Radio Times on TV with Marty Moss-Coane

This Week

May 9, 2008

Is Peace Possible Between Israel and the Palestinians?
Aaron David Miller has served as an advisor to six secretaries of state over the last two decades, helping to develop many US policies on the Middle East and the Arab-Israeli peace process. His position has given him a unique perspective on the problems American leaders have faced over the years. In his new book The Much Too Promised Land, Miller highlights the positives, the negatives, and everything in between. Miller joins Marty Moss-Coane to discuss all of this, and shares which of the presidential candidates he believes has the skills to be the most successful in foreign affairs. Listen to this show via Real Audio | mp3

Former Philadelphia Columnist Steve Lopez
Steve Lopez spent many years at The Philadelphia Inquirer writing about the unique political characters and happenings in our city. Today, he is a columnist for The Los Angeles Times. A few years ago, Lopez came upon a homeless man on Skid Row, playing a two-string violin. The man’s story became a column, with many others to follow. His story was enormously popular with readers. Lopez befriended Nathaniel Ayers, and learned of his past experience as a promising classical musician who attended Julliard. Lopez joins Marty Moss-Coane to discuss his relationship with Ayers and how it developed into his new book, The Soloist. Listen to this show via Real Audio | mp3

Recent Shows

May 2, 2008

Dr. Dan Gottlieb
Daniel Gottlieb is a psychologist and family therapist who is nationally recognized as a mental health expert. He writes a column, Inside Out, for the Philadelphia Inquirer and hosts an award-winning radio talk program, Voices in the Family, which airs on WHYY-FM, Philadelphia’s NPR affiliate. Over the years, Dan has endeared himself to millions with his gentle and poignant words, on how to deal with many of life’s unexpected challenges. The advice has a greater meaning because it comes from a man who has experienced numerous forms of loss in his own life. At the age of 33, Dan Gottlieb suffered a spinal cord injury that left him a quadriplegic. Gottlieb joins host Marty Moss-Coane to discuss his book, Lessons from the Heart, and to share his wisdom on making the most out of life. Listen to this show via Real Audio | mp3

Author James McBride
James McBride is an accomplished musician and author of the New York Times bestseller The Color of Water. His book, Miracle at St. Ana is soon to be made into a major motion picture by Spike Lee. Now, McBride joins Marty Moss-Coane to discuss his new book, Song Yet Sung. It’s a tale of slavery along Maryland’s eastern shore, drawn from historical events. McBride discusses why the subject interested him so much, and how it relates to what is happening in the young black culture of today. Listen to this show via Real Audio | mp3

April 25, 2008

Mayor Michael Nutter
This week Pennsylvanians played a vital role in the Democratic election, when they cast their votes on Tuesday, for either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. It was a race that brought Democratic registration in Pennsylvania to a record high of 4.2 million statewide. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, along with Governor Ed Rendell, threw his support behind Hillary Clinton. Nutter joins host Marty Moss-Coane to discuss his decision and why he felt Clinton was the right choice for Philadelphia. Listen to this show via Real Audio | mp3

Conversation with Cokie Roberts
Cokie Roberts has been covering the political scene for decades. She co-anchored the weekly ABC interview program, This Week, with Sam Donaldson from 1996 to 2002, and is currently a senior news analyst for NPR. Roberts has also authored several bestsellers and has just published Ladies of Liberty, the companion volume to her bestselling Founding Mothers. Pennsylvania made national news this week with the Democratic showdown between candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Roberts dropped by to discuss the election and the impact it’s likely to have in determining who will become president. Listen to the mp3

Growing Up Muslim in America
Eboo Patel is founder and Executive Director of the Interfaith Youth Core. The non-profit organization, based in Chicago, works to build mutual respect and pluralism among young people of diverse religions. Patel is also the author of Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation. Patel shares with Marty what it was like growing up as a Muslim in the middle-class suburbs of a Christian community, and who and what influenced him to carry on his current mission. Listen to this show via Real Audio | mp3

April 18, 2008

Creating a World Without Poverty
Is it possible to solve the problems of hunger, poverty and inequality? Yes, says Nobel Peace Prize-winner Muhammad Yunus. He's the founder of Grameen Bank who has pioneered microcredit, the innovative banking program that provides poor people, many women, with small loans to start businesses that often lift them out of poverty. The program has spread throughout the world and benefited over 100 million families. Yunus visits Radio Times on TV to discuss his new book, Creating a World Without Poverty, and to talk about how his partnering with many of the world's most visionary business leaders, could lead to a more humane form of capitalism. Listen to this show via Real Audio | mp3

Frida Kahlo Exhibit
February 20th thru May 18th, The Philadelphia Museum of Art will host the first major exhibition in the United States, in the last fifteen years, of artist Frida Kahlo. It's organized in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Kahlo's birth. Biographer and exhibit curator, Hayden Herrera joins host Marty Moss-Coane to talk about the life and work of the artist, both of which were rich and colorful. Kahlo's works are known for their complex symbolism, and were often representative of the devastating illnesses she endured, and her complicated love life. Herrera discusses all of this and tells why she believes Frida Kahlo was a great artist. Listen to this show via Real Audio | mp3

Note: Radio Times on TV was pre-empted on April 11.

April 4, 2008

A Billion Lives
Jan Egeland has been called one of the most influential people of our time and "the world's conscience" by Time magazine. Currently, he's Director General of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. From August 2003 to December 2006, he was the former UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and it's Emergency Relief Coordinator. Egeland has been on the frontlines of many of the world's greatest disasters, wars, and human tragedies and he writes about them all in his new book A Billion Lives. Jan Egeland joins host Marty Moss-Coane to tell why the world can't give up on humanitarian causes. Listen to this show via Real Audio | mp3

Manil Suri
Manil Suri made an impressive writing debut with his novel The Death of Vishnu. It won the 2002 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize and was a finalist for the Pen/Faulkner Award. It was especially surprising because Suri's day job is as a mathematics professor at the University of Maryland. In his new book, The Age of Shiva, a tale of modern India, he tells a story of a country in turmoil, and gives a portrait of maternal love. Manil Suri shares with Marty Moss-Coane, the origins of this work and why he writes. Listen to this show via Real Audio | mp3

March 28, 2008

Missing Link
Host Marty Moss-Coane talks with Paleontologist and Professor, Neil Shubin. In 2004 he discovered Tiktaalik, a pre-historic fish that has been called the "missing-link" between fish and humans. The discovery made headlines around the world and is the subject of his new book, Your Inner Fish. Examining fossils and DNA he traces the evolution of the human body back 375 million years. Shubin discusses his new book and the discovery of Tiktaalik. Listen to this show via Real Audio | mp3

American Intellectual History
Author and independent scholar Susan Jacoby's eighth book focuses on American intellectual history. Program director for the Center for Inquiry-New York City, she also sponsors a political blog on the Washington Post website. Her articles and essays have appeared in a wide number of publications including The New York Times Magazine, Vogue, and The Nation. Her latest book, The Age of American Unreason, focuses on the decline of reading, American addiction to infotainment, and the increase of scientific and historical illiteracy. Jacoby discusses her new book and this new cultural phenomenon. Listen to this show via Real Audio | mp3

March 21, 2008

Experiences in Iraq
During this segment host Marty Moss-Coane talks with Philadelphia Inquirer writer, Tom Infield, and Sgt. Anthony Kelly, who served in Iraq with the Pa. National Guard. Kelly was a part of Alpha Company, which suffered bombings and lost six of its men while in Iraq. Beginning Sunday, March 9th, The Philadelphia Inquirer published a four part series, written by Infield that profiled the unit's soldiers, both their experiences in Iraq and life since returning to civilian life. The surviving men share the horror of loosing their comrades and what it's been like trying to readjust to life at home. Infield and Kelly discuss the series and why they felt the need to share these stories. Listen to this show via Real Audio | mp3

Blindsight
German-born educator, Sabriye Tenberken has been blind since childhood. In 2004 she decided to take six of her Tibetan students, who also are blind, on a climbing expedition up Mount Everest. They invited famous blind mountain climber, Erik Weihenmayer to visit their school, and he agreed to lead them on the adventure. The journey was a success and turned into a wonderful documentary titled Blindsight, which has recently been released. Tenberken discusses their dangerous journey and the challenges of running a school in Tibet, where the blind are considered possessed by demons. Listen to this show via Real Audio | mp3

Note: Radio Times on TV was pre-empted on March 7th and March 14th.

February 29, 2008

Frida Kahlo
February 20th thru May 18th, The Philadelphia Museum of Art will host the first major exhibition in the United States, in the last fifteen years, of artist Frida Khalo. It's organized in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Kahlo's birth. Biographer and exhibit curator, Hayden Herrera joins host Marty Moss-Coane to talk about the life and work of the artist, both of which were rich and colorful. Kahlo's works are known for their complex symbolism, and were often representative of the devastating illnesses she endured, and her complicated love life. Herrera discusses all of this and tells why she believes Frida Khalo was a great artist. Listen to this show via Real Audio | mp3

Muhammad Yunus
Is it possible to solve the problems of hunger, poverty and inequality? Yes, says Nobel Peace Prize-winner Muhammad Yunus. He's the founder of Grameen Bank who has pioneered microcredit, the innovative banking program that provides poor people, many women, with small loans to start businesses that often lift them out of poverty. The program has spread throughout the world and benefited over 100 million families. Yunus visits Radio Times on TV to discuss his new book, Creating a World Without Poverty, and to talk about how his partnering with many of the world's most visionary business leaders, could lead to a more humane form of capitalism. Listen to this show via Real Audio | mp3