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

July 17, 2014
1877 Railroad Strike Baltimore
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Bill Barry: The 1877 Railroad Strike in Baltimore

July 17, 2013 - Segment 3 - We look at the first national strike in the U.S., which took place right here in Baltimore, with Bill Barry, retired Director of Labor Studies at CCBC, who joins me to talk about his new book The 1877 Railroad Strike in Baltimore.
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July 17, 2014
Race Riot in Cairo, Illinois
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July 17: This Day In History

July 17, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day of the 1771 Bloody Falls Massacre, the birthday of Frank Snowden, foremost scholar on blacks in ancient history, and 1967 race riot in Cairo, Illinois.
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July 17, 2014
City Paper This Week
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City Paper This Week: Artscape, Ratscape, Baltimore Festivals & More

July 16, 2014 - Segment 5 - We close out the show with our weekly feature City Paper This Week, with Senior Editor Baynard Woods. This week's issue focuses on Baltimore's many upcoming festivals, among other topics.
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July 17, 2014
Honduras and the Immigration Crisis
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Honduras, The Immigration Crisis At The Border & Black/Latino Relations

July 16, 2014 - Segment 2 - We turn to the topic of Honduras and the border crisis, with co-host Dr. Lawrence Brown, Assistant Professor of Public Health at Morgan State University.
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July 17, 2014
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
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July 16: This Day In History

July 16, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including kissing was banned in England as an attempt to stop the spread of disease; La Paz, Bolivia declared its independence from the Spanish Crown; and journalist and civil rights activist Ida Bell Wells-Barnett was born.
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July 17, 2014
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Sound Bites: Dangers of Methane | “Bee-Friendly” Plants Actually Harmful To Bees | Baltimore’s Park Heights Farmers Market

July 15, 2014 - Segment 4 - In the newest edition of Sound Bites, we hear a commentary on the dangers of methane being released from the earth, we learn about a recent report on how supposedly "bee-friendly" plants actually contain neonicotinoid pesticides, and look at Baltimore's Park Heights Farmers Market.
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July 17, 2014
Family of Trayvon Martin
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Where Is America One Year After George Zimmerman’s Acquittal?

July 15, 2014 - Segment 3 - We reflect upon the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin, a verdict which was handed down a year ago this week. With: Edward Wyckoff Williams and Dr. Ray Winbush.
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July 17, 2014
Career criminals and reduced sentences
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Descamps v. United States: SCOTUS Decision Opens Way For Reduced Sentences For Violent Offenders

July 15, 2014 - Segment 2 - We examine the impact of a U.S. Supreme Court decision, Descamps v. United States, which has opened the way for dozens of federal inmates from Maryland who are currently serving long-term sentences to seek reduced sentences.
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July 17, 2014
All Negro Comics
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July 15: This Day in History

July 15, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the day All-Negro Comics, the first known comic magazine written and drawn by African American writers and artists, was copyrighted; the day the steel strike of 1959 began; and the birthday of jazz pianist Philly Joe Jones.
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July 17, 2014
Family of Tyrone West
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Tyrone West’s Murder: One Year Later

July 14, 2014 - Segment 3 - We look at the upcoming anniversary on July 18 of a tragic event in Baltimore: the death of Tyrone West while in the custody of the Baltimore police.Where have we come since then? Where do we still need to go?
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July 14, 2014
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July 14: This Day in History

July 14, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some events from this day in history: The beginning of the French Revolution, the birth of singer Lady Bo, the arrival of Marcus Garvey in Jamaica, and the day Alabama and Mississippi Democrats walked out of the DNC.
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July 10, 2014
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July 10: This Day in History

July 10, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the charging of John T. Scopes, with teaching evolution, a 1966 rally at Soldier Field in Chicago in which Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to a crowd of 60,000 people, and Boris Yeltsin taking office as the first elected president of the Russian republic.
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July 9, 2014
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Celebrating Poet June Jordan’s Birthday

July 9, 2014 - Segment 4 We celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Caribbean-American poet and activist June Jordan with poet and retired librarian Pamela Johnson; and Michelle Antoinette aka LOVE the Poet, spoken word artist and musician.
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July 9, 2014
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Israel/Palestine Roundtable: Abu Khdeir Family

July 9, 2014 - Segment 2 - Today we have a special interview with members of the Abu Khdeir family. Mohammed Abu Khdeir was the Palestinian teenager who was kidnapped and murdered in a revenge killing in Jerusalem.
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July 9, 2014
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July 9: This Day In History

July 9, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc discusses events from this day in history, including an important moment in the Boxer Rebellion, the founding of the Wimbleton tourney, and the death of actor James Baskett, the first African American to win an honorary Oscar.
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July 9, 2014
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Sound Bites: Park Heights Farmers Market | Urban Foraging | Undercover Ag Drones | Special Recipe

July 8, 2014 - Segment 3 - On a brand new episode of Sound Bites, we discuss a farmers market in Park Heights, using drones to learn more about what's happening inside industrial agriculture operations, and hear two seasonal recipes.
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July 9, 2014
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Immigration Roundtable: Border-Crossing Conditions

July 8, 2014 - Segment 2 - On today's roundtable, we debate immigration policy, in light of protests against immigrants in California, and check in more specifically with the conditions of the children crossing the border.
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July 7, 2014
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The Intersection On Their Move To Highlandtown and Books & BBQ

July 7, 2014 - Segment 3 - Teens from The Intersection speak of canvassing for their initiative and an upcoming "Books And BBQ" event, in which their students will read to children from the Highlandtown neighborhood of Baltimore.
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July 6, 2014
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July 4: This Day in History

July 4, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress, the abolition of slavery in New York, and the publication of “America the Beautiful” by Katherine Lee Bates.
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July 6, 2014
Chauncey Whitehead and Ms. Ernestine Shephard
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Burn Off The Barbecue Walk

July 3, 2014 - Segment 3 - It's out monthly segment on fitness and wellness, with fitness trainer and community activist Chauncey Whitehead and Rhonda Silva, Division Administrator of the Baltimore City Cancer Program(BCCP) at the University of Maryland's Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center. Join Chauncey and Ernestine Shepherd on Saturday morning at 7:30 at Druid Hill Park for their post-July 4th "Burn Off the Barbecue" Walk.
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July 6, 2014
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Gay and Muslim in America

July 3, 2014 - Segment 2 - This week marks the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, celebrated by Muslims worldwide, and the end of "Pride" celebrations by the LGBT community across the country. Edward Wyckoff Williams joins us to talk about his recent report for Al Jazeera America on "Gay and Muslim in America."
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July 6, 2014
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July 3: This Day in History

July 3, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the 1835 strike of children in Paterson, NJ, the legalization of same-sex marriage in Spain, and the births of Mississippi John Hurt and Franz Kafka.
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July 2, 2014
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50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act

July 2 - Segment 2 - The Civil Rights Act is one of the most influential acts ever passed by the US government. We discuss its wide-ranging impacts and the history of its passage on its fiftieth anniversary, including the surprising amount of Republican support.
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July 1, 2014
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Sound Bites: Chesapeake Bay | Climate Justice | Gather Baltimore

July 1, 2014 - Segment 4 - We begin our weekly hour of Sound Bites by checking in with Tim Wheeler, reporter for The Baltimore Sun's environmental blog B'More Green, on the Chesapeake Bay. Next we talk about climate change across the U.S. with Jacqueline Patterson, Director of the NAACP Climate Justice Initiative; and Brentin Mock, a journalist who writes about environmental issues for Grist. We close out the show with a visit from Arthur Morgan, founder of Gather Baltimore. Gather Baltimore will be hosting a fundraiser spaghetti dinner next week.
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July 1, 2014
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SCOTUS Update: Harris v. Quinn Decision

July 1, 2014 - Segment 3 - We turn to another Supreme Court decision handed down yesterday, in the case of Harris v. Quinn. The Court's ruling states that state governments cannot force-unionize participants in state entitlement programs or force them to pay union dues as a condition of receiving help from the state.
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July 1, 2014
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SCOTUS Update: Hobby Lobby Decision

July 1, 2014 - Segment 2 - We turn to a debate over today's U.S. Supreme Court "Hobby Lobby" decision, which ruled that some companies with religious objections may avoid the contraceptives requirement in the Affordable Care Act. This decision marks the first time the high court has declared that businesses can hold religious views under federal law.
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July 1, 2014
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July 1: This Day in History

July 1, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened this day in history including, the 1929 streetcar workers strike in New Orleans, Clarence Thomas' nomination to the Supreme Court in 1991 and the birthday of civil rights activist and NAACP leader Walter White.
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June 30, 2014
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Israel/Palestine Update

June 30, 2014 - Segment 4 - As the Israel/Palestine conflict grows more complicated, we discuss its many sides and viewpoints with Real News Network reporter Lia Tarachansky, who will give us a live update from the area.
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June 30, 2014
Lena Horne
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June 30: This Day In History

June 30, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including Independence Day in Korea, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi, the day Congress created present day Oklahoma, and the birthday of Lena Horne.
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June 26, 2014
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Kine AW And Her Stunning Artworks

June 27, 2014 - Segment 2 - A discussion with Kine AW, whose art uses diverse materials, including tar, resin, and her own breath, to create stunning Modernist artworks depicting the people and objects of Africa, on display at the James E Lewis Museum of Art.
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