February 18, 2010
February 18, 2010
February 18, 2010
We start out today with our latest installment of Your Health Today. We'll be talking with the Good Samaritan Spine Center about spinal health.
February 17, 2010
In our second hour, Marc hosts a news round-up, including a discussion of snow removal efforts, a recent New York Times article about the Congressional Black Caucus's controversial fundraising tactics, and other topics. Guests include:
February 17, 2010
In our first hour, Marc talks with 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.
February 16, 2010
Christopher Taylor, president of the Union Square neighborhood association, claims he was unjustly arrested in front of his home last week. Marc talks with Taylor and Robert Giroux, another Union Square resident, about the incident. The Baltimore Police were invited, but unable, to join the discussion.
February 16, 2010
February 16, 2010
February 16, 2010
February 11, 2010
February 11, 2010
February 10, 2010
February 9, 2010
For our second hour, we feature this month's Keynote interview in Urbanite magazine, author and professor Sheryll Cashin. Sheryll talks with Marc about the diversity imperative and the civil rights movement of the 21st century.
February 9, 2010
This Sunday, NOLA's Saints were victorious over the Indianapolis Colts, 31 to 17. Sports and politics writer Dave Zirin joins Marc to talk about the highlights of Superbowl 44.
February 9, 2010
On the fifth of February, Meshelle and her husband Lamarr Darnell Shields had the the honor of escorting their eight year old daughter Hadiya to the White House for a tour and a reception with President Obama.
February 9, 2010
Friday night, complete with crackling thunder and lightening, the sky dropped up to three feet of snow over much of the mid-Atlantic. Four days later, Baltimore City has hardly dug itself out, and tonight's forecast calls for another eight to twelve inches! The snow is coming down thickly while we're on the air.
February 4, 2010
February 4, 2010
To start out the hour, we run our weekly segment in collaboration with Good Samarian Hospital. This week, the importance of getting regular checkups!
Next, Congressman Elijah Cummings, Maryland Congressman for the 7th District, joins us by phone to discuss the progress Maryland legislature has made in creating a program for foreclosure help.
February 4, 2010
For this month's Keynote interview in Urbanite magazine, author and professor Sheryll Cashin talks with Marc about the diversity imperative and the civil rights movement of the 21st century.
February 3, 2010
Marc talks with David Schweitzer, the director of Center Stage's current production, Cyrano, as well as the cast members. Cyrano runs through this Sunday, February 7th.
February 3, 2010
Marc talks with Rick Santos, President of IMA World Health, about the situation in Haiti. Santos was buried under a collapsed hotel for about 50 hours after the earthquake.
February 3, 2010
In the first segment, Marc discusses the recent introduction of legislation to legalize medical marijuana in Maryland.
Guests include:
February 2, 2010
Today, Governor Martin O'Malley gave his fourth State of the State address in before a joint session of the Maryland General Assembly. We talk turkey about jobs, the budget, bi-partisanship and other issues facing the state of Maryland.
Tonight's in-studio panel included:
February 2, 2010
Marc, Anthony and our callers talk about the city of Baltimore with mayor-to-be, City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, on the eve of her taking office. We explore her transition process and ambitions for the coming months.
February 2, 2010
Today Governor Martin O'Malley gave his fourth State of the State address to Maryland lawmakers. In this first segment, we focus on the budget changes intended for the coming year. Marc and Anthony McCarthy speak with a number of key players in Maryland government to hear their perspectives on the Governor's goals.
We spoke with:
February 1, 2010
In the second hour of the Marc Steiner Show, the conversation on Baltimore's next City Council President continues with Anthony McCarthy, Catalina Byrd of On Point, Julie Scharper of the Baltimore Sun, and Hassan Giordano, host of Speaking Right to the issues on WOLB radio.
February 1, 2010
January 29, 2010
Maryland Film Festival Director Jed Dietz joins us from Park City, Utah to discuss the Sundance film festival. To read more from Jed, click here for his blog.
January 28, 2010
Turner Development Group recently paid $14 billion for Baltimore's Westport neighborhood, a part of the city that has fallen into disrepair since the Carr Lowrey Glass Company went out of business in 2003. Turner's idea is to transform Westport into an LEED Platinum designated, sustainable urban community, with green roofs and wetland buffers.
January 28, 2010
January 28, 2010
January 28, 2010
Howard Zinn passed away yesterday at 87. A historian, professor, activist, and writer, Zinn is best known for A People's History of the United States. Howard last appeard on The Marc Steiner Show on November 18, 2009. Here is his interview from that day.
January 28, 2010
Howard Zinn passed away yesterday at 87. A historian, professor, activist, and writer, Zinn is best known for A People's History of the United States. Howard last appeard on The Marc Steiner Show on November 18, 2009. Here is his interview from that day.
January 27, 2010
In our third segment, Marc talks about Apple's new gizmo, the iPad, and other technology innovations with Mario Armstrong, on-air tech contributor to NPR's Morning Edition and host of The Digital Spin, which airs every Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. on WEAA.
January 27, 2010
For our second segment, Marc talks with Kalman "Buzzy" Hettleman, author of It's the Classroom, Stupid: A Plan to Save America's Schoolchildren and a former Baltimore school board member.
January 27, 2010
For our first segment, Marc discusses recognition of same-sex marriage by Maryland.
Guests include:
January 26, 2010
January 26, 2010
For our first segment, Marc talks by phone with Thomas Schaller, a Baltimore Sun columnist and professor of Political Science at UMBC about tomorrow's State of the Union address.
January 25, 2010
January 25, 2010
Marc and co-host Anthony McCarthy tackle Baltimore crime with insight from Baltimore's religious leaders. The panel discusses what they are doing and what still needs to be done to better the lives of all city residents and reduce crime. Guests include:
January 21, 2010
For our second hour, we're joined by Dr. Andres Alonso, CEO of Baltimore City Schools, to discuss the state of the school system, current issues and possible strategies in improving local education.
January 21, 2010
For our first hour, we're joined by a panel to discuss the new state budget proposed by Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley. How will budget cuts impact you? How will they affect our upcoming elections?
We are joined by phone by Senator David Brinkley, State Senator from District 4.
Tonight's in-studio panel included:
January 20, 2010
Massachusetts State Senator Scott Brown will soon be U.S. Senator Scott Brown.
January 20, 2010
For the first hour of today's show, Marc is joined by guests to discuss the impact of the earthquake on an already impoverished nation, and where Haiti goes from here. The panel included:
January 19, 2010
January 19, 2010
We speak with Randolph Roth, author of American Homicide. He offers a historical perspective on violence in the United States, and an explanation of why the United States is today the most homicidal affluent nation in the world.
January 19, 2010
We speak with Randolph Roth, author of American Homicide. He offers a historical perspective on violence in the United States, and an explanation of why the United States is today the most homicidal affluent nation in the world.
January 19, 2010
We're joined in the studio by John Rich, author of Wrong Time, Wrong Place: Trauma and Violence in the Lives of Young Black Men. Also joining us is Roy M
January 15, 2010
We're joined by a panel of social activists and thinkers to reflect on the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Our guests are:
Mina Cheon - Interdisciplinary Professor at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
January 14, 2010
In Segment 3, Marc talks with Nargas Hyman, the founder of B-SPIRIT , a nonprofit mentoring and tutoring center in Park Heights. Nargas is the author of a children's book Grandma's Basement and three books of poetry: Let It Flow, Have Faith<