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Alan is joined by Dr. Frank Arko, a vascular surgeon with the Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute and the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North…

Alan is joined by Rabbi Dennis Ross, Director of Concerned Clergy for Choice for The Education Fund of Family Planning Advocates of New York State, a…

2: Singer pianist RANDY NEWMAN in the studio for music and conversation. Known for his satiric songs, NEWMAN has portrayed a racist, a rapist, and even God in songs like "Suzanne" and "Rednecks." In 1990 NEWMAN composed the soundtrack for the short-lived musical cop show, "Cop Rock." He also composed music for the movies "Parenthood," and "Avalon." His newest CD is "Faust" by Reprise Records 1995. (REBROADCAST from

The Bush administration prepares to lift a moratorium on a new, controversial type of pension, the cash-balance plan. The Treasury Department has released regulations indicating what companies must do when converting pensions to cash-balance. Companies with large numbers of older workers are especially interested. Critics say lifting the moratorium will lead to a flood of conversions that will hurt older workers. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

A host of medical experts has rejected the practice — aimed at changing a patient's sexual orientation — as "futile and destructive." In Utah, the ban took effect with a regulatory change Tuesday.

Based on documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, the Washington Post reports the U.S. has the capability to record "100 percent" of a country's phone calls.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-837415.mp3Albany, NY – Alan Chartock in conversation with the Honorable David L. Bell,…

Alan is joined by Terry a la Berry, a Lenox-based drummer who has played in Arlo Guthrie’s band for decades. Terry a la Berry also writes and performs…

By Pat Bradleyhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-919104.mp3Montreal, CA – Nearly 10-thousand business managers and…

The Dead Republic is the final installment in Roddy Doyle's trilogy about the life of Henry Smart, a former IRA assassin making his way through the first half of the 20th century. Lynn Neary talks with Doyle about the novel, which finds Henry turning his life story into a movie with film director John Ford.