PHIL ROY Concert November 28
[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 [...]

KATHRYN SHEVELOW For the Love of Animals November 28
[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 [...]

TOM MOON 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die November 27
[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 [...]

T.J. ENGLISH Havana Nocturne November 27
[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 [...]

Sal Paolantonio on How Football Explains America November 26
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 [...]

What does Thanksgiving mean to you this year? November 26
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 [...]

Rebuilding the nation's infrastructure November 25
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 [...]

Princeton historian Sean Wilentz on FDR and the banking crisis November 25
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 [...]

Becoming screen literate with Wired magazine' s Kevin Kelly November 24
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 [...]

Jon Meacham on his new book American Lion about the presidency of Andrew Jackson November 24
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

Vampires revisited November 21
Vampires are in this season – in the movies and on television. The highly anticipated teen vampire movie "Twilight" opens today and HBO's new vampire series "True Blood" has garnered many fans. This hour we talk about our [...]

Will Obama provide November 21
We get a post-election check on the Obama administration from progressive bloggers CHRIS BOWERS and ADAM BONIN. We'll talk about Cabinet appointments, the newly-elected Presidents agenda and the challenges he faces in keeping promises he made to the [...]

Presidents Lincoln and Obama November 20
Many comparisons are being made between President-elect Barack Obama and President Abraham Lincoln. How accurate are they what can Obama learn from Lincoln's administration. Our guests are ALLEN GUELZO, Professor of the Civil War Era at Gettysburg College [...]

Guantanamo and Its Aftermath November 20
Human rights experts LAUREL FLETCHER and ERIC STOVER discuss their report, Guantánamo and Its Aftermath: U.S. Detention and Interrogation Practices and Their Impact on Detainees, published by the Human Rights Center of the University of California, Berkeley, in [...]

Laurence Tribe on the Invisible Constitution November 19
Harvard law professor and constitutional scholar LAURENCE TRIBE is with us in the studio to talk about his new book, "The Invisible Constitution." In it he argues that some of our most closely held beliefs are not written [...]

Help for the Big Three Automakers November 19
Detroit automakers Ford, GM and Chrysler have asked Congress to loan them $25 billion dollars. That's in addition to the $25 billion loan Congress approved in September to help the companies develop more fuel-efficient cars. Should the government [...]

William Hitchcock's November 18
Americans are justly proud of the role the United States played in World War II. But how did Europeans experience the liberation of Europe from Nazi tyranny. This is the topic of WILLIAM HITCHCOCK's new book "The Bitter [...]

PGW update November 18
Philadelphians pay more for natural gas than residents of any other U.S. snow-belt city. A report issued last month by the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia takes an in depth look at the progress made and the challenges [...]

Philadelphia civil rights lawyer DAVID KAIRYS November 17
We talk with Philadelphia lawyer DAVID KAIRYS about his new memoir, Philadelphia Freedom, which chronicles his career as a leading Civil Rights Attorney. His most noted cases involve free speech, race discrimination, police sweeps of minority neighborhoods, and [...]

Economy update with Peter Coy of Businessweek November 17
We get a check on the latest news about the economy from PETER COY of Businessweek. We'll talk about everything from this weekend's global economic summit and a proposed bailout for U.S. automakers to the shift in fed [...]

Behind the scenes of the Obama campaign November 14
Newsweek correspondent DAREN BRISCOE covered Barack Obama's race for the presidency since its inception and wrote about the candidate as early as 2004. His work is published in a seven-part series running in this week's edition of Newsweek. [...]

The Vice-Presidency November 14
We take a look at the role of the Vice President how it was changed by Cheney and what Biden might bring to the job. Our guests are ROBERT DALLEK, presidential historian, author of several books including "Nixon [...]

Hannibal Lokumbe November 13
Composer and trumpet player HANNIBAL LOKUMBE tells us about his life and music. He is in Philadelphia for the premier of "A Shepherd Among Us" in honor of the 10th Anniversary of Art Sanctuary. Lokumbe's work includes, "African [...]

Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan November 13
We discuss civilian casualties in Afghanistan, why there have been so many, and what can be done to alleviate some of the loss and win local support. Our guests are SARAH HOLEWINSKI, Executive Director of The Campaign For [...]

MAXWELL TAYLOR KENNEDY November 12
On the morning of May 11th, 1945 the USS Bunker Hill was hit and severely damaged by two kamikaze pilots. 346 men were killed, 43 missing, and 264 wounded. The story is described in a new book by [...]

The options for closing Guantanamo Bay November 12
With news reports that President-elect Barack Obama's transition team has begun examining what to do with suspected terrorists at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, we talk about the options for trying detainees and closing the facility. [...]

The crisis in the Congo November 11
Over the past 10 years, fighting in the Congo has killed as many as 5 million people. With battles between the government and rebels intensifying in recent weeks, tens of thousands of people have been displaced and violence [...]

How President Obama will govern November 11
As plans for the Obama administration unfold, we talk about the challenges facing the president-elect and how he might govern based on his campaign and his appointments to date. Our guests are NPR's senior Washington editor RON ELVING [...]

The Philly Complaint Choir-First Person Festival November 10
The Philly Complaint Choir is a community art project modeled after a concert in Helsinki, which has inspired other choirs to form in such cities as Melbourne, Jerusalem and Chicago. Each choir has written their own songs shaped [...]

Author James Galbraith November 10
We discuss the economic crisis with JAMES GALBRAITH, Professor of Government and Business at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. He is author of several books, most recent being "The Predator [...]

Comic books as literature November 7
Joel Rose fills in for Marty and interviews ART SPIEGELMAN, famous for his comic, Maus. Spiegelman is re-introducing his 1978 book, "Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*!," his transformational memoir. We're also joined by Comix [...]

The New Congress November 7
[Joel Rose fills in for Marty.] With democrats gaining seats in the U.S. House and Senate we take a look at the new congress – its new members, its leadership and the challenges it faces. We talk to [...]

Campaign communications strategies, then a conversation about race November 6
In the last five days, the Obama campaign spent three times more on television advertising than his Republican rival. Obama also relied heavily on the internet and text-messaging to rally his supporters. We talk to KEN GOLDSTEIN from [...]

The Future of the Republican Party November 6
How does the GOP recover after losing the presidency and valuable seats in the House and Senate? What are the values it must embrace to become more relevant and where will the party turn to for its leadership? [...]

Domestic and International Challenges for the New President November 5
A look at the domestic and international challenges facing the new President of the United States. Our guests are DICK POLMAN, National Political columnist at the Philadelphia Inquirer and host of the American Debate blog and TRUDY RUBIN, [...]

Post-Election Strategy Analysis November 5
The day after the election, we analyze the strategies of this year's presidential campaign with NEIL OXMAN, democratic political media consultant and President of The Campaign Group and CHRIS MOTTOLA, media consultant to the McCain 2008 Presidential Campaign.Listen [...]

AVERY GILBERT – What the Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life November 4
AVERY GILBERT says that smell is one of our least-respected senses and that we rely on our sense of smell more than we realize. We discuss the science of smell with Gilbert. He is the author of, "What [...]

ARIEL SABAR My Father's Paradise and Time Magazine's BOBBY GHOSH on the latest events in Iraq. November 4
Journalist ARIEL SABAR joins us in the studio to talk about Jewish-Iraqi culture and the disappearing Aramaic language. And the latest news from Iraq with Time magazine's World editor BOBBY GHOSH.Listen to the mp3

Is it time to change the Electoral College? November 3
We speak with TARA ROSS, a Dallas-based lawyer and author who writes frequently on legal and policy issues, and is the former editor-in-chief of the Texas Review of Law and Politics; and ALEXANDER KEYSSAR professor of history and [...]

Fairmount Park Commission Referendum November 3
Tomorrow's ballot in Philadelphia contains a referendum to abolish the Fairmount Park Commission and turn it into a department of the city. We hear two perspectives on this question from LAUREN BORNFRIEND, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Parks [...]