October 6, 2009
The Center for Emerging Media is commited to bringing you thoughtful and provocative discussions on issues that matter. Whether we’re looking at the issue of child marriage or exploring the life of a disabled Iraq War veteran while also hearing from Iraqi-Americans, our programs provide context and analysis to help you learn about the world. We’ll bring you voices that are often ignored by traditional mainstream media and talk about the things that are important to you.
October 2, 2009
September 24, 2009
We talk with Michael Corbin, who teaches writing to prisoners in Baltimore. His article "Learning the Hard Way" is available in this month's Urbanite.
September 24, 2009
September 23, 2009
September 22, 2009
July 14, 2009
Ever dreamed of tearing up your lawn and growing some plants you can eat? We're joined by Scott Carlson, who did just that outside of his Rodgers Forge rowhouse, and Jon Traunfeld, the director of the Home and Garden Information Center at University of Maryland. While you're listening to our podcast, take a look at
July 13, 2009
Take a trip with us to Druid Hill Park, where a group called the Druid Hill Park Players formed around the basketball courts, offering mentoring to younger players and providing informal oversight of the courts and the park. We'll talk with Orrin Webb, CEO and founder of the Park Players, and Michael Marks, Co-founder and Director of the Park Players.
July 13, 2009
Author John Pipkin grew up in Baltimore. He recently had his first novel published, a work of historical fiction using Henry David Thoreau as the main character called
June 30, 2009
March 10, 2009
It just so happens that Philipp Meyer grew up in Hampden, the same neighborhood in Baltimore where our offices and studios are. He stopped by for an interview while he was in town on the book tour for his first novel, American Rust. It's a story set in a small, former steel town in western Pennsylvania, that explores how people's lives change when stable, middle-class jobs disappear from the place they call home. Listen to the interview here.
March 4, 2009
Philip Dray is an award winning author who is responsible for novels such as Stealing God’s Thunder and At the Hands of Persons Unknown, which won the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award and the Southern Book Critics Circle Award. Dray was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
His new novel, Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen, shines a new light on the post-Civil War era of US history, focusing on the first black members of Congress, important historical figures who are frequently overlooked.