Archives: Episodes

"As offices and schools reopen, and we venture into more in-person social gatherings, we’re having to relearn how to have conversations," says Deborah Tannen.

In her new book, Keisha N. Blain combines traditional historical biography with modern social commentary to paint a full picture of civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer.

Is the school bus driver shortage getting any better? With long wait times for testing and licenses, and more families driving kids to school every day - experts hope it is.

This week we look at a community garden that's helping to foster friendships.

Wall Street Journal reporter Christopher Mims on his book, "Arriving Today," about the journey products take from factory to your front door and how workers are impacted.

Who becomes a physician in this country — and who never gets that chance? On this encore presentation, we explore this question a lot o ...

We discuss new nutrition research on our microbiome , our metabolism, and alcohol. And look at how the Big Food industry shapes what and how we eat.

The busy week in Congress -- the threat of a government shutdown, the battle over the debt ceiling and the efforts to pass Biden's infrastructure and social spending packages.

Michael Gandolfini & Alessandro Nivola talk with Patrick Stoner about David Chase’s prequel to The Sopranos. ...

Biologist Thor Hanson discusses his book 'Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid' about how the warming climate is forcing animals and plants to move, adapt or go extinct.

Track regulators, racing fans and horse lovers mostly agree that performance enhancing drugs, "doping", are doing major damage to the animals behind the scenes across PA.

Homicides and fatal shootings in Chester, PA have been cut in half since October 2020. How on earth did they do it?

As a materials scientist, Anna Ploszajski was trained t ...

Dr. Paul Offit on the COVID vaccines and his new book, "You Bet Your Life: From Blood Transfusions to Mass Vaccination, the Long and Risky History of Medical Innovation."

Tom Ellis & Lauren German talk with Patrick Stoner about the hit Netflix series in its last season & how it transformed from a ...