May 28, 2010
May 28, 2010
In honor of memorial day, we're broadcasting episodes from our documentary Shared Weight, which looks at the legacy of the Vietnam war.
Woody Curry joins us this hour. He is a veteran from the inner city Baltimore, and he tells how he survived the despair of war and transformed himself.
May 27, 2010
Oil continues to flood into the gulf, as President Obama held a press conference to defend the US government's handling of the oil spill today. We speak with Jackie Savitz, Senior Campaign Director for the pollution campaigns at Oceana, for an update on the disaster and its implications for the future of US energy policy.
May 27, 2010
We start off today with Your Money Matters. Frank Cielsa discusses the ins and outs of starting a small business.
May 25, 2010
The Other Wes Moore is the tale of two boys with the same name growing up at the same time in Baltimore. One is serving a life sentence for murder. The other took a dramatically different path, and he speaks with us today about what he found when he explored these two similar yet divergent lives.
May 25, 2010
May 25, 2010
May 25, 2010
May 24, 2010
Both Governor Martin O'Malley and former Governor Robert Ehrlich made campaign promises to reform Maryland's flawed juvenile justice system. We check in to see whether those promises were met, and where the state's system is today. Our guests are:
May 24, 2010
May 24, 2010
It's Monday, so Anthony McCarthy is co-hosting with Marc in the studio.
May 20, 2010
Have you ever heard of the Maryland Fish Pepper? In another Urbanite Radio Story, we look at the history of this local hot pepper. It faded out of popularity and was almost lost, but a few people are working to bring the Fish Pepper back to Maryland.
May 20, 2010
First, another installment of Your Money Matters. Adrian Johnson discusses building a long-term approach to saving money.
May 19, 2010
Malcolm X would have turned eighty-five today. Forty-five years have passed since he was killed. What is his legacy today? Writer and political analyst Dedrick Muhammad joins Marc to co-host this hour.
May 19, 2010
We start off the discussion with a look at the Enterprise Women's Network, an organization that connects students in Baltimore with mentors.
Joining us were:
Kelly Cartales, Vice President and Baltimore Impact Market Leader for Enterprise Community Partners
May 19, 2010
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.
May 18, 2010
Continuing a practice that has existed for years, yesterday Baltimore officials auctioned liens on 12,689 homes and properties whose owners had outstanding local taxes and municipal bills, according to a report by the Huffington Post Investigative Fund.
May 18, 2010
Just over four month's ago, Haiti was devastated by a tremendous earthquake. This hour, we discuss the ongoing relief efforts with two people who recently returned from visits there.
May 17, 2010
This weekend the New York Times published an article wondering if
we encourage too many people to pursue a traditional college eduction.
Should we put more energy into vocational training and other "practical"
May 17, 2010
First, a Your Health Today segment. We talk to Christine L. Byerly, a nurse in the University of Maryland Medical Center's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) talks about caring for babies born up to three months prematurely.
May 13, 2010
First, another segment in our Your Money Matters series. We continue our conversation with Aziza Gary from MECU about payday loans.
May 13, 2010
This afternoon at 6pm, you’re the guest on the Marc Steiner Show! We return to an old tradition – open phones, where listeners call in to talk about what’s happening in their communities, voice their opinions, and discuss what’s on their mind.
From 6 – 7 pm call us at 410.319.8888 to get your voice on the air!
May 12, 2010
We're joined by Howell S. Baum, author of the new book Brown in Baltimore: School Desegregation and the Limits of Liberalism. Why has segregation continued in Baltimore's schools over fifty-five years after legal school segregation was outlawed?
May 12, 2010
May 11, 2010
May 11, 2010
May 11, 2010
Collaborative duo Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry join us to discuss their work, which deals with themes of race and social justice.
May 10, 2010
First, we remember Lena Horne, the legendary singer, actress, and civil rights activist who passed away yesteday at age 92.
May 10, 2010
First, our weekly installment of Your Health Today, discussing fetal care with Dr. Chris Harman.
May 6, 2010
Rates of obesity among adolescents in the United States have more than tripled in the past 30 years, leading to a rise in obesity-related problems like Type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol. Baltimore was recently ranked as the 8th fattest city in the US by Men's Health.
May 6, 2010
In our final highlight from this year's Maryland Film Festival, we're lucky enough to speak to the director and star of the film that won this year's Oscar in the documentary short category - Music by Prudence.
May 6, 2010
First, another segment in our Your Money Matters series. We talk with Aziza Gary from MECU about payday loans.
May 6, 2010
August Wilson's play Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is being performed at Center Stage through May 9th. Maurice McRae, who plays Levee, and Ro Boddie, who plays Sylvester, join us today to discuss the production and their work as actors.
May 5, 2010
Today we take a look at the proposed development of the Walmart on 25th Street and Howard in Remington. First, we take a look at the Living Wage bill introduced by Councilwom
May 5, 2010
Putty Hill is Baltimore filmmaker Matt Porterfield's follow-up to his debut feature film, Hamilton. Like Hamilton, Putty Hill is set in a northeast Baltimore neighborhood. Matt recently joined us, along with two of the film's actors, brothers Dustin and Cody Ray, to discuss Putty Hill.
May 5, 2010
We spotlight another movie from the Maryland Film Festival. Night Catches Us follows a community in Philadelphia grappling with the legacy of their involvement in the Black Power movement and the Black Panther Party. We caught up with writer and director Tanya Hamilton, Execut
May 5, 2010
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May 4, 2010
Bob Dixson, Mayor of Greensburg, Kansas, joins us. Greensburg was destroyed by a tornado on May 4, 2007, three years ago today. After the tornado, the City Council passed a resolution stating that all city buildings would be built to platinum LEED standards, making it the first city in the nation to do so.
May 4, 2010
What are the roots of the inequalities found in our society? How does the achievement gap between students of different races in school connect to inequalities found across our society, whether in terms of education, wealth, or health?
Our guests joining us to tackle these questions are:
May 4, 2010
May 3, 2010
We end the show with a discussion with former Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich, who is running this year to get his old office back.
May 3, 2010
In the second segment of the show, we take a broad look at what the Gulf Coast oil spill means for United States energy policy. Can our economy afford to end
May 3, 2010
May 3, 2010
May 3, 2010
In the second segment of the show, we take a broad look at what the Gulf Coast oil spill means for United States energy policy. Can our economy afford to end offshore drilling? Can our environment afford not to end it?
May 3, 2010