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Archives of the show until 2018. For recent archives, go to: The Marc Steiner Show at the Real News Network

February 22, 2017
Folding the Red Into Black (Credit: Amazon)
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Author Walter Mosley: Folding the Red Into the Black

February 22, 2017 - Segment 3 - We hosted a special rebroadcast of my October 2016 interview with author Walter Mosley about his book Folding the Red Into the Black: Developing a Viable UNtopia for Human Survival in the 21st Century.
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February 22, 2017
Pepe (Credit: Drawn by Dale Beran, on Tumblr Page)
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Dale Beran: 4Chan and The Rise Of Trump

February 22, 2017 - Segment 2 - I talked with Dale Beran, Professor in the SWAN (Screen Writing and Animation) Department at Morgan State University, about the imageboard website 4chan, based on his recent article, "4chan: The Skeleton Key to the Rise of Trump."
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February 8, 2017
The City Paper: Sex Issue (Credit: City Paper)
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City Paper This Week: The Sex Issue

February 8, 2017 - Segment 5 - We hosted our regular feature City Paper This Week! Steiner Show Senior Producer Mark Gunnery talks with City Paper's Interim Editor in Chief Brandon Soderberg about City Paper's Sex Issue!
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February 3, 2017
The Revolution Where You Live (Credit: Yes Magazine)
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Politics and Prose: The Revolution Where You Live

February 3, 2017 - Segment 3 - We hosted a interview Marc moderated with Yes! Magazine co-Founder and Editor at Large Sarah van Gelder, conducted this week at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington.
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January 27, 2017
John B Judis (Credit: Youtube)
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John B. Judis: Ascendance of Donald Trump & The Populist Explosion

January 27, 2017 - Segment 2 - We hosted a conversation Marc had last week at the Ivy Bookshop in Baltimore with author and journalist John B. Judis. We discussed the ramifications of the 2016 election, exploring the ascendance of Donald Trump in relation to Judis' recent work The Populist Explosion
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January 25, 2017
Scotty P (Credit: Ticketfly)
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Booth Stories: Scotty P & Jah Works

January 25, 2017 - Segment 3 - We host our regular feature Booth Stories, co-hosted by indie spoken word artist and musician Michelle Antoinette AKA LOVE the Poet, author of Black Marks on White Paper. This month we are joined by Scotty P, founding member and original front man of Jah Works.
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January 18, 2017
Fences (Credit: Wikipedia)
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August Wilson: Impact Of His Voice Today

January 18, 2017 - Segment 3 - We focus on the topic of the late playwright August Wilson and the relevance of his voice for today, noting the now-playing film version of Fences, and the opening of a new production of Jitney on Broadway. With: Shirley Basfield Dunlap.
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January 14, 2017
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Talk with Gene Bruskin: Pray for the Dead Playwright

January 13, 2017 - Segment 2 - I talk with playwright and labor activist Gene Bruskin, and then we broadcast his radio play about workers and unions called Pray for the Dead - A Musical Tale of Morgues, Moguls and Mutiny
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January 6, 2017
E. Ethelbert Miller (Credit: E. Ethelbert Miller Personal Website)
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E. Ethelbert Miller: Art In The Time Of Trump

January 6, 2017 - Segment 3 - I talk with E. Ethelbert Miller, poet, literary activist, and Board Chairperson of the Institute for Policy Studies. He and I talk about art in the time of Trump, jumping off from a poem he wrote recently about the rise of Donald Trump.
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January 2, 2017
2017
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Staff Music Picks of 2016 (Clean Version)

January 2, 2017 - Segment 1 - Happy 2017! The Marc Steiner Show staff shares their favorite music of 2016. With: Senior Producer Mark Gunnery, Producer Imani Spence, Research Producer Calvin Perry, Production Assistant Nadia Ramlagan, and Senior Producer Emeritus Stefanie Mavronis.
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January 2, 2017
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Staff Music Picks of 2016 (Explicit Version)

January 2, 2017 - Segment 1 - Happy 2017! The Marc Steiner Show staff shares their favorite music of 2016. With: Senior Producer Mark Gunnery, Producer Imani Spence, Research Producer Calvin Perry, Production Assistant Nadia Ramlagan, and Senior Producer Emeritus Stefanie Mavronis.
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January 2, 2017
Helicon
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Holiday Music Special: Helicon

December 28, 2016 - Segment 1 - We host our annual musical show with the magical tones of Helicon! You will hear Ken Kolodner, Robin Bullock, and Chris Norman. They will be joined by members of Charm City Junction: Brad Kolodner, Patrick McAvinue, and Alex Lacquement .
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December 23, 2016
Dot Everyman Theater (Credit: Everyman Theater Page)
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World Of The Play: Themes & Exploration of Dot

December 23, 2016 - Segment 3 - We play a fascinating panel discussion held last Saturday evening, December 17, at Everyman's World of the Play. The discussion was based on the themes of the current production, Dot, and was titled Mining the Magic of Memory. The panelists were: Temple Crocker, the Reverend Barry Kennard Hargrove, and Ursula Populoh.
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December 22, 2016
Reina Williams (Credit: Artist's Facebook page)
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Booth Stories: Performance & Interview With Reina Williams

December 22, 2016 - Segment 2 - We host our regular feature Booth Stories, co-hosted by Michelle Antoinette AKA LOVE the Poet, indie spoken word artist and musician, and author of Black Marks on White Paper. We will talk with singer/songwriter Reina Williams, who was originally from Baltimore.
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December 22, 2016
Locations, Discolations, Relocations (Credit: Indiegogo)
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Locations, Dislocations, & Relocations: Interview With Maria-Theresa Fernandes

December 22, 2016 - Segment 1 - I go to conduct an interview with fiber artist Maria-Theresa Fernandes about her exhibit that was recently on display at the Morgan State University's James E. Lewis Museum of Art.
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December 15, 2016
Helicon Album (Credit: All Music)
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Annual Musical Show: Helicon Performance

December 15, 2016 - Segment 1 - We host our annual musical show with the magical tones of Helicon! You will hear Ken Kolodner on hammered dulcimer and fiddle, Robin Bullock on guitar, cittern, piano and mandolin, and Chris Norman on wooden flutes, penny whistle, and bagpipes. They will be joined by members of Charm City Junction: Brad Kolodner on banjo, fiddle, and vocals; Patrick McAvinue on fiddle and mandolin; and Alex Lacquement on bass.
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December 9, 2016
Undocumented Aviva Chomsky (Credit: Amazon Books)
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Dr. Aviva Chomsky: How Immigration Became Illegal

December 9, 2016 - Segment 3 - I talk with author and activist Dr. Aviva Chomsky, professor of History and the Coordinator of Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies at the Salem State University in Massachusetts. Dr. Chomsky is author of the book UNDOCUMENTED: How Immigration Became Illegal.
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December 9, 2016
Koli Tengella
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Tengella’s Take: Class Division in the Black Community

December 9, 2016 - Segment 1 - We host our regular weekly feature Tengella's Take with Center for Emerging Media Satirical Commentator Koli Tengella. Tengella is President of Tengella Edutainment, an instructor and creator of the Positive Social Change Performing Arts Program at Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts High School, and he was a 2010 Open Society Institute Fellow.
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December 8, 2016
Krista Tippet (Credit: UC Santa Barbra Events Page)
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Interview With Krista Tippett: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living

December 8, 2016 - Segment 1 - We host a conversation that I had with Peabody Award-winning journalist, author and entrepreneur Krista Tippett a couple weeks ago at the Aspen Institute in Easton, Maryland. Tippett created and hosts the highly acclaimed public radio show and podcast On Being. She was awarded the 2013 National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama. I spoke with her about her new book Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living.
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December 6, 2016
Bell Foundry
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Ghost Ship Fire, The Bell Foundry, and DIY Spaces

December 6, 2016 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with a look at the deadly "Ghost Ship" warehouse fire in Oakland over the weekend, discuss the sudden closing of The Bell Foundry in Baltimore, the importance of DIY spaces, and the safety concerns of underground spaces.
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November 21, 2016
Gyasi Ross (Credit: TheStranger.com)
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Gyasi Ross: Perspectives Of A Native American Activist

November 21, 2016 - Segment 2 - We bring you from the archives a conversation I had with Gyasi Ross, father, writer, artist, attorney, member of the Blackfeet Tribe, and author of How To Say I Love You In Indian. We talk about the life and politics of America and racism, from the perspective of a Native American artist and activist.
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November 21, 2016
Kill The Indian Save The Man (Credit: Event page from BAIC)
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Baltimore American Indian Center: “Kill The Indian, Save the Man” Exhibit

November 21, 2016 - Segment 1 - We play a segment from my visit to the Baltimore American Indian Center to see their exhibit “Kill the Indian, Save the Man: The Indian Industrial School Movement,” which is on display until next year. I walked through the exhibit with Dr. Dennis Seymour and Ashley Minner.
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November 21, 2016
World of The Play (Credit: EveryMan Theater Site)
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Everyman Theater Panel: The Roommate & Journeys of Transformation

November 18, 2016 - Segment 2 - We play segment from a panel discussion I moderated for Everyman’s World of the Play series. We discuss themes that are in the play The Roommate. We speak with: Johanna Gruenhut, Caprece Jackson-Garrett, and The Rev. Merrick Moses. Everyman Theatre brought together a panel of dynamic people across generations who reflect and share personal journeys of transformation.
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