John Bogle, Founder of the Vanguard Mutual Fund Group October 31
JOHN BOGLE joins us to talk about the economy, his investment philosophy and his life. Bogle is Founder and former CEO of the Vanguard Mutual Fund Group. He is author of several books, his latest is "Enough: The [...]

National Politics, final weekend before the presidential election October 31
During our weekly conversation on national politics, we take a look at the presidential campaigns as they enter the last weekend before the election. Our guests are JASON JOHNSON, Instructor of political science and communication at Hiram College [...]

American Psychological Association and Military Interrogations October 30
Psychologists have been involved in military interrogations in Guantánamo, Afghanistan and Iraq. Many American Psychological Association members believe this is unethical and the APA should have a clear policy condemning psychologists' involvement. The APA has argued that psychologists [...]

Analysis of Obama's 30 Minute Ad and Countdown to Election Day October 30
The Barack Obama campaign bought close to four million dollars worth of thirty minutes of TV prime time air for Obama's 'closing argument.' CBS, NBC, FOX and the Spanish-language Univision broadcast the infomercial last night. Did it sway [...]

Biotech advancements in medicine October 29
WILLIAM HANSON, M.D., Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania. In his new book, "The Edge of Medicine: The Technology that Will Change Our Lives," Hanson looks at biotech innovations that are advancing the [...]

Voting Integrity October 29
With voter registration up and new voting systems throughout the country, we talk about possible problems that could arise with MICHAEL SCHERER,correspondent in TIME magazine's Washington bureau covering the 2008 presidential campaign. He wrote "7 Things That Could [...]

Getting into the heads of sports fans October 28
We talk about the World Series and get into the heads of sports fans with PHIL MARTELLI, Head Basketball Coach for St. Joseph's University, BILL LYON, retired sports columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer and CHRISTIAN END, Assistant Professor [...]

Philadelphia's foreclosure plan October 28
The City of Philadelphia has implemented an innovative plan to help local homeowners who are faced with foreclosure. We're joined by Common Pleas Court Judge ANNETTE RIZZO, JOHN DODDS of the Philadelphia Unemployment Project and attorney MIKE McKeever.Listen [...]

Ted Gioia October 27
TED GIOIA is a musician and author of "Delta Blues," a study of traditional blues music. Gioia has published five non-fiction books, including "The History of Jazz." He currently writes a blog, articles and reviews for www.jazz.com.Listen to [...]

It's all about the Phillies October 27
Go Phillies. Inquirer sports columnist FRANK FITZPATRICK and Daily News sports columnist SAM DONNELLON join Marty to talk all about the Phillies. We'll also hear from local actor TOM McCARTHY, a life long Philadelphia sports fan who wrote [...]

What is socialism and are we headed for it? October 24
What is socialism and are we headed for it? We talk with JONATHAN ALTER, Senior Editor and Columnist for Newsweek Magazine; RICHARD VALELLY, Professor in the Department of Political Science at Swarthmore College; and NOLAN MCCARTY, Professor of [...]

Catholic voters and the election October 24
Catholics are traditionally swing voters who make up almost one quarter of the electorate and are therefore a coveted voting bloc. In this hour of Radio Times, we talk to religion writers AMY SULLIVAN and MICHAEL SEAN WINTERS [...]

Rose George, author of The Big Necessity October 23
Four in ten people on earth live in situations in which they are surrounded by human excrement. We talk about this little discussed problem with ROSE GEORGE, a London-based writer. Her latest book is "The Big Necessity: The [...]

Is Pennsylvania still in play? October 23
Despite polls which indicate that Barak Obama holds a double-digit lead in Pennsylvania, the McCain campaign still considers the state to be in play. On Tuesday, John McCain visited Bucks County, Harrisburg and suburban Pittsburgh. What keeps McCain [...]

Journalist ASNE SEIERSTAD on Chechnya 15 years after war October 22
Norwegian journalist ASNE SEIERSTAD began her career in journalism covering the brutal war in Chechnya in the 1990's. In 2006, she returned to the region to see how the conflict changed Chechnya and the children who grew up [...]

Van Jones Green Collar Economy October 22
Founding president of Green For All and a senior fellow with the Center for American Progress. Jones is the author of "The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Problems." Through his work, Jones believes [...]

Roy Blount Jr., author of October 21
ROY BLOUNT JR.'s latest book on word play, language, and entertaining commentary. It's called "Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, [...]

Campaign update, then what is middle class? October 21
We talk with Newsweek senior White House correspondent RICHARD WOLFFE about the impact of Colin Powell's endorsement on the election; then both candidates claim they represent the middle class. Who is the middle class and what are the [...]

Composer COREY DARGEL October 20
Brooklyn-based, conservatory trained composer, COREY DARGEL, comes to our studio to talk about his music, including his new album of customed-made love songs, "Other People's Love Songs." This is Dargel's second album. His musical theater piece about voluntary [...]

Nuclear Non-Proliferation with Joseph Cirincione October 20
We talk about the threat of nuclear weapons and the U.S. approach to nuclear non-proliferation with JOSEPH CIRINCIONE, President of Ploughshares Fund. He is author of "Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons." He was Director [...]

Campaign money October 17
Campaign Money. How much has been spent? Where is the money coming from? What is it buying? We talk with SHEILA KRUMHOLZ, Executive Director of the Center for Responsive Politics and WILL EVANS, Reporter at the Center for [...]

Voter Integrity October 17
Recent headlines about voter fraud, registration problems, and voting machine errors are raising concerns about voter integrity in the coming election. This hour, we will look at the voting system and some of its problems and what they [...]

Deconstructing the polls October 16
Our guest MARK BLUMENTHAL analyzes election polls and says that in this election cycle pollsters are faced with three measurement challenges- how to factor in cell phone only voters, how racial prejudices of voters influence their survey responses [...]

Analysis of the third presidential debate October 16
Analysis of last night's third and final presidential debate. Our guests are CHRISTOPHER HAYES, Washington Editor for The Nation magazine and REIHAN SALAM, Associate Editor at the Atlantic Monthly. He is author of "Grand New Party: How Republicans [...]

Sammy Davis Jr.'s financial legacy October 15
Investigative reporter MATT BIRBECK comes into the studio to talk about his new book, "Deconstructing Sammy: Music, Money, Madness and the Mob," a look at Sammy Davis Jr.'s life after his death. In addition to his musical legacy, [...]

Libertarian presidential candidate BOB BARR. Then, economist ALAN BLINDER October 15
We talk with 2008 Libertarian presidential candidate BOB BARR. Then Princeton University economics professor ALAN BLINDER joins us to talk about the Bush administration new proposal to partly nationalize nine U.S. banks.Listen to the mp3

Fiscal Wake-Up Tour October 14
While we are primarily focused on the $700 billion for the government financial bailout, a Fiscal Wake-Up Tour reminds us that we also have $9 trillion of national debt to pay for. Three members of the Tour join [...]

Dexter Filkins, author of "The Forever War" October 14
Our guest is DEXTER FILKINS, Foreign Correspondent for The New York Times. He has covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001. His new book "The Forever War" tells about the realities on the ground of the [...]

Michael Pollan's article "Farmer in Chief" October 13
Yesterday's New York Times magazine included MICHAEL POLLAN's article entitled, "Farmer in Chief." It is a letter to the president-elect about how our food system is an issues of national security, health car, and foreign trade. Pollan is [...]

The candidates on Health Care October 13
In the last presidential debate, John McCain referred to health care as a responsibility while Barack Obama called it a right. These statements are at the core of how the candidates have shaped their health care proposals. We [...]

Sleepwalk with Me – Mike Birbiglia October 10
Stand-up comic MIKE BIRBIGLIA is bringing his "Sleeping While Standing Tour" to the Zellerbach Theater tonight. Much of his material is based on his own life's experiences of living with a dangerous sleep disorder that causes him act [...]

Weekly analysis on the Presidential Campaign October 10
Radio Times looks at the news, trends and developments of the Presidential campaign including the recent debate, the latest in polls and the economic crisis. Marty's guests are DON KETTL, Robert A. Fox Leadership Professor and professor of [...]

Hunting Al-Qaeda October 9
In the most recent presidential debate, candidates were asked to explain their strategies for capturing terrorists along the rugged Afghanisan/Pakistan border region. We talk about the hunt for Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda with BRUCE RIEDEL, a [...]

Gotcha journalism October 9
Gotcha journalism…. what is it, what it isn't and is it OK to use it? We talk to MICHAEL ROVITO, the Temple doctoral student whose question to Sarah Palin was labeled "gotcha" journalism and KELLY McBRIDE, ethics groups [...]

Rethinking Juvenile Justice October 8
In their new book, Rethinking Juvenile Justice, LAURENCE STEINBERG and ELIZABETH SCOTT make the case that juvenile justice should be grounded in psychological science – what we know about a juvenile's cognitive and emotional development. Steinberg is a [...]

Analysis of the Second Presidential Debate October 8
We talk about last night's second presidential debate with DAVID MARK, Senior Editor for Politico.com. He is the author of "Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning" and ROBERT THOMPSON, Director of the Bleier Center for Television and [...]

Actor Dennis Quaid October 7
In the new movie The Express, actor DENNIS QUAID plays Syracuse University football coach Ben Schwartzwalder who in the late 50's and early '60s coached Ernie Davis, the first African-American to receive the Heisman Trophy. Athletics, as well [...]

Excavations under Independence Mall with urban archeologist Rebecca Yamin October 7
Underneath the modern city of Philadelphia, lie intriguing clues to its history and the lives of residents who lived here in the 18th and 19th century. In her new book, "Digging in the City of Brotherly Love," urban [...]

Pirates in Somalia October 6
This year over 60 ships have been attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia. We discuss this phenomenon and how it relates to the current political situation on the Horn of Africa. Our guest is KEN MENKHAUS, [...]

Turmoil in the U.S. banking system. October 6
The U.S. banking industry is undergoing a period of consolidation with reports of bank mergers and takeovers dominating the business news. We'll explore how the U.S. banking system works and what all this turmoil means to individual depositors, [...]

Right to Read October 3
Americans enjoy the freedom to read and write what they want, when and where they want to. Or do they? 'Banned Books Week' started September 27th and is running until October 4th. Libraries, bookstores and literary organizations throughout [...]

Reaction to the vice-presidential debate October 3
In this edition of our Friday hour devoted to national politics we get reaction to the vice-presidential debate from JONATHAN LAST who writes for the Weekly Standard and The Nation writer JOHN NICHOLS.Listen to the mp3

We're talkin' baseball….. October 2
As the Phillies prepare for game two of the National League Division series against the Milwaukee Brewers Marty talks with Daily News writer MARCUS HAYES, Inquirer columnist PHIL SHERIDAN and the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's TOM HAUDRICOURT about yesterday's games [...]

Fighting fair about politics with family and friends October 2
Chances are you've encountered a friend or family member who disagrees with your perspective on the upcoming election and chances are they're driving you crazy. Today on Radio Times, how to fight fair with family and friends when [...]

Musician and music critic Tom Moon October 1
What's your favorite song? Album? Musical collaboration? Musical riff? What music do you listen to on your ipod? What are the tunes you use as a soundtrack for a long road trip? Music critic TOM MOON was given [...]

Politics behind the House vote against the bail out bill October 1
On Radio Times today, the politics behind the House of Representatives vote on Monday against the 700 billion dollar bail out package for Wall Street. Marty will talk with her guests reporters BENNETT ROTH and MARGARET TALEV about [...]