Newest Podcasts

Lucia St. Clair Robson

CEM — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:00:27 -0700

Author Lucia St. Clair Robson joins us to discuss her new book Last Train From Cuernavaca, a novel set during the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920. Her other books include Ride the Wind, Shadow Patriots, and Ghost Warrior.

Witold Rybczynski

CEM — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:04:48 -0700

Witold Rybczynski is an architect, writer, professor, and urban thinker. He joins us to discuss his vision for the future of America's cities.

Click here for the June keynote in Urbanite Magazine, an edited text version of this interview.

Ilyasah Shabazz on her father, Malcolm X

CEM — Wed, 19 May 2010 11:15:34 -0700

Today is the 85th birthday of Malcolm X. We sat down with his daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz, to discuss her memories of her father and what she thinks his legacy means today.

Update from Sundance

CEM — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:47:47 -0800

Maryland Film Festival Director Jed Dietz joins us from Park City, Utah to discuss the Sundance film festival. To read more from Jed, click here for his blog.

Remembering Howard Zinn

CEM — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:40:47 -0800

Howard Zinn passed away yesterday at 87. A historian, professor, activist, and writer, Zinn is best known for A People's History of the United States. Howard last appeard on The Marc Steiner Show on November 18, 2009. Here is his interview from that day.

American Homicide

CEM — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:12:45 -0800

We speak with Randolph Roth, author of American Homicide. He offers a historical perspective on violence in the United States, and an explanation of why the United States is today the most homicidal affluent nation in the world.

In the second part of the hour, two Baltimore activists who work to reduce violence in our community join us to continue the discussion with Roth. Our guests are Dante Wilson, Founder of Reclaiming Our Children and Community Project, and Bishop Douglas Miles, Co-Chairman of BUILD.

Click here for a review of American Homicide written by Michael Corbin for January's issue of Urbanite Magazine.

Aneesh Chopra: America's Chief Technology Officer

CEM — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:20:47 -0800

Marc talks with Aneesh Chopra, the first Federal Chief Technology Officer of the United States (CTO), who previously served as the Secretary of Technology for Virginia. Marc and the CTO explore his ambitious goals for education, internet security and job creation.

Click the podcast player below to listen to our complete interview with Aneesh Chopra. For highlights from this interview and more, check out the Urbanite Magazine's Feature, KEYNOTE: THE INTELLEGENCE OFFICER, in the January 2010 issue.

Running For Their Lives

CEM — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:10:59 -0800

It seems simple, but a non-profit organization called Back on My Feet is helping to promote self-sufficiency for the homeless by building a supportive community through an organized running program. Its members, many of whom are not only homeless but have faced other challenges such as drug addiction and incarceration, have not only run marathons, but also regained control of their lives, securing jobs and housing and staying clean.

You can read more about Back on My Feet in the December issue of Urbanite Magazine.

We're joined by two of Back on My Feet's participants, Arnold Shipman and Michael Tate, University of Baltimore student Lauren Lake, who is Arnold's running partner, and Back on My Feet Baltimore Program Director Jackie Truncelito.

Changing Attitudes Toward Consumerism?

CEM — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:21:53 -0800

We're joined by Laurence Kotlikoff, Professor of Economics at Boston University and research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, and Elizabeth Haynes of Haynes and Company Consulting and former head of Strategic Planning at Urban Outfitters.

Kotlikoff and Haynes discuss the changing American mindset toward
consumerism. Do the recent changes in our attitudes toward spending
represent a real sea change in our thinking, or if it's simply a
fashionable market trend that will diminish as the economy improves?

Check out Rob Hiaasen's article in Urbanite Magazine this month for more on this topic.

Annie Leonard: The Story of Stuff

CEM — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:49:32 -0800

When Annie Leonard created a short video illuminating the interconnected nature of environmental and social issues around the world, she never expected many people would see it. Now that many millions have watched The Story of Stuff online, in classrooms, and beyond, what is Annie Leonard up to?

Click the podcast player below to listen to our complete interview with Annie Leonard. For more on Annie Leonard and highlights from this interview, go to Urbanite Magazine's feature in the December 2009 issue.