September 7, 2010
In the first segment, we talk with Baltimore County Executive candidate Kevin Kamenetz. He has served on the Baltimore County Council for the past fifteen years in the 2nd district.
September 3, 2010
September 3, 2010
September 3, 2010
September 2, 2010
September 2, 2010
Fahima Vorgetts, an Afghan-born humanitarian activist, is Director of the Afghan Women's Fund. Yesterday she returned from a trip to Afghanistan, where she works building schools for girls and running literacy programs for women, among many other endeavors.
September 2, 2010
President Obama has announced the formal end of the combat mission in Iraq, but what does that really mean in terms of day-to-day life for Americans and Iraqis? Phyllis Bennis from the Institute for Policy Studies joins us to discuss her take on the situation in Iraq, and the way forward.
September 2, 2010
Although the flow of oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig into the Gulf has stopped, there's still a lot of work to be done to minimize the impact of the spill on the residents of the Gulf Coast and the fragile ecosystems around the spill.
September 1, 2010
September 1, 2010
Iraqi-American independent journalist Emad Ashour Alkhafaji speaks to us from Baghdad to update us on public sentiment in Iraq after President Obama declared the end of the US combat role in Iraq in his address from the Oval Office last night.
September 1, 2010
August 31, 2010
How can we protect our privacy while still using increasingly ubiquitous devices like cell phones, GPS's, and personal computers?
August 31, 2010
Two recent murder cases in Baltimore City involved young people whose families had attempted to find them mental health care. Our panel examines those cases and takes a look at the resources available to those who seek psychological help.
Joining us are:
August 30, 2010
August 30, 2010
Patricia Jessamy has served as Baltimore City State's Attorney since 1995. This year she faces one of her first major reelection challenges, from Baltimore lawyer Gregg Bernstein. She joins us today to discuss the campaign and her record in office.
August 26, 2010
In the second hour, we talk with leaders from African American and Lation communities about the recent violence, and a historical tension between the two communities.
Guests
August 26, 2010
In the first hour of the program we talk with Baltimore City Police Commissioner Bealefeld about crime in the city. We will discuss his view on the current state of affairs in the city and his plans to fight crime.
August 25, 2010
Author Jeanine Cummins joins us to discuss her novel The Outside Boy, which traces the coming of age of Christy, a young Irish gypsy. Cummins is the author of the memoir A Rip in Heaven.
August 25, 2010
A roaring jet engine overhead. The ring of a cell phone. Your
neighbor's blaring rock music. Author Garret Keizer takes on the
subject of noise in his new book The Unwanted Sound of Everything We
Want: A Book About Noise. He and Marc discuss when sound becomes
noise, and the politics of what we hear.
August 25, 2010
Join us for another Urbanite Radio story. Today we sat down with Brian Murphy and Hillary A.
August 24, 2010
On the 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina we discuss the state of New Orleans today, the immediate aftermath, and the other aspects surrounding it.
Guests
August 24, 2010
In the first hour of the show we talk with experts about the relationship between technology and the brain, exploring how the technological devices which have become common place in our society have altered the way we think.
Guests
August 23, 2010
LaMarr Darnell Shields and David C. Miller of the Urban Leadership Institute are known for their innovative programs that help participants build leadership and professional skills.
August 23, 2010
Deadly floods continue to spread across Pakistan. Over the past 3 weeks, almost 5 million people have been displaced by the worst flooding in Pakistan's history. Joining us to discuss the humanitarian and political implications of the flood are:
August 19, 2010
In another of our Urbanite Radio Stories, we learn about a garden in an unlikely place. Inside the walls of the Metropolitan Transition Center in Baltimore, Correctional Officer Maurice Smith runs a program where inmates grow food and flowers, and help maintain a serene and welcoming corner of an otherwise stark place.
August 19, 2010
August 19, 2010
We talk with Emory Douglas who was the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party from 1967 until the disbandment of the parties newspaper in 1979. Some have attributed him to branding the parties 'military-chic' image and his powerful depictions played a part in the parties legacy.
August 18, 2010
August 18, 2010
August 17, 2010
We discuss with Muslim leaders about their thoughts on the proposed construction of an Islamic Community Center near Ground Zero and the negative response of some groups to its construction.
Panel
August 17, 2010
Marc co-hosts with Anthony McCarthy a discussion with Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. We discuss topics including the re-opening of pools, the spike of violence in the city, and the upcoming elections. Be sure to phone in with your questions for Mayor Rawlings-Blake.
August 16, 2010
We discuss the future of the Internet focusing on a proposal by Google and Verizon which would allow telecom companies to throttle the connections speeds of different websites, making websites pay more to have faster connections. This has been seen as a betrayal by Google to their committment to an open Internet.
Guests
August 16, 2010
We remember jazz singer Abbey Lincoln and celebrate her life through her music. We are joined Doc Manning of WEAA's In the Tradition.
August 16, 2010
Anthony McCarthy co-hosts an hour of political discussion on topics including city/state news, the rising violence in Baltimore, and upcoming elections. We're also joined by Marvin 'Doc' Cheatham, recently retired President of the Baltimore NAACP.
August 11, 2010
August 11, 2010
August 11, 2010
Madison Smartt Bell's latest book, Devil's Dream, is a historical novel centered around Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. To learn more about Madison, who has had a dozen other novels published, is an English Professor at Goucher College, and lives in Baltimore, go to his website.
August 10, 2010
For our second hour, an interview in Urbanite magazine, with author and professor Sheryll Cashin. Sheryll talks with Marc about the diversity imperative and the civil rights movement of the 21st century.
August 10, 2010
Writer and political analyst Dedrick Muhammad joins Marc to co-host this hour.
August 9, 2010
August 9, 2010
August 3, 2010
Actor, producer, and activist Danny Glover sat down with Marc at the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit in June, to discuss how he got into acting, the inspiration for his acting, and more.
July 31, 2010
July 29, 2010
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Kai Bird joins us to talk about his most recent book, Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956-1978.
July 29, 2010
We're joined by cartoonist-reporter Joe Sacco. His most recent book, Footnotes in Gaza, tries to get to the heart of a tragic incident in 1956 in the Gaza Strip in which 111 Palestinians were shot by Israeli soldiers.
July 28, 2010
July 28, 2010
The election of Barack Obama brought to light a divide between the blackelectorate and much of the older generation of prominent black leaders. While the overwhelming majority of black voters backed Obama, many of the civil-rights era leaders initially endorsed Hillary Clinton.
July 28, 2010
We're joined by Howell S. Baum, author of the new book Brown in Baltimore: School Desegregation and the Limits of Liberalism. Why has segregation continued in Baltimore's schools over fifty-five years after legal school segregation was outlawed?
July 28, 2010
Historian Nell Irvin Painter joins us to talk about her recent book, The History of White People.Ranging from a discussion of Caesar's descriptions of outlying tribes in ancient Europe to a look at present-day America, the book takes a comprehensiv
July 28, 2010
During the first segment we are joined by Greg Epstein,Humanist Chaplain of Harvard University and author of Good Without God:What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe. He talks about atheism, religion and ethics.