Arts and Culture

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

September 8, 2014
Enemy of the Reich
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Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story

September 8, 2014 - Segment 4 - We preview of an important documentary premiering on PBS Tuesday, September 9: Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story. We discuss this fascinating story of how a Sorbonne-educated woman became a spy in Nazi-occupied France.
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September 8, 2014
For Whom It Stands
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For Whom It Stands: The Flag and the American People

September 5, 2014 - Segment 3 - We visit the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture to walk through the museum's current exhibit, For Whom It Stands: The Flag and the American People. The exhibit examines how people have interpreted and interacted with the American flag throughout history.
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September 8, 2014
Ceremonies of Dark Men
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E. Ethelbert Miller: Addressing Black Manhood in Ceremonies of Dark Men

September 5, 2014 - Segment 2 - I talk with nationally renowned poet and literary activist E. Ethelbert Miller about Ceremonies of Dark Men, an exhibition of large-scale photographs by five male artists complemented by poetic excerpts and placed in key areas around Washington, DC. The works will, in part, address issues of black manhood in creative ways.
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September 8, 2014
Rene Marie
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Rene Marie Sings Eartha Kitt

September 4, 2014 - Segment 4 - We talk to the talented vocalist, actress, and writer Rene Marie. After starting her vocal career at the age of 40, Marie experienced a whirlwind of success rarely seen in the jazz world: winning over critics, receiving awards like the Best International Jazz Vocal CD by France's Academie Du Jazz, gracing the Billboard charts multiple times, and becoming a headliner at major international festivals.
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September 8, 2014
901 Arts
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Positive Youth Programming in Baltimore: Why It Matters

September 4, 2014 - Segment 3 - We take a look at positive youth programming in Baltimore with representatives from three youth organizations: Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, Youth Empowered Society, and 901 Arts.
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September 7, 2014
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Why Was Cambridge Teacher Patrick McLaw Suspended?

September 3, 2014 - Segment 5 - We continue our conversation about the Cambridge, Maryland middle school teacher, Patrick McLaw, who was suspended from his teaching duties supposedly for writing a scifi novel about a school shooting that takes place in the year 2902. Recent news updates, though, suggest that this is not the whole story. We talk about what this means for free speech of teachers and the critical potential of scifi.
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September 7, 2014
Kwame_kwei_armah
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Center Stage’s Kwame Kwei-Armah OBE

September 3, 2014 - Segment 3 - We hear about Center Stage's upcoming season with Kwame Kwei-Armah OBE, Artistic Director at Center Stage and award-winning British playwright, director, actor, and broadcaster. Their just-announced performance centers on the life and music of Bob Marley.
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September 3, 2014
Michael Sam
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Cultural News Roundup: Michael Sam Cut from NFL / Suspended For SciFi / Leak of Celebrity Nudes

September 2, 2014 - Segment 2 - We look at some of the latest cultural news, including the incarceration of a Dorchester County teacher for his science fiction publications, the leak of nude photos of celebrities, and the cutting of Michael Sam, the first openly gay player in the NFL.
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September 3, 2014
Human Soul Machine
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Human, Soul & Machine: The Coming Singularity

August 29, 2014 - Segment 2 - Listen to a special treat as we take a fascinating tour through the AmericanVisionary Art Museum's (AVAM) current exhibition: "Human, Soul & Machine: The Coming Singularity," with Rebecca Hoffberger, Founder and Director of AVAM.
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September 3, 2014
american_visionary_arts_museum
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Arts, Design and Social Change

August 28, 2014 - Segment 4 - We take a look at Arts, Design and Social Change, with: Isabel Meirelles, author of Design for Information; Paul Rucker, Artist-in-Residence at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA); Kalima Young, Director of the Baltimore Art + Justice Project, a project of the Office of Community Engagement at MICA; and Stephen Towns, visual artist whose exhibit co|patriot is now on display at Gallery CA in Baltimore.
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September 2, 2014
This Week In City Paper
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This Week In City Paper with Baynard Woods

August 27, 2014 - Segment 6 - We close out the show with our weekly feature, This Week In City Paper, with Senior Editor Baynard Woods. This week's City Paper featured Orioles fans and the LBS-BUDL public debate and the role of non-profits.
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August 22, 2014
smiley
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Do The Right Thing 25 Years Later

August 22, 2014 - Segment 3 - We reflect on the 25th Anniversary of Director Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing. We're joined by author, filmmaker and Coppin State University professor D. Watkins; award-winning actor Roger Guenveur Smith, who played "Smiley" in Do the Right Thing; and WEAA's own Carla Wills, Executive Producer of News and Public Affairs.
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August 20, 2014
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This Week In City Paper: College Guide

August 20, 2014 - Segment 2 - In this week's City Paper: A look into colleges, debt, and the Best In Baltimore polls open. Instead of our regular, Baynard Woods, we're joined by Dana Guth, City Paper editorial intern.
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August 17, 2014
Soundtrack of the civil rights movement
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The Soundtrack of the Civil Rights Movement

August 15, 2014 - Segment 2 - We bring you a special archive edition of The Marc Steiner Show: The Songs That Served as the Soundtrack of the Civil Rights Movement! We hear the songs and talk to co-host Lea Gilmore, historian Dr. Bernard Lafayette, and blues singer Gaye Adegbalola.
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August 12, 2014
Jeffrey Kent
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Mark Cottman & Jeffrey Kent: African-American Visual Artists

August 8, 2014 - Segment 2 - Listen to a Marc Steiner Show archive edition as Blues and Gospel singer and Center for Emerging Media Cultural Editor Lea Gilmore joins us for a segment on Arts and Culture. Lea and I talk with two Baltimore-based visual artists: Mark Cottman, owner of the Mark Cottman Gallery in Federal Hill; and Jeffrey Kent, visual artist.
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August 12, 2014
walter mosley
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Walter Mosley: Twelve Steps Toward Political Revelation

August 12, 2014 - Segment 2 - Author Walter Mosley joins us to talk about his book "Twelve Steps Toward Political Revelation." The book provides a 12-step program for kicking "Americanism"--an addictive and pernicious ideology that encourages "tolerance to lies, worldwide aggression . . . pain and lifelong unhappiness." Mosley elaborates on what he sees wrong with society and how to cure these ills.
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August 5, 2014
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Remembering James Baldwin

August 4, 2014 - Segment 4 - We have a special tribute to James Baldwin, who would have celebrated his 90th birthday on Saturday, with: Kevin Brown, owner of Station North Arts Cafe and Founder and President of the James Baldwin Literary Society; and Reginald Harris, Poetry in the Branches Coordinator and IT Director for Poets House in New York City, and Recipient of the 2012 Cave Canem Northwestern University Press Poetry Prize for Autogeography.
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August 4, 2014
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Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle

July 31, 2014 - Segment 4 - We speak with members of Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle about projects they are working on now. We are joined by Adam Jackson, CEO, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle; and Dayvon Love, Director of Research and Public Policy, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle.
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August 4, 2014
Robert McChesney
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Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism Is Turning the Internet Against Democracy

July 31, 2014 - Segment 3 - Author Robert McChesney joins us to talk about his latest book, Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism Is Turning the Internet Against Democracy, about the relationship between economic power and the digital world.
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July 30, 2014
Jean Albert Renaud
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Profile: Jean Albert Renaud, Founder of Protect Yourself1

July 30, 2014 - Segment 3 - Hear a special archive edition of our show, featuring the inspirational life of Baltimore's own Jean Albert Renaud, former Motown singer, horseman, wild Mustang rancher, and founder of Protect Yourself 1 and Project Arrowhead, two programs for at-risk youth.
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July 17, 2014
City Paper This Week
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City Paper This Week: Artscape, Ratscape, Baltimore Festivals & More

July 16, 2014 - Segment 5 - We close out the show with our weekly feature City Paper This Week, with Senior Editor Baynard Woods. This week's issue focuses on Baltimore's many upcoming festivals, among other topics.
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July 9, 2014
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Celebrating Poet June Jordan’s Birthday

July 9, 2014 - Segment 4 We celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Caribbean-American poet and activist June Jordan with poet and retired librarian Pamela Johnson; and Michelle Antoinette aka LOVE the Poet, spoken word artist and musician.
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June 26, 2014
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Kine AW And Her Stunning Artworks

June 27, 2014 - Segment 2 - A discussion with Kine AW, whose art uses diverse materials, including tar, resin, and her own breath, to create stunning Modernist artworks depicting the people and objects of Africa, on display at the James E Lewis Museum of Art.
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June 25, 2014
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A Chat With Radical Iceland Mayor/Comedian Jon Gnarr

June 25, 2014 - Segment 5 - Jón Gnarr was elected to the mayoral seat of Icelandic capital Reykjavík on a radical and somewhat tongue-in-cheek platform. He stepped down on the 16th, and will present his new book at Red Emmas.
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June 23, 2014
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Remembering Octavia Butler

June 23, 2014 - Segment 4 - We reflect on on the life, work, and legacy of author Octavia Butler, who died in 2006 but would have turned 67 yesterday. With: adrienne maree brown, co-editor of the upcoming anthology Octavia's Brood, sci-fi writer, and Emergent Strategy facilitator; and Dr. DaMaris B. Hill, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and African American and Africana Studies at the University of Kentucky.
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June 23, 2014
rubydee
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Remembering Ruby Dee

June 20, 2014 - Segment 4 - We host a tribute to actress and human rights activist Ruby Dee, who passed away last week, with: Michael Eugene Johnson, community leader and Executive Director of the Paul Robeson Institute for Social Change; and Shirley Basfield Dunlap, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Theatre Arts at Morgan State University.
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June 20, 2014
City Paper
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This Week in City Paper with Baynard Woods

June 18, 2014 - Segment 4 - We close out the show with our weekly feature This Week in City Paper with Senior Editor Baynard Woods. This week's issue breaks down the Democratic primary races in every district and more.
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June 17, 2014
World of the Play
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World of the Play: Finding a Voice

June 13, 2014 - Hour 2 - Hear our broadcast of the most recent World of the Play event at Everyman Theatre. The topic of the conversation, which took place on Saturday, June 7, was "Finding a Voice." The discussion was spurred by the current production Tribes, a play centered on a young deaf man's struggle to be heard in his dysfunctional family.
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June 12, 2014
Lea GIlmore
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Cultural Crossroads with Lea Gilmore: Father’s Day Jazz, Books & Music

June 12, 2013 - Segment 4 - It's another Cultural Crossroads with Lea Gilmore. The award-winning musician, singer, Center for Emerging Media Cultural Editor joins us for our monthly look at Arts & Culture. We will also shine a spotlight on the Father's Day Father & Son Celebration at An Die Musik.
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June 12, 2014
The Merikins
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Celebrating Caribbean American Heritage Month: The Merikins and More

June 12, 2014 - Segment 2 - We Celebrate Caribbean-American Heritage Month with the Reginald F. Lewis Museum! Our guests include: Dr. Annette Palmer, Chairperson, Department of History and Geography, Morgan State University; and Helen Yuen, Marketing Director at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African American History and Culture. This weekend's activities at the Museum will include a Caribbean DJ, steel drum band, film, crafts, and more.
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June 11, 2014
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The Other Blacklist: The African American Literary and Cultural Left of the 1950s

June 11, 2014 - Segment 4 - We're joined by Mary Helen Washington, Professor in the English Department at the University of Maryland, College Park, to talk about her new book, The Other Blacklist: The African American Literary and Cultural Left of the 1950s. Washington is speaking tonight at Red Emma's at 7:30.
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May 30, 2014
901 Arts
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901 Arts, A Community-Based Youth Arts Center in Better Waverly

May 30, 2014 - Segment 4 - We pay a visit to 901 Arts, a community-based youth arts center dedicated to providing art and music programs to the children and teens of the Better Waverly neighborhood. We hear the voices of young people involved in the visual and performing arts, as well as their instructors and parents, about what it means to have this center in their neighborhood.
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May 30, 2014
Move That Dope
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Is Hip-Hop Killing Black Youth?

May 30, 2014 - Segment 2 - Our panel of guests discusses an article by author, filmmaker and Coppin State University teacher D. Watkins, How Glamorizing Drugs Is Killing Black Kids, which considers a connection between youth, Hip Hop, and drug dealing.
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