The new Radio PA Roundtable is based on one simple idea: public affairs doesn’t have to be boring! Hosts Brad Christman and Matt Paul mix insightful analysis and commentary with the weekly headlines to provide you with the information you need to become a Capitol insider. Be one step ahead of your friends and colleagues by knowing what’s happening in your state government. Radio PA Roundtable is produced every Friday and is a winner of multiple awards for journalistic excellence, including honors from organizations including the Associated Press, The PA Association of Broadcasters, the National Association of State Radio Networks and many more.

Radio PA Roundtable – December 8-10, 2017

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, we keep an annual early December tradition with one of the great oral history lessons of our lifetimes. The story of Major Hank Heim at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 is one that everyone should hear.

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Radio PA Roundtable – December 1-3, 2017

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape weighs in on the ongoing celebrity sex harassment and assault scandals; and we catch up on a PA Auditor General’s Office investigation of how state grant money was spent at last year’s Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

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Radio PA Roundtable – November 23-26, 2017

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, we spend a Thanksgiving holiday weekend reflecting on what prominent politicians have to be thankful for, politically speaking. Our guest is F&M College pollster and political analyst Dr. Terry Madonna.

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Radio PA Roundtable – November 17-19, 2017

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, a report on child sex trafficking; a proposal to change the way Pennsylvania elects lieutenant governors; and the intense scrutiny continues on the State System of Higher Education.

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Radio PA Roundtable – November 10-12, 2017

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, a State Police trooper battles after a gunfight during a traffic stop; a gubernatorial hopeful is asking for his preferred running mate; and November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. .

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Radio PA Roundtable – November 3-5, 2017

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Governor Tom Wolf addresses the Pennsylvania Press Club; lead poisoning is on the minds of state lawmakers; and the patient and physician registries are up and running for Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program.

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Radio PA Roundtable – October 27-29, 2017

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, the state House of Representatives finally gets around to passing legislation to pay for the state budget, and a large chunk of the money is coming from a huge expansion of gambling in Pennsylvania; and the House State Government Committee is once again the scene of some of the worst state government has to offer.

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Radio PA Roundtable – October 20-22, 2017

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, state lawmakers are once again trying to pay for the budget they passed almost 4 months ago; an invasive insect is taking a toll in southeastern Pennsylvania; and Philadelphia’s “soda tax” is still being debated despite being in effect since January 1st.

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Photo: Lawrence Barringer, PA Department of Agriculture

Photo: Holly Raguza, PA Department of Agriculture

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Radio PA Roundtable – October 13-15, 2017

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, cyber security in school districts and local government; the state’s Auditor General weighs in on the latest budget moves in Harrisburg; October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month; and we look ahead to the 2018 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania.

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Radio PA Roundtable – October 6-8, 2017

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, we catch up on some topics that have taken a back seat in recent weeks due to coverage of the budget and other pressing issues. You’ll also meet the newest member of the Radio PA news team!

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