For the last part of our show, we'll talk with Reverend Carl David Olson, who will be installed as the new minister of the First Unitarian Church of Baltimore on March 7th. Reverend Olson talks about the important role spirituality plays in building a stronger community.
In our first segment, Marc takes his cue from a conversation we started yesterday to discuss Baltimore's future. Both our community and our city need to evolve. What should the priorities be? How do we move forward? We debate education, gambling as a revenue source, innovation in housing, public spaces and city infrastructure.
Marc and guest host Anthony McCarthy continue the discussion on gambling in Maryland. The phones were jumping aas Marylanders had their say about this hot button topic. Joining Marc and Anthony are Rev.
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is determined to have Baltimore City operate within budget. Up on the chopping block is the Mayor's Channel 25. What's next?Will keeping Baltimore in the green mean an end to going green? Marc and Anthony discuss how city budget cuts will impact neighborhoods and city residents.
We start out today with our latest installment of Your Health Today. We'll be talking with the Good Samaritan Spine Center about spinal health.
In our second hour, Marc hosts a news round-up, including a discussion of snow removal efforts, a recent New York Times article about the Congressional Black Caucus's controversial fundraising tactics, and other topics. Guests include:
In our first hour, Marc talks with cartoonist-reporter Joe Sacco. His most recent book, Footnotes in Gaza, tries to get to the heart of a tragic incident in 1956 in the Gaza Strip in which 111 Palestinians were shot by Israeli soldiers.
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.
For our second hour, we feature this month's Keynote interview in Urbanite magazine, author and professor Sheryll Cashin. Sheryll talks with Marc about the diversity imperative and the civil rights movement of the 21st century.
On the fifth of February, Meshelle and her husband Lamarr Darnell Shields had the the honor of escorting their eight year old daughter Hadiya to the White House for a tour and a reception with President Obama.
Friday night, complete with crackling thunder and lightening, the sky dropped up to three feet of snow over much of the mid-Atlantic. Four days later, Baltimore City has hardly dug itself out, and tonight's forecast calls for another eight to twelve inches! The snow is coming down thickly while we're on the air.
To start out the hour, we run our weekly segment in collaboration with Good Samarian Hospital. This week, the importance of getting regular checkups!
Next, Congressman Elijah Cummings, Maryland Congressman for the 7th District, joins us by phone to discuss the progress Maryland legislature has made in creating a program for foreclosure help.
For this month's Keynote interview in Urbanite magazine, author and professor Sheryll Cashin talks with Marc about the diversity imperative and the civil rights movement of the 21st century.
In the first segment, Marc discusses the recent introduction of legislation to legalize medical marijuana in Maryland.
Guests include:
Today, Governor Martin O'Malley gave his fourth State of the State address in before a joint session of the Maryland General Assembly. We talk turkey about jobs, the budget, bi-partisanship and other issues facing the state of Maryland.
Tonight's in-studio panel included:
Marc, Anthony and our callers talk about the city of Baltimore with mayor-to-be, City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, on the eve of her taking office. We explore her transition process and ambitions for the coming months.
Today Governor Martin O'Malley gave his fourth State of the State address to Maryland lawmakers. In this first segment, we focus on the budget changes intended for the coming year. Marc and Anthony McCarthy speak with a number of key players in Maryland government to hear their perspectives on the Governor's goals.
We spoke with:
In the second hour of the Marc Steiner Show, the conversation on Baltimore's next City Council President continues with Anthony McCarthy, Catalina Byrd of On Point, Julie Scharper of the Baltimore Sun, and Hassan Giordano, host of Speaking Right to the issues on WOLB radio.
