Hour 1 We'll talk about last night's victories by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in the Republican primaries in his home state of Michigan and Arizona. What do they mean for the GOP race and November's general election matchup against President Obama? What do they mean for the campaigns of Romney, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick [...]

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Hour 2 As soon as people hear that JANE MAAS worked in a 1960s ad agency, they can’t help but ask if the television show "Mad Men" gets it right — the booze, the sex, the sexism?  Jane Maas started in the advertising world as a copywriter for Ogilvy & Mather but eventually became an [...]

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Hour 1 Officials from the United States and Arab and European countries, under the umbrella of the Friends of Syria, met in Tunisia last week to back a proposal for an immediate ceasefire to allow humanitarian assistance to areas in Syria that are under assault from pro-government forces.  Since the uprising began last spring, between [...]

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Hour 2 How did the Universe arise from nothing? And what was there before?  Those are the kinds of questions that for most of us set our heads spinning — not so for renowned cosmologist LAWRENCE KRAUSS.  Krauss says that human beings have been contemplating the workings of the universe for milennia but only in [...]

Filed under: author, religion, science |

Hour 1 Gas prices are soaring again and could bite into consumer spending and the recovering economy. High prices at the pump could also hurt President Obama’s chances at re-election. Experts think that prices, now averaging around $3.58 a gallon, will reach $4 by the summer. Republicans have used the opportunity to attack the President, [...]

Filed under: business, economy, environment, politics, transportation, world |

Hour 2 The narrator in LIZ MOORE’s new novel,"Heft," is not your typical protagonist. Arthur Opp describes himself as being “colossally fat,” as he weighs over 500 lbs and hasn’t left his house in years. "Heft" tells the story of this former history professor, and the unlikely friendship he forges with a 17-year-old baseball prodigy. [...]

Filed under: Philadelphia, author |

Hour 1 The Delaware Valley has a deep influence in the history and in the future of synthetic fiber and design. Our guest, REGINA LEE BLASZCZYK, has researched the Philadelphia region’s heritage in developing the chemicals that created the bright, consumer-friendly materials that decorate our surroundings and clothe us today. Rohm and Haas and DuPont’s [...]

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Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] SUSAN GREGORY THOMAS says that the defining question of her generation, those born between 1965-1980, is "when did your parents divorce?"  Statistics back up her claim.  Almost half of Generation X's childhoods were marked by divorce.  Thomas' own parents ended their marriage in that era and like many who shared her experience, [...]

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

Hour 1 Widely considered an underdog in the early days of the Republican presidential campaign, Rick Santorum is surging in the national polls and is expected to pose a real threat to Mitt Romney in Romney's home state of Michigan next week. Santorum's controversial statements on religion, feminism, abortion, prenatal testing and public education have [...]

Filed under: Pennsylvania, author, history, journalism, politics |

Hour 2 It wouldn’t be Oscar season without a little controversy and this year it comes courtesy of "The Help." Set in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1963, the film centers on a young white Southerner who convinces a group of African-American maids to tell their experiences working in white households. The movie is up for four [...]

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