Today, members of the Intersection join us to talk about the state of Baltimore City schools and how they are using media to address their issues with infrastructure. The Intersection is a non-profit that trains teens in community-organizing.
We're joined by Tibetan monks from the Deprung Gomang monastery in southern India. Originally formed in 1416, Deprung Gomang's monks fled to India from Tibet during the Chinese invasion of 1959.
In the third segment, we discuss the meaning of the US Constitution, and ask difficult questions about its role in governance and its relevence today. We're joined by David Law, professor of law and political science at Washington University in St.
David Harvey, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, joins us to talk about his new book "Rebel Cities: From the Right to the City to the Urban Revolution." He discusses the role of cities in the current global uprisings, historical precedents like the Paris Commune, and social movements in Baltimore.
This week on Sound Bites on Delmarva, we're joined by Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director of Food and Water Watch. Wenonah Hauter has worked extensively on food, water, energy, and environmental issues at the national, state and local level.
Listen in on a roundtable discussion on local politics, including the bottle tax, recreational center closings, and gambling.
Join us as we discuss the recent rioting and violence against African refugees living in Tel Aviv. Joining us from Tel Aviv are Yohannes Bayu, executive director of the African Refugee Development Center, and Haggai Matar, journalist with +972 Mag and Zman Tel Aviv. We'll also be
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.
In honor of Memorial Day, we're rebroadcasting a conversation between Marc and Woody Curry from last October. It was shortly after President Obama announced that the US was withdrawing its soldiers from Iraq, and the conversation ranged from the problems facing veterans on their return home, to the culture of the military, to the place of war in our society.
This week on Sound Bites on Delmarva, join us for a visit to St. Brigid’s Farm in Kennedyville, MD.
Vandana Shiva is an environmental activist, feminist and writer living in Delhi, India. Trained as a philosopher and physicist, she left academics to found the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, a participatory, public interest research organization.
James W. “Jim” Hamlin is the head baker and owner of the Avenue Bakery. Hamlin has been on the forefront of redevelopment projects on Pennsylvania Avenue, and will join us to discuss the history and future of Pennsylvania Avenue.
Nick Roti, Chief of the Chicago Police Department's Bureau of Organized Crime, joins us to discuss the case of the
Listen in as Delegate Dr. Dan Morhaim discusses his latest release, a book on death called "The Better End: Surving (and Dying) On Your Own Terms in Today's Modern Medical World."
Join us for an Urbanite Radio story about efforts to bring the sport of lacrosse back to inner-city Baltimore.
We're joined by:
Lloyd Carter, co-founder of Blax Lax
National Lawyers Guild spokesperson Kris Hermes joins us to discuss the case of the NATO 3, three anti-NATO protesters arrested on terrorism charges in Chicago last week.
Iraq Veteran Against the War member Maggie Martin joins us to speak about her participation in a protest outside the NATO summit in which she and other veterans threw their medals away.
Rev. Anthony Evans, leader of the National Black Church Initiative, and Aisha C.
Today, Lea Gilmore joins us a a co-host as we talk about the new film By and By about the gospel legends, the Electrifying Crown Seekers with filmmakers Joe Compton and Matt Bowden and member of the group, James Williams, Sr.
Reverend Wendell Phillips and former Goon Squad members Dr. Homer Favor and Lalit Gadhia join us to remember the life of Rev. Marion Bascom, a civil rights leader from Baltimore who recently passed.
Listen in as former Salt Lake City Mayor and Justice Party presidential candidate Rocky Anderson discusses his campaign.
Delgate Pat McDonough of District 7 joins us to discuss his recent comments on "mobs of roving black youth" in Downtown Baltimore, and guests Kimberly Moffitt, Assistant Professor of American Studies at University of Maryland Baltimore County and
Captain Paul K. Chappell is a West Point graduate and a veteran of the Iraq War. He is also a soldier turned peace leader. Paul Chappell joins us to talk about his book Peaceful Revolution: How We Can Create the Future Needed for Humanity's Survival.
On this week's episode of Sound Bites, we talk with young farmer Orlando Johnson, who is restoring his family's farm, dating back to the 19th century, in Calvert County. Then, we pay a visit to former Maryland Congressman Wayne Gilchrest to hear about the environmental education program he is running for young people in Kent County.
Our guest this hour is author, innovator, former Obama White House advisor, and activist Van Jones. Jones is an internationally renowned human rights and clean energy advocate, and is co-founder of the Rebuild the Dream campaign, a platform for ways that regular people can help transform the U.S. economy.
Listen in as actress and comedienne Meshelle, who is the founder of the Goaldiggers Project and Alice Randall, writer-in-residence at Vanderbilt University, and author of an opinion piece in last week's New York Times, "
Join us for an Urbanite Radio story with Dario DiBattista, an Iraq War Veteran and author of the memoir Go Now, You Are Forgiven.
Our guests discuss the recent revelation that JP Morgan lost approximately $2 billion in trading, and what that means about our financial system.
Today we discuss the lack of financial accountability within Baltimore City government with:
Marc and Anthony discuss Slavery By Another Name with the documentary's Co-Executive Producer and author, Douglas Blackmon. Also joining the conversation are descendants of the people chronicled in the documentary, Susan Burnore descendant of John S.
Anthony McCarthy joins Marc, along with Towson University professor Richard Vatz, to discuss national politics, including the role race plays in politics today, and the impact that President Obama's announcement in support of same-sex marriage will have on the election. Dr.
Captain Paul K. Chappell is a West Point graduate and a veteran of the Iraq War. He is also a soldier turned peace leader. Paul Chappell joins us to talk about his book Peaceful Revolution: How We Can Create the Future Needed for Humanity's Survival.
On this week's installment of Sound Bites, we have a panel on the 2012 Farm Bill. The panelists are eastern shore farmer Ted Wycall, David Kirby, author of Animal Factory, and Valerie Connelly, Director of Government Relations for the Maryland Farm Bureau.
Maryland State Senator Bobby Zirkin joins us to discuss the newly proposed natural gas pipeline that would run over 20 miles from Baltimore County to Harford County.
Education advocates Shannen Coleman-Siciliano, co-chair of the Baltimore Education Coalition and Child First Academic Coordinator, Bebe Verdery, Director of the Education Reform Project at the ACLU of Maryland and
Listen in as actress Melanie Marshall, cast member of Fela!, joins us for an interview.
Delegate Heather Mizeur of Montgomery County and the Director of the Maryland Black Family Alliance Elbridge James join us for a conversation on marraige equality, from the vote to ban same-sex marriage in North Carolina to Obama's remarks.
We're joined by a panel to discuss the history of the Baltimore City Fire Department. Rachel Hennick is the author of Ghetto Medic: A Father In The Hood, about her father Bill Hennick's career as a Baltimore firefighter and medic.
Recently, the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled that pitbulls are an inherently dangerous breed of dogs. It will affect the liability of pit bull owners across the state. Our panel joins us to discuss the ruling.
Playwright Matthew Lopez joins us to discuss his play the Whipping Man, which wraps up its run at Center Stage in Baltimore this weekend.
Listen in as our panel joins us to discuss pressing issues affecting Baltimore.
Join us for a conversation on Baltimore's film industry with filmmaker Matt Porterfield, whose critically acclaimed works Hamilton and Putty Hill have impacted Baltimore's reputation as a center for independent cinema.
Listen in as Middle East Correspsondent for Real News Network Lia Tarachansky calls in from Israel to discuss the Palestinian prisoners' hunger strike.
Acclaimed sportswriter Frank Deford, senior contributing writer for Sports Illustrated, commentator for National Public Radio and correspondent for R
Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin, who sponsors legislation encouraging the development of for-profit businesses to legally pursue social and environmental goals and Daphne Wysham, a fellow at the