August 29, 2014
August 26, 2014 - Segment 3 - It's a brand new episode of Sound Bites, where we'll discuss climate change, particularly the way advocates, experts, and activists speak about it.
August 29, 2014
August 26, 2014 - Segment 2 - On Wednesday night National Geographic Channel will premiere a feature titled "Drugs, Inc.: The High Wire," which names Baltimore as the "heroin capital of America." We take a close look at heroin abuse in Baltimore, with: Bern McBride, President and CEO of Behavioral Health System Baltimore; Woody Curry, therapist in private practice; and Dr. Scott Nolan, Director of the Drug Addiction Treatment Program at the Open Society Institute-Baltimore.
August 29, 2014
August 26, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including Liberia declaring independence, the start of the Second Chechen War, and the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution taking effect, which gave women the right to vote.
August 29, 2014
August 25, 2014 - Segment 3 - We host a Local News Roundtable on such topics as: where funds from the new casino are going; community outrage over the killing of two more teenagers; and the role of the liquor board.
August 29, 2014
August 25, 2014 - Segment 2 - Our panel of guests joins us for an International News Roundtable, where we discuss issues including the Ebola outbreak and the latest on Islamic State.
August 29, 2014
August 25, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the independence of Uruguay, the liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation, and the imprisonment of Toussaint L’ouverture.
August 22, 2014
August 22, 2014 - Segment 5 - We discuss how Latin@s are viewing the uprising and police repression in Ferguson with Marisa Franco, Leader of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network's Not One More Campaign.
August 22, 2014
August 22, 2014 - Segment 4 - We host a national and international news roundtable. We discuss recent news stories including the beheading of American journalist James Foley by Islamic State.
August 22, 2014
August 22, 2014 - Segment 3 - We reflect on the 25th Anniversary of Director Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing. We're joined by author, filmmaker and Coppin State University professor D. Watkins; award-winning actor Roger Guenveur Smith, who played "Smiley" in Do the Right Thing; and WEAA's own Carla Wills, Executive Producer of News and Public Affairs.
August 22, 2014
August 22, 2014 - Segment 2 - We're joined for a special conversation by Martin Luther King III. We speak on the events in Ferguson, Missouri, following the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown by the Ferguson police.
August 22, 2014
August 22, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including a 1791 slave revolt in Saint-Domingue, which marked the beginning a 12 year revolution that led to the formation of Haiti, the killing of Irish activist and politician Michael Collins, and the murder of Huey P. Newton.
August 21, 2014
August 21, 2014 - Segment 5 - Marc talks with Maryland State Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Lillian M. Lowery about her philosophy on education and the state of Maryland's schools.
August 21, 2014
August 21, 2014 - Segment 4 - We talk with Aura Bogado, contributor to The Nation and Colorlines' News Editor and reporter, about her article: "Remembering 7 'Race Riots' That Happened Exactly 50 Years Ago."
August 21, 2014
August 21, 2014 - Segment 3 - Yesterday, the family of Tyrone West held their weekly West Wednesday protest in front of City Hall. This week, people rallied in solidarity with Tyrone West, Michael Brown, Anthony Anderson, and other victims of police brutality. They marched through Downtown Baltimore and the Inner Harbor.
August 21, 2014
August 21, 2014 - Segment 2 - We explore the history of Ferguson, Missouri, and hear from individuals who live there, including Missouri State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal.
August 21, 2014
August 21, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day the Tlingit Indians destroyed Fort Selkirk, the day the Ruby Ridge Standoff began in Idaho, and the birthday of Count Basie.
August 21, 2014
August 20, 2014 - Segment 4 - We consider Baltimore in the context of the events of Ferguson, MO, looking at police-community relations here in our city and hearing the latest from the family of Tyrone West.
August 21, 2014
August 20, 2014 - Segment 3 - We return to the events in Ferguson, Missouri, following the shooting death by police of unarmed teenager Michael Brown.
August 20, 2014
August 20, 2014 - Segment 2 - In this week's City Paper: A look into colleges, debt, and the Best In Baltimore polls open. Instead of our regular, Baynard Woods, we're joined by Dana Guth, City Paper editorial intern.
August 20, 2014
August 20, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, which crushed the Prague Spring, the births of Connie Chung and H.P. Lovecraft, and the end of the Iran-Iraq war.
August 19, 2014
August 19, 2014 - Segment 3 - On a live (call-in) episode of Sound Bites, we look at the state of small farmers today. As a follow-up to last week's New York Times article "Don't let your children grow up to be farmers," the first question we ask is: Are small farmers able to survive and prosper off the land? Then, we hear from local small farmers about their experience.
August 19, 2014
August 19, 2014 - Segment 2 - We take another look at Ferguson, Missouri with Dr. Lester Spence. We first reflect on the result of the most recent autopsy of Michael Brown and then will explore the gap between young and old activists and consider the question: Would anyone be paying attention without this type of protest?
August 19, 2014
August 19, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day news broke on the East Coast about the gold rush in California, the day Radio Caroline was raided, and the birthday of singer and harmonica player Lynwood Slim.
August 18, 2014
August 18, 2014 - Segment 3 - We examine solutions for the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, considering whether a one- or two-state solution is more viable.
August 18, 2014
August 18, 2014 - Segment 2 - We take an in-depth look at the situation in Ferguson, Missouri, following the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by the police last week. The issue will be addressed from the perspectives of police/community relations, the culture of policing, and the militarization of police departments nationwide.
August 18, 2014
August 18, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc discusses events from this day in history, including women's suffrage passing in 1920, the Battle of Britain in 1940, and the first black person graduating from the University of Mississippi in 1963.
August 17, 2014
August 15, 2014 - Segment 3 - In another Arts-related archive edition, we talk about the world and work of Transgender Artists with Rahne Alexander and Tona Brown.
August 17, 2014
August 15, 2014 - Segment 2 - We bring you a special archive edition of The Marc Steiner Show: The Songs That Served as the Soundtrack of the Civil Rights Movement! We hear the songs and talk to co-host Lea Gilmore, historian Dr. Bernard Lafayette, and blues singer Gaye Adegbalola.
August 17, 2014
August 15, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day the Republic of the Congo gained its independence, the day the Panama Canal opened and the day Belgian painter René Magritte died.
August 17, 2014
August 14, 2014 - Segment 4 - We bring you a special archive edition of The Marc Steiner Show: Technology and the Brain. We explore how the technological devices that have become commonplace in our society have altered the way we think, with: Steven Yantis, Chairman of the Psychological and Brain Sciences Department of Johns Hopkins University; and Dr. Sergey Golitsynskiy, Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Northern Iowa.
August 17, 2014
August 14, 2014 - Segment 3 - We speak with fitness trainer and activist Chauncey Whitehead and Ernestine Shepherd, the world’s oldest female bodybuilder. They are joined by Rhonda Silva, Division Administrator of the Baltimore City Cancer Program (BCCP) at the University of Maryland’s Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center. Rhonda manages the program that provides free breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screenings for uninsured women and men from the ages of 40-64 living in Baltimore City.
August 14, 2014
August 14, 2014 - Segment 2 - Guest host Dr. Lawrence Brown, Assistant Professor of Public Health at Morgan State University, sits in for Marc. We turn to the topic of Masculinity and Violence. Our guests are: Michael Eugene Johnson, Executive Director of the Paul Robeson Institute for Social Change, and Bobby Marvin Holmes, youth development professional, filmmaker and co-producer Of Live Young Blood, Producer of the Anthony Mccarthy Show on WEAA.
August 14, 2014
August 14, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the things that happened on this day in history, including the US invasion of Nicaragua in 1912, the birth of Molefi Kete Asante, Afrocentrist and Professor of African Studies at Temple University, and the death of William Randolph Hearst.
August 13, 2014
August 13, 2014 - Segment 4 - Baynard Woods, Senior Editor of the Baltimore City Paper, joins us for our weekly feature, "This Week in the City Paper."
August 13, 2014
August 13, 2014 - Segment 3 - At 10:30, stay tuned to learn about the Positive Social Change Theater Program.
August 13, 2014
August 13, 2014 - Segment 2 - Now more than ever, mental health in the African-American community is a crucial issue. We discuss, with a panel of experts.
August 13, 2014
August 13, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc discusses some events from this day in history, including the deaths of Florence Nightingale, HG Wells, and Julia Child, and the births of Annie Oakley, Alfred Hitchcock, and Fidel Castro. It is also the day the Central African Republic declared its independence.
August 12, 2014
August 12, 2014 - Segment 3 - In our latest episode of Sound Bites, we discuss the EU's ban on apples from the US, hear about what is really in chicken nuggets, and learn about what kind of wild edibles you can find in the month of August.
August 12, 2014
August 12, 2014 - Segment 2 - Dr. John Bullock, professor of Political Science at Towson University, sits in for Marc as guest host. We focus on the killings of Michael Brown and Renisha McBride with a panel of guests.
August 12, 2014
August 12, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day American painter and musician Jean-Michel Basquiat died, the day Isaac Singer was granted a patent for his sewing machine, and the day South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies.
August 12, 2014
August 11, 2014 - Segment 4 We close the show with a discussion of current events in Iraq and discuss the Islamic State.
August 12, 2014
August 11, 2014 - Segment 3 - We turn to the topic of the possibility of water privatization in Baltimore. We speak with Lauren DeRusha, National Campaign Organizer of Corporate Accountability International, and Dr. Lester Spence, Center for Emerging Media Scholar-in-Residence and Associate Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University.
August 12, 2014
August 11, 2014 - Segment 2 - We talk about a 30-year study in which Alexander and his team tracked 800 children in Baltimore from first grade until their late 20's to discover what factors determine success. The study found that a child's fate is often determined by family strength and the parents' financial status.
August 12, 2014
August 11, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the start of the Watts Race Riots, the day civil rights attorney Oliver White Hill Sr. was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Clinton, and the day the world's first roller rink opened in Rhode Island.
August 12, 2014
August 8, 2014 - Segment 3 - We look at the life and legacy of Betty Friedan, with: Stephanie Coontz, whose book, A Strange Stirring: The Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s, traces the impact of Friedan's seminal 1963 work, The Feminine Mystique.
August 12, 2014
August 8, 2014 - Segment 2 - Listen to a Marc Steiner Show archive edition as Blues and Gospel singer and Center for Emerging Media Cultural Editor Lea Gilmore joins us for a segment on Arts and Culture. Lea and I talk with two Baltimore-based visual artists: Mark Cottman, owner of the Mark Cottman Gallery in Federal Hill; and Jeffrey Kent, visual artist.
August 12, 2014
August 8, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day the African Baptist Church was organized in Boston, the day Janis Joplin bought a headstone for the grave of her greatest influence Bessie Smith, and the day Cesar Chavez was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton.
August 12, 2014
August 7, 2014 - Segment 3 - Remember the scare over BPA in plastic water bottles? Have you ever wondered what other chemicals are in common products and how they effect us? Our guest today is McKay Jenkins, who set out to find out about the many (and often unregulated) chemicals we're exposed to every day.
August 12, 2014
August 12, 2014 - Segment 2 - Author Walter Mosley joins us to talk about his book "Twelve Steps Toward Political Revelation." The book provides a 12-step program for kicking "Americanism"--an addictive and pernicious ideology that encourages "tolerance to lies, worldwide aggression . . . pain and lifelong unhappiness." Mosley elaborates on what he sees wrong with society and how to cure these ills.
August 12, 2014
August 7, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day President George Washington invoked the Militia Acts of 1792 to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania, the day in 1960 Black and white students staged kneel-in demonstrations in Atlanta churches, and the day Simón Bolívar triumphed over Spain in the Battle of Boyacá.