Baltimore is such an interesting dynamic city. To me, it is (culturally) what NYC was in the 70s and 80s: Gotham City. It's chronically underrated because of its public facade of crime and corruption, but behind that you have incredible art/music/film subcultures, some fantastic educational institutions especially for meds / bioengineering, a solid port, and a vibrant startup culture. I started paying attention because I noticed that so many of the podcasts I listen to, across all domains, come out of Baltimore either from the subject material or from the person writing the story. I wonder if its story will turn.