Radio Times Archive
Philadelphia theater production spotlight. We talk with BILL IRWIN who stars in The Philadelphia Theater Company’s production of Th ...
Air Date: May 22, 2008
Is a college degree worth its hefty price?
A four-year college education is an expensive proposition for students and their families. Is an undergraduate degree worth it? We talk ...
Air Date: May 22, 2008
Phila home value reassessment plan stalls
Is now the best time to reassess Philadelphia home values? The plan has stalled as the agency charged with the assessments the Board of R ...
Air Date: May 21, 2008
How emotion affects how we vote.
How emotion affects how we vote. We’ll talk with DREW WESTEN author of The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fat ...
Air Date: May 21, 2008
Increasingly, people are making decisions to take public transportation, plant a vegetable garden, or try to reduce electricity use. Is t ...
Air Date: May 20, 2008
We talk with HOWARD FINEMAN about his new book, “The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates That Define and Inspire Our Coun ...
Air Date: May 20, 2008
Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food
In his new book, “In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, author MICHAEL POLLAN argues that “instead of eating food, ...
Air Date: May 19, 2008
United States’ approach to terrorism with Michael Sheehan
Is our country’s approach to terrorism making us safer or giving us a false sense of security? We talk with MICHAEL SHEEHAN, author ...
Air Date: May 19, 2008
Why others people make mistakes, but not me.
Why do people refuse to admit to their own mistakes. We’ll talk with CAROL TAVRIS co-author of Mistakes Were Made (But No by Me): W ...
Air Date: May 16, 2008
National Politics – How to count Michigan and Florida
What should be done with the Florida and Michigan Votes? Currently the Democratic National Committee has said that the delegates from F ...
Air Date: May 16, 2008
We talk with LISE FUNDERBURG author of Pig Candy: Taking My Father South, Taking My Father Home. It tells her story of getting to know he ...
Air Date: May 15, 2008
Can trust be built between the police and the citizenry?
In the past weeks, a Philadelphia police officer was murdered and a videotape of police beating suspects was repeatedly aired on televisi ...
Air Date: May 15, 2008
Remembering guitarist Lonnie Johnson 1899-1970
A new CD revives the music of blues and jazz guitarist Lonnie Johnson. We’ll learn about Johnson 1899-1970 who spent part of his li ...
Air Date: May 14, 2008
Analysis of the West Virginia Primary and the future prospects of Hillary Clinton’s Presidential campaign. We’ll first touch ...
Air Date: May 14, 2008
In 1858, Democratic U.S. Senator Stephen Douglas and Republican Illinois legislator Abraham Lincoln debated face to face seven times. Th ...
Air Date: May 13, 2008
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