August 11, 2010
August 11, 2010
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.
August 10, 2010
For our second hour, an interview in Urbanite magazine, with author and professor Sheryll Cashin. Sheryll talks with Marc about the diversity imperative and the civil rights movement of the 21st century.
August 10, 2010
Writer and political analyst Dedrick Muhammad joins Marc to co-host this hour.
August 9, 2010
August 9, 2010
August 3, 2010
Actor, producer, and activist Danny Glover sat down with Marc at the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit in June, to discuss how he got into acting, the inspiration for his acting, and more.
July 31, 2010
July 29, 2010
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Kai Bird joins us to talk about his most recent book, Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956-1978.
July 29, 2010
We're joined by cartoonist-reporter Joe Sacco. His most recent book, Footnotes in Gaza, tries to get to the heart of a tragic incident in 1956 in the Gaza Strip in which 111 Palestinians were shot by Israeli soldiers.
July 28, 2010
July 28, 2010
The election of Barack Obama brought to light a divide between the blackelectorate and much of the older generation of prominent black leaders. While the overwhelming majority of black voters backed Obama, many of the civil-rights era leaders initially endorsed Hillary Clinton.
July 28, 2010
We're joined by Howell S. Baum, author of the new book Brown in Baltimore: School Desegregation and the Limits of Liberalism. Why has segregation continued in Baltimore's schools over fifty-five years after legal school segregation was outlawed?
July 28, 2010
Historian Nell Irvin Painter joins us to talk about her recent book, The History of White People.Ranging from a discussion of Caesar's descriptions of outlying tribes in ancient Europe to a look at present-day America, the book takes a comprehensiv
July 28, 2010
During the first segment we are joined by Greg Epstein,Humanist Chaplain of Harvard University and author of Good Without God:What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe. He talks about atheism, religion and ethics.
July 28, 2010
We begin this segment with another update on how frugality can be fun, as part of our "Your Money Matters" series.
July 26, 2010
We open today's show with this week's installment of Your Money Matters. Today, we talk refinancing with Kathy Brown.
July 26, 2010
Today Frances Moore Lappe', co-founder of the Small Planet Institute"Living Democracy" advocate and author of 18 books which include the bestseller Diet For A Small Planet, joins us and talks about her new book Getting
July 26, 2010
Have you ever heard of the Maryland Fish Pepper? In another Urbanite Radio Story, we look at the history of this local hot pepper. It faded out of popularity and was almost lost, but a few people are working to bring the Fish Pepper back to Maryland.
July 26, 2010
July 26, 2010
David Kirby joins us to discuss his new book Animal Factory: The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig, Dairy and Poultry Farms on Humans and the Environment.
To listen to the audio, click here.
July 26, 2010
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. We discuss the legacy of the book, and why it's still one of the leading American novels about racial injustice with:
July 26, 2010
In our second hour today, we explore a surprising alliance. During World War II, many Jewish professors fled from Nazi Germany and were offered positions at historically black colleges. We discuss the intertwined history of African Americans and Jews with the curators of Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jew
July 26, 2010
First, another segment in our Your Health Today series, part 2 of the 50,000 mile checkup.
Then, Sheri Parks joins us to talk about her new book Fierce Angels: The Strong Black Woman in
July 22, 2010
Have you always wanted to improve your money management skills, but didn't know how? The Maryland CASH Campaign has just established the Maryland CASH Academy, which offers free financial education classes. Learn more in this Your Money Matters Segment with Shani Gibson, head of the new Academy.
July 22, 2010
Aubrey Sarvis, Executive Director of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, joins us for an update on the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," which bans openly gay and lesbian members of the military from serving.
July 22, 2010
In another of our Urbanite Radio Stories, we take a look at cancer in Baltimore. While Baltimore City has a lower rate of cancer than other jurisdictions in Maryland, the mortality rate in the city is much higher. Our panel joins us to talk about why that is, and what's being done to improve care for those living with the disease.
Our guests are:
July 21, 2010
July 21, 2010
Tony Geraci, the head of the Food and Nutrition Services Department in the Baltimore City Public Schools, updates us on what's being served at schools around the city. Never one for boring bureaucratic talk, Geraci discusses the struggle of making institutional change in the school system, and why he thinks fresh, local food is important to bring to all kids.
July 20, 2010
Questions of indigenous sovereignty have been raised in light of Britain's refusal to let the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team enter the country on their Haudenosaunee Confederacy passports for the World Lacrosse Championships. The team refused to travel on US passports.
Panel
July 20, 2010
In 1994, Baltimore adopted one of the nation's first living wage ordinances, requiring businesses with city contracts to pay their employees a living wage. Now, Baltimore City Council is considering a new bill that would force retailers with gross sales of over $10 million to pay their employees in Baltimore stores a mandated living wage, which is currently over $3/hr higher than the state minim
July 19, 2010
We start off this hour with our weekly installment of Your Health Today.
Then, what happens when Scottish music meets the blues? Umoja Gaelica, a new project from Marc Steiner regular Lea Gilmore, combines musical styles and reaches out to communities on both sides of the Atlantic.
July 19, 2010
The election of Barack Obama brought to light a divide between the black electorate and much of the older generation of prominent black leaders. While the overwhelming majority of black voters backed Obama, many of the civil-rights era leaders initially endorsed Hillary Clinton.
July 15, 2010
The African American Environmentalist Association muses that the Dundalk neighborhood of Turner's Station "has to be the most polluted neighborhood in the United States." The area contends not only with the Sparrow's Point steel mill, but also an unlined landfill, an electric utility plant
July 15, 2010
July 14, 2010
July 14, 2010
July 14, 2010
July 13, 2010
Tonight we tackle the big questions surrounding Maryland's transportation system. How can we overhaul public transit to make sure it serves the needs of everyone in the state? What's the future of the MARC system, the InterCounty Connector, and the buses in Baltimore? Should we devote more resources to rail, roads, or bike trails? Our guests are:
July 13, 2010
Last month we traveled to the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit, where we met with some of the 18,000 activists who gathered under the slogan "Another World is Possible, Another U.S.
July 13, 2010
The last count of Baltimore's homeless population, from 2009, found 3419 homeless individuals, a 12% increase from the previous count in 2007. Many advocates believe that to be a low estimate.
July 12, 2010
This hour we speak with artists, musicians, and activists from different parts of the southern Appalachian region about the intersections between their art and activism. Our guests are all taking part in the Common Ground On the Hill festival, taking place right now in Westminster, Maryland.
July 12, 2010
We start off the show with Your Health Today, as we talk about why a 50,000 mile checkup is as good for you as it is for your car.
July 2, 2010
Whether you have a few plants around the house, or a green thumb and enough crops to provide your friends and family with an endless supply of fresh food, tune in this hour to learn more about gardening. We're joined by:
July 2, 2010
The Other Wes Moore is the tale of two boys with the same name growing up at the same time in Baltimore. One is serving a life sentence for murder. The other took a dramatically different path, and he speaks with us today about what he found when he explored these two similar yet divergent lives.
July 2, 2010
July 2, 2010
In late June 2009, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was forcefully removed from office, an action that was condemned by the United Nations and governments around the world. This hour, we discuss the coup and developments in Honduras over the past year with our guests:
Karla Lara - Honduran singer and activist
July 2, 2010
Education policy guru Dr. Diane Ravitch was one of the chief architects of the No Child Left Behind legislation - one of the major education initiatives under George W. Bush. That’s why she’s turning heads now as one of the most outspoken critics of the policy.
July 2, 2010
In another segment of interviews we did in Detroit at the 2010 U.S. Social Forum, we hear from:
Olie Lake, who came from Alaska as part of the Indigenous Environmental Network
July 2, 2010
The incomparable John Waters, Baltimore native and writer/director of cult classic films like Pink Flamingos and Hairspray, joined us to talk about his new autobiography Role Models.