William Hitchcock’s

Americans are justly proud of the role the United States played in World War II. But how did Europeans experience the liberation of Europ ...

Air Date: November 18, 2008

PGW update

Philadelphians pay more for natural gas than residents of any other U.S. snow-belt city. A report issued last month by the Economy League ...

Air Date: November 18, 2008

The Vice-Presidency

We take a look at the role of the Vice President how it was changed by Cheney and what Biden might bring to the job. Our guests are ROBE ...

Air Date: November 14, 2008

Hannibal Lokumbe

Composer and trumpet player HANNIBAL LOKUMBE tells us about his life and music. He is in Philadelphia for the premier of “A Shepher ...

Air Date: November 13, 2008

MAXWELL TAYLOR KENNEDY

On the morning of May 11th, 1945 the USS Bunker Hill was hit and severely damaged by two kamikaze pilots. 346 men were killed, 43 missing ...

Air Date: November 12, 2008

The crisis in the Congo

Over the past 10 years, fighting in the Congo has killed as many as 5 million people. With battles between the government and rebels inte ...

Air Date: November 11, 2008

Author James Galbraith

We discuss the economic crisis with JAMES GALBRAITH, Professor of Government and Business at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the Univ ...

Air Date: November 10, 2008

Comic books as literature

Joel Rose fills in for Marty and interviews ART SPIEGELMAN, famous for his comic, Maus. Spiegelman is re-introducing his 1978 book, ̶ ...

Air Date: November 7, 2008