December 23, 2009
Anthony McCarthy and Marc take calls from listeners and discuss topics ranging from prison reform, creative ways to address problems facing Baltimore, and gender bias in the media.
December 23, 2009
December 23, 2009
Voices From the Archives features a selection of our favorite interviews from the past seventeen years of The Marc Steiner Show.
This hour, we look at two of the towering legacies of 20th century American music, Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie. We're joined by a panel of musicians and music writers to discuss and listen to the music of these two legends.
December 23, 2009
Voices From the Archives features a selection of our favorite interviews from the past seventeen years of The Marc Steiner Show.
First, we have an interview with Norman Jewison, who has produced and directed films including In the Heat of the Night, Fiddler on the Roof, and Rollerball.
December 22, 2009
To open tonight's show, we talk with Hopkins Senior Fellow and veteran reporter for the Baltimore Sun, Joseph Sterne.
December 22, 2009
December 22, 2009
Helicon join us for their 16th annual appearance on the show. While they're now living in different countries and no longer performing regularly as a band, they reunite each year for a Winter Solstice concert.
December 22, 2009
To start out today's show, Marc talks with actress, dancer, storyteller and teacher, Maria Broom.
December 22, 2009
On our Christmas Eve edition of the Marc Steiner Show, we offer two hours of holiday music. We'll start out with an interview and music by Peabody's own conductor, Edward Polochick.
December 22, 2009
Lea Gilmore joins us to continue a Marc Steiner Show tradition, bringing her favorite songs of the season to share with us.
December 22, 2009
December 22, 2009
For our first hour, we'll discuss some different approaches to job creation in our growing unemployment crisis.
December 21, 2009
In our second hour, we bring you "Homelessness & The Housing Question," a panel discussion that took place on Thursday, December 17th, at New Psalmist Baptist Church.
Five local housing experts discuss the critical connection between the lack of affordable housing and the persistence of homelessness in Baltimore. The panel included:
December 21, 2009
Today, in honor of the 19th Annual National Homeless Person's Memorial Day, we start with a conversation with Antonia Fasanelli, Executive Director of the Homeless Persons Representation Project and Jeff Singer, President and CEO of
December 17, 2009
Helicon join us for their 16th annual appearance on the show. While they're now living in different countries and no longer performing regularly as a band, they reunite each year for a Winter Solstice concert.
December 17, 2009
Alarming numbers of soldiers suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. This hour we look at how this crisis is being addressed, and discuss connections between PTSD and suicide.
We're joined by:
Woody Curry - Vietnam veteran, and Program Director of the Baltimore Station
December 16, 2009
We discuss the struggle for human rights and better working conditions, both right here in Baltimore and further afield, with members of the United Workers. The United Workers are an organization of low-wage workers, founded by homeless day laborers in Baltimore in 2002.
We're joined by:
December 16, 2009
Social activist and gospel and blues singer Lea Gilmore shares stories from her recent tour of Europe. Also, Lea and Marc discuss some of the books they've been reading and music they've been listening to lately.
December 15, 2009
December 15, 2009
December 15, 2009
December 15, 2009
We're joined by Laurence Kotlikoff, Professor of Economics at Boston University and research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, and Elizabeth Haynes of Haynes and Company Consulting and former head of Strategic Planning at Urban
December 14, 2009
Representatives from countries around the world are meeting in Copenhagen to negotiate an agreement on curbing global greenhouse gas emissions. What are the key issues being discussed? Is this a landmark moment in the way that we address global warming? We discuss these questions and more with:
Amy Goodman - Host of Democracy Now!
December 14, 2009
If and when Mayor Sheila Dixon resigns or is forced from office, what will change in Baltimore, both in City Hall and beyond? What legal questions remain now, in this potentially precedent-setting case? We're joined by:
David Gray - Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Maryland School of Law
December 10, 2009
We start the hour with a breif update on Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon: a new hearing on the gift card misappropriation case will take place on January 6th 2010 and her sentencing for the existing indictment is set for January 21th. Stay tuned for further details as they develop.
December 10, 2009
December 9, 2009
For our second hour, we talk with Alexandra "Sascha" Natapoff, Associate Professor of Law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. Marc talks with Prof.
December 9, 2009
December 8, 2009
Sean Dobson, Executive Director of Progressive Maryland shares the findings of the Working Maryland Report. Get ready for a sobering set of facts.
December 8, 2009
Matthew Joseph, Executive Director of Advocates for Children and Youth, joins Marc to discuss how the bad economy affects families in Baltimore and what the government is or isn't doing to help.
December 7, 2009
Christopher Taylor, president of the Union Square neighborhood association, claims he was unjustly arrested in front of his home last week. Marc talks with Taylor and Robert Giroux, another Union Square resident, about the incident. The Baltimore Police were invited, but unable, to join the discussion.
December 7, 2009
This hour we discuss the latest developments for Mayor Sheila Dixon, who was found guilty of embezzlement and misappropriation of funds last week. What are the political and social impacts of Dixon remaining in office as she explores her legal options? We're joined by Baltimore trial attorney J.
December 3, 2009
We open our hour with the latest installment from our series with Good Samarian hospital; tonight, we hear from their spine center.
December 3, 2009
Madison Smartt Bell's latest book, Devil's Dream, is a historical novel centered around Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. To learn more about Madison, who has had a dozen other novels published, is an English Professor at Goucher College, and lives in Baltimore, go to his website.
December 2, 2009
December 2, 2009
When Annie Leonard created a short video illuminating the interconnected nature of environmental and social issues around the world, she never expected many people would see it. Now that many millions have watched The Story of Stuff online, in classrooms, and beyond, what is Annie Leonard up to?
December 1, 2009
After more than six days of deliberation, the verdict returned on the trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon. She's been found guilty on a single count of embezzlement regarding gift cards intended as charity. Though she was acquited of the felony charge, the misdemenor could force her out of office.
December 1, 2009
Tonight from West Point, President Obama will outline his strategy for escalation and exit in the war in Afghanistan. His plan of deploying 30,000 more U.S. troops has met with a great deal of controversy, anda lot of house democrats feel that another major escalation is a mistake. If it is, what options do we have? Marc and panel examine the matter from several different perspectives.
December 1, 2009
When Annie Leonard created a short video illuminating the interconnected nature of environmental and social issues around the world, she never expected many people would see it. Now that many millions have watched The Story of Stuff online, in classrooms, and beyond, what is Annie Leonard up to?