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The Maryland Curiosity Bureau

What’s got you curious about Baltimore, the region, and its people? Is there a local mystery that’s always left you scratching your head? Veteran WYPR journalist Aaron Henkin is reporting to a new ass... Read more

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Ranked #1

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What’s The Story With Fort Armistead Park?

What’s The Story With Fort Armistead Park?

It’s covered in graffiti, overgrown by the forest, and neglected by the city, but Fort Armistead was once a state-of-the... Read more

1 Jun 2022

31mins

Ranked #2

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How Did Jousting Become Maryland’s Official State Sport?

How Did Jousting Become Maryland’s Official State Sport?

Our quest takes us to a ring-jousting event hosted by the Maryland Jousting Tournament Association. Then we venture into... Read more

24 May 2022

25mins

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Ranked #3

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What's The Deal With Pit Beef?

What's The Deal With Pit Beef?

This week’s listener grew up in Maryland, and he always just assumed there were roadside pit beef stands across the whol... Read more

16 May 2022

26mins

Ranked #4

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Could Baltimore City & County Ever Unite?

Could Baltimore City & County Ever Unite?

Listener Kate Jakuta asks, “Why isn’t Baltimore City part of Baltimore County? And could the city and the county ever jo... Read more

9 May 2022

23mins

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Ranked #5

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What’s With That Random Simon Bolivar Statue?

What’s With That Random Simon Bolivar Statue?

There’s a tiny park in Baltimore’s Guilford neighborhood that’s home to an improbable monument. It’s a bronze bust of Si... Read more

29 Apr 2022

23mins

Ranked #6

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What is Dr. Gloom’s Crypt of Curiosities?

What is Dr. Gloom’s Crypt of Curiosities?

Listener Stacy Gilbert wandered into a shop called Protean Books & Records, and she found a weird little room in the... Read more

18 Apr 2022

31mins

Ranked #7

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Where is Baltimore’s Gayborhood?

Where is Baltimore’s Gayborhood?

Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood has been the epicenter of the city’s gay community for decades, but clubs and bars... Read more

11 Apr 2022

32mins

Ranked #8

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What’s Baltimore’s Negro Leagues baseball history?

What’s Baltimore’s Negro Leagues baseball history?

Listener Andrew Cosentino wanted to know more about Baltimore’s chapter of Negro Leagues baseball history, so we caught ... Read more

4 Apr 2022

21mins

Ranked #9

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What's the story behind Old Bay?

What's the story behind Old Bay?

Listener Joanna Reed wanted to know how the crab seasoning, Old Bay, got started and how it became such a Maryland icon.... Read more

28 Mar 2022

17mins

Ranked #10

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Baltimore’s Sister Cities: Where are they? And why them?

Baltimore’s Sister Cities: Where are they? And why them?

Listener Josh Dix’s question about sister cities takes us down a historical rabbit hole to a moment in Cold War history ... Read more

21 Mar 2022

23mins

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