The Marc Steiner Show

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The Marc Steiner Show, a production of the Center for Emerging Media, has been a Baltimore institution for the past 20 years. The show looks beyond day-to-day political discussions to the cultural and human forces that drive us with the voices of all stakeholders. Politics, arts & culture, local news, international topics, philosophy and more!

Listen live on WEAA 88.9FM in Baltimore, Monday through Friday, 9-11AM - weaa.org | steinershow.org

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The Black Panther: Academic and Visceral Readings Cont’d

Mar 08 2018 53 mins  
March 8, 2018 - The Black Panther Cont'd - Listen in to the second episode of our series examining the world brought to us by -- and cultural shift created by -- The Black Panther movie.With: Johns Hopkins History Professor Dr. Nathan Connolly; UMBC American Studies Professor Dr. Kimberly Moffitt; and Kalima Young, Lecturer in Electronic Media and Film at Towson University.

Sen. Fred Harris: The Last Surviving Member of the 1968 Kerner Commission

Mar 06 2018 36 mins  
March 6, 2018 - The Kerner Commission - On July 28, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson created the Kerner Commission to investigate the causes of race-related uprisings that had taken place in Detroit and dozens of other cities, and to provide recommendations for the future. We talk with former Oklahoma Senator Fred Harris, the last surviving member of the Kerner Commission.

Confronting Violence in Baltimore: Artivism Day

Mar 01 2018 15 mins  
March 1, 2018 - Artivism Day - Baltimore's creative community is coming together to support CeaseFire Baltimore, which has already demonstrated its effectiveness in stopping the shootings and killings in our streets. The event is called Artivism Day, and it will take place this Sunday, March 4, 5-8pm at Baltimore's Impact Hub. We are joined in-studio by its conveners: Sheila Gaskin

Different Takes: Russia and the Election – The Long History of Election Interference

Feb 26 2018 20 mins  
February 26, 2018 - The Long History of Election Interference - In the second conversation of our "Different Takes: Russia and the New Election" series, we talk with New York Times National Security Reporter Scott Shane, who wrote an article in the Times' Sunday Review, titled "Russia isn't the only one meddling in elections. We do it too."

Different Takes: Russia and the Election – Russia In Baltimore

Feb 26 2018 16 mins  
February 26, 2018 - Russian Meddling in Baltimore - We begin a new series, "Different Takes: Russia and the New Election." Our conversation starts right here in Baltimore with the Rev. Dr. Heber Brown, Pastor of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church, who talks about his encounter with Russian interference during the Freddie Gray uprising, through discovering the Russian-created Facebook pag

The Black Panther: Academic and Visceral Readings

Feb 22 2018 30 mins  
February 22, 2018 - The Black Panther - Today we begin a series of conversations on The Black Panther movie in all its beauty and complexity. We are joined by Johns Hopkins History Professor Dr. Nathan Connolly; UMBC American Studies Professor Dr. Kimberly Moffitt ;and Kalima Young, Lecturer in Electronic Media and Film at Towson University. Enjoy our journey to Wakanda.

Rebecca Kobrin and the American Capitalism Series at Johns Hopkins

Feb 14 2018 28 mins  
February 14, 2018 - American Capitalism - As part of our continuing series of conversations with the John Hopkins Seminar on American Capitalism, we talked with Columbia University's Dr.Rebecca Kobrin and Hopkins History Professor Dr. Nathan Connolly, one of the Seminar's conveners, to explore Dr. Kobrin's work on Jewish immigrant bankers, immigration, and world capitalism.

Reverend William Barber & Rev. Liz Theoharis: The New Poor People’s Campaign

Feb 13 2018 38 mins  
February 13, 2017 - The Poor People's Campaign in its 21st Century form is surging back as a national movement founded by Rev. Dr. William Barber, who created the Moral Mondays Movement and is chair of the chair of the NAACP's Legislative Political Action Committee, and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, founder and co-director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice, a

Kathryn Schulz: The Lost Giant of American Literature

Jan 31 2018 35 mins  
January 31, 2018 - The Lost Giant of American Literature - William Melvin Kelley was one of the most important writers of fiction who most people never heard of. His 1962 novel A Different Drummer portrays the world of race relations in the American South through a unique and powerful voice. Kelley was "rediscovered" by our guest Kathryn Schulz, author and Pulitzer Prize-winning fe

Baltimore City Public Schools: Underfunding and Neglect

Jan 22 2018 40 mins  
January 22, 2017 - Baltimore City Public Schools - Baltimore City Public Schools need attention and support -- from lack of heat, to underfunding, construction dilemmas, returned funds, school closings, understaffing, and more. Listen in as our panelists wrestle with these issues and look to the future.