Podcasts
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Robert Kuttner is the cofounder and coeditor of The American Prospect , one of the country’s most popular progressive political and public-policy quarterlies. His many books include Everything for Sale , The Squandering of America , Obama’s… more
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• Recorded Jan 23, 2018Watch the video here . Pioneering physician Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is a longtime crusader for targeting care to vulnerable and traumatized children. Her prolific work on the link between toxic stress and chronic illnesses includes more than… more
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• Recorded Apr 13, 2017Watch the video here . In conversation with Tracey Matisak The first African American principal dancer in the 75-year history of the elite American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland is one of the world’s most accomplished and recognizable artists. A… more
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• Recorded Apr 12, 2017Watch the video here . In conversation with Dr. James Peterson, Director of Africana Studies and Associate Professor of English at Lehigh University. MSNBC Contributor An outspoken Christian reproductive justice advocate, Dr. Willie Parker is a… more
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• Recorded Mar 28, 2017Watch the video here . In conversation with longtime broadcaster and journalist, Tracey Matisak The Vice President of Business Innovation Google’s [X], Mo Gawdat is a serial entrepreneur who has founded more than 20 businesses, started almost… more
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• Recorded Feb 21, 2017Watch the video here . In conversation with longtime broadcaster and journalist, Tracey Matisak One of Forbes ’ 21 new American money masters, Amanda Steinberg is the founder and CEO of DailyWorth, a website devoted to helping women manage their… more
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In conversation with Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now! Perhaps America’s greatest standard-bearer for progressivism, Bernie Sanders inspired hope and a fervent following with his 2016 Democratic Presidential campaign. Currently serving his… more
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• Recorded Oct 26, 2016The most revered Italian scientist since Galileo, Nobel Prize winner Enrico Fermi was one of the most prolific and consequential figures of the 20th century. Though a modest and unassuming man, he became one of the fathers of the nuclear age… more
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• Recorded Jul 21, 2016In the United States, solitary confinement of youth is routinely employed in a majority of states, despite a recent ban on the practice in federal prisons. Over the past several months, the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Regional Foundation Center… more
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• Recorded Jul 20, 2016Parkway Central librarian and presidential history buff Dick Levinson sheds light on desperately ill and dying presidents who deceived the public to remain in power. Join us to hear tales so wild they could only be true. Introduced by Janet… more
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• Recorded Sep 17, 2015Leslie Michelson is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Private Health Management, a patient-focused company committed to helping both individual patients and corporate organizations navigate the American healthcare system. With more than three… more
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• Recorded Jul 14, 2015With thousands of recipes, cooking contests, a hotline, and a kitchen and home shop, Food52 is an online community for home cooks and expert chefs alike. The site is a celebration of food and of those who cook, naturally fostering more… more
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• Recorded Apr 1, 2015In a career at The New York Times that has spanned two decades, Frank Bruni has been the paper’s Rome bureau chief, head restaurant critic, White House correspondent, and staff writer for its Sunday magazine, among other positions. In 2011 he… more
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Winner 2015 NAACP Image Award for Autobiography Dr. Louis Sullivan served as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from 1989 to 1993, during which time he spearheaded initiatives to improve FDA food labels, educate… more
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• Recorded Mar 26, 2015A “singular leader for his generation” ( Philadelphia Inquirer ) of chefs, South Philly native Marc Vetri brings a bold, contemporary sensibility to the classic Italian cuisine served at his seven local restaurants, including the eponymous Vetri,… more
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• Recorded Mar 12, 2015A contributing editor at New York Magazine , Jennifer Senior writes about politics, mental health, and social sciences, and in 2014 she delivered a TED Talk on happiness and parenting. Her “excellent” New York Times bestselling debut book, All… more
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• Recorded Mar 11, 2015Managing partner of Philadelphia’s celebrated Marc Vetri family of restaurants, for over 15 years Jeff Benjamin has helped make the Vetri brand synonymous with quality fine-dining with his impeccable standards, attention to detail, wide range of… more
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“Veteran muckraker” ( The New Yorker ) Barbara Ehrenreich is the New York Times bestselling author of 14 books, including the working class exposé Nickel and Dimed and Bait and Switch , in which she investigated the economic shadow world of… more
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• Recorded Mar 31, 2014The youngest woman ever elected to the Florida State Legislature, Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz has dedicated her public life to working on behalf of the people of southern Florida for two decades. She has commanded… more
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• Recorded Mar 11, 2014Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel is Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and Chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. The author of nine books on medical ethics and healthcare, Emanuel writes for the New… more
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