
Economy
The rise in college costs and debt; How to pay for higher ed
Guests: Mark Huelsman and Reyna Gobel The cost of college and the rise of student debt has skyrocketed. Today, th ...
Air Date: April 28, 2014
ListenReforming Pennsylvania’s ethics laws; how Philadelphia got on the right track
Guests: Barry Kauffman, John Micek and Shane Creamer After four Pennsylvania state legislators were caught taking money from an in ...
Air Date: April 24, 2014
ListenEnding homelessness in Philadelphia and Berks Counties
Guests: Chris Simiriglia, Marcella Maguire & Sharon Parker Everyone should have access to safe shelter, but a ...
Air Date: April 23, 2014
ListenThe Quinoa Quarrel; Combating Unruly Squirrels
Guests: Lisa Hamilton and Bill Adler, Jr. The grain quinoa has exploded in popularity spurring an interesting deb ...
Air Date: April 23, 2014
ListenCenter City’s Reading Viaduct project
Guests: Paul Levy, Leah Murphy and Nathaniel Popkin Philadelphia’s proposed Reading Viaduct, a century-old abandoned railway li ...
Air Date: April 22, 2014
ListenThe Secret History of the Cubicle
Guest: Nikil Saval In his new book Cube ...
Air Date: April 22, 2014
ListenUnderstanding hemp as a legal crop with “Organic Cowboy” Doug Fine
Guest: Doug Fine As the widely contested legalization of marijuana in the United States is increasingly making he ...
Air Date: April 18, 2014
ListenThe legacy of toxic dumping in Toms River
Guest: Dan Fagin [From the Radio Times Archives] When chemical companies came to the New Jersey ...
Air Date: April 18, 2014
ListenParenting styles and children’s lives
Guest: Annette Lareau How do parents influence their children’s achievement in school and in life? Penn sociologist ...
Air Date: April 17, 2014
ListenTaxes: scams, same-sex marriage and where does all the money go?
Guests: Erin Arvedlund, Rosalind Sutch and Chuck Marr Since tomorrow is the deadline to file your federal income tax return, we ...
Air Date: April 14, 2014
ListenUnionization of College Athletes; Celebrating the Mighty Macs
Guests: Karen Weaver, Amy Privette Perko, & Denise Conway Crawford In March, an official from a regional Nati ...
Air Date: April 10, 2014
ListenWhat’s behind the opt-out from school testing movement
Guests: Robin Roberts, Lisa Guisbond and Mike Petrilli It’s testing season in public schools around the country, but an increas ...
Air Date: April 9, 2014
ListenThe wage gap; then, why we don’t talk about our paychecks at work
Guests: Lisa Maatz, Mark Perry and Stephanie Thomas Yesterday, on National Equal Pay Day, President Obama signed two executives o ...
Air Date: April 9, 2014
ListenGuests: Reid Wilson & Jay Newton-Small Last week, the Senate Intelligence Committee voted to declassify a rep ...
Air Date: April 7, 2014
ListenHow to survive home renovations
Hour 2 Guests: Kermit Baker, Timothy Dahl, Richard Buchanan Americans are starting to pour money back into their homes. S ...
Air Date: March 31, 2014
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