Archives: Episodes
ROBERT WRIGHT – The Evolution of God
As humans have evolved, so has God. From the Stone Age to the Information Age, God has gotten better, says our guest, ROBERT WRIGHT. In h ...
Air Date: July 20, 2009
On June 28th soldiers arrested Honduran President Zelaya in his pajamas and stuck him on a plane to Costa Rica. The international communi ...
Air Date: July 20, 2009
[REBROADCAST] RUTH REICHL – Not Becoming My Mother
[REBROADCAST] Ruth Reichl’s mother was a terrible cook. This isn’t shocking as many mothers aren’t talented in the kitc ...
Air Date: July 17, 2009
Sonya Sotomayor has been meeting this week with the Senate Judiciary Committee. The House is set to vote on health care legislation, and ...
Air Date: July 17, 2009
STEPHEN L. CARTER – Jericho’s Fall
Stephen Carter’s new spy thriller, “Jericho’s Fall,” involves a failed love affair, a family struggle, the CIA an ...
Air Date: July 16, 2009
A new report gives state stimulus spending on transportation mixed reviews. How are states choosing to spend stimulus funds? Is it having ...
Air Date: July 16, 2009
New York officials began culling resident Canada geese last month because of concerns over aviation safety. Public reactions were mixed. ...
Air Date: July 15, 2009
A behind the scenes look at the investigation and conviction of Vince Fumo
A behind the scenes look at how the case against Former State Senator Vince Fumo was built and made in court. We talk to Assistant U.S Di ...
Air Date: July 15, 2009
A recent series of cyber attacks on the U.S. and South Korean websites has highlighted vulnerabilities in cybersecurity. The attacks hit ...
Air Date: July 14, 2009
Uighurs are Turkioc-speaking Muslims, a Chinese ethnic minority from the Xinjiang province of far-Northwest China. Violent protests have ...
Air Date: July 14, 2009
40th anniversary of Apollo 11 mission to the moon
Forty years ago the crew of the Apollo 11 spacecraft were preparing to go on the most historic space mission of all time. These were tumu ...
Air Date: July 13, 2009
ARIKA OKRENT – In the Land of Invented Languages
Linguist ARIKA OKRENT writes “From an engineering perspective, language is kind of a disaster.” English is filled with irregu ...
Air Date: July 13, 2009
Swimming Pool racial discrimination allegations
The latest fallout from the racial discrimination allegations related to a suburban Philadelphia swimming pool. We’ll talk with JOH ...
Air Date: July 13, 2009
TOM COYNE – A Course Called Ireland
[REBROADCAST] Philadelphia writer, TOM COYNE, comes in to talk about his third book about life and golf, “A Course Called Ireland: ...
Air Date: July 10, 2009
Reporter rountable on politics
We’ll talk about the big stories in American politics. Our guests will be RON ELVING, NPR’s senior Washington editor and SUSA ...
Air Date: July 10, 2009