Archives: Episodes
Campaign ads and speeches by this year’s presidential candidates are broadcast on a daily basis. We take a closer look at the accur ...
Air Date: August 8, 2008
Michael Heller on The Gridlock Economy
Why have pharmaceutical companies NOT brought important drugs to market? The reason is because there are too many competing patents and p ...
Air Date: August 7, 2008
A reality check on the candidates’ energy plans
This week on the campaign trail energy policy was the focus as the candidates attacked each other on everything offshore drilling to tire ...
Air Date: August 7, 2008
The ancient Chinese text on military strategy continues to be read today and not only by military experts – entrepreneurs and psych ...
Air Date: August 6, 2008
The 2008 Olympics have been referred to as China’s coming out party. We talk with Penn Law professor JACQUES DeLISLE about whatR ...
Air Date: August 6, 2008
The history of family road trips with historian Susan Rugh
With record-high gas prices the family road trip may be a relic from the past. We take a trip down memory lane and look at the history of ...
Air Date: August 5, 2008
DA Lynne Abraham on the crisis within DHS
Last week nine people were charged in the 2006 death of 14-year old Danieal Kelly while her care was under the supervision of Philadelphi ...
Air Date: August 5, 2008
With the high price of gas, experts say fewer people are driving. So why are there still traffic jams and congestion on the roads? This ...
Air Date: August 4, 2008
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