The Signal

With his 35 years as an editorial cartoonist, Kevin Kal Kallaugher is a living testament to the resilience of the art form. His dual roles at the Economist magazine and at the Baltimore Sun give him an enormous breadth of material to work with each week, from geopolitical crises all over the globe to the latest shenanigans of local politicians. In short, no one is safe when Kal draws his pen. He joins The Signal’s Lisa Morgan in studio this week to talk about his latest projects and some of his favorite subjects…

The Stoop Storytelling Series recently hosted an evening titled, “Believe it or Not:  Stories about Finding and Losing Faith.”  One of the storytellers that night was Amy Sens, the pastor at a church in Baltimore called Six Eight.

Fiction writer Rob Roench has won the prestigious Scott Prize for his short-story collection, The Wild Flowers of Baltimore.  He’s also an open-minded guy who agreed to collaborate with producer Aaron Henkin this week to present an original radio adaptation of his short story, “Henry.”  In the role of “Henry” we hear Rob Roensch, “Henry’s Wife” is voiced by Carrie Gardner, and Aaron Henkin serves as narrator.

The ancient Greeks prayed to the muses for creative inspiration.  They also practiced alchemy and believed the human body was made of four humors.  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.  The Signal’s Aaron Henkin reports that might be about to change, though, as science tunes in to the human brain – at play.

Here's a video of Dr. Charles Limb talking about his research

Here's a link to jazz-man Mike Pope, one of Dr. Limb's research subjects