NewsWorks Tonight Archive
NewsWorks Tonight, July 26, 2018
Air Date: July 26, 2018
Listen 22:33A 1918 ‘race war’ and its ties to Philadelphia’s present
Stop and frisk. Changing demographics. A fishy police shooting. Inside a 1918 race riot in Grays Ferry and its parallels to the present.
6 years ago
Listen 6:34NewsWorks Tonight, July 25, 2018
Air Date: July 25, 2018
Listen 25:00A Pennsylvania steel town reinvents itself with a future beyond steel
How does an industrial city reinvent itself when its main industry disappears?
6 years ago
From mucking stalls to riding tall, Philly kids Work to Ride
"Other than the fact that you’re working with 5,000- to 7,000-pound animals, there’s not really a whole lot of trouble to get into here."
6 years ago
Listen 5:07NewsWorks Tonight, July 24, 2018
Air Date: July 24, 2018
Listen 20:50Neighbors split on reinstatement of Made in America festival on Philly’s Parkway
Made in America will likely return to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in future years. The neighborhood responds.
6 years ago
Listen 2:03PrEP: Spreading the word about stopping HIV
In Philadelphia, non-Hispanic blacks account for nearly two-thirds of new HIV infections. Yet the majority of people on PrEP are white.
6 years ago
The Bard goes glam in Clark Park’s ‘Twelfth Night’
Shakespeare in Philadelphia's Clark Park backs up "Twelfth Night" with a glam-rock band of kids from the neighborhood.
6 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight, July 23, 2018
Air Date: July 23, 2018
Listen 23:28As New Jersey sues over cap on local tax deductions, Congress keeps arguing
New Jersey's Legislature and governor created a law that allows school districts, municipalities and counties to create their own charitable funds.
6 years ago
Philly mayor, Jay-Z’s Roc Nation agree to keep Made in America on the Parkway
Made in America will stay on the Ben Franklin Parkway.
6 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight, July 20, 2018
Air Date: July 20, 2018
Listen 22:29Spreading the legacy of Fred Korematsu, U.S. internment camp objector
Japanese-American's case referenced in U.S. Supreme Court opinion allowing President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from several Muslim-majority countries
6 years ago
Listen 2:34Political polarization leads trends in opinion on Russia, immigration, SCOTUS nominee
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
6 years ago
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