December 30, 2013
December 30, 2013 - Segment 3 - We’ll hear crooners, jazz standards, and even a little Cee Lo Green when Milton Dugger, musician and president of Gumption Records, shares some of his favorite holiday music with us.
December 30, 2013
December 30, 2013 - Segment 2 - We're joined for a special conversation with peace activist Kathy Kelly. She is a co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence and a co-founder of Voices in the Wilderness, a campaign to end economic sanctions against Iraq.
December 30, 2013
December 30, 2013 - Segment 1 - We continue our monthly series on health and fitness for a conversation on the New Year and fitness. Are you making New Years resolutions to stay fit? Are you trying to burn off some of the extra holiday calories? Are New Years resolutions even realistic?
December 29, 2013
December 27, 2013 - Segment 3 - This week in our series Countdown to the Annapolis Summit, we discuss the corporate tax rate in Maryland with Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher and Delegate Kathy Szeligar.
December 29, 2013
December 27, 2013 - Segment 2 - This week in our series Countdown to the Annapolis Summit, we discuss marijuana policy in Maryland. Should marijuana be decriminalized, legalized, or remain illegal?
December 29, 2013
December 27, 2013 - Segment 1 - We continue our holiday music series with Tom Hall, Music Director of the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, who shares some great seasonal choral music.
December 27, 2013
December 26, 2013 - Hour 2 - Marc talks to author and professor of history at MIT Craig Steven Wilder about his new book Ebony & Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America’s Universities.
December 27, 2013
December 26, 2013 - Hour 1 - Marc visits the Walters Art Museum for a conversation with new director Julia Marciari-Alexander about her background and vision for the museum.
December 26, 2013
December 24, 2013 - Segment 2 - In this holiday Marc Steiner Show special, we're joined by conductor Edward Polochick, who shares some of his favorite holiday music. Polochick is Artistic Director for Concert Artists of Baltimore, and Music Director for the Lincoln (NE) Symphony Orchestra.
December 26, 2013
December 24, 2013 - Segment 1 - From John Lee Hooker to Whitney Houston, blues and gospel artist and Center for Emerging Media's Cultural Editor Lea Gilmore shares some great holiday sounds.
December 24, 2013
December 23, 2013 - Segment 3 - Florida, host of WEAA's Strictly Hip Hop, visits our studio for a departure from traditional holiday music. We hear hip hop related to the season.
December 23, 2013
December 23, 2013 - Segment 2 - We begin the week with a follow-up to our coverage of the Tyrone West case. West died while in police custody in July, of undetermined causes, and the Baltimore City State's Attorney announced last Thursday that none of the officers involved will face charges.
December 23, 2013
December 23, 2013 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of what happened on this day in history, including the day Slovenia voted for independence from Yugoslavia, the birthday of minister, abolitionist, and diplomat Henry Highland Garnet, and the death of Eddie Hazel.
December 20, 2013
December 19, 2013 - Segment 3 - We celebrate the upcoming solstice with the music of Helicon, as they join us for their annual visit to our studios. Helicon will play for two performances this Saturday at Goucher's Kraushaar Auditorium.
December 20, 2013
December 19, 2013 - Segment 2 - This Saturday, December 21, is National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day, when we remember and honor those who died without a secure place to live. Ceremonies will be held nationwide. In Baltimore, there will be a ceremony on Saturday at 5:00 at the Inner Harbor Amphitheater.
December 19, 2013
December 19, 2013 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of what happened on this day in history, including Goa's Liberation Day, the day the auto industry was given a bailout in 1979 and 2008, and they day a 47-day strike at Greyhound Bus Lines ended with members of the Amalgamated Transit Union accepting a new contract containing deep cuts in wages and benefits.
December 18, 2013
December 18, 2013 - Segment 5 - We close out the show with a Baltimore treat: Thaddeus Logan, author, former vice detective, and seasoned Baltimore cab driver, talks about his 1984 book Hey Cabbie! and its sequel, which came out last year, Hey Cabbie II! Be prepared to hear about a side of Baltimore that you may never have experienced!
December 18, 2013
December 18, 2013 - Segment 4 - It's another segment of our Theatre Baltimore series! We hear about the current production at Theatre Project, Beowulf, from Chris Pfingsten, Producing Director of Theatre Project, and Charlie Bethel, the actor who is staging his solo performance of Beowulf until Sunday, December 22nd.
December 18, 2013
December 18, 2013 - Segment 3 - We catch up with Baltimore City Paper Senior Editor Baynard Woods for an update on what's in this week's City Paper.
December 18, 2013
December 18, 2013 - Segment 2 - We have a local roundtable, discussing the tragic fact that Baltimore now has the highest homicide rate in four years. What does that mean for our community, and what are some of the roots of this violence? Joining us are: Munir Bahar, organizer of Raise It Up, a dirt bike movement in Baltimore; Rev. Meredith Moise, ordained minister, writer, community activist and teacher; Dayvon Love, Baltimore City Schools teacher and Director of Research and Public Policy for Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle; and Michael Johnson, Executive Director of the Paul Robeson Institute for Social Change.
December 18, 2013
December 18, 2013 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of what happened on this day in history, including the premiere performance of The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia, anti-government protests starting in Tunisia, heralding the Arab Spring, and the death of Václav Havel, Czech politician and poet.
December 17, 2013
December 17, 2013 - Segment 3 - We begin this week's Sound Bites with a look at the 30th anniversary of the Chesapeake Bay Agreement, the implications of the controversial Columbia Gas Pipeline, and the potential of radishes to fight runoff.
December 17, 2013
December 17, 2013 - Segment 2 - In this episode of Baltimore-Detroit-Oakland, we discuss what these cities' economies say about the future of the American city, looking at the state of pensions in each of these cities and discussing the implication of Detroit's bankruptcy on Baltimore and Oakland.
December 17, 2013
December 17, 2013 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of what happened in this day in history, including the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers; the day Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan military leader and politician, died; and the day the U.S. Air Force closed its Project ''Blue Book'' which was started in 1952 to determine if UFOs were a threat to national security.
December 16, 2013
December 16, 2013 - Segment 4 - We hear the story of Mother Mary Lange, a Haitian-born Baltimore nun who initiated the world's first Black Catholic order in 1829. Plans are underway to canonize Sister Lange, and joining us to discuss those plans will be Sr. Marcia L. Hall, of the Oblate Sisters of Providence, and legendary musician Milton Dugger.
December 16, 2013
December 16, 2013 - Segment 3 - We turn to the Affordable Healthcare Act rollout in Maryland, with: Marta Mossburg, Visiting Fellow at the Maryland Public Policy Institute and syndicated columnist; Vinnie DeMarco, President of the Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative; and Dr. Lawrence Brown, Assistant Professor of Public Health at Morgan State University.
December 16, 2013
December 16, 2013 - Segment 2 - We look at one of the more unusual news events of the past week--Fox News commentator Megyn Kelly's claiming that Santa Claus and Jesus were white. We are joined by Rev. Dr. Brad Braxton, Senior Pastor at the Open Church in Baltimore and Lois Craddock Perkins Professor of Homiletics at Perkins School of Theology in Dallas, Texas; and Edward J. Blum, Associate Professor of History at San Diego State University.
December 16, 2013
December 16, 2013 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of what happened on this day in history, including the Day of Reconciliation in South Africa, the Boston Tea Party, the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven and the death of singer Sylvester.
December 13, 2013
December 13, 2013 - Segment 4 - This week in our series "Countdown to the Annapolis Summit," we will discuss a recent legal decision that would require that lawyers be present at bail hearings.
December 13, 2013
December 13, 2013 - Segment 3 - We turn to Cosmic topics, when astrophysicist Mario Livio talks about his new book Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe.
December 13, 2013
December 13, 2013 - Segment 2 - Kibibi Ajanku and Maria Broom tell us about the upcoming event this Saturday, December 14, at the Creative Alliance, "Kwanzaa with Maria Broom and Sankofa Dance Theater."
December 13, 2013
December 13, 2013 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of what happened on this day in history, including the independence of Saint Lucia from the United Kingdom, the birth and death day of civil rights activist Ella Baker, and the day A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., jurist, scholar, teacher, and humanitarian, died.
December 12, 2013
December 12, 2013 - Two Hour Special - We rebroadcast our special two-hour tribute to Nelson Mandela, who passed away last week at the age of 95. You will hear from a vast array of guests from around the globe - some of whom fought with Mandela in the struggle to end Apartheid - who will discuss the life and legacy of this legendary international leader and fighter for justice.
December 12, 2013
December 12, 2013 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of what happened on this day in history, including Jamhuri Day, celebrating the independence of Kenya from Britain, the day Baltimore County's own Benjamin Banneker finished the first clock made entirely in America, and the day Ike Turner passed away.
December 11, 2013
December 11, 2013 - Segment 4 - We close our show with our weekly feature “This week in the City Paper,” with Senior Editor Baynard Woods.
December 11, 2013
December 11, 2013 - Segment 3 - We host a Sports Roundtable with: Syreeta Hubbard, publisher of the blogs GridIronGals.com and TheNFLChick.com; Dean Bartoli Smith, who writes about sports for The Baltimore Brew and author of Never Easy, Never Pretty: A Fan, A City, A Championship Season; and Ali Danois, Senior Editor of Bounce Magazine.
December 11, 2013
December 11, 2013 - Segment 2 - We look at new developments in the case of Tyrone West, the Baltimore man who died while under police custody this past summer in Northeast Baltimore.
December 11, 2013
December 11, 2013 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of what happened on this day in history, including the death of Sam Cooke, the arrest of Bernard Madoff for his role in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme, and the birth of writer Grace Paley.
December 10, 2013
December 10, 2013 - Hour 2 - In partnership with the Center for a Livable Future, we launch a new feature: Hunger in the Richest State. Why does the richest state in the nation have so many food-insecure people? We hear the stories of those struggling to put food on the table – from Cambridge to Baltimore to Western MD – and learn about the good work that is being done to address the need.
December 10, 2013
December 10, 2013 - Hour 1 - During the first segment we are joined by Greg Epstein, Humanist Chaplain of Harvard University and author of Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe. He talks about atheism, religion and ethics.
December 9, 2013
December 9, 2013 - Two Hour Special - We begin the week with a special two-hour tribute to Nelson Mandela, who passed away last week at the age of 95. You will hear from a vast array of guests from around the globe - some of whom fought with Mandela in the struggle to end Apartheid - who will discuss the life and legacy of this legendary international leader and fighter for justice.
December 9, 2013
December 9, 2013 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of what happened on this day in history, including the establishment of New York City's first daily newspaper, the day the first African-American served as a governor of a U.S. state, and the day Kweisi Mfume was elected President and CEO of the NAACP.
December 9, 2013
December 6, 2013 - Segment 4 - We look at the other side of Lincoln, Steven Spielberg's acclaimed film that received criticism for its underdeveloped Black characters. We will explore the three Black characters featured in the film, illuminating their lives and their roles in the political struggle for freedom in America.
December 9, 2013
December 6, 2013 - Segment 3 - We continue our Countdown to the Annapolis Summit series with a conversation on the minimum wage in Maryland. Should it be raised? We're joined by Delegate Mary Washington, who represents Maryland's 43rd District in Baltimore City and Delegate Andrew Serafini, who represents Maryland's District 2A in Washington County.
December 9, 2013
December 6, 2013 - Segment 2 - We 're joined for a discussion with Akiva Eldar, Israeli columnist for Al-Monitor's Israel Pulse, about life on the West Bank and whether a two-state solution is possible. In 2006 The Financial Times named Eldar among the world's most influential commentators.
December 9, 2013
December 6, 2013 - Segment 1 - Marc discuss some of what happen in this day in history, including the day the thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, banning slavery. It is also the anniversary of the first edition of the Washington Post and the death of Roy Orbison.
December 5, 2013
December 5, 2013 - Segment 5 - We close out the show with a preview of the production running this weekend at the Theatre Project in Baltimore, Unveiled. Award-winning playwright, actress and solo performance artist Rohina Malik will discuss her one-woman play, which deals with issues of racism, hate crimes, love, Islam, culture, language, and life.
December 5, 2013
December 5, 2013 - Segment 4 - We discuss the straight-A 8th grade student who was denied entry into a Baltimore high school because she wears dreadlocks, and the incident in which Morgan State University's (MSU) Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity has been placed on probation for discriminating against a gay student.
December 5, 2013
December 5, 2013 - Segment 3 - We return to our discussion on the controversial mascot of the Washington, DC, NFL team, as the Oneida Nation - a 900-member tribe in central New York - is pressuring the NFL and the team's owner to change the name.
December 5, 2013
December 5, 2013 - Segment 2 - We begin our show with a discussion of the Common Core Curriculum. Our guests are Dr. Sandra Stotsky, former member of Common Core's Validation Committee, and Dr. Morna McDermott, one of the administrators for Opt Out.