Remembering the Doughboys of WWI May 24
Guest: Richard Rubin When we remember American veterans who served in war, we often forget of those who fought in the first World War.  For over a decade, writer RICHARD RUBIN traveled across America searching for living veterans [...]

Paine's Park and Skateboarding in Philadelphia May 23
Guests: Josh Nims, Claire Laver, Anthony Bracali It's been over 10 years since the City of Philadelphia closed Love Park, a world- renowned skateboarding destination, to skateboarders. This left a gaping hole in an otherwise vibrant skateboarding community. [...]

State of the Beaches in New Jersey and Delaware May 22
Guests: Matthew Doherty, Thomas Herrington, Collin O'Mara Seven months after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the region, several beach towns in New Jersey are still picking up the pieces. Many communities are in the process of restoring boardwalks and other [...]

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on her new novel "Americanah" May 14
Guest: Chimanamda Ngozi Adichie In the ten years since her first book was published when she was just 25, CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE has won considerable praise, a MacArthur Genius Award, and numerous awards for her stories and novels. [...]

The Kermit Gosnell trial May 3
Guests: Joe Slobodzian, Carol Tracy, Edel Finnegan The jury in the murder trial of the West Philadelphia abortion provider Kermit Gosnell began deliberations on Tuesday after a seven-week long trial.  Gosnell is charged on four counts of first-degree [...]

Electric Cars: Present and Future Developments April 29
Guests: John Voelcker, Tom Turrentine, Willett Kempton With about 100,000 electric cars on the roads in the United States, they are a small but growing sector of the auto industry. Improvements in battery technology and several new models [...]

Revisiting King's Letter from Birmingham Jail. April 24
Guest:  Jonathan Rieder Fifty years ago this month, from his cramped, dirty jail cell in Birmingham, Alabama, Martin Luther King, Jr. drafted a letter in response to eight white moderate clergymen who had issued a statement criticizing the [...]

Taxidermy: history, art and culture April 22
Guests: Rachel Poliquin, Beth Beverly Walk into any natural history museum and you’ll see the animal dioramas – lions prowling the African veldt, a herd of buffalo on an American prairie, a polar bear towering over a dead [...]

Adam Rome and “The Genius of Earth Day” April 19
GUEST: ADAM ROME Over forty years ago this month, an important political event took place that caused reverberations throughout the country. The Genius of Earth Day is the story of the first Earth Day, its significance, and how [...]

Update on Boston Bombings Investigation April 19
GUESTS:  Kevin Cullen, Emma Gilligan, Terry Boult As events unfold in Boston, we’ll explore the bombing investigation from three perspectives. We’ll start off with Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen who has been writing about the bombings.   He’s on [...]

How to protect yourself from scams April 5
[Rebroadcast] Tens of billions of dollars are lost each year to consumer fraud and when the economy is down, fraud goes up.  These last years have been boom times for scammers.  While research shows that many of us [...]

200 Years of Latino History in Philadelphia April 4
Guests: Erika Almiron, Sabrina Vourvoulias, Victor Vazquez Hailing from several different regions and close to half a million strong, Latinos have played a central role in Philadelphia, from politics to civic life. From the time of the founding [...]

Rebuilding the American Dream March 28
Guest: Carl Van Horn The unemployment rate has been improving in recent months, dipping to 7.7 percent in February, a four-year low.  Still millions of Americans are jobless and have been for years. Rutgers Public Policy Professor CARL [...]

Mezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin asks "Do You Dream in Color?" March 19
Our guest, mezzo-soprano, LAURIE RUBIN, has performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, has sung under John Williams’ baton, and is a co-founder of a performing arts school. She’s recorded two CDs, and has written a book, which [...]

Assessing Hillary Clinton's legacy February 1
Hillary Clinton officially departs the State Department today after logging nearly 1 million miles and visiting 112 countries during her four years of service to the Obama administration.   While the public adores her (according to a Wall Street [...]

Reflections on Haiti: Farewell, Fred Voodoo January 28
It’s been three years since Haiti was rocked by the 2010 earthquake that has left the country known for its hardship in an even more dire condition. Journalist AMY WILENTZ looks back on covering Haiti since her 1989 [...]

The end of the Andy Reid era January 3
This past Monday, after 14 years, Andy Reid was fired as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles.  This season was particularly difficult for Reid and the team beginning with the death of Reid’s son during training camp and [...]

The Pulse: At the Heart of Health, Science and Innovation December 14
Hour 2 of Radio Times is pre-empted for the WHYY Health and Science special, THE PULSE. Residency has been described as the ultimate, the final trial in medical training. Ask any older doc to recall their residency training, [...]

The Lottery: the winners and losers December 6
Millions of Americans bought Powerball tickets last week hoping to win the record $588 million jackpot.  In 43 states, people plunked down their two dollars for a chance at the huge payout, even with the lousy odds — [...]

The rise of part-time workers November 13
According to New York Times reporter STEVEN GREENHOUSE, since 2006, the U.S. has cut a million full-time jobs while adding more than 500,000 part-time jobs.  While the increasing use of part-time workers, particularly in the retail and hospitality [...]

Unraveling the mixed messages of voting rights October 26
HOUR 1 Most Americans know they are eligible to vote at the age of 18, but there are a lot of mixed messages in exercising that right. Reports of misleading robo-calls, online registration glitches and lost voter registration [...]

Election 2012 and the state of political journalism October 25
Hour 1 Where do you turn to get information about the 2012 presidential campaign?  Is it the cable TV networks that affirm your political leanings, the radio, a local or national newspaper, an online news site, or the [...]

South Africa after Mandela October 9
Hour 2 Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first post-apartheid president, is 94 and convalescing at a rural retirement home. The country that he took over and helped lead out of apartheid has had a tumultuous two decades since the [...]

Parent-trigger laws October 8
Hour 1 The movie “Won’t Back Down” starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis is about a crusading single mother and inspiring teacher who are trying to fix their children’s failing Pittsburgh public school. It doesn’t sound like it [...]

Head over heels for shoes: Our love affair with footwear October 5
[REBROADCAST] Shoes, from sensible to stiletto, can garner many different reactions. Some people just want something comfortable to walk in but others get positively giddy just staring at the latest pump, peek-toe, wedge, Mary Jane or strappy sandal. [...]

WHYY-FM Premiere: The Pulse September 28
Hour 2 of Radio Times is pre-empted for the premiere of The Pulse. Join WHYY's award-winning health and science reporters on the beat; making rounds at local hospitals, in the field with scientists and exploring new possibilities with the region's tech entrepreneurs.

Non-traditional paths to higher education September 18
Hour 2 If you attended college, did you enroll directly out of high school? Or are you like one of the 45 percent of students our guest, writer and educator, MIKE ROSE, says took longer to find their [...]

How the Universe Began August 17
Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] Who hasn’t looked up at the dark, night sky and marveled at the enormity of the universe and wondered about those very first moments when it was all began. Astronomer CHRIS IMPEY has spent his [...]

The challenges of a small business August 8
Hour 2 Owning a small business does not come without risk. According to a recent Citibank survey proprietors are taking less pay or going without a paycheck, working extra hours, and are trying to stay on top of [...]

Head over heels for shoes: Our love affair with footwear August 2
Hour 2 Shoes, from sensible to stiletto, can garner many different reactions. Some people just want something comfortable to walk in but others get positively giddy just staring at the latest pump, peek-toe, wedge, Mary Jane or strappy [...]

The Money in politics July 31
Hour 2 The 2012 Presidential election looks like it will be the most expensive race in history. Between the campaigns, the national committees and the super PACs, billions will be poured into TV ads, polling, and staffing.  So [...]

Tax havens: Mitt Romney and the state of Delaware July 11
Hour 1 A new Vanity Fair article investigates Mitt Romney’s use of offshore and foreign tax havens and is drawing more attention to the Republican presidential candidate’s finances. In the August issue, journalist NICHOLAS SHAXSON tracks Romney’s accounts [...]

Combatting medical errors June 27
Hour 2 While most eyes are on the Supreme Court awaiting the ruling on the Obama administration's Affordable Care Act, we'll take a look at another crisis in health care that isn't getting as much attention — medical [...]

Philadelphia Beer: A history and renaissance of craft brewing in the cradle of liberty June 6
Hour 2 Philadelphia area-made beer is continuing to grow regionally and around the country. Local breweries, including Flying Fish, Sly Fox, Troegs, Victory and Weyerbacher undergoing massive expansions in their production and distribution of their beverages. Philly Beer [...]

The Art of Fermentation with Sandor Katz June 5
Hour 2 Have you thought about making or have created your own yogurt, wine or sauerkraut? Self-taught fermentation experimentalist, SANDOR KATZ, comes in to discuss do-it-yourself home fermentation techniques in his new book, “The Art of Fermentation: An [...]

How the Universe Began April 19
Hour 2 Who hasn’t looked up at the dark, night sky and marveled at the enormity of the universe and wondered about those very first moments when it was all began. Astronomer CHRIS IMPEY has spent his career [...]

Distracted Driving December 16
Hour 1 This week the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that states ban talking and texting behind the wheel, including hands-free devices. Studies have shown that distracted driving plays a role in 8,000 crashes daily in the United [...]

Gossip December 8
Hour 2 Through the years philosophers and writers have all weighed in on the subject of gossip. Playwright Oscar Wilde famously said: “There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not [...]

Returning troops and the military/civilian divide December 7
Hour 1 When roughly 45,000 American troops serving in Iraq return home later this month, they will be greeted by flag-waving and ceremony in appreciation of their service to our country.  What also awaits them is a public [...]

Iran and Its Fraying Ties with the West December 6
Hour 2 The British Embassy in Iran was stormed last week by angry hordes of what were alternately described as “students” and “basiji,” or thugs on the payroll of the Iranian regime. That prompted England to pull its [...]

Aging in Place November 22
Hour 2 While retirement communities may appeal to some people, in surveys most Americans say they want to grow old in their homes. The “aging in place” movement, as it’s been called, works to enable people to stay [...]

National News Roundup October 28
Hour 1 In this week’s news roundup, we take a look at three important national stories. First, a new study by the Congressional Budget Office on income inequality in America shows the incomes of the wealthiest 1 percent grew [...]

"Out of the Shadows" — a radio documentary about Post-Traumatic Stress September 7
Hour 1 In our continuing coverage of the 10th anniversary of the events surrounding 9/11, we break from our usual format to air  “Out of the Shadows,” a WHYY special produced by Maiken Scott. Post-Traumatic Stress has become [...]

E.B. White’s Eccentric Life and The Story of Charlotte’s Web July 27
Hour 2 Do you look at a spider web for secret messages? No? Then you probably never read the 1952 classic, “Charlotte’s Web, ” about the farm pig whose impending slaughter is put off by the high-praising messages [...]

Princeton historian JAMES MCPHERSON on 150 years of the Civil War July 18
Hour 2 We’ll continue to look back at what we learned and what we still need to correct from the American Civil War. A lot has been covered the last 150 years, but since we’re talking to our [...]

Why We Fear Flying: The Hassles and Real Phobias Behind Today's Air Travel July 12
Hour 2 It’s summertime and planes are packed with vacationers trying to escape their hectic and stressful lives for a few days or a few weeks.  But for most of us, airline travel these days is the antithesis [...]

Have charter schools fulfilled their promise? June 27
Hour 1 Since 1997 when Pennsylvania first authorized the establishment of charter schools, over 70,000 students in grades K-12 have enrolled in one of 135 "bricks and mortar" charter schools and a dozen cyber charter schools state-wide .  [...]

The Pentagon Papers June 14
Hour 1 Yesterday, forty years after the New York Times published its first article on the Pentagon Papers, the federal government released in full this secret government study of the Vietnam War.   The Pentagon Papers provided a full [...]

Teens and Summer Jobs June 13
Hour 2 Teens around the country are having trouble finding work this summer.  The competition for jobs at pools, camps, restaurants, and retail stores is fierce.  While the adult unemployment rate remains high at 9.1 percent, the teen [...]

National Politics — the week in review June 10
Hour 1 Republican presidential contenders — some official, some not so  –made the rounds this week. Rick Santorum announced his candidacy, Tim Pawlenty laid out his economic plan, and Sarah Palin was in Boston talking American history.  Back [...]

The challenge of preparing students for college and, once they are there, finish June 8
The Obama administration has set an ambitious goal for the nation's students –by 2020, every American should get at least a year of post-high-school education. But many high school graduates now enter college ill-prepared to tackle the coursework.  [...]

Kids and sports — when is it too much? June 1
Hour 2 For parents with kids involved in sports, spring and summer schedules are overflowing with and dictated by Little League, soccer and lacrosse games and swim meets — but could all this focus on athletics detrimental to [...]

The week in review — from Europe, Capitol Hill and the Supreme Court May 27
Hour 1 President Obama traveled to Europe this week, a four-country swing aimed at reassuring Europe nations that they remain our most vital ally.  Specifically the President has been talking about U.S. policy toward Libya and the Middle [...]

Rescuing Philadelphia's historic houses of worship May 26
Hour 1 Among Philadelphia's architectural treasures are the hundreds of places of worship built in the late 19th and early 20th century that were a vital part of a community's well-being.  But with age and changes in neighborhood [...]

Philadelphia's 100k Homes Campaign May 25
Guest Host, Maiken Scott. Philadelphia just completed a Homeless Outreach survey as part of Outreach Week, a partnership with the national 100,000 Homes Campaign. 528 people were interviewed with the distinction of identifying who is the most physically [...]

Tina Rosenberg: How Peer Pressure Can Change the World April 11
Hour 2 We’re all warned as children not to give in to peer pressure but according to journalist TINA ROSENBERG, peer pressure can be a powerful force for social change, in fact, she calls it a “social cure.”  [...]

Social networking and work — and why you should be careful online March 16
Hour 2 Let's just say you are at work and you've had a little disagreement with a colleague — or your boss for that matter.  Then, in a moment of anger, you log onto your Facebook page and [...]

Is college for everyone? February 28
Hour 2 A new report from Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Pathways to Prosperity, has ignited a contentious debate about if we should be preparing all high school students to go to college or providing alternative routes [...]

Should everybody go to college? February 28
Hour 2 A new report from Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Pathways to Prosperity, has ignited a contentious debate about whether all students should go to college or if we should be providing alternative routes to careers [...]

Packing for Mars with author Mary Roach December 27
[REBROADCAST] Images of rockets blasting off into outer space are pretty awe-inspiring.  But what about the bathroom technology that’s inside them?  Or the food that is specially engineered to be edible in zero gravity?  This is the part [...]

The Afghanistan War Assessment December 17
Hour 1 The White House released a year assessment on the war in Afghanistan.  In a press briefing yesterday, President Obama said that “we are on track to achieve our goals.”  However, the assessment also said that the [...]

Primatologist Frans de Waal on the evolution of empathy December 10
Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] World-renowned primatologist FRANS DE WAAL has spent years studying chimpanzees, bonobos and capuchins.  While he has witnessed plenty of selfish and aggressive behavior, he has also watched primates cooperate, resolve conflicts, share food, laugh  and [...]

Love them, hate them, eat them: exploring the human-animal relationship November 26
Hour 2 Human beings have a complicated relationship with animals.  Some we take into our houses as pets, while others we serve up for dinner.  What is behind our paradoxical relationship with animals?  Psychologist HAL HERZOG has written [...]

Historian Simon Winchester on his "biography" of the Atlantic Ocean November 25
Hour 2 Historian Simon Winchester's new book,  Atlantic: Great Sea Battle, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories,  is essentially a biography of the Atlantic Ocean — from its geological birth to its [...]

From Petroleum to Plugs: The Electric Car Arrives November 8
Hour 2 The electric Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt will be hitting car dealerships this December.  Other automakers including Honda, Mini Cooper, Mitsubishi, Toyota, and BMW all have electric cars in the works.  And, there’s always the $109,000 [...]

Historian Simon Winchester on his "biography" of the Atlantic Ocean November 2
Hour 2 Historian Simon Winchester's new book,  Atlantic: Great Sea Battle, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories,  is essentially a biography of the Atlantic Ocean — from its geological birth to its [...]

Are the Winds Favorable for Renewable Energy? October 27
Hour 1 Google recently announced that it was investing heavily in offshore wind energy.  The company is putting money into a five billion dollar transmission line that would run on the Atlantic seabed from Virginia to New Jersey.  [...]

Media coverage of the mid-term elections October 26
Hour 1 With the mid-term elections only a week away, we’ll take a look the media coverage of the campaigns, the political ads, and the relationship between the press and the candidates.  Marty talks with EVAN TRACEY, founder [...]

The Latest attempt to Repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: The political, military and legal perspectives October 20
Hour 1 Last week Federal judge Virginia Phillips ordered the Pentagon to immediately stop enforcing its 17-year old ban on gays serving openly in the military.  The President, who is in favor of ending the ban, the Justice [...]

Endangered Languages October 20
Hour 2 Languages are vanishing from the Earth.  There are 6192 different languages but half could become extinct by the end of this century.  But two linguists are determined to capture the languages before they disappear forever.  DAVID [...]

Wasted Food October 19
Hour 2 Americans waste a lot of food.  Some studies say a quarter of all our food gets thrown away while other research shows as much as half gets trashed. Either way that’s a lot of wasted food [...]

Afghanistan update — is there light at the end of the tunnel? October 18
Hour 1 The war in Afghanistan entered its tenth year earlier this month.  The last of the 30,000 "surge" troops have arrived in country and reports indicate that the Karzai government is engaged in talks with the Taliban.   [...]

The Foreclosure Crisis October 13
Hour 1 Hundreds of thousands of homes may have been improperly foreclosed on.  Some of the largest mortgage firms have halted foreclosures after allegations that they failed to follow proper procedures before evicting people.  A Bank of America [...]

Darin Strauss October 13
Hour 2 In writer DARIN STRAUSS’ last month of high school, he accidentally killed a school mate in a car accident. Though the girl's parents didn’t blame Strauss, her mother told him he was to do everything the [...]

Campaign Spending and the mid-term elections: Where is all this money coming from? October 11
Hour 1 Campaign chests for some candidates are bursting at the seams. Estimates are that over $5 billion dollars will be spent on the upcoming mid-term elections, a clear indication of what is at stake for both houses [...]

Israeli Writer DAVID GROSSMAN'S To the End of the Land October 10
Hour 2 Israeli writer DAVID GROSSMAN received international attention with his 1987 nonfiction book, “The Yellow Wind,” a personal reportage of interviews of Palestinian residents during the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, which was published a few [...]

The Science of Studying October 8
Hour 2 Time to crack the books.  Kids are back in school and their backpacks are bulging with homework.  They’ve got to read books, compose essays, calculate equations, and cram for tests.  So, what’s the best way to [...]

The Supreme Court, hate speech, privacy, and a soldier's funeral October 7
Hour 1 Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Snyder v. Phelps, a free speech case that has stirred emotional reactions over the protests tactics of  Westboro Baptist Church at the funeral of a young Marine.  We talk [...]

Religious Literacy: what Americans don't know about the world's religions October 7
Hour 2 A new survey on religious knowledge came out from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.  It shows that a majority of Americans know very little about the world's religions.  Interestingly, the groups that scored [...]

Everything you ever wanted to know about the sexual lives of American men, women and teens October 6
Hour 2 Researchers at Indiana University earlier this week published what is considered to be the most comprehensive national survey of Americans’ sexual behavior since 1994.  The study was funded by Church and Dwight, manufacturer of Trojan-brand condoms. [...]

The crisis in education for Philadelphia’s black and Hispanic boys October 5
Hour 1 The dropout rate for Philadelphia’s black and Latino males has reached devastating proportions. Fifty-one percent of Latino boys and 43 percent of black male students fail to finish high school in six years.  JOHNNY IRIZARRY, a [...]

Sustainable cooking with New York Times Columnist MARK BITTMAN October 4
Hour 2 The New York Times’ “The Minimalist” columnist, cookbook writer and PBS host has created a book of recipes to follow his 2008 “Food Matters” book, “The Food Matters Cookbook: 500 Revolutionary Recipes for Better Living.” MARK BITTMAN has [...]

A review of the fall TV season October 1
Hour 2 The fall TV season is in full swing with new shows premiering and old favorites returning.  There’s “Boardwalk Empire,” “The Event,” “Hawaii Five-O,” “Terriers,” “Blue Bloods,” “Mike and Molly,” “$h*! My Dad Says,” “Glee,” “Modern Family,” [...]

The role of satire in our political discourse September 29
Hour 1 Comedian Stephen Colbert’s testimony on Capitol Hill was met with mixed response.  Questions were raised about the appropriateness of the comedian’s appearance based on his limited experience as an advocate of immigration reform.   Have the lines [...]

The New Health Care Law September 27
Hour 1 Last Thursday, certain measures of the new health care law – The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – went into effect.  We’ll look at how the changes may affect you.  Also, why is there still [...]

Why are girls entering puberty so early? September 27
Hour 2 A new study shows that girls in the United States are reaching puberty earlier — some girls starting breast development as early as seven years old.  Obesity, environmental chemicals, and even absent fathers, may play a role [...]

Actress Amy Ryan's in "the office" and here with Marty September 24
Hour 2 Actress AMY RYAN is in The Office (ours and NBCs).  She joins Marty in the studio this morning to talk about her new film Jack Goes Boating directed by and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman; Ryan has [...]

Ending global poverty by 2015 — how are we doing? September 22
Hour 1 On Wednesday, the United Nation's will conclude its Summit on the Millennium Development Goals for 2015 established ten years ago to reduce global poverty.  The Summit concludes with a speech by President Obama.  In this hour [...]

Love them, hate them, eat them: exploring the human-animal relationship September 21
Hour 2 Human beings have a complicated relationship with animals.  Some we take into our houses as pets, while others we serve up for dinner.  What is behind our paradoxical relationship with animals?  Psychologist HAL HERZOG has written [...]

Sports and Brain Trauma September 20
Hour 1 The recent suicide of University of Pennsylvania football player Owen Thomas has brought new attention to the issue of concussions in football after an autopsy showed that Thomas had trauma-induced brain disease at the age of [...]

The Science of Suffering September 17
Hour 2 Although 70 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, we know surprisingly little about it.  Writer MELANIE THERNSTROM says it is one of the most misdiagnosed and under-treated diseases.   In her search for a cure for her [...]

Atlantic City in the Prohibition era September 16
This Sunday, HBO premiere’s its new series Boardwalk Empire, set in Atlantic City in the 1920 during the year of prohibition.  It’s central character—Nucky Thompson – is based on the real-life Enoch “Nucky” Johnson, the political boss who [...]

Delaware Republican primary wrap-up September 15
Delaware's Republican primary for the Senate seat vacated by Vice President Joe Biden has attracted national attention.  Long-term republican congressman MIKE CASTLE was challenged by CHRISTINE O'DONNELL, who was endorsed by The Tea Party Express. We'll talk about [...]

An update on Michael Vick's dogs with writer Jim Gorant September 15
Hour 2 Animal lovers and sports fans were shocked when the story broke that Michael Vick was running a brutal dog fighting operation involving fifty-one pit bulls.  Forty-seven of the dogs were rescued and became family pets and [...]

How a fringe pastor garnered worldwide attention and what it all says about freedom of religion and speech in America September 11
Hour 1 The plans of Florida pastor Terry Jones to burn a copy of the Koran has garnered worldwide attention and has stirred much debate about the role of the media and our rights to free speech.  We'll talk with New [...]

Pre-empted by President Obama's news conference September 10
This second hour of Radio Times won't be heard at its usual time due to NPR's coverage of President Obama's news conference.

Obama's New Economic Proposals September 9
Hour 1 This week, President Obama announced a number of initiatives to stimulate the ailing economy – $50 billion in infrastructure spending on roads, rail and airports and a series of tax breaks for businesses.  But are they [...]

What makes a good boss "good" and a bad boss "bad" September 9
Hour 2 According to organizational psychologist ROBERT SUTTON a good boss is someone who “promotes both performance and humanity, and strikes a healthy balance between the two when trade-offs are necessary."  In his new book, Good Boss, Bad [...]

How Safe Is Our Food? September 8
Hour 1 A government report on the two Iowa farms linked to the salmonella outbreak in eggs describes filthy conditions in and around the henhouses – rats, maggots, and manure piled 8 feet high.  A half a billion [...]

The Electronic Tether: Are parents too connected to their kids? September 8
Hour 2 College students today communicate with their parents almost twice a day through cell phones, email, social networking sites, or webcams. A few decades ago, parents were lucky to hear from their son or daughter once a [...]