Jed Dietz

On The Lines Between Us, we look in the psychological effects of "administrative segregation" and "disciplinary segregation" on Maryland prisoners and how they compare to solitary confinement.

Then, Jed Dietz of the Maryland Film Festival and Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post tell us what movies to look out for at this year's Maryland Film Festival.

May 3, 2013

On The Lines Between Us, we look into the value of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.  We talk to Morgan State professor  Ray Winbush, Delegate Aisha Braveboy and formber HBCU student Antonio Johnson.  Then, Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post, Jed Dietz of the Maryland Film Festival and our own Tom Hall dicuss the late film critic Roger Ebert.

April 5, 2013

Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post joins Jed Dietz of the Maryland Film Festival to discuss the legacy of film critic Roger Ebert. 

They also talk about the movies coming out this month, including The Sapphires, Ginger & Rosa, The Place Beyond the Pines, and Spring Breakers.

March 1, 2013

Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post joins Jed Dietz of the Maryland Film Festival to discuss the Oscar winners--and the job Seth McFarland did as host. 

The way we speak-our accent and the type of language we use-doesn't always leap to the front of some people's minds when thinking of first impressions, but it does shape people's perceptions, for the benefit or to the detriment of the speaker. "One of the prejudices we have especially as Americans, is if we don't hear English-the King's English-we naturally tend to write people off as not being intelligent and that's the biggest mistake we can make," says Charles Ramos.

Today, on The Lines Between Us, we continue trying to understand economic inequality in the region with a look at the job market. What does "who you know" mean when you take race and class into account?

Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post joins Jed Dietz of the Maryland Film Festival to discuss the best--and worst--of winter cinema. It includes Quentin Tarantino's Django, Unchained, Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty, and Peter Jackson's The Hobbit. 

From a small hobbit to an unfaithful Russian lady--there's a lot of movies to see this holiday season. Tom Hall talks to Jed Deitz and Mike Sragow about December's best flicks.