Arts and Culture

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

March 16, 2014
THE-DRESSER
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World Of The Play: The Dresser

March 14, 2014 - Segment 4 - We take a peek into what happens behind the curtain in live theatre, as we air the conversation, called "Must the Show Go on?" which was taped last Saturday at Everyman Theatre, part of their World of the Play series. Inspired by the current production at Everyman, The Dresser, the discussion reveals what really happens behind the scenes.
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March 13, 2014
Video Americain
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This Week In City Paper: Video Americain – The Last Picture Store

March 12, 2014 - Segment 5 - Baltimore City Paper Senior Editor Baynard Woods joins us to talk about what's in this week's issue of the City Paper. To read the articles mentioned in this segment, visit the City Paper website.
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March 10, 2014
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The Legacy Of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’

March 7, 2014 - Segment 4 - We listen back to a special archive edition of The Marc Steiner Show. In 2010, Sherrilyn Ifill, and Madison Smartt Bell joined us to mark the 50th anniversary of the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Madison Smartt Bell is the author of 13 novels and professor of English at Goucher College. Sherrilyn Ifill is the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
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March 7, 2014
International Women's History Month Literary Festival
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Celebrating Women’s History Month with Authors Deborah Johnson & Sujata Massey

March 6, 2014 - Segment 3 - March is Women's History Month, and in celebration of women writers, I talk with Deborah Johnson and Sujata Massey, the authors of two fascinating new historical novels. Johnson's book, The Secret of Magic, tells the story of a young black female attorney working with Thurgood Marshall, and Massey's book, The Sleeping Dictionary, is an historical romance set during India's struggle for independence.
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March 6, 2014
soul train
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Soooooooooooooul Train!

March 5, 2014 - Segment 5 - We close out the show with a special treat, as we flash back to the popular show Soul Train. We'll speak with Ericka Blount Danois, author of "Love, Peace and Soul: Behind the Scenes of America's Favorite Dance Show, Soul Train: Classic Moments," as well as dancers and designers from the show.
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March 2, 2014
doc watson jean ritchie
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Legendary Folk & Bluegrass Musicians Doc Watson and Jean Ritchie

February 28, 2014 - Segment 2 - We begin with a very special show from our archives. We listen back to Marc's 2007 interview with legendary folk and bluegrass musicians Doc Watson and Jean Ritchie. It was the first time they were interviewed together in decades.
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February 27, 2014
nether-street-art-baltimore
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Cultural Crossroads with Lea Gilmore: The Contemporary and Social Justice + The Arts

February 27, 2014 - Segment 4 - It's another episode of Cultural Crossroads with Center for Emerging Media's Cultural Editor Lea Gilmore! We're joined by Deana Haggag, Director of The Contemporary, and have a conversation about the intersection of Arts & Social Justice, with: Kalima Young, Nether, and David Mitchell.
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February 25, 2014
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Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky) And Paul Rucker

February 25, 2014 - Segment 2 - We discuss art, music, politics, the war on drugs, and remix culture with two of MICA's current artists-in-residence. Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky, musician, writer, and conceptual artist, and Paul Rucker, visual artist, composer and musician, join us.
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February 22, 2014
Angela Davis
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On The Anniversary Of Her Release: ‘Free Angela and All Political Prisoners’

February 21, 2014 - Segment 3 - We discuss a new documentary, Free Angela and All Political Prisoners, near the anniversary of Angela Davis' release from prison. We talk with Jarvis Tyner, long time friend of Angela Davis, Executive Vice-Chair of the Communist Party USA and founding member of the Black Radical Congress.
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February 22, 2014
Octavia Butler
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Remembering Science Fiction Author Octavia Butler

February 21, 2014 - Segment 2 - We listen back to an 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.
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February 17, 2014
Sherman Alexie
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Blasphemy: Native American Author, Poet & Screenwriter Sherman Alexie

February 17, 2014 - Hour 2 - We wrap up the show with an interview with Native American author, poet, and screenwriter Sherman Alexie. Sherman's compelling new book, Blasphemy, is a collection of new and previously-published short stories.
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February 15, 2014
Mary Matalin and James Carville
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‘Love and War: Twenty Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters, and One Louisiana Home’ by James Carville & Mary Matalin

February 14, 2014 - Segment 3 - We close out the week with a conversation Marc hosted last week at the Enoch Pratt Free Library with husband and wife political commentators James Carville and Mary Matalin, about their new book, Love and War: Twenty Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters, and One Louisiana Home.
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February 15, 2014
Forbidden Fruit
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Betty DeRamus on ‘Forbidden Fruit: Love Stories from the Underground Railroad’

February 14, 2014 - Segment - As part of our Valentine's Day special, I talk to award-winning journalist Betty DeRamus about her fascinating book, Forbidden Fruit: Love Stories from the Underground Railroad. The book tells the largely untold tales of ordinary men and women who faced mobs, bloodhounds, bounty hunters, and bullets to be together -- and defy a system that categorized blacks not only as servants, but as property.
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February 15, 2014
Lucille Clifton
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Remembering Maryland Poet Laureate Lucille Clifton

February 13, 2014 - Segment 3 - We celebrate the life of poet Lucille Clifton. Clifton, a prolific wordsmith known for deceptively simple poems that speak volumes about contemporary life, the African American experience, and womanhood, served as Maryland’s Poet Laureate from 1979-1985. She died in February of this 2010, and we sat down with friends, colleagues, and fellow poets to discuss her life and work.
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February 12, 2014
Soul Train
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Ericka Blount Danois on ‘Love, Peace, and Soul: Behind the Scenes of America’s Favorite Dance Show Soul Train’

February 12, 2014 - Segment 4 - Award-winning Baltimore author Ericka Blount Danois talks about her book Love, Peace, and Soul: Behind the Scenes of America's Favorite Dance Show Soul Train: Classic Moments.
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February 11, 2014
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Too Poor For Pop Culture

February 11, 2014 - Segment 3 - We talk with author, filmmaker and native Baltimorean D. Watkins, about his article "Too poor for pop culture," which was published last week on Salon. Watkins teaches at Coppin State University and runs a writing workshop on Creative Nonfiction at the Baltimore Freedom School.
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February 10, 2014
Chick Webb
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Baltimore Black History: Chick Webb, Drummer & Band Leader, Born Today

February 10, 2014 - Segment 5 - Marc talks to Lisa Crawley, Resource Center Manager at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture about this day in Baltimore history. Today, they discuss the birth of band leader and jazz & swing drummer Chick Webb in Baltimore.
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February 7, 2014
Baltimore's Station North
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Can Station North Save Baltimore City?

February 7, 2014 - Segment 4 - We rebroadcast our segment on Baltimore's Station North Arts and Entertainment District, which was the subject of a City Paper article last summer, "Can Station North Save The City?" We discuss revitalization, gentrification, and the state of arts in the city.
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February 7, 2014
Benjamin Barber
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Dr. Benjamin Barber: ‘If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities’

February 7, 2014 - Segment 3 - We talk with Dr. Ben Barber, Senior Research Scholar at The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society of The Graduate Center at The City University of New York, President and Founder of the Interdependence Movement, and Walt Whitman Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Rutgers University, about his new book: If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities.
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January 31, 2014
National Great Blacks in Wax Museum
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The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum, An Often Overlooked Gem in Baltimore

January 31, 2014 - Segment 2 - We visit the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum! We tour the museum withDr. Joanne Martin, the museum's President, and CEO, who co-founded the museum with her late husband Elmer. As we walked through the museum and enjoy the exhibits, we also talk about the museum's plan to transform itself into an anchor in East Baltimore's Oliver neighborhood.
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January 31, 2014
AVAM
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American Visionary Arts Museum Gala Celebration

January 30, 2014 - Segment 4 - We close out the show with a special treat, when Rebecca Alban Hoffberger, Founder of the American Visionary Art Museum, joins us to talk about AVAM's current exhibit and its 2014 Gala Celebration honoring Ray Kurzweil, to be held Thursday night!
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January 30, 2014
Langston Hughes
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Legacy of the Poet: 2nd Charm City Langston Hughes Literary Forum and Book Fair

January 29, 2014 - Segment 5 - We preview the 2nd Charm City Langston Hughes Literary Forum and Book Fair, which will take place Saturday, February 1, at the New Shiloh Baptist Church, with historian Lou Fields and law professor Larry Gibson.
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January 30, 2014
THE GRIOT'S EYE YOUTH FILM AND CULTURE FESTIVAL
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The Griot’s Eye Youth Film and Culture Festival – This Weekend in Baltimore

January 29, 2014 - Segment 4 - We talk with Ras Tre Subira, Executive Director of Black Mission Media and Director at HABESHA, Inc., about The Griot's Eye Youth Film and Culture Festival, which will be held this Saturday, February 1, at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum.
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January 28, 2014
MK Asante
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Author, Filmmaker & Hip-Hop Artist MK Asante On ‘Buck: A Memoir’

January 28, 2014 - Segment 3 - We sit down to talk with bestselling author, award-winning filmmaker, hip-hop artist, and professor MK Asante about his memoir Buck. Asante will be speaking Wednesday night at Red Emma's.
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January 27, 2014
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World Of The Play: Women In Theatre

January 24, 2014 - Segment 3 - We hear the second installment in our World of the Play series, where we partner with Everyman Theatre to delve deeply into the themes addressed in each of their plays this season.You'll hear the panel Marc moderated on Crimes of the Heart, Beth Henley's play about three sisters in Mississippi. When the play was released in the early eighties, women playwrights were produced far less often than their male counterparts. Over thirty years later, there are still gender inequalities in the theater. Why aren't women playwrights being heard on our stages?
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January 27, 2014
bernardshirleykinsey
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The Kinsey Collection: African American Art And History

January 24, 2014 - Segment 2 - We take a visit to Baltimore's Reginald F. Lewis African American History and Culture Museum to spend some time in their current exhibit, The Kinsey Collection: Shared Treasures of Bernard & Shirley Kinsey - Where Art & History Intersect. It's a treasure trove of art and artifacts - including letters from Zora Neale Hurston and antique photographs - chronicling over 400 years of African American history and culture and telling the often-untold story of African American achievement and contribution to our society.
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January 24, 2014
Single Carrot Theatre
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Single Carrot Theatre’s Grand Opening in Remington

January 23, 2014 - Segment 6 - We close out the show with a celebration of the new location of Single Carrot Theatre, with Kellie Mecleary, Interim Artistic Director for Single Carrot; and Alix Fenhangen, Director of The Flu Season, which just opened this week.
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January 17, 2014
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Remembering Robert Chew

January 17, 2014 - Segment 2 - We remember the life of Robert Chew, the Baltimore native who has portrayed the east Baltimore drug lord Proposition Joe on the hit HBO series The Wire. Prop Joe, as he came to be known, was an iconic figure that represented a time in Baltimore where the drug trade was less violent and bloody, when word was bond, and “The Game” was something very different than what it is today. Robert Chew died a year ago today.
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January 16, 2014
Golden Globe
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Cultural Crossroads: Where’s The Color At The Golden Globes?

January 15, 2014 - Segment 4 - We continue our Cultural Crossroads conversation with Center for Emerging Media Cultural Editor and chanteuse extraordinaire Lea Gilmore! Why were there no African American artists with Billboard Number One hit singles in 2013? Were African American actors and directors snubbed at the Golden Globes? We talk about all that and more.
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January 16, 2014
afrocuban
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Cultural Crossroads: Opera And Cuba

January 15, 2014 - Segment 3 - It's our latest Cultural Crossroads conversation with Center for Emerging Media Cultural Editor and chanteuse extraordinaire Lea Gilmore! We start our conversation with a report back from Baltimore-based professors and musicians who visited Cuba to speak about Afro-Cuban music and opera.
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January 9, 2014
Baltimore - City Paper's New Year's Resolutions for Baltimore
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This Week in City Paper & CP’s New Year’s Resolutions for Baltimore

January 9, 2014 - Segment 3 - Baynard Woods, Senior Editor of Baltimore's City Paper, shares his New Year's resolutions for the city and talks about what's happening in the City Paper this week.
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January 6, 2014
IFILL
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Forget Duck Dynasty: There Are Important Civil Rights Battles To Fight

January 6, 2014 - Segment 3 - Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, joins us to talk about how media hype around bigoted comments made by public figures can distract us from focusing on important civil rights struggles. Last week Ifill wrote an article for The Root: "Forget Duck Dynasty: There Are Important Civil Rights Battles To Fight."
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