February 2016

February 28, 2016

From The Archives — Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine

February 26, 2016 - Segment 3 - We host a special archive episode from 2012: My interview with author and former NPR foreign correspondent Eric Weiner about his book Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine.
February 28, 2016

From The Archives — Sherman Alexie’s ‘Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories’

February 26, 2016 - Segment 2 - We host a special 2012 archive edition of The Marc Steiner Show, as we listen back to my interview with Native American author, poet, and screenwriter Sherman Alexie. Alexie's compelling book Blasphemy is a collection of new and previously-published short stories.
February 27, 2016

Sound Bites: Afroculinaria’s Michael Twitty | Building The Black Yield Institute For Black Food Sovereignty

February 25, 2016 - Hour 2 - On our newest edition of Sound Bites - our series about our food and our world - we begin the hour with my conversation with Michael Twitty, culinary historian of African and African American foodways. We close the show with Eric Jackson, Servant-Director of the Black Yield Institute, who tells us about Black food sovereignty.
February 27, 2016

Encore Presentation: Joy-Ann Reid On ‘Fracture: Barack Obama, The Clintons, & The Racial Divide’

February 25, 2016 - Hour 1 - We begin the show with an encore presentation of the conversation I had with Joy-Ann Reid a few weeks ago at the Enoch Pratt Free Library about her book Fracture: Barack Obama, the Clintons, and the Racial Divide.
February 26, 2016

Education In Baltimore: Baltimore Montessori, Dallas F. Nicholas Sr., and Structural Problems in Baltimore

February 24, 2016 - Segment 2 - We examine a local issue between two public schools in one Baltimore neighborhood - the Baltimore Montessori charter school and Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary School, and how it relates to the larger structural issues of the education system in Baltimore.
February 26, 2016

Updates From The Maryland Legislature

February 24, 2016 - Segment 1 - We get an update on what's happening in the Maryland Legislature in Annapolis. With: Bryan Sears, Government Reporter for The Daily Record; and Charles Robinson, Political and Business Correspondent for Maryland Public Television.
February 24, 2016

Police Reform & The War on Drugs: Baltimore’s Shifting Focus

February 23, 2016 - Segment 2 - We host a panel which talks about police reform and the war on drugs, with news that the Baltimore Police Department has shifted its focus away from persons committing lesser drug-related crimes and more toward large-scale players in the drug trade.
February 24, 2016

Should Apple Help The FBI Access The San Bernardino Gunman’s iPhone?

February 23, 2016 - Segment 1 - We begin our show with a look at the controversy between the FBI and Apple over developing software to crack the iPhone of the San Bernardino gunman. With: Steven Feldman, Charles Ellison, Dr. Richard Forno, and Paul Dant.
February 19, 2016

From The Archives: Philipp Meyer’s ‘American Rust’

February 19, 2016 - Segment 3 - We listen back to a special archive edition of The Marc Steiner Show, when I spoke with Baltimore native Philipp Meyer about his novel American Rust, a story set in a small, former steel town in western Pennsylvania.
February 18, 2016

Sound Bites: Backlash Against Chicken House Construction | Labor Conditions in Poultry Plants | Recipe: Catalina Byrd

February 18, 2016 - Segment 2 - On our newest episode of Sound Bites we discuss organizing on the Eastern Shore against the construction of chicken houses, a report on labor conditions in poultry processing plants, and hear a recipe from Catalina Byrd.
February 18, 2016

Dr. Lester Spence’s ‘Knocking the Hustle: Against the Neoliberal Turn in Black Politics’

February 18, 2016 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with a conversation with Dr. Lester Spence about his new book Knocking the Hustle: Against the Neoliberal Turn in Black Politics.
February 15, 2016

State Politics Roundtable: Criminal Justice Issues in the General Assembly

February 15, 2016 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with a look at criminal justice policy issues that are facing the Maryland General Assembly. With: Dayvon Love, Caryn York, Curt Anderson; and Neil Parrott.
February 12, 2016

From The Archives: Frances Moore Lappé’s ‘EcoMind’

February 12, 2016 - Segment 3 - We host a special archive edition of The Marc Steiner Show from 2011, when noted environmental author and theorist Frances Moore Lappé joined us to talk about her book EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create the World We Want.
February 12, 2016

Everyman Theatre’s World Of The Play: Under The Skin

February 12, 2016 - Segment 2 - We play a fascinating panel discussion hosted by Marc that took place last Saturday (February 6, 2015) at Everyman Theatre's World of the Play: Boundaries of the Body, Limits of Love.
February 11, 2016

Sound Bites: United Nations Comments On Curtis Bay Incinerator | Salisbury Teacher On Protecting Perdue’s Chickens

February 11, 2016 - Segment 3 - On our newest edition of Sound Bites, we look at the health implications of the proposed Curtis Bay Incinerator and discuss concerns animal rights activists have with Perdue.
February 11, 2016

The New Reality for Suburban Schools: How Suburban Schools Are Struggling with Low-Income Students and Students of Color in Their Schools

February 11, 2016 - Segment 2 - Dr. Jessica Shiller joins us to discuss her book The New Reality for Suburban Schools: How Suburban Schools Are Struggling with Low-Income Students and Students of Color in Their Schools.
February 11, 2016

Theatre Baltimore: ‘The Meeting’ At Baltimore Theatre Project

February 9, 2016 - Segment 3 - We turn to the arts, with a look at a production that's opening this Thursday at Baltimore's Theatre Project, The Meeting, which depicts the supposed meeting the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.
February 9, 2016

Education Roundtable: Baltimore Overcounting Students Could Result In Loss Of Millions

February 9, 2016 - Segment 2 - Today we have our Education Roundtable, where our guests will discuss the idea that the Baltimore City School district might have inflated student enrollment numbers, a revelation that could result in the loss of millions of dollars.
February 8, 2016

Adnan Syed Hearing Continues In Baltimore

February 8, 2016 - Segment 3 - We cover the hearing in the case of Adnan Syed, which began last week in Baltimore. Syed is serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, and the purpose of the hearing is to determine whether Syed deserves a new trial. His case is the basis of the Serial podcast series.
February 8, 2016

President Obama’s Visit To The Islamic Society Of Baltimore

February 8, 2016 - Segment 2 - Last week President Barack Obama visited The Islamic Society of Baltimore, his first visit to an American mosque after 7 years in office. We talk with two people who were present during President Obama's visit.
February 8, 2016

Baltimore Mayoral Race: Councilman Carl Stokes

February 8, 2016 Segment 1 - We begin the show with an interview with Baltimore Democratic Mayoral candidate Councilman Carl Stokes. Stokes represents the 12th District on the Baltimore City Council, where he is Chair of the Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee.
February 8, 2016

Health & Fitness: Staying Active In The 21st Century

February 5, 2016 - Segment 3 - We host our monthly feature 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 at the University of Maryland's Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center
February 8, 2016

David Pilgrim On Understanding Jim Crow: Using Racist Memorabilia To Teach Tolerance

February 5, 2016 - Segment 2 - We have a conversation with Dr. David Pilgrim where we speak to him about his book Understanding Jim Crow: Using Racist Memorabilia to Teach Tolerance and Promote Social Justice.
February 8, 2016

Tengella’s Take: The Super Bowl & Why White People Are Scared Of Cam Newton

February 5, 2016 - Segment 1 - We host our weekly feature 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, and he was a 2010 Open Society Institute Fellow.
February 4, 2016

Sound Bites: “If There Are No New Farmers, Who Will Grow Our Food?”

February 4, 2016 - Segment 2 - Today on Sound Bites we discuss an article called "If There Are No New Farmers, Who Will Grow Our Food?" and speak with a panel of young farmers.