June 30, 2011
Baltimore native Eden Unger Bowditch joins us to discuss her life in Egypt and the events of the Arab Spring as well as her newest young adult novel, The Atomic Weight of Secrets (or the Arrival of the Mysterious Men in Black).
June 30, 2011
Charles Wright IV and James Adkins join us for a discussion about the future of farming and a tour of the Wright family's farm in Wicomico County, MD. The farm has been in Charles' family for 60 years, and has expa
June 30, 2011
June 30, 2011
Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges joins us to discuss his new book, The World As it Is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress.
June 30, 2011
Today we take on the future of Park Heights with four residents who have dedicated themselves to fostering community, health and safety in the neighborhood. As Park Heights prepares to receive $2 million in revenues from slots, the
June 30, 2011
Join us for another Urbanite Radio Story, as two Baltimore artists join us to discuss what it means, both personally and politically, to be transgender.
June 30, 2011
Happy 4th of July! Today we're revisiting two of our favorite conversations with American historians.
June 30, 2011
Happy 4th of July! We're revisiting two of our favorite conversations with American historians today.
This hour, you can hear the great civil rights pioneer and historian John Hope Franklin. The interview was recorded on June 14, 2006. Sadly, Dr. Franklin passed away in 2009.
June 29, 2011
Sam Brand established Camp ELEVATE, a sports camp held at Morgan State University, to expose Baltimore's youth to a collegiate atmosphere with the hopes of increasing campers' interest in attending college.
June 29, 2011
Today we take a look at an article published in Urbanite magazine this month that claims promoting bike-friendliness in cities brings about social change. The article cites that the murder rate in Bogota, Colombia dropped 76 percent after the city became bike-conscious.
June 29, 2011
Marc sits down with Andres Alonso, CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, to talk about the current state of the city's education system. Alonso will address the effects of the new budget on education in Baltimore and his plans to improve city schools.
June 29, 2011
The burst of the housing bubble began almost four years ago, but millions of American homeowners continue to face the threat of foreclosure. Marylanders are concerned about the effects of risky mortgages taken out during the housing boom in the mid-2000s, and are looking for answers.
June 28, 2011
June 28, 2011
James Risen is a New York Times national security reporter who uncovered some of the biggest stories during the years of the Bush Administration, including the waterboarding of detainees in Iraq and the secret NSA spying program.
June 28, 2011
Last week we brought you a discussion with the organizers of Roots Fest, a festival in West Baltimore that took place on the “Highway to Nowhere,” Route 40, which has divided the West Baltimore community for dec
June 27, 2011
Israel has enforced a naval, aerial and land blockade of the Gaza Strip since June 2007, cutting off the delivery of foreign goods to the area. Multiple attempts have been made by international organizations to bypass Israeli enforcement through the use of independent flotillas, but these attempts have been mostly unsuccessful.
June 27, 2011
Marc continues last week's discussion about the alarming rate of suicide in the American military, this time with two reporters from the independent military newspaper Stars and Stripes.
June 27, 2011
Actor Robert Lee Hardy and director Bashi Rose join Marc to discuss their new film "Me, Myself & Us," debuting June 28 at The Charles Theater in Baltimore. The film centers around eight personalities, all portrayed by Hardy, that shaped and inspired the actor's life in Baltimore.
June 27, 2011
Duane "Shorty" Davis, artist and former owner of Shorty's Pit Beef in Lutherville, Md., is being charged by Baltimore County police after putting a toilet outside a Towson courthouse to protest political corruption in the state.
June 23, 2011
Journalist and historian Adam Hochschild joins us to discuss the hidden history of peace activists during WWI. His new book is called To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914 - 1918.
June 23, 2011
Chuck Brown, the legendary Godfather of Go-Go from Washington, DC is known for hits like "Busting Loose" and "I Need Some Money." You'll have a chance to see him perform live here in Baltimore this Saturday at 3pm on the Highway to Nowhere, at the intersection of Franklin and Gilmor Streets in West Baltimore, as part of ROOTS Fest 2011.
June 23, 2011
Join us for an Urbanite Radio Story about the juvenile justice system. Our panel takes on the question of whether youth who are charged with heinous crimes should be tried as adults. Joining us are:
Laura Furr, Senior Director of Youth Justice Initiatives at Community Law in Action
June 22, 2011
In the book Hands on the Freedom Plow, authors gather the testimonials of many women's personal narratives of working for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) for the Civil Rights Movement.
On Friday June 24 at 7PM at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum they are holding a panel discussion of Hands on the Freedom Plow.
June 22, 2011
Suicide in the US military is on the rise. Independent newspaper Stars and Stripes investigated the matter, citing failures of leadership on the ground and vicious hazing. Joining us today to discuss this issue is:
June 21, 2011
Join us for a special broadcast of a panel taped live on Sunday night at Busboys and Poets in Washington DC. The panel, Come Home America, featured political thinkers from the right and left, coming together to explore how to build their shared anti-war beliefs into a larger, more effective movement.
Joining Marc on the panel are:
June 21, 2011
Join us for a special broadcast of a panel taped live on Sunday night at Busboys and Poets in Washington DC. The panel, Come Home America, featured political thinkers from the right and left, coming together to explore how to build their shared anti-war beliefs into a larger, more effective movement.
Joining Marc on the panel are:
June 20, 2011
In this hour, Marc takes a look at the upcoming Roots Fest, which seeks to unite the West Baltimore community through a celebration of arts and culture.
June 20, 2011
Baltimore City Councilman Carl Stokes has proposed that the city cut its property taxes in half over the next three years, claiming that such a reduction would revitalize the city economically. Stokes said that the current 2.3 percent rate discourages new residents from moving to the city and pushes current residents out.
June 16, 2011
This weekend you won't want to miss the Maryland Traditions Folklife Festival at the Creative Alliance. With food, workshops, and musical performances, the events celebrate the history and traditions of Maryland.
June 16, 2011
Michael Williams joins us to discuss how he went from being a part of Baltimore's destructive drug culture to working for positive change, which he has documented in the play Where Y'All At.
June 16, 2011
Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of The Beautiful Struggle and senior editor for The Atlantic, joins us to talk about underlying racial issues in the new X-Men movie, the Civil War, and the complexities of American culture and race.
June 15, 2011
In the first part of the hour, City Councilman Carl Stokes stops by to talk about the newly proposed city budget. Councilman Stokes offers alternatives to the mayor's proposal and what he believes should be the focal point of spending in the upcoming fiscal year.
June 15, 2011
Center for Emerging Media cultural correspondent Lea Gilmore joins us to discuss an innovative arts program at the Lockerman-Bundy Elementary School in West Baltimore. Joining Marc and Lea are:
Cynthia Cunningham-Evans, Principal of Lockerman-Bundy Elementary School in West Baltimore
June 14, 2011
Baltimore mayoral candidate and State Senator Catherine Pugh stops by to discuss the city's biggest issues and her plans for a better Baltimore.
June 14, 2011
In light of the recent Anthony Weiner scandal, Meshelle stops by to talk about why female politicans are almost never involved in sex scandals. Marc and Meshelle explore how the differing natures of female and male politicans contribute to this disparity.
June 13, 2011
What is the role of whistleblowing in our democracy? Do we need to protect those who leak government secrets in the name of accountability, or do we need to clamp down on leaks in the intererst of national security? We're joined by two experts with different takes, Stephen M.
June 13, 2011
We discuss issues raised by a series of recent events at the intersection of technology and politics, from hackers breaking into the IMF's computer system to the United States covertly supporting dissident computer and phone networks around the world.
June 13, 2011
Join us as we speak with members of the Maryland Consumer Rights Coaltion. Their new film, "Stealing Trust," documents stories of financial fraud faced by homeowners and consumers in Maryland.
June 8, 2011
Join us for a ranging conversation with Shawn Ware, a poet, member of the Kiowa tribe and an educator on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.
June 8, 2011
Join us for this week's episode of On Delmarva.
First, historian William Dudley talks about his book Maritime Maryland – A History, a comprehensive look at how the Chesapeake Bay developed as an environmental and economic center over the last several hundred years.
June 8, 2011
New York Times visual Op-Ed columnist Charles Blow joins us to discuss his most recent column. He offers his take on the economic crises, and why we need to
June 8, 2011
Jonathan Zimmerman joins us to discuss the boundaries of free speech for teachers, inside the classroom and out. Dr. Zimmerman is a professor of education and history at New York University and is the author of Small Wonder: The Little Red Schoolhouse in History and Memory.
June 8, 2011
Nancy Grasmick, the Maryland State Superintendent of Schools, is the longest serving State Superintendent in the country. She's retiring at the end of this school year, and she joins us in the studio to talk about her legacy after 20 years of heading up the Maryland school system.
June 7, 2011
Lester Spence, Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University, joins us to education, race, politics and current events.
June 7, 2011
Jared Ball joins us to discuss his new book, I Mix What I Like: A Mixtape Manifesto, an exploration of hip hop from a radical political perspective.
June 6, 2011
June 6, 2011
Join us for a conversation with Congressman John Sarbanes about the debt ceiling.
June 6, 2011
Remember the scare over BPA in plastic water bottles? Have you ever wondered what other chemicals are in common products, and how they affect us? Our guest today is McKay Jenkins, who set out to find about about the many (and often unregulated) chemicals we're exposed to every day. His new book is
June 2, 2011
We speak with Amy Goodman, award-winning journalist and host of Democracy Now!. She recently returned from a trip to Honduras, where she accompanied former President Manuel Zelaya on his first trip back to Honduras since he was ousted in a 2009 coup.
June 2, 2011
Join us for a visit to San Domingo, Maryland, a small unincorporated town in Wicomico County. The town was founded in the early 1800s by free black settlers who purchased the land, and thus were able to secure an economic independence rare for African-American communities of the time. We traveled to the town’s 1919 school house to meet with a group of residents and discuss the history of