February 11, 2013
February 11, 2013 - Hour 2 - Another Philosophers' Roundtable! Tonight we will examine the critique that in the U.S. we focus on Eurocentric philosophies, and will feature philosophers who are working to change that reality.
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February 7, 2013
February 7, 2013 - Segment 2 - The award-winning Amy Wilentz joins us to discuss her newest book, Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter From Haiti. Wilentz tackles the the objectification of Haiti's victimization and searches for why Haitians - in the eyes of the West - are not seen as active controllers of their own destiny.
February 7, 2013
February 7, 2013 - Segment 1 - Shane Bauer, an independent journalist based in Oakland who wrote an article about solitary confinement for Mother Jones titled "Solitary in Iran Nearly Broke Me. Then I Went Inside American Prisons."
December 11, 2012
We discuss the situations in Syria, Egypt, and Palestine/Israel, and ask the important question of what US foreign policy should be in the Middle East. We'll speak with
November 12, 2012
In honor of Veterans Day, we speak with US National Guard veteran Shawna Foster and US Army veteran Emily Yates.They are part of Iraq Veterans Against the War, which, along with the Civilian Soldier Alliance, recently held its annual convention in Baltimore. We spoke to them about their experiences in the service, the challenges that women face in the military, and the Right to Heal campaign, which seeks to keep traumatized service members from deploying.
September 11, 2012
We turn to a reflection on the events and after-effects of 9/11. Where have the consequences of that day taken the U.S. and the rest of the world in the past 11 years?
August 29, 2012
A recent report showed that suicides among our active duty troops doubled in one month, with 12 suicides in June and 26 in July. Every 36 hours a veteran from Iraq or Afganistan kills themselves. Eighteen veterans from all wars commit suicide each day.
July 17, 2012
Join us for an Urbanite Radio story with Dario DiBattista, an Iraq War Veteran and author of the memoir Go Now, You Are Forgiven.
May 25, 2012
In honor of Memorial Day, we're rebroadcasting a conversation between Marc and Woody Curry from last October. It was shortly after President Obama announced that the US was withdrawing its soldiers from Iraq, and the conversation ranged from the problems facing veterans on their return home, to the culture of the military, to the place of war in our society.
May 22, 2012
Iraq Veteran Against the War member Maggie Martin joins us to speak about her participation in a protest outside the NATO summit in which she and other veterans threw their medals away.
May 17, 2012
Captain Paul K. Chappell is a West Point graduate and a veteran of the Iraq War. He is also a soldier turned peace leader. Paul Chappell joins us to talk about his book Peaceful Revolution: How We Can Create the Future Needed for Humanity's Survival.
May 15, 2012
Join us for an Urbanite Radio story with Dario DiBattista, an Iraq War Veteran and author of the memoir Go Now, You Are Forgiven.
May 10, 2012
Captain Paul K. Chappell is a West Point graduate and a veteran of the Iraq War. He is also a soldier turned peace leader. Paul Chappell joins us to talk about his book Peaceful Revolution: How We Can Create the Future Needed for Humanity's Survival.
May 3, 2012
We're joined by Captain Paul Chappell, a 2002 graduate of West Point who served in the army for 7 years, including active duty in Iraq. He is the author of the recently published book Peaceful Revolution: How We Can Create the Future Needed for Humanity’s Survival, and he joins us
March 20, 2012
We discuss the tragic civilian massacre of March 11th, in which at least 16 Afghan civilians, including women and children, were killed. US Army staff sergeant Robert Bales is suspected of carrying out the killing spree. Three military veterans and one journalist join us this hour.
March 7, 2012
Iranian-American poet, journalist and writer Roya Hakakian joins us to share her perspective on Iran-U.S. relations.
March 6, 2012
Today we asses the threat of military action against Iran. We're joined by: Reza Marashi, Research Director for the National Iranian American Council, and Michael Rubin, Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and
January 24, 2012
This week marks the one year anniversary of the start of massive protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square that led to the ouster of Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak. Journalist Jihan Hafiz joins us live from Cairo, where she has spent much of the past year, for an update on the ongoing political turmoil in Egypt and throughout the Arab world. We're also joined in studio by Palestinian-American
January 8, 2012
Join our panel as they discuss whether military intervention in Iran is imminent, and if it's necessary. Our guests are Reza Marashi, Research Director for the National Iranian American Council, Charles Faddis, retired CIA operations officer who served for twenty years in the Middle East, South Asia, and Southern Europe, and David Swanson, author of War is a Lie.
December 22, 2011
The past decade has seen great change throughout the Arab world, and the United States has played a large role throughout. From 9/11, to the wars in Aghanistan and Iraq, to the political upheaval in the Middle East and beyond over the past year, we'll take a look at this recent history and where it leaves us today, four days after the last US troops left Iraq.
December 6, 2011
Journalist Jihan Hafiz joins us from Cairo to report on the ongoing elections, as Egyptians go to the polls to vote in a post-Mubarak government.
November 29, 2011
Open phones, and then a conversation with freelance journalist Jihan Hafiz joins us from Egypt to report on the elections that have taken place the past two days, as Egyptians go to the polls to elect a post-Mubarak government.
November 28, 2011
Today elections were held across Egypt, and our guests join us to discuss the hope that a new, stable democracy will emerge, as well as the military crackdowns on ongoing protests that cast a shadow over the hope for a peaceful transition of power.
November 8, 2011
As the United States prepares to withdraw troops from Iraq, we discuss the legacy of US involvement there. Joining us are:
October 26, 2011
Followinig President Obama's announcement that the US will withdraw its soldiers from Iraq by the end of the year, we look at issues that face veterans, including substance abuse and mental health problems stemming from the trauma of war, as they return home. Our guest is Woody Curry, Vietnam veteran and Clinical and Associate Executive Director of the Baltimore Station.
September 21, 2011
Join us for a discussion with local activists who are working to stop funding the wars and start funding our communities. They are organizing a town hall next Monday, September 26, from 7 - 9 pm at the Cathedral of the Incarnation on Charles Street and Uni
September 13, 2011
August 27, 2011
Ryan Conklin, former Real World Brooklyn cast member and Army Veteran that was twice deployed to Iraq, joins us today to discuss his new book An Angel From Hell: Real Life on the Front Lines.
This show is a rebroadcast. Click here to listen to the rebroadcast.
July 13, 2011
Lobsang Sangay was recently elected Prime Minister of the Tibetan government in exile. He joins us to discuss the issues facing Tibet, currently ruled by China.
June 30, 2011
Baltimore native Eden Unger Bowditch joins us to discuss her life in Egypt and the events of the Arab Spring as well as her newest young adult novel, The Atomic Weight of Secrets (or the Arrival of the Mysterious Men in Black).
June 28, 2011
James Risen is a New York Times national security reporter who uncovered some of the biggest stories during the years of the Bush Administration, including the waterboarding of detainees in Iraq and the secret NSA spying program.
May 18, 2011
Happy New Year is a new dramatic film about a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, who returns home and attempts to heal from mental and physical injuries in a psychiatric ward at a remote Veterans Hospital. Members of the cast and crew stopped by our studios to discuss the film and the difficulty of reentering civilian life.
Joining us are:
May 12, 2011
Lobsang Sangay was recently elected Prime Minister of the Tibetan government in exile. He joins us to discuss the issues facing Tibet, currently ruled by China.
March 28, 2011
The first few months of 2011 have been marked by conflict, revolution, and uprising in the Middle East. Conflicts occuring in Egypt, Libya, Palestine, and Syria have become an increased news focus in America. Marc continues this discussion today with guests:
Ali Zaghab - Palestinian born local businessman
February 22, 2011
In the first part of the segment we talk with Dr. Thabit Abdullah about the current state of affairs in Egypt, briefly discussing the recent power changes and the future of Egypt.
February 15, 2011
After Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down from power over the weekend, waves of emotions ensued from citizens of the country and abroad. Our guest is Dr. Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland in College Park. Dr.
February 14, 2011
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down from his position over the weekend, causing a victorious uproar in Egypt and around the world. We speak with Maryland residents of Egyptian descent or who lived in Egypt about their take on Mubarak's resignation and the future of Egypt.
February 10, 2011
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak addressed Egypt and the world today. While the throngs of protesters in Egypt hoped he would step down, he made it clear that he intends to stay in power until September, when his term ends. We speak with people in Egypt for their reaction.
February 9, 2011
First, an update on protests in Egypt with Nancy Youssef from McClatchy Newspapers, Dina Yehia, a graduate of the American University in Cairo, and her father Yehia Salah El Din, an opthamologist in Cairo.
February 7, 2011
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak remains in power. Although he has said he will not seek another term, protesters continue to demand he step down immediately and be replaced by a new administration based on reforming Egypt's notoriously corrypt government.
We're joined by phone from Cairo by Cole Agar, a recent graduate from the American University in Cairo.
January 31, 2011
We continue our look at events unfolding in Tunisia, Egypt, and other parts of the Middle East as massive protests are overturning long-established regimes. Our guests are Zeynep Tufekci, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at UMBC, Mariam Shahin, journalist and aut
January 31, 2011
We start off the show today with a short conversation with Professor Shibley Telhami about the protests in Egypt and their implications across the Middle East.
October 18, 2010
Zainab Al-Suwaij is the founder and Executive Director of the American Islamic Congress. She was one of the few women to join the failed 1991 intifada uprising against Saddam Hussein, and now lives in the United States and promotes inter-faith understanding and women's equality. She joins us in st
October 18, 2010
We're joined by Haneen Alshujairy, who fled her home in Iraq with her family in 2003, and Justin Sirois, a writer living here in Baltimore. They are the co-founders of the Understanding Campaign, which seeks to teach everyone in the world one word of Arabic. Fhm (fuh-hem’), literally means un
October 14, 2010
What is life really like in Iran today? What is the Iranian political reality behind the rhetoric? Joining us this hour to answer these questions and more is Iranian-American Hooman Majd. His new book is The Ayatollah's Democracy: An Iranian Challenge.
October 7, 2010
September 2, 2010
President Obama has announced the formal end of the combat mission in Iraq, but what does that really mean in terms of day-to-day life for Americans and Iraqis? Phyllis Bennis from the Institute for Policy Studies joins us to discuss her take on the situation in Iraq, and the way forward.
September 1, 2010
Iraqi-American independent journalist Emad Ashour Alkhafaji speaks to us from Baghdad to update us on public sentiment in Iraq after President Obama declared the end of the US combat role in Iraq in his address from the Oval Office last night.
August 31, 2010
How can we protect our privacy while still using increasingly ubiquitous devices like cell phones, GPS's, and personal computers?
July 26, 2010