Since Freddie Gray’s death, coverage of the spike in crime in Baltimore has centered on fatal shootings. Today we look into the power of homicide statistics: what that number captures and fails to tell us about neighborhoods and the people who live in them.
Then, Pulitzer prize-winning novelist and Baltimorean, Anne Tyler, on her latest book, "A Spool of Blue Thread".
Plus, the man, the music, the reggae legend: theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck tells us about the world premiere musical on Bob Marley, called Marley, playing at Center Stage.
And, scientists at Johns Hopkins have identified a unique pattern in the brains of soldiers injured by IEDs, or improvised explosive devices. We talk with the lead researcher about how the study can help us understand the challenges facing veterans returned from combat.