August 16th, 2010
***THE SIGNAL AIRS FRIDAYS AT NOON & 7 P.M. ON 88.1 WYPR***
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- We walk the grounds at the Evergreen Museum & Library to have a look at Simultaneous Presence, an outdoor sculpture exhibition that brings new ideas to the historic property.
- We walk the beat with security guard Barbara Williams. She’s patrolled the galleries of the Baltimore Museum of Art for the past 27 years.
- We talk to Baltimore’s self-proclaimed “Queer Art-Rock Trio,” The Degenerettes, about music, art, and their steady diet of B-movies and cult classics.
- And Aaron Henkin drags his longtime friend Todd Holmberg into the studio to be analyzed by Geoffrey Greif, author of Buddy System: Understanding Male Friendships.
HELPFUL LINKS:
More on the exhibition “Simultaneous Presence” is at this link
Check out The Degenerettes at www.degenerettes.com
Find out more about Dr. Geoffrey Greif, author of “Buddy System: Understanding Male Friendships”
August 9th, 2010
Prison pre-release counselor (and former prisoner) Nabil Karim shares his story this week on The Signal
Former drug dealer Saint joins us this week with his thoughts on how the HBO series “The Wire” portrays street-corner life in Baltimore
Mac just got out of prison for selling drugs in Baltimore… he shares his perspective on how his former life is depicted on “The Wire”
***THE SIGNAL AIRS FRIDAYS AT NOON & 7 P.M. ON 88.1 WYPR***
(Click here for mp3’s of some recent stories from the show. And PODCASTERS, click here for a link to subscribe to The Signal’s weekly podcast.)
- The story of Nabil Karim, a man who served 23 years in prison. Behind bars, he embarked on a quest for self-knowledge, compassion, and peaceful conflict resolution – And what he learned, he learned against all odds. After his release, Nabil found meaningful work in the last place he thought he’d ever want to go: back inside penitentiary walls.
- Matthew Porterfield talks about his film, Putty Hill, a an intimate portrait of family and friends as they prepare for the funeral of a young man.
- And we look back at the HBO crime series The Wire, which earned praise for its realistic depiction of Baltimore’s street-corner drug world. We put that praise to the test when we watch the show with a group of former Baltimore drug dealers.
HELPFUL LINKS:
To learn more about Putty Hill, visit: www.puttyhillmovie.com
