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

May 7, 2014
Jimmy Ruffin
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May 7: This Day In History

May 7, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day ride-in protests of segregated streetcars in Southern cities took place, the day singer Jimmy Ruffin was born, and the day the independence of Greece was recognized.
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May 6, 2014
Saru Jayaraman
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Sound Bites: From Our Archives – Behind The Kitchen Door | A Kayak Trip Through Delmarva

May 6, 2014 - Segment 3 - This week on Sound Bites we start with a conversation about the poor working conditions in America's restaurant industry and take a kayak trip through the Delmarva peninsula.
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May 6, 2014
Lynda Van Devanter
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Shared Weight: Mash 1969 – Visions of War, Dreams of Peace

May 6, 2014 - Segment 2 - We broadcast another segment of our series on the Viet Nam War, Shared Weight: The Fall of Saigon, 30 Years Later. This segment is called Mash 1969 - Visions of War, Dreams of Peace. We turn to the stories of two writers: poet George Evans and the late Lynda Van Devanter.
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May 6, 2014
Chief Crazy Horse
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May 6: This Day In History

May 6, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Sioux surrendered to U.S. troops in Nebraska, the day President Eisenhower signed Civil Rights Act of 1960, and the day American author and philosopher Henry David Thoreau died.
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May 6, 2014
Shared Weight - Woody's Journey
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Shared Weight: The Fall of Saigon, 30 Years Later – Woody’s Journey

May 5, 2014 - Segment 4 - We close out Monday's show with another special archive edition from our acclaimed series Shared Weight: The Fall of Saigon, 30 Years Later. Today we feature the inspirational story of Vietnam vet and addiction recovery counselor Woody Curry: Woody's Journey.
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May 6, 2014
Taylor Branch and Harry Belafonte
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Taylor Branch on Citizenship & Freedom: Memphis 1968, and Afterward

May 5, 2014 - Segment 3 - We talk with Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the America in the King Years Trilogy, Taylor Branch, about the course he teaches at the University of Baltimore, " Citizenship & Freedom: The Civil Rights Era." On Tuesday evening, May 6, at 5:30, acclaimed singer, actor, and human rights activist Harry Belafonte will be the featured guest at the final seminar for Branch's class.
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May 6, 2014
Derrick Jensen
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Derrick Jensen on Environmentalism, Sustainability & The West

May 5, 2014 - Segment 2 - In a special archive edition of The Marc Steiner show, you will hear my 2011 interview with environmental author and activist Derrick Jensen, one of the leading thinkers on issues of sustainability and the philosophy of environmentalism. Jensen's books include Endgame and Truths Among Us, among many others.
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May 6, 2014
Mt. Pleasant riots in Washington DC, 1991
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May 5: This Day In History

May 5, 2014 - Segment 1 - On this day in history, Carnegie Hall in New York had its grand opening, German philosopher Karl Marx was born, and the day in 19991 that a riot broke out in the Mt. Pleasant section of Washington, D.C. after police shot a Salvadoran man.
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May 3, 2014
vera stark
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World Of The Play: Race And Representation

May 2, 2014 - Segment 4 - We hear an illuminating discussion that took place last Saturday at Everyman Theatre as part of their World of the Play series. The topic was Race and Representation: "Our greatest accomplishment. Our greatest shame."
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May 3, 2014
Ali Abunimah
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Ali Abunimah: The Battle For Justice In Palestine

May 2, 2014 - Segment 3 - Ali Abunimah, Palestinian-American journalist, co-founder of the Electronic Intifada, and author of the books The Battle for Justice in Palestine and One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse, joins us to discuss the current situation in Palestine, the Boycott Divestment Sanctions movement, and the prospects for a single state solution.
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May 3, 2014
point and shoot
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Maryland Film Festival: Point And Shoot

May 2, 2014 - Segment 2 - We take a sneak peak at the Maryland Film Festival! We shine a spotlight on Marshall Curry's POINT AND SHOOT. POINT AND SHOOT follows Matt VanDyke, a 27-year-old with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder who left his home in Baltimore in 2006, bought a motorcycle and a video camera and began a three-year, 35,000-mile motorcycle trip through Northern Africa and the Middle East.
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May 3, 2014
reading
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African American Children’s Book Festival

May 1, 2014 - Segment 3 - We look at African American Children's Literature, with: Dr. Mubina Kirmani,professor in the College of Education at Towson University and author of Bundle of Secrets: Savita Returns Home, and Helen Yuen, Marketing Director at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African American History and Culture.
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May 3, 2014
little walter
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May 1: This Day In History

May 1, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc looks at some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the Haymarket riots for the 8 hour day that led to May First becoming International Workers' Day, the birth of blues harmonica player Little Walter, and the death of Czech composer Antonín Dvořák.
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May 1, 2014
A prison philosophy program tells us what we can learn about life from lifers
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This Week In City Paper with Baynard Woods

April 30, 2014 - Segment 5 - We close the show with This Week in the City Paper, with Senior Editor Baynard Woods. He talks about this week's issue, which includes Baynard's feature "Heart of Darkness: A prison philosophy program tells us what we can learn from lifers."
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May 1, 2014
The House I Live In
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Mother To Mother: Ending the Murder and Violence in Our Communities

April 30, 2014 - Segment 4 - We discuss Mother To Mother: Let the Healing Begin: Ending the Murder and Violence in Our Communities, an event hosted by Institute of the Black World 21st Century. The event will take place Friday, May 2, at 7:00pm at the Real News Media Center, 235 Holliday Street, Baltimore.
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May 1, 2014
Immigration reform protest
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On International Workers’ Day: Protest For Immigration Reform

April 30, 2014 - Segment 3 - International Workers' Day, traditionally a day to celebrate the accomplishments of labor and the workers, is May 1. This year May Day will bring protests across the country on behalf of immigrant rights and immigration reform.
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May 1, 2014
Donald Sterling, V. Stiviano
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What Does Outrage Around LA Clipper’s Donald Sterling Mean?

April 30, 2014 - Segment 2 - We discuss the outrage surrounding Los Angeles Clipper's owner Donald Sterling. Today, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver banned Sterling for life for making racist comments in a recorded conversation, and fined him $2.5 million. It is anticipated that Sterling will be removed from the league.
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May 1, 2014
muddy waters
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April 30: This Day In History

April 30, 2014 - Segment 1 - Did you know that on this day in history great American guitarist and singer-songwriter Muddy Waters passed away, Louisiana became a state, and the day graphic photographs of life inside Abu Ghraib prison were released? Marc talks about those events and more on This Day In History.
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May 1, 2014
Why american apples just got banned in Europe
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Sound Bites: Eat Less Chicken / American Apples Banned in Europe / The Bay Bridge Ospreys

April 29, 2014 - Segment 3 - We begin our newest edition of Sound Bites with a look at how much water it actually takes to raise and slaughter a chicken. Then, we explore why American apples were just banned in Europe and hear about the Bay Bridge ospreys that made headline news this week.
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April 30, 2014
img-Officials-to-host-youth-forum-addressing-violence
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How Can We Stop Youth Violence in Baltimore?

April 29, 2014 - Segment 2 - The shooting last week of 17-year-old youth leader Michael Mayfield made local headlines, followed by the shooting of a 14-year-old which made the 7th teen killed in Baltimore so far this year. We start our show this morning discussing youth violence and talking about what we can do and what the city should be doing to properly address this issue.
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April 30, 2014
Duke Ellington
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April 29: This Day In History

April 29, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day Maryland's House of Delegates voted not to secede from the Union, the day Richard Wright's Black Boy became a number-one bestseller, and the day pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington was born.
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April 28, 2014
bel-park-building
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Public Housing Residents Fighting Privatization

April 28, 2014 - Segment 3 - We continue our coverage of Baltimore City's plan to privatize public housing. We hear from public housing residents and activists: Jessica Lewis, housing organizer at the Right to Housing Alliance; Mitch Peterson from the Chase House; Sharon Jones from the Bel Park Tower; and Gary Stroud from Bernard E. Mason Apartments.
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April 28, 2014
mussolini
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April 28: This Day In History

April 28, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including Maryland's ratification of the US Constitution, the Mutiny on the Bounty, the killing of deposed Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci and the overthrow and assassination of Afghan president Mohammed Daoud Khan.
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April 26, 2014
The Coates' and Marc
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The Coates: A Father & Son Discuss the Road to Manhood

April 25, 2014 - Segment 5 - Ta-Nehisi Coates is an author whose new book is called The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood. He and his father, Paul Coates, joined us to discuss the complexities of coming of age and raising a family in black, urban America. Their real-life story takes place in Baltimore, but could translate easily to many cities around the United States.
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April 25, 2014
evodie ngoy
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Evodie Ngoy: The Paradise That Wasn’t

April 25, 2014 - Segment 3 - We talk to Congolese artist and Wide Angle Youth Media filmmaker and student Evodie Ngoy. She made the short film "The Paradise That Wasn’t," which documents her experience attending Baltimore public school as a refugee.
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April 25, 2014
Fleet Maull
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Fleet Maull: From Prison to Meditation

April 25, 2014 - Segment 2 - We meet Fleet Maull, meditation teacher, who will be leading a workshop this weekend at Morgan State University called: Awakened Leadership: Community Engagement Practices for Creating Enlightened Society.
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April 24, 2014
Carla
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Carla Woody Of Kenosis Spirit Keepers

April 24, 2014 - Segment 4 - We speak with Carla Woody, Founder of Kenosis Spirit Keepers - a nonprofit helping to preserve indigenous wisdom traditions - and author of Portals to the Vision Serpent, Standing Stark and Calling Our Spirits Home.
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April 24, 2014
morgan
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Philosophical Atheism and Communities of Faith

April 24, 2014 - Segment 2 - We turn to a fascinating discussion of Philosophical Atheism and Communities of Faith, in conjunction with a conference of the same name that will be held at Morgan State University this weekend.
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April 24, 2014
Mumia-Abu-Jamal
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April 24: This Day In History

April 24, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of what happened on this day in history, including the launch of the United Negro College Fund and the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union's work stoppage in solidarity with Mumia Abu-Jamal on his birthday.
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April 24, 2014
Chuck Berry
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Cultural Crossroads: The History of Rock ‘N’ Roll

April 23, 2014 - Segment 3 - It's Cultural Crossroads with Lea Gilmore! Gospel & Blues singer and Center for Emerging Media Cultural Editor Lea Gilmore co-hosts this hour as we look at The History of Rock 'n' Roll! Our guests include Dr. Glenn Altschuler, Litwin Professor of American Studies at Cornell University, and Rosa Pryor, columnist for The Afro and The Baltimore Times.
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April 24, 2014
Doug Gansler and Jolene Ivey
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Maryland Gubernatorial Race: Doug Gansler & Jolene Ivey

April 23, 2014 - Segment 2 - As Maryland's primary elections are fast approaching in June, we will be talking to candidates and offering you the opportunity to ask questions. Today we will talk with Gubernatorial Candidate Attorney General Doug Gansler and his Lieutenant Governor Candidate Delegate Jolene Ivey.
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April 22, 2014
Will Allen
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Sound Bites: Cove Point | State Of The Bay | Will Allen

April 22, 2014 - Segment 3 - On the latest episode of Sound Bites, we talk about the Cove Point facility, the state of Chesapeake Bay restoration and the politics around it, and meet former pro-basketball player and urban farmer Will Allen.
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April 22, 2014
annapolis
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Legislative Update

April 22, 2014 - Segment 2 - We have a legislative update on the recently completed Maryland General Assembly session. We begin with Sara Love, Public Policy Director of the ACLU of Maryland. Then we hear from elected officials: Delegate Dr. Dan Morhaim, who represents District 11, Baltimore County; Delegate Mary Washington, who represents Maryland's 43rd District in Baltimore City; and Delegate Kathy Szeliga, House Minority Whip who represents District 7 in Baltimore and Harford Counties.
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April 22, 2014
pravda
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April 22: This Day In History

April 22, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the launch of Pravda, the "voice" of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publication in Saint Petersburg, witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army-McCarthy Hearings, and the births of Charles Mingus and Vladimir Lenin.
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April 22, 2014
Nina Simone
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How Should Nina Simone Be Remembered?

April 21, 2014 - Segment 5 - We examine the controversies over the new film on the life of the late iconic jazz singer and Civil Rights activist Nina Simone. Our guests are: Akiba Solomon, Editor for Colorlines; and Roz Cauthen, local playwright and Education Coordinator for CenterStage.
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April 22, 2014
Felicia Pride
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What If African Americans Were in Charge of the Literary World?

April 21, 2014 - Segment 4 - We look at African American representation in literature and the arts, asking What if African Americans were in charge of the literary world? Our guest will be author and film producer Felicia Pride.
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April 22, 2014
Upton Sinclair
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Upton Sinclair: California Socialist, Celebrity Intellectual

April 21, 2014 - Segment 3 - We explore the life of an often overlooked but extremely important social and political figure, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Upton Sinclair. We will talk with author and historian Lauren Coodley, who wrote the book Upton Sinclair: California Socialist, Celebrity Intellectual.
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April 22, 2014
Youth Resiliency Institute
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Youth Resiliency Institute’s Intergenerational Work in Cherry Hill

April 21, 2014 - Segment 2 - We begin our week with a spotlight on the inspirational organization the Youth Resiliency Institute, which just received a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for a project in the Cherry Hill neighborhood of Baltimore, to bring together generations, create community and family, and educate for peace.
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