Free to Bmore Podcast
A podcast of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, this series features conversation with leaders and innovators having a positive impact on Baltimore City. Your journey starts here...
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From the Archives: The Master Plan
In this archived episode of the Free to Bmore Podcast from 2019, we talk to social entrepreneur Chris Wilson as bravely shares his inspirational life story. Serving life in prison at age 17, he developed a Master Plan that led him to a life of purpose. Check out his book The Master Plan at the Pratt Library.
From the Archives: Peer Recovery
In this archived episode of the Free to Bmore Podcast from 2022, we talk to Tee Scott about peer navigators in the Library. She started helping others as a teenager when she created a special club in her garage, and later became a peer navigator, helping people overcome addiction as a recovery specialist. We take a look at what’s being done to overcome the stigma of addiction and help people move towards a path to recovery.
From the Archives: SHAN Wallace
In this archived episode of the Free to Bmore Podcast from 2022, we talk to SHAN Wallace, an award-winning visual artist, photographer, and educator about her rise as an acclaimed visual artist and photographer and her passion for creating social impact through her work.
From the Archives: Lawyer in the Library
Free legal help is available at your Pratt Library with the Lawyer in the Library service. In this 2019 Free to Bmore episode, Maryland Legal Aid's Todd Cagwin discusses the expanding program and how it has touched many lives, including his own.
From the Archives: 50 Years of Pride in 2019
June 2019: It's been half a century since the Stonewall Uprising kicked off Pride marches across the world. In this episode, LGBTQ + community members discuss how far the movement for equal rights has come, and how much further there is to go.
Joe Giordano
In this episode of Free to Bmore we chat with Joe Giordano, an award-winning photojournalist in Baltimore. His work has been featured in GQ, The Guardian, NPR, Architectural Digest, and Al Jazeera. His images capture some of our city's most poignant moments in recent history. Now he is passing his expertise to the new generation. Join us for an insightful conversation.