Archives: Episodes
ROY BLOUNT JR.’s latest book on word play, language, and entertaining commentary. It’s called “Alphabet Juice: The Ener ...
Air Date: October 21, 2008
Campaign update, then what is middle class?
We talk with Newsweek senior White House correspondent RICHARD WOLFFE about the impact of Colin Powell’s endorsement on the electio ...
Air Date: October 21, 2008
Brooklyn-based, conservatory trained composer, COREY DARGEL, comes to our studio to talk about his music, including his new album of cust ...
Air Date: October 20, 2008
Nuclear Non-Proliferation with Joseph Cirincione
We talk about the threat of nuclear weapons and the U.S. approach to nuclear non-proliferation with JOSEPH CIRINCIONE, President of Ploug ...
Air Date: October 20, 2008
Campaign Money. How much has been spent? Where is the money coming from? What is it buying? We talk with SHEILA KRUMHOLZ, Executive Dire ...
Air Date: October 17, 2008
Recent headlines about voter fraud, registration problems, and voting machine errors are raising concerns about voter integrity in the co ...
Air Date: October 17, 2008
Our guest MARK BLUMENTHAL analyzes election polls and says that in this election cycle pollsters are faced with three measurement challen ...
Air Date: October 16, 2008
Analysis of the third presidential debate
Analysis of last night’s third and final presidential debate. Our guests are CHRISTOPHER HAYES, Washington Editor for The Nation ma ...
Air Date: October 16, 2008
Sammy Davis Jr.’s financial legacy
Investigative reporter MATT BIRBECK comes into the studio to talk about his new book, “Deconstructing Sammy: Music, Money, Madness ...
Air Date: October 15, 2008
Libertarian presidential candidate BOB BARR. Then, economist ALAN BLINDER
We talk with 2008 Libertarian presidential candidate BOB BARR. Then Princeton University economics professor ALAN BLINDER joins us to tal ...
Air Date: October 15, 2008
While we are primarily focused on the $700 billion for the government financial bailout, a Fiscal Wake-Up Tour reminds us that we also ha ...
Air Date: October 14, 2008
Dexter Filkins, author of “The Forever War”
Our guest is DEXTER FILKINS, Foreign Correspondent for The New York Times. He has covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001. Hi ...
Air Date: October 14, 2008
Michael Pollan’s article “Farmer in Chief”
Yesterday’s New York Times magazine included MICHAEL POLLAN’s article entitled, “Farmer in Chief.” It is a letter ...
Air Date: October 13, 2008
In the last presidential debate, John McCain referred to health care as a responsibility while Barack Obama called it a right. These stat ...
Air Date: October 13, 2008
Sleepwalk with Me – Mike Birbiglia
Stand-up comic MIKE BIRBIGLIA is bringing his “Sleeping While Standing Tour” to the Zellerbach Theater tonight. Much of his m ...
Air Date: October 10, 2008