April 2015

April 30, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 29: Students from Baltimore colleges and high schools march in protest chanting "Justice for Freddie Gray" on their way to City Hall April 29, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Baltimore remains on edge in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray, though the city has been largely peaceful following a day of rioting this past Monday. Gray, 25, was arrested for possessing a switch blade knife April 12 outside the Gilmor Houses housing project on Baltimore's west side. According to his attorney, Gray died a week later in the hospital from a severe spinal cord injury he received while in police custody. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Categories

Baltimore Uprising: Black Lives Matter Conference | Student Protests Take Over Baltimore | The Unprecedented Empty-Stadium Orioles Game

April 30, 2015 - Segment 2 - We check in with spokespersons from the Ujima People's Progress Party, continue our conversations and analysis of the ongoing protests in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray and get a special report on the historic empty-stadium Orioles game last night.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 30, 2015
Bessie Coleman
Categories

April 30: This Day In History

April 30, 2015 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day Bessie Coleman died, the day Christopher Columbus was given the money to set sail into the Western Hemisphere, and the day Hawaii became a territory of the United States.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 30, 2015
Sir-Gilbert-Levine
Categories

Sir Gilbert Levine: A Celebration Of Peace Through Music

April 29, 2015 - Segment 3 - We close out the show with Sir Gilbert Levine, conductor and creator of A Celebration of Peace Through Music, a two-hour show that is currently being broadcast on public media stations nationwide.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 30, 2015
Baltimore Uprising
Categories

Baltimore Uprising: Analyzing The Demonstrations, Protests & Violence Following The Death Of Freddie Gray

April 29, 2015 - Segment 2 - Listen to our continuing discussion and analysis of the demonstrations, protests, and violence following of the death of Freddie Gray with community activists and people on the ground in Baltimore.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 30, 2015
Parren Mitchell
Categories

April 29: This Day In History

April 29, 2015 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the birthday of Duke Ellington, the day Maryland voted not to secede from the Union, and the birthday of Maryland’s of Baltimore first Black congressmen Parren Mitchell.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 30, 2015
Mondawmin Mall
Categories

From Protest To Policy: Analyzing The Baltimore Uprising & Protests For Justice For Freddie Gray

April 28, 2015 - Segment 2 - We begin the show with an important event in our community, seeking positive shifts in policy in light of the anger and protest. Featuring community activists and those who have been doing work on the ground in the streets of Baltimore.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 30, 2015
Ann Petry
Categories

April 28: This Day In History

April 28, 2015 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day the famed Mutiny on the Bounty took place, the day over 30 dynamite bombs were to be sent to people on an "anarchists" enemies list, and the day Anne Petry, the first African American woman writer to have a book sell more than a million copies, died.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 24, 2015
Everyman Theatre's Ghosts
Categories

Everyman Theatre’s World Of The Play: The Cost Of Keeping A Secret

April 24, 2015 - Segment 3 - Does your family have secrets? Listen in to a riveting discussion held two weeks ago at Everyman Theatre as part of their World of the Play series: The Cost of Keeping a Secret, based on the themes from the current production of Ghosts.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 24, 2015
National Conference on Women and Girls of Color
Categories

Breaking The Silence: A National Town Hall On Women & Girls Of Color

April 24, 2015 - Segment 2 - Listen as we look at an important event coming up this weekend at Morgan State University (MSU): a National Town Hall on Women and Girls of Color. With Dr. Anika Simpson, Dr. Jared Ball, and Rachel Gilmer.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 24, 2015
President Nixon presenting Duke Ellington with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. April 29, 1969.
Categories

April 24: This Day In History

April 24, 2015 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened today in history, including the day Duke Ellington received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, and the day Augustine John Tolton became ordained as a priest after being born enslaved.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 24, 2015
homewood
Categories

Greater Homewood Community Corporation Moving Focus Towards A Strong Baltimore

April 23, 2015 - Segment 4 - We look at the work of Baltimore's Greater Homewood Community Corporation (GHCC). With Karen Stokes, Executive Director of GHCC and Hannah Gardi, Director of the 29th St. Community Center.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 24, 2015
freddie
Categories

#FreddieGray: Community Activists On Protests In Baltimore

April 23, 2015 - Segment 2 - We take a look at the Baltimore story that is reverberating across the nation: What happened to Freddie Gray, the 25-year old man who died of a spinal injury on Sunday, a week after being chased and tackled by police officers in Baltimore.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 24, 2015
cesar_chavez
Categories

April 23: This Day in History

April 23, 2015 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including Hank Aaron hitting the first of his 755-major league home runs on this day in 1954 in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals and the death of Cesar Chavez.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 24, 2015
This Week In City Paper
Categories

This Week In City Paper: Lexington Market Present & Future

April 22, 2015 - Segment 4 - This week, we focus on the cover story about Lexington Market and its future, and we are joined by Ted Spitzer, President of Market Ventures, Inc., which is the group consulting with Baltimore City on the Lexington Market redevelopment project.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 24, 2015
The Ghost of Cornel West
Categories

Michael Eric Dyson On Why He Wrote “The Ghost Of Cornel West”

April 22, 2015 - Segment 3 - We talk with best-selling author Michael Eric Dyson, University Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University, about his recent article for the New Republic, "The Ghost of Cornel West."
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 24, 2015
Reparations Summit
Categories

Report Back From The International Black Reparations Summit

April 22, 2015 - Segment 2 - Our guests report back on an important event that took place in New York, April 9-12: Institute of the Black World 21st Century International Black Reparations Summit. The three-day meeting honored pioneers in the fight for reparations for Black Americans.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 24, 2015
San Miguel de Guadalupe Rebellion
Categories

April 22: This Day In History

April 22, 2015 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened today in history, including the first slave revolt in continental North America, the day Howard University students sat in at Thompson's Restaurant, and the birthday of jazz great Charles Mingus.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 23, 2015
gardening
Categories

Sound Bites: 45th Earth Day – How Far The Environmental Movement Has To Go | Environmental Policy in Maryland

April 21, 2015 - Segment 3 - Wednesday is the 45th anniversary of Earth Day, and on Sound Bites our panel reflects upon how far we have come and how far we need to go. Then we discuss the food, farm and environmental issues covered in the 2015 Maryland State Legislative Session, which came to a close last week.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 23, 2015
baltimore-freddie-gray
Categories

Local Roundtable: Freddie Gray, Police Violence, and 300 Man March

April 21, 2015 - Segment 2 - We host a local news roundtable, where we discuss police violence, this past weekend's 300 Man March, and Freddie Gray, who died last week while in police custody in Baltimore.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 23, 2015
tiananmen_square
Categories

April 21: This Day in History

April 21, 2015 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstration in Beijing, the death of Haitian dictator François “Papa Doc” Duvalier, and the birth of singer Clara Ward.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 21, 2015
Meshelle, The Indie Mom of Comedy
Categories

See Meshelle In Funny, Fierce, Fabulous: The Cabaret

April 20, 2015 - Segment 4 - We close out the show with a special sneak preview of Funny, Fierce, Fabulous: The Cabaret as Meshelle the Indie Mom of Comedy joins us to discuss her upcoming performance Saturday, April 25, at Baltimore's Creative Alliance.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 21, 2015
Debating legalization
Categories

Debating Marijuana Law Reform: Looking Through Lens Of Race, Our Prison Population & Our Communities

April 20, 2015 - Segment 3 - Listen to a debate and discussion around marijuana law reform, with: Retired Major Neill Franklin, Lawrence Grandpre, and Will Jones III.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 21, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: A clipboard with information on a seed exchange event is passed around during a ComfyTree Cannabis Academy conference February 28, 2015 in Washington, DC. Attendees participated in the conference to gain knowledge on how to legally enter and operate in the cannabis industry. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Categories

Marijuana Policy: Where It Stands In Maryland & Washington, DC

April 20, 2015 - Segment 2 - We turn to discussions around laws and policies pertaining to the use of marijuana. We begin with a look at Maryland, which decriminalized marijuana use in 2014, and at Washington, DC, where marijuana use became legal this year, though it is currently outlawed in public places.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 17, 2015
The Coates'
Categories

From The Archives: Ta-Nehisi & Paul Coates On ‘The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood’

April 17, 2015 - Segment 2 - Hear from two generations of Coates as we replay my interview with Ta-Nehisi and his father Paul Coates, former Black Panther and founder of Black Classic Press, from April 2014.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 17, 2015
Case for Reparations
Categories

Encore Presentation: Ta-Nehisi Coates’ & The Case For Reparations

April 17, 2015 - Segment 1 - As you know, Ta-Nehisi Coates stepped into the international spotlight last year when his article "The Case for Reparations," was featured as the cover story for the June 2014 issue of The Atlantic. In the article he puts forth the argument that Black Americans as a group have been prevented from building inter-generational wealth.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 17, 2015
Congressman Elijah Cummings
Categories

News Roundup: Police-Involved Killings, Maryland Political Landscape & More

April 16, 2015 - Segment 2 - It's a live news roundtable with Anthony and Catalina Byrd, co-host of No Hooks for the Hip-Hop Chronicles on WEAA, with topics to include the police-involved killings across the U.S.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 17, 2015
Betty DeRamus
Categories

From The Archives: Forbidden Fruit: Love Stories from the Underground Railroad

April 16, 2015 - Segment 1 - Listen in to my conversation with author Betty DeRamus about her fascinating book Forbidden Fruit: Love Stories from the Underground Railroad. For $100 donation you will want to have this book in your library - I couldn't put it down!
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 17, 2015
Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the American Drug War
Categories

Encore Presentation: Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the American Drug War

April 15, 2015 - Segment 2 - Listen in to my interview with Johann Hari, author of the fascinating and revealing book Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the American Drug War, which tells the tale of Harry Anslinger, the first head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, and his personal war to destroy Billie Holliday.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 17, 2015
Octavia's Brood
Categories

Encore Presentation: Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories From Social Justice Activists

April 14, 2015 - Segment 3 - Our panel discusses Science Fiction and Social Justice. With: adrienne maree brown and Dr. Lester Spence. We discuss the book adrienne maree brown just edited, 'Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories From Social Justice Activists.'
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 17, 2015
Octavia Butler
Categories

From The Archives: Diversity In Science Fiction In Honor Of Octavia Butler

April 14, 2015 - Segment 2 - In honor of Octavia Butler, our guests examine diversity in the realm of Science Fiction, with: Ytasha L. Womack, adrienne maree brown, K. Tempest Bradford and Jason T. Harris.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 17, 2015
Octavia Butler
Categories

From The Archives: Marc Interviews Octavia Butler

April 14, 2015 - Segment 1 - We listen back to my interview from January 21, 2004, with renowned Science Fiction author Octavia Butler. The recipient of a MacArthur "Genius" Grant and both the Hugo and Nebula awards, Butler passed away in February 2006.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 10, 2015
Police tracked cellphones using Stingray technology
Categories

Baltimore Police Tracked Thousands Of Cellphones Using “Stingray” Technology

April 10, 2015 - Segment 5 - We close the show with a look at recent revelations that Baltimore Police have used controversial "Stingray" technology to track cellphones in thousands of cases. With: David Rocah, Senior Staff Attorney for ACLU of Maryland.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 10, 2015
Voting rights for ex-felons
Categories

Annapolis Update: Advocates & Legislators Working To Get Ex-Felons Voting Rights

April 10, 2015 - Segment 3 - In this Annapolis Update, we discuss legislation that would give ex-felons the right to vote and look at its progress in the Maryland legislature.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 10, 2015
Senate President Mike Miller
Categories

Annapolis Update: Pre-Trial Issues & Bail Reform In Maryland

April 10, 2015 - Segment 2 - The Maryland Legislative Session wraps up next week, and we examine a number of the issues covered during the session. In this segment, Charles Robinson and Doug Colbert discuss pre-trial issues and bail reform.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 10, 2015
Emiliano Zapata
Categories

April 10: This Day In History

April 10, 2015 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened today in history, including the day Emiliano Zapata was tricked into riding into an ambush, the day Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler escaped from the Birkenau death camp, and the day that singer Little Eva died.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW
April 8, 2015
Havana, Cuba
Categories

Marc Steiner Show Travels To Cuba: Recap & US-Cuba Relations

April 8, 2015 - Segment 3 - Marc Steiner Show Producer Stefanie Mavronis and I just returned from a 12-day trip to Cuba, and we recap our trip as well as discuss Cuba in the wake of the December 17th announcement that the U.S. would restore full relations with that country.
Do you like it?
LISTEN NOW