June 30, 2014
June 30, 2014 - Segment 4 - As the Israel/Palestine conflict grows more complicated, we discuss its many sides and viewpoints with Real News Network reporter Lia Tarachansky, who will give us a live update from the area.
June 30, 2014
June 30, 2014 - Segment 3 - The Stonewall riots are considered by many to be the start of the LGBTQ* political movement. Now, we look at LGBTQ* politics 45 years after Stonewall.
June 30, 2014
June 30, 2014 - Segment 2 - Face the nation with a National News Roundtable, as Marc Steiner speaks to a distinguished panel of guests.
June 30, 2014
June 30, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including Independence Day in Korea, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi, the day Congress created present day Oklahoma, and the birthday of Lena Horne.
June 26, 2014
June 27, 2014 - Segment 3 - We speak with Charles Marsh on his new book Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
June 26, 2014
June 27, 2014 - Segment 2 - A discussion with Kine AW, whose art uses diverse materials, including tar, resin, and her own breath, to create stunning Modernist artworks depicting the people and objects of Africa, on display at the James E Lewis Museum of Art.
June 26, 2014
June 27, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened in this day in history, including the day the Liberty bell came home to Philadelphia after the British departure, the day Prudence Crandall, a white woman, was arrested for conducting an academy for black girls in Canterbury, CT, and the birthday of anarchist Emma Goldman.
June 26, 2014
June 26, 2014 - Segment 4 - Youth programs like YouthWorks are helping Baltimore's kids and teens achieve more. Leaders involved in the youth-hiring movement speak with us.
June 26, 2014
June 26, 2014 - Segment 2 - Marilyn Mosby shocked many when she won the Baltimore State's Attorney race over Gregg Bernstein. She's in studio to talk with us about the close race, and issues she will face as State's Attorney.
June 26, 2014
June 26, 2014 - Segment 3 - As tensions in the Middle East grow, understanding the complexities of the issue grows more and more important. We discuss the ongoing conflicts with a panel of experts.
June 26, 2014
June 26, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc chats about various events from this day in history, including a few landmark governmental passings.
June 25, 2014
June 25, 2014 - Segment 5 - Jón Gnarr was elected to the mayoral seat of Icelandic capital Reykjavík on a radical and somewhat tongue-in-cheek platform. He stepped down on the 16th, and will present his new book at Red Emmas.
June 25, 2014
June 25 - Segment 4 - Our weekly feature, City Paper This Week, with Senior Editor Baynard Woods, discusses an ongoing legal battle over curbside solicitation.
June 25, 2014
June 25 - Segment 3 - We discuss the Presbyterian divestment from Israel with Jeffrey DeYoe.
June 25, 2014
June 25 - Segment 2 - Mosby shocks Bernstein, Frosh shocks Cardin, Hough shocks Brinkley, and more: We talk about today's primary elections results with our roundtable of guests, and speak with politicians Brian Frosh and Larry Hogan.
June 25, 2014
June 25, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about the events of this day in history, including Virginia becoming the tenth state to ratify the US Constitution, and, four score years later, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina being readmitted to the Union. It is also the day the Zip code was introduced to the United States fifty-one years ago, and the day the Supreme Court upheld the male-only draft as constitutional thirty-three years ago.
June 24, 2014
June 24, 2014 - Segment 4 - On the latest edition of Sound Bites, we learn about the school hunger gap and what Congress has to do with school lunches, learn about the Maryland legislative priorities related to food, agriculture, and the environment, and get an update on the Cove Point LNG facility.
June 24, 2014
June 24, 2014 - Segment 3 - On the day of the Maryland primary election, we are joined by Lorraine Miller, Interim President and CEO of the NAACP, to discuss the state of voting rights, one year after the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Shelby County v. Holder.
June 24, 2014
June 24, 2014 - Segment 2 - We discuss the National News with: Jordan Bloom, Opinion Editor for the Daily Caller; and Dr. Lawrence Brown, Assistant Professor of Public Health at Morgan State University.
June 24, 2014
June 24, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day the Supreme Court ruled the state of George was unfairly exercising control over the Cherokees after the arrest of Reverend Samuel Worcester, the day the Supreme Court ruled that obscenity was not protected under free speech, and birthday of Agnes Nestor, president of the International Glove Workers Union and longtime leader of the Chicago Women's Trade Union League.
June 23, 2014
June 23, 2014 - Segment 4 - We reflect on on the life, work, and legacy of author Octavia Butler, who died in 2006 but would have turned 67 yesterday. With: adrienne maree brown, co-editor of the upcoming anthology Octavia's Brood, sci-fi writer, and Emergent Strategy facilitator; and Dr. DaMaris B. Hill, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and African American and Africana Studies at the University of Kentucky.
June 23, 2014
June 23, 2014 - Segment 3 - We turn to the ongoing controversy over the name of the Washington NFL team, in light of last week's cancellation of the team's trademark registration by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. In a 99-page decision, the Board said the team's name and logo are disparaging to Native Americans.
June 23, 2014
June 23, 2014 - Segment 2 - We have a Maryland Primary Pre-Election Roundtable! Our panel discusses key local and state candidates and elections. We are joined by: Dr. John Bullock, professor of Political Science at Towson University; Jackie Wellfonder, conservative activist and blogger at jackiewellfonder.com; and Jenna Johnson, Maryland politics reporter at the Washington Post.
June 23, 2014
June 23, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the election Gamal Abdel Nasser as president of Egypt after he led a coup against King Farouk, the births of June Carter Cash and Clarence Thomas, and the death of Betty Shabazz.
June 23, 2014
June 20, 2014 - Segment 5 - Note: This segment originally aired on June 19, but because of technical problems it did not broadcast, so we are replaying it today. Baltimore City Council member Bill Henry, who is a running as a candidate in the 43rd Legislative District senate race in the June 24th primary elections, joins us to talk about his run for office.
June 23, 2014
June 20, 2014 - Segment 4 - We host a tribute to actress and human rights activist Ruby Dee, who passed away last week, with: Michael Eugene Johnson, community leader and Executive Director of the Paul Robeson Institute for Social Change; and Shirley Basfield Dunlap, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Theatre Arts at Morgan State University.
June 23, 2014
June 20, 2014 - Segment 3 - We talk with Paul Jay, CEO and Senior Editor of The Real News Network, about the Grand Opening of The Real News Media Center in Baltimore this weekend.
June 23, 2014
June 20, 2014 - Segment 2 - We look at the Baltimore City Sheriff's race, with challengers: Donoven Brooks, Baltimore City Schools Police Patrol supervisor; and Richard Parker, businessman, community leader, and former U.S. Army Legal Specialist. Baltimore City's current sheriff, Sheriff John W. Anderson, was also invited to join the discussion.
June 20, 2014
June 20, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the births of Albert Parsons and Eric Dolphy, race riots in Detroit, and the acquittal of Lizzie Borden for the murders of her father and stepmother.
June 20, 2014
June 19, 2014 - Segment 4 - We speak with Republican Candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Maryland Larry Hogan and Boyd Rutherford. Hogan is a businessman and was Appointments Secretary for Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., and Rutherford was a former Ehrlich administration Cabinet Secretary.
June 20, 2014
June 19, 2014 - Segment 3 - As part of our series on transportation in Baltimore, we look at cycling in the city.
June 20, 2014
June 19, 2014 - Segment 2 - Baltimore City Council member Bill Henry, who is a running as a candidate in the 43rd Legislative District senate race in the June 24th primary elections, joins us to talk about his run for office.
June 20, 2014
June 19, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the 1964 passage of the Civil Rights Act, the birth of Lou Gehrig, and the announcement in Galveston, Texas that slavery was over, commemorated as Juneteenth.
June 20, 2014
June 18, 2014 - Segment 4 - We close out the show with our weekly feature This Week in City Paper with Senior Editor Baynard Woods. This week's issue breaks down the Democratic primary races in every district and more.
June 20, 2014
June 18, 2014 - Segment 3 - Pulitzer-prize winning editor, reporter, and author Miriam Pawel tells us about her latest book The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography. Pawel spent 25 years at Newsday and the Los Angeles Times.
June 19, 2014
June 18, 2014 - Segment 2 - Dr. Mary Helen Washington joins us to talk about her book The Other Blacklist: The African American Literary and Cultural Left ofthe 1950s.
June 19, 2014
June 18, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day the U.S. Congress declared war on Great Britain, Canada and Ireland starting the War of 1812, the day the Supreme Court banned racial discrimination in the sale and rental of housing, and the birthday of Italian actress Isabella Rossellini.
June 18, 2014
June 17, 2014 - Segment 4 - On a brand new episode of Sound Bites, we hear the Good Food Gathering Town Hall Meeting held last Thursday night at the Franciscan Center of Baltimore, in our latest episode of Sound Bites. Our inspirational panel talks about what it means to "Donate Well" and shares creative ideas and programs for providing healthy food to Baltimoreans in need.
June 18, 2014
June 17, 2014 - Segment 3 - Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Delegate Heather Mizeur joins us to share her vision for Maryland. The gubernatorial primaries are June 24.
June 18, 2014
June 17, 2014 - Segment 2 - Dr. Thabit A.J. Abdullah, Associate Professor of Middle East History and Associate Dean for External Relations at York University, Toronto, offers his insightful analysis of the current situation in Iraq.
June 18, 2014
June 17, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc takes a look on what happened on this day in history, including when, in 1876, 1,500 Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook's forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory, the 1862 Congressional authorization of the acceptance of African Americans into the Union Army, the birth of Kendrick Lamar, and the death of Rodney King.
June 17, 2014
June 16, 2014 - Segment 4 - We close out the show with Charles County businessman and Marine Corps Reserve officer Major Charles Lollar, who will tell us about his candidacy to become the Republican nominee for Governor of Maryland in the June 24th primaries.
June 17, 2014
June 16, 2014 - Segment 3 - We turn to the current upheaval in Iraq. Please listen in to our panel of experts: Dr. Richard Vatz, Bill Fletcher, Charles Faddis, and Matt Howard.
June 17, 2014
June 16, 2014 - Segment 2 - Listen to my interview with Maryland State Senator Joan Carter Conway, who is running as the incumbent in District 43 in the June 24th primaries. Baltimore City Councilman Bill Henry has entered the race against Senator Conway.
June 17, 2014
June 16, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day the treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States was signed, the day of the 1976 Soweto Uprising in South Africa, and the birthday of rapper Tupac Shakur.
June 17, 2014
June 13, 2014 - Hour 2 - Hear our broadcast of the most recent World of the Play event at Everyman Theatre. The topic of the conversation, which took place on Saturday, June 7, was "Finding a Voice." The discussion was spurred by the current production Tribes, a play centered on a young deaf man's struggle to be heard in his dysfunctional family.
June 17, 2014
June 13, 2014 - Hour 1 - Listen in to the Maryland Attorney General Democratic Candidates Debate, which was taped on Monday, June 9, at the University of Baltimore Angelos Law Center. I was one of the journalists participating in the debate with moderator and University of Baltimore School of Law Dean Ronald Weich.
June 12, 2014
June 12, 2013 - Segment 4 - It's another Cultural Crossroads with Lea Gilmore. The award-winning musician, singer, Center for Emerging Media Cultural Editor joins us for our monthly look at Arts & Culture. We will also shine a spotlight on the Father's Day Father & Son Celebration at An Die Musik.
June 12, 2014
June 12, 2013 - Segment 3 - Following up to this week's article in the Baltimore Sun about being Black and gay in Baltimore, we turn to a discussion of the state of being LGBT in Baltimore, with Kelly Neel, Kalima Young, Francine Housier, and Carlton Smith.
June 12, 2014
June 12, 2014 - Segment 2 - We Celebrate Caribbean-American Heritage Month with the Reginald F. Lewis Museum! Our guests include: Dr. Annette Palmer, Chairperson, Department of History and Geography, Morgan State University; and Helen Yuen, Marketing Director at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African American History and Culture. This weekend's activities at the Museum will include a Caribbean DJ, steel drum band, film, crafts, and more.