March 4, 2015
March 4, 2015 - Segment 5 - Blues and Gospel singer Lea Gilmore, Center for Emerging Media's Culture Editor, joins us to introduce the Lea & Marc Book Club. Our first selection is Kindred by Octavia Butler.
February 25, 2015
February 24, 2015 - Segment 2 - To honor science fiction writer Octavia Butler, who died on February 24, 2006, we examine diversity in the realm of science fiction.
October 13, 2014
October 10, 2014 - Segment 4 - We rebroadcast of our show on Afrofuturism, with world-renowned Gospel and Blues singer Lea Gilmore! Lea and Marc talk with: Baltimore-based producer, DJ, and singer Blaqstarr; poet, MC, singer and producer Camae Defstar, aka Moor Mother Goddess; and author, filmmaker, dancer, and futurist Ytasha L. Womack. Womack's latest book, Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci Fi and Fantasy explores black sci fi culture, black comix, and the legacy of Afrofuturism.
September 7, 2014
September 3, 2014 - Segment 5 - We continue our conversation about the Cambridge, Maryland middle school teacher, Patrick McLaw, who was suspended from his teaching duties supposedly for writing a scifi novel about a school shooting that takes place in the year 2902. Recent news updates, though, suggest that this is not the whole story. We talk about what this means for free speech of teachers and the critical potential of scifi.
June 23, 2014
June 23, 2014 - Segment 4 - We reflect on on the life, work, and legacy of author Octavia Butler, who died in 2006 but would have turned 67 yesterday. With: adrienne maree brown, co-editor of the upcoming anthology Octavia's Brood, sci-fi writer, and Emergent Strategy facilitator; and Dr. DaMaris B. Hill, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and African American and Africana Studies at the University of Kentucky.
March 27, 2014
March 27, 2014 - Segment 4 - It's our monthly Arts and Culture segment with Center for Emerging Media's Cultural Editor, world-renowned Gospel and Blues singer Lea Gilmore! We talk Afrofuturism, with: Baltimore-based producer, DJ, and singer Blaqstarr; and author, filmmaker, dancer, and futurist Ytasha L. Womack. Then, we close out the show with Lea's and Marc's reflections and recommendations on what they've been reading, listening to, and watching.