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Hour 2 Guest: Alan Bernstein It’s that time of year when we take inventory of our lives – what’s working, what’s n ...
Air Date: January 2, 2013
Some good news in the childhood obesity battle
This year there’s some good news in the fight against childhood obesity – particularly for Philadelphia. Rates of childhood obesity h ...
Air Date: December 20, 2012
ListenDownsizing the Pentagon budget; then, what suicide bombers & rampage shooters have in common
Should the U.S. slide off the fiscal cliff in a few weeks, over $55 billion in spending cuts a year for the next decade will kick in at t ...
Air Date: December 19, 2012
ListenPerspective on the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy
In an effort to provide thoughtful perspective on the tragic shootings that killed 20 children aged 6-7 and 6 educators at Sandy Hook E ...
Air Date: December 17, 2012
ListenThe risks and rewards of older parenthood
Among the many changes in American families over the past few decades is the increasing number of parents who are having children later i ...
Air Date: December 13, 2012
ListenNikki Johnson-Huston: from homeless to lawyer
City of Philadelphia tax solicitor and 2012 USA Eisenhower Fellow, ...
Air Date: December 12, 2012
ListenFor young middle-class families who are committed to living in a diverse, vibrant urban environment while contributing to the economic he ...
Air Date: December 11, 2012
ListenContraception, sexual health and teens
The American Academy of Pediatrics came out with a recommendation recently to increase teen access to emergency contraception. In a new p ...
Air Date: December 11, 2012
ListenMale survivors of sexual abuse
It’s estimated that one in six boys is sexually abused in childhood. Victims are more likely to suffer PTSD, anxiety disorders, an ...
Air Date: December 10, 2012
ListenPA Task Force on Child Protection, post-Sandusky
The Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection has been meeting for 10 mo ...
Air Date: December 5, 2012
ListenDoctors are increasingly turning to genetic testing to track down diseases, uncover a patient’s risk and better target treatments. Ever ...
Air Date: December 4, 2012
ListenNavigating the cracks in the health care system
BETH ANN SWAN is dean and profe ...
Air Date: December 3, 2012
ListenTravel writer Andrew McCarthy’s long way home
ANDREW MCCARTHY is a world-class travel writer – he’s an e ...
Air Date: November 30, 2012
ListenA conversation with Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Scottoline Serritella
LISA SCOTTOLINE‘s daughter FRANCESACA SERRITELLA has gone into the family bus ...
Air Date: November 29, 2012
ListenEverything you need to know about holiday shopping 2012
With Black Friday starting on Thanksgiving evening (now known as Gray Thursday) and Cyber Monday extending to Cyber Week, retailers are d ...
Air Date: November 27, 2012
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