Few industries have been as devastated by the coronavirus pandemic as the restaurant business. What's that been like for restaurant owners and their staffs -- and how will things change going forward? In this episode, Tom talks with restaurate

Michael Nutter Gets Candid About Politics, Race and Being Mayor

Mar 10th, 2021 47m 28s

Five years after leaving office, former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter opens up in a freewheeling conversation. Nutter touches on everything from growing up in West Philly to why he loved being mayor to the quest for racial justice to why he some

Angelo Cataldi on Sports, Philly Negativity, and Going to Bed at 6:30 P.M.

Mar 3rd, 2021 42m 36s

For three decades Angelo Cataldi has been Philly's sports-fan-in-chief, shaping opinions with his popular morning radio show. In this episode, he talks with Tom about the long-term success of the show, his love of Philly's negativity, his hatre

Inside the Epoch Times, MAGA-World's Favorite Newspaper

Jan 16th, 2021 44m 50s

Tom talks with journalist Simon van Zuylen-Wood about the Epoch Times, the right-leaning, Trump-supporting, conspiracy-peddling newspaper that's seen a huge growth in readership over the last four years. He's just written an in-depth look at th

Ed Rendell on Joe Biden, Rudy Giuliani, Living with Parkinson's and What Will Happen to Cities

Dec 9th, 2020 38m 39s

In the wake of the presidential election, Tom talks with Ed Rendell. The former Pennsylvania governor and Philadelphia mayor weighs in on Joe Biden's decency, Rudy Giuliani's mental problems, his own battle with Parkinson's, and whether or not

The Real Scranton

Nov 18th, 2020 28m 43s

It's become semi-famous as President-elect Joe Biden's home town and the setting for the TV show The Office, but what's Scranton, Pennsylvania really like? Tom talks with current Scranton mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti about the city of 77,000

Journalist Ernest Owens on Race, Protests and Politics

Nov 1st, 2020 46m 21s

Where does the movement for racial justice stand in this year of unrest? Tom talks with award-winning journalist Ernest Owens, who discusses the recent killing of Walter Wallace Jr. by Philadelphia police; why white people's empathy doesn't nec

The College Admissions Game: Who Gets In and Why

Oct 28th, 2020 43m 8s

If you’ve been paying attention to college admissions in recent years, you know one thing for certain: it’s a fraught, out-of-control process that only seems to be growing more competitive and stressful for everyone involved. In this episode, T

Is It Time to Rethink the Internet?

Oct 21st, 2020 49m 4s

Have Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple become so dominant in American life that it's time to break them up? The Justice Department and a recent Congressional report say yes — and so does our guest in this episode, journalist Noam Cohen. A colu

Trump 2024?

Oct 13th, 2020 1h 4m

What happens after Donald Trump loses next month's election? Political journalist Sasha Issenberg talks about various scenarios, from Trump challenging the legitimacy of the vote to the fragility of Joe Biden's coalition to the fact that the in

Politico's Elizabeth Ralph on How the Pandemic Will Finally End

Oct 4th, 2020 53m 4s

How soon will a coronavirus vaccine really be here? How long will it take to distribute it? And how long before life actually goes back to normal again? Politico Magazine deputy editor Elizabeth Ralph, author of a new, in-depth piece about the

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