March 18, 2010
March 18, 2010
March 18, 2010
In this week’s installment of Your Money Matters, we speak with Herman Williams, Chairman of the Board of MECU.
March 17, 2010
March 17, 2010
In the first hour of today’s show, Marc sits down with Baltimore City Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld to discuss public safety in our city.
March 17, 2010
Noted poet E. Ethelbert Miller joins Marc for a wide-ranging discussion of modern language, literature, and culture. He argues that there are no current cultural figures who are presenting fresh ideas and leading us forward.
March 16, 2010
Co-host Lea Gilmore joins us to discuss the past, present, and future of Baltimore's Pennsylvania Avenue, known for its rich cultural legacy. Our guests are Linda Richardson, Executive Director of Historical Pennsylvania Avenue Main Street, and local historians Willie and Zelma Ragsdale.
March 16, 2010
March 15, 2010
Marc and Anthony are joined by members of the left, right and center to get a full view of issues concerning law makers and the people of Maryland. Joining March and Anthony are:
Delegate Jill Carter, State Representative of the 41st district, Democrat
March 15, 2010
March 11, 2010
March 11, 2010
For our second hour, Marc talks with Nancy Grasmick, Maryland State Superintendant of Schools. We get an update on the latest issues and ideas in Maryland education.
March 11, 2010
We open tonight with a new segment, "Your Money Matters" with Bert Hash. Today, we explore the difference between banks and credit unions. Which is right for you?
March 10, 2010
The second hour of today's show continues our Voices From the Archives series. We put a new spin on America's most popular animated family - The Simpsons - as we discuss the spiritual side of the show.
Marc is joined by:
March 10, 2010
First up today, we talk to Annie Leonard. She’s the writer of the Internet video sensation “The Story of Stuff.” The 20 minute cartoon explains the interconnected nature of environmental and social issues around the world, and why our addiction to stuff is wrong. She joins Marc to talk about her new book based on the film.
March 9, 2010
Last month we talked to Joan Jacobson about her Urbanite article “The Color Line,” which chronicles a diverse block on East Baltimore Street in the Patterson Park neighborhood.
March 9, 2010
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.
March 8, 2010
March 8, 2010
March 3, 2010
Wandering Souls -Come Home is the final segment of Shared Weight. We continue the journey with Vietnam Veteran Homer Steedly as he meets with the family of the Vietnamese soldier he killed forty years before.
Listen to the entire series here.
March 3, 2010
The six part documentary series Shared Weight looks at the legacy of the Vietnam War and brings into the open the consequenses of a conflict which are too often ignored. It is an attempt to begin a conversation between warriors, artists, war resisters, and Vietnamese people. Today on the Marc Steiner Show we revisit two hours of the series.
March 2, 2010
March 2, 2010
Israeli filmmaker Dan Geva joins Marc to discuss art, the philosophy of film, and why the truth of any documentary is subjective. Dan Geva is a Spring 2010 Schusterman Visiting Artist at Maryland Institute College of Art. As part of his residency, he and his wife are hosting a series of film screenings highlighting contemporary Israeli films.
March 1, 2010
March 1, 2010
February 25, 2010
For the last part of our show, we'll talk with Reverend Carl David Olson, who will be installed as the new minister of the First Unitarian Church of Baltimore on March 7th. Reverend Olson talks about the important role spirituality plays in building a stronger community.
February 25, 2010
February 25, 2010
February 24, 2010
February 24, 2010
February 23, 2010
February 23, 2010
February 23, 2010
In our first segment, Marc takes his cue from a conversation we started yesterday to discuss Baltimore's future. Both our community and our city need to evolve. What should the priorities be? How do we move forward? We debate education, gambling as a revenue source, innovation in housing, public spaces and city infrastructure.
February 22, 2010
Marc and guest host Anthony McCarthy continue the discussion on gambling in Maryland. The phones were jumping aas Marylanders had their say about this hot button topic. Joining Marc and Anthony are Rev.
February 22, 2010
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is determined to have Baltimore City operate within budget. Up on the chopping block is the Mayor's Channel 25. What's next?Will keeping Baltimore in the green mean an end to going green? Marc and Anthony discuss how city budget cuts will impact neighborhoods and city residents.
February 18, 2010
February 18, 2010
February 18, 2010
We start out today with our latest installment of Your Health Today. We'll be talking with the Good Samaritan Spine Center about spinal health.
February 17, 2010
In our second hour, Marc hosts a news round-up, including a discussion of snow removal efforts, a recent New York Times article about the Congressional Black Caucus's controversial fundraising tactics, and other topics. Guests include:
February 17, 2010
In our first hour, Marc talks with 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.
February 16, 2010
Christopher Taylor, president of the Union Square neighborhood association, claims he was unjustly arrested in front of his home last week. Marc talks with Taylor and Robert Giroux, another Union Square resident, about the incident. The Baltimore Police were invited, but unable, to join the discussion.
February 16, 2010
February 16, 2010
February 16, 2010
February 11, 2010
February 11, 2010
February 10, 2010
February 9, 2010
For our second hour, we feature this month's Keynote interview in Urbanite magazine, author and professor Sheryll Cashin. Sheryll talks with Marc about the diversity imperative and the civil rights movement of the 21st century.
February 9, 2010
This Sunday, NOLA's Saints were victorious over the Indianapolis Colts, 31 to 17. Sports and politics writer Dave Zirin joins Marc to talk about the highlights of Superbowl 44.
February 9, 2010
On the fifth of February, Meshelle and her husband Lamarr Darnell Shields had the the honor of escorting their eight year old daughter Hadiya to the White House for a tour and a reception with President Obama.