November 2011

November 30, 2011

November 30, 2011 – Segment 2

Pastor Heber Brown from the Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore joins us to discuss why he thinks the Baltimore Development Corporation needs to pay more attention to the needs of the African American community in Baltimore.  For more information on community activism around the BDC click here.  Click here to read Pasto

November 29, 2011

November 29, 2011 – Segment 2

Carl Davidson joins us.  He's an author, activist, and former SDS organizer, who is also an expert on the Mondragon Cooperatives.  Mondragon is a worker cooperative based out of Spain that employs 83,859 people working in 256 companies.  Davidson joins us to discuss how worker cooperatives
November 23, 2011

November 23, 2011 – Hour 2

Join us for interview with Michael Lawrence, a local filmmaker whose latest project is a documentary called Bach & Friends.  In it, he gathers some of the most renowned musicians of our time to reflect on Bach's legacy and give performances of his music.  There are great classical players, like Joshua Bell, Rich

November 21, 2011

November 23, 2011 – Hour 1

Acclaimed author Sherman Alexie joins us in the studio to discuss his life and work, including books such as The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Indian Killer, Flight, and The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven.

November 21, 2011

November 22, 2011 – Segment 3

Milton Dugger and Dr. Du Wop join us to discuss the 21st anniversary of Gumption Records.  We listened to some of their favorite cuts from the history of the label.  Don't miss the Thanksgiving Saturday Holiday Reunion, Saturday, November 26, 2011 at St.
November 21, 2011

November 21, 2011 – Segment 2

The three actors from the Center Stage production of David Mamet's gritty play American Buffalo join Marc in the studio.  Notable for Mamet's trademark lightning-fast, profane banter, the play follows a trio of men as they plot to steal a valuable coin collection from a wealthy collector.

November 21, 2011

November 22, 2011 – Segment 1

Join us for an Urbanite Radio Story as we discuss how research into the human genome is changing medicine, science, and our communities right here in Baltimore.  Joining us are:
November 16, 2011

November 16, 2011 – Hour 1

Join us for a discussion about Harriet Beecher Stowe's influential abolitionist novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin.  Next year is the 100th anniversary of its publication, and we're joined by two scholars to take a closer look at the book's legacy, from the controversial character of Uncle Tom, to the abolitionist activism of Stowe.

November 15, 2011

November 15, 2011 – Segment 2

We stopped by both Occupy DC encampments yesterday to tape interviews with people taking part in the ongoing protests.  While police in NYC forcefully evicted protesters from Zuccotti park in New York City last night, Occupy DC continues undisturbed, for now.  This segment features a selection of interviews from Occupy DC on Monday November 14, 2011.

November 15, 2011

November 15, 2011 – Segment 1

Brian Willson, a Vietnam Veteran and peace activist, joins us in the studio.  Willson lost both of his legs when he was run over by a US military munitions train during a peaceful protest of an arms shipment to El Salvador.  His new book is Blood on the Tracks: The Life a

November 10, 2011

November 10, 2011 – Segment 3

As the Congressional Supercommittee responsible for outilining spending cuts, mandated by the debt-ceiling bill, works toward their November 23rd deadline, Occupy Washington DC protesters held their own hearing on the economy and federal budget yesterday.  Joining us to talk about the hearings, and the ongoing Occupy protests in DC and beyond, are Kevin Zeese, an organizer of Occupy DC, and

November 9, 2011

November 9, 2011 – Segment 3

Mike Lofgren worked for 28 years as a staff member on the Republican side of Congress.  Earlier this year, he came out with a scathing critique of his party - and the state of the American political system more generally - that was published at truthout.org.  He joins us to discuss his article "

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November 7, 2011

November 7, 2011 – Hour 2

Education advocates in Baltimore say that over 70% of Baltimore public schools are in need of major renovation or replacement.  Some of them join us this hour to discuss efforts to allocate funding to improving Baltimore school facilities, which will take an estimated 2.8 billion dollars.  Our guests are Terrel Williams, teacher at Holabird Academy, Briana Wills, senior at Baltimore Freedom A

November 7, 2011

November 7, 2011 – Hour 1

Anthony McCarthy, host of the Anthony McCarthy Show, heard every Friday from 5-7pm on WEAA 88.9 FM, joins Marc to discuss some of today's important news stories.

November 3, 2011

November 3, 2011 – Segment 2

We explore the work of community arts program ARTblocks, who recently held an event focused on getting members of the Reservoir Hill community involved with re-envisioning the entrance to neighboring Druid Hill Park, which is separated from the community by a busy road.

November 3, 2011

November 3, 2011 – Segment 1

Join us for an hour's discussion where anything's fair game!  Bob Somerby, editor of the Daily Howler, and Trae Lewis, President of the Baltimore Area Young Republicans, join Marc in the studio talk about the headlines of the day, from Baltimore's decision to cut of power to the Occupy protesters, to th

November 2, 2011

November 2, 2011 – Hour 1

With the elections for Baltimore Mayor and City Council less than one week away, on Tuesday, November 8, 2011, we're joined by two write-in candidates for City Council seats to discuss their ideas for Baltimore.  Our guests are Shannon Sneed, running in the 13th District after having lost the primary election by on 43 votes, and

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November 1, 2011

November 1, 2011 – Hour 1

With the elections for Baltimore Mayor and City Council one week away, on Tuesday, November 8, 2011, and early voting already underway, we have all three 3rd District City Council candidates joining us to discuss key city issues, including public education, crime, and unemployment.