Radio Times Archive

This week; a Kennedy seeks to unseat a party-flipper in NJ, how to handle the kids on dirt bikes in Philadelphia, and the new Philly Orchestra season.

How do you navigate discussing fraught topics with people you disagree with when the personal becomes political?

Our latest installment of Battleground 2020 examines why Pennsylvania may decide the election, the legal challenges to voting, and if rural voters are still all in for Trump.

Today we'll discuss the tremendous impact R.B.G.'s passing is having on our nation's politics and the institution of the Supreme Court.

Sociologist Juliet Schor talks about her book "After the Gig" which looks at the pitfalls of the gig economy and how to make it more equitable.

This week; the 'millionaires tax' in New Jersey, fire preparedness in the Pine Barrens, city birds go on a night migration.

Why do people believe conspiracy theories and misinformation? What threat do they pose to our democracy?

What's the link between record wildfires and hurricanes and climate change? Then, we learn the truth about plastic recycling.

This week, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will receive the 2020 Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center.

Planet Money's Jacob Goldstein discusses his new book about the history and future of money.

This week; looking at the races in Delaware, Native American mascot names in PA, and the past and present of Penn's Landing.

How is the COVID pandemic changing the world? And what are the economic, technological, and demographic trends shaping our future?

Voting and our election process is under threat from political attacks and the confusion caused by the pandemic. We discuss ways to secure voting and a fair election.

Philadelphia has announced it will be clearing the homeless encampment along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Sept 9th.

How did the President, whose rhetoric about women and minorities is often violent, become the party of Christians who claim to love their neighbors as themselves?