Five Minutes of Baltimore History

By Johns Hopkins

Five Minutes of Baltimore History hosted by Johns Hopkins is a storytelling series that reveals the lives and legacies behind Baltimore’s neighborhoods, landmarks, and leaders. Episodes run as short, ... more

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about Five Minutes of Baltimore History:

How many episodes does Five Minutes of Baltimore History have?

The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.

Five Minutes of Baltimore History episodes:

May 22, 2026 Chromium Pioneer Isaac Tyson Jr.
Quaker merchant Isaac Tyson Jr. established the company that became Allied Chemical in 1828, mining chromium ore and supplying chrome pigment.
...more
5min
May 13, 2026 The National Road
If you have ever walked along Lombard Street near Eutaw Street, you have walked along the National Road!
...more
5min
April 28, 2026 Oyster Wars
For about 100 years, from the 1860s to 1959, the Chesapeake Bay was like the Wild West in what was called the Oyster Wars.
...more
5min
April 21, 2026 Snowballs!
Finally, we get to the bottom of this classic Baltimore summertime treat, one tasty bite as a time.
...more
5min
April 15, 2026 The Maryland Line Monument
Why Baltimore’s Revolutionary War monument called the “Maryland Line Monument,” why it is dedicated to the “Bayonets of the Continental Army"?
...more
4min
April 08, 2026 Painted Ladies
Charles Village’s painted ladies literally brighten our lives. But what exactly are Baltimore’s painted ladies?
...more
5min
March 31, 2026 Mondawmin
"Mondawmin" is a word the Ojibwe people used for corn. So how did a neighborhood in northwest Baltimore end up with that name?
...more
5min
March 24, 2026 Hansa House
A WWI German spy ring in downtown Baltimore?
...more
5min
March 19, 2026 Corner Bars
Sometimes, you want to go where everybody knows your name
...more
5min
March 12, 2026 Phoenix Shot Tower
The Shot Tower, when it was built in 1828, was the tallest structure in the United States until 1846. But what was it designed to do?
...more
5min

FAQs about Five Minutes of Baltimore History:

How many episodes does Five Minutes of Baltimore History have?

The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.