Hour 1
Two experienced Washington reporters join Marty to break down the latest news from the nation’s capitol, including what's coming before Congress this session, the prospect of filibusters, health care legislation, jobs & unemployment, the Bernanke vote, the positioning in position for November’s election, Scott Brown, Mary Landrieu, and how President Obama’s first State of the Union speech might shape, or at least affect, the congressional agenda. Our guests on today's "Radio Times" are MARGARET TALEV, White House correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers, and SUSAN FERRECHIO Chief Congressional correspondent for the Washington Examiner.

Filed under: politics, social issues |

Hour 2
The timeless film, "The Wizard of Oz," has captured the imaginations of young and old for over 70 years. We'll discuss the significance of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, munchkins et all with University of Pennsylvania Theater Arts and English lecturer, DAVID FOX. And understand why PBS’ Live from Lincoln Center’s Executive Producer JOHN GOBERMAN enhances the ‘Oz’ score with a live symphony orchestra.

Filed under: entertainment |

Hour 1
We get reaction to the State of the Union Address from former Republican Congressman MICKEY EDWARDS and RUY TEIXIERA of the Center for American Progress.

Filed under: politics |

Hour 2
A Conversation with the Governor. We’ll listen back to Marty Moss-Coane's interview with Pennsylvania GOVERNOR ED RENDELL from January 26th at the Kimmel Center. We’ll hear how the 33 years of public service has informed the former Mayor of Philadelphia in his last year as governor on policy decisions; working in a bi-partisan-challenged climate; and what his plans are for his life after public office. Then we’ll check in with TERRY MADONNA director of Franklin and Marshall’s College Poll and F&M's director of politics and public affairs, on an update of the Pennsylvania senate race.

Filed under: politics |

Hour 1
After suffering a cyber-attack that it says traces back to Taiwan and was aimed partially at Chinese human-rights activists, Google says it will no longer censor Web search results according to the Chinese government's orders. The incident, and what preceded it, has raised all kinds of questions about Google's famous dictum, "Don't Be Evil," as well as the state of Internet freedom and censorship in the world's most populous country. Further, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a major speech last week outlining a "fifth freedom" – the freedom to connect in our increasingly wired world. Joining guest host CHRIS SATULLO, WHYY's Director of News and Civic Dialogue, to discuss these developments are The Big Money's CHRIS THOMPSON, who writes the "Feeling Lucky" blog for Slate, which focuses on all things Google; KATIE DOWD, the U.S. State Department's director of new media; and ALAN PALLER, director of research for The SANS Institute and an expert on cyberwarfare and security.

Filed under: criminal justice, politics, technology, world |

Hour 2
We'll look at proposed changes in Philadelphia's zoning code, and what role various stakeholders — neighbors, developers, government and more — will have in the process. Joining guest host CHRIS SATULLO, WHYY's Director of News and Civic Dialogue, will be ALAN GREENBERGER, Philadelphia's Acting Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development and Executive Director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission; SAM SHERMAN, immediate past president of the Building Industry Association of Greater Philadelphia; and PENELOPE GILES of the Francisville Neighborhood Development Corp.

Filed under: economy, politics |

Hour 1
The TSA will be installing 150 full body scanners in airports this year and there is another 300 on order. Since the failed Christmas bombing plot, the TSA is tightening security at airports. But are these high-tech scanners the answer? What about the privacy concerns over the revealing images they generate? And, just how onerous will air travel become? We’ll talk about airport security with aviation experts DOUGLAS LAIRD of Laird Associates and ROBERT RAFFELfrom Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Filed under: transportation |

Hour 2
Palliative Care physician DAVID CASARETT has spent a lot of time with people in their final days of life. In his new book "Last Acts: Discovering Possibility and Opportunity at the End of Life," he discusses the choices people make in the their final days and how those choices affect friends and family. This hour, we talk to DAVID CASARETT, an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, about the lessons he has learned from terminally ill patients as they face death.

Filed under: author, family issues, health, social issues |

Hour 1
Men have been hit hard in this recession. They have disproportionately higher rates of job loss and unemployment compared to women. Recent figures show that one in five men is out of work. The numbers are even more startling if you look at black men, particularly young black men. This hour, we talk with DEAN BAKER, an economist with the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and ALGERNON AUSTIN, Director of the Race, Ethnicity and the Economy program at the Economic Policy Institute, about the so-called “Mancession” and why so many men are jobless.

Filed under: economy, family issues, social issues |

Hour 2
First-time author and Iranian immigrant MAHBOD SERAJI comes in to discuss his novel, "Rooftops of Tehran," a coming-of-age and love story set in the days before and during the Iranian revolution of 1979.

Filed under: author, politics, world |