September 2015

September 30, 2015

International News Roundtable: Addressing ISIS & Civil Wars In Syria

September 30, 2015 - Segment 3 - We host an International News Roundtable. Our panel of guests will examine the new dynamic in the Middle East and how to address the questions of ISIS and the civil wars in Syria
September 30, 2015

The First Maryland Expungement/Shielding Clinic

September 30, 2015 - Segment 1 - We hold a discussion on expungement of criminal records, as a new law goes into effect on October 1 that allows for expungement and/or shielding in certain cases.
September 29, 2015

Charter Schools in Baltimore

September 29, 2015 - Segment 1 - We discuss a recent lawsuit filed by Baltimore city charter schools against Baltimore City Public Schools, alleging that the district's new funding formula for charters violates state law and leaves the schools struggling for money to fund books and supplies.
September 28, 2015

National News Roundtable: John Boehner’s Resignation, Planned Parenthood & A Possible Government Shutdown

September 28, 2015 - Segment 2 - We host a National News Roundtable, with topics to include the resignation of Speaker of the House John Boehner, Planned Parenthood, and the possibility of a government shutdown.
September 28, 2015

The Hip Hop Chronicles Presents: The People’s Climate Music “Act on Climate” Tour

September 25, 2015 - Segment 4 - The award-winning Hip Hop Chronicles takes over the Marc Steiner Show. We broadcast a panel discussion presented by the Hip Hop Chronicles: the People's Climate Music "Act on Climate" National Bus Tour Event at WEAA.
September 28, 2015

The Hip Hop Chronicles Presents: Hip Hop & Education

September 25, 2015 - Segment 3 - The award-winning Hip Hop Chronicles takes over the Marc Steiner Show with two very interesting conversations. First, we discuss hip hop and education with Dr. Jeff Menzise and Eze Jackson.
September 28, 2015

Koli & Meshelle: Presidential Candidates, The State Of Our Society & More

September 25, 2015 - Segment 2 - Koli Tengella and Meshelle the Indie Mom of Comedy join Marc for a cultural roundtable on the candidates for President, the state of our society and more.
September 28, 2015

Tengella’s Take: I Can’t Understand Why We Have Such A Prejudice

September 25, 2015 - Segment 1 - In our latest installment of Tengella's Take, Koli Tengella can't understand why we have such a prejudice. Koli Tengella is the President of Tengella Edutainment.
September 28, 2015

Sound Bites: A Game Of Chicken – Poultry Industry Expansion, Community Health & Local Control In Delmarva (Part 1)

September 24, 2015 - Segment 3 - We listen to the first part of a town hall meeting I moderated: "A Game of Chicken?" We discussed poultry industry expansion, community health and local control, and hear how concerned residents in the Delmarva region are organizing to keep their rural communities and local waterways healthy.
September 28, 2015

From The Archives: Immigrants, Refugees & Asylum Seekers Share Art and Recipes In ‘Kitchen Stories’

September 24, 2015 - Segment 2 - We're joined by Baltimore artist Julie Lin, who tells us about her project, "Kitchen Stories," which has brought together groups of immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers, to create art, share recipes, and cook.
September 28, 2015

Sir Hilary Beckles, CARICOM Reparations Chairman, On Slavery & Britain’s Black Debt

September 24, 2015 - Segment 1 - We start with a conversation about slavery, reparations, and the Caribbean with Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies.
September 23, 2015

ReligionMaker Reverend Frances Murphy Draper On The HistoryMakers Project

September 23, 2015 - Segment 3 - We are joined by Reverend Frances Murphy Draper, who speaks about her role as a ReligionMaker with the HistoryMakers project and her involvement with the Annual Back To School With The HistoryMakers Program coming up this Friday.
September 23, 2015

Theatre Morgan Presents ‘Save Our Streets: A Spoken Art Slam’

September 23, 2015 - Segment 2 - We preview "Save Our Streets: A Spoken Art Slam" with Director Phillip Royston Burgess, who is a Lecturer in the Theatre Program at Morgan State University; and Domonique Butler, one of the primary student performers in Save Our Streets.
September 23, 2015

Philosopher’s Roundtable: Exploring & Analyzing Extreme Politics

September 23, 2015 - Segment 1 - In our Philosopher's Roundtable, we analyze extreme politics. How does the rise of the Far Right and Far Left impact politics generally and what do those trends say about our society?
September 23, 2015

Islamophobia in Our Society

September 22. 2015 - Segment 2 - We unpack Islamophobia in light of 14-year-old Muslim student, Ahmed Mohamed, being arrested by police at his school after school officials thought the clock he made was a bomb, and presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson's remarks that Muslims aren't fit to serve as President of the United States.
September 23, 2015

Cultural Roundtable: Black Women in Media

September 22, 2015 - Segment 1 - We convene a cultural roundtable to discuss Black women in media, culture and history in light of President Obama's speech on Black women in the Civil Rights Movement and actress Viola Davis' historic Emmy's win.ste
September 21, 2015

National News Roundtable: Planned Parenthood Defunded, Republican Presidential Debate, & The Case of Joey Meeks

September 21, 2015 - Segment 1 - In our first segment we start with a national news roundtable, where we'll talk about the House voting to defund Planned Parenthood, the case of Joey Meek, the Republican presidential debate, and the release of Jesse Jackson Jr. from prison.
September 18, 2015

People and Planet First: A Multigenerational Dialogue On Maryland’s Future

September 18, 2015 - Segment 4 - Our panel of guests engages in a discussion about an important conference taking place Friday in Baltimore: People and Planet First: A Multigenerational Dialogue On Maryland's Future.
September 18, 2015

Tengella’s Take: Being Poor Is Not A Crime!

September 18, 2015 - Segment 3 - It's another edition of Tengella’s Take with Koli Tengella. Koli is President of Tengella Edutainment, an instructor and creator of the Positive Social Change Performing Arts Program at Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts High School.
September 18, 2015

Center Stage’s 15/16 Season: Motown, Shakespeare, Football, Gardens, & Jane Austen

September 18, 2015 - Segment 2 - Motown, Shakespeare, Football, Gardens, & Jane Austen: Center Stage has it all in their 2015-16 Season! Listen in for a preview of the season with Kwame Kwei-Armah OBE, Center Stage Artistic Director.
September 18, 2015

Commemorating The 25th Anniversary Of The Americans With Disabilities Act

September 18, 2015 - Segment 1 - We look at the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), with Virginia Knowlton Marcus, Executive Director of the Maryland Disability Law Center.
September 18, 2015

Sound Bites: Fermentation With Sandor Ellix Katz | EPA Cannot Approve Pesticide Linked To Honeybee Death | Spotlight On Farm To Chef

September 17, 2015 - Segment 2 - On the newest edition of Sound Bites, we begin with a segment on fermentation with Sandor Ellix Katz, examine a recent Federal Court decision, ruling that the EPA cannot approve a pesticide that has been documented in the deaths of honey bees, and look at Farm to Chef, a local culinary competition that benefits Days of Taste.
September 18, 2015

The Significance Of Pope Francis’ Visit To The United States

September 17, 2015 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with a panel of guests who will discuss the upcoming visit of Pope Francis to the East Coast with Ralph Moore, E. Ethelbert Miller, and Patricia Shannon Jones.
September 16, 2015

Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration

September 16, 2015 - Segment 1 - In our first segment we host a live interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates, national correspondent for The Atlantic and author of Between the World and Me and The Beautiful Struggle.
September 16, 2015

Eubie Blake Center Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Billie Holiday

September 15.2015 - Segment 2 - The Eubie Blake Cultural National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Billie Holiday with an exhibit curated by Stuart Hudgins.
September 16, 2015

International News Roundup: Baltimore’s Role in Syrian Refugee Crisis and Britain’s New Leader of Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn

September 15, 2015 - Segment 1 - We look at the role Baltimore will play in the Syrian refugee crisis and the newly elected leader of the Labour Party.
September 10, 2015

Sound Bites: How We Define Organic Food | When Cultural Food Becomes “Trendy”

September 10, 2015 - Segment 2 - Join us for our newest episode of Sound Bites, where we look at organic food and talk to the author of the Washington Post article, "How it feels when white people shame your culture's food - then make it trendy."
September 8, 2015

Rising Violence in Baltimore: What Is the Social & Psychological Impact On Communities Living In The Middle Of It?

September 8, 2015 - Segment 2 - We discuss the rise in violence in Baltimore with an interdisciplinary panel of guests and specifically look at the social and psychological impact on the communities in the middle of this violence.