Archives: Episodes
A conversation with author James McBride about his new novel, Song Yet Sung
JAMES McBRIDE’s new book, Song Yet Sung, is the story of an escaped female runaway slave in 1850 and her perilous flight through th
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Air Date: March 24, 2008
It’s been a busy few weeks for the Federal Reserve Board. First it offered $200 billion dollars to investment banks to help keep t
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Air Date: March 24, 2008
All about accents — how to learn and unlearn them
We talk about what it takes to speak “with” and speak “without” an accent. Our guests are actress AMY WALKER, ac
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Air Date: March 21, 2008
04 ½ weeks to go till the PA Primary. In our weekly discussion of national politics we catch up on Election 2008. It was a busy week wit
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Air Date: March 21, 2008
An announcement by NY Gov. David Patterson that he has had several affairs during his 16-year marriage got us to thinking about what it t
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Air Date: March 20, 2008
Obama, his pastor, and the speech.
Obama, his pastor, and the speech. Did the speech work? Did he break new ground in race relations? Is black liberation theology radical?
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Air Date: March 20, 2008
The Iraq War five years later. Part Two. We’ll hear from LORRAINE ALI a Senior Writer for Newsweek magazine whose relatives fled Ir
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Air Date: March 19, 2008
The Iraq War five-years later. Part One. We’ll start our conversation with FEISAL ISTRABADI who served as Iraq’s deputy perma
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Air Date: March 19, 2008
Are we eating fake chinese food?
Is Chinese food in America, really Chinese food? We’ll talk with JENNIFER 8 LEE, who always wondered about this. An American-born d
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Air Date: March 18, 2008
Assessing impact of Vince Fumo on Pennsylvania politics. Last week, the political powerhouse state senator announced he would not seek re
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Air Date: March 18, 2008
Lessons from life. We talk with DAN GOTTLIEB host of WHYY’s Voices in the Family and author of the new book Learning From the Heart
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Air Date: March 17, 2008
Teenage girls and sexually transmitted diseases
The CDC reported last week that one in four teenage girls ages 14-19 has a sexually transmitted disease. We talk about the alarming rat
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Air Date: March 17, 2008
Why some men are willing to risk it all for sex?
Yet another prominent government official has been caught in a sex scandal. Why are some powerful men willing to risk it all, including t
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Air Date: March 14, 2008
Gender, race and the presidential campaigns
The two most sensitive issues in American society – race and gender – are playing a critical role in the democratic primaries
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Air Date: March 14, 2008
Nut allergies – what they are, what they aren’t, and what to do about them. Our guests are JONATHAN SPERGEL, Assistant Profe
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Air Date: March 13, 2008