August 2016

August 31, 2016

George Jackson: Releasing the Dragon

August 29, 2016 - Segment 4 - We have a special segment that mixes Art & Politics, as we talk with artists who have created a mixtape documentary film to commemorate the life of Black Panther George Jackson, who died in August of 1971, called George Jackson: Releasing the Dragon.
August 25, 2016

Sound Bites: Tha Flower Factory / Young Farmers / Dr. Margaret Gray

August 25, 2016 - Segment 3 - We speak with founder and owner of Tha Flower Factor, have a Young Farmers Roundtable and talk to the author of a Jacobin article about "The Dark Side of Local."
August 24, 2016

Local Roundtable: Port Covington, Marilyn Mosby and More

August 22, 2016 - Segment 2 - We have a Local Roundtable focusing on the Port Covington work meetings, the $15 minimum wage as well as the lawsuit against Marilyn Mosby from the officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray.
August 23, 2016

National Roundtable: Baton Rouge, DOJ and Private Prisons

August 22, 2016 - Segment 1 - We focus on the lack of media coverage surrounding the historic flooding in Baton Rouge and the Department of Justice's choice to stop utilizing private prisons.
August 22, 2016

Sound Bites: The 300 Pound Vegan and a Seasonal Recipe

August 18, 2016 - Segment 4 - In our latest episode of Sound Bites, we meet David Carter, also known as the 300 pound vegan, former NFL player Food justice and animal rights activist, and talk about the Vegan Soulfest.
August 22, 2016

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

August 18, 2016 - Segment 1 - We speak with incoming Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. Hayden retired from her position as CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library. We speak to her about what her position means in the time of new media and what she plans for the position and the importance of free libraries.
August 22, 2016

City Paper: Escape from Planet Earth–Psychedelics, Religion, and Outlaw Scientist John C. Lilly

August 17, 2016 - Segment 4 - We close the show with our regular series City Paper This Week, where we discuss this week's cover story, "Escape from Planet Earth: Psychedelics, Religion, and Outlaw Scientist John C. Lilly."
August 22, 2016

Race and Class and Policing in Baltimore

August 17. 2016 - Segment 1 - We speak about the DOJ Report on Baltimore Policing, focusing on considerations of both race and class, jumping off from an article that guest host Dr. Lester Spence wrote for Jacobin, "Policing Class: In Baltimore and elsewhere, repressive policing isn't just about racism - it's also about class."
August 12, 2016

Special 2-Hour Documentary: Voices of the DOJ Report & The Intersections Of Race, Gender, Sexuality and Policing

August 12, 2016 - Two-Hour Special - We bring you a special 2-hour production, Voices of the DOJ Report: Yesterday the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. DOJ released a scathing report detailing racial and gender bias by the Baltimore Police Department in its interactions with Baltimore's African American community.
August 11, 2016

Sound Bites: Vegan SoulFest / Clean Energy Jobs Act

August 11, 2016 - Segment 2 - We have a Sound Bites that features organizers from the Vegan Soulfest as well as a discussion on Governor Hogan's veto of the Clean Energy Jobs Act.
August 11, 2016

Roundtable on DOJ Findings

August 11, 2016 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with a special panel discussion on the Department of Justice report that documented Baltimore police routinely using excessive force and violating the constitutional rights of our citizens.
August 6, 2016

Sound Bites: Baltimore Ecosystem Study

August 4, 2016 - Segment 2 - In our latest edition of Sound Bites, our series about our food and our world, we speak with participants from the Baltimore Ecosystem Study, a consortium of long-term research projects examining Baltimore's ecosystem.