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Newest Episode: Wed June 29, 2011. 08:20 AM
Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane is an intelligent talk show dealing with issues of the Delaware Valley, as well as issues of national and global concern. Radio Times is produced by WHYY in Philadelphia.
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Tue August 17, 2010. 09:07 AM
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The proposal for a Muslim community center near the site of the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks - you might have heard it mistakenly called a "Ground Zero mosque" - has generated considerable controversy and divided opinions. The Cordoba Initiative that's proposing the center says it would be dedicated to tolerance, understanding and [...]
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Tue August 17, 2010. 09:07 AM
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After struggling with insomnia for years writer PATRICIA MORRISROE has chronicled her sleepless nights in a new book, "Wide Awake." This is not only a memoir – Morrisroe thought she'd become an expert on this affliction, combining her personal story with research on sleep science, culture and business to turn the light on why [...]
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Mon August 16, 2010. 09:26 AM
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In recent weeks, President Obama has declared the U.S. bailout of the auto industry a huge success.? Detroit's automakers have begun to pay back their loans and there is some evidence that buyers are returning to dealerships in the midst of the recession.? We get a check-up on the U.S. auto industry with Case [...]
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Fri August 13, 2010. 09:04 AM
On the heels of more primary elections in Connecticut and Colorado, Washington girds for a ruthless fall campaign season before November's primary elections. Both parties face vigorous challenges from their ideological fringes, with Tea Party candidates pushing the Republicans ever rightward and progressives demanding more from a beleaguered Obama White House and Democrats in the [...]
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Fri August 13, 2010. 09:04 AM
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Writer HAMPTON SIDES reconstructs James Earl Ray's life and the events leading up to the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in his new book, "Hellhounds on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin."
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Thu August 12, 2010. 08:39 AM
Several federal legislators have proposed changing the 14th amendment which guarantees citizenship to all babies born on U.S. soil as a way of controlling immigration to the U.S. We'll explore the feasibility of such proposals as well as discuss the broader implications of immigration reform with Politifact's? BILL ADAIR, ROY BECK from Numbers USA and [...]
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Wed August 11, 2010. 09:50 AM
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Philadelphia's Deferred Retirement Option Program, better known as DROP, is one of the more contentious issues in city politics these days. An academic study released last week found that the program had cost Philadelphia an extra $258 million over the last decade — and that Boston College study didn't take into account DROP's most [...]
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Wed August 11, 2010. 09:50 AM
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Most people recognize the important role friends play in our lives, offering support and companionship.? But research over the past decade has shown that friendships do even more — they lengthen our lives, increasing our chances of survival by 50%. ?A new study in the Journal Plos Medicine found that social connectedness is as [...]
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Tue August 10, 2010. 08:26 AM
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Last week a federal judge in San Francisco overturned California's Proposition 8 (the California Marriage Protection Act, a ballot initiative and amendment passed in November 2008) as it discriminates against gay men and women. Will it be appealed? Will it get kicked up to the Supreme Court? We'll discuss Judge Vaughn R. Walker and [...]
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Mon August 09, 2010. 09:21 AM
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August 6th marked the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.? Three days later, 65 years ago today, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. ?Over 200,000 people were killed by the two atom bombs. ?Friday, the city of Hiroshima held its annual Peace Memorial Ceremony to commemorate the bombing and for [...]
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Fri August 06, 2010. 09:12 AM
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Pennsylvania is home to a host of compelling political races for seats up for election in November. Republican Attorney General Tom Corbett is vying with Democrat Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato to succeed Ed Rendell as Governor. Democratic Congressman Joe Sestak has ousted incumbent Senator Arlen Specter and is now in a pitched battle [...]
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Fri August 06, 2010. 09:11 AM
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DAVID AARONOVITCH's new book, "Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History," looks at, and debunks, some of the most widely believed conspiracy theories in circulation today. From Neil Armstrong's 1969 moonwalk to Princess Diana's death to the 9/11 terror attacks, Aaronovitch analyzes not only why alternate - and untrue - stories about seminal events have caught on, but also how the myths themselves have come to alter the course of actual history.
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Thu August 05, 2010. 09:16 AM
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warned this week that unemployment rates could still rise in the coming months.? Currently 14.6 million Americans are unemployed.? Close to half of the unemployed have been jobless for 27 weeks - more than half a year.? Studies show that the longer people are out of work, the harder it [...]
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Wed August 04, 2010. 08:18 AM
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With foreclosures again soaring across the United States, we'll talk about the housing crisis and efforts to abate it. Among them is The Emergency Homeowners' Relief Fund, set take effect by October and authored by U.S. Rep. CHAKA FATTAH, (D-Philadelphia), whose long history with emergency homeowner assistance dates back to helping launch a similar [...]
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Wed August 04, 2010. 08:17 AM
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World-renowned primatologist FRANS DE WAAL has spent years studying chimpanzees, bonobos, and capuchins.? While he has witnessed plenty of selfish and aggressive behavior, he has also watched primates cooperate, resolve conflicts, share food, laugh, and help each other.? De Waal argues that these interactions show that empathy, altruism, and morality are hard-wired in the [...]
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Tue August 03, 2010. 09:50 AM
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Cable news is losing viewers.? Even Fox News, which tops the ratings week after week, saw a 12% drop in daily viewers in July. But CNN's ratings are even worse, dropping 43% last month.? The original 24-hour news channel is struggling to compete with its more opinionated counterparts, Fox and MSNBC.??Also, Larry King, who's [...]
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Mon August 02, 2010. 09:01 AM
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The Delaware River Port Authority is facing a fresh round of scrutiny, with elected leaders on both sides of the river calling for investigations and audits. The DRPA's public safety director, Michael Joyce, resigned last week after reports that he had provided his daughter with a free EZ-Pass from another DRPA official. Charges of [...]
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Fri July 30, 2010. 08:30 AM
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In this week's national news roundup, an Arizona court puts the state's immigration law on hold and Senator Lindsey Graham says he may try to repeal the 14th amendment which grants birthright citizenship.? Also, Shirley Sherrod gets ready to sue Andrew Breitbart, the conservative blogger who falsely portrayed her [...]
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Fri July 30, 2010. 08:29 AM
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In her new book, "Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife," writer Francine Prose explores how the life and death of one girl became emblematic of the lives and deaths of so many and why her words continue to inspire. She contends that Anne Frank was not an accidental writer or casual teenage chronicler, but a writer of considerable talent and ambition.
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Thu July 29, 2010. 08:38 AM
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Last week, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced plans for a state takeover of Atlantic City's casino and entertainment district along the boardwalk, citing declining casino revenues, rampant corruption and persistent urban problems. Joining Marty on today's Radio Times to discuss Atlantic City's past, present and potential future will be JON F. [...]
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