Welcome to Crimetown, a series produced by Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier in partnership with Gimlet Media. Each season, we investigate the culture of crime in a different city. In Season 2, Crimetown heads to the heart of the Rust Belt: Detroit, Michigan. From its heyday as Motor City to its rebirth as the Brooklyn of the Midwest, Detroit’s history reflects a series of issues that strike at the heart of American identity: race, poverty, policing, loss of industry, the war on drugs, an ...
…
continue reading
Content provided by WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Player FM - Podcast App
Go offline with the Player FM app!
Go offline with the Player FM app!
Lawrence Burney's essays capture the Baltimore writer's emergence, and the culture that inspired him along the way
MP3•Episode home
Manage episode 497561903 series 3670181
Content provided by WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.
A new collection of essays charts the maturation of Baltimore culture writer Lawrence Burney, and the albums, artists, films, books, neighborhood gatherings that intersected with important episodes of his life. Burney grew up in Baltimore, and is the founder of True Laurels, a magazine that covers the city’s music and culture scene. He is a former critic for our news partner, the Baltimore Banner, and has work in New York Magazine, GQ and Pitchfork. The writer's new collection is called No Sense In Wishing.
…
continue reading
3194 episodes
MP3•Episode home
Manage episode 497561903 series 3670181
Content provided by WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.
A new collection of essays charts the maturation of Baltimore culture writer Lawrence Burney, and the albums, artists, films, books, neighborhood gatherings that intersected with important episodes of his life. Burney grew up in Baltimore, and is the founder of True Laurels, a magazine that covers the city’s music and culture scene. He is a former critic for our news partner, the Baltimore Banner, and has work in New York Magazine, GQ and Pitchfork. The writer's new collection is called No Sense In Wishing.
…
continue reading
3194 episodes
All episodes
×Welcome to Player FM!
Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.