T.J. Raphael appears in the following:
Mandela Autobiography to be Published Posthumously
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
A highly anticipated autobiography under the working title, "The Presidential Years" is due to be published posthumously by Nelson Mandela.
A Long Search Over? Ohio Breaks Open Seals of Secrecy for Adoptees
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Starting last week, people in Ohio adopted between 1964 and 1996 could file to receive their original birth certificates, and with them, a piece of their own histories.
What Your ZIP Code Says About Your Health
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
In an effort to take America's temperature, a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ranks the health of each county across the nation.
I Never Want Kids. I'm Not Sorry.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Selfish, shallow, and self-absorbed: that's how a lot of adults get pegged for their decision to forego parenthood. Not so fast. Our listeners weigh in on being childless by choice.
New Tech Maps Mass Transit & More for The Blind
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Navigating mass transit is hard enough for those who see. It poses even more challenges for those who are blind. But new technologies are changing that.
DOJ: Philly Police Shoot Locals Nearly Once a Week
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
The results of a DOJ investigation into the Philadelphia Police Department found that officers are shooting at citizens frequently and not receiving adequate training.
Why Texas Produces Colorful Candidates
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Texas Senator Ted Cruz has officially announced that he is running for president. What is about Texas politics that produces so many colorful characters that rise to political office?
NSA's Secret Court Faces Challenge
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
The FISA Court issues classified warrants for domestic intelligence information—a key underpinning of the warrantless wiretapping program that was being used by the Bush Administration.
Lost Tennessee Williams Horror Story Surfaces
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
The Strand Magazine's Andrew Gulli is something of a detective when it comes to lost literature. His latest discovery is a never-before published horror story by Tennessee Williams.
Planting the Seeds of Revolution with Smuggled Episodes of 'Friends'
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
So no one told you life was gonna be this way...in North Korea.
Sen. Ted Cruz Announces Bid For President
Monday, March 23, 2015
The 2016 presidential election is heating up, and Texas Senator Ted Cruz has officially thrown his hat in the ring.
Searching for Meaning and Order in The Stars
Monday, March 23, 2015
Physicist John Learned was looking for life up in space and wound up discovering a new pattern of behavior among the stars.
Struggling With the Right to Die Years After Kevorkian
Monday, March 23, 2015
The man known as Dr. Death got the nation talking about doctor-assisted suicide. Now some states have laws allowing the practice.
How David Foster Wallace Found Tranquility in the Tax Code
Monday, March 23, 2015
When Wallace won a "genius grant" in 1997, he moved to Illinois, started taking tax accounting courses at a state college, and discovered the spiritual side of khakis and the IRS.
Some Prefer Their Run with a Side of Barbed Wire and Electrocution
Friday, March 20, 2015
Last year, an estimated 4 million people participated in races like the Tough Mudder, which combines running with electric shocks and mud crawls. What's the draw, exactly?
NATO General: West Won't Be Caught Off Guard by Putin Again
Friday, March 20, 2015
Fireworks rung in the one-year anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea. But western forces are left struggling to develop a strategy to deal with Putin.
Kafka, Orwell, & the Prophetic World of 'Satin Island'
Friday, March 20, 2015
Experimental novelist Tom McCarthy's latest book is called "Satin Island," and it centers around a "corporate anthropologist" named "U."
Healing Society, One Latte at a Time?
Friday, March 20, 2015
Corporations are increasingly taking on social justice causes. The Takeaway explores socially conscious business campaigns that work, and the ones that go horribly wrong.
Boehner and Pelosi Team Up on Medicare
Friday, March 20, 2015
In a rare moment of bipartisanship, House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will work together to fix Medicare. But how will it play out in the Tea Party caucus?
Putting Voter Registration on Auto-Pilot
Thursday, March 19, 2015
This week, Oregon became the first state to use Department of Motor Vehicle records to automatically register residents to vote. Now other states are considering doing the same.