October 14, 2010
Author and historian Danielle McGuire joins us to discuss her new book At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women Rape and Resistance - a New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power.
October 13, 2010
October 13, 2010
Author and historian Bruce Watson joins us today to talk about his important new book Freedom Summer: The Savage Season that Made Mississippi Burn and
October 12, 2010
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Eugene Robinson shatters the myth that Black America is a single, homogenous entity. He joins us to discuss the ideas he explores in his new book, Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America.
October 12, 2010
Last night, Maryland gubernatorial candidates Martin O'Malley and Robert Ehrlich had their first debate of this election campaign. Today, we'll discuss the debate and the race between our current and former Governors. Anthony McCarthy co-hosts with Marc, and we're joined by:
Susan Turnbull - Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party
October 11, 2010
Today is National Coming Out Day, and our panelists discuss what it means to be out in the U.S. in light of a number of recent examples of violence and harassment directed at GLBT Americans.
October 11, 2010
Our guest today is Isabelle Wilkerson, a journalist and writer who was the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Journalism.
October 7, 2010
October 7, 2010
October 6, 2010
We're joined by Akbar Ahmed, a leading scholar on contemporary Islam who has worked to promote interfaith dialogue around the globe. He is the author of over a dozen books including Discovering Islam and is currently the chair of Islamic studies at both American University and the Naval Academy.
October 6, 2010
October 5, 2010
October 5, 2010
October 4, 2010
October 4, 2010
We start off Monday with a roundup of local and national politics. From last weekend's One Nation Working Together rally, to Councilwoman Helen Holton's no contest plea to campaign finance violations, to the new Chief of Staff in the White House, we take on the headlines of the day. Joining Marc and co-host Anthony McCarthy are:
September 30, 2010
September 30, 2010
Welcome to the 2nd episode of our weekly series, On Delmarva. Journey with us each week through the Delmarva peninsula to hear the stories of its residents and explore the issues that touch all of our lives.
September 29, 2010
Tonight on the Marc Steiner Show, we take a look at the political landscape in Latin America. Our guests tackle upcoming elections, workers' rights, and more.
Joining us are:
September 29, 2010
September 28, 2010
A new bill seeks to mandate that all online communications service providers be required to comply with wiretap orders. This hour we discuss the questions this bill raises, such as how do we balance national security needs with individual privacy rights? We're joined by:
September 28, 2010
Pit bulls are often at the center of controversy, from illegal dog fighting to the occasional dog attack. Can fighting dogs be rehabilitated? Joining us this hour to talk about pit bulls are:
Caroline Griffin - Chair of the Baltimore Mayor's anti-animal abuse task force
Tami Gosheff - Head of Mid-Atlantic Bully Buddies, a rescue organization
September 27, 2010
Farms and homes across the state of Maryland are dealing with a new pest. The brown marmorated stink bug migrated to the US from Asia, and this season the invasive species has appeared in record numbers across the state.
September 27, 2010
September 27, 2010
September 23, 2010
September 23, 2010
Welcome to the premier of our new weekly series, On Delmarva. Journey with us each week through the Delmarva peninsula to hear the stories of its residents and explore the issues that touch all of our lives.
September 23, 2010
David Plouffe joins us to discuss the US political landscape, including a look ahead at this fall's elections. Plouffe managed Obama's presidential campaign in 2008. He's the author of the book The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory.
September 22, 2010
Actor Bob Wisdom has appeared in films like Ray, Barbershop 2, and Masked and Anonymous, but here in Baltimore he's especially celebrated for his role as Major Howard 'Bunny' Colvin on The Wire.
September 22, 2010
David Korten is co-founder and board chair of YES! magazine, founder and president of the People-Centered Development Forum, and one of the leading thinkers critiquing corporate globalization today.
September 21, 2010
September 21, 2010
September 21, 2010
Music legend Hazel Dickens turned 75 earlier this year. She joined us to speak about her life and music.
September 20, 2010
September 20, 2010
Author Paul Reyes joins us to discuss his new book Exiles in Eden: Life Among the Ruins of Florida's Great Recession. The book explores Paul's work with his father "trashing out" foreclosed homes in Florida, which lead him to begin investigating and reporting on the foreclosure crisis in one of the hardest hit states in the count
September 16, 2010
Tom Horton is a native of Maryland's Eastern Shore, a professor of History at Salisbury University, and the author of many books about the Chesapeake Bay. He was the environmental reporter for the Baltimore Sun for 35 years, and joined us today to discuss the environmental challenges facing the Eastern Shore
September 16, 2010
Arlene Holt Baker is the Executive Vice President of the AFL-CIO, and is the first African American to serve as an executive officer of the labor federation. She joins us today to talk about the future of the labor movement, as well as a new coalition of progressive people and organizations called th
September 16, 2010
What are the causes of the growing economic divide in the US, and what does rising economic inequality mean for our society? Joining us to look at these questions are:
Dedrick Mohammad - Senior Organizer and Research Associate for the Program on Inequality and the Common Good of the Institute for Policy Studies
September 15, 2010
September 15, 2010
September 14, 2010
Sobering statistics are set to be released this week that will show that the 2009 poverty level in America climbed to around 15%. That means that 1 in 7 Americans is living beneath the poverty line.
September 14, 2010
How can we ensure that young African American women grow into strong, independent adults? This Friday, the Congressional Black Caucus will host a panel focused on empowering African American girls, moderated by local author, comedian, and mental health advocate Meshelle. Joining us to discuss the importance of supporting young women are:
September 13, 2010
We continue our discussion about the primary elections tomorrow, and then are joined by NAACP President Benjamin Jealous, who discusses the current work of the NAACP, including organizing for the One Nation march on Washington, DC coming up on October 2, 2010.
September 13, 2010
The last primary elections of the year are being held tomorrow in 8 states around the country, including Maryland. Co-host Anthony McCarthy and guests Michael Johnson and Brian Griffiths join us to discuss the state of politics locally and nationally, and to take a look at some of the hottest races.
September 9, 2010
September 9, 2010
September 9, 2010
September 8, 2010
Baltimore native and New York Times best selling author, Laura Lippman, joined us today for a discussion about her latest novel, I'd Know You Anywhere. Lippman is the author of fourteen other novels, including The Tess Monaghan Series<
September 8, 2010
It's less than two months away from the midterm Congressional elections and political stratification in America is higher than ever. We sat down with our panel today to discuss the national headlines, from planned Koran burnings, to President Obama's speech on the economy, from Hillary Clinton's assertion that America is still relevant as a world leader, to predictions that Republicans will take
September 7, 2010
With the end of the baseball season heating up, we revisited a show from earlier this spring that focuses on African American participation in the sport.
September 7, 2010
In the second segment, we continue with Baltimore County politics with two of the women running for the Baltimore County Council. 1st District candidate Rebecca Dongarra and 4th district candidate Leronia Josey join us in the studio.