July 2014

July 9, 2014
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July 9: This Day In History

July 9, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc discusses events from this day in history, including an important moment in the Boxer Rebellion, the founding of the Wimbleton tourney, and the death of actor James Baskett, the first African American to win an honorary Oscar.
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July 9, 2014
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Sound Bites: Park Heights Farmers Market | Urban Foraging | Undercover Ag Drones | Special Recipe

July 8, 2014 - Segment 3 - On a brand new episode of Sound Bites, we discuss a farmers market in Park Heights, using drones to learn more about what's happening inside industrial agriculture operations, and hear two seasonal recipes.
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July 9, 2014
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Immigration Roundtable: Border-Crossing Conditions

July 8, 2014 - Segment 2 - On today's roundtable, we debate immigration policy, in light of protests against immigrants in California, and check in more specifically with the conditions of the children crossing the border.
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July 7, 2014
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The Intersection On Their Move To Highlandtown and Books & BBQ

July 7, 2014 - Segment 3 - Teens from The Intersection speak of canvassing for their initiative and an upcoming "Books And BBQ" event, in which their students will read to children from the Highlandtown neighborhood of Baltimore.
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July 6, 2014
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July 4: This Day in History

July 4, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress, the abolition of slavery in New York, and the publication of “America the Beautiful” by Katherine Lee Bates.
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July 6, 2014
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Burn Off The Barbecue Walk

July 3, 2014 - Segment 3 - It's out monthly segment on fitness and wellness, with fitness trainer and community activist Chauncey Whitehead and Rhonda Silva, Division Administrator of the Baltimore City Cancer Program(BCCP) at the University of Maryland's Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center. Join Chauncey and Ernestine Shepherd on Saturday morning at 7:30 at Druid Hill Park for their post-July 4th "Burn Off the Barbecue" Walk.
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July 6, 2014
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Gay and Muslim in America

July 3, 2014 - Segment 2 - This week marks the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, celebrated by Muslims worldwide, and the end of "Pride" celebrations by the LGBT community across the country. Edward Wyckoff Williams joins us to talk about his recent report for Al Jazeera America on "Gay and Muslim in America."
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July 6, 2014
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July 3: This Day in History

July 3, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the 1835 strike of children in Paterson, NJ, the legalization of same-sex marriage in Spain, and the births of Mississippi John Hurt and Franz Kafka.
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July 2, 2014
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50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act

July 2 - Segment 2 - The Civil Rights Act is one of the most influential acts ever passed by the US government. We discuss its wide-ranging impacts and the history of its passage on its fiftieth anniversary, including the surprising amount of Republican support.
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July 1, 2014
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Sound Bites: Chesapeake Bay | Climate Justice | Gather Baltimore

July 1, 2014 - Segment 4 - We begin our weekly hour of Sound Bites by checking in with Tim Wheeler, reporter for The Baltimore Sun's environmental blog B'More Green, on the Chesapeake Bay. Next we talk about climate change across the U.S. with Jacqueline Patterson, Director of the NAACP Climate Justice Initiative; and Brentin Mock, a journalist who writes about environmental issues for Grist. We close out the show with a visit from Arthur Morgan, founder of Gather Baltimore. Gather Baltimore will be hosting a fundraiser spaghetti dinner next week.
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July 1, 2014
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SCOTUS Update: Harris v. Quinn Decision

July 1, 2014 - Segment 3 - We turn to another Supreme Court decision handed down yesterday, in the case of Harris v. Quinn. The Court's ruling states that state governments cannot force-unionize participants in state entitlement programs or force them to pay union dues as a condition of receiving help from the state.
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July 1, 2014
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SCOTUS Update: Hobby Lobby Decision

July 1, 2014 - Segment 2 - We turn to a debate over today's U.S. Supreme Court "Hobby Lobby" decision, which ruled that some companies with religious objections may avoid the contraceptives requirement in the Affordable Care Act. This decision marks the first time the high court has declared that businesses can hold religious views under federal law.
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July 1, 2014
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July 1: This Day in History

July 1, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened this day in history including, the 1929 streetcar workers strike in New Orleans, Clarence Thomas' nomination to the Supreme Court in 1991 and the birthday of civil rights activist and NAACP leader Walter White.
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