Archives: Episodes
Last week in Iraq three women carried out a suicide bomb attack killing 25 people. The U.S. military reports that so far this year in Ir ...
Air Date: August 4, 2008
A rebroadcast of our conversation with SALMAN RUSHDIE
Writer SALMAN RUSHDIE recently talked with Marty about his latest book, “The Enchantress of Florence.” Rushdie is author of n ...
Air Date: August 1, 2008
Presidential Campaign Roundtable
A look at this week’s developments in the presidential campaign including the latest political ads, polls, and media coverage. Joi ...
Air Date: August 1, 2008
Wrongdoing at the Justice Department
We talk about allegations of wrongdoing surrounding hiring and firing within the Justice Department with NPR reporter ARI SHAPIRO. Then f ...
Air Date: July 31, 2008
Homelessness and City Development
In a press conference on homelessness Tuesday, HUD Secretary Steve Preston said, “many people want a tidy world and, for them, the ...
Air Date: July 31, 2008
Sheryll Cashin and her legacy of civil rights activism
SHERYLL CASHIN is a Georgetown University law professor who writes about race relations, government, and inequality in America. She is a ...
Air Date: July 30, 2008
Inside the Delaware River Port Authority
The Delaware River Port Authority has proposed increases in tolls on Delaware River bridges and fares on the PATCO High Speed line to pay ...
Air Date: July 30, 2008
The financial and ethical dilemmas surrounding costly cancer drugs
With some chemotherapy regimens costing as much as $100,000 per round, the availability of expensive cancer drugs has created ethical and ...
Air Date: July 29, 2008
Investigative reporter Jane Mayer on her new book, The Dark Side
In her new book, The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals, writer JANE MAYER details ...
Air Date: July 29, 2008
What the case against Larry Mendte teaches about internet privacy
The alleged e-mail snooping case against local news anchor Larry Mendte offers important lessons about internet privacy and how we use em ...
Air Date: July 28, 2008
The financial lives of working families with writer Peter Gosselin
For many working-class families, one misstep could cause financial disaster according to LA Times economics correspondent PETER GOSSELIN. ...
Air Date: July 28, 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: July 25, 2008
Roundtable on Presidential Politics
We look at the stories that dominated the coverage of this week’s presidential campaign including Obama’s trip abroad, discus ...
Air Date: July 25, 2008
The Forger’s Spell with writer Edward Dolnick
Han van Meergeren was a notorious 20th century Dutch artist whose forged paintings managed to pass as Vermeer originals, duping buyers ou ...
Air Date: July 24, 2008
There are some 2.5 million Iraqi refugees living in Syria, Jordan and other neighboring countries. In most of the host countries the ref ...
Air Date: July 24, 2008