Archives: Episodes
13 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0000 Conflict between Georgia and Russia Understanding the recent conflict between Geor ...
Air Date: August 12, 2008
Recently the CDC reported that the incidence of new HIV/AIDS infections is highest among African-Americans – blacks have seven tim ...
Air Date: August 12, 2008
Debunking myths about our brain with SAM WANG
We’ve heard it said that we only use 10% of our brains and that drinking kills brain cells. Guess what! Not true. Our guest, Prince ...
Air Date: August 11, 2008
Last month, 12 former and current Pennsylvania Democratic House staffers and legislators were indicted. They were charged with conspiring ...
Air Date: August 11, 2008
The 1960 Olympics are considered the first modern games – marked by the first television broadcasts, cold war politics, and drug sc ...
Air Date: August 8, 2008
Campaign ads and speeches by this year’s presidential candidates are broadcast on a daily basis. We take a closer look at the accur ...
Air Date: August 8, 2008
Michael Heller on The Gridlock Economy
Why have pharmaceutical companies NOT brought important drugs to market? The reason is because there are too many competing patents and p ...
Air Date: August 7, 2008
A reality check on the candidates’ energy plans
This week on the campaign trail energy policy was the focus as the candidates attacked each other on everything offshore drilling to tire ...
Air Date: August 7, 2008
The ancient Chinese text on military strategy continues to be read today and not only by military experts – entrepreneurs and psych ...
Air Date: August 6, 2008
The 2008 Olympics have been referred to as China’s coming out party. We talk with Penn Law professor JACQUES DeLISLE about whatR ...
Air Date: August 6, 2008
The history of family road trips with historian Susan Rugh
With record-high gas prices the family road trip may be a relic from the past. We take a trip down memory lane and look at the history of ...
Air Date: August 5, 2008
DA Lynne Abraham on the crisis within DHS
Last week nine people were charged in the 2006 death of 14-year old Danieal Kelly while her care was under the supervision of Philadelphi ...
Air Date: August 5, 2008
With the high price of gas, experts say fewer people are driving. So why are there still traffic jams and congestion on the roads? This ...
Air Date: August 4, 2008
Last week in Iraq three women carried out a suicide bomb attack killing 25 people. The U.S. military reports that so far this year in Ir ...
Air Date: August 4, 2008
A rebroadcast of our conversation with SALMAN RUSHDIE
Writer SALMAN RUSHDIE recently talked with Marty about his latest book, “The Enchantress of Florence.” Rushdie is author of n ...
Air Date: August 1, 2008