November 2015

November 30, 2015

City Council Candidates on Improving Transportation in Baltimore

November 27, 2015 - Segment 2 - We’re listening back to a panel Marc moderated last week on transportation. It was a forum for City Council candidates called Leadership for Improving Transportation. It brought together candidates for the 1st - 8th Districts.
November 30, 2015

Trial in the Freddie Gray Case: What To Expect

November 25, 2015 - Segment 3 - With the first trial for the officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray beginning next week, Monday November 30th, 2015, we get a preview in this segment of what to expect.
November 30, 2015

The Rightward Shift In Politics: Trump Rallies & The Shooting Of Jamar Clark

November 25, 2015 - Segment 2 - We take a look at the national political climate, with topics to include: protests in Minneapolis following last week's police shooting of Jamar Clark; the violent turn at a Trump rally when a protester was roughed up by Trump supporters; and a general rightward shift in politics.
November 28, 2015

Oak Hill Center For Education And Culture: Building Social & Economic Justice In Baltimore

November 24, 2015 - Segment 3 - Today we meet with collective members of the Oak Hill Center for Education and Culture is a school that explores creative strategies for movement-building around social and economic justice in Baltimore and beyond.
November 28, 2015

Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle: The Foundation, A Compilation Album

November 24, 2015 - Segment 2 - Today we preview Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle presents The Foundation, is a compilation album comprised of multiple music genres and media clips addressing police accountability with a strategic emphasis on the mission of Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle.
November 25, 2015

Pray For Paris: The Confusing Politics of Native People Mourning Tragedies

November 23, 2015 - Segment 2 - We're joined by Native American writer, father, attorney, and artist Gyasi Ross, to talk about his recent article, "Pray For Paris: The Confusing Politics of Native People Mourning Tragedies."
November 22, 2015

Sound Bites: Brassica Fest 2015 | Eating Wildly: Foraging for Life, Love , and the Perfect Meal by Ava Chin

November 19, 2015 - Segment 2 - Brassica fest is here, and for our newest episode of Sound Bites, Marc and his guest's preview the celebration of this beneficial plant. We also revisit Marc's discussion with writer and forager Ava Chin.
November 19, 2015

Not About A Riot: Stories of Hope, Resilience, and Community

November 18, 2015 - Segment 3 - We take a look at an exciting new film premiering this Sunday, November 22, 2015, at 7:00pm at the EMP Collective. Not About a Riot tells the stories of the Baltimore Uprising that media didn't cover - stories of hope, resilience, and community.
November 19, 2015

Report: Baltimore’s “Vacants To Value” Making Modest Progress

November 18, 2015 - Segment 2 - We talk with Joan Jacobson, author of the recent Abell Foundation report "Vacants to Value: Baltimore's bold blight-elimination effort is making modest progress despite limited renovation funds and questionable accounting."
November 18, 2015

Long-Acting Contraception and Teen Pregnancy

November 17, 2015 - Segment 3 - We discuss long-acting contraception and teen pregnancy with Dani McClain, The Nation magazine contributing writer and Fellow at the Nation Institute, where she focuses on race and reproductive justice.
November 12, 2015

Ruth Starr Rose: Revelations of African American Life in Maryland and the World at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum

November 13, 2015 - Segment 2 - Marc tour's of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African American History and Culture's fascinating new exhibit Ruth Starr Rose: Revelations of African American Life in Maryland and the World.
November 12, 2015

Sound Bites: Future of Food in Baltimore, Part 2 | Fast Food Chains Move To Antibiotic-Free Meat

November 12, 2015 - Segment 3 - This week on Sound Bites, we look at the community work being done in Baltimore to rebuild the food system and discuss recent announcements by fast food chains to stop serving meat from animals raised with antibiotics.
November 12, 2015

New Economy Week: People’s Climate Agenda

November 12, 2015 - Segment 2 - We plug into the Institute for Public Policy's (IPS) New Economy Week, a public conversation hosted by the New Economy Coalition about ideas that can transform society and build an economy where people and the planet matter.
November 12, 2015

#FeesMustFall: The Struggle for Equality on South Africa’s College Campuses

November 12, 2015 - Segment 1 - We turn our attention to South Africa and the student demonstrations that have taken place over the past few weeks across that nation as part of the #FeesMustFall movement.
November 12, 2015

Pianist Scott Patterson’s ‘Ebon Kojo: The Last Tribe’

November 11, 2015 - Segment 2 - We host Baltimore-based pianist and composer Scott Patterson joins us to offer a preview of his one-man show Ebon Kojo: The Last Tribe, which will premiere at the Charm City Fringe Festival, November 12-15.
November 12, 2015

Profiled: Women’s Voices in Racial Profiling and Police Brutality

November 10, 2015 - Segment 3 - We preview the new movie Profiled, which highlights women's voices and concerns as part of the national dialogue on racial profiling and police brutality, and tells their powerful stories that bear witness to the institutional racism that drives such violence.
November 12, 2015

Urbanite Magazine Special Edition: Truth, Reconciliation & Baltimore

November 10, 2015 - Segment 2 - We host a panel of contributing writers to a special edition of the local publication, Urbanite Magazine's Baltimore Uprising Edition, with Lawrence Lanahan, freelance journalist; Dave Duddley, co-Editor of the Urbanite; Dr. Helena Hicks, retired state employee and college professor and Olu Butterfly, poet and part of Afrikan Youth Alchemy.
November 12, 2015

University of Missouri President Resigns Amid Campus Protests & Football Strike

November 10, 2015 - Segment 1 - Today we discuss the resignation of University of Missouri's president in the midst of campus protests over the school's handling of racial incidents. We are joined by Dave Zirin, Host of The Edge of Sports Radio and Sports Editor for The Nation.
November 9, 2015

Town Hall Meeting: Less Testing, More Learning

November 6, 2015 - Segment 2 - For today's show we present to you a recording of the panel that Marc moderated on Wednesday November 4th at the Montgomery County Education Association called Less Testing, More Learning.
November 9, 2015

Sound Bites: The Future Of Food In Baltimore, Part 1

November 5, 2015 - Segment 3 - Marc moderates a discussion on the Future of Food in Baltimore at the Second Annual Town Creek Foundation Stakeholder Meeting. The panel of guests include: the Rev. Dr. Heber Brown, Sache Jones, and Kurt Sommer.
November 5, 2015

Green Party & The 2016 Mayoral and City Council Elections

November 5, 2015- Segment 2 - Today we talk with the Green Party about the 2016 Baltimore Mayoral and City Council Elections with Bonnie Lane, advocate for the homeless and current chairperson of the Baltimore Green Party and Apostle Richard White Jr., Baltimore Green Party candidate for 6th District City Council.