Economics and same sex marriage

Economist Marina Adshade says there is plenty of data to indicate the effects of same sex marriage on society... Read More

Inside the food wrappers: from "pink slime" to sheep grease

Business journalist Melanie Warner looked into the processed food industry Read More

O'Reilly and the "War on Easter"

When a school district in Alabama renamed Easter activities Bill O'Reilly warned of a secular war on Christian tradition... Read More

Pythons and wedding planning with Dave Barry

Many writers have chosen south Florida as the setting of their stories. But perhaps no writer has mined more comedy from that part of the world than Dave Barry... Read More

Drinking history: Americans and booze

The history of America is tied closely to what we choose to drink. Historian Andrew Smith says that from the Founding Fathers to Johnny Appleseed, alcohol has been a touchstone for the nation... Read More

WJBC Rewards offer VIP St. Patrick's Day package, basketball bracket contest and more

Want a VIP package with special seating for the St. Patrick's Day "Sharin' of the Green" parade? How about a chance to follow the basketball tournament fun with a chance to win a 4 Read More

Reporter sees change coming to the Vatican

Catholic News Service reporter John Thavis covered the Vatican for 30 years. He tells Steve Fast that many cardinals are looking for change within the church... Read More

Hearing only half the world

A childhood illness left Gerald Shea with partial deafness. But he did not realize the extent of his hearing loss until he was 34 years old. Read More

Fact, fiction and secrecy in the "Covert Sphere"

With the government's covert actions veiled in secrecy, how can Americans separate fact from fiction in films like "Zero Dark Thirty?" Read More

Lincoln and the fall of Dixie

Historian Bruce Levine says that the 13th Amendment was neither the beginning or the end of the slow and painful process to grant freedom to America's slaves. Read More