April 23, 2015
April 21, 2015 - Segment 2 - We host a local news roundtable, where we discuss police violence, this past weekend's 300 Man March, and Freddie Gray, who died last week while in police custody in Baltimore.
April 23, 2015
April 21, 2015 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstration in Beijing, the death of Haitian dictator François “Papa Doc” Duvalier, and the birth of singer Clara Ward.
April 21, 2015
April 20, 2015 - Segment 4 - We close out the show with a special sneak preview of Funny, Fierce, Fabulous: The Cabaret as Meshelle the Indie Mom of Comedy joins us to discuss her upcoming performance Saturday, April 25, at Baltimore's Creative Alliance.
April 21, 2015
Debating Marijuana Law Reform: Looking Through Lens Of Race, Our Prison Population & Our Communities
April 20, 2015 - Segment 3 - Listen to a debate and discussion around marijuana law reform, with: Retired Major Neill Franklin, Lawrence Grandpre, and Will Jones III.
April 21, 2015
April 20, 2015 - Segment 2 - We turn to discussions around laws and policies pertaining to the use of marijuana. We begin with a look at Maryland, which decriminalized marijuana use in 2014, and at Washington, DC, where marijuana use became legal this year, though it is currently outlawed in public places.
April 21, 2015
April 20, 2015 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the birthday of Lionel Hampton, the day the Civil Rights Act of 1871 was passed; and the day Billie Holiday recorded "Strange Fruit".
April 17, 2015
April 17, 2015 - Segment 2 - Hear from two generations of Coates as we replay my interview with Ta-Nehisi and his father Paul Coates, former Black Panther and founder of Black Classic Press, from April 2014.
April 17, 2015
April 17, 2015 - Segment 1 - As you know, Ta-Nehisi Coates stepped into the international spotlight last year when his article "The Case for Reparations," was featured as the cover story for the June 2014 issue of The Atlantic. In the article he puts forth the argument that Black Americans as a group have been prevented from building inter-generational wealth.
April 17, 2015
April 16, 2015 - Segment 2 - It's a live news roundtable with Anthony and Catalina Byrd, co-host of No Hooks for the Hip-Hop Chronicles on WEAA, with topics to include the police-involved killings across the U.S.
April 17, 2015
April 16, 2015 - Segment 1 - Listen in to my conversation with author Betty DeRamus about her fascinating book Forbidden Fruit: Love Stories from the Underground Railroad. For $100 donation you will want to have this book in your library - I couldn't put it down!
April 17, 2015
April 15, 2015 - Segment 2 - Listen in to my interview with Johann Hari, author of the fascinating and revealing book Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the American Drug War, which tells the tale of Harry Anslinger, the first head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, and his personal war to destroy Billie Holliday.
April 17, 2015
April 15, 2015 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with my interview with Lawrence Hill, author of nine books including The Book of Negroes, which has been made into a television miniseries on BET.
April 17, 2015
April 14, 2015 - Segment 3 - Our panel discusses Science Fiction and Social Justice. With: adrienne maree brown and Dr. Lester Spence. We discuss the book adrienne maree brown just edited, 'Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories From Social Justice Activists.'
April 17, 2015
April 14, 2015 - Segment 2 - In honor of Octavia Butler, our guests examine diversity in the realm of Science Fiction, with: Ytasha L. Womack, adrienne maree brown, K. Tempest Bradford and Jason T. Harris.
April 17, 2015
April 14, 2015 - Segment 1 - We listen back to my interview from January 21, 2004, with renowned Science Fiction author Octavia Butler. The recipient of a MacArthur "Genius" Grant and both the Hugo and Nebula awards, Butler passed away in February 2006.
April 13, 2015
April 13, 2015 - Segment 2 - Our panel speaks about parenting and talking to children about race with Dr. Karsonya "Kaye" Whitehead, Dr. Roni Ellington and Dr. Tara Mundell.
April 13, 2015
April 13, 2015 - Segment 1 - Marc speaks with best-selling author Wes Moore, host of Beyond Belief on the Oprah Winfrey Network, about his newest book The Work: Searching for a Life that Matters.
April 10, 2015
April 10, 2015 - Segment 5 - We close the show with a look at recent revelations that Baltimore Police have used controversial "Stingray" technology to track cellphones in thousands of cases. With: David Rocah, Senior Staff Attorney for ACLU of Maryland.
April 10, 2015
April 10, 2015 - Segment 4 - We discuss legislation to license midwives in Maryland, with: Alexis Richardson and Shiopei Low.
April 10, 2015
April 10, 2015 - Segment 3 - In this Annapolis Update, we discuss legislation that would give ex-felons the right to vote and look at its progress in the Maryland legislature.
April 10, 2015
April 10, 2015 - Segment 2 - The Maryland Legislative Session wraps up next week, and we examine a number of the issues covered during the session. In this segment, Charles Robinson and Doug Colbert discuss pre-trial issues and bail reform.
April 10, 2015
April 10, 2015 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened today in history, including the day Emiliano Zapata was tricked into riding into an ambush, the day Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler escaped from the Birkenau death camp, and the day that singer Little Eva died.
April 10, 2015
April 9, 2015 - Segment 5 - In our monthly segment on health fitness, we speak about organ and tissue donation.
April 10, 2015
April 9, 2015 - Segment 4 - Marc speaks with writer and director Sheldon Candis, who talks about his upcoming documentary on what may have been the greatest high school basketball team ever, Baltimore's own '81-'83 Dunbar Poets.
April 10, 2015
April 9, 2015 - Segment 3 - We turn to a Baltimore issue that is receiving international attention: this week the City began sending 25,000 notices threatening to shut off their water if delinquent bills are not paid within ten days.
April 10, 2015
April 9, 2015 - Segment 2 - We take a sneak peak of Reparations: A Musical, a unique production that blends drama, comedy, music and dance to make the concept and issue of reparations "relatable."
April 10, 2015
April 9, 2015 - Segment 1 - Marc shares some of the events that happened on this day in history, including the foundation of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in 1816 and the birth of Ralph Ellison.
April 8, 2015
April 8, 2015 - Segment 4 - We close out the show with our regular feature City Paper This Week with Anna Walsh, Eats and Drinks Editor for the Baltimore City Paper.
April 8, 2015
April 8, 2015 - Segment 3 - Marc Steiner Show Producer Stefanie Mavronis and I just returned from a 12-day trip to Cuba, and we recap our trip as well as discuss Cuba in the wake of the December 17th announcement that the U.S. would restore full relations with that country.
April 8, 2015
April 8, 2015 - Segment 2 - We discuss Science Fiction and Social Justice with adrienne maree brown and Dr. Lester Spence.
April 8, 2015
April 8, 2015 - Segment 1 - Marc talks about what happened on this day in history, including the day Oriole Frank Robinson became the manager of the Cleveland Indians, the day 128 men were killed in a mining explosion at Banner Mines outside Birmingham, and the founding of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.
April 8, 2015
April 7, 2015 - Segment 2 - In this week's edition of Sound Bites, we listen in to a panel discussion Marc moderated on Baltimore's food-system planning, policy and partnership efforts and how people are shaping and implementing visions for a sustainable local food system.
April 8, 2015
April 7, 2015 - Segment 1 - Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Billie Holiday. In honor of her birth, we speak to Johann Hari, author of Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the American Drug War, the centerpiece of which tells the tale of the ramifications of the drug war on Billie Holliday.
April 5, 2015
April 6, 2015 - Segment 2 - We host a discussion and debate about race and class in the U.S. with Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and A. Adar Ayira.
April 5, 2015
April 6, 2015 - Segment 1 - April 4th marked the 47th anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. To honor him, we listen to a recent show on King's visions for racial and economic justice.
April 5, 2015
April 3, 2015 - Segment 2 - We delve into the world of Black Jewish traditions and discover what it means to be both Black and Jewish as Marc speaks with MaNishtana, Y-Love and Michael Twitty.
April 4, 2015
April 3, 2015 - Segment 1 - We hear a fascinating and inspirational interview with Diana Beresford-Kroeger, philosopher, naturalist, world-recognized author and scientist whose writings combine western scientific knowledge and the traditional concepts of the ancient world.
April 4, 2015
April 2, 2015 - Segment 1 - We hear a special broadcast of WEAA's popular show The Hip-Hop Chronicles. The Hip-Hop Chronicles is produced by WEAA's Mike "Nyce" Middleton in partnership with Planet Earth Planet Rap.
April 2, 2015
April 1, 2015 - Segment 4 - Marc speaks with author Lawrence Hill, who has written nine books including the acclaimed The Book of Negroes, which was made into a television miniseries on BET.
April 2, 2015
April 1, 2015 - Segment 3 - Anthony McCarthy sits in for Marc Steiner for our weekly look at what's in the City Paper with Senior Editor Baynard Woods.
April 2, 2015
April 1, 2015 - Segment 2 - We're joined by poet Mark Nowak. Nowak's latest book is Coal Mountain Elementary, and he is being recognized for his work facilitating "poetry dialogues" between workers around the world.
April 2, 2015
April 1, 2015 - Segment 1 - Guest host Anthony McCarthy joins us for a political roundtable, discussing Trevor Noah, Martin O'Malley's run for the presidency, and the Indiana "religious freedom" law.
April 2, 2015
March 31, 2015 - Segment 2 - In a rebroadcast of Sound Bites, we host a panel of young farmers in Baltimore City, and hear about the best matzoh ball soup in Baltimore.
April 2, 2015
March 31, 2015 - Segment 1 - We host a cultural roundtable with topics including youth and social media, and Confederate flags on license plates.
March 30, 2015
Marcnationh 30, 2015 - Segment 3 - We close out the show at 11:45 with a celebration of the 150th anniversary of TheNation magazine, with D. D. Guttenplan, London Correspondent for The Nation and co-editor of the magazine's 150th Anniversary Special Issue.
March 30, 2015
March 30, 2015 - Segment 2 - We look back at the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, or SNCC, and reflect upon that organization's organizing model and how it translates to community organizing efforts today.
March 30, 2015
March 30, 2015 - Segment 1 - We revisit the topic of gentrification in Baltimore, springing from D. Watkins' recent piece for salon.com: "Black history bulldozed for another Starbucks: Against the new Baltimore."
March 30, 2015
March 27, 2015 - Segment 3 - Lia Tarachansky, filmmaker and Israel/Palestine correspondent for the Real News joins us to talk about her documentary On the Side of the Road, which is showing in Baltimore on Wednesday, April 1, 6:00pm at The Real News Network, 231 Holliday Street.
March 30, 2015
March 27, 2015 - Segment 2>/b> - Do poor teens in Baltimore face worse conditions than their counterparts in Nigeria, as a recent study suggests? We look at the study, published in December's Journal of Adolescent Health, with: Dr. Kristin Mmari, Dr. Lawrence Brown, and Dr. Roni Ellington.
March 30, 2015
March 27, 2015 - Segment 1 - Prepare to be inspired as Marc talks with National Book Award-winning novelist and scholar Dr. Charles Johnson about his newest book Taming the Ox: Buddhist Stories and Reflections on Politics, Race, Culture, and Spiritual Practice.