Arts and Culture

Archives of the show until 2018. For recent archives, go to: The Marc Steiner Show at the Real News Network

June 26, 2015

Sister Neighborhood Arts Program Focuses On Bringing Northwood Together

June 26, 2015 - Segment 4 - We feature another program that's doing good work in Baltimore, the Sister Neighborhood Arts Program (SNAP). With: Brian Francoise, Brion Gill aka Lady Brion, and Sheila Gaskins.
June 26, 2015

Tengella’s Take: Where Is The “Love” America?

June 26, 2015 - Segment 2 - It's our weekly feature, Tengella's Take, with actor, comedian and educator Koli Tengella. This week Koli's topic is Where Is The "Love" America?, a commentary on the racist shooting in Charleston, South Carolina.
June 26, 2015

Maryland Historical Society Collecting Baltimore Uprising Artifacts

June 25, 2015 - Segment 3 - Joe Tropea, Digital Projects Coordinator for the Maryland Historical Society (MDHS), joins Dr. Lester Spence to discuss MDHS's new project to collect footage and images of the Baltimore Uprising.
June 22, 2015

What Fanon Said: A Philosophical Introduction To His Life And Thought

June 19, 2015 - Segment 5 - We close the show with a conversation with internationally renowned interpreter of Franz Fanon's works, Lewis R. Gordon about his latest book What Fanon Said: A Philosophical Introduction To His Life And Thought.
June 22, 2015

YES! Magazine Podcasts: His Ancestors Were Slave Traders and Hers Were Slaves

June 19, 2015 - Segment 4 - Listen to one of our new regular features in partnership with Yes! Magazine, based on their Make It Right issue. We talk to two of their contributing writers who tell an interesting story: His ancestors were slave traders and hers were slaves. The two went on a roadtrip together, and this is what they learned.
June 22, 2015

YES! Magazine Podcasts: Make it Right Issue

June 19, 2015 - Segment 3 - Listen to one of our new regular features in partnership with Yes! Magazine, based on their Make It Right issue. We begin with Sarah Van Gelder, co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of YES! Magazine and YesMagazine.org.
June 15, 2015

Cultural Roundtable: From Spokane To Baltimore

June 15, 2015 - Segment 2 - We begin the show with a roundtable discussion on analyses of a number of top news stories, including the Spokane NAACP's Rachel Dolezal scandal and the rough handling of Black teens at a pool party by police in McKinney, Texas.
June 12, 2015

The World of the Play: Beyond the Crystal Ball

June 12, 2015 - Segment 4 - We hear our latest installment in our series The World of the Play, in partnership with Everyman Theatre, called Beyond the Crystal Ball, based on issues in Everyman's current production of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit.
June 12, 2015

Intimacy Idiot: A Conversation With Author, Actor & Playwright Isaac Oliver

June 10, 2015 - Segment 4 - We offer a sneak preview of an event to be held Wednesday evening at Baltimore's Creative Alliance, An Evening with Isaac Oliver. Oliver is author of the book Intimacy Idiot.
June 11, 2015

Wrestling with The Wire

June 9, 2015 - Segment 2 - Last week Baltimore's City Paper featured stories on The Wire, David Simon's acclaimed TV series about Baltimore. Join our panel of guests as we use those features as a jumping off point to talk about the series and its representation of our city.
June 11, 2015

From The Archives: Rebel Music — Race, Empire, and the New Muslim Youth Culture

June 5, 2015 - Segment 4 - In a special archive edition of The Marc Steiner Show, you will hear my interview with Dr. Hisham Aidi about his book Rebel Music: Race, Empire, and the New Muslim Youth Culture.
June 4, 2015

From The Archives: Art-Part’heid — Bridging the Gap of Disparities in the Baltimore Art Scene

May 29, 2015 - Segment 4 - We bring you a special archive edition of The Marc Steiner Show as we listen back to Art-Part'heid: Bridging the Gap of Disparities in the Baltimore Art Scene, a panel discussion and community dialogue on race, power, privilege, exclusion and shared wealth.
May 29, 2015

Cultural Roundtable: Women, Feminism & Race In ‘Mad Max ‘ & HBO’s ‘Bessie’ | Baltimore’s Baker Artist Awards

May 26, 2015 - Segment 3 - We turn to issues of women in our culture, including discussions on feminism, race, Mad Max, the new Bessie Smith biopic Bessie, and Baltimore's Baker artist awards.
May 28, 2015

Shared Weight: Artists Born of War

May 25, 2015 - Segment 1 - We listen to another episode of our documentary series about the Vietnam War, Shared Weight. We hear Artists Born of War, where artists and writers from all sides of the Vietnam War reveal how that conflict influenced – and maybe even birthed – their work.
May 27, 2015

UMBC Students Present Baltimore Traces: Station North in Transition

May 22, 2015 - Segment 5 - You hear from some of Baltimore's talented new young journalistic voices, students at UMBC. We hear about Station North, a neighborhood that has been undergoing a great deal of transition,
May 27, 2015

UMBC Students Present Baltimore Traces: Greektown in Transition

May 22, 2015 - Segment 4 - You hear from some of Baltimore's talented new young journalistic voices, students at UMBC, who worked with Marc on a project called Baltimore Traces: Communities in Transition, which brought students into Baltimore City to study neighborhoods, where they conducted interviews with local residents and workers.
May 27, 2015

Theatre Baltimore: Center Stage’s Brilliant Production, ‘Marley: The Life & Music Of Bob Marley’

May 22, 2015 - Segment 3 - We present a special treat, a preview of Center Stage's brilliant production Marley! We talk to playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah and three of the actors in this performance.
May 15, 2015

Preview: ‘Out In The Night’ Screening At The Charm City LGBTQA Film Festival

May 13, 2015 - Segment 5 - We offer a sneak preview of Saturday night's special screening of Out in the Night at the Baltimore Creative Alliance, part of the 4th Annual Charm City LGBTQA Film Festival. I talk with the film's Director, blair dorosh-walther.
May 1, 2015

Dawn Douglas Presents ‘Yin Yang,’ A Film About A Relationship Of Duality

May 1, 2015 - Segment 3 - We talk with filmmaker and actress Dawn Douglas about Yin Yang, her short film about a relationship modeled after the ethos of Yin and Yang. The film explores the duality of Yin and Yang as they relate to each other.
May 1, 2015

The Hip-Hop Chronicles: On #FreddieGray & Baltimore’s Curfew

May 1, 2015 - Segment 2 - We broadcast an exceptional audio experience produced by Mike "Nyce" Middleton, one of our creative and talented colleagues at WEAA 88.9-FM: a special edition of The Hip-Hop Chronicles . We especially wanted to showcase this episode of the Hip-Hop Chronicles because it addresses what's happening in Baltimore in this moment.
April 30, 2015

Sir Gilbert Levine: A Celebration Of Peace Through Music

April 29, 2015 - Segment 3 - We close out the show with Sir Gilbert Levine, conductor and creator of A Celebration of Peace Through Music, a two-hour show that is currently being broadcast on public media stations nationwide.
April 24, 2015

Everyman Theatre’s World Of The Play: The Cost Of Keeping A Secret

April 24, 2015 - Segment 3 - Does your family have secrets? Listen in to a riveting discussion held two weeks ago at Everyman Theatre as part of their World of the Play series: The Cost of Keeping a Secret, based on the themes from the current production of Ghosts.
April 24, 2015

This Week In City Paper: Lexington Market Present & Future

April 22, 2015 - Segment 4 - This week, we focus on the cover story about Lexington Market and its future, and we are joined by Ted Spitzer, President of Market Ventures, Inc., which is the group consulting with Baltimore City on the Lexington Market redevelopment project.
April 21, 2015

See Meshelle In Funny, Fierce, Fabulous: The Cabaret

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 17, 2015

From The Archives: Ta-Nehisi & Paul Coates On ‘The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood’

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

Encore Presentation: Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories From Social Justice Activists

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.'