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Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, Radiolab is a show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience.

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Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

You can order a ‘WAP’ at this Philly Starbucks

Move over PSL, there’s a new coffee drink in town.

5 years ago

Radio Times
Behavioral Health
Environment

Human cooperation and survival

Evolutionary anthropologist Brian Hare says that human being's ability to cooperate and communicate with others even across species, is what's behind our success and survival.

Air Date: September 1, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:44
Memphis Taproom's erstwhile spaghetti sandwich; anonymous letter (Memphis Taproom; Ken Correll)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Memphis Taproom trolled with analog ransom note over popular spaghetti hoagie

The Kensington bar took the vegan sandwich off the menu two years ago ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

5 years ago

Whitney Blaylock (right) is launching Women's World Gym on Allegheny Avenue (Instagram/@Womensworldgym)
Business
Gender
Billy Penn

She’s opening a gym in Kensington so women can ‘confidently reach their fitness goals’

With graffiti walls by fashion designer Iris Bonner, Women’s World Gym launches Sept. 1.

5 years ago

At Condom Kingdom on South Street, business is booming. (Flickr Creative Commons/Terry Robinson)
Philadelphia
Sex & Relationships
Billy Penn

Philly sex shops are seeing some interesting coronavirus shopping trends

An app-controlled vibrator is one of the most popular items.

5 years ago

Joseph and Sherika Pierce were one of the few Philly couples to get awarded an emergency wedding license during the pandemic. (Courtesy of Joseph and Sherika Pierce)
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

3,000 Philadelphians applied for emergency weddings, only 20% got approved

The city limited pandemic licenses to frontline workers and others at risk.

5 years ago

Signs posted along Philadelphia's Schuylkill River Trail caution users to keep six feet away from others to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Health
Public Spaces

As fitness studios discover Philly parks, city urges them to play fair

The pandemic has made working out in public parks an appealing option for many Philadelphians. But are fitness studios playing by the rules?

5 years ago

(Courtesy of Devil's Den)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly restaurant owners on tropical storm: ‘It’ll only get worse’ as seasons grow cold

Open for outdoor dining and risk the elements, or stay closed and lose essential revenue?

5 years ago

A cyclist wearing a coronavirus protective mask is reflected in a wedding dresses store window where mannequins also wear masks, in Zagreb, Croatia, Thursday, April 23, 2020. The store is closed because of Covid-19 lockdown. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Business
Public Health

No masks, no distance: Pandemic wedding horrors for vendors

Now that weddings have slowly cranked up under a patchwork of ever-shifting state and local restrictions, horror stories from vendors are rolling in.

5 years ago

(Big Stock)
Radio Times
Home & Family
Sex & Relationships

Sex, love and COVID-19

We discuss the strains that the coronavirus has put on our romantic relationships -- dating with masks, sex and physical distancing, and marriages under quarantine.

Air Date: July 29, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:27
Radio Times
Outdoors
Travel

Vacationing in the summer of COVID

Today we're going to talk about the smart and safe ways to get out of town this summer.

Air Date: July 17, 2020

Listen 48:58
Malcolm Jenkins
The Why
Business
National
Philadelphia

What’s up with pro sports and the pandemic

With the NFL season looming, a lot of Eagles fans are wondering why pro leagues are adjusting to COVID-19 so differently, and why some players are sounding the alarm.

Air Date: July 16, 2020

Listen 18:20
Before you visit, make sure tables are a safe distance apart — and wear your masks unless eating or drinking (INSTAGRAM / @ROSEGARDENPHL)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

11 new Philly restaurants that opened despite the pandemic

If you’re looking for seafood or sweets, you’re in luck.

5 years ago

Radio Times
History
Music

The Radio Times Pre-Independence Day Special

Today, we listen to Marty's interviews with Leslie Odom Jr. of the musical Hamilton, Imani Perry on "The Black National Anthem," and Sarah Vowell discusses Lafayette.

Air Date: July 3, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Last Minute Nails has been one of the only salons open throughout the pandemic FACEBOOK / SIMONE COLLUCCI; LAST MINUTE NAILS
Business
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

She turned a bus into a luxe mobile nail salon, and Philly customers are loving it

As a Black woman business owner, Keesha Brown said, the surge of support is not the norm.

5 years ago

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