Jared Ball joins us to discuss his new book, I Mix What I Like: A Mixtape Manifesto, an exploration of hip hop from a radical political perspective.
Florida, host of the show Strictly Hip Hop right here on WEAA, joins us to share some of her favorite Christmas hip hop and her playlist for New Year's Eve. You can listen to her show every Friday night from midnight - 5am.
Keith Covington started up the New Haven Lounge, one of the best places around to see live jazz, in 1987. He brought us the gift of great holiday jazz and blues music.
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Helicon join us for an hour of live music in the studio.
The members of Helicon are:
Tom Hall is the Director of the Baltimore Choral Arts Society and Arts & Culture Editor of Maryland Morning. He joins us to share his favorite holiday music.
It's a Steiner Show tradition to bring some of our Baltimore's best known music lovers and musicians into the studio at the holidays to share their favorite seasonal music.
Today Jon Carney, Concertmaster of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, joins us to share some beautiful pieces of classical music.
Lea Gilmore joins us to continue a Marc Steiner Show tradition, bringing her favorite songs of the season to share with us. This year she brought us some of her favorite holiday songs sung by talented women vocalists.
Milton Dugger has been producing soul music for fourty years. In one of the Marc Steiner Show's holiday traditions, he joins us to play some of his favorite tracks and talk about music. You can find some of the many great albums he's worked on over the years here.
For our last show before Christmas, we're joined by singer Lea Gilmore and conductor Edward Polochick for an hour of holiday music, cooking, stories, and more!
Lea's Egg Nog Butter Cake
1/2 c. softened butter
2 lg. eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
The past decade has seen great change throughout the Arab world, and the United States has played a large role throughout. From 9/11, to the wars in Aghanistan and Iraq, to the political upheaval in the Middle East and beyond over the past year, we'll take a look at this recent history and where it leaves us today, four days after the last US troops left Iraq.
We're joined by David Margolick, author of Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock, a book that explores the lives of the two central figures in one of the most recognizable photographs of the civil rights era.
On our annual show for Homeless Persons' Memorial Day, we discuss the growing problem of homelessness in Baltimore and remember those who passed away without a home in our city over the past year. Our guests are Kevin Lindamood, President and CEO of Health Care for the Homeless, Julia Hartenstein, Case Manager at Paul's Place, and James Crawford, Lead Organizer of B'More Housing for All, a
We'll take a look back at the big stories of 2011 and the top news of today with Latoya Peterson, Trae Lewis, Cory McCray and Heber Brown.
We'll discuss violence and poverty in Baltimore, and what we can do about it, with Reverend Heber Brown and Mike Williams, an ex-felon turned activist and playwright.
Alondra Nelson joins the Steiner Show to discuss her new book, "Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and The Fight Against Medical Discrimination."
Join us for a roundtable discussion about the today’s current events with the editor of the Baltimore Brew, Fern Shen, WEAA’s own Anthony McCarthy and Representative Roscoe Bartlett of Maryland’s 6th District.
De'Von Brown is known to many in Baltimore and around the world as one of the Baltimore children featured in the Boys of Baraka documentary. After going through the ups and downs documented in the film, De'Von ended up at the Maryland Institute College of Art, where he is studying to become a filmmaker himself. De'Von is also worki
Baltimore City Council members join us to look back at the year past, and to discuss their ideas and plans for the top issues facing Baltimore in the year ahead. Our guests are Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke, Councilman Carl Stokes, and newly elected
Helicon join us for their 18th annual appearance on the show. While they're now living in different countries and no longer performing regularly as a band, they reunite each year for a Winter Solstice concert.
On Monday night, the Occupy Baltimore encampment at McKeldin Square was raided, the tents dismantled, and the campers dispersed. But the group isn't finished - they've been holding meetings and General Assemblies about next steps for the group. Today we discuss the future of Occupy Baltimore and Occupy movement across the country with:
Gar Alperovitz joins us to discuss solutions to the challenges that plague our economy, environment, and society as a whole. His newest book is America Beyond Capitalism: Reclaiming Our Wealth, Our Liberty, and Our Democracy.
Baltimore native and New York Times best selling author, Laura Lippman, joined us today for a discussion about her latest novel, The Most Dangerous Thing. Lippman is the author of fourteen other novels, including
Join Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Taylor Branch and author and sports commentator
I recently moderated a panel discussion following screenings of the documentary film Food Inc. in Cape Charles, Virginia and at Salisbury University. Food Inc. looks at our country’s current system of food production with a critical eye, while also exploring some alternatives.
Jeremy Suri, Professor of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, joins us to discuss his newest book, Liberty's Surest Guardian, about the legacy of American nation-building around the globe.
Steiner Show regular Dr. Lester Spence, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University, joins us to take on the headline news of the day.
Journalist Jihan Hafiz joins us from Cairo to report on the ongoing elections, as Egyptians go to the polls to vote in a post-Mubarak government.
We speak with Dr. Bernard Avishai, author of the article "Abraham's children: Toward a right of return for Palestinians" in the most recent issue of Harper's Magazine. Dr. Avishai is an adjunct professor of business at Hebrew University.
We're joined this hour by Toure, whose work as an author, journalist, and cultural critic includes fiction, music writing, and essays on a wide variety of topics. His new book, Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness: What It Means to Be Black Now, contains excerpts from over 100 interviews Toure conducte
In today's increasingly globalized economy, money that you spend here in Baltimore can be halfway across the world in the blink of an eye. Today we'll check in with the founders of the BNote, a currency just for local Baltimore businesses, more than six months after the notes went into circulation.
Author Mark Kurlansky joins us. He's written notable books including Salt and Cod, and today he joins us to discuss his book