Should Democrats be worried after their significant losses and a narrow victory in Tuesday's election?

Radio Times

Lessons for the Democrats from the 2021 election

Body art can tell personal stories. For many of these women, tattoos are a way to reclaim the past and take ownership of the future. 

‘Tattoo Monologues’ and treating trauma

Viral videos show Americans behaving badly on planes, in restaurants, and in school board meetings - screaming, ranting, even punching. Are we becoming more uncivil? 

Is incivility on the rise?

The EPA is beginning to regulate toxic PFAS, so-called "forever chemicals" that are in industrial and household products and have been found in our water and food.

Regulating toxic “forever chemicals”

Voters will make big decisions at the polls tomorrow, if they haven't already mailed that ballot in. And, the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival opens this week. 

Regional Roundup – 11/01

Former President Trump continues to dominate the GOP. Where do disaffected Republicans go who are unhappy the direction of the party? 

The future of the Republican Party

President Biden was hoping for an agreement on his social spending package before he left for European summits on Thursday, but negotiations between congressional Democrats over the plan’s price tag, the provisions and how to pay for it continue. Finding compromise between Senators Joe Manchin and Krysten Sinema and the more liberal wing of the party has been a challenge and many key progressive priorities have ended up on the chopping block, including paid family leave, expanded Medicare, free community college and a clean electricity plan. Debates also continue over a proposed “billionaire tax” to help fund the social plan. This hour, we’ll talk about the spending bill – what’s in it and what was left out. Who are the holdouts, and what are the political implications for Democrats and President Biden? NPR’s DOMENICO MONTANARO and Politico’s RACHAEL BADE join us. Then, we’ll talk about what this very public display of Congressional policymaking says about the process, politics and our political parties with JAMES CURRY, professor of political science at the University of Utah.

Can the Democrats make a deal on the social spending plan?

Author Allen C. Guelzo joins us to share his latest biography, a character study of a complicated Civil War figure.

‘Robert E. Lee: A Life’

DA Larry Krasner and challenger criminal defense attorney Charles Peruto join us to discuss the Philadelphia DA race, criminal justice, and the city's soaring homicide rates. 

The Philadelphia district attorney race: DA Larry Krasner and Charles Peruto

A possible SEPTA strike of over 5,000 workers in Philadelphia. Major Ben Simmons drama with the 76ers. And, two students who travelled the US documenting pandemic tales.

Regional Roundup – 10/25/21

This week, Senate Republicans blocked a major voting rights bill. We'll talk about the bill, what options remain for Democrats, and how to protect the right to vote.

The fight over voting rights

Why didn't passengers on a Philadelphia train intervene when a woman was being raped? We examine the bystander effect and why people fail to help.

The bystander effect

Americans are quitting their jobs at record levels. In August, 2.9% of workers resigned to take new jobs or to stop working altogether. What's behind the "Great Resignation?"

The “Great Resignation:” why Americans are quitting at record levels

A Nobel Prize winner joins us. And, what does the American Heart Association have to say about salt and aspirin? 

Regional Roundup – 10/18/21

We're joined by Suzanne Simard, author of Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest. 

‘Finding the Mother Tree’ & the wisdom of the forest

Radio Times 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.

hubhopper

Radio Times

hubhopper