not, there used to be right-wing counterparts to the left-leaning folk troubadours of the anti-war movement, and their work has been collected in the anthology, Freedom is a Hammer: Conservative Folk Revolutionaries of the Sixties.

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