Show Podcasts

For our first hour, we'll discuss some different approaches to job creation in our growing unemployment crisis.

If and when Mayor Sheila Dixon resigns or is forced from office, what will change in Baltimore, both in City Hall and beyond?  What legal questions remain now, in this potentially precedent-setting case?  We're joined by:

David Gray - Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Maryland School of Law

Matthew Joseph, Executive Director of Advocates for Children and Youth, joins Marc to discuss how the bad economy affects families in Baltimore and what the government is or isn't doing to help.

We open our hour with the latest installment from our series with Good Samarian hospital; tonight, we hear from their spine center.

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.

When Annie Leonard created a short video illuminating the interconnected nature of environmental and social issues around the world, she never expected many people would see it.  Now that many millions have watched The Story of Stuff online, in classrooms, and beyond, what is Annie Leonard up to?

After more than six days of deliberation, the verdict returned on the trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon. She's been found guilty on a single count of embezzlement regarding gift cards intended as charity. Though she was acquited of the felony charge, the misdemenor could force her out of office.

The second hour of the Marc Steiner Show continues the discussion on race by author Richard Benjamin. Richard's book,Whitopia: An Improbable Journey to the Heart of White America, chronicles his travels across the US visiting with white folks who have chosen to live far away from multicultural environments and their influences.

The second hour of the Marc Steiner Show continues the discussion on race by author Richard Benjamin. Richard's book,Whitopia: An Improbable Journey to the Heart of White America, chronicles his travels across the US visiting with white folks who have chosen to live far away from multicultural environments and their influences.

For the first segment of this hour, Marc spoke with guests about the ongoing Felony Theft trial involving Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon.  The panel included:

It's time to talk about the economy. Our country is in terrible debt, unemployment is higher than ever; many Americans can't afford to take a day off work, much less go to a doctor. Who will save us? Can we save ourselves? How do we re-engage our increasingly disenfranchised numbers?

We open today's show with an update on the trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon from WEAA reporter Melody Simmons and MPT State Circle correspondent, Charles Robinson.

Jurors will return for a fourth day of debate tomorrow, as Mayor Sheila Dixon's trial continues.  We discuss the implications of the case this hour with:

In our second hour, we continue our commentary on the latest developments in the Dixon Trial. Tonight's panel included:

Baltimore criminal defense attorney Dwight Pettit and reporter Melody Simmons join us to discuss Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's trial for theft at the top of the hour.

This morning, state prosecutors rested their case in the criminal theft trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon. Nearly twenty witness were called--but developer and former boyfriend Ronald H. Lipscomb, whose testimony was believed to be key in the Mayor's prosecution, wasn't among them.  

We open our first hour with a clip from our conversation series from Good Samaritan Hospital, examining some of the myths and misconceptions about flu shots.

Next, updates and commentary on the trial of Mayor Shelia Dixon from field reporter Melody Simmons and Professor of Law at Maryland State University School of Law Doug Colbert.