Archives: Episodes
Jon Meacham on his new book American Lion about the presidency of Andrew Jackson
In his new book, American Lion, JON MEACHAM explores the presidency of Andrew Jackson which Meacham says can be useful in understanding t ...
Air Date: November 24, 2008
Vampires are in this season – in the movies and on television. The highly anticipated teen vampire movie “Twilight” ope ...
Air Date: November 21, 2008
We get a post-election check on the Obama administration from progressive bloggers CHRIS BOWERS and ADAM BONIN. We’ll talk about Ca ...
Air Date: November 21, 2008
Many comparisons are being made between President-elect Barack Obama and President Abraham Lincoln. How accurate are they what can Obama ...
Air Date: November 20, 2008
Human rights experts LAUREL FLETCHER and ERIC STOVER discuss their report, Guantánamo and Its Aftermath: U.S. Detention and Interrogatio ...
Air Date: November 20, 2008
Laurence Tribe on the Invisible Constitution
Harvard law professor and constitutional scholar LAURENCE TRIBE is with us in the studio to talk about his new book, “The Invisible ...
Air Date: November 19, 2008
Help for the Big Three Automakers
Detroit automakers Ford, GM and Chrysler have asked Congress to loan them $25 billion dollars. That’s in addition to the $25 billio ...
Air Date: November 19, 2008
Americans are justly proud of the role the United States played in World War II. But how did Europeans experience the liberation of Europ ...
Air Date: November 18, 2008
Philadelphians pay more for natural gas than residents of any other U.S. snow-belt city. A report issued last month by the Economy League ...
Air Date: November 18, 2008
Philadelphia civil rights lawyer DAVID KAIRYS
We talk with Philadelphia lawyer DAVID KAIRYS about his new memoir, Philadelphia Freedom, which chronicles his career as a leading Civil ...
Air Date: November 17, 2008
Economy update with Peter Coy of Businessweek
We get a check on the latest news about the economy from PETER COY of Businessweek. We’ll talk about everything from this weekend ...
Air Date: November 17, 2008
Behind the scenes of the Obama campaign
Newsweek correspondent DAREN BRISCOE covered Barack Obama’s race for the presidency since its inception and wrote about the candida ...
Air Date: November 14, 2008
We take a look at the role of the Vice President how it was changed by Cheney and what Biden might bring to the job. Our guests are ROBE ...
Air Date: November 14, 2008
Composer and trumpet player HANNIBAL LOKUMBE tells us about his life and music. He is in Philadelphia for the premier of “A Shepher ...
Air Date: November 13, 2008
Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan
We discuss civilian casualties in Afghanistan, why there have been so many, and what can be done to alleviate some of the loss and win lo ...
Air Date: November 13, 2008