Last Friday the poet, musician and activist Gil Scott-Heron passed away. Best known for his spoken word piece The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Scott-Heron's music was one of the most important precursors to hip-hop. We're joined by
In 2007, former National Security Agency employee Thomas Drake was indicted on charges of supplying top-secret defense documents to Baltimore Sun reporter Siobhan Gorman, who used the information to write a prize-winning series of articles about financial waste, bureaucratic dysfunction and dubious legal practices i
For years free speech in the forms of demonstrations, distributing leaflets, begging, vending and soliciting has been restricted in Baltimore's Inner Harbor area.
We take a look at an often-overlooked but important chapter in the history of WWII with military historian and journalist Ed Offley, author of Turning the Tide: How a Small Band of Allied Sailors Defeated the U-boats and Won the Battle of the Atlantic.
In the final segment of Wandering Souls, we continue the journey with Vietnam Veteran Homer Steedly as he meets with the family of the Vietnamese soldier he killed forty years before.
Join us for a walk through a forest in Quantico, MD, with forest ecologist Joan Maloof. Her most recent book is Among the Ancients: Adventures in the Eastern Old-Growth Forests.
Last week, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, chief of the International Monetary Fund, was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting his Guinean hotel maid in New York City. In this hour we explore how this allegation ties into the economically abusive nature of the IMF, and what it means for the perception of sexual assault around the world.
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Data suggest that children living in neighborhoods with high crime and drugs may be at high risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. In this hour we take a look at how the trauma and stress of inner-city life affects Baltimore's youth.
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Doreen Bolger, director of the Baltimore Museum of Art, joins us for a discussion on the BMA's contributions to the city's local art community. Marc and Doreen will talk about the impact of the museum's recent plans to promote art culture in Baltimore by combining the efforts of the museum and local artists.
Today we weigh in on the controversial study "Why are Black Women Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women?," which was released and subsequently taken down from the website of the popular journal Psychology Today last week. The study was shown to have been conducted with little scientific integrity, in addition to receiving strong criticism from feminist and African American groups.
Last Thursday President Obama gave an speech on the Arab Spring and the next steps towards building a lasting peace in the Middle East. Join us for a discussion about his speech, the White House visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Net
We recently payed another visit to Ted Wycall, proprietor of Greenbranch Farm in Salisbury, MD, to see what’s changed on the farm now that it’s spring. We saw the cows shifted to fresh pasture, watched the pigs root around for acorns and shrubs, and visited the day-old chicks.
Cambridge residents Enez Stafford-Grubbs, Betty Jackson, and Francine Woolford join us to share their memories of the struggle for civil rights, an end to segregation, and better living conditions in their hometown on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
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The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. African Americans make up a disproportionate amount of the US prison population.
This months marks the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides, a turning point in the US civil rights movement. While segregation on public transportation had been outlawed in 1955, it still existed in practice throughout much of the United States.
Anthony McCarthy co-hosts with Marc today. This hour, we discuss education cuts in Maryland and beyond with Baltimore Sun education reporter Liz Bowie.
Electric vehicle advocate Chelsea Sexton joins us to discuss the future of electric transportation, and building a sustainable alternative to fuel-burning vehicles.
Lobsang Sangay was recently elected Prime Minister of the Tibetan government in exile. He joins us to discuss the issues facing Tibet, currently ruled by China.
This hour we have first-hand accounts from Afghanistan, including reactions to the killing of Osama bin Laden, and learn about Afghan Voices, a m
Join us for the second part of our tribute to Manning Marable, the brilliant scholar who passed away just days before his groundbreaking new biography of Malcolm X was published last month. Manning was scheduled to speak about Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention, which seeks to redefine Malcolm’s legacy in many ways, at the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore, and so to honor
Join us for this special broadcast of a panel we recorded at the Enoch Pratt Library last week.
This afternoon President Obama gave an address about reforming America's immigration system. We're joined by Elizabeth Alex of CASA de Maryland and Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold to get their takes on the speech and what we need to do to fix o
Join Baltimore City Commissioner of Health Dr. Oxiris Barbot for a discussion about a new initiative, Healthy Baltimore 2015, that strives to help Baltimore residents live longer and healthier lives.
Lea Gilmore hosts an hour of beautiful music, and a discussion about the importance of music in social justice movements around the world. Joining her in the studio are:
In the second segemnt, we talk with Susan Landau regarding the new wiretapping technology and its effects on our privacy.
Cambridge residents Enez Stafford-Grubbs, Betty Jackson, and Francine Woolford join us to share their memories of the struggle for civil rights, an end to segregation, and better living conditions in their hometown on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Click here for Part 1 of this series.
First, it's a new edition of Spotlight on Maryland Housing with Maryland Secretary of Housing Ray Skinner.
Then, we have an interview with actor, singer, and dancer Ben Vereen. His career has spanned nearly half a century, with unforgettable roles in Roots, Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, Pippin, and many more plays, films, and tv shows.
This weekend the Maryland Film Festival comes to the Charles Theater, and this hour we'll give you a preview of some of the films that will be screening.
Up first, we'll hear from Jed Dietz, Director of the Film Festival, to get his top picks for the festival.
Join us for a discussion about how we can feed ourselves healthy, affordable food, without supporting industrial agriculture. Joining us are Denzel Mitchell, the proprietor of Five Seeds Farm, a small farm in East Baltimore, and Mark Winne, the author of Food Rebels, Guerrilla Gardeners, and Smart Cookin' Mamas: Fighting
Dr. Lester Spence, professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University, and author of the blog BlackSmythe, joins us for a conversation on current events.
Telling: Baltimore MD is a live stage performance which features seven Maryland military veterans and family members sharing their stories of the military in their own words. Military veterans do not have many opportunites to share their experience with their community. Telling offers them a chance to.
The killing of Osama Bin Laden has caused mixed reactions throughout the world, from uproar to near apathy. We will discuss how Bin Laden's death will effect the government and military of the United States.
Today we'll devote the show to discussing the US military operation that led to the death of Osama bin Laden at his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. What does his death mean for the US war on terror? How have Americans reacted to the news? What does this mean for our relationship with Pakistan, and for our continuing military operations in Afghanistan?