We'll finish off the show today with a conversation with Kari Helene Partapuoli, the director of the Norwegian Center Against Racism. She joins us to talk about the right-wing in Europe and the man behind the attacks in Oslo and a political youth camp nearby.
As cleanup efforts continue in the Chesapeake Bay and Inner Harbor, we take a look at what is being done in Baltimore to minimize water pollution. Our guests are Kimberly Burgess, Division Chief of the Baltimore Department of Public Works' Surface Managament Division and Bill Stack, Deputy Director of Programs for the Center for Watershed Protection.
Sports and political analyst David Zirin joins us to discuss the end of the NFL lockout.
We speak with members of The Intersection, an innovative new organization that seeks to transform Baltimore communities from within by teaching community organizing and leadership skills to youth.
Yesterday evening, President Obama addressed the nation about the ongoing political stalemate in negotiations to raise the US debt ceiling. We're joined by two guests to discuss the speech and what's next in the deficit talks.
Charles Blow, weekly op-ed columnist for the New York Times, joins us to discuss his latest writing on the current political environment in the US. Click here to read his latest column, comparing the debt-crisis debate to the film "The Fifth Element."
With the debt limit talks at an apparent stalemate in Washington, DC, we're joined by David Korten, cofounder of Yes! Magazine, for his perspective on the federal budget debate. Click here to read David's recent piece How to Liberate America.
We're joined by a panel of journalists to discuss the Baltimore Mayoral race. Our guests are Julie Scharper, Baltimore Sun City Hall reporter, Fern Shen, Editor of the Baltimore Brew, and Charles Robinson, reporter and associate producer at Maryland Public Television.
When actress and model Kris Carr found out that she had a rare form of cancer, she launched herself into finding a lifestyle and treatment plan that worked for her.
Today we bring you another Urbanite Radio Story. Dr. Charles Limb and Dr.
We talk with advocates and organizers within the African American transgender community. Joining us are:
Elbridge James, Director of the Maryland Black Family Alliance
Sandy Rawls, Founder of Trans-United
New technologies continue to develop and become increasingly integrated into our daily lives. This hour we discuss how technology is shaping our lives. Our guests are:
Linda Schenk - Social Media Consultant & Web Designer
Sobering statistics are set to be released show that the 2009 poverty level in America climbed to around 15%. That means that 1 in 7 Americans is living beneath the poverty line.
In the first hour of the show we talk with experts about the relationship between technology and the brain, exploring how the technological devices which have become common place in our society have altered the way we think.
Guests
Shawn Spence is a comedienne, writer, wife, and mother of five children. She joins us this hour to discuss family, community, education, passing along values, and more.
Read Shawn's piece on family Urbanite Magazine.
We Shall Overcome. I Woke Up This Morning With My Mind on Freedom. Keep Your Eyes on the Prize. The songs that served as the soundtrack of the Civil Rights Movement were more than just entertainment. They were organizing tools that inspired and mobilized participants, and helped with outreach outside of the movement.
On today's show, we're joined by a writer and a sociologist to discuss the new way that young people in America define family. Ethan Watters is the author of Urban Tribes: Are Friends the New Family? He argues that 20-somethings form friendships and networks that in many ways fill the roll that family did for earlier generations.
Tonight we tackle the big questions surrounding Maryland's transportation system. How can we overhaul public transit to make sure it serves the needs of everyone in the state? What's the future of the MARC system, the InterCounty Connector, and the buses in Baltimore? Should we devote more resources to rail, roads, or bike trails? Our guests are:
Whether you have a few plants around the house, or a green thumb and enough crops to provide your friends and family with an endless supply of fresh food, tune in this hour to learn more about gardening. We're joined by:
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.
Woody Guthrie's birthday is tomorrow, July 14th. He would have been 99. Joining us to discuss his legacy are playwright Michael Patrick F. Smith, musician Caleb Stine, and Creative Alliance Program Director Megan Hamilton. Michael's play, Woody Guthrie Dreams, premiered at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore in 2004.
Chic Dambach has devoted his life to building a more peaceful world, from the free speech and anti-war struggles of the 1960's, to the Peace Corps, to his work since 2005 as the President of the Alliance for Peacebuilding.
Stephanie Coontz is a Professor of History and Family Studies at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA.
This hour we speak with the great American author Leslie Marmon Silko. Known for her poetry and novels such as Ceremony and Almanac of the Dead, her new book, The Turquoise Ledge, is a memoir. Silko is parts Cherokee, Laguna Pueblo, Mexican, and white and lives in the Tuscon Mountains in Arizona.
Join us for a discussion about the life and legacy of William "Little Willie" Adams, a venture capitalist who bankrolled numerous black businesses in Baltimore at a time when many African Americans were unable to obtain loans from the
