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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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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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Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce speaks in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art after a Super Bowl victory parade for the Philadelphia Eagles football team, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, in Philadelphia. The Eagles beat the New England Patriots 41-33 in Super Bowl 52. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Kelce won the Super Bowl parade today and no one can stop talking about it

Dressed as a Mummer, the Eagles center gave us the most Philly moment of the championship celebration.

8 years ago

Punished For Texting In Class.
Speak Easy
K-12

Goodbye, cruel world: Cursive signs off

Having good-looking penmanship places you just above blacksmiths or switchboard operators in terms of usefulness. You are master of an extinct universe.

8 years ago

British actor Rowan Atkinson, playing his character Mr. Bean, arrives in Madrid in 2007.
Speak Easy
International

And now for something completely different: British humor

If Britain has its eccentrics and wits, can America lay claim to its own kind of drollery? Or are we hampered by political correctness or the fear of offense?

8 years ago

NFL football with the Super Bowl LII logo
Speak Easy

Why I broke up with football, even with the Eagles in the Super Bowl

I wavered in my resolve when President Donald Trump called for boycotting the NFL, not wanting to align myself with his position even if our motives were completely different.

8 years ago

(Rob Tornoe/for WHYY)
Sports

The Tornoe Spin: I know it feels weird, but Eagles fans have permission to hope

It’s not a word you often associate with Eagles fans. But today, hope, excitement and yes, optimism are all swirling around in the air ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl.

8 years ago

Confetti covers left over wings after competitive eater Molly Schuyler takes the crown for winning the Wing Bowl 26, at the Wells Fargo Center, on Friday.  (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Sports

A gentler, happier Wing Bowl as Eagles take center stage

Molly Schuyler managed to down 501 wings in 30 minutes, blowing away the competition and setting, according to event organizers, a world record.

8 years ago

Norm Van Brocklin, left, who quarterbacked the Philadelphia Eagles to a 17-13 win over the Green Bay Packers in 1960, alternately laughs and cries in dressing room at Franklin Field. With him is Chuck Bednarik. (AP photo)
Sports

Not a Super Bowl, but remembering that 1960 Eagles championship

That matchup was much more low key, but the Eagles team of 58 years ago — like this one — had a lot of heart, Penn coach recalls.

8 years ago

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Cherry Hill resident Kimberly Reed, a Boston transplant, is rooting for the New England Patriots in this year’s Super Bowl. Many of her friends support the Eagles. (Joe Hernandez/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
New Jersey
Sports

How Patriots fans living in Eagles country are prepping for the Super Bowl

She roots for the Pats, he bleeds Eagles green. But, no matter what team wins Sunday, the Glenside couple has vowed not to gloat.

8 years ago

Listen 3:30
Benjamin Franklin, in all his glory — and ready for a win on Sunday (American Philosophical Society)
Higher Education
Sports

Two learned societies make a smart bet on Super Bowl

Philly's American Philosophical Society takes on Cambridge's American Society of Arts and Sciences. It's Ben Franklin vs. John Adams all over again.

8 years ago

A silver place marker is seen on a Torah at a Jewish temple in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek, file)
Speak Easy
Home & Family
Religion

Living a moral, loving, compassionate life without God

I was raised as a reformed Jew. We were the “once-a-year” Jews. My family went to temple only for ...

8 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles players take pictures during NFL football Super Bowl 52 Opening Night Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, at the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minn.
Sports

Eagles, Patriots tackle the serious and silly at media night

As the first official day of Super Bowl week came to an end, the Eagles' underdog status was further cemented in how much attention went to Patriots.

8 years ago

Author and his family taking in
Philly Parenting
Home & Family
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Making a theatrical investment in childhood

Bill Harley says it best on his seminal album of stories and songs, “The Town Around The Bend”. The Grammy Award winner remarks that ...

8 years ago

Members of the Cleveland Indians wear uniforms featuring mascot Chief Wahoo as they stand on the field for the national anthem before a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore, Monday, June 19, 2017.
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice
Sports

Cleveland Indians removing Chief Wahoo logo from game uniforms in 2019

The polarizing mascot is coming off the team's jersey sleeves and caps starting in the 2019 season, a move that will end Chief Wahoo's presence on the field.

8 years ago

Ifrah Mansour appears in a video for her poem,
PBS
Immigration
International
Visual Arts

One year after the first travel ban, artists from affected countries share their stories

For immigrants from these countries and their descendants, the ban is an ongoing hurdle in building a home away from home.

8 years ago

Lauren Bruton and Erin Lynch helped stencil 10 lawns with the Eagles logo
Philadelphia
Sports

Eagles fans show team pride on their lawns

One Delaware County man is helping others mark their lawns with Eagles pride.

8 years ago

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