October 29, 2009
topics/urbanite
October 15, 2009
Marc looks at the issue of the declining population of cities like Baltimore and Flint, Michigan. Joining Marc are Paul Graziano, Baltimore Housing Commissioner; Beth Strommen, Manager of Baltimore's Office of Sustainabiltiy and Dan Kildee, County Treasurer of Flint, Michigan.
October 14, 2009
On the first hour of today's show Marc and his guests talk about the ICC, a new highway being constructed in Maryland.
September 24, 2009
We talk with Michael Corbin, who teaches writing to prisoners in Baltimore. His article "Learning the Hard Way" is available in this month's Urbanite.
September 23, 2009
September 8, 2009
Today’s program, part of our ongoing series of stories with Urbanite magazine, addressed the problem of truancy. Marc spoke with Robert Balfanz, a researcher at the
August 17, 2009
We begin our second hour with an in-progress continuation of our conversation with Anthony McCarthy about youth violence and possible solutions for our community.
August 4, 2009
Marc and his guests discuss the popularity of the natural hair movement today and its background, the significance of hair in black culture, and changing trends in black hair through history.
Our guests today were:
July 26, 2009
July 17, 2009
Do you have a bad attitude about the city you live in? What do municipal leaders have to do in order to get jaded residents to buy into a new vision for a city? How can a city get residents excited about urban life after years of dysfunction? How can a city create a beneficial relationship with citizens in order to generate support for economic, education, housing and other reforms?
July 17, 2009
July 14, 2009
Ever dreamed of tearing up your lawn and growing some plants you can eat? We're joined by Scott Carlson, who did just that outside of his Rodgers Forge rowhouse, and Jon Traunfeld, the director of the Home and Garden Information Center at University of Maryland. While you're listening to our podcast, take a look at
July 13, 2009
Take a trip with us to Druid Hill Park, where a group called the Druid Hill Park Players formed around the basketball courts, offering mentoring to younger players and providing informal oversight of the courts and the park. We'll talk with Orrin Webb, CEO and founder of the Park Players, and Michael Marks, Co-founder and Director of the Park Players.
July 10, 2009
July 1, 2009
An article in the May issue of the Urbanite chronicles the journey of the family of a murdered teenager as they deal with their grief and prepare to bury their son.
June 30, 2009
June 24, 2009
June 22, 2009
May 20, 2009
An article in the May issue of the Urbanite chronicles the journey of the family of a murdered teenager as they deal with their grief and prepare to bury their son.
May 14, 2009
The second hour of today's show was divided into 3 segments.
For the first segment, Marc spoke with guests about the story of Troy Anthony Davis, a death row inmate who may be executed for a crime that many claim he did not commit.
Joining Marc via phone were:
April 29, 2009
We start out our second hour with a conversation with Mai Iskander, the filmmaker of Garbage Dreams, which will be shown at the Maryland Film Festival next weekend.
March 19, 2009
Are members of Congress benefiting from the AIG bailout? In the first segment of today's show, Marc spoke with Congressman Elijah Cummings (Maryland's 7th District) on the issue of the millions of dollars in bonuses set to reach many AIG executives and nearly 30 members of Congress. Is this how our hard-earned tax dollars should be utilized?
March 4, 2009
February 26, 2009
Today, the Marc Steiner Show took a look at Baltimore's new Sustainability Plan and what it means for the city. Is the plan bold enough? Will the city be able to afford the plan in this time of economic struggle? Furthermore, what would a truly sustainable city look like?
Today's studio panel includes:
January 6, 2009
In our first segment, we talk with Stephen Walters, an economics professor at Loyola University who has a proposal to dramatically cut Baltimore's property tax in order to encourage investment and redevelopment in the city.
December 8, 2008
Do you have a bad attitude about the city you live in? What do municipal leaders have to do in order to get jaded residents to buy into a new vision for a city? How can a city get residents excited about urban life after years of dysfunction? How can a city create a beneficial relationship with citizens in order to generate support for economic, education, housing and other reforms?
November 25, 2008
We're excited this month to bring you the first Urbanite Radio Hour on the Marc Steiner Show. Each month, we're partnering up with the great team at one of Baltimore's best local publications and featuring some of the people and issues in the latest issue.