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

July 25, 2017
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Health & Wellness: The Druid Hill Community Walk

July 25, 2017 - Segment 3 - We hosted our monthly Health & Wellness segment! We're joined in-studio by fitness activist and trainer Chauncey Whitehead, President of CDW Health and Wellness; and Rhonda Silva, Division Administrator of the Baltimore City Cancer Program at the University of Maryland's Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center. 
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May 31, 2017
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Exploitation in College Sports: Remembrance of Frank DeFord

May 31, 2017 - Segment 1 - The great sports journalist, commentator, and novelist Frank DeFord died yesterday May 28, 2017. To remember him and his legacy we hosted an interview from 2011 on Exploitation in College Sports, with Frank and Taylor Branch.
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April 21, 2017
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Queen of Katwe: The People Behind The Story

April 20, 2017 - Segment 1 - I had a moving interview with two individuals who are the actual people behind the inspirational story depicted in the book and movie "Queen of Katwe." I talked with Phiona Mutesi and Robert Katende, and Jackie Copeland.
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March 15, 2017
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Baltimore’s Polytechnic Institutes Boys Basketball Team: Victory

March 15, 2017 - Segment 1 - Baltimore's own Polytechnic Institute's boys basketball team won the Class 3A state championship. We hosted a special feature on the victorious Poly team, in conjunction with the Baltimore City Paper. With: Sam Brand, and Anthony Fitzgerald.
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September 1, 2016
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Colin Kaepernick and the National Anthem

August 30, 2016 - Segment 2 - We turn to sports and politics, reflecting upon the actions of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has refused to stand for the playing of the national anthem during games in protest of wrongdoings against African Americans in the United States.
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May 24, 2016
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Sports Roundtable: NBA Finals, The Preakness & More

May 23, 2016 - Segment 4 - We host a Sports Roundtable, checking in on the NBA Finals and the Preakness, with: Andre Melton, co-host of The Flex Zone and board operator at WEAA; and Demarus Dye, sports analyst on The Flex Zone.
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February 8, 2016
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Tengella’s Take: The Super Bowl & Why White People Are Scared Of Cam Newton

February 5, 2016 - Segment 1 - We host our weekly feature Tengella's Take with Koli Tengella. Koli is President of Tengella Edutainment, an instructor and creator of the Positive Social Change Performing Arts Program at Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts High School, and he was a 2010 Open Society Institute Fellow.
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November 12, 2015
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University of Missouri President Resigns Amid Campus Protests & Football Strike

November 10, 2015 - Segment 1 - Today we discuss the resignation of University of Missouri's president in the midst of campus protests over the school's handling of racial incidents. We are joined by Dave Zirin, Host of The Edge of Sports Radio and Sports Editor for The Nation.
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August 28, 2015
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Tengella’s Take: The NFL Delusion!

August 28, 2015 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with our weekly feature Tengella's Take with Koli Tengella. Koli is President of Tengella Edutainment, an instructor and creator of the Positive Social Change Performing Arts Program at Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts High School, and he was a 2010 Open Society Institute Fellow.
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June 9, 2015
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Kavitha Davidson On FIFA, The World Cup, The Olympics & Their Politics

June 2, 2015 - Segment 3 - Kavitha Davidson, Bloomberg View Sports Columnist joins us for a commentary on the controversy over FIFA, the world soccer governing body, and the Olympics.
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April 30, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 29: Students from Baltimore colleges and high schools march in protest chanting "Justice for Freddie Gray" on their way to City Hall April 29, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Baltimore remains on edge in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray, though the city has been largely peaceful following a day of rioting this past Monday. Gray, 25, was arrested for possessing a switch blade knife April 12 outside the Gilmor Houses housing project on Baltimore's west side. According to his attorney, Gray died a week later in the hospital from a severe spinal cord injury he received while in police custody. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Baltimore Uprising: Black Lives Matter Conference | Student Protests Take Over Baltimore | The Unprecedented Empty-Stadium Orioles Game

April 30, 2015 - Segment 2 - We check in with spokespersons from the Ujima People's Progress Party, continue our conversations and analysis of the ongoing protests in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray and get a special report on the historic empty-stadium Orioles game last night.
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October 13, 2014
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Baltimore Orioles in the Playoffs

October 9, 2014 - Segment 3 - How 'bout dem O's? The Orioles are in the American League playoffs! We talk about our home team with: Milton Kent, freelance journalist and Lecturer in the Department of Multimedia Journalism in the School of Global Journalism and Communication at Morgan State University; and Jerry Bembry, veteran sports journalist and co-host of WEAA's Black Top Exchange Sports Report.
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September 12, 2014
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Analyzing Domestic Violence In Light of Ray Rice

September 10, 2014 - Segment 2 - We examine the issue of domestic violence, in the wake of the events surrounding the video released of Ravens player Ray Rice assaulting his then-fiance Janay Palmer and Rice's subsequent indefinite suspension from the team. We will talk about the NFL response, Keith Olbermann's call for Ravens leadership to resign, Janay Palmer Rice's statement, and other pieces of this complex story.
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September 3, 2014
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Cultural News Roundup: Michael Sam Cut from NFL / Suspended For SciFi / Leak of Celebrity Nudes

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.
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September 2, 2014
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In Light of the Little League World Series: African Americans & Baseball

August 27, 2014 - Segment 2 - In light of the Jackie Robinson West Little League team from Chicago making it to the Little League World Series - the first all African American team to become U.S. champions in over thirty years - we take a look at African Americans in baseball with
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June 23, 2014
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The Washington NFL Team Loses Its Trademark

June 23, 2014 - Segment 3 - We turn to the ongoing controversy over the name of the Washington NFL team, in light of last week's cancellation of the team's trademark registration by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. In a 99-page decision, the Board said the team's name and logo are disparaging to Native Americans.
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June 11, 2014
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World Cup and Protests in Brazil

June 11, 2014 - Segment 2 - David Zirin, Sports Editor for The Nation magazine and host of the Edge of Sports Radio, joins us to talk about the World Cup in Brazil and accompanying protests. He is the author of the book Brazil's Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Struggle for Democracy.
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May 28, 2014
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Brazil’s Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Struggle for Democracy

May 28, 2014 - Segment 3 - David Zirin, Sports Editor for The Nation magazine, joins us to talk about his book Brazil's Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Struggle for Democracy. Zirin will be speaking at Red Emma's on Thursday evening.
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May 14, 2014
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Michael Sam, First Openly Gay NFL Player

May 14, 2014 - Segment 4 - We look at the career and life of Michael Sam, who last weekend became the first openly gay player to be drafted into the NFL. The airwaves have been buzzing with controversy over his reaction to the news: a televised kiss between him and his boyfriend.
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May 1, 2014
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What Does Outrage Around LA Clipper’s Donald Sterling Mean?

April 30, 2014 - Segment 2 - We discuss the outrage surrounding Los Angeles Clipper's owner Donald Sterling. Today, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver banned Sterling for life for making racist comments in a recorded conversation, and fined him $2.5 million. It is anticipated that Sterling will be removed from the league.
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