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The Pakistani Taliban school attack ; restoring relations with Cuba
Guests: Michael Kugelman, Peter Kornbluh The brutal attack on a school in Peshwar, Pakistan, that killed over 130 ...
Air Date: December 19, 2014
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Sue Monk Kidd on “The Invention of Wings”
Guest: Sue Monk Kidd [From the Radio Times archive] Hetty’s mother told her the reason she had ...
Air Date: November 28, 2014
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Commuting hell and deadly distractions
Guests: Richard Rys, Nicholas Epley, Matt Richtel Do you have a long or stressful ...
Air Date: November 25, 2014
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A conversation on the State of Young Philadelphia; Obama’s immigration plans
Guests: Laura Meckler, Ben Stango, Michelle Freeman, and Kellan White Over the course of the past week, the 2014 ...
Air Date: November 21, 2014
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Hampton Sides’ “In the Kingdom of Ice”
Guest: Hampton Sides [From the Radio Times archive] In 1879, the USS Jeannette sailed out of San ...
Air Date: November 7, 2014
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Cuba: the Latest from the Island, US-Cuba Relations, and the Perennial Embargo Debate
Guests: Michael Weissenstein, Ted Henken, and Frank Calzon A recent New York Times ...
Air Date: October 21, 2014
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Autumn leaves and heirloom apples
Guests: Susan Charkes, John Brunner, and Rowan Jacobsen Around this time of year, people travel great dist ...
Air Date: October 3, 2014
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A look at the global shipping industry
Guests: Jon Fasman and Rose George In this hour of Radio Times, ...
Air Date: October 2, 2014
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The risks and importance of international reporting
Guests: Rob Mahoney and Kelly McEvers The beheadings of James Foley and Steven Sotloff at the hands of the Islami ...
Air Date: September 29, 2014
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Plastic in the ocean; protecting the Sargasso Sea
Guests: Captain Charles Moore and David Freestone In a ...
Air Date: September 26, 2014
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Scott Cheshire’s “High As the Horses’ Bridles”
Guest: Scott Cheshire In his debut novel ...
Air Date: August 15, 2014
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Hampton Sides: In the Kingdom of Ice
Guest: Hampton Sides In 1879, the USS Jeannette sailed out of San Francisco harbor heading to the Arctic on an ex ...
Air Date: August 7, 2014
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Taxi cabs and the new rideshare startups
Guests: Emily Badger, Dennis Weldon, Ronald Blount Have you ever used Uber, car service app, to get around town? ...
Air Date: July 8, 2014
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Guests: Susan Gibbs, Steven Ujifusa The SS United States has sat decaying on Philadelphia’s Delaware River Wate ...
Air Date: July 2, 2014
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