Show Podcasts

Performer Rain Pryor will join Anthony is the studio to discuss her life, her work and her legendary father. Her award winning book "Jokes My Father Never Taught Me" is a loving yet brutally honest memoir.

Rain Pryor was born in the idealistic, free-love 1960s. Her mother was a Jewish go-go dancer who wanted a tribe of rainbow children, and her father was considered the most compelling and brilliant comedian of his era.

At Robeson High School in Chicago, there is a problem. A teenage pregnancy problem. 115 girls out of 800 students are either pregnant or already teen mothers. Why is this so alarming? What can be done to cut down on this alarming rate of pregnancy? What are the solutions to helping young girls and boys from making the decision to become parents before they are ready?

The world seemed to be surprised by the announcement that President Barack Obama had been named the winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. While the political right seemed outraged and dismissed the prize as insignificant, the left called Obama to live up to his progressive promises during the campaign. For their part the Nobel committee said "no other world figure has given so many hope for a better world." Only two other U.S. Presidents received the award during their time in office. Was Obama an appropriate choice?

Award winning writer and educator Dr. Cornel West joins Anthony to discuss his memoir "Brother West: Living and Love Out Loud" Anthony is joined during this hour by his special guest co-host Marc Steiner.

Three dynamic women join Anthony to discuss their journey through breast cancer survival and ways you can help educate and inform the public on how to fight this disease. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Longtime broadcaster Richard Sher has resurrected the popular Square Off show and will join Anthony to talk about his distinguished career and about his new show on WMAR TV 2.

What headlines have grabbed your attention this week? Should President Obama and the First Lady have traveled to Europe to promote Chicago as an Olympic city? Can Democrats get their act together and pass a comprehensive health care bill? What's the latest in the City Hall corruption trials for Mayor Dixon and Councilwoman Helen Holton? Your thoughts and calls for a full hour of open telephones during the second hour of the Anthony McCarthy Show.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and cancer survivors join Anthony to educate the public and celebrate the incredible human spirit of people living with and conquering cancer! Several events are taking place this month so that women and men (yes men get breast cancer!) can get tested and get the newest information in the fight to rid the world of this horrible disease.

There are some fun and unique fundraisers, parties and exhibits taking place right here in Charm City! Anthony will be joined by representatives from the Community Law Center, a benefit jazz concert for O'Donel Levy, the Baltimore Book Festival, the city's Be Fit Family Festival at Clifton Park and a reunion and exhibit of Baltimore's great tennis legacy and much much more. Prepare to call in and let our listeners know about your event! What's happening in Baltimore?

All statistical evidence point to drastic drops in violent crime and homicides in Baltimore, a city long plagued with serious crime issues. Shootings are down, rapes, assaults and othe measures show that the city is moving in the right direction - but why do so many people feel unsafe in Baltimore? Why is there a perception that crime is on the rise? Veteran Baltimore Sun reporter Peter Hermann will join Anthony for a discussion of the facts, trends and to share his insights on the Baltimore Police Department and help us understand what's really happening in the streets of the city.