This week on the podcast, three storytellers share tales about their relationships with animals. Let's just say, "It's complicated."

Reeds player Henry Threadgill discusses how music by Howlin' Wolf, Thelonious Monk and James Brown shaped his course.

Born and raised in West Baltimore just steps away from Penn-North, State Senator Antonio Hayes was a civil servant before he began serving the state of Maryland in earnest.

Kuwaiti-Israeli musician Dudu Tassa's latest record, a collaboration with Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, is a love letter of sorts to a variety of favorite, but potentially lost-to-the-ages songs of the Middle East.

This week on the podcast, three stories that prove we often know the least about the people closest to us.

On this episode of My Block Counts, Dr. Sacoby Wilson is joined by Vivek Maru, founder and chief executive officer of Namati.

In Part 2 of his interview, Kirk discusses his return to Baltimore, advice for artists looking to “please” others, recent projects and exciting new projects on the horizon.

Alasdair MacLean, frontman of the Clientele, discusses how music by Boards of Canada, Love and Michael Jon Fink influenced him.

This week on the podcast, three dispatches from high school in which our heroes and heroines try to be cool — and fail. Which makes us love them more.

Host Jason V. sits down with Kirk Shannon-Butts, Curation and Public Art Manager of the Baltimore Office of Promotion and Arts. To many in Baltimore, he’s the mentor that pushes them to be their best selves, keep honing their craft and tell their story with authenticity.