April 2016

April 7, 2016
James McBride
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KILL ‘EM AND LEAVE: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul

April 6, 2016 - Segment 3 - We interview award-winning author, composer and screenwriter James McBride about his new book KILL 'EM AND LEAVE: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul. McBride is the recipient of the 2013 National Book Award for fiction for his novel The Good Lord Bird.
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April 7, 2016
election
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Wisconsin Primary Results

April 6, 2016 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with a look at the results of today's Wisconsin primary elections, with: John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation magazine and co-author of People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy.
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April 7, 2016
riot
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Baltimore Uprising, One Year Later: Looking Back at 1968

April 5, 2016 - Segment 5 - It's our latest installment of our month-long series, Baltimore Uprising, One Year Later. Today's installment is called Looking Back at 1968.
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April 7, 2016
annapolis
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Police Accountability Legislation in Maryland

April 5, 2016 - Segment 2 - The Maryland General Assembly is winding down, and we hear an update on the state of legislation on police accountability before the state legislature. With: Dayvon Love, Director of Research and Public Policy for Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle.
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April 5, 2016
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The Comparison & Contrast of MLK and The Baltimore Uprising

April 4, 2016 - Segment 2 - Marc reflects upon, contrast and compare the 1968 Baltimore riots following the death of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the 2015 Baltimore Uprising. With: Dominique Stevenson and Marshall "Eddie" Conway.
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April 1, 2016
The Burqa Issue (Credit: Of Note Magazine Fall 2015)
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Rebroadcast: The Burqa Issue, Examining Complicated Experiences Of Women Who Wear The Burqa

April 1, 2016 - Segment 3 - We play a rebroadcast of a compeling discussion from December 2015 on "The Burqa Issue" of the online magazine OF NOTE, one of the first online magazines focused on global artists using the arts as catalysts for activism and social change. The special issue examined the complicated experiences of women who wear the burqa.
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April 1, 2016
Light City Baltimore (Credit: WhatWeekly)
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Examining Light City Baltimore, The First Large-Scale International Light Festival

April 1, 2016 - Segment 2 - We check in with an exciting and important event occurring right now in Baltimore, Light City Baltimore. We talk with three artists featured in the festival: Mina Cheon, Gabriel Kroiz, and Paul Rucker.
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April 1, 2016
Baltimore Fairfield Incinerator
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Sound Bites: Fairfield Incinerator Permit Expires | Phosphorus Regulation In Maryland | Food Educator Jennifer Crisp

March 31, 2016 - Segment 2 - On our newest episode of Sound Bites, we discuss the proposed Fairfield Incinerator in Curtis Bay, the Maryland Department of Agriculture's announcement earlier this month that 82% of farm fields will not be impacted by new environmental regulations, and we talk to food educator and documentary producer Jennifer Crisp.
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April 1, 2016
Dr. Alondra Nelson
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The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome

March 31, 2016 - Segment 1 - We rebroadcast a fascinating discussion held earlier this year with Dr. Alondra Nelson, talks about her book The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome.
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April 1, 2016
Koli Tengella
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Tengella’s Take: Who Created the Beat in Beatbox?!

April 1, 2016 - Segment 1 - We host our weekly feature Tengella's Take with Koli Tengella. Koli is President of Tengella Edutainment, an instructor and creator of the Positive Social Change Performing Arts Program at Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts High School, and he was a 2010 Open Society Institute Fellow.
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