
Economy
Education funding in Pennsylvania: Is it fair or not?
Guests: Donna Cooper and Charles Zogby It’s a fact that the Philadelphia School Dist ...
Air Date: October 18, 2013
ListenBudget deal analysis; N.J. U.S. Senate election reaction
Guests: Ross Baker, Rana Foroohar The government is reopening and the debt ceiling has been raised after an eleventh hour deal pas ...
Air Date: October 17, 2013
ListenA conversation with Geisinger Health System CEO Glenn Steele
Guest: Glenn Steele, MD The Geisinger Health System ...
Air Date: October 15, 2013
ListenShould we abolish restaurant tipping?
Guest: Michael Lynn, Daniel Patterson Are you a good tipper? Do you automatically tip a certain percent at ...
Air Date: October 11, 2013
ListenGuest: Mark Zandi President Obama has nominated Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen to be the next Fed chief, ...
Air Date: October 10, 2013
ListenThe U.S. government has been shut down for a week now and so far there seems to be no end in sight. What started as a fight over fundin ...
Air Date: October 7, 2013
ListenAs all states are coping with the Federal Shutdown, we’ll focus on the issues concerning New Jersey. Republican Governor Chris Christie ...
Air Date: October 4, 2013
ListenThe ongoing budget battles in Congress
Guests: James Peterson and Joe Watkins Government shutdown or not, the budget battle on Capitol Hill has had a p ...
Air Date: October 1, 2013
ListenHealth care exchanges open for business
Guests: Robert Field, Julie Appleby The Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges are open for enrollmen ...
Air Date: September 30, 2013
ListenPlanes, Trains, and Automobiles: A Look at Infrastructure, Transportation, and the Airline Industry
Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation officials recently announced a weight limit on vehicles crossing over 1,000 aging and crumb ...
Air Date: September 27, 2013
ListenChanging Attitudes Toward Driving and the Automobile
A recent report from the Federal Highway Administration found that Americans are driving less. Car usage reached its peak in 2007 and has ...
Air Date: September 26, 2013
ListenThe challenging economics of higher education
Guests: Jon Marcus and Marian Wang Despite rising tuition costs, some financial analys ...
Air Date: September 24, 2013
ListenThe State of the economy as the Federal Reserve continues stimulus
The Federal Reserve voted last week to continue their stimulus bond-buying program. The news surprised financial experts who predicted th ...
Air Date: September 23, 2013
ListenGov. Corbett’s Medicaid expansion plan
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett said this week that he wants to expand Medicaid to 520,000 more low income residents but only if he can ove ...
Air Date: September 20, 2013
ListenHour Two Guests: David Mark, Eleazar Meléndez, and Jesse Hyde ...
Air Date: September 13, 2013
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