Radio Times

Guests: Dominic Tierney, Ron Granieri

Any time the Presidency changes hands, the incoming Commander-in-Chief has a variety of situations around the world that await them. For President-elect Trump, there is the ongoing war in Syria, our tense alliances with Turkey and other Mid-East allies, combating terrorist organizations like ISIS, the refugee crises at home and in Europe, Iran’s nuclear capabilities, the conflict in the South China Sea, and so much more. Today, we’ll talk about these situations and why they are important in maintaining global order. We’re joined by DOMINIC TIERNEY, professor of political science at Swarthmore College, and by RON GRANIERI of the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

Guests: Richard Berk, Paul Hetznecker

Should we trust judges or computer programs to make decisions about whether a defendant is likely to reoffend?  The criminal justice system is increasingly turning to data and computers algorithms to help make sentencing and parole decisions.  Risk assessements that help predict the likelihood of recidivism are being used in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania.  But critics say that these crime forecasting tools may be racial biased and are inherently unfair.  Today, we’ll debate the use of these prediction algorithms and discuss whether they increase or decrease racial bias.  Marty’s guests are University of Pennsylvania professor of criminology RICHARD BERK, who has developed the assessment tool used by the Philadelphia’s Adult Probation and Parole Department and the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, and Philadelphia criminal defense attorney PAUL HETZNECKER.

Guests: Tom Moran, Kate Zernike

Chris Christie threw his support behind Trump during the primary season.  The New Jersey governor was out of the presidential race, embroiled in the Bridgegate scandal and his popularity in the his home state had plummeted.  Could the once seemingly doomed political career be resuscitated with Trump’s victory?  On Friday, Christie was demoted from chairman of the president-elect's transition team to vice-chair with Mike Pence replacing him.  With the Bridgegate scandal still looming over him and with a New Jersey Senate Majority Leader calling for impeachment hearings -- what does his future hold?  This hour we take a look at Chris Christie, the Bridgegate fallout, and what Trump’s presidency might mean for the governor.  Our guests are TOM MORAN, editorial page editor for The Star-Ledger and KATE ZERNIKE, national correspondent for The New York Times.

Guests: Michael Miller, Winden Rowe and Jacinta Johnson

WHYY recently produced a multimedia series on the military-civilian divide. In an effort to bridge this gap, reporters met with area post 9/11 veterans and members of the veteran community to challenge stereotypes, explore ideas of service and how civilians can better understand veterans and vice versa. We are marking Veterans Day today. Marty will talk with MICHAEL MILLER, United States Marine Corps and Army veteran, poet and owner of Open Mike’s Internet Café in Chester, Pennsylvania. We’ll also talk with trauma counselor WINDEN ROWE, who will explain what PTSD looks like, and JACINTA JOHNSON, a Staff Sargent in the Air Force who retired in 2016 and now works now in Human Relations at the Veterans Multi-Service Center in Philadelphia.

Guests: J.D. Vance, Nancy Isenberg, Thomas Frank

Coming up on today’s edition of Radio Times in Review; we’ll revisit three conversations that are relevant to Trump’s victory on Tuesday. We’ll explore the mindset and lives of the people of Appalachia when we listen to Marty’s interview with J.D. VANCE, author of Hillbilly Elegy. And, we’ll hear Marty’s discussion with historian and author NANCY ISENBERG. Her book White Trash traces the origin of the pejorative term, as well as the underserved and often demeaned white underclass in America. Lastly, we’ll hear from author THOMAS FRANK, who’s most recent book, Listen Liberal discusses his take on the Democratic Party of recent years, and how they have let the working class down.  .

Guests: Nate Persily and Neil Irwin

While many people are elated with the election results, half the country is not – people are talking about feeling depressed, despondent, and angry.  We start off this hour talking about the impact the election has on voters, the political process, and our faith in democracy.   Marty’s guest is NATE PERSILY, a professor at Stanford Law School.  Then, news of Donald Trump’s victory shocked the world financial markets.  Across the globe, from the Dow Jones industrial average to Japan’s Nikkei index, stock, bond and currency markets took a nose dive but then recovered.  We start off this hour talking with NEIL IRWIN, senior economic correspondent for The New York Times's The Upshot. He’ll discuss what Trump’s win means for the global economy and what we can glean about the President-elect’s likely fiscal policies.

Guest: Greg Adomaitis

Crime in Camden, New Jersey has soared this year: with homicides up by 28% in the first nine month of 2016. Violent crime, assault and rape also rose. But that’s not the whole story in this long-struggling city across the bridge from Philadelphia. The police department has been through big changes in the past few years, including dramatic efforts to change the department’s culture. The city’s also in the midst of massive waterfront redevelopment efforts. We’ll talk about the big changes in the city with GREG ADOMAITIS, a supervising reporter at NJ Advance Media, who has been covering Camden City for two years. Then, we’ll go to Camden with Radio Times producer Elizabeth Fiedler, to hear about how cultural changes in the police force may be saving lives.

 

Listen to an introduction for our multi-part exploration of the city of Camden with Elizabeth Fiedler. Our first segment follows several Camden police officers as they remember an incident that occurred in the city last November.

 

In our final segment, producer Jon Ehrens speaks with LOL TOLHURST, co-founder of the band, The Cure.  He’s written the only insider account of the band in his new memoir, Cured: The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys.

Guests: Bryon Tau, Sam Wang, Lara Brown

In this hour we get post-election analysis of the national stage, from the president to the US Congress.  We’ll be joined by BYRON TAU of the Wall Street Journal.  And we’ll talk about the accuracy of pre-election polls when we talk with SAM WANG of the polling aggregate website, The Princeton Election Consortium, and LARA BROWN, associate professor and interim director of the Graduate School of Political Management at The George Washington University

Guests: John Brabender, Mark Nevins, Mark Zandi, Scott Wong

To make sense of the local election results this hour, we’ll start by talking with political consultants JOHN BRABENDER, a Republican consultant with Brabender Cox who has worked with many Republicans including Mike Pence during his run for Governor of Indiana, and MARK NEVINS, a political media and communications expert with the Dover Strategy Group who served as Pennsylvania's communications director for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. Then, we’ll examine the impact on the economy with MARK ZANDI, chief economist of Moody’s Analytics, and the impact on Congress with SCOTT WONG, a senior staff writer for The Hill, where he covers House Republican leadership on Capitol Hill.

Guests: Rebecca Berg, Robert Costa, Patrick Kerkstra, Ben Berger

Election day is upon us! Today on the show, we’re going to hear from you about what you’re looking for as you and your neighbors head to the polls to cast their vote for President, as well as the many pivotal local elections.  Mary Cummings-Jordan will field listener calls and emails throughout the hour. She'll also be joined by PATRICK KERKSTRA, former editor for Philadelphia Magazine, ROBERT COSTA of The Washington Post, and REBECCA BERG, a Real Clear Politics national political reporter who’s covering the 2016 presidential campaign.  And we’ll talk with BEN BERGER, a associate professor of political science at Swarthmore College.