August 2013

August 31, 2013

National News Roundtable

August 30, 2013 - Segment 1 - We begin with out weekly roundup of national and international news. This week we discuss the situation in Syria, President Obama's speech at the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, marijuana legislation and more.
August 29, 2013

Families Of Baltimore Men Killed By Police Create Community Park

August 29, 2013 - Segment 3 - We hear from families who have had family members killed by the police in Baltimore and who are working to create a CommUnity park in the vacant lot where one of the men was killed.
August 29, 2013

NAACP’s Dedrick Muhammad: President Obama’s Speech On 50th Anniversary Of March On Washington

August 29, 2013 - Segment 2- We analyze President Obama's speech at the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, with Dedrick Muhammad, Senior Director of the Economic Department and Executive Director of the Financial Freedom Center at the NAACP.
August 29, 2013

Vibrant Opera Community At Morgan State University

August 29, 2013 - Segment 1 - Blues & Gospel singer, Center for Emerging Media Cultural Editor, and Director of Network Operations for the Moving MD Forward Network Lea Gilmore is in the house! Lea co-hosts a conversation about the Baltimore Summer Opera Workshop at Morgan State University.
August 28, 2013

Wil Haygood On The Butler

August 28, 2013 - Segment 4 - We are joined by author Wil Haygood, Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Humanities fellow, who wrote the 2008 Washington Post article that inspired the film Lee Daniels' The Butler: "A Butler Well Served by This Election."
August 28, 2013

This Week In The City Paper

August 28, 2013 - Segment 2 - This week, we begin a weekly look at the Baltimore City Paper. We're joined by the City Paper's Senior Editor Baynard Woods for an update on what's in this week's issue. Please visit the Citypaper.com for more information.
August 27, 2013

Sound Bites: Future Harvest/CASA’s Beginner Farmer Trainer Program

August 27, 2013 - Segment 3 - Stay tuned for the latest edition of Sound Bites! Have you ever thought about starting your own farm? This week our topic is new farmers and Future Harvest/CASA's (Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture) Beginner Farmer Trainer Program.
August 27, 2013

MD Court Of Appeals Questions Fairness Of Jury Convictions Before 1980

August 27, 2013 - Segment 1 - We begin our show with a discussion on a Maryland Court of Appeals ruling last year that called into question the fairness of jury convictions before 1980, and led to the release from prison last week of five men who had been convicted of murder.
August 27, 2013

Trans & Incarcerated: Chelsea Manning and “Orange Is The New Black”

August 26, 2013 - Segment 1 - We begin the week with a conversation about transgender people who are incarcerated, in light of Bradley Manning's announcement last week that she identifies as a woman named Chelsea.
August 22, 2013

The March: A Civil Rights Opera

August 22, 2013 - Segment 5 - We close out the show with librettist Alan Marshall, who talks about The March: A Civil Rights Opera, a new opera that explores the personal and political circumstances surrounding the 1963 March on Washington. The March will be performed on August 25th at Baltimore' s Enon Baptist Church.
August 22, 2013

Black Paper From The Institute Of The Black World

August 22, 2013 - Segment 4 Longtime journalist and activist Don Rojas joins us to talk about the Institute of the Black World's "Black Paper" reflecting upon the state of Black America 50 years after the March on Washington.
August 22, 2013

Dr. Shibley Telhami On The Middle East

August 22, 2013 - Segment 3 - Dr. Shibley Telhami joins us for a conversation on the Middle East. He joins us to speak about the Israeli/Palestinian peace process, protests in Egypt and the ongoing conflict in Syria.
August 22, 2013

Chelsea Manning’s Sentence

August 22, 2013 - Segment 1 - We begin our show with a discussion on the court martial of Chelsea Manning, who was convicted of leaking confidential material to Wikileaks. Manning was known until today as Bradley, but announced this morning that she identifies as a woman names Chelsea. Manning was sentenced yesterday to 35 years in prison and given a dishonorable discharge from the U.S. Army.
August 20, 2013

Sound Bites: Poultry Farmers | Chicken Waste As Alternative Energy Source?

August 20, 2013 - Hour 2 - On the newest edition of Sound Bites, we're talking chickens! A diverse group of poultry farmers speak candidly about their work, and we get information about an idea to burn chicken litter as an alternative source of energy.
August 20, 2013

Film & Culture: Lee Daniel’s The Butler

August 20, 2013 - Hour 1 - Lee Daniel's The Butler opened in theatres across the country this past weekend. We begin the show with a discussion of this film -- considering the various accolades and critiques of its storyline -- and an analysis of representations of African Americans in film in general.
August 19, 2013

Roundtable On The Middle East

August 19, 2013 - Segment 3 - We close out the show with a Middle East roundtable with: Dr. Neil Rubin, writer, educator, and former Senior Editor of the Baltimore Jewish Times; and Phyllis Benis, Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies.
August 19, 2013

National News Roundup: Voting Rights, American Healthcare, NSA and More

August 19, 2013 - Segment 1 - We begin our week with a national news roundtable. Topics include voting rights, the American healthcare system, the latest on Edward Snowden, and the newest revelations about the NSA.
August 16, 2013

Native News Roundtable

August 16, 2013 - Segment 5 - We host a roundtable on Native American news. We are be joined by: Gyasi Ross, member of the Blackfeet Tribe and attorney representing tribes for Crowell Law Offices-Tribal Advocacy Group; Aand Mark Trahant, independent print and media journalist. We discuss, among other things, adoption cases that challenge Native sovereignty and how sequestration affects Native American communities.
August 16, 2013

Zimmerman Verdict Commentary From Gyasi Ross

August 16, 2013 - Segment 4 - Gyasi Ross, member of the Blackfeet Tribe and attorney representing tribes for Crowell Law Offices-Tribal Advocacy Group, joins us for a commentary on the Zimmerman verdict. He is the author of an article called 1,000 Trayvons: All People of Color Must Unite to Stop the Slaughter.
August 16, 2013

Local News Roundtable

August 16, 2013 -Segment 2 - We have a local news roundtable where we discuss the latest news from Baltimore and Maryland. Our guests are Dr. Lawrence Brown, Assistant Professor of Public Health at Morgan State University; and Marta Mossburg, columnist for The Baltimore Sun and The Frederick News-Post.
August 16, 2013

Update From Egypt

August 16, 2013 - Segment 1 - We start the show at with an update on the situation in Egypt, as over 600 people have been killed and almost 4000 wounded following the Cairo police raid of two camps housing pro-Morsi supporters. Joining us from Cairo is Egyptian journalist Shahira Amin, former Deputy Head of the state-run Nile TV and former contributor to CNN.
August 15, 2013

Remembering The Bombings On Hiroshima & Nagasaki

August 15, 2013 - Segment 4 - We remember the anniversary of the 1945 bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with elin o'Hara slavick, professor of Visual Art, Theory and Practice at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of Bomb After Bomb: A Violent Cartography and After Hiroshima.
August 15, 2013

The Intersection: Findings Of The Gun Violence Listening Campaign

August 15, 2013 - Segment 1 - We begin our show with student leaders from The Intersection, who will talk about the findings of their Gun Violence Listening Campaign, in which students spoke to over 450 members of the Baltimore community about the effects of gun violence on their lives.
August 14, 2013

Lea Gilmore On The Best Film, Books, And Movies

August 14, 2013 - Segment 3 We are joined by Lea Gilmore - songstress, activist, and Center for Emerging Media Cultural Editor - for a discussion with Marc about the music they've been listening to, movies they've been watching, theater they've been attending and books they've been reading. Callers join us to share their favorites as well.
August 14, 2013

Mobtown Moon

August 14, 2013 - Segment 2 - Lea Gilmore - songstress, activist, and Center for Emerging Media Cultural Editor - joins us to co-host a conversation with Sandy Asirvatham and ellen cherry, co-creators of Mobtown Moon, a project that involves 40 Baltimore-based musicians re-imagining the classic Pink Floyd album Dark Side of the Moon.
August 12, 2013

Sound Bites: Rural MD Needs Immigration Reform | Update: Gather Baltimore | Why Bees Are Dying

August 13, 2013 - Segment 4 - This week on Sound Bites, we hear an opinion on how immigration reform could positively impact rural Maryland, get an update from Arthur Morgan on all things Gather Baltimore, and learn about a new study completed by the USDA and the University of Maryland that gives insight into why bees everywhere are dying.
August 12, 2013

Edward Wyckoff Williams: “Why The Right Cheers The Zimmerman Verdict”

August 13, 2013 - Segment 2 - In our continuing analysis of what the murder of Trayvon Martin means for America, we talk to Edward Wyckoff Williams, columnist, political analyst, and Contributing Editor to The Root, about his article, "Why the Right Cheers the Zimmerman Verdict."
August 12, 2013

City Council Votes On Harbor Point Development Subsidies

August 13, 2013 - Segment 1 - We discuss the outcome of a City Council vote on the public subsidies to the $1.8 billion Harbor Point development project with Baltimore City Councilman Carl Stokes and BDC President and CEO Brenda McKenzie.
August 12, 2013

Family of Henrietta Lacks, Unwitting Source of HeLa Cells, To Get Some Control Over Genome

August 12, 2013 - Segment 2 - Last week NIH announced an agreement with the family of Henrietta Lacks - whose cells were collected and used for research, without her knowledge or permission, by Johns Hopkins University over 50 years ago - that will finally give them recognition and some degree of control over how the genome of these important cells is used.
August 12, 2013

National News Round-Up: Police Brutality, Edward Snowden & President Obama on NSA Surveillance

August 12, 2013 - Segment 1 - We start off the week with a roundtable on national news stories, including instances of policy brutality across the country, Edward Snowden, and President Obama's speech on NSA surveillance.
August 12, 2013

Rinku Sen: “The Racist Mind”

August 9, 2013 - Segment 4 - In our continuing analysis of what the murder of Trayvon Martin means for America, we close out the week with Rinku Sen, President of the Applied Research Center and publisher of Colorlines, who recently wrote an article titled "The Racist Mind."