December 2015

December 8, 2015

Towson University Interim President Timothy Chandler On #OccupyTowson & More

December 4, 2015 - Segment 5 - I talk with Dr. Timothy Chandler, Interim President of Towson University, about the #OccupyTowson action and his commitment and plans for addressing racism on campus.
December 8, 2015

Updates From The Trial of Officer William Porter

December 4, 2015 - Segment 3 - We hear from Doug Colbert, who will give us an update on the Officer William Porter trial. Colbert is a Professor of Law at University of Maryland Carey School of Law and co-Chair of the Society of American Law Teachers' (SALT) Access to Justice Curriculum Project.
December 8, 2015

Sound Bites: Building A Resilient, Renewable Rural Region On Maryland’s Eastern Shore

December 3, 2015 - Segment 3 - On our newest edition of Sound Bites, our series about our food, our environment, and our world, we listen to a panel discussion I moderated two weeks ago at the 16th Eastern Shore Planning Conference in Easton, Maryland. The theme of this year's conference was "Powering Our Renewable Energy Future," and the conversation was titled "Getting the Right Mix: A Conversation on a Resilient, Renewable Rural Region."
December 8, 2015

150th Anniversary Of The Ratification Of The 13th Amendment Ending Slavery

December 3, 2015 - Segment 2 - On December 6, 1865 the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, officially ending the institution of slavery, was ratified. With these words, the single greatest change bought about from the Civil War was officially noted in the Constitution. The ratification came eight months after the end of the war, but it represented the culmination of a long struggle against slavery.
December 8, 2015

Gun Violence In America: Exploring Practical Policy Solutions

December 3, 2015 - Segment 1 - Yesterday was a tumultuous day with the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. At this time, there have been more mass shootings this year than there have been days in the year, approximately five per day.
December 8, 2015

Theatre Baltimore: Center Stage Presents ‘Doing Time In Education, The Baltimore Chapter’

December 2, 2015 - Segment 3 - We host a preview of a special series of events to occur this weekend at Baltimore's Centre Stage Theatre: Anna Deavere Smith presents Notes from the Field: Doing Time in Education, The Baltimore Chapter.
December 8, 2015

Media Roundtable: How Traditional Media & Social Media Affect Politics

December 2, 2015 - Segment 2 - We host a media roundtable to examine traditional media and social media and how they affect politics, and reflect upon the ethics of media production.
December 7, 2015

Updates From The United Nations Climate Change Summit

December 2, 2015 - Segment 1 - Janet Redman discusses the proposals being put forward to address climate change at the Paris Climate Change Summit, what the political challenges are, and how this summit compares to past summits, and as well as examining the science of climate change.
December 7, 2015

Environment & Sustainability: Paris Climate Change Summit Updates

December 1, 2015 - Segment 1 - We discuss updates from the 2015 United Nations Paris Climate Change Summit. My guest is Amy Goodman, co-host of Democracy Now!, who is currently in Paris covering the Summit.