Podcast Series

Featured Podcasts: Current Events & Forgotten Voices

The Center for Emerging Media is commited to bringing you thoughtful and provocative discussions on issues that matter. Whether we're looking at the issue of child marriage or exploring the life of a disabled Iraq War veteran while also hearing from Iraqi-Americans, our programs provide context and analysis to help you learn about the world. We'll bring you voices that are often ignored by traditional mainstream media and talk about the things that are important to you.  MORE »

Just Words: The Stories of Working People in Our Community

The stories of former gang members and convicts, the struggles of low wage workers and recovering addicts, the rural homeless and inner city mothers-these voices, often ignored by traditional mass media, tell their own stories, in their own words, in Just Words, the 55 part documentary feature series.  MORE »

Live from Detroit: The 2010 U.S. Social Forum

When we heard that the second U.S. Social Forum was expected to drawthousands of progressive activists from across the country to Detroitfor days of workshops, skill sharing, and movement building, we knewwe had to go. One important goal of our trip was to bring back voicesof people from across the country who are struggling with the exactsame issues as our communities in Maryland.  MORE »

Shared Weight: The Fall of Saigon, 30 Years Later

The stories of former gang members and convicts, the struggles of low wage workers and recovering addicts, the rural homeless and inner city mothers-these voices, often ignored by traditional mass media, tell their own stories, in their own words, in Just Words, the 55 part documentary feature series.  MORE »

They Fought Too: Remembering Maryland's Civil Rights Pioneers

The history books are full of civil rights heroes who were from Maryland. Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Justice, was from Maryland, as was Frederick Douglass.  MORE »

The Wire: Series Wrap-Up

Were you a fan of the hit HBO series The Wire? Do you miss the show now that the finale has aired? Console yourself with our collection of interviews with writers, producers, actors, and even the creator of the series, David Simon.  MORE »