
Radio Times Archive
On Monday Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned western countries to stay out of Iranian affairs. We get reactions to the recent events in Iran f ...
Air Date: July 7, 2009
There are 1,250 known species of Geckos – little lizards with sticky toe-pads that have fascinated scientists for centuries. In thi ...
Air Date: July 6, 2009
Gretchen Peters – Seeds of Terror
4,000 United States Marines pushed into Helmand River valley in southwestern Afghanistan this Thursday to force back the region from the ...
Air Date: July 6, 2009
ANDREA WULF – The Brother Gardeners
[REBROADCAST] Philadelphia farmer John Bartram was one of the men responsible for Britain’s revolutionary garden culture of the 18t ...
Air Date: July 3, 2009
RICHARD BEEMAN – Plain, Honest Men
[REBROADCAST] In his recent book, “Plain, Honest Men” University of Pennsylvania history professor RICHARD BEEMAN takes reade ...
Air Date: July 3, 2009
A new report says that 52% of Philadelphians lack the essential literacy skills needed to get most jobs in the city. What does this mean ...
Air Date: July 2, 2009
National and international political news with DICK POLMAN and TRUDY RUBIN
We talk about national and international political news with national and international political news with DICK POLMAN, and TRUDY RUBIN ...
Air Date: July 2, 2009
Dean Olsher on Crossword Puzzles
Guest host DAVE DAVIES talks with DEAN OLSHER about his new book, “From Square One: A Meditation, with Digressions, on Crosswords.& ...
Air Date: July 1, 2009
Contracts for the City’s four municipal unions expired last night with no resolution. At issue are a wage freeze and changes in the ...
Air Date: July 1, 2009
Philadelphia-based band Hoots and Hellmouth come into our studios to talk to Marty about what’s behind their passion for their orig ...
Air Date: June 30, 2009
The Obama Administration is starting to withdraw American troops from Iraq six years and three months after the March 2003 invasion. This ...
Air Date: June 30, 2009
Are we too removed from how things work? When was the last time you used your hands to build something? We look at how one approaches dev ...
Air Date: June 29, 2009
The Bernie Madoff case, his crime and punishment
As Bernard Madoff heads to court this morning we talk about how he might be sentenced as well as the details of his scheme – how he ...
Air Date: June 29, 2009
[REBROADCAST] KIRSTIN DOWNEY – The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins
[REBROADCAST] Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve on a presidential cabinet, was FDR’s Secretary of labor, close friend and a ...
Air Date: June 26, 2009
Philadelphia City Council session postmortem
There’s no summer vacation at Philadelphia City Hall. So says our guest Philadelphia City Councilman-at-large JAMES KENNEY. The pas ...
Air Date: June 26, 2009
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