Marc Steiner

We open today's show with this week's installment of Your Money Matters. Today, we talk refinancing with Kathy Brown. 

Today Frances Moore Lappe', co-founder of the Small Planet Institute"Living Democracy" advocate and author of 18 books which include the bestseller Diet For A Small Planet,  joins us and talks about her new book Getting

Have you ever heard of the Maryland Fish Pepper? In another Urbanite Radio Story, we look at the history of this local hot pepper.  It faded out of popularity and was almost lost, but a few people are working to bring the Fish Pepper back to Maryland.

David Kirby joins us to discuss his new book Animal Factory: The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig, Dairy and Poultry Farms on Humans and the Environment.

In our second hour today, we explore a surprising alliance.  During World War II, many Jewish professors fled from Nazi Germany and were offered positions at historically black colleges.  We discuss the intertwined history of African Americans and Jews with the curators of Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jew

Questions of indigenous sovereignty have been raised in light of Britain's refusal to let the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team enter the country on their Haudenosaunee Confederacy passports for the World Lacrosse Championships.  The team refused to travel on US passports.

Tonight we tackle the big questions surrounding Maryland's transportation system.  How can we overhaul public transit to make sure it serves the needs of everyone in the state?  What's the future of the MARC system, the InterCounty Connector, and the buses in Baltimore?  Should we devote more resources to rail, roads, or bike trails?  Our guests are:

We start off the show with Your Health Today, as we talk about why a 50,000 mile checkup is as good for you as it is for your car.

Whether you have a few plants around the house, or a green thumb and enough crops to provide your friends and family with an endless supply of fresh food, tune in this hour to learn more about gardening.  We're joined by:

As part of our Voices From the Archives series, we revisit two interviews with noted writers of our time. First, Marc speaks with Mark Bowden, author of many books including Black Hawk Down, about his 2006 work

In late June 2009, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was forcefully removed from office, an action that was condemned by the United Nations and governments around the world.  This hour, we discuss the coup and developments in Honduras over the past year with our guests:

Karla Lara - Honduran singer and activist

Education policy guru Dr. Diane Ravitch was one of the chief architects of the No Child Left Behind legislation - one of the major education initiatives under George W. Bush. That’s why she’s turning heads now as one of the most outspoken critics of the policy.

The incomparable John Waters, Baltimore native and writer/director of cult classic films like Pink Flamingos and Hairspray, joined us to talk about his new autobiography Role Models.  

We revisit our interview with actress Pam Grier, an icon of 1970's cinema.  Grier is best known for her roles in films like Coffy and Foxy Brown, although she has continued to act in films and television, including a starring role in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown in 1997 and supporting roles in The L Word and Smallville.

The financial reform bill is on the verge of passing the House.  Americans for Financial Reform Executive Director Heather Booth joins us to explain what's in the bill, what compromises have been made, and how it will affect us all.

This Monday, leaders of the NAACP California chapter announced that they support the passing of a marijuana legalization initiative to be voted on in California in November. The measure would allow people age 21 and older to possess an ounce of marijuana.

For the second hour, Marc discusses the finalized Baltimore City budget with guests:

We take a look at the troubling report in the Baltimore Sun that raised the question of why so many reports of rape in Baltimore are categorized as false by the police department.  Baltimore has the highest rate of such cases in the nation.  We're joined by:

Bestselling author Naomi Klein joins us today to talk about the G-20 Summit, and why she believes the participants are forcing the public to pay for the mistakes of the banking industry.

Johns Hopkins Political Science professor Lester Spence is a regular on the Marc Steiner Show. He's out here at the U.S. Social Forum and joined us for an interview along with his father, Vaughn Spence, a veteran political activist. They discuss their hometown of Detroit, the

Today we bring you two hours of special coverage of the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit.