Archives: Episodes
When is a pre-emptive war justified?
When is a pre-emptive war justified? We’ll talk with MICHAEL DOYLE author of Striking First: Preemption and Prevention in Internati ...
Air Date: June 2, 2008
Film critic and television host DAVID GILMOUR gave his son permission to drop out of high school on the condition that they watch three m ...
Air Date: May 30, 2008
Fallout from ex-White House spokesman
The war of words between the White House and a former spokesman has us wondering: Who should we believe? Former White House Press Secreta ...
Air Date: May 30, 2008
Marty talks to RASHEEDAH PHILLIPS, she is a young mother and defied the statistics by graduating Temple University Law School last week. ...
Air Date: May 29, 2008
God talk along the presidential campaign trail
We talk about how religion can be a messy issue for the candidates, whether it has to do with their personal beliefs, associations or sup ...
Air Date: May 29, 2008
Green collar jobs — promise or hype?
Presidential candidates have been touting green collar jobs as part of their plans to reduce energy dependence and buoy the economy thro ...
Air Date: May 28, 2008
Where does the Middle East Peace Process stand today? We talk with GHAITH AL-OMARI, Advocacy Director of the American Task Force on Pale ...
Air Date: May 28, 2008
Rating doctors, hospitals and health plans
Last week, the federal governments ran ads in newspapers across the country which rated hospitals on two measures of quality of care. The ...
Air Date: May 27, 2008
The Pentagon fire on 9/11. One story that has gone largely unnoticed is that the attack on the Pentagon created a huge fire and created u ...
Air Date: May 27, 2008
A rebroadcast of our show with writer Geraldine Brooks
Pulitzer Prize winning author GERALDINE BROOKS talks with Marty about her new novel, “People of the Book,” which tells the st ...
Air Date: May 26, 2008
Rebroadcast of our conversation about the Lincoln-Douglas debates
In 1858, Democratic U.S. Senator Stephen Douglas and Republican Illinois legislator Abraham Lincoln debated face to face seven times. Th ...
Air Date: May 26, 2008
The search for a new music director for The Philadelphia Orchestra
With Christoph Eschenbach completing his tenure as music director of The Philadelphia Orchestra we talk with Inquirer writers PETER DOBRI ...
Air Date: May 23, 2008
2008 Presidential election update.
We continue our weekly Friday discussion on the Presidential election. Today, The Hillary Clinton campaign… is it over? We’ll ...
Air Date: May 23, 2008
Philadelphia theater production spotlight. We talk with BILL IRWIN who stars in The Philadelphia Theater Company’s production of Th ...
Air Date: May 22, 2008
Is a college degree worth its hefty price?
A four-year college education is an expensive proposition for students and their families. Is an undergraduate degree worth it? We talk ...
Air Date: May 22, 2008