This hour we're going on three soundwalks that meander at the pace of real life.

4700 Liberty Heights Avenue [EXCERPT]
by Aaron Henkin & Wendel Patrick (Out of the Blocks, WYPR, 2015)
The 4700 block of Liberty Heights Avenue is a portrait of survival and adaptability. It's a self-governed, informal economy where the currency is respect. Space is shared by merchants, churches, longtime residents, and drug dealers. Immigrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, West Africa, and Korea have set up shops alongside a dwindling number of African American-owned businesses. Trust is earned here, not given lightly.

Meet Me At the Cemetery Gates [EXCERPT]
by Susanna Grant & Jo Morris (Shuffle Festival, 2015)
Neglected for years, Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park is a registered charity mainly run by volunteers. Originally one of London’s Magnificent Seven cemeteries, it stretches for 31 acres and is the city's largest urban woodland. From cemetery to nature reserve, the park mirrors the East End’s long history of... For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy