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University of Pennsylvania law professor Kermit Roosevelt on his novel ‘Allegiance’

Guest: Kermit Roosevelt In this hour of Radio Times, Marty speaks with Unive ...

Air Date: September 28, 2015

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U.S. response to the refugee crisis; then the civil war in Syria

Guests: Jonah Eaton, Kathleen Newland, and Jeremy Shapiro As a result of the overwhelming and tragic migrant cris ...

Air Date: September 23, 2015

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A discussion of Philly Fringe show ‘Underground Railroad Game’

Guests: Jenn Kiddwell, Scott Sheppard In this hour of Radio Times, we hear from performers JENNIFER KIDWE ...

Air Date: September 8, 2015

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Radio Times in Review: War History

Guests: Thomas Childers, Anthony Beevor, Diana Preston On today’s edition of the show, we’ll hear some of Mar ...

Air Date: August 7, 2015

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Killer robots: the coming arms race?

Hour 2 Guests: Peter Asaro, Ronald Arkin, George Zarkadakis Are you worried abou ...

Air Date: August 4, 2015

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David Morris on “The Evil Hours”

Guest: David Morris [From the Radio Times archive] Marine infantry officer ...

Air Date: July 24, 2015

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The Attack in Chattanooga & the latest Military and Department of Defense News

Guests: Leo Shane and Phillip Carter Tragedy struck last Thursday at a military recruiting station in Chattanooga ...

Air Date: July 21, 2015

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Ballot Talks: Obama’s Big Month & What It Means for His Legacy

Guests: Ryan Grim, Julian Zelizer In this edition of Ballot Talks: in December, President Barack Obama said, R ...

Air Date: July 16, 2015

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Soldier with flag
Radio Times

Dominic Tierney’s “The Right Way to Lose a War”

Guest: Dominic Tierney [From the Radio Times archive] We haven’t won a war in seventy year ...

Air Date: June 29, 2015

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Soldier with flag
Radio Times

Dominic Tierney’s “The Right Way to Lose a War”

Guest: Dominic Tierney We haven’t won a war in seventy years. Since the end of World War II, America has be ...

Air Date: June 2, 2015

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Man and dog
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Service Dogs and Wounded Warriors

Guests: Ashley O’Hara, David Burry, and Kevin Brackney [From the Radio Times archive] In t ...

Air Date: May 25, 2015

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Marty Moss-Coane
Radio Times

Radio Times in Review: Memorial Day edition

Guests: Roy Scranton, Matt Gallagher, Dan Sheehan, Elyse Fenton Today, we bring you a special Memorial Day editio ...

Air Date: May 22, 2015

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Radio Times

The fall of Ramadi, U.S. foreign policy, and the 2016 election

Guests: James Kitfield and Trudy Rubin In this week’s edition of Ballot talks — the fall of Ramadi to th ...

Air Date: May 21, 2015

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Abraham Lincoln
Radio Times

Martha Hodes’ “Mourning Lincoln”

Guest: Martha Hodes On the eve of the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, we’re joined by ...

Air Date: April 14, 2015

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Man and dog
Radio Times

Service Dogs and Wounded Warriors

Guests: Ashley O’Hara, David Burry, and Kevin Brackney In this hour of Radio Times, we’re having a discus ...

Air Date: April 2, 2015

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