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The how & the why of hit-and-run drivers Updated: 2011-11-07 18:32:52 Description: Hour 1 Sometimes, it's because they're drunk or high. Sometimes it's because they're uninsured or unlicensed. But why - how - a driver could flee the scene of an accident - hit and run - is still largely a mystery in most cases, as vast numbers of hi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The New Grief Updated: 2011-11-07 18:32:02 Description: Hour 2 'Just like we plan for birth, we need to plan for death. After all, it's a part of life," says our guest, BARBARA OKUN Ph.D., professor of counseling psychology at Northeastern University. Medical advances have extended our lives, and whe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD PTSD: A Mafia mole & NBA ref blows whistle on recovery Updated: 2011-11-04 16:38:11 Description: Hour 1 BOB DELANEY's life has already brought him deep inside worlds most of us can only dream about. In his first act, he spent three years infiltrating the Mafia as a young New Jersey state trooper. Then he spent 25 years running up and down profes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Groupon's IPO & the swelling sector of daily deal discounters Updated: 2011-11-04 16:37:33 Description: Hour 2 On the heels of its much anticipated, and hotly debated, Initial Public Offering, the world has learned much about the value of the retail discounter Groupon. The innovative business model, which pulled in new customers by pushing discounts vi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The high cost of college debt Updated: 2011-11-03 16:47:37 Description: HOUR 1 One of the motivating issues of the Occupy Wall Street Movement is college loan forgiveness, as an increasing number of young people are confronting a mountain of debt once they graduate. That outstanding student loan debt will amount to about...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD This test saved my life: Rethinking the value & risks of cancer screening Updated: 2011-11-03 16:46:59 Description: HOUR 2 Recently, several expert groups have issued recommendations for less screening for prostate, breast and cervical cancer.? Earlier this month, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel charged with evaluating medical evidenc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Philly's Reading Viaduct & NYC's High Line Updated: 2011-11-02 16:36:10 Description: Hour 1 The Reading Viaduct soars over the neighborhood just north of Philadelphia's Center City - some call the area "Callowhill," others "Chinatown North," and still others favor the "Eraserhood." Elevated railroad tracks long abandoned and overgrow...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Midnight Rising: John Brown & the Raid that Sparked the Civil War Updated: 2011-11-02 16:35:31 Description: Hour 2 Abolitionist John Brown is best known for his foiled attempt of seizing the federal armory and arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia on October 16th 1859. Three years after he and his sons raided and viciously killed five men at a pro-slavery set...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Is Marriage for White People? Updated: 2011-11-01 17:19:31 Description: Hour 1 Stanford law professor RALPH RICHARD BANKS writes black women are more than three times as unlikely as white women to marry. And if they do marry, their husbands often earn less than their wives. In his new book about middle class marriage and...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Healing former child soldiers of the Lord's Resistance Army in northern Uganda Updated: 2011-11-01 17:18:53 Description: Hour 2 On October 14th, the United States, with the consent of the Government of Uganda, sent about 100 troops and military advisors to northern Uganda for a "short term" to capture or kill the leader and top commanders of the Lord's Resistance Army ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Occupy Movement Updated: 2011-10-31 16:37:15 Description: Hour 1 It's been a month and a half since the Occupy Wall Street protests started in New York's Zuccotti Park. Since then, anti-Wall Street demonstrations have spread to cities around the country and world, drawing attention to the issues of corporat...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR's Steve Inskeep: 'Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi' Updated: 2011-10-31 16:36:42 Description: Hour 2 STEVE INSKEEP, co-host of NPR's Morning Edition, explores the politics, culture and exponential growth of Karachi, Pakistan, in his first book, Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi. Listen to the mp3 Listen: Download audio file (103111_1106...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD National News Roundup Updated: 2011-10-28 16:42:35 Description: Hour 1 In this week's news roundup, we take a look at three important national stories.?First, a new study by the Congressional Budget Office on income inequality in America shows the incomes of the wealthiest 1 percent grew by 275 percent from 1979-...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A conversation with Israeli writer Amos Oz Updated: 2011-10-28 16:41:56 Description: Hour 2 AMOS OZ is one of Israel's most acclaimed authors.? He is the author of thirteen novels and collections of short fiction and numerous works of non-fiction that have been published in book form and in commentary.?? His most recent book, Sc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thinking about political evil with Alan Wolfe Updated: 2011-10-27 16:40:24 Description: Hour 1 In his provocative new book, Political Evil:? What It Is and How to Combat It, Boston College political scientist ALAN WOLFE challenges the way we think about genocide, humanitarian intervention and the use of force to combat evil and in the p...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Youth courts and the value of a jury of their peers Updated: 2011-10-27 16:39:34 Description: Hour 2 In the last decade the number of juvenile offenders in jail has dropped about 25 percent — welcome news since research and experience show that young people who serve time are more likely to become more dangerous criminals than those who...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What Tacony dungeon tells us about holes in safety net for mentally challenged adults Updated: 2011-10-26 16:39:42 Description: Hour 1 The October 15th discovery in a dirt-floored sub-basement in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia sickened and chilled the spines of even hardened cops and reporters: four intellectually disabled adults under blankets, one chained to a boil...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The European Debt Crisis — International economy 101 Updated: 2011-10-26 16:39:02 Description: Hour 2 For the past two years, European leaders have been confronting a debt crisis that, if not resolved, could spell disaster for the 17 countries that use the Euro, the 27 member states of the European Union, and perhaps the U.S. and the? global e...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The 7 Billion Updated: 2011-10-25 16:52:59 Description: Hour 1 In 1900 there were just 1.6 billion people living on Earth but by the end of this month, our numbers will reach seven billion.? And by 2100, the U.N. projects that the world's population will reach 10.1 billion.? Can the planet handle all of t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Menhaden: Fighting over an underappreciated little fish Updated: 2011-10-25 16:52:24 Description: Hour 2 Menhaden has been called "the most important fish in the sea," but the bony little fish barely registers on most people's consciousness. And, some fishermen and scientists say that the fish, also known as bunker, is barely registering on fish ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New blood on the School Reform Commission: Cary, Pritchett & Ramos Updated: 2011-10-24 16:55:04 Description: Hour 1 The School Reform Commission is the five-member governing body of the School District of Philadelphia, created by state lawmakers in 2001 and populated with three members appointed by the governor and two by Philadelphia's mayor. After a tumul...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What, Me Marry? Updated: 2011-10-24 16:54:15 Description: Hour 2 At the age of 36 writer KATE BOLICK found herself single after living a life expecting to be married by a "normal time," and felt liberated after removing this cultural stigma. Now 39, Bolick writes about how the pressures and needs of a singl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New Jersey political bloggers Jay Lassiter & Brian McGovern Updated: 2011-10-21 17:35:35 Description: Hour 1 When New Jersey Governor Chris Christie put rumors of GOP presidential nomination run to bed, he cited the unfinished business he felt he still had awaiting him in Trenton. Following on June's landmark pension reform legislation and selloff of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Libya during and after Gadhafi's grisly death Updated: 2011-10-21 17:34:58 Description: Hour 2 The 42-year reign of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi came to a decisive, grisly end yesterday, with Libyan rebels capturing Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, and the dictator himself meeting a bloody end. Gadhafi's slaying marks the end of the rebe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Perspectives on Crime and Punishment Updated: 2011-10-20 16:34:05 Description: Hour 1 The recent execution of Troy Davis in Georgia has reignited a public debate over the death penalty in the United States. ?Davis, who was convicted of killing an off-duty police officer in 1989, had always maintained his innocence and had hundr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Matt Bai on the Republican Party Updated: 2011-10-20 16:33:29 Description: Hour 2 The leader in the pack of candidates jockeying for the GOP's 2012 presidential nomination seems to change from week to week.? This week the favorites are Cain and Romney. A few weeks ago Perry was rising to the top spot.? And let's n...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Sibling Effect: Do parents have favorites? Updated: 2011-10-19 16:50:27 Description: Hour 2 Whether you have brothers or sisters or are an only child, sibling relationships, or lack of them, have played a powerful role in who you are.? Even the birth order in family shapes us as individuals. That's the topic of JEFFREY KLUGER's new b...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pennsylvania politics with John Baer and Laura Olson Updated: 2011-10-18 17:10:18 Description: Hour 1 Pennsylvania has made headlines in the national news in recent weeks.?? The Commonwealth's capitol city, Harrisburg, faces a state takeover in the wake of its filing for bankruptcy protection last week.? In the legislature, debate continu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The use of chimpanzees in research Updated: 2011-10-18 17:09:43 Description: Hour 2 The United States is only one of two countries still using chimpanzees in biomedical research.? There are over a 1000 chimpanzees kept in laboratories in the United States.? Now a bill in Congress, the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Making sense of the Occupy Philly/Wall Street movement Updated: 2011-10-17 17:07:26 Description: Hour 1 Who is Occupying a park near Wall Street and Philly's Dilworth Plaza, and why? Protesters calling themselves "the 99 percent," as opposed to the 1 percent they say have reaped the rewards of the recession, bailouts, capitalist greed and war, a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Closure: The Rush to End Grief and What it Costs Us Updated: 2011-10-17 17:06:50 Description: Hour Two Do you need closure to heal? Can it be achieved? Most people want a satisfying end to a traumatic event, but are we setting our expectations too high? Our guest, associate professor of sociology at Drake University, NANCY BERNS, thinks perso...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Middle East roundup, with Michael S. Doran & Brian Katulis Updated: 2011-10-14 18:42:04 Description: Hour 1 News continues to burst out of the Middle East, and on today's Radio Times, two sharp analysts help Marty and us make sense of the foreign policy news. Joining us are MICHAEL S. DORAN, senior fellow with the Brookings Institution's Saban ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Gangster movies with George Anastasia & Glen Macnow Updated: 2011-10-14 18:41:26 Description: Hour 2 Why are we so fascinated with the bad guys and why do they make such compelling characters on the big screen?? In their new book The Ultimate Guide to Gangster Movies, Philadelphia Inquirer crime reporter George Anastasia and sports radio host...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Debate over Single-Sex Schooling Updated: 2011-10-13 17:25:11 Description: Hour 1 A recent paper in the journal Science attacks single-sex education.? In the article, "The Pseudoscience of Single-Sex Schooling", the author's write that the recent push for sex-segregated education is "deeply misguided, and often justified by...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Conversation with Dolphin Researcher Diana Reiss Updated: 2011-10-13 17:24:30 Description: Hour 2 The ability to recognize oneself in the mirror is considered a sign of high intelligence and is relatively rare in the animal world. ?Humans can do it and so can great apes.? But DR. DIANA REISS has shown that dolphins can do it too.? Reiss, a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Leymah Gbowee, Liberian 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Updated: 2011-10-12 19:49:52 Description: Hour 1 [REBROADCAST] Recent Radio Times guest LEYMAH GBOWEE was a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize last week with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Tawakkul Karman "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Adventuring in the Modern Age Updated: 2011-10-12 19:49:19 Description: Hour 2 What does it take to summit a mountain, traverse the poles or dive into the deepest cave? ?In the past it took physical prowess, good logistical skills and an intrepid spirit. ?Today though, technology plays an increasingly large role in outdo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD American Jews and the 2012 election Updated: 2011-10-11 16:19:42 Description: Hour 1 Pointing to the defeat of the Democratic congressional candidate in a special election in New York's heavily Jewish 9th congressional district as an example, Republicans say that support for the President among the American Jewish elector...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Russell Banks' "Lost Memory of Skin" Updated: 2011-10-11 16:19:08 Description: Hour Two Where do convicted sex offenders live after they're paroled? Laws vary within the United States and the states themselves, and Miami-Dade County made news the last several years as its ordinance banned registered sex offenders at least 2,500...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Philly GOP Updated: 2011-10-10 16:20:37 Description: Hour 1 It's been almost six decades since Republicans ruled Philadelphia politics.? In 1951, Democrat Joseph Clark was elected mayor ending almost 100 years of Republican dominance. ? Since then, the city has repeatedly voted Democratic candidates in...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cutting-edge community design, with Teddy Cruz, Mami Hara & Beth Miller Updated: 2011-10-10 16:19:19 Description: Hour 2 The cutting edge in architecture and community design: For this hour of Radio Times, we invite three designers into the studio to discuss how they are incorporating new ideas and visions into civic and private spaces, including here in Philade...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Chris Christie & the GOP field; then Iranian hikers free, but attorney trapped Updated: 2011-10-07 16:59:57 Description: Hour 1 The roster of potential saviors for the GOP 2012 presidential field thinned by two this week, with the announcements by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin that they would not seek the Republican...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Remembering Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali Updated: 2011-10-07 16:59:20 Description: Hour Two [REBROADCAST] We remember Palestinian poet Taha Muhammed Ali, who died this week, by listening back to an interview Marty did with writer ADINA HOFFMAN, whose 2009 biography of Ali is? "My Happiness Bears No Relation to Happiness: A Poe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Unnatural sex selection & its repercussions Updated: 2011-10-06 18:27:35 Description: Hour 1 In some Asian cities, 150 boys are born for every 100 girls. Noticing the persistence and frequency of that gender imbalance set MARA HVISTENDAHL, science journalist and Asia correspondent for Science magazine, off on an investigation that yie...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Audience behavior: Is it OK to yell 'boo' in a crowded opera house? Updated: 2011-10-06 18:26:59 Description: Hour Two Is it okay to yell 'boo' in an crowded opera house? Have you ever thrown things on a ball field or hockey rink? And when should you share your personal opinions of a film in a movie theater aloud? Whether or not you're reading this on your s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Unnatural sex selection & its repercussions Updated: 2011-10-06 17:12:09 Description: Hour 1 In some Asian cities, 150 boys are born for every 100 girls. Noticing the persistence and frequency of that gender imbalance set MARA HVISTENDAHL, science journalist and Asia correspondent for Science magazine, off on an investigation that yie...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD S.O.S. for the U.S. Postal Service Updated: 2011-10-05 17:47:51 Description: Hour 1 The US Postal Service is in trouble. It lost $10 billion in this fiscal year alone.? Email and online bill payments have taken a bite out of the volume of first class mail and labor costs continue to rise.? The Postal Service has suggested end...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mark Bowden - Worm: The First Digital World War Updated: 2011-10-05 17:46:56 Description: Hour Two Journalist MARK BOWDEN returns to the Radio Times studio to discuss his investigative reporting on a computer virus that infected about 1.5 million computers world-wide in November 2008. This 'Conficker' worm inspired a volunteer group of se...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The state of the world's oceans with David Guggenheim Updated: 2011-10-04 16:29:49 Description: Hour 1 In his blog post on Earth Day 2011, marine scientist David Guggenheim wrote about a little known ship wreck in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean that wreaked environmental havoc around Tristan da Cuhna, a volcanic group of island located ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Julie Otsuka-The Buddha in the Attic Updated: 2011-10-04 16:29:15 Description: Hour Two Novelist JULIE OTSUKA didn't dream of being a writer. She pursued fine art at Yale and Columbia Universities, and it wasn't until she was 30 that she put her paint brush down and concentrated on words as her medium of expression. Her first n...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A conversation with Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, who's up for re-election in November Updated: 2011-10-03 16:12:15 Description: Hour 1 In his first term in office as mayor of Philadelphia, Michael Nutter has coped with a crippling recession the effects of which has rippled through the city and an already-troubled school system and has impacted a wide range of vital city servi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Emilio Estevez and Martin Sheen's "The Way" Updated: 2011-10-03 16:11:37 Description: Hour Two EMILIO ESTEVEZ has written and directed a new film about walking the medieval Christian pilgrimage route, El Camino de Santiago, or The Way of St. James. "The Way" stars MARTIN SHEEN, about a widowed father who treks the historic path throug...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Has President Obama Been Good for African-Americans? Updated: 2011-09-30 17:00:13 Description: Hour 1 Last weekend, President Obama addressed the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) amidst increasing criticism from its members that he has not addressed the needs of the African American community, particularly a 16.7% unemployment rate among black...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kosher Chinese: Living, Teaching, and Eating with China's Other Billion Updated: 2011-09-30 16:59:36 Description: Hour 2 Writer and teacher MICHAEL LEVY describes China to his students as a country exactly like the United States in size, in cities, in the same number of rich and poor people - but add one billion peasants. Levy served two years of service in the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Inside an Amazon.com warehouse in the Lehigh Valley Updated: 2011-09-29 17:04:49 Description: Hour 1 When you order something from an online retailer like Amazon.com, it's easy to forget the work that happens between your keyboard and the package arriving at your door. But an investigation by SPENCER SOPER, reporter for The Morning Call of Al...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Green Burial Updated: 2011-09-29 17:04:13 Description: Hour 2 The idea of a traditional burial in this country is changing.? It used to involve embalming the body and setting it in a metal or concrete casket six feet deep in the ground.? But today, people are increasingly looking for greener and simpler ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A conversation with 2011 MacArthur Fellow Jacob Soll Updated: 2011-09-28 17:06:47 Description: Hour 1 Last week Rutgers history professor JACOB SOLL received word that he had been selected as a 2011 MacArthur Fellow.? The honor, which recognizes creative accomplishments in varied fields, is known as the "genius grant" and comes with ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD THE 99: Naif Al-Mutawa's comic book heroes for the Muslim world Updated: 2011-09-28 17:06:11 Description: Hour 2 "THE 99" are a new breed of super heroes dreamed up by Kuwaiti-born psychologist Dr. NAIF AL-MUTAWA. Based on the 99 universal human values exemplified by Allah and rooted in Islamic history and culture, "THE 99" are Al-Mutawa's attempt to pro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Your Medical Mind Updated: 2011-09-27 17:05:31 Description: Hour One Do you know when you're making a medical choice? And is it the right choice? JEROME GROOPMAN, MD and PAMELA HARTZBAND, MD come in to discuss how the sick make their way though the confusing path of medicine. Groopman and Hartzband, married a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America Updated: 2011-09-27 17:04:51 Description: Hour Two "Just as the twentieth century was the age of physics, the twenty-first is the age of biology," says our guest, visiting University of Pennsylvania bioethics professor, JONATHAN MORENO. The editor of Center for American Progress' online maga...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Foreign policy debate, with Anne-Marie Slaughter & Daniel Drezner Updated: 2011-09-26 16:39:36 Description: Hour 1 ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER and DANIEL DREZNER have engaged in a digital debate in the last two months in their respective online columns and Twitter. At its root is a dispute about whether, and how, digital and networked media have changed the natur...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pulchrinomics - the economics of beauty with Daniel S. Hamermesh Updated: 2011-09-26 16:39:02 Description: Hour Two It does matter how good looking you are if you want to get ahead in this world, according to University of Texas at Austin economics professor DANIEL S. HAMERMESH. His research reveals attractive workers make an average $230,000 over a lifet...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Food deserts & the struggle for healthy-food access Updated: 2011-09-23 17:15:39 Description: Hour 1 Half of all households with children in Pennsylvania's First Congressional District can't always afford to buy enough food, at least nutritious food. A recent national study found this district, which includes Kensington, parts of North a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Philly sports: High expectations & anxiety for Phillies, Eagles fans Updated: 2011-09-23 17:15:05 Description: Hour 2 In this hour of Radio Times, we'll talk sports, specifically the Phillies and the Eagles, with a pair of Philadelphia sportswriters. The Eagles season, following a preseason full of "Dream Team" hype, took a worrying turn Sunday night when Eag...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Liquor Control Board, the Iranian hikers and the Federal Reserve Updated: 2011-09-22 17:10:42 Description: Hour 1 Today on Radio Times, we'll catch up on three stories in the news we've been following.? We'll start off talking to Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reporter BRAD BUMSTEAD about the push to privatize Pennsylvania's liquor stores. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Stephen Greenblatt: The Swerve: How the World Became Modern Updated: 2011-09-22 17:10:02 Description: Hour 2 A 15th Century 'book hunter' ordered an ancient, forgotten poem lost in a monastery, to be copied. This work was considered dangerous at the time, as it questioned the role of religion in society. Our guest, STEPHEN GREENBLATT, writes the long...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Syria: Rebellion, torture and the Assad regime Updated: 2011-09-21 16:54:25 Description: Hour 1 The Arab Spring revolutions that toppled the regimes controlling Tunisia, Egypt and Libya has also rocked Syria. The rule of Bashar al-Assad has been challenged in the streets like never before, and the regime has cracked down violently with m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Poet Philip Schultz: My Dyslexia Updated: 2011-09-21 16:53:50 Description: Hour 2 PHILIP SCHULTZ is a famous poet and writer.? This poetry collection Failure won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize.? He founded and directs The Writers Studio in New York and has been teaching creative writing for years.? And yet, Schultz has dyslexia.? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Should millionaires pay more taxes? Updated: 2011-09-20 16:26:04 Description: Hour 1 Billionaire Warren Buffett created quite a stir a few months ago when he argued that it is unfair that he pays taxes at a lower rate than does his secretary.? Yesterday, as part of his plan to reduce the federal deficit, the President channele...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Alexandra Fuller's "Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness" Updated: 2011-09-20 16:25:29 Description: Hour 2 ALEXANDRA FULLER continues her series of memoirs growing up a colonial in Africa. In 2001's "Don't Lets Go to the Dogs Tonight" and "Scribbling the Cat" in 2004 Fuller has revisited her childhood in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. "Cocktail Hour Under...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Palestinians, Israel & the United Nations Updated: 2011-09-19 20:37:28 Description: Hour 1 All indications are that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will go to the U.N. later this week to make a bid for statehood status. The Palestinians have several alternatives: to do nothing, to ask the Security Council to vote on full members...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Angel Harris on roots of the black-white achievement gap Updated: 2011-09-19 20:36:29 Description: Hour 2 ANGEL HARRIS challenges recent explanations for low academic performance of African American high school students in his new book, Kids Don't Want to Fail: Oppositional Culture and the Black-White Achievement Gap. His research finds black kids...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD National Politics Round-up Updated: 2011-09-16 17:35:34 Description: Hour 1 This week, President Obama has been on the road drumming up support for this $447 billion jobs bill but Thursday, House speaker John Boehner outlined the Republican plan to aid the ailing economy at the Economic Club, stressing the need to "li...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Radio Times On-Stage with Songwriter and Producer Andrew Lipke Updated: 2011-09-16 17:34:54 Description: Hour 2 Philadelphia songwriter, arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist ANDREW LIPKE comes in to the Dorrance H. Hamilton Media Commons with the Azrael Quartet to play selections from his new CD, "The Plague." In this 'Radio Times On-Stage'...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD How to Help the Housing Market Updated: 2011-09-15 17:01:41 Description: Hour 1 President Obama is touring the country pushing his new jobs plan.? But many people are wondering why he isn't giving equal attention to the ailing housing market which is crucial to mending the economy.? In his recent address to a joint sessio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Leymah Gbowee, Liberian peace hero Updated: 2011-09-15 17:01:03 Description: Hour 2 If you know anything about recent developments in the African nation of Liberia, you might be familiar with Charles Taylor, the brutal dictator whose war crimes in Liberia and Sierra Leone during his 1997-2003 reign now have him on trial in Th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New Jersey's Anti-bullying Law Updated: 2011-09-14 17:26:42 Description: Hour 1 New Jersey has passed what's been described as the toughest anti-bullying law in the country. ?It requires schools to appoint anti-bullying coordinators, there's an anonymous Crime Stoppers tip line that students can call, and schools are requ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Joe Henry, musician and producer Updated: 2011-09-14 17:26:06 Description: Hour 2 Grammy-winning producer and singer-songwriter JOE HENRY joins Marty in the studio to discuss his life and careers. His new album, "Reverie," to be released by Anti- Records on October 11th, is a more stripped-down, acoustic affair than 2009's ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Unraveling the Tax Code Updated: 2011-09-13 17:07:11 Description: Hour 1 As the debt "super committee" begins the work of finding $1.2 trillion to cut from the deficit in the next 10 years, many are hoping tax reform will be on the table.? Closing loopholes and ending subsidies will certainly be debated, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jennifer Weiner on her new novel & her new TV show Updated: 2011-09-13 17:06:29 Description: Hour 2 Novelist and Philadelphian JENNIFER WEINER's ninth book is out. ?Then Came You is the story of four women brought together over issues of egg donorship, surrogacy, motherhood and class. ?But besides writing bestselling books about real women l...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dana Priest on 'Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State' Updated: 2011-09-12 17:26:02 Description: Hour 1 In the 10 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks commemorated yesterday, the world has been utterly transformed. But so much of what has changed has been done in secret, classified and covered up by officials in Washington DC, especially inclu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The '9-11 Generation,' & Rutgers' 9/11 student journalism project Updated: 2011-09-12 17:25:26 Description: Hour 2 As our last look at how the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, changed our world, we look at their impact on those who were kids then, what some demographers have called "the 9/11 Generation." This cohort was just gaining political and globa...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The President's speech, Republican plans and the politics of jobs and the economy Updated: 2011-09-09 16:55:34 Description: Hour 1 In a much anticipated speech last night, the president outlined his proposals for getting Americans back to work and jumpstarting a stagnant economy.? His roughly $447 billion plan included the extension of existing tax breaks for workers and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 9/11 in movies and in music Updated: 2011-09-09 16:54:52 Description: Hour 2 While the first "Missing" posters were still going up around Lower Manhattan, the idea that "9/11 changed everything" became accepted wisdom. On today's Radio Times, we look at how the terrorist attacks of 10 years ago changed popular culture,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Eli Pariser confirms our online confirmation bias Updated: 2011-09-08 19:28:15 Description: Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] New ideas are great, right? But what if you don't know they're out there? Time spent online can limit one's exposure to new ideas narrowing our pre-existing confirmation bias, says ELI PARISER. A-founder of moveon.org has been lo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Parenting Teens Updated: 2011-09-08 19:27:39 Description: Hour 1 The teenage years aren't easy for anyone - not for kids or parents.? Teens face dating, driving, social networks, school and peer pressure, and they increasingly long for independence.? Many parents though are conflicted out their children gro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD "Out of the Shadows" — a radio documentary about Post-Traumatic Stress Updated: 2011-09-07 17:03:48 Description: In our continuing coverage of the 10th anniversary of the events surrounding 9/11, we break from our usual format to air? "Out of the Shadows," a WHYY special produced by Maiken Scott. Post-Traumatic Stress has become a buzzword and mental health pro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The psychological and emotional impact of 9/11 Updated: 2011-09-07 17:02:49 Description: Following our special presentation of "Out of the Shadows, we take an hour to reflect, react and explore further the issues and ideas contained in Maiken Scott's radio documentary about post-traumatic stress. We'll talk about the psych...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Three local perspectives of the anniversary of 9/11 from the Delaware Valley Updated: 2011-09-06 17:49:15 Description: Hour 1 To kick off a week of first hours dedicated to exploring the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, we take a look at three ways in which 9/11 reverberated in the Delaware Valley. We'll talk to DARRYL BACCHI, a volunteer firefigh...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Getting America back to work: How to create new jobs Updated: 2011-09-02 16:32:24 Description: Hour 1 Next Thursday President Obama is expected to lay out his proposals for the creation of new jobs? he hopes will be met with bi-partisan support.? The issue of unemployment and job creation is highly politicized with Republicans charging the Adm...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 100 Names for Love Updated: 2011-09-02 16:31:32 Description: Hour 2 Poet, essayist, and naturalist?DIANE ACKERMAN's husband, author Paul West, suffered a terrible stroke rendering him with a near-loss of language. The word-consumed couple?was faced with developing their own language to pull meaning from the ap...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD More: The Vanishing of Scale in an Over-the-Top Nation Updated: 2011-09-01 17:10:30 Description: Hour 2 The media is obsessed with triviality on a big scale, according to our guest, Drexel University Communication Professor, DR. RONALD BISHOP. There are many reality TV baby shows featuring teenage moms, multiple birth moms and addicted mothers. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Esmeralda Santiago on Conquistadora Updated: 2011-09-01 17:09:35 Description: Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] In 19th century Spain, Ana Cubillas dreams of following in her ancestors' footsteps and traveling to the new world as a Spanish conquistador.? Bestselling writer ESMERALDA SANTIAGO makes her heroine's dreams come true in her new ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Back to School with budget cuts Updated: 2011-08-31 16:28:44 Description: Hour 1 It was tough year for schools and teachers across the country as they struggled with their state governments over budget cuts. Here in Pennsylvania public education funding was slashed and in the last few months, and districts have had to make...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sapphire's "The Kid" chronicles life of Precious' son Updated: 2011-08-31 16:27:54 Description: Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] Do you want to know what happened to the tragic character, Precious, from the 2009 film of the same title and the book Push? Well, her son is the protagonist of a new novel by our guest, SAPPHIRE. The author came up in New York C...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Heidi Cullen and The Weather of the Future Updated: 2011-08-30 16:21:14 Description: Hour 1 August 2011 will go down in the books as the wettest month on record in the Philadelphia area - this is before the rainfall still being counted from this weekend's Hurricane Irene. Every state of the country tied or set daily records in this J...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Geraldine Brooks on 'Caleb's Crossing' Updated: 2011-08-30 16:19:55 Description: Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] "It's the strong emotions that shape us, and I don't think they change no matter what race you are and no matter what period you live in," says Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist GERALDINE BROOKS. Brooks returns to Radi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Joby Warrick, on 'The Triple Agent' from al-Qaeda who tricked the CIA Updated: 2011-08-29 16:59:25 Description: Hour 1 On Dec. 30, 2009, a team of the CIA's top terrorist hunters were waiting at a secret, fortified base in Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan. They were about to meet one of their most prized moles inside the al Qaeda terrorist network, a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Pun Also Rises: A Defense of the Pun Updated: 2011-08-29 16:58:26 Description: Hour 2 Are you a punster?? Do you appreciate a good pun or do they simply make you groan?? Well, today we're paying homage to beloved and sometimes reviled pun and the important role it's played in our language, culture - even in our politics.? Our g...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The New Car and Truck Fuel Efficiency Standards Updated: 2011-08-11 17:23:20 Description: Hour 1 The Obama administration has announced new fuel efficiency standards for the automobile industry and truck makers.? Cars and light trucks will have to get 54.5 mph by 2025.? Big rig trucks will have to improve fuel efficiency by 20% by 2018 wh...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD David Eagleman: The Secret Lives of the Brain Updated: 2011-08-11 17:22:39 Description: Hour 2 We like to think we're in charge of ourselves but neuroscientist DAVID EAGLEMAN says that have a lot less self-control than we think. In his fascinating new book INCOGNITO: The Secret Lives of the Brain, Eagleman describes the leading role tha...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A conversation with the leaders of KIPP Philadelphia and Mastery Charter Schools Updated: 2011-08-10 17:33:32 Description: Hour 1 KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) and Mastery Charter Schools are considered two of the most successful charter school operators in Philadelphia. Both are college-preparatory, have longer school days and Saturday classes, and both aim to creat...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dweezil Zappa's Grammy-Winning 'Zappa Plays Zappa' Updated: 2011-08-10 17:32:57 Description: Hour 2 What is it like to be the son of a legend? Do you try to create your own identity or embrace your parentage like musician DWEEZIL ZAPPA? Zappa swings through Philadelphia a day after performing in Baltimore, the birthplace of his father, Frank...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What to do about violent flash mobs in Philadelphia? Updated: 2011-08-09 17:36:16 Description: Hour 1 We'll discuss the "flash-mob" youth violence crime wave plaguing the city of Philadelphia, what's causing it and the city's official response, which was announced by Mayor Michael Nutter yesterday [Monday Aug. 8]. In it, Mayor Nutter temporari...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Birds and especially their amazing feathers Updated: 2011-08-09 17:35:38 Description: Hour 2 Feathers don't just move birds through the air, though they do that exceedingly well. They also move markets, as the trade in feathers has had major impacts on history and bird populations. They also stir passions, as colorful plumage attracts...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Major League baseball snagger Zack Hample Updated: 2011-08-08 18:04:49 Description: Hour 2 Our guest ZACK HAMPLE catches Major League baseballs. Not just an errant foul or fly ball at a game – he's worked at this art for a long time and has created a career for himself. Hample's expertise in working the balls in 48 Major Leagu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News roundup with James Fallows, then Actor/Director John Turturro on Passione Updated: 2011-08-05 21:53:26 Description: Hour 1 The stock market dropped 512 points yesterday, the worst day since the beginning of the recession in 2008.? Concern about European debt crisis and the anticipated July jobs report fueled investors fears of a double dip recession. ?But today's ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Why Sitting is Harmful to Your Health: The Science of Inactivity Updated: 2011-08-05 21:47:54 Description: Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] Millions of American workers spend most of their day inactive.? We may spend eight hours sitting at a desk in front of a computer.? All this sitting turns out to be deadly.? Researchers in the growing field of sedentary physiolog...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Financial Reform One Year Later Updated: 2011-08-04 16:23:46 Description: Hour 1 Just over a year ago, one of the country's most sweeping financial reform acts was signed into law.? The Dodd-Frank Act established regulations to curb the risky Wall Street practices that led to the financial collapse that started in 2007.? R...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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