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Archive for November, 2008

PHIL ROY Concert

Friday, November 28th, 2008

[REBROADCAST] Songwriter PHIL ROY brings his guitar into the studio for a career retrospective and to perform songs from his new CD, "The Great Longing." Roy, a native Philadelphian, has written songs for Ray Charles, Pops Staples, Mavis Staples and Aaron Neville. Listen to the mp3

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KATHRYN SHEVELOW For the Love of Animals

Friday, November 28th, 2008

[REBROADCAST] We learn about the origins of animal protection, when people began to keep pets and when the first laws for animal protection were passed from KATHRYN SHEVELOW, author of "For the Love of Animals: The Rise of the Animal Protection Movement." She is a professor at the University of California, San Diego who specializes [...]

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TOM MOON 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

[REBROADCAST] 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 an assignment by Workman Publishing, to decide on 1000 pieces of music that meet the criteria [...]

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T.J. ENGLISH Havana Nocturne

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

[REBROADCAST] In the 1950s, American gangsters made Havana, Cuba its hub with casinos, hotels, and nightclubs and patrons including John F. Kennedy and Frank Sinatra. The story of the rise and fall of the mob in Havana is told by T.J. ENGLISH in his new book, "Havana Nocturne." English is a writer whose books include [...]

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Sal Paolantonio on How Football Explains America

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Watching football on TV has become another Thanksgiving tradition in homes across the country. Our guest, SAL PAOLANTONIO takes it one step further in his new book, "How Football Explains America." In it he explores how the game helps us understand the American psyche and how we live, work and play. Listen to the mp3

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What does Thanksgiving mean to you this year?

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Food, family and ritual brings meaning to our annual feast of the harvest. We'll talk to Philadelphia chef, JOSE GARCES about his favorite way to cook a turkey. And Philadelphia Inquirer food columnist RICK NICHOLS tells us why Thanksgiving is more than just one day of celebrating this year. Listen to the mp3

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Rebuilding the nation's infrastructure

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama announced his intention over the weekend to create 2.5 million new jobs by using American workers to rebuild roads and bridges, modernize schools and create more sources of alternative energy. In this hour of Radio Times we talk with EMIL FRANKEL of the Bipartisan Policy Center and ROBERT PUENTES of the Brookings [...]

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Princeton historian Sean Wilentz on FDR and the banking crisis

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

The economic crisis facing President-elect Obama is being compared to the Great Depression and the banking crisis that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt inherited. This hour, a conversation with Princeton historian SEAN WILENTZ on Obama, FDR and lessons from past presidents. Listen to the mp3

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Becoming screen literate with Wired magazine' s Kevin Kelly

Monday, November 24th, 2008

According to Wired magazine founding editor KEVIN KELLY, we are at a significant moment in our cultural history as our written tradition of record-keeping and story-telling shifts from writing to a video-based system. His article on the topic was published in this weekend's New York Times Magazine "Becoming Screen Literate." Listen to the mp3

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Jon Meacham on his new book American Lion about the presidency of Andrew Jackson

Monday, November 24th, 2008

In his new book, American Lion, JON MEACHAM explores the presidency of Andrew Jackson which Meacham says can be useful in understanding the ways of contemporary Washington. Meacham is the Editor of Newsweek Magazine. Listen to the mp3

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