Archives: Episodes
The bad news about the economy – how we got here and what we need to do to revive the economic health of the country. We talk with ...
Air Date: January 5, 2009
The latest research about nicotine addiction with Penn’s CARYN LERMAN
Despite serious health risks and smoking bans in public spaces, more than 20% of all Americans are smokers. Scientific breakthroughs in r ...
Air Date: January 2, 2009
REBROADCAST – The Cherry Sisters
(Rebroadcast) We talk about the Vaudeville act, The Cherry Sisters. We talk with writer and director JENNIFER CHILDS and theater critic D ...
Air Date: January 1, 2009
REBROADCAST – WILLIAM HITCHCOCK The Bitter Road to Freedom
(Rebroadcast) Americans are justly proud of the role the United States played in World War II. But how did Europeans experience the liber ...
Air Date: January 1, 2009
REBROADCAST – ROSE GEORGE The Big Necessity
[Rebroadcast] Four in ten people on earth live in situations in which they are surrounded by human excrement. We talk about this little d ...
Air Date: December 31, 2008
Movies of the Year with Marty, Neil Oxman and Gary Thompson
Superheroes and robots were among the winners when it came to movies this year. The Dark Knight was the highest grossing movie in 2008 an ...
Air Date: December 31, 2008
REBROADCAST – LAURENCE TRIBE The Invisible Constitution
[Rebroadcast] Harvard law professor and constitutional scholar LAURENCE TRIBE talks about his book, “The Invisible Constitution. ...
Air Date: December 30, 2008
Escalating violence between Israel and Gaza
Escalating violence between Israel and Gaza and the implications for the region and US foreign policy. Our guests are MUQTEDAR KHAN,Dire ...
Air Date: December 30, 2008
REBROADCAST – PAUL OFFIT Autism’s False Prophets
[Rebroadcast] In his book, “Autism’s False Prophets,” Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia pediatrician and infect ...
Air Date: December 29, 2008
Ambassador Peter Galbraith’s new book on Iraq
Ambassador PETER GALBRAITH discusses his new book “Unintended Consequences: How War in Iraq Strengthened America’s Enemies. ...
Air Date: December 29, 2008
REBROADCAST – MAXWELL TAYLOR KENNEDY – Danger’s Hour
[Rebroadcast] On the morning of May 11th, 1945 the USS Bunker Hill was hit and severely damaged by two kamikaze pilots. 346 men were kill ...
Air Date: December 26, 2008
[Rebroadcast] TED GIOIA is a musician and author of “Delta Blues,” a study of traditional blues music. Gioia has published fi ...
Air Date: December 26, 2008
REBROADCAST ROY BLOUNT, JR. – Alphabet Juice
[Rebroadcast] ROY BLOUNT Jr.’s latest book on word play, language and entertaining commentary. It’s called “Alphabet Ju ...
Air Date: December 25, 2008
REBROADCAST JANIS IAN – Society’s Child
[Rebroadcast] The Grammy award winning singer and songwriter has written an autobiography, “Society’s Child.” JANIS IAN ...
Air Date: December 25, 2008