Archives: Episodes
New York Times columnist DAVID LEONHARDT on the economy
In an article in this weekend’s New York Times, columnist DAVID LEONHARDT explains how the greatest challenge facing the Obama admi ...
Air Date: February 2, 2009
What makes KIPP Schools work with education writer JAY MATHEWS
KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) Schools, a network of public charter schools with 6,000 students in 66 schools nationwide, is one of th ...
Air Date: February 2, 2009
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, all 50 states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month and over-the-year unemployment ...
Air Date: January 30, 2009
President Obama’s first week in office
Our weekly conversation on national politics focuses on President Barack Obama’s first week in office. Our guests are DICK POLMAN, ...
Air Date: January 30, 2009
In her new book, “The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years After 50,” Harvard professor SARA LAWRENCE ...
Air Date: January 29, 2009
Earlier in the week, in an interview on Al-Arabiya televsion, Barack Obama expressed his interest in talking with Iran. Iranian president ...
Air Date: January 29, 2009
STEVE KNOPPER – Appetite for Self-Destruction
“Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age” tells the story of how throu ...
Air Date: January 28, 2009
A city with a history of political corruption may have turned a corner. Observers say there are new sheriffs in town cracking the knuckle ...
Air Date: January 28, 2009
“Things I’ve Been Silent About,” is writer AZAR NAFISI’s memoir about growing up in Iran, dealing with family sec ...
Air Date: January 27, 2009
Should the President’s $825 billion stimulus plan help bail-out states?
As President Obama’s $825 billion stimulus package works its way through Congress, we talk about what its passage might for the sta ...
Air Date: January 27, 2009
“Back-to-basics” month continues on SkyTalk as Derrick Pitts and WHYY’s Dave Heller examine how we see the uni ...
Air Date: January 26, 2009
ListenThe latest research on driving while talking on your cell phone. Our guest is DAVID STRAYER, Professor of Psychology at the University of ...
Air Date: January 26, 2009
Last week, President Obama ordered the suspension of all trials at Guantanamo Bay and signed an executive order to close the detention ce ...
Air Date: January 26, 2009
We take a look at the increasingly popular world of Mixed Martial Arts, a combat sport that blends boxing with wrestling, kickboxing, and ...
Air Date: January 23, 2009
Press coverage of the new administration
In the face of claims that the mainstream media was biased towards the candidacy of Barack Obama, we talk about the ability of the press ...
Air Date: January 23, 2009