Archives: Episodes
The new Barnes Foundation museum design unveiled
Last week the Philadelphia Art Commission approved the design concept for a Barnes Foundation building on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. ...
Air Date: October 12, 2009
David Wessel – In Fed We Trust
When the financial crisis of last year started to spiral down, what did Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his team know and what ...
Air Date: October 12, 2009
When you were a little kid, did you get into trouble by your parents for ‘clowning around?’ What if the family business you w ...
Air Date: October 9, 2009
Latest developments in the nation’s capitol
Radio Times’ weekly political roundtable focuses on the latest developments in the nation’s capitol. Our guests are Politico& ...
Air Date: October 9, 2009
Former U.S. Senator from Georgia MAX CLELAND has just published a new book about his life and career. It’s called Heart of a Patrio ...
Air Date: October 8, 2009
What the case against director ROMAN POLANSKI says about the evolution of child protection laws, international justice and Hollywood. Our ...
Air Date: October 8, 2009
ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ – Inside of a Dog
When you bend down for your dog’s kisses, is your dog happy to see you or happy that you may regurgitate some food? Probably the fo ...
Air Date: October 7, 2009
The U.S. economy lost 263,000 jobs in September, with the national unemployment rate edging up to 9.8 percent. At the same time, most eco ...
Air Date: October 7, 2009
MICHAEL SANDEL – Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?
Is it wrong to torture? Is it always wrong to steal? When is it okay to lie? Our guest, Harvard University political science professor, M ...
Air Date: October 6, 2009
The story behind the TARP funds – where did they go?
It has been one year since the U.S. Congress authorized the U.S. Treasury Department to spend roughly $700 billion to stabilize the natio ...
Air Date: October 6, 2009
The search for water on the moon
This Friday at 7:30 am the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite or LCROSS are both going t ...
Air Date: October 5, 2009
Historian Joan DeJean attributes the comfort and casualness of American homes to the introduction of the sofa, running water and toilets ...
Air Date: October 5, 2009
Inside the Clinton White House with writer Taylor Branch
Author and historian TAYLOR BRANCH recorded 79 oral histories with President Bill Clinton during his eight years in office. The conversat ...
Air Date: October 5, 2009
What Starbucks tells us about America
Chances are, wherever you are listening to this show, you’re not far from a Starbucks. And the chances are almost as good that our ...
Air Date: October 2, 2009
Pennsylvania state budget and politics
As the months-overdue Pennsylvania budget process enters its endgame, we look at the taxes, the process, the lobbying under way, the cuts ...
Air Date: October 2, 2009