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May 19, 2016
Photo Credit: Stefanie Mavronis
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Downtown Voices: Episode 4 — The Uprising

May 19, 2016 - Segment 1 - This semester's radio series, Downtown Voices, features UMBC students talking to city dwellers about their thoughts on the past, present, and future of Baltimore. Today you will hear "The Uprising," a snapshot of the movement that developed in the wake of Freddie Gray's death, and the effect it has had on our city.
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May 19, 2016
Heart of the School Award
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Highlighting City School Principals, Who Are The “Heart” Of Their Schools

May 18, 2016 - Segment 2 - We honor some very special and important members of our community: School Principals. Our guests will talk about the Heart of the School Awards, when the Fund for Educational Excellence, City Schools and the civic, corporate and philanthropic communities join together to recognize and thank our City Schools' Principals.
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May 19, 2016
Baltimore City arts districts
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Downtown Voices: Episode 3 — Arts & Diversity

May 18, 2016 - Segment 1 - A recent project at UMBC has been collecting stories of Baltimore communities as they change and grow. This semester’s radio series is called DOWNTOWN VOICES. Today, “Arts & Diversity” -- a look at one of the city’s “Arts Districts,” and the divisions in race and class among the Artists who work there.
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May 19, 2016
Photo Credit: Lisa Muhammad
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Minister Carlos Muhammad: Community Policing In Baltimore & The Nation Of Islam

May 17, 2016 - Segment 3 - We talk with Minister Carlos Muhammad about Community Policing in Baltimore. Minister Carlos Muhammad is the Baltimore representative for Minister Louis Farrakhan and Student Minister for Muhammad Mosque Number 6 in Baltimore.
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May 19, 2016
Downtown Westside
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Downtown Voices: Episode 2 — Word On The Street

May 17, 2016 - Segment 1 - A recent project at UMBC has been collecting stories of Baltimore communities as they change and grow. This semester’s radio series is called DOWNTOWN VOICES. Today, “Word on the Street” -- a little sidewalk talk from the west side of downtown.
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May 18, 2016
North Avenue, Baltimore schools
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Local Roundtable: Elections, Education Cuts, and a New Schools CEO

May 16, 2016 - Segment 3 - We have a local news roundtable on the Baltimore Elections, the controversy over Governor Hogan's denial of funds around air conditioning in the Baltimore City and County Schools, and the process used to select the new CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools.
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May 17, 2016
Baltimore Lexington Market
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Downtown Voices: Episode 1 — A Tale Of Two Markets

May 16, 2016 - Segment 1 - We begin the week with another new series produced by students at UMBC. This semester’s radio series is called DOWNTOWN VOICES. Today, “A Tale of Two Markets,” -- a look at changes in our city through the lens of the old and beloved Lexington Market, and the new and hip Mount Vernon Marketplace.
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May 13, 2016
Mural by Nether and Stefan Ways in Baltimore
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The World That Brought Us Freddie Gray: Episode 1 – The Law

May 9, 2016 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with Episode 1 of The World That Brought Us Freddie Gray, a 5-part radio documentary produced by students at UMBC. The first episode analyzes the role of the law and legal system.
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May 13, 2016
Baltimore Police
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The World That Brought Us Freddie Gray: Episode 2 – Policing & Police-Community Relations

May 10, 2016 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with Episode 2 of The World That Brought Us Freddie Gray, a 5-part radio documentary produced by students at the UMBC. Episode 2 looks at how policing and police-community relations are part of the story.
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May 13, 2016
Education
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The World That Brought Us Freddie Gray: Episode 3 – Education

May 11, 2016 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with Part 3 of The World That Brought Us Freddie Gray, a 5-part radio documentary produced by students at UMBC. Episode 3 focuses on issues connected to education.
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May 13, 2016
Potential Solutions
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The World That Brought Us Freddie Gray: Episode 5 – Current Situation & Solutions

May 13, 2016 - Segment 1 - We host part 5 of The World That Brought Us Freddie Gray, a 5-part radio documentary produced by students at UMBC. Episode 5 looks at the current situation and potential solutions.
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May 13, 2016
UMBC students
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The World That Brought Us Freddie Gray: Reflections From The Student Producers

May 13, 2016 - Segment 2 - We host a roundtable with the students who helped produce The World That Brought Us Freddie Gray. Steiner Show Senior Producer Stefanie Mavronis and I will talk with students Turrel David and Dalton Maize.
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May 11, 2016
Protestors stand outside of the Baltimore Police Department's Western District police station during a march and vigil for Freddie Gray, Tuesday, April 21, 2015, in Baltimore. Gray died from spinal injuries a week after he was arrested and transported in a police van. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Trial Of Officer Nero, Charged In Death Of Freddie Gray, Scheduled To Begin Thursday

May 10, 2016 - Segment 3 - We close the show with a discussion on the upcoming trial of Baltimore police Officer Edward Nero in the death of Freddie Gray. With Doug Colbert and A. Dwight Pettit.
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May 11, 2016
Baltimore City
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Economic Development Alternatives in Baltimore & How We Get There

May 10, 2016 - Segment 2 - We host another episode of our month-long series Baltimore Uprising: One Year Later. The episode focuses on Economic Development Alternatives in Baltimore & How We Get There.
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May 4, 2016
North Avenue, Baltimore schools
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Local Roundtable: New Schools CEO, Baltimore City General Election & Primary Voting Irregularities

May 4, 2016 - Segment 2 - We have a local roundtable where we look at the replacement of Baltimore schools CEO Gregory Thornton with Sonja Santelises, discuss the Green and Republican Parties' challenges to the Democratic primary winners and discuss Sheila Dixon's campaign to secure a recount of the Democratic Primary mayoral results.
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May 4, 2016
4-2-14 Baltimore, MD- Walter Lomax, a 1968 Murder Suspect who was incarcerated for 39years, at the press conference outside of the Mitchell Courthouse in Baltimore City, after his conviction was vacated and the charge against him dismissed. (The Daily Record/Maximilian Franz)
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Reflections On The Unger Decision: Life After Imprisonment

May 3, 2016 - Segment 2 - Our panel of guests reflects upon the decision in Merle Unger v. State of Maryland (the Unger Decision), which led to the release of over 130 prisoners in Maryland, convicted prior to 1981, who were serving life prison terms. We examine how these former prisoners are faring since their release.
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May 2, 2016
(photo by Mateusz Atroszko via www.freeimages.com/photo/gun-1623761)
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Shooting of Dedric Colvin by Baltimore Police

May 2, 2016 - Segment 2 - In light of last week's shooting of 14-year old Dedric Colvin by Baltimore Police, we talk with David Miller about youth, violence, and the police. Miller is creator of Dare To Be King, LLC, and author of The Greene Family Farm, a new children's book.
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April 22, 2016
Baltimore Ex-Offenders (Credit: City Paper)
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Baltimore Mayoral Candidates Forum For Ex-Offenders, Part 1

April 22, 2016 - Segment 3 - We host the first part of a broadcast of the Baltimore Mayoral Forum for Ex-Offenders, which took place Wednesday, April 14, at Douglas Memorial Community Church. Candidates who participated included: Sheila Dixon, Elizabeth Embry, Joshua Harris, DeRay McKesson, State Senator Catherine Pugh, Councilman Carl Stokes, and David Warnock.
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April 22, 2016
General Assembly (credit: Politicalmaryland)
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Sound Bites: How Environmental Legislation Fared In The 2016 Maryland General Assembly | Pollinator Protection In MD | New Baltimore City Sustainability Plan | Recipe: Passover With Michael Twitty

April 21, 2016 - Segment 2 - On Sound Bites, we take a look at how agricultural and environmental legislation fared in the 2016 Maryland General Assembly, we learn how Maryland could become the first state to pass restrictions on consumer use of neonicotinoids, we hear about the new Baltimore city-wide sustainability plan, and get a Passover recipe.
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April 22, 2016
Tubman House (Credit: Sandiegouniontribune)
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Luminous Intervention At The Tubman House In Baltimore

April 19, 2016 - Segment 4 - We are joined by Talib Saber, Program Associate for the Friend of a Friend program, talking about the Tubman House. We discuss the Luminous Intervention Project with him and its involvement with the Tubman House.
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April 22, 2016
Baltimore Uprising Art (Credit: YesMagazine)
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Ralikh Hayes Reflects On The Year Since Freddie Gray’s Death & The Uprising

April 19, 2016 - Segment 2 - Today is the one-year anniversary of the death of Freddie Gray. Producer Stefanie Mavronis brings us a conversation with Ralikh Hayes, organizer with Bmore Bloc, about the anniversary of Gray's death and of the Baltimore Uprising.
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April 14, 2016
Tubman House (Credit: Baltimore Sun)
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Update: The Tubman House Project With Dominque Stevenson

April 13, 2016 - Segment 1 - We host an update on the construction of the Tubman House in Sandtown with Dominique Stevenson. Dominique is a Program Director for the American Friends Service Committee and co-author of Marshall Law: The Life and Times of a Baltimore Black Panther.
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April 8, 2016
Elder C.W. Harris (Credit: BaltimoreSun)
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One Sandtown Pastor’s Protest To Get Out the Vote

April 8, 2016 - Segment 4 - Marc met Elder CW Harris in Sandtown to talk about his plan to live on the roof of 1947 Pennsylvania Avenue until 514 people from his beloved community vote in Maryland's upcoming primary election, and what this past year in Sandtown has been like since Freddie Gray's arrest and death.
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April 7, 2016
Kim Chase
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Baltimore Uprising, One Year Later: Kim Chase On Growing Up In West Baltimore

April 7, 2016 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with the next installment of our series Baltimore Uprising, One Year Later. We look back at the 1968 unrest in Baltimore following the death of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. With: Kim Chase, Business Manager for WEAA.
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April 7, 2016
riot
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Baltimore Uprising, One Year Later: Looking Back at 1968

April 5, 2016 - Segment 5 - It's our latest installment of our month-long series, Baltimore Uprising, One Year Later. Today's installment is called Looking Back at 1968.
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April 7, 2016
annapolis
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Police Accountability Legislation in Maryland

April 5, 2016 - Segment 2 - The Maryland General Assembly is winding down, and we hear an update on the state of legislation on police accountability before the state legislature. With: Dayvon Love, Director of Research and Public Policy for Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle.
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April 1, 2016
Baltimore Fairfield Incinerator
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Sound Bites: Fairfield Incinerator Permit Expires | Phosphorus Regulation In Maryland | Food Educator Jennifer Crisp

March 31, 2016 - Segment 2 - On our newest episode of Sound Bites, we discuss the proposed Fairfield Incinerator in Curtis Bay, the Maryland Department of Agriculture's announcement earlier this month that 82% of farm fields will not be impacted by new environmental regulations, and we talk to food educator and documentary producer Jennifer Crisp.
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March 30, 2016
City Paper (Credit: City Paper)
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City Paper This Week: Heroes And Villains Issue

March 30, 2016 - Segment 4 - Our guest host, Steiner Show producer Stefanie Mavronis, hosts our regular feature City Paper This Week. With: Brandon Weigel, Blogs Editor and Calendar Editor for City Paper; and JM Giordano, Photo Editor for City Paper.
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March 30, 2016
Port Covington (Credit: Bizjournal)
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Local News Roundtable: Port Covington & The Mayoral Election

March 28, 2016 - Segment 3 - We host a Local News Roundtable which addresses issues that include the controversial Port Covington development plan and the Baltimore mayoral election. With: Luke Broadwater, A. Adar Ayira, Catalina Byrd.
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March 25, 2016
Common Core Protest (Credit: academia.org)
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Education & Testing: Resistance to the Common Core

March 25, 2016 - Segment 2 - We examine the subject of education and testing, focusing on resistance to the Common Core PARRC tests. With: Jordan Najee Leonard, Business Manager of Baltimore Algebra Project; and Jamal Jones, Co-Director of Baltimore Algebra Project.
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