January 30, 2013
We open our show with a discussion of the Baltimore City Public Schools' policy of offering financial incentives to teachers in order to reduce the number of out-of-school student suspensions. We're joined by:
January 29, 2013
We have a conversation with Nick Turse, author of Kill Anything That Movies: The Real American War in Vietnam. His book argues that violence against civilians was actually very common in the Vietnam War, and this tactic of war had significant consequences on veterans and Vietnamese communities.
January 29, 2013
Gospel singer and Center for Emerging Media's Cultural Editor, Lea Gilmore, joins Marc for a cultural roundup. They talk about some of their favorite music, art, and movies of late.
January 28, 2013
We close out the show with a roundtable analysis of a number of other pressing issues of the day, including the death penalty debate, the trial of Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold for criminal misconduct, and a proposed minimum wage increase.
Our guests will include:
January 28, 2013
We return to the case of Anthony Anderson, Sr., an East Baltimore man who died last September in police custody after being thrown to the ground by officers. Our guests are:
January 24, 2013
On our latest episode of Sound Bites, we bring you a recording from a panel discussion we moderated at the Future Harvest CASA (Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture) Conference this past weekend in Virginia. We talked to farmers about their stories of transition. Sharing their stories are
January 24, 2013
We talk with actor and writer Keith Snipes, and Donna L. Jacobs, Artistic Director of Full Circle Dance Company, about their collaborative work, Moving Passages 2: Dances Inspired by Writing. The performance draws from political speeches, journalism, tweets, Shakespeare, Poe, Jill Scott, and more.
January 24, 2013
Members of UNITE HERE! and workers from Baltimore's Hyatt Regency Hotel join us to talk about a case currently being heard by the National Labor Relations Board, in which NLRB lawyers say the hotel discriminated against workers involved in unionizing efforts. Guests include:
January 24, 2013
We discuss the news that the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office said it will not press charges against police officers who were involved in the death of Anthony Anderson, who died in police custody last year. J. Wyndal Gordon, attorney for the Anderson family, joins us.
January 23, 2013
January 23, 2013
January 22, 2013
We turn to the Presidential Inauguration that took place yesterday and analyze President Obama's rhetoric at the start of his second term. Discussing this are: