February 2013

February 28, 2013
Klaas and Mary-Howell Martens, Lakeview Organic Grains - Photo by Valery Rizzo
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Sound Bites: Food Industry Consolidation, Transition to Organic Grain, and Healthy Soul Food

February 28, 2013 - Hour 1 - On our newest episode of Sound Bites, Wenonah Hauter shares her perspective on how consolidation of food and agricultural companies has affected both conventional and organic farming, we talk how farmers transition from conventional to organic farming with Mary-Howel Martens, get an update on Brickyard Educational Farm, and hear a seasonal soul food recipe by Mookie Hicks.
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February 27, 2013
President Obama, Congress, and Sequestration
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What Will The Sequestration Mean For The U.S. and Maryland?

February 27, 2013 - Segment 2- We move into a conversation on the upcoming sequestration - across the board cuts in federal spending - that will take place on Friday if President Obama and Congress cannot come to an agreement on the budget.
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February 26, 2013
Teaching Black History in Chicago
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How Should We Teach Social Sciences In Our Schools?

February 26, 2013 - Segment 3 - We close our show with a look at the debate taking place right now in Chicago, over whether or not Black History should be taught in schools. You will hear from a roundtable of educators and historians about how social sciences are taught and how they should be taught in our schools.
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February 26, 2013
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Baltimore Youth Talk Gun Violence Prevention

February 26, 2013 - Segment 2 - We turn to the broader issue of gun violence with youth from The Intersection. Did you know that 51 youth under the age of 18 have been killed by gun violence in Baltimore over the past five years? Hear the perspectives of our young people on this harsh reality.
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February 26, 2013
One Year Since Trayvon Martin's Death
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One Year Since Trayvon Martin’s Death

February 26, 2013 - Segment 1 - Today marks the anniversary of the tragic death of 17-year old Trayvon Martin, who was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch coordinator in a gated community in Sanford, Florida - an event that sparked national and international attention and scrutiny.
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February 26, 2013
WEB Du Bois, Birthday February 23rd
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Tribute to W.E.B. Du Bois: An Introduction

February 25, 2013 - Segment 5 - We close out today's show with Dr. David Levering-Lewis, Professor of History at the New York University, two time Pulitzer Prize winner, and author of the two-volume life and times of W.E.B. Du Bois, in celebration of the birthday of W.E.B. Du Bois - February 23rd, 1868.
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February 26, 2013
Bradley Manning
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1000th Day in Captivity for Bradley Manning

February 25, 2013 - Segment 4 - Kevin Zeese, co-director of ItsOurEconomy.us and member of the Steering Committee of the Bradley Manning Support Network, joins us to discuss the 1000th day of captivity for Bradley Manning, U.S. military troop accused of allegedly leaking confidential documents through WikiLeaks.
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February 26, 2013
Death Penalty Debate in Maryland
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State & Local Roundtable: Dr. Nikita Levy, Annapolis, and More

February 25, 2013 - Segment 1 - Anthony McCarthy co-hosts as our roundtable of panelists discuss the latest in local news, including the controversy surrounding Dr. Nikita Levy, a former Johns Hopkins gynecologist who committed suicide after investigators discovered he was secretly recording patients.
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February 21, 2013
Real Food Challenge
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Agricultural Policy, Transforming the Food System, and a Seasonal Pumpkin Recipe

February 21, 2013 - Hour 2 - This week on Sound Bites, Wenonah Hauter teaches us about the consolidation of the food industry, we bring you Real Food Challenge's second national summit on changing the food system, and raw and vegan food chef Skai Davis shares a seasonal pumpkin recipe.
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February 21, 2013
The fight to stop shackling pregnant inmates
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Bill Would End Practice of Shackling Pregnant Inmates in Maryland

February 21, 2013 - Hour 1 - We discuss a bill that would ban physical restraint of incarcerated Maryland women when they are in their second and third trimester of pregnancy and when they are in labor, and hear two women's stories of giving birth while shackled.
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February 20, 2013
Django Unchained
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Django Unchained Up For Academy Award

February 20, 2013 - Segment 3 - We listen back to a discussion we recorded earlier this year about the film Django Unchained, which is up for an Academy Award this weekend. We're joined by co-host Anthony McCarthy, Janks Morton, Dr. Raymond Winbush, Keli Goff, and Farai Chideya.
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February 20, 2013
Protestors at LAPD Headquarters | Ted Soqui for LA Weekly
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Dorner: Revolutionary or Murderer?

February 20, 2013 - Segment 2 - We talk to Dayvon Love, the Director of Research and Public Policy of Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS), about an event that LBS is organizing next week at Morgan State University. The event is called "The Dorner Debate: Revolutionary or Murderer?" and will be a policy debate about the motivations and intentions of Christoper Dorner.
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February 20, 2013
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Why Gender Equality Stalled

February 20, 2013 - Segment 1 - We discuss Stephanie Coontz's recent opinion piece in the New York Times, "Why Gender Equality Stalled", which marked the 50th anniversary of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique and explored the structural challenges to gender equality today.
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February 19, 2013
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Remembering Malcolm X and Manning Marable

February 19, 2013 - Hours 1 & 2 - On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City. To remember his legacy, we bring you a panel discussion we recorded at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in May 2011 about Manning Marable, the scholar who died just days before his groundbreaking - but controversial - biography, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention, was published. Marable's work sought to redefine Malcolm's legacy.
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February 18, 2013
Israelis Offering Up Votes to Palestinians
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Israelis Offering Up Votes to Palestinians

February 12, 2013 - Segment 3 - We travel to the Middle East to close out our show. Did you know that in the recent Israeli elections, some Israelis offered up their votes to Palestinians? You will hear our interviews with 19-year old Palestinian activist George Abdallah from Jenin, and Tamar Aviyah, who is an Israeli citizen and activist in Tel Aviv.
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February 18, 2013
American Surgen in the Nuba Mountains
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American Surgeon in the Nuba Mountains

February 18, 2013 - Segment 2 - We hear from Dr. Tom Catena, an American surgeon at a hospital in the Nuba Mountains, a war torn part of southern Sudan where innocent lives have been lost to a brutal civil war. Catena will talk about his work and the devastation that has deeply impacted the region.
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February 14, 2013
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History of Agricultural Policy in the US

February 14, 2013 – Segment 3 - We begin with another passage from our interview with Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director of Food and Water Watch and author of Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America. Wenonah discusses the history of agricultural policy in the United States since the 1980s.
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February 14, 2013
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Opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline

February 14, 2013 - Segment 2 - Another movement - one that has risen in opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline. Yesterday, nearly fifty environmental activists were arrested outside of the White House during a protest against the pipeline. Protests will take place all weekend, including a rally in Washington, DC, on Sunday organized by 350.org, the Hip Hop Congress, and the Sierra Club.We will be talking to: Jamie Henn, Communications Director for 350.org; and Marty Cobenais, Indigenous Environmental Network pipeline campaigner, who was arrested yesterday.
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February 14, 2013
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One Billion Rising

February 14, 2013 - Segment 1 - We turn from the traditional Valentine's Day focus - Hallmark cards and candy - to an important movement, One Billion Rising, that is using this day to educate about the horrors that women and girls face worldwide and to demand an end to violence against women. The coalition's name refers to the shocking statistic that one out of every three women is beaten or raped during her lifetime (amounting to one billion women and girls).
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February 13, 2013
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Anti-Native American Racism in Pro Sports Team Names & Mascots

February 13, 2013 - Segment 3 - Suzan Shown Harjo joins us to discuss anti-Native American racism in the names and mascots of professional sports teams. Harjo is the President of The Morning Star Institute, a national Native rights organization, a founder of the National Museum of the American Indian, and a columnist for Indian Country Today Media Network.
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February 13, 2013
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Lea Gilmore on the Grammys

February 13, 2013 - Segment 2 - We are joined by Center for Emerging Media's Cultural Correspondent and Blues/Gospel songstress Lea Gilmore, for a conversation about the Grammys. We go beyond the spectacle of who wore what and focus on the artists who won Grammys but weren't featured on the broadcast. Why were they left out? We discuss that and more with Lea.
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February 13, 2013
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Roundtable on the State of the Union

February 13, 2013 - Segment 1 - A roundtable of analysts and commentators from across the political spectrum to talk about the speech. The panel includes: DeWayne Wickham, Chair of the Communications Studies Department at Morgan State University and columnist for USA Today; Tony Campbell, professor of Political Science at Towson University; Dr. Margaret Flowers, co-director of It's Our Economy US and co-host of the radio show Clearing the Fog; and Imara Jones, economic justice contributor for Colorlines.com.
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February 12, 2013
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Manhunt for Christopher Dorner

February 12, 2013 - Segment 2 - We cover the manhunt taking place in California, for an ex-cop that was dismissed by the Los Angeles Police Department. The suspect, Christopher Dorner, has blamed racism and corruption in the LAPD for his war against the department.
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February 12, 2013
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Pope Benedict XVI Resigns

February 12, 2013 - Segment 1 - We discuss yesterday's announcement by Pope Benedict XVI that he would be resigning from the papacy, citing a deterioration in "strength of mind and body." He is the first pope to resign in six centuries. We will examine what his resignation means for the Catholic Church and the world, as well as speculate upon who might be elected next.
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February 11, 2013
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Philosophers’ Roundtable on Eurocentric Philosophies

February 11, 2013 - Hour 2 - Another Philosophers' Roundtable! Tonight we will examine the critique that in the U.S. we focus on Eurocentric philosophies, and will feature philosophers who are working to change that reality.
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February 11, 2013
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2013 State of the City Address

February 11, 2013 - Hour 1 - Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will present her State of the City address, and tonight at 5:00 we kick off our week with a roundtable discussion of that speech. Co-host Anthony McCarthy joins me in-studio, and the panel will feature: attorney Sheryl Wood; John Bullock, Professor of Political Science at Towson University; and organic farmer and hula-hoop man Andreas Spiliadis.
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February 7, 2013
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The Future of Food and Farming

February 7, 2013 - Segment 3 - Interviews with Wenonah Hauter, author of Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America, and the Executive Director of Food and Water Watch; Sophia Maravell, Brickyard's Education Director, and Carissa Lovelace, Campaign Director of Save This Soil; and Dr. Lorne Garretson, Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at Emory University.
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February 7, 2013
Haiti
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Amy Wilentz on Haiti

February 7, 2013 - Segment 2 - The award-winning Amy Wilentz joins us to discuss her newest book, Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter From Haiti. Wilentz tackles the the objectification of Haiti's victimization and searches for why Haitians - in the eyes of the West - are not seen as active controllers of their own destiny.
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February 7, 2013
Shane Bauer
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Shane Bauer On Solitary Confinement

February 7, 2013 - Segment 1 - Shane Bauer, an independent journalist based in Oakland who wrote an article about solitary confinement for Mother Jones titled "Solitary in Iran Nearly Broke Me. Then I Went Inside American Prisons."
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February 6, 2013
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The Move to Repeal the Death Penalty in Maryland

February 6, 2013 - Segment 3 - We discuss the move to repeal the death penalty in Maryland. We're joined by John Bessler, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore; Jane Henderson, Executive Director of MD CASE; Harford County State's Attorney Joseph Cassilly; Delbert Tibbs, poet and activist, former deathrow inmate, presently the Assistant Director of the Membership and Communications for Witness to Innocence; and independent journalist Hassan Giordano.
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February 6, 2013
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Raising the Minimum Wage in Maryland

February 6, 2013 - Segment 2 - We examine the debate over raising the minimum wage in Maryland, with: Cory McCray, labor activist and co-founder of the BEST Democratic Club and; Michael Saltsman, Research Director at the Employment Policies Institute.
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February 6, 2013
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Confidential Justice Department Memo

We begin our show with a discussion of the recent leak of a confidential Justice Department memo detailing the U.S. government's legal rationale for the targeted killings of US citizens overseas - specifically, using drone strikes against al-Qaida suspects. Our guests are:

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February 4, 2013
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February 4, 2013 – Segment 1

"Institutional racism" is a phrase we often hear, but one that is not often enough discussed, defined, or researched. Tonight we plan to take a look at the definition and historical roots of institutional racism, especially as they relate to today. Our panel of guests includes:

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