Archives: Episodes
If you like movies as much as we do, tune in to Radio Times this hour. We talk about the Academy Awards with DANA STEVENS, movie reviewer ...
Air Date: February 20, 2009
Political strategists on our national political roundtable
During our weekly roundtable on national politics, we discuss the lack of bipartisanship with regard to the stimulus package, the latest ...
Air Date: February 20, 2009
James McPherson on Abraham Lincoln
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. We celebrate with Princeton University historian JAMES MCPHERSON. ...
Air Date: February 19, 2009
Legalizing Video Poker in Pennsylvania
PA governor Ed Rendell has proposed legalizing video poker machines in bars and social clubs, using the revenue for tuition assistance at ...
Air Date: February 19, 2009
As the nation continues to shed jobs, some employers are searching for alternatives to layoffs like reducing salaries and work hours or a ...
Air Date: February 18, 2009
Our ambivalent relationship with marijuana
Michael Phelps, Olympic gold medallist, will not face charges after a photograph showed him using a marijuana pipe. His case raises the q ...
Air Date: February 18, 2009
Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill
Irish fiddler MARTIN HAYES and American guitarist DENNIS CAHILL come into the studio to talk about recording and touring together again a ...
Air Date: February 17, 2009
Thomas Ricks on his new book , The Gamble
In his new book, “The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Adventure in Iraq,” 2006-2008, Washington Post reporter ...
Air Date: February 17, 2009
REBROADCAST – HENRY ALFORD, How to Live
REBROADCAST — HENRY ALFORD talks about his book, “How to Live,” which brings together his research and conversations wi ...
Air Date: February 16, 2009
REBROADCAST – STEVEN JOHNSON, The Invention of Air
REBROADCAST Joseph Priestly was an 18th century British chemist, theologian and political theorist who emigrated to America and advised t ...
Air Date: February 16, 2009
This month marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth. We discuss the facts supporting Darwinian evolution by natural se ...
Air Date: February 13, 2009
Hour on National Politics- The stimulus package and Congress
During our weekly roundtable on national politics, we discuss the stimulus package and the process of getting consensus in Congress. Our ...
Air Date: February 13, 2009
Hip hop choreographer RENNIE HARRIS
North Philadelphia native, hip hop dancer and choreographer, RENNIE HARRIS, comes in to talk about his work, “100 Naked Locks,̶ ...
Air Date: February 12, 2009
The future of journalism in print and on the web
We talk about the challenges facing the profession of journalism and consumers of the news. How will we fund news-gathering operations, w ...
Air Date: February 12, 2009
Hunger persists. The wealthy United States is home to millions of people who can’t sustain basic nutrition in their homes. Those nu ...
Air Date: February 11, 2009