On "Radio Times" final hour, WHYY's Dave Davies talks with Marty about her start in radio, her 35 years hosting, and her new show, "The Connection."

Gas-powered leaf blowers are noisy, polluting and harmful to habitat. We'll discuss efforts to ban them in our region and why leaf litter is so important for the ecosystem.

A look at the negotiations and possible global action coming out of the UN climate summit and a leading climatologist on tackling climate change with optimism and agency.

Russian troops withdrew from Kherson last week, a major victory for Ukraine. We'll talk about what it signals about Russia's military and strategy and where the war is headed.

Action News' Jim Gardner joins us to talk about his decades on the air. Also, the CDC has updated guidelines for opioid prescription. And, innovation at the Philadelphia Zoo.

Ask Polly advice columnist Heather Havrilesky's book 'Foreverland,' an honest and savagely funny examination of modern marriage.

Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank discusses the election results and his new book, "The Destructionists," about how the Republican Party set the stage for Trump's rise.

Rebecca Soffer wished she had a handbook on how to grieve after losing her parents, so she wrote one. She joins us to share insights, exercises and tools for surviving loss.

We'll talk about the election results and the races still being tallied and what they tell us about the voters, the issues and where the country is headed.

Historian Andrew Diemer on William Still, a Philadelphia abolitionist who led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom. His new biography is "Vigilance."

Former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman talks about the moderate Forward Party. We say goodbye to the Phillies and Union this year. And, we rounded up the best of arts and culture.

In her book, Imani Perry journeys south, below the Mason-Dixon, to explain the painful history of what she calls "the soul of a nation."

A week into Musk's Twitter takeover and things are looking pretty chaotic. Musk assured people that it wouldn't become a "hellscape" but is that where it's headed?

Tensions are high as we near election day with dangerous political rhetoric and conspiracy theories swirling. Can our election system withstand the pressure?

Researcher Michael Slepian collected the secrets of 50,000 people for 'The Secret Life of Secrets: How Our Inner Worlds Shape Well-Being, Relationships, and Who We Are.'