September 2014

September 30, 2014
National Farm Workers Association
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September 30: This Day In History

September 30, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day of the Elaine Massacre in Phillips County, Arkansas during Red Summer, the first convention of the National Farm Workers Association, and the birthday of Ann Jarvis, American activist and co-founder of Mother's Day.
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September 30, 2014
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Islamic State Update

September 29, 2014 - Segment 3 - We turn to the latest on Islamic State and US airstrikes on Syria and Iraq, with: Benjamin Friedman, Research Fellow in Defense and Homeland Security Studies for Cato Institute; Dr. Adil Shamoo, Associate Fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies, Senior Analyst forForeign Policy in Focus, and Author of Equal Worth - When Humanity Will Have Peace; and Dr. Thabit Abdullah, Associate Professor of Middle East History and Associate Dean for External Relations at York University, Toronto.
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September 30, 2014
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Roundtable: Police Brutality, Perception of Black Children, and Obama

September 29, 2014 - Segment 2 - We hear a current events roundtable discussion, and speak about: police brutality; our society's perception of Black children; and the latest attacks from the right on President Obama. With: Marshall Bell, host of Midday Magazine with Marshall Bell on WOLB-AM, managing partner of The Bell Group, LLC, and author of Baltimore Blues: Harm City; Dr. Ray Winbush, Director of the Institute for Urban Research at Morgan State University; and Dr. Kimberly Moffitt, Assistant Professor of American Studies at UMBC and co-editor of Blackberries and Redbones: Critical Articulations of Black Hair/Body Politics in Africana Communities.
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September 30, 2014
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Violence in Baltimore

September 26, 2014 - Segment 4 - We look at the continuing violence in Baltimore, including the tragic death of 25-year old shock trauma worker and father Brandon Finney, who was used as a human shield in a gang shooting while he was waiting at a bus stop on Sunday. Our guests include: Michael Johnson, Creative Director of the Paul Robeson Performing Arts Center; Imhotep Fatiu, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Urban Youth Initiative Project; and Bobby Marvin Holmes, local activist, filmmaker, and producer of the documentary Live Young Blood.
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September 30, 2014
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Attorney General Eric Holder Resigns

September 26, 2014 - Segment 3 - We turn to the news that Attorney General Eric Holder will step down from his post and will leave the Justice Department as soon as his successor is named. Our guests are: Imara Jones, host of CaffeineTV and economic justice contributor for Colorlines.com; and Michael Higginbotham, Wilson H. Elkins Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore School of Law and author of Ghosts of Jim Crow: Ending Racism in 'Post-Racial' America.
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September 30, 2014
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Climate Change Marches and Summits

September 26, 2014 - Segment 2 - In light of the People's Climate March last Sunday and the United Nations Climate Summit this week, we examine key issues in the debate over climate change, with: Jacqueline Patterson, Director of the NAACP Climate Justice Initiative; Brentin Mock, Justice Editor for Grist; and Mike Tidwell, founder and director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network and author of The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Race to Save America's Coastal Cities.
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September 29, 2014
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz: An Indigenous People’s History of the United States

September 25, 2014 - Segment 3 - Listen to my interview with Native American author, historian, feminist, and self-described revolutionary Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz on her fascinating and informative book An Indigenous People's History of the United States.
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September 29, 2014
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Baltimore’s Transmodern Performance Festival

September 25, 2014 - Segment 2 - We give you a taste of what you'll experience at the Transmodern Performance Festival, which is happening this week in Baltimore. You will hear from Hoesy Corona and Ada Pinkston, Curators of LabBodies and co-organizers of the Festival.
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September 29, 2014
Edward Said
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September 25: This Day in History

September 25, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day Palestinian-American critic Edward Said died, the day the U.S. Congress ratified the Bill of Rights, and the day the Little Rock Nine began the integration of Central High School.
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September 25, 2014
Police Officers
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Ensuring Police Accountability in Baltimore

September 24, 2014 - Segment 4 - In light of Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's criticism last week of the Baltimore Police Department's handling of a police brutality investigation and subsequent call for a plan to address acts of brutality, we turn to the topics of police accountability, body cameras, and the Law Enforcement Bill of Rights.
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September 25, 2014
Islamic State
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U.S. and Arab States Carry Out Airstrikes Against Islamic State

September 24, 2014 - Segment 3 - We turn to the situation in Syria, where the U.S. and several Arab states carried out airstrikes against Islamic State this morning. With: Phyllis Bennis, Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies.
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September 25, 2014
Frederick Douglass Portrait Unveiling, Maryland
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Unveiling Maryland’s Frederick Douglass Portrait

September 25, 2014 - Segment 2 - We celebrate a history-making event: the unveiling of the first portrait of an African American to be displayed in the Governor's residence in Maryland! Last week Governor Martin O'Malley and Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown unveiled a portrait of Frederick Douglass at the Government House in Annapolis.
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September 25, 2014
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
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September 24: This Day In History

September 24, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day the US Congress passed the Judiciary Act, the birthday of abolitionist Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, and the day sociologist Edward Franklin Frazier was born in Baltimore.
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September 23, 2014
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Sound Bites: Debating Agritourism | Perdue’s Power | CLF Aquaponics Project & Pesto Basil Recipe

September 23, 2014 - Segment 3 - We kick off our newest edition of Sound Bites with a discussion and debate on AgriTourism, in light of a controversial bill introduced last week by Baltimore County Third District Councilman Todd Huff. Then we discuss an editorial in the Baltimore Sun on Perdue, and hear a recipe for basil cashew pesto from the Hopkins' Center for a Livable Future Aquaponics Project at the Cylburn Arboretum.
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September 23, 2014
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Celebrating Banned Books Week

September 23, 2014 - Segment 2 - It's Banned Books Week! From Harry Potter to Catcher in the Rye to Fifty Shades of Gray, we talk about our favorite banned books, with: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Deputy Director of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom; and Dr. Carla Hayden, Chief Executive Officer of the Enoch Pratt Free Library.
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September 23, 2014
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September 23: This Day in History

September 23, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the births of John Coltrane and Ray Charles, the 1943 declaration of the Italian Socialist Republic, and the 1890 election of John Mercer Langston to the US Congress. He was the first black person elected to represent the state of Virginia in Congress and the only one for at least another 100 years.
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September 23, 2014
John Waters
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Conversation with John Waters: ‘Carsick’ and 50-Year Retrospective

September 24, 2014 - Segment 3 - Listen to a very special treat when I interview a true Baltimore icon, the legendary filmmaker and author John Waters! John joins me to talk about his fifty-year career and recent tribute and retrospective at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, "50 Years of John Waters: How Much Can You Take?"
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September 23, 2014
Ebola
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Examining the Ebola Epidemic: Global Public Health Implications, The West & More

September 22, 2014 - Segment 2 - We examine the Ebola epidemic and discuss the global public health implications of its spread, what the role of the West should be, and more.
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September 23, 2014
George Washington Murray
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September 22: This Day In History

September 22, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day the US Postmaster General was established, the day a preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation was released, and the day Congressman George Washington Murray was born enslaved.
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September 23, 2014
Alexandre Dumas
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The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo

September 19, 2014 - Segment 4 - We close out the show with another popular archive edition, my conversation with author Tom Reiss who won the Pulitzer Prize for his fascinating and enlightening book The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo.
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September 23, 2014
Paul Rucker
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Art, Music, Politics & Remix Culture with DJ Spooky and Paul Rucker

September 19, 2014 - Segment 3 - We bring you a special archive edition of The Marc Steiner Show, with Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky, musician, writer, and conceptual artist, and Paul Rucker,visual artist, composer, and musician. We discuss art, music, politics, the war on drugs, and remix culture.
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September 23, 2014
Solidarity March
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September 19: This Day In History

September 19, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day Booker T. Washington opened the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, the birthday of educator and philosopher Paulo Freire, and the day the Solidarity March took place protesting the Reagan Administration in 1981.
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September 18, 2014
Paul Chappell
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Talking Peace with Iraq War Veteran Paul K. Chappell

September 18, 2014 - Segment 5 - We close out the show with Paul K. Chappell, author, speaker, Iraq War veteran, and Peace Leadership Director at the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.
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September 18, 2014
Ernestine Shepherd
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Monthly Health & Wellness with Chauncey Whitehead & Ernestine Shepherd

September 18, 2014 - Segment 4 - Listen to our monthly episode on health and fitness, with: fitness trainer and activist Chauncey Whitehead; Ernestine Shepherd, the world's oldest female bodybuilder; and Rhonda Silva, Division Administrator of the Baltimore City Cancer Program.
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September 18, 2014
Scotland
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Examining the Debate Over Scottish Independence

September 18, 2014 - Segment 2 - We look at the debate over whether Scotland should become independent. With: Leslie Loftis, Senior Contributor at The Federalist; Don Guttenplan, The Nation's London correspondent; and Liam Flynn, owner of Liam Flynn's Ale House in Baltimore.
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September 18, 2014
Booker T Washington
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September 18: This Day In History

September 18, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day Christopher Columbus arrived in Honduras, the day Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, and the day Booker T. Washington delivered the "Atlanta Compromise" at the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta.
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September 18, 2014
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No Hooks Before Books: Boxing for Books with UMAR Boxing in Baltimore

September 17, 2014 - Segment 3 - We learn about a wonderful program for youth, No Hooks Before Books, and their upcoming event: Boxing for Books. We speak with Marvin McDowell, Founder, President and Executive Director of UMAR Boxing and young participants and champions from the program.
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September 18, 2014
City Hall
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What Would You Do If You Were Mayor Of Baltimore?

September 17, 2014 - Segment 2 - A group of bright young Baltimoreans answer the question: What Would You Do If You Were Mayor Of Baltimore? Our in-studio panel includes: Megan Sherman, Dayvon Love, and Zeke Berzoff-Cohen.
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September 18, 2014
Cherry Hill Urban Garden
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Sound Bites: Perdue Stops Antibiotic Use in Hatcheries | Cherry Hill Urban Garden in Baltimore | September Foraging

September 16, 2014 - Segment 3 - On a new episode of Sound Bites, we reflect upon the recent announcement that poultry producer Perdue plans to stop the use of antibiotics in its hatcheries, visit the Cherry Hill Urban Garden in Baltimore, and hear what wild edibles you can forage in the month of September.
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September 18, 2014
Child Abuse and spanking
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Child Abuse: When Does “Disciplining” Go Too Far?

September 16, 2014 - Segment 2 - In light of the recent news that Minnesota Vikings player Adrian Peterson has been accused of child abuse for injuries he allegedly inflicted while disciplining his son, we take a look at the issue of child abuse, and when does "disciplining" go too far?
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September 18, 2014
Okeechobee Hurricane
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September 16: This Day In History

September 16, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day the French abolished Slavery in all of their territories, the day more than 3000 African Americans died when Lake Okeechobee flooded Western Palm Beach County, Florida, and the day B.B. King was born in Itta Benna, Mississippi.
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September 16, 2014
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Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and Life

September 15, 2014 - Segment 3 - Marc speaks to Dr. Joe Brewster, creators of the acclaimed documentary American Promise and authors of the new book, Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and Life. Monday evening at 7:00, he will discuss their new book as part of Open Society Institute-Baltimore's "Talking About Race" series at the Enoch Pratt Free Library Central Branch.
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September 16, 2014
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Young Candidates for the Maryland Legislature

September 15, 2014 - Segment 2 - We hear from three new young candidates who won Maryland Democratic primaries and will run for Legislative seats in the November general elections: Brooke Lierman, Democratic candidate running in Baltimore's 46th District; Antonio Hayes, Democratic candidate running in Baltimore's 40th District; and Cory McCray, Democratic candidate running in Baltimore's 45th District.
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September 16, 2014
VICTOR-JARA
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September 15: This Day in History

September 15, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the murder of singer Victor Jara, the birth of poet Claude McKay, and Lehman Brothers filing for Chapter 11, the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history.
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September 14, 2014
The Understudy
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Everyman Theatre’s World of the Play: Waiting in the Wings

September 12, 2014 - Segment 4 - Listen to the broadcast of the funny and fascinating discussion from last week's World of the Play, "Waiting in the Wings," at Everyman Theatre. The conversation, inspired by Everyman's current performance, The Understudy, explored the challenges and rewards of being an understudy.
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September 14, 2014
Steve Biko
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Remembering Steve Biko: His Life, His Legacy & South Africa Today

September 12, 2014 - Segment 3 - We remember anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, who was murdered on September 12, 1977, while in the custody of the South African police. Biko was an anti-apartheid activist in the 1960s and 70s and founder of the Black Consciousness Movement. We reflect upon his life, his legacy, Black Consciousness, and South Africa today.
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September 13, 2014
Stephen Handy Long
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Moment in Maryland Black History: The Death of Noted Educator Stephen Handy Long

September 12, 2014 - Segment 2 - Listen to the newest edition of our regular feature in partnership with the Reginald F. Lewis Museum, A Moment in Maryland Black History. We talk about the death of noted African American principal Stephen Handy Long of Pocomoke City due to an altercation with a local white resident.
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September 13, 2014
Steve Biko
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September 12: This Day In History

September 12, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko died in police custody, the day Mary Jane Patterson, the first Black woman to graduate from an established college with a four year degree, was born, and the day Adolf Hitler joined the German Workers' Party.
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September 12, 2014
President Obama
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President Obama Authorizes Air Strikes To Combat Islamic State

September 11, 2014 - Segment 4 - Did you listen to President Obama's address tonight on Islamic State? Hear our discussion with a panel of guests to discuss the speech and Islamic State with Phyllis Bennis, Dr. Thabit Abdullah, and Dr. Steven David.
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September 12, 2014
#NowWhatBmore Town Hall Meeting
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Report Back From #NowWhatBmore Town Hall Meeting on Ferguson

September 11, 2014 - Segment 3 - On Tuesday night an important town hall meeting took place in Baltimore, addressing police brutality and the events in Ferguson, Missouri, following last month's fatal shooting of teenager Michael Brown by a police officer. We hear a reporting back from that meeting.
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September 12, 2014
Christiana Rebellion
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Moment in Maryland Black History: The Christiana Rebellion

September 11, 2014 - Segment 2 - Learn about a little-known but significant piece of American history, which began on September 11, 1851: The Christiana Rebellion. The rebellion led to the first major conspiracy trial in U.S. history, where both black and white men were put on trial for defying the Fugitive Slave Act.
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