Nov 5th, 2008 · The elections were particularly exciting for African American voters. Now that Barack Obama has been elected, how do blacks feel about the outcome of this historic race? Alex Chadwick is at the Ladera Heights Starbucks in the heart of L.A.'s African American community to find out what the patrons there have to say about the results.
Nov 4th, 2008 · Research at Montana State University has found a plant fungus that produces Diesel fuel. Dr. Gary Strobel calls the discovery Mycodiesel. Alex Chadwick talks to Strobel, who is a plant scientist at Montana State University, about how long it will take until Mycodiesel is available at your gas station.
Oct 30th, 2008 · Poll numbers don't show a lot of good news for Republican John McCain. But an unusually upbeat staff and murmurs of sunny internal polls have pundits and reporters speculating on an upset. Alex Chadwick and Madeleine Brand get the details from Slate.com's chief political correspondent John Dickerson.
Oct 8th, 2008 · On Tuesday's show, undecided voter Ed Scott from Pensacola, Fla. discusses what he'd like to hear in the second presidential debate. Wednesday Alex Chadwick checks in with Scott for his reaction to last night's meeting of Barack Obama and John McCain.
Oct 1st, 2008 · The latest polling numbers have Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama in the lead. But Republican presidential candidate John McCain is hoping to get a boost out of tomorrow's vice presidential debate. Alex Chadwick talks to political editor Ken Rudin about what the recent poll numbers mean for both campaigns and what we can expect to see coming out of the debate.
Sep 25th, 2008 · Friday's presidential debate is set to focus on foreign policy. Susan Rice, Barack Obama's chief foreign policy adviser, talks with Alex Chadwick about what the Illinois senator sees as the U.S. role in the world.
Sep 11th, 2008 · Pakistani officials are expressing outrage at recent U.S. raids on tribal regions of the country. Mark Mazzaetti of The New York Times talks with Alex Chadwick about the impact of the raids on U.S.-Pakistani relations.
Sep 11th, 2008 · As Congress prepares to debate oil drilling in U.S. coastal waters, the Interior Department is caught up in a wide-ranging ethics scandal. John Dimsdale of Marketplace tells Alex Chadwick the scandal could have an impact on oil-drilling legislation.