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It’s June, the time for weddings and wedding anniversaries. We spend the hour discussing what makes a good marriage with RITA DeMAR ...

The Democratic primary revealed interesting divisions between feminists of different generations. With that in mind, we take a look at t ...

Tune in for a rebroadcast of our conversation with GARY MARCUS, author of KLUGE: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind. He writes ...

With gas and food prices rising, a weak job market and a tumbling dollar, the economy is certain to be a major campaign issue this Novemb ...

What does the stuff on your desk say about who you are? How about the art on your walls, the clothes on your body, or the car you drive? ...

Last week Governor Rendell signed into law the Clean Indoor Air Act that prohibits smoking in most public places. This hour, a conversat ...

There is an injury epidemic among the growing numbers of girls who play competitive sports. Are young female athletes more prone to inju ...

The US military is giving soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan anti-depressants to help cope with combat stress. We talk about whether or no ...

Are you confused about which plastics are safe to use? We answer your questions about baby bottles, water bottles, BPAs, PVCs and the num ...

The plight of 50 million Americans without health insurance has garnered much attention, but a report last week issued by the Commonwealt ...

The euthanizing of Eight Belles, whose front legs snapped at this year’s Kentucky raised concerns about the breeding of horses and ...

The world is running out of freshwater. Pollution, over-population, and climate change are leading to a global water crisis. Water-relat ...

In her new book, The Age of American Unreason, writer SUSAN JACOBY argues that Americans have grown increasingly uninterested and uninfor ...

During our weekly hour on national politics, we discuss potential vice presidential candidates for John McCain and Barack Obama, the Repu ...

Paul Coates was a black nationalist, a publisher, a Vietnam Vet, and a man who had seven children by four women. He raised them in West B ...