Hour 1
This week our political roundup hones in on the city of Philadelphia. Guest host TRACEY MATISAK welcomes JEFF SHIELDS, City Hall reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer and contributor to the Inky's Heard in the Hall blog, and ELMER SMITH, columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News, into the studio. They'll talk about Mayor Michael Nutter's proposed budget, which includes new controversial taxes on sugary drinks and trash collection. They will also discuss proposed and already happening changes to city offices, including the Ethics Board, the Board of Revision of Taxes and the Clerk of Quarter Sessions. And they will also chat about casino gambling, including the recent high-profile entrance of casino mogul Steve Wynn into the Foxwoods picture.

Filed under: economy, politics, social issues |

Hour 2
According to our guests, educators Lyn Mikel Brown and Mark Tappan, boys are besieged by images and messages from marketers and the media that encourage them to be over-the-top tough, aggressive winners or funny, underachieving slackers. In Packaging Boyhood, their book with co-author Sharon Lamb, they examine the troubling stereotypes in cartoons, videogames, television shows and movies that tell boys what it means to be a boy. They join guest host Tracey Matisak to talk about it all.

Filed under: family issues, social issues |