The Marc Steiner Show

Fox News commentator and journalist Juan Williams joins us to discuss his new book, Muzzled:The Assault on Honest Debate.

Dedrick Muhammad, Senior Director of the NAACP Economic Department, and

We're joined by three young farmers to discuss the future of urban agriculture.  They are all participants in tomorrow's day-long conference and bike tour organized by The Greenhorns, an group dedicated to supporting and recruiting young farmers.
Joining us are:

Join us for a discussion of yesterday's primary elections with four reporters. 
Our panel is:
Julie Scharper, Baltimore Sun City Hall Reporter

Ari Berman joins us to discuss his recent Rolling Stone article, The GOP War on Voting.  Berman is a contributing writer for The Nation magazine, an Investigative Journalism Fellow at The Nation Institute, and author of the book

Join us for a discussion about racial inequality in the healthcare system.  Dr.

Join us for a trip to the studio of Mara Neimanis, aerial theater performer and artistic director of In-Flight Theater.  We discuss her work and the upcoming 3rd Annual Alley Aerial Festival, taking place September 9-11 at Load of Fun in Baltimore.  For more information on the festival, click here.

In the final segment of today's show, we'll be joined by Duane "Shorty" Davis, an artist and activist who is scheduled to go to trial next week on charges of leaving what police believed was a bomb outside of the Towson courthouse.

As the weak economy continues to drive home values lower around the country, and foreclosure rates remain high, what is being done to help stimulate the housing market?  We're joined by Bill Ariano, Deputy Director of the Community Development Administration at the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development.

Jody Landers, Baltimore Mayoral candidate and former Executive Vice-President of the Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors, joins us in the studio to discuss his vision for Baltimore.  The primary election is coming up on Tuesday September 13th.

With no new jobs added in August, our guests join us to discuss the best way to employ more Americans.  We're joined by Dr. Lester Spence, Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University, and Dr.

We continue our series on the mayoral election with candidate and State Senator Catherine Pugh.  She joins us to take your calls and discuss her vision for a better Baltimore.

Next, we're joined in-studio by the master chefs and artisans of Baltimore's own Charm City Cakes.

Kari Lydersen and Gabriel Thompson are two writers devoted to exploring the stories of individuals who are often overlooked in both the US and internationally. This hour is taken from a panel on labor journalism they were featured on.

Filmmaker Mary Bosakowski joins us to discuss After the War, a documentary she is working on about the life of Claude AnShin Thomas, a Vietnam veteran and ordained Zen Buddhist monk who has devoted his life to working to promote non-violence.

With thousands still without power after Hurricane Irene, we speak with Rob Gould, Vice President for Corporate Communications at Constellation Energy, and Baltimore Sun Reporter Steve Kilar about the continuing outages and the response to the storm.

Join us for a discussion about the upcoming city elections.  Our guests are:

Mark Reutter, Reporter for Baltimore Brew
Trae Lewis, President of the Baltimore City Young Republicans

Social worker Sara Wiles spent thirty years working on the Wind River Indian Reservation in central Wyoming.  Her new book, Arapaho Journeys, documents the Northern Arapaho community of Wind River in photographs and text.  Sara joins us this hour to discuss the history and culture of her adopted community.

Why has African American involvement in baseball dropped off?  Another in our series of Urbanite Radio Stories, we take a look at Michael Corbin's article One Man Out.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War.

Jonathan Zimmerman joins us to discuss the boundaries of free speech for teachers, inside the classroom and out.  Dr. Zimmerman is a professor of education and history at New York University and is the author of Small Wonder: The Little Red Schoolhouse in History and Memory.

In our Voices From the Archives series, we bring you a selection of our favorite interviews from the past eighteen and a half years of The Marc Steiner Show.

As part of our Voices From the Archives series, we revisit two interviews with noted writers of our time. First, Marc speaks with Mark Bowden, author of many books including Black Hawk Down, about his 2006 work

We're joined by Charles Johnson, author of books including The Middle Passage and Dreamer, and winner of the National Book Award and a MacArthur Fellowship.  As the memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is unveiled in Washington DC this week, we reflect on the life of Dr. King and his relevance today.

Baltimore native and New York Times best selling author, Laura Lippman, joined us today for a discussion about her latest novel, The Most Dangerous Thing.  Lippman is the author of fourteen other novels, including 

Marc is joined by veterinarian Dr. John Slaughter and pit bull expert Pauline Houliaras, owner of Dog House Girls, to take your questions about pets!  Call 410.319.8888 to join the conversation.

We're joined by Meshelle Foreman-Shields, founder of the Goaldiggers Project. The Goaldiggers Project was created to teach African American children about their heritage in a way that leads to self-discovery and empowerment.

Bill Dulaney, President of the Communications Workers of America Local 2101, and Bill Barry, Director of Labor Studies at the Community College of Baltimore County, join us for an update on the ongoing strike by about 45,000 Verizon employees.  The employees and their unions went out on strike after failing to reach an agreement on a new contract with Verizon.

Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III is our guest in the studio this hour.  He has served in the Baltimore Police Department for thirty years and has been Commissioner for the past 4 years.

What is the role of black nationalism in America today?  We're joined by Jerome Scott, Director of the Institute for the Elimination of Poverty and Genocide, and Lester Spence, Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University, to discuss the state of black nationalism.

Kwame Kwei-Armah is an actor and playwright, and is the newly-named Artistic Director of Center Stage in Baltimore.  He grew up in London, and he joins us to talk about the broader social tragedy behind the riots that have rocked his hometown over the past week.