July 2014

July 30, 2014

Profile: Jean Albert Renaud, Founder of Protect Yourself1

July 30, 2014 - Segment 3 - Hear a special archive edition of our show, featuring the inspirational life of Baltimore's own Jean Albert Renaud, former Motown singer, horseman, wild Mustang rancher, and founder of Protect Yourself 1 and Project Arrowhead, two programs for at-risk youth.
July 30, 2014

July 30: This Day In History

July 30, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day the city of Baltimore was founded, the day President Lincoln issued an “eye-for-eye” order to shoot a rebel prisoner for every black prisoner shot, and the day Charles Mingus recorded his solo Piano Album ‘Mingus Plays Piano'.
July 30, 2014

Sound Bites: Pizza King | Phosphorous Regulation | Acting Well

July 29, 2014 - Segment 3 - In this episode of Sound Bites, we meet a man who has eaten pizza every day for the past 25 years, learn about Governor O'Malley's record on phosphorous regulation, and hear the second part of our final Good Food Gathering Town Hall Meeting: Acting Well.
July 30, 2014

Local Political Roundtable: Governor O’Malley’s Presidential Aspirations, Balto. City State’s Attorney & More

July 29, 2014 - Segment 2 - We host a local and state politics roundtable, where the topics of discussion include Governor Martin O'Malley's run for the Presidency; the Baltimore State's Attorney race; and what will the fall look like politically.
July 30, 2014

July 29: This Day in History

July 29, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the 1968 Papal ban of the contraceptive pill, as well as all other artificial means of birth control, the birth of Kwame Toure', formerly known as Stokley Carmichael, and the death of Cass Elliot.
July 25, 2014

Shared Weight: M*A*S*H 1969 – Visions of War, Dreams of Peace

July 24, 2014 - Segment 3 - We listen to another episode of our documentary series about the Vietnam War, Shared Weight. Today it's M*A*S*H 1969-Visions of War, Dreams of Peace. We hear the compelling stories of poet George Evans and the late author Linda Van Devanter.
July 25, 2014

Shared Weight: Artists Born of War

July 24, 2014 - Segment 2 - We listen to another episode of our documentary series about the Vietnam War, Shared Weight. We hear Artists Born of War, where artists and writers from all sides of the Vietnam War reveal how that conflict influenced - and maybe even birthed - their work. Featured authors include: Tim O'Brien (The Things They Carried); Bao Ninh (The Sorrow of War); and Wayne Karlin (Wandering Souls: Journeys with the Dead and the Living in Viet Nam).
July 25, 2014

July 24: This Day in History

July 24, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the abolition of slavery in Chile, Alabama dropping rape charges against the so-called "Scottsboro Boys," and the birth of Barry Bonds.
July 25, 2014

Shared Weight: The Gilchrest Brothers

July 23, 2014 - Segment 3 - We listen in to a special broadcast of another episode of our documentary about the Vietnam War, Shared Weight. In this episode, The Gilchrest Brothers, you will hear the heart-rendering story of the Gilchrest brothers
July 25, 2014

July 23: This Day in History

July 23, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the creation of the Province of Canada, the validation of African American citizenship through the 14th amendment, and the launch of anti-Chinese riots in San Francisco. It is also the day Amy Winehouse died in 2011.
July 24, 2014

Sound Bites: Good Food Gathering — Acting Well

July 22, 2014 -Segment 3 - This month, Marc moderated another Good Food Gathering Town Hall Meeting, this time at the Netivot Shalom Congregation in Pikesville. We discussed "Acting Well," and explored how congregations and individuals can effect systemic change on our food system.
July 23, 2014

Role of Masculinity, Media & Culture in Youth Violence

July 22, 2014 - Segment 2 - We turn to the topic of violence, its representation in the media and culture, masculinity’s role in violence, and violence’s effects on our youth. Our panel of guests includes: Dr. Lawrence Brown, activist, public health consultant, and Assistant Professor of Public Health at Morgan State University; Meshelle, The Indie Mom Of Comedy, former OSI Baltimore Community Fellow and Founder of Goaldiggers, The Sankofa Project; and the Rev. Heber Brown, community activist and Pastor at Pleasant Hope Baptist Church.
July 23, 2014

July 22: This Day in History

July 22, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the births of Emma Lazarus and George Clinton, the death of Errico Malatesta, and 1946 King David Hotel bombing, when a Zionist underground organization, the Irgun, bombs the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, site of the civil administration and military headquarters for Mandate Palestine, resulting in 91 deaths.
July 23, 2014

Shared Weight: Woody Curry’s Journal

July 21, 2014 - Segment 3 - We continue listening back to our series on the Vietnam American War, Shared Weight. In this segment, we meet Woody Cuury, a veteran from the Baltimore ghetto, who talks about how he survived the despair of war and transformed himself.
July 22, 2014

Shared Weight: Wandering Souls Part One

July 21, 2014 - Segment 2 - We listen back to our series on the Vietnam American War, Shared Weight. Two young soldiers meet on a jungle trail, one lives, one dies. Their fates are connected for 40 years. This is the story of Homer Steedly, and the journal of the young soldier he killed.
July 22, 2014

July 21: This Day in History

July 21, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the publication of the first daily Black newspaper, The New Orleans Tribune, in 1864, the births of Don Knotts, Ernest Hemingway, and Marshall McLuhan, and the death of Robert Burns.
July 22, 2014

Remembering Nelson Mandela

July 18, 2014 - Segment 2 - 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.
July 22, 2014

July 18: This Day in History

July 18, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including Detroit declaring bankruptcy in 2013, the births of Screamin' Jay Hawkins and M.I.A., and the deaths of Mimi Fariña and Jane Austen.
July 17, 2014

Upcoming Baltimore Road Race In Park Heights

July 17, 2014 - Segment 4 - Put on your running shoes, as we close out the show with a preview of the Aetna/Maryland Physicians Care Baltimore Road Race In Park Heights, to be held on Saturday, July 26th and presented by the Park Heights Community Health Alliance.
July 17, 2014

Bill Barry: The 1877 Railroad Strike in Baltimore

July 17, 2013 - Segment 3 - We look at the first national strike in the U.S., which took place right here in Baltimore, with Bill Barry, retired Director of Labor Studies at CCBC, who joins me to talk about his new book The 1877 Railroad Strike in Baltimore.
July 17, 2014

July 17: This Day In History

July 17, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day of the 1771 Bloody Falls Massacre, the birthday of Frank Snowden, foremost scholar on blacks in ancient history, and 1967 race riot in Cairo, Illinois.
July 17, 2014

City Paper This Week: Artscape, Ratscape, Baltimore Festivals & More

July 16, 2014 - Segment 5 - We close out the show with our weekly feature City Paper This Week, with Senior Editor Baynard Woods. This week's issue focuses on Baltimore's many upcoming festivals, among other topics.
July 17, 2014

Honduras, The Immigration Crisis At The Border & Black/Latino Relations

July 16, 2014 - Segment 2 - We turn to the topic of Honduras and the border crisis, with co-host Dr. Lawrence Brown, Assistant Professor of Public Health at Morgan State University.
July 17, 2014

July 16: This Day In History

July 16, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including kissing was banned in England as an attempt to stop the spread of disease; La Paz, Bolivia declared its independence from the Spanish Crown; and journalist and civil rights activist Ida Bell Wells-Barnett was born.
July 17, 2014

Sound Bites: Dangers of Methane | “Bee-Friendly” Plants Actually Harmful To Bees | Baltimore’s Park Heights Farmers Market

July 15, 2014 - Segment 4 - In the newest edition of Sound Bites, we hear a commentary on the dangers of methane being released from the earth, we learn about a recent report on how supposedly "bee-friendly" plants actually contain neonicotinoid pesticides, and look at Baltimore's Park Heights Farmers Market.
July 17, 2014

Where Is America One Year After George Zimmerman’s Acquittal?

July 15, 2014 - Segment 3 - We reflect upon the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin, a verdict which was handed down a year ago this week. With: Edward Wyckoff Williams and Dr. Ray Winbush.
July 17, 2014

Descamps v. United States: SCOTUS Decision Opens Way For Reduced Sentences For Violent Offenders

July 15, 2014 - Segment 2 - We examine the impact of a U.S. Supreme Court decision, Descamps v. United States, which has opened the way for dozens of federal inmates from Maryland who are currently serving long-term sentences to seek reduced sentences.
July 17, 2014

July 15: This Day in History

July 15, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the day All-Negro Comics, the first known comic magazine written and drawn by African American writers and artists, was copyrighted; the day the steel strike of 1959 began; and the birthday of jazz pianist Philly Joe Jones.
July 17, 2014

Tyrone West’s Murder: One Year Later

July 14, 2014 - Segment 3 - We look at the upcoming anniversary on July 18 of a tragic event in Baltimore: the death of Tyrone West while in the custody of the Baltimore police.Where have we come since then? Where do we still need to go?
July 14, 2014

July 14: This Day in History

July 14, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some events from this day in history: The beginning of the French Revolution, the birth of singer Lady Bo, the arrival of Marcus Garvey in Jamaica, and the day Alabama and Mississippi Democrats walked out of the DNC.
July 10, 2014

July 10: This Day in History

July 10, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the charging of John T. Scopes, with teaching evolution, a 1966 rally at Soldier Field in Chicago in which Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to a crowd of 60,000 people, and Boris Yeltsin taking office as the first elected president of the Russian republic.
July 9, 2014

Celebrating Poet June Jordan’s Birthday

July 9, 2014 - Segment 4 We celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Caribbean-American poet and activist June Jordan with poet and retired librarian Pamela Johnson; and Michelle Antoinette aka LOVE the Poet, spoken word artist and musician.
July 9, 2014

Israel/Palestine Roundtable: Abu Khdeir Family

July 9, 2014 - Segment 2 - Today we have a special interview with members of the Abu Khdeir family. Mohammed Abu Khdeir was the Palestinian teenager who was kidnapped and murdered in a revenge killing in Jerusalem.