
Radio Times Archive
‘The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America’
Emory University historian Carol Anderson discusses the racist roots of the Second Amendment and the impact on African Americans from slavery to the present.
Air Date: July 2, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:01Reactions to Bill Cosby’s Release
After his 2018 sexual assault conviction, Bill Cosby was suddenly free to leave prison Wednesday afternoon.
Air Date: July 1, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:15What’s behind the falling birth rate
The birth rate in the U.S. is at an all-time low, just 1.64 children per woman. We discuss why many women are delaying parenthood or choosing to be childless.
Air Date: June 30, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Social psychologist Devon Price on the "laziness lie" which has made Americans anxious, overworked, exploited and alienated. Their new book is "Laziness Does Not Exist"
Air Date: June 29, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:16How will Philly's plastic bag ban play out for small businesses? Are we paying enough attention to foster care youth once they age out of the system?
Air Date: June 28, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00High school graduates share their stories of triumph and excitement as they look to the future.
Air Date: June 25, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:49Coming out in professional sports; the new rules of aging
NFL's Carl Nassib came out this week on Instagram, We'll talk about the barriers for LGBT professional athletes. Then, columnist Steven Petrow on the new rules of aging.
Air Date: June 24, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:29Herd immunity, Covid shot hesitancy, and trusted vaccine ambassadors
Why are we falling short of President Biden's 70% vaccination rate target for July 4th? Also, the latest on the Delta variant and how barber shops are becoming vaccine hubs.
Air Date: June 23, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:14Can schools discipline students for off-campus speech?
A curse-filled Snapchat rant got Pa. cheerleader Brandi Levy suspended from her high school team. We'll talk about the case before the Supreme Court about student free speech.
Air Date: June 22, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:29We cover the Supreme Court's decision on Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, controversial college scholarships issued to students of the Milton Hershey School, and Ray Didinger.
Air Date: June 21, 2021
Listen 49:29Does the U.S. need a truth and reconciliation commission?
After the social unrest prompted by the murder of George Floyd, some are asking: Is it finally time for the U.S. to establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission?
Air Date: June 18, 2021
Listen 49:29Did the Biden-Putin summit reset U.S. and Russia relations?
We talk about what was accomplished at yesterday's meeting between President Biden and President Vladimir Putin.
Air Date: June 17, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:29Pentagon Papers at 50 and Trump’s DOJ surveillance
What did the Pentagon Papers teach us about government secrecy, press freedom and the Vietnam war? And, Trump's DOJ surveillance of Democratic lawmakers and journalists.
Air Date: June 16, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:26The Supreme Court weighs religious rights vs. LGBTQ rights
We discuss Fulton v. City of Philadelphia ahead of the Supreme Court decision that pits the religious rights against LGBTQ civil rights.
Air Date: June 15, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter on his prostate cancer, restrictive voting bills in Pa., and the plight of endangered red knots migrating through Delaware Bay.
Air Date: June 14, 2021 10:00 am
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