Google's contest offering ultra high-speed broadband networks in a small number of trial locations in the US set off a pandemonium of municipalities seeking to be chosen. The desire for better internet access is strong throughout the country, as the US lags behind many other parts of the word in broadband access.
Max Mutchler is a scientist who works on the Hubble Space Telescope. He joins us to discuss his observations of our solar system and other galaxies, as well as to discuss the possibility of life existing outside of Earth.
In this week’s installment of Your Money Matters, we speak with Herman Williams, Chairman of the Board of MECU.
In the first hour of today’s show, Marc sits down with Baltimore City Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld to discuss public safety in our city.
Noted poet E. Ethelbert Miller joins Marc for a wide-ranging discussion of modern language, literature, and culture. He argues that there are no current cultural figures who are presenting fresh ideas and leading us forward.
Marc and Anthony are joined by members of the left, right and center to get a full view of issues concerning law makers and the people of Maryland. Joining March and Anthony are:
Delegate Jill Carter, State Representative of the 41st district, Democrat
We open tonight with a new segment, "Your Money Matters" with Bert Hash. Today, we explore the difference between banks and credit unions. Which is right for you?
The second hour of today's show continues our Voices From the Archives series. We put a new spin on America's most popular animated family - The Simpsons - as we discuss the spiritual side of the show.
Marc is joined by:
Last month we talked to Joan Jacobson about her Urbanite article “The Color Line,” which chronicles a diverse block on East Baltimore Street in the Patterson Park neighborhood.
Wandering Souls -Come Home is the final segment of Shared Weight. We continue the journey with Vietnam Veteran Homer Steedly as he meets with the family of the Vietnamese soldier he killed forty years before.
Listen to the entire series here.
The six part documentary series Shared Weight looks at the legacy of the Vietnam War and brings into the open the consequenses of a conflict which are too often ignored. It is an attempt to begin a conversation between warriors, artists, war resisters, and Vietnamese people. Today on the Marc Steiner Show we revisit two hours of the series.
Israeli filmmaker Dan Geva joins Marc to discuss art, the philosophy of film, and why the truth of any documentary is subjective. Dan Geva is a Spring 2010 Schusterman Visiting Artist at Maryland Institute College of Art. As part of his residency, he and his wife are hosting a series of film screenings highlighting contemporary Israeli films.