Rnz: The Podcast Hour

Baltimore in Maryland (Population: 611,000) is the birthplace of baseballer Babe Ruth and of the US national anthem 'The Star Spangled Banner'. It's a historic port and manufacturing centre, with more heritage buildings per capita than any other US city. But Baltimore's also got an unwanted reputation for crime, drugs and violence. 'Out Of The Blocks' started up as a short audio project 6 years ago: an experiment to collect stories by chance, and to capture the distinctive sounds of individual city blocks. We play some of an award-winning episode of the show called 2100 Edmondson Avenue and speak to host and creator Aaron Henkin, who makes the show with photographer and musician Wendel Patrick.