March 7, 2014
March 6, 2014 - Segment 4 - Baltimore City Paper Senior Editor Baynard Woods joins us for "This Week in City Paper," and to discuss his op-ed in the New York Times: "Are Alt Weeklies Over?"
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March 7, 2014
March 6, 2014 - Segment 2 - We listen back to the Non-Partisan Gubernatorial Forum on Education in Baltimore City, organized by the Baltimore Education Coalition, which I co-moderated. Democratic Gubernatorial candidates Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown, Attorney General Doug Gansler, and Delegate Heather Mizeur share their visions for education in Maryland.
March 6, 2014
March 5, 2014 - Segment 4 - We discuss pending legislation concerning persons with disabilities, including: a bill that would give Medicaid coverage to adults with disabilities in need of shift nursing services, so they can live at home with their families instead of being institutionalized; a bill that addresses "Assertive Community Treatment;" and a bill that addresses the minimum wage for disabled persons. Joining us will be: Cathy Surace, Managing Attorney at the Maryland Disability Law Center; and Sarah Rhine, Attorney at the Maryland Disability Law Center.
March 6, 2014
March 5, 2014 - Segment 3 - We hear a debate about raising the minimum wage in Maryland, and also speak with workers making minimum wage in Maryland.
March 5, 2014
March 5, 2014 - Segment 2 - We are joined by former Black Panther Marshall "Eddie" Conway, who has been freed after spending nearly 44 years in prison. Eddie will be joined by two attorneys who fought his case, Phil Dantes and Robert Boyle.
March 5, 2014
March 4, 2014 - Segment 3 - Last week the Baltimore Brew broke the story that Baltimore City is negotiating to sell most of its public housing high-rises to private developers. We consider this news with Jeff Singer and Melody Simmons.
March 2, 2014
February 28, 2014 - Segment 3 - We meet Elaine Eff, folklorist and author of The Painted Screens of Baltimore: An Urban Folk Art Revealed and talk to her about the history of painted screens in Baltimore.
February 27, 2014
February 27, 2014 - Segment 2 - We look at the debate taking place in the Maryland Legislature regarding the American Studies Association's recent resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions. Joining us are: Jay Bernstein, chair of the Advocacy Committee of Baltimore Zionist District and host of Shalom USA Radio; Sara Love, Public Policy Director of the ACLU of Maryland; and Yousseff Munnayer, Executive Director of the Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development and its educational program, the Palestine Center.
February 26, 2014
February 26, 2014 - Segment 5 - We close out the show with our regular segment "This Week in City Paper," with Senior Editor Baynard Woods.
February 26, 2014
February 26, 2014 - Segment 2 - We turn to the subject of post-incarceration re-entry, with: Maryland State Senator Verna Jones-Rodwell; Baltimore Councilman Nick Mosby; and Jacqueline Robarge, Founder and Director of Power Inside.
February 25, 2014
February 25, 2014 - Segment 4 - In our latest episode of Sound Bites, we talk about food insecurity among seniors, hear about why some people oppose the retrofitting of the Cove Point facility to export natural gas, and look at the controversial Poultry Fair Share Act.
February 24, 2014
February 24, 2014 - Segment 3 - We discuss important news in Baltimore and Maryland, including new issues surrounding Maryland's Health Exchange, Baltimore's changing media landscape, and more.
February 21, 2014
February 20, 2014 - Segment 2 - We discuss the potential legalization of marijuana in Maryland.
February 19, 2014
February 19, 2014 - Segment 2 - Marc interviews Anne Draddy, the head of the TreeBaltimore Program about her work and the history of Druid Hill Park. The interview is followed by a rebroadcast of a segment we did in 2008 about the integration of the Druid Hill Park tennis courts when 62 years ago, eight white, black and Jewish tennis players integrated the tennis courts at Druid Hill Park.
February 17, 2014
February 17, 2014 - Hour 1 - Larry S. Gibson, law professor from the University of Maryland Carey School of Law and noted political strategist will discuss his book Young Thurgood: The Making of a Supreme Court Justice. Gibson's book focuses on the early life of the civil rights icon.
February 15, 2014
February 13, 2014 - Segment 2 - We turn to the topic of violence, its representation in the media and culture, masculinity’s role in violence, and violence’s effects on our youth. Our panel of guests includes Dr. Lawrence Brown, Meshelle The Indie Mom of Comedy, and Rev. Heber Brown.
February 12, 2014
February 12, 2014 - Segment 3 - We look at an article that appeared in Monday's Baltimore Post-Examiner, titled "Baltimore City, You're Breaking My Heart: This is why people leave".
February 12, 2014
February 12, 2014 - Segment 2 - Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts joins us to talk about crime and other police-related topics. He also answers your questions about surveillance, marijuana legalization and more.
February 11, 2014
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.
February 10, 2014
February 10, 2014 - Segment 2 - Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake joins us for a brief look at the State of the City. Her address will take place this afternoon at 2pm at City Hall.
February 7, 2014
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.
February 7, 2014
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.
February 5, 2014
February 5, 2014 - Segment 2 - Maryland State Delegate and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Heather Mizeur joins us to talk about her proposed criminal justice plan.
February 4, 2014
Sound Bites: Federal Farm Bill Slated To Pass | GMO Labeling Returns To Annapolis Legislative Agenda
February 4, 2014 - Segment 4 - We discuss and debate of the latest federal Farm Bill, which is slated to pass through Congress today, on the newest installment of Sound Bites. Then, we hear from Maryland Senators on the debate taking place in the Maryland Legislature over whether to label foods as containing GMOs.
February 4, 2014
February 4, 2014 - Segment 2 - Baltimore City State's Attorney Gregg Bernstein joins us in studio and discusses the outcome of the Tyrone West case, his decision process for prosecuting Baltimore City police, police protocol and more.
February 4, 2014
February 3, 2014 - Segment 3 - Last week BWI Thurgood Marshall Super Shuttle drivers - who shuttle people back and forth from the airport - staged a protest demanding better working conditions. The company that Super Shuttle is part, Veolia, has been the target of protests worldwide. We discuss the reasons why with a panel of guests.
February 3, 2014
February 3, 2014 - Segment 2 - City Councilpeople Mary Pat Clarke, Nick Mosby and Carl Stokes join us for a roundtable on the latest happenings around Baltimore City Hall.
January 31, 2014
January 31, 2014 - Segment 4 - January is National Mentoring Month, and we close out the show with a discussion about trauma and PTSD in our young people, and how mentoring helps.
January 31, 2014
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.
January 31, 2014
January 30, 2014 - Segment 3 - We turn to the topic of violence, its representation in the media and culture, masculinity's role in violence, and violence's effects on our youth.
January 30, 2014
January 29, 2014 - Segment 3 - We begin the second hour of our show with our weekly feature, This Week in City Paper with Senior Editor Baynard Woods.
January 28, 2014
January 28, 2014 - Segment 4 - We're talking food and farming, in our newest edition of Sound Bites! SB finds its patron saint, we learn about the beginnings of a Delmarva food hub, we ask the question: Do GMOs matter?, and hear about a new project seeking to reduce energy expenditures on the Eastern Shore.
January 27, 2014
January 27, 2014 - Segment 3 - We move to politics, with a review and commentaries on Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley's final State of the State Address, issued last week. Our panel includes: Marta Mossburg, Visiting Fellow at the Maryland Public Policy Institute and syndicated columnist; Charles Robinson, political and business correspondent for Maryland Public Television; and Bryan Sears, government reporter for The Daily Record.
January 27, 2014
January 27, 2014 - Segment 2 - On Saturday, Columbia, Maryland, tragically joined the ranks of cities across the country that have experienced shootings and murders in public places. We begin our week with a look at that terrifying act, with: Carrie Wells, Higher Education and General Assignment reporter for the Baltimore Sun; and Howard County Executive and candidate for Lieutenant Governor Ken Ulman.
January 24, 2014
January 23, 2014 - Segment 4 - The Maryland Legislature is in session, and we look at a Maryland House bill that would improve police training by provisions including: requiring re-certification for life-saving skills; increasing sensitivity to cultural and gender diversity; and others. The proposed law is being called Christopher's Law in memory of Christopher Brown, a Randallstown teenager who was killed in 2012 by a Baltimore County police officer.
January 23, 2014
January 22, 2014 - Segment 3 - Last year, the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled that individuals have a right to have an attorney present at bail hearings. There is some question, though, of how this ruling will be implemented. We discuss indigent defense and bail reform in Maryland with Doug Colbert, professor at the University of Maryland's Carey School of Law; Baltimore County States Attorney Scott Shellenberger; Tom Maronick, attorney and host of "The Tom Moore Show" on AM 680 WCBM; and Paul deWolfe, Maryland Public Defender.
January 23, 2014
January 22, 2014 - Segment 2 - Baltimore City Police Commissioner Anthony Batts joins us in studio for a conversation on crime, policing, and the quality of life in Baltimore.
January 21, 2014
January 21, 2014 - Segment 3 - It's the newest episode in our series about the food we eat, Sound Bites! We discuss the Coalition of Immokalee Workers' victory with Wal*Mart, which announced it would join the Fair Food Program. Then, we talk about marketing "less bad food" to Millenials, and the legacy of George Washington Carver, misunderstood but incredibly important inventor and agricultural contributor.
January 21, 2014
January 21, 2014 - Segment 2 - We discuss the legalization of marijuana in Maryland. Our first panel of guests features members of the Marijuana Policy Coalition of Maryland. Then, we talk to delegates about the politics of marijuana passing this session.
January 21, 2014
January 20, 2014 - Segment 3 - We continue our Martin Luther King Jr. Day special with an examination of King's legacy. We talk with young social justice activists about how his life influences their work today.
January 13, 2014
January 13, 2014 - Segment 2 - Last week marked the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson's declaration of a war on poverty. We kick-off the week with a 2-hour special on how far we have - and haven't - come in the fight against poverty over the past 50 years.
January 10, 2014
January 10, 2014 - Segment 3 - We listen back to Wednesday's 11th Annual Annapolis Summit! Tune in to hear what Maryland Senate President Thomas V. "Mike" Miller, and Maryland Speaker of the House of Delegates Michael Busch have to say about the issues facing our state in 2014.
January 10, 2014
January 10, 2014 - Segment 2 - We listen back to Wednesday's 11th Annual Annapolis Summit! Tune in to hear what Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley has to say about the issues facing our state in 2014, and his priorities in his last year as governor.
January 9, 2014
January 9, 2014 - Segment 4 - Baltimore City Schools Interim CEO Tisha Edwards joins us to talk about the year ahead for Baltimore schools. She discusses her philosophy, her priorities, and responds to reporting on the school system.
January 9, 2014
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.
January 8, 2014
11th Annual Annapolis Summit - Excerpt - Listen to a ten-minute excerpt from this morning's Annapolis Summit, which takes place annually on the opening day of the Maryland Legislative Session, on marijuana. Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, Maryland Senate President Thomas V. "Mike" Miller and Maryland House Speaker Michael Busch discuss their opinions on improving medical access, legalization and decriminalization of the drug.
January 8, 2014
January 8, 2014 - Hour 2 - It is the Opening Day of the 2014 Maryland State Legislative Session, and it is also the 11th Annual Annapolis Summit! Tune in to hear what Maryland Senate President Thomas V. "Mike" Miller, and Maryland Speaker of the House of Delegates Michael Busch have to say about the issues facing our state in 2014.
January 8, 2014
January 8, 2014 - Hour 1 - It is the Opening Day of the 2014 Maryland State Legislative Session, and it is also the 11th Annual Annapolis Summit! Tune in to hear what Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley has to say about the issues facing our state in 2014, and his priorities in his last year as governor.
January 6, 2014
January 6, 2014 - Segment 4 - We look towards Baltimore, as local leaders and activists talk about the movement for justice building right here in our city. Our panel includes: Dr. Lawrence Brown, Assistant Professor of Public Health at Morgan State University; the Rev. Meredith Moise, ordained minister, writer, community activist and teacher; Jeff Singer, Founder and former Executive Director of Health Care for the Homeless; Sarah Van Gelder, co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of YES! Magazine and YesMagazine.org; and Sergio España, statewide organizer for Healthcare is a Human Right-Maryland and activist with United Workers.
January 6, 2014
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."