December 2, 2014
December 2, 2014 - Segment 3 - In the latest installment of Sound Bites, our series about our food and our world, we host a Maryland Environmental and Agricultural Policy Roundtable on fracking and phosphorous management.
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December 1, 2014
November 28, 2014 - Segment 2 - In coordination with The Daily Record and in lead-up to the 2015 Maryland Legislative Session, we look at the issue of police body cameras, with: David Rocah, senior staff attorney for ACLU of Maryland; and Delegate Sandy Rosenberg (District 41-Baltimore City), who sponsored body camera legislation last session.
December 1, 2014
November 25, 2014 - Segment 3 - On our newest episode of our series on our food and our world, Sound Bites, listen to a panel I moderated last week for the ESLC's 15th Eastern Shore Planning Conference, where I talked with the three Delmarva Secretaries of Agriculture about agricultural and environmental issues important to the Delmarva region.
November 30, 2014
November 24, 2014 - Segment 4 - We spend the second hour in a State News Roundup, including a discussion around Governor-Elect Hogan's transition and upcoming administration.
November 29, 2014
November 21, 2014 - Two Hour Special - Listen to a special broadcast of excerpts from a town hall meeting I moderated Wednesday night at the Real News Network, on the role of the community in the Police Department. The panel and the audience - including representatives from the Baltimore Police Department, public officials, activists and community members - debated and discussed the issues and possible solutions.
November 21, 2014
November 19, 2014 - Segment 4 - Thursday, November 20, is Transgender Day of Remembrance, which honors those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. We commemorate this day and honor transgender pioneer Leslie Feinberg, who died earlier this week. Feinberg authored Stone Butch Blues in 1993.
November 21, 2014
November 19, 2014 - Segment 3 - We host a Baltimore News Roundtable discussion on the plastic bag ban, body cameras, and school closings with Dr. John Bullock, Adam Jackson, and Catalina Byrd.
November 17, 2014
November 14, 2014 - Segment 2 - We discuss homelessness in Baltimore with James Crawford Jr. and Damien Haussling of the Homeless Speakers' Bureau. The Homeless Speakers' bureau is hosting a night of monologues next Wednesday night.
November 17, 2014
November 13, 2014 - Segment 2 - On today's Baltimore news roundup, we talk about city school closings, education funding, body cameras, and the plastic bag ban with Ralph Moore, Anthony McCarthy, Kim Truehart and Tyrone Keys.
November 14, 2014
November 11, 2014 - Segment 3 - On our Veterans Day edition of Sound Bites we begin the hour by talking to veterans who have embraced farming after returning home from war. Then, we close out Sound Bites by looking at last week's election results and the potential effect on Maryland's environmental and agricultural policy.
November 14, 2014
November 11, 2014 - Segment 2 - We again ask the question, "What would you do if you were Mayor of Baltimore?" Joining us to offer their own answers are three members of the new class of Open Society Institute-Baltimore Fellows.
November 14, 2014
November 10, 2014 - Segment 3 - We host a roundtable on the local and state election results with Nicolee Ambrose, Laslo Boyd, Catalina Byrd, and Rev. Dr. Heber Brown.
November 10, 2014
November 5, 2014 - Segment 3 - We turn to local and state elections, with Dr. John Bullock, Delegate Jolene Ivey, Dr. Richard Vatz, and the Rev. Dr. Todd Yeary.
November 10, 2014
November 4, 2014 – Segment 4 – In the newest edition of Sound Bites, we hear a commentary on the dangers of methane being released from the earth, we learn about a recent report on how supposedly “bee-friendly” plants actually contain neonicotinoid pesticides, and look at Baltimore’s Park Heights Farmers Market.
November 4, 2014
November 3, 2014 - Segment 4 - We host an election roundtable with Charles Robinson, ER Shipp, and Stephen Janis.
November 4, 2014
November 3, 2014 - Segment 3 - Maryland State Delegate Shawn Tarrant (D-40th) talks about his write-in campaign against Del. Frank Conaway, Jr. Also joining us are Marvin L. "Doc" Cheatham, Rob Lapin, Bill Marker, and Clerk Frank Conaway, Sr.
November 4, 2014
November 3, 2014 - Segment 2 - Baltimore City State's Attorney Candidate Marilyn Mosby joins us to talk about her campaign and her vision for the city.
October 30, 2014
October 30, 2014 - Segment 4 - We close out the show with defense attorney Russell A. Neverdon, Sr.,write-in candidate for Baltimore City State's Attorney, who joins us in-studio to talk about his vision for Baltimore's future.
October 30, 2014
October 30, 2014 - Segment 2 - With the elections coming up next Tuesday, listen in to a rebroadcast of my interview with Republican gubernatorial candidate Larry Hogan and his Lieutenant Governor candidate Boyd Rutherford.
October 30, 2014
October 29, 2014 - Segment 4 - We discuss a debate that is raging around the Baltimore County Animal Services (BCAS). BCAS has banned volunteers from photographing animals in the shelter, and the ACLU of Maryland has weighed in on the topic, calling the ban unconstitutional. J
October 28, 2014
October 28, 2014 - Segment 4 - It's the newest episode of Sound Bites, our weekly show on our food, our world, and our future! We begin the hour with a poll released last week indicating that 93% of all doctors are concerned about the routine use of antibiotics on healthy farm animals, and discuss poultry farms being fined over Chesapeake Bay pollution. We also visit Hidden Harvest Farm in Baltimore City.
October 28, 2014
October 27, 2014 - Segment 3 - We host a local and state news roundtable, examine the upcoming elections and more
October 27, 2014
October 27, 2014 - Segment 2 - Maryland gubernatorial candidate Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown joins us to talk about his vision for the future of our state.
October 27, 2014
October 24, 2014 - Segment 4 - We close out the show with a discussion of ROOTSfest and an event reflecting on it, with Alternate ROOT, Culture Works and community artist Ashley Minner.
October 27, 2014
October 24, 2014 - Segment 3 - We ask the question, based on an article in this week's Atlantic magazine: "Can Homeless People Move into Baltimore's Abandoned Houses?" With Jeff Singer, Tony Simmons and Rachel Kutler.
October 20, 2014
October 20, 2013 - Segment 3 - We host a panel on the racial divides in the artistic world in Baltimore, inspired by articles in last week's Baltimore City Paper's 2014 Fall Arts Guide. With Kalima Young, Baynard Woods, Deana Haggag and Mia Loving.
October 15, 2014
October 15, 2014 - Segment 3 - Marc and educator Koli Tengella talk to author, filmmaker and Coppin State University professor D. Watkins about his recent writings, the Baltimore media landscape, different representations of Baltimore in writing and film, and the things that hold young people in Baltimore back from reaching their potential.
October 14, 2014
October 14, 2014 - Segment 1 - We have a conversation with former Black Panther Marshall "Eddie" Conway, who was released from prison earlier this year after being incarcerated for 44 years. We talk about his time in prison, his work with young men inside and outside prison, and Friend of a Friend, a mentoring project he started with American Friends Service Committee.
October 13, 2014
October 9, 2014 - Segment 2 - We host a panel discussion about controversies regarding issues of accountability within the Baltimore Police Department.
October 13, 2014
October 8, 2014 - Segment 3 - We host a roundtable discussion on local and state issues, including the upcoming elections and the Charm City Circulator with Laslo Boyd, Melody Simmons, and Charles Robinson.
October 8, 2014
October 7, 2014 - Segment 2 - Marc talks with Maryland State Senator and First Amendment scholar Jamie Raskin about his op-ed in the Washington Post last week, "A shareholder solution to 'Citizens United.'" Also joining us for this conversation is John Nichols, Washington Correspondent for The Nation and co-author of Dollarocracy: How the Money and Media Election Complex is Destroying America.
October 8, 2014
October 6, 2014 - Segment 3 - We listen back to an archive edition of the Marc Steiner Show from last year where we discussed the article, "Baltimore City, You're Breaking My Heart" and the many responses to it. That article recently took the title for Baltimore City Paper's "Best White Whine" of 2014.
October 6, 2014
October 2, 2014 - Segment 3 - I talk with Dr. Karl Alexander, Research Professor in the Department of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University and co-author of The Long Shadow: Family Background, Disadvantaged Urban Youth, and the Transition to Adulthood. Alexander and his team tracked 800 children in Baltimore from first grade until their late 20s.
October 2, 2014
October 1, 2014 - Segment 4 - We hear from Ian Schlakman, Green Party candidate for U.S. House of Representatives for Maryland's 2nd District about his campaign and his vision for Maryland.
October 1, 2014
Sound Bites: Berkeley’s Soda Tax Failed / Phosphorus Management Tool / Wild and Scenic Film Festival
September 30, 2014 - Segment 3 - On the newest edition of Sound Bites, we talk about a controversial proposed tax in Berkeley, California ... on soda! We take a look at the debate in Maryland over the implementation of the Phosphorus Management Tool in Maryland, and get a sneak peak at the Wild and Scenic Film Festival.
September 30, 2014
September 26, 2014 - Segment 4 - We look at the continuing violence in Baltimore, including the tragic death of 25-year old shock trauma worker and father Brandon Finney, who was used as a human shield in a gang shooting while he was waiting at a bus stop on Sunday. Our guests include: Michael Johnson, Creative Director of the Paul Robeson Performing Arts Center; Imhotep Fatiu, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Urban Youth Initiative Project; and Bobby Marvin Holmes, local activist, filmmaker, and producer of the documentary Live Young Blood.
September 25, 2014
September 24, 2014 - Segment 4 - In light of Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's criticism last week of the Baltimore Police Department's handling of a police brutality investigation and subsequent call for a plan to address acts of brutality, we turn to the topics of police accountability, body cameras, and the Law Enforcement Bill of Rights.
September 25, 2014
September 25, 2014 - Segment 2 - We celebrate a history-making event: the unveiling of the first portrait of an African American to be displayed in the Governor's residence in Maryland! Last week Governor Martin O'Malley and Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown unveiled a portrait of Frederick Douglass at the Government House in Annapolis.
September 23, 2014
September 19, 2014 - Segment 2 - Listen to a sneak peek at the Charm City Health Fair, to be held at Lexington Market in Baltimore on Saturday, September 20.
September 18, 2014
September 17, 2014 - Segment 4 - We examine the issue of homeless youth in Baltimore and discuss the upcoming Backpack Benefit Concert for Homeless Children.
September 18, 2014
September 17, 2014 - Segment 2 - A group of bright young Baltimoreans answer the question: What Would You Do If You Were Mayor Of Baltimore? Our in-studio panel includes: Megan Sherman, Dayvon Love, and Zeke Berzoff-Cohen.
September 18, 2014
September 16, 2014 - Segment 3 - On a new episode of Sound Bites, we reflect upon the recent announcement that poultry producer Perdue plans to stop the use of antibiotics in its hatcheries, visit the Cherry Hill Urban Garden in Baltimore, and hear what wild edibles you can forage in the month of September.
September 16, 2014
September 15, 2014 - Segment 4 - Marc speaks with Maryland State Senator Brian Frosh, Democratic candidate for Maryland Attorney General, about his vision for the state of Maryland.
September 16, 2014
September 15, 2014 - Segment 2 - We hear from three new young candidates who won Maryland Democratic primaries and will run for Legislative seats in the November general elections: Brooke Lierman, Democratic candidate running in Baltimore's 46th District; Antonio Hayes, Democratic candidate running in Baltimore's 40th District; and Cory McCray, Democratic candidate running in Baltimore's 45th District.
September 12, 2014
September 11, 2014 - Segment 3 - On Tuesday night an important town hall meeting took place in Baltimore, addressing police brutality and the events in Ferguson, Missouri, following last month's fatal shooting of teenager Michael Brown by a police officer. We hear a reporting back from that meeting.
September 8, 2014
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.
September 7, 2014
September 3, 2014 - Segment 6 - We close out the show with our weekly feature, This Week In City Paper, with Senior Editor Baynard Woods. This week, the City Paper has a special feature on Camp 83, a homeless encampment in downtown Baltimore.
September 3, 2014
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.
August 29, 2014
August 26, 2014 - Segment 2 - On Wednesday night National Geographic Channel will premiere a feature titled "Drugs, Inc.: The High Wire," which names Baltimore as the "heroin capital of America." We take a close look at heroin abuse in Baltimore, with: Bern McBride, President and CEO of Behavioral Health System Baltimore; Woody Curry, therapist in private practice; and Dr. Scott Nolan, Director of the Drug Addiction Treatment Program at the Open Society Institute-Baltimore.
August 29, 2014
August 25, 2014 - Segment 3 - We host a Local News Roundtable on such topics as: where funds from the new casino are going; community outrage over the killing of two more teenagers; and the role of the liquor board.