December 2015

December 31, 2015

Education Policy: Less Testing, More Learning In Maryland

December 29, 2015 - Segment 1 - We hear the broadcast of "Less Testing, More Learning" panel discussions Marc moderated earlier this month. We hear from Maryland students and other advocates working on the issue of testing at the state and national level.
December 28, 2015

Looking at Baltimore City with AmeriCorps VISTA members from Strong City Baltimore

December 28, 2015 - Segment 1 - To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the VISTA Volunteers program, we begin the week with a conversation with AmeriCorps VISTA members from Strong City Baltimore.
December 24, 2015

Sherrilyn Ifill on a Federal Complaint Against the Hogan Administration on the Red Line

December 23, 2015 - Segment 1 - Sherrilyn Ifill joins us to discuss a federal complaint filed against the administration of Governor Larry Hogan earlier this week by civil rights groups including the NAACP, claiming that the cancellation of Baltimore's Red Line light rail project discriminates against African-Americans.
December 21, 2015

Commemorating Homeless Person’s Memorial Day & The 102 People Who Lost Their Lives This Year

December 21, 2015 - Segment 2 - We commemorate Homeless Person's Memorial Day with Father Ty Hullinger, Antonia Fasanelli, Damien Haussling, Adam Schneider.
December 21, 2015

Countdown To Annapolis Summit: Police Accountability & Drug Laws

December 21, 2015 - Segment 1 - We continue our Countdown to the Annapolis Summit series by focusing on criminal justice issues, including police accountability measures, drug laws, and alternatives to incarceration.
December 21, 2015

Sound Bites: Fairfield Incinerator Protest Ends In Arrests | Environmental Justice In Maryland

December 17, 2015 - Segment 2 - On our newest edition of Sound Bites, we check in on a protest against the proposed Fairfield trash incinerator in South Baltimore. And we hear from the Maryland Environmental Law Clinic about their recent report on environmental justice in Maryland.
December 16, 2015

Jazz Legend Stanley Cowell Back In Baltimore For CD Release

December 16, 2015 - Segment 3 - We have a special musical treat with jazz legend Stanley Cowell joins us to talk about his work. He's joined by WEAA's own Robert Shahid, co-Host of the Baltimore Blend and longtime musician and drummer.
December 16, 2015

David Miller On His New Children’s Book ‘The Greene Family Farm’

December 16, 2015 - Segment 2 - David Miller, Washington, DC, based author and founder of Dare To Be King, LLC, joins us to talk about his new children's book Brooklyn's Finest: Greene Family Farm.
December 16, 2015

Police Practices in Baltimore and Beyond

December 16, 2015 - Segment 1 - We take a look at the trial of Officer William Porter and the issue of police practices. We speak with Neill Franklin, former Baltimore and Maryland State Police officer and Executive Director of LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition).
December 16, 2015

News Roundup: If You Were On The Jury, Would You Convict Officer William Porter?

December 15, 2015 - Segment 1 - Today we discuss closing statements in the trial of William Porter and the death of Freddie Gray and now it's up to the jury. Our panel will reflect on the trial and its implications. Joining us is Lisa Gray, Eugene Craig III, and Charles Ellison.
December 16, 2015

OF NOTE: The Burqa Issue, Examining Complicated Experiences Of Women Who Wear The Burqa

December 14, 2015 - Segment 3 - We host a fascinating discussion based on the current issue of OF NOTE, one of the first online magazines focused on global artists using the arts as catalysts for activism and social change.
December 16, 2015

Justice Diverted: Eviction Rates In Baltimore City 2nd Highest In Nation

December 14, 2015 - Segment 2 - We look at a report from Baltimore's Public Justice Center entitled, Justice Diverted: How Renters are Processed in the Baltimore City Rent Court, which shows that Baltimore City has the second highest eviction rate in the country.
December 16, 2015

From The Archives: Poet Elizabeth Alexander – The Light of the World

December 11, 2015 - Segment 5 - We play a special archive edition of The Marc Steiner Show, my interview with poet and playwright Elizabeth Alexander about her exquisitely written and deeply moving memoir about the death of her beloved husband, The Light of the World.
December 16, 2015

Baltimore Traces: Communities In Transition – Part 5: Futures

December 11, 2015 - Segment 2 - We play the fifth segment of a series of productions by students in the American Studies Program at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), called Baltimore Traces: Communities in Transition. This episode is called "Futures."
December 11, 2015

Sound Bites: Fairfield Incinerator | The Chesapeake Bay and Agricultural Pollution

December 10, 2015 - Segment 3 - On our newest edition of Sound Bites, our series on food and our world, we begin with an update on the status of the Fairfield incinerator project. We then look at a report called The Chesapeake Bay and Agricultural Pollution: The Problem, Possible Solutions, and the Need for Verification.
December 11, 2015

Baltimore Traces: Communities in Transition – Part 4: Tensions

December 10, 2015, Segment 1 - We begin the day with the fourth segment of a series of productions by students in the American Studies Program at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), called Baltimore Traces: Communities in Transition. Today's segment is called Tension
December 10, 2015

Baltimore Traces: Communities In Transition – Part 3: Changes

December 9, 2015 - Segment 1 - We host the third segment of a series of productions by students in the American Studies Program at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), called Baltimore Traces: Communities in Transition.
December 9, 2015

Bernie Sanders Coming to Baltimore

December 8, 2015 - Segment 4 - Today we talk with former Ohio State Senator, Nina Turner, who withdrew her support of Hillary Clinton last month to endorse Senator Bernie Sanders. The Democratic Presidential candidate is visiting the communities of Baltimore city today.
December 9, 2015

US Allies Saudi Arabia & Turkey’s Role in the Islamic State

December 8, 2015 - Segment 3 - We look at US allies Saudi Arabia and Turkey, and their roles in Islamic State we are joined by Loretta Napoleoni, author of Islamist Phoenix: Islamic State and the Redrawing of the Middle East.
December 9, 2015

Social, Racial, Historical and Economic Context of Freddie Gray’s Life and Death

December 8, 2015 - Segment 2 - Today we examine the conditions of our society that placed Freddie Gray in his social and economic position when he died in police custody last April.
December 8, 2015

Baltimore Traces: Communities in Transition – Part 2: Lexington Market

December 8, 2015 - Segment 1 - Today we begin by talking with patrons of Lexington Market, an institution of Baltimore since 1782, during our second segment in a series of productions by students in the American Studies Program at University of Maryland Baltimore County, (UMBC), called Baltimore Traces: Communities in Transition.
December 8, 2015

Rise In Gun Violence & The Complexities of Race, Religion & Politics

December 7, 2015 - Segment 2 - We look at the recent spate of violence in the U.S., as well as America's love affair with guns and the complexities of race, religion and politics. Our guests are Dr. Marisela Gomez, Dr. Daniel Webster, Joshua Holland and the Rev. Todd Yeary.
December 8, 2015

Baltimore Traces: Communities in Transition – Part 1: History

December 7, 2015 - Segment 1 - We host a production by students in the American Studies Program at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), called Baltimore Traces: Communities in Transition. Part 1 looks at Baltimore's history.