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Fri. 7/6/12
Summer Reads
Fri. 7/6/12
Summer Reads
The Emily Rooney Show
We hear from area authors and literary insiders who reveal what’s on their summer reading lists. Plus we open up the phone lines and take your recommendations.
Thurs. 7/5/12
White House Burning
Thurs. 7/5/12
White House Burning
The Emily Rooney Show
We're joined by the authors of White House Burning, which argues that the national debt is eating away at America's future and that the consequences will be dire.
Wed. 7/4/12
Elizabeth The Queen: The Life Of A Modern Monarch
Wed. 7/4/12
Elizabeth The Queen: The Life Of A Modern Monarch
The Emily Rooney Show
In honor of Independence Day, we aired a special rewind episode about Elizabeth the Queen.
Wed. 7/4/12
Rebecca Eaton's 'Masterpiece'
Wed. 7/4/12
Rebecca Eaton's 'Masterpiece'
The Emily Rooney Show
A special rewind episode featuring Masterpiece Executive Producer Rebecca Eaton in the studio to discuss Downton Abbey's success and how she plans to stay on top.
Tues. 7/3/12
In The Studio With Dan Bern
Tues. 7/3/12
In The Studio With Dan Bern
The Emily Rooney Show
Our resident provocateur Steve Almond returns with an in-studio performance by Dan Bern and his backing band, Common Rotation.
Tues. 7/3/12
One On One With Tom Hamilton
Tues. 7/3/12
One On One With Tom Hamilton
The Emily Rooney Show
Tom Hamilton joins us – ahead of Aerosmith’s North American Tour – to explain what keeps him, Steven Tyler and the rest of the “Bad Boys From Boston” going after 40 years.
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Does Recent Trouble On The Ground Point To Danger In The Skies?
Tens of thousands of flights take off every single day in the United States. Nearly every single one of them lands safely, without incident. If it seems like a Herculean feet, that’s because it is. And it is one that relies heavily on a complex—and notoriously stress-inducing—air traffic control system that is presently under intense scrutiny. At least a half-dozen controllers have been reported nodding off in recent weeks. Then, a plane carrying first Lady Michelle Obama had to abort its landing for flying too close to another aircraft. So what is going on in the control towers at our airports these days? Are we seeing the first cracks in a system stretched to the breaking point? And more importantly, are these incidents a sign that flying the friendly skies is becoming more dangerous? Christine Negroni joins us to shed some light on this. She is the author of the book Deadly Departure: Why the Experts Failed to Prevent the TWA Flight 800 Disaster and she now covers aviation for the New York Times and on her blog, Flying Lessons.
