Show Podcasts

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

March 13, 2014

“Revenge Porn” Bill Passes the Maryland House of Delegates

March 12, 2014 - Segment 2 - We turn to the Maryland Legislature and look at a bill that would make it a crime to post sexually explicit images on the Internet without the subject's consent. The bill, known as the "revenge porn" bill, passed unanimously through the Maryland House of Delegates and is moving forward to the Senate.
March 13, 2014

March 12: This Day In History

March 12, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of what happened on this day in history, including the day Benjamin Banneker and Pierre Charles L'Enfant were commissioned to lay out the District of Columbia, the day Malcolm X resigned from the Nation of Islam, and the day African-American children's author Virginia Hamilton was born.
March 11, 2014

Sound Bites: Happy Hens / Station North Food Hub / What’s Your Kitchen Literacy?

March 11, 2014 - Segment 3 - This week on Sound Bites, we begin with Joel Salatin, full-time alternative farmer in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Then, we visit Baltimore's Liam Flynn's Ale House to talk about Open Plough and their new food menu. We close out the show with Ann Vileisis, author of Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowledge of Where Food Comes from and Why We Need to Get It Back.
March 10, 2014

Today’s Moment in Maryland Black History: Rev. David Smith (Web Exclusive)

March 10, 2014 - Web Exclusive - This day in history marks the life of Rev. David Smith. This early AME pastor was born enslaved in the vicinity of Baltimore County in the late 18th century and later became a minister in the AME Church.
March 10, 2014

Housing Commissioner Graziano on the Future of Public Housing in Baltimore

March 10, 2014 - Segment 3 - Baltimore City Housing Commissioner Paul T. Graziano joins me in-studio to discuss privatization of 40% of the public housing units in Baltimore, and the future of public housing in our city.
March 10, 2014

March 10: This Day In History

March 10, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day the first successful telephone call was made, the day Harriet Tubman died, and the day Daisy Lampkin, founder of the National Council of Negro Women, died.
March 10, 2014

The Legacy Of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’

March 7, 2014 - Segment 4 - We listen back to a special archive edition of The Marc Steiner Show. In 2010, Sherrilyn Ifill, and Madison Smartt Bell joined us to mark the 50th anniversary of the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Madison Smartt Bell is the author of 13 novels and professor of English at Goucher College. Sherrilyn Ifill is the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
March 10, 2014

Personal And Political Implications Of Julia Kumari Drapkin

March 7, 2014 - Segment 3 - We talk about climate change and its personal and political implications with Julia Kumari Drapkin, lead producer for iSeeChange at KVNF, a public media experiment in community environmental science reporting out of Western Colorado.
March 10, 2014

Alondra Nelson On “Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party And The Fight Against Medical Discrimination”

March 7, 2014 - Segment 2 - We are joined by Dr. Alondra Nelson, professor of sociology and gender studies at Columbia University. She joins us to talk about her book Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination.
March 10, 2014

March 7: This Day In History

March 7, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the birth of Thomas Aquinas, Bloody Sunday, when civil rights marchers in Alabama were brutally attacked by police and deputized citizens, the death of Baltimore-born drag queen and actor Divine, and the death of labor organizer Lucy Parsons.
March 7, 2014

Celebrating Women’s History Month with Authors Deborah Johnson & Sujata Massey

March 6, 2014 - Segment 3 - March is Women's History Month, and in celebration of women writers, I talk with Deborah Johnson and Sujata Massey, the authors of two fascinating new historical novels. Johnson's book, The Secret of Magic, tells the story of a young black female attorney working with Thurgood Marshall, and Massey's book, The Sleeping Dictionary, is an historical romance set during India's struggle for independence.
March 7, 2014

Baltimore Education Coalition Forum: MD Gubernatorial Candidates on Education

March 6, 2014 - Segment 2 - We listen back to the Non-Partisan Gubernatorial Forum on Education in Baltimore City, organized by the Baltimore Education Coalition, which I co-moderated. Democratic Gubernatorial candidates Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown, Attorney General Doug Gansler, and Delegate Heather Mizeur share their visions for education in Maryland.
March 6, 2014

Soooooooooooooul Train!

March 5, 2014 - Segment 5 - We close out the show with a special treat, as we flash back to the popular show Soul Train. We'll speak with Ericka Blount Danois, author of "Love, Peace and Soul: Behind the Scenes of America's Favorite Dance Show, Soul Train: Classic Moments," as well as dancers and designers from the show.
March 6, 2014

Disability Law And Labor

March 5, 2014 - Segment 4 - We discuss pending legislation concerning persons with disabilities, including: a bill that would give Medicaid coverage to adults with disabilities in need of shift nursing services, so they can live at home with their families instead of being institutionalized; a bill that addresses "Assertive Community Treatment;" and a bill that addresses the minimum wage for disabled persons. Joining us will be: Cathy Surace, Managing Attorney at the Maryland Disability Law Center; and Sarah Rhine, Attorney at the Maryland Disability Law Center.
March 5, 2014

Marshall “Eddie” Conway Released From Prison

March 5, 2014 - Segment 2 - We are joined by former Black Panther Marshall "Eddie" Conway, who has been freed after spending nearly 44 years in prison. Eddie will be joined by two attorneys who fought his case, Phil Dantes and Robert Boyle.
March 5, 2014

March 5: Day In History

March 5, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the Boston Massacre, when five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are killed by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War five years later.
March 5, 2014

Sound Bites: Talking Nutrition / Beginner Farmers / What’s In Your Chicken?

March 4, 2014 - Segment 4 - In this week's Sound Bites, we begin by talking nutrition and Future Harvest CASA's Beginner Farmer Training program. Then, we hear from the star of the new "Was This Chicken Inspected?" Food and Water Watch commercial.
March 5, 2014

Baltimore City Privatizing Public Housing?

March 4, 2014 - Segment 3 - Last week the Baltimore Brew broke the story that Baltimore City is negotiating to sell most of its public housing high-rises to private developers. We consider this news with Jeff Singer and Melody Simmons.
March 5, 2014

March 4: This Day In History

March 4, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about some of what happened on this day in history, including the day Christopher Columbus arrived back in Portugal with slaves, the day the Massachusetts Bay Colony was granted a Royal charter, and the day Fannie Barrier Williams passed away.
March 3, 2014

Philosopher’s Roundtable: Defining & Exploring Institutional Racism

March 3, 2014 - Segment 3 - Institutional racism is something we hear a lot about, but something that is not often enough defined. We look at its definition and historical roots, especially as they relate to today.
March 3, 2014

We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust

March 3, 2014 - Segment 1 - We hear from Ellen Cassedy about her new book, We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust. It won the Grub Street National Book Prize for Nonfiction, the Towson Prize for Literature, and more. You don't want to miss this fascinating conversation.
March 2, 2014

Legendary Folk & Bluegrass Musicians Doc Watson and Jean Ritchie

February 28, 2014 - Segment 2 - We begin with a very special show from our archives. We listen back to Marc's 2007 interview with legendary folk and bluegrass musicians Doc Watson and Jean Ritchie. It was the first time they were interviewed together in decades.
February 27, 2014

Cultural Crossroads with Lea Gilmore: The Contemporary and Social Justice + The Arts

February 27, 2014 - Segment 4 - It's another episode of Cultural Crossroads with Center for Emerging Media's Cultural Editor Lea Gilmore! We're joined by Deana Haggag, Director of The Contemporary, and have a conversation about the intersection of Arts & Social Justice, with: Kalima Young, Nether, and David Mitchell.
February 27, 2014

Cyber Security & Data Breaches: What It Indicates About The Future

February 27, 2014 - Segment 3 - We turn to the topic of cyber security - or insecurity - in a discussion on the data breaches at Target and the University of Maryland. Our panelists include: Dr. Lisa Yeo, Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management at Loyola University Maryland's Sellinger School of Business; and Dr. Rick Forno, Director of the University of Maryland Baltimore County's Graduate Cybersecurity Program, Assistant Director of UMBC's Center for Cybersecurity, and Junior Affiliate Scholar at the Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society (CIS).
February 27, 2014

Debating Maryland’s Anti-Israeli Boycott Legislation

February 27, 2014 - Segment 2 - We look at the debate taking place in the Maryland Legislature regarding the American Studies Association's recent resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions. Joining us are: Jay Bernstein, chair of the Advocacy Committee of Baltimore Zionist District and host of Shalom USA Radio; Sara Love, Public Policy Director of the ACLU of Maryland; and Yousseff Munnayer, Executive Director of the Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development and its educational program, the Palestine Center.
February 27, 2014

February 27: This Day In History

February 27, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of what happened on this day in history, including the death of singer Frankie Lymon, the Supreme Court ruling that the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote, was constitutional, and the 1933 Reichstag fire, when Nazis burned Germany's parliament building in Berlin, a crucial moment in their rise to power.
February 26, 2014

Remembering Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba & Trayvon Martin

February 26, 2014 - Segment 3 - Wednesday is the second anniversary of the tragic shooting death of Trayvon Martin, our panel addresses revisits Trayvon's death and examines where we have come as a society since that day. We also reflect on the death of Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba.
February 26, 2014

Re-Entry For The Formerly Incarcerated

February 26, 2014 - Segment 2 - We turn to the subject of post-incarceration re-entry, with: Maryland State Senator Verna Jones-Rodwell; Baltimore Councilman Nick Mosby; and Jacqueline Robarge, Founder and Director of Power Inside.
February 26, 2014

February 26: This Day In History

February 26, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about some of what happened on this day in history, including the day the Fifteenth Amendment guaranteeing the right to vote was sent to the states for ratification, the birthday of singer Erykah Badu, and the second anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin.
February 25, 2014

Sound Bites: Food Insecurity And Seniors | “Stop Cove Point” Protest & Dominion Energy Response | Poultry Fair Share Act Dead In Maryland?

February 25, 2014 - Segment 4 - In our latest episode of Sound Bites, we talk about food insecurity among seniors, hear about why some people oppose the retrofitting of the Cove Point facility to export natural gas, and look at the controversial Poultry Fair Share Act.
February 25, 2014

Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky) And Paul Rucker

February 25, 2014 - Segment 2 - We discuss art, music, politics, the war on drugs, and remix culture with two of MICA's current artists-in-residence. Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky, musician, writer, and conceptual artist, and Paul Rucker, visual artist, composer and musician, join us.
February 25, 2014

February 25: This Day In History

February 25, 2014 - Segment 1 - We start the show with this day in history, February the 25th. Marc shares some of what happened on this day in history, including Muhammad Ali defeating Sonny Liston for the world heavyweight boxing championship, Hiram R. Revels of Mississippi being sworn in as first Black U.S. senator and first Black representative in Congress, and the birth of George Harrison, the lead guitar player for the Beatles.
February 24, 2014

National News Roundup: Michael Dunn Verdict, Minimum Wage and More

February 24, 2014 - Segment 2 - We begin our week with a national news roundtable on the Michael Dunn verdict and more, with Towson University's Dr. Tara Bynum, Colorlines' Imara Jones, and Maryland Public Policy Institute's Marta Mossburg.
February 24, 2014

February 24: This Day In History

February 24, 2014 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about some of what happened on this day in history, including the Supreme Court's Marbury v. Madison decision, the day the United States acquired Guantanamo Bay from Cuba, and the day Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first black woman to receive an M.D. degree.