December 2014

December 2, 2014
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Media Roundtable: Ferguson, Don Lemon, Climate Change and NPR & Fox News

December 2, 2014 - Segment 2 - We host a Media Roundtable. Our panel of guests will discuss topics to include: NPR's drastic cut-back on its environmental and climate change team; CNN correspondent Don Lemon's comment about marijuana in Ferguson; the power of Fox News; and the coverage of the events in Ferguson.
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December 2, 2014
odetta
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December 2: This Day in History

December 2, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the 1859 hanging of abolitionist John Brown for his raid on harpers Ferry, West Virginia, riots breaking out in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine in 1947, and the death of folk singer and activist Odetta.
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December 1, 2014
Ferguson
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Ferguson: Criticism Surrounding Grand Jury’s Decision & What The Outcome Means For America’s Future

December 1, 2014 - 2-Hour Special - Listen to a two-hour special on the events in Ferguson, Missouri, following the shooting of unarmed teen Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson in August, through Wilson's acquittal last week, to today. We reflect upon media coverage of the events, commentary and criticism surrounding the grand jury's decision, and what the outcome means for the future of America.
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December 1, 2014
Madame Tussauds
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December 1: This Day In History

December 1, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc discusses what happened on this day in history, including the day slavery was abolished in the Cape Colony, the day Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger, and the day French sculptor Marie Tussaud was born.
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December 1, 2014
Dr. Mark Kleiman
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From The Archives: Baltimore’s Dr. Mark Kleiman On Reducing Drugs, Violence & The Prison Population

November 28, 2014 - Segment 3 - Listen to a special archive edition of The Steiner Show, looking at ideas for reducing violence, drug consumption and incarceration, with Dr. Mark Kleiman, Professor of Public Policy in the UCLA School of Public Affairs.
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December 1, 2014
Police body cameras
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Countdown To The Annapolis Summit: Police Body Cameras in Maryland

November 28, 2014 - Segment 2 - In coordination with The Daily Record and in lead-up to the 2015 Maryland Legislative Session, we look at the issue of police body cameras, with: David Rocah, senior staff attorney for ACLU of Maryland; and Delegate Sandy Rosenberg (District 41-Baltimore City), who sponsored body camera legislation last session.
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December 1, 2014
Richard Wright
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November 28: This Day In History

November 28, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day author Richard Wright passed away, the day the International Brotherhood of Electrical Worker was founded, and the birthday of educator Helen Magill White, who was the first woman to earn a PhD.
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December 1, 2014
Jacqueline Woodson
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Reflecting Upon Racist “Watermelon” Remarks At The National Book Awards

November 26, 2014 - Segment 3 - We reflect upon last week's National Book Award ceremonies, where Daniel Handler, author of the Lemony Snicket books, made racist remarks when introducing Jackie Woodson, who won the award for Young People's Literature for her book Brown Girl.
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December 1, 2014
Gyasi Ross
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Native American Perspectives On Ferguson Decision & Thanksgiving

November 26, 2014 - Segment 2 - As we look to the Thanksgiving Holiday, we host a Native American Roundtable. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Gyasi Ross and Ashley Minner share their perspectives on Thanksgiving and also reflect on the Ferguson Grand Jury decision.
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December 1, 2014
Ed Wilson
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November 26: This Day In History

November 26, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day Baltimore-born sculptor Ed Wilson passed away, the day Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a holiday, and the day hall of fame abolitionist and women's rights activist Sojourner Truth died.
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December 1, 2014
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Sound Bites: Delmarva Secretaries Of Agriculture On The Future Of Our Region

November 25, 2014 - Segment 3 - On our newest episode of our series on our food and our world, Sound Bites, listen to a panel I moderated last week for the ESLC's 15th Eastern Shore Planning Conference, where I talked with the three Delmarva Secretaries of Agriculture about agricultural and environmental issues important to the Delmarva region.
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December 1, 2014
Rioting erupts in Ferguson, Missouri after police involved shooting of an unarmed teen
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What The Ferguson Grand Jury Decision Says

November 25, 2014 - Segment 2 - We will look at the decision of the Grand Jury in St. Louis, MO, that decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, who fatally shot unarmed teenager Michael Brown in August, with: Missouri State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal, Dr. Lawrence Brown, Mothyna James-Brightful, and Cameron Miles.
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December 1, 2014
Flip Wilson
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November 25: This Day In History

November 25, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day comedian and actor Flip Wilson died, the day a group of Confederate operatives called the Confederate Army of Manhattan made an unsuccessful attempt to burn down NYC, and the day Joe Gans, the first American-born African American to win a world boxing championship, was born in Baltimore.
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