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Poetry, race relations, and MLK

Guests: Tracy K. Smith, Jonathan Rieder, Michael Eric Dyson For today’s Martin Luther King Holiday, we’re goi ...

Air Date: January 15, 2018

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Atlanta Falcons fan Pierre Saint-Amour watches his team take on the Philadelphia Eagles at City Tap Room. (Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY)
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‘Incognito’ Falcons fans in Philly suffer in silence as their team falls to the Eagles

WHYY's Avi Wolfman-Arent embedded with a few Atlanta Falcons fans in Philadelphia during Saturday's playoff game to learn the etiquette of being a fan in enemy territory.

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We don’t resolve, we evolve

Many of our commitments have come about circumstantially. By that we mean: We had kids, they had interests, and we jumped right in.

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These are some of the books from the study. (From left) The Cat That Eats Letters by Ge Jing; The Foolish Old Man Who Removed The Mountain by Cai Feng; The Jar of Happiness by Aisla Burrows. (Shandong Education Press; Shanghai people's Fine Arts Publishing House; Child's Play International)
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What’s the difference between children’s books in China and the U.S.?

What are the hidden messages in the storybooks we read to our kids?

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IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR SELF - Fitness enthusiasts are seen participating in a class at SELF Up & Out Studio on Saturday, June 27, 2015,  in New York. (Brian Ach/AP Images for Self)
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Fitness, food and goal setting

Guests: KATHERINE MILKMAN, NYREE DARDARIAN & JAYEL LEWIS As with every New Year, many of us have resolutio ...

Air Date: January 5, 2018

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Kate Donegan dresses her dogs in hoodies when it gets too cold in her 200-year-old South Philadelphia home.
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When furnaces can’t keep up, Philly homeowners get creative to battle cold

The ongoing frigid temperatures is forcing many people to abandon central heating and shrink their lives to just a couple rooms with space heaters.

8 years ago

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5 steps to self-care for parents in the New Year

What are your New Year’s resolutions? Are you working towards specific goals this year?

8 years ago

Lenny Bazemore stands in front of the childhood house he is about to give away to a local family. The home is one of the many properties he will be donating to Habitat for Humanity.
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The ‘Batman of Norristown’ creates opportunity in his hometown

It began two years ago when Lenny Bazemore bought his best friend's house in Norristown, Pa. and donated it to Habitat for Humanity.

8 years ago

A Christmas tree is shown on a curb with the week's trash.
Philadelphia

Christmas tree recycling begins Tuesday in Philly

Philadelphians looking to recycle their Christmas trees will need to drop them off at various locations in the city starting Jan. 2.

8 years ago

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New wave of electric 2-wheelers hits U.S. city streets

As battery technology improves and cities get denser, some startups are seeking to produce cheaper and greener mopeds, scooters, and motorized bikes.

8 years ago

In this Dec. 11, 2017 photo, Erricka Bridgeford burns sage as she performs a ceremony near the scene of a homicide in Baltimore. Bridgeford lost a brother, a stepson, and three cousins to gun violence. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
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Peacemaker works to stop bloodshed in Baltimore

The spiritually minded activist began to cry, letting her tears fall on asphalt.

8 years ago

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Popping the cork for 2018 doesn’t have to be expensive

Many people will welcome the New Year with a champagne toast. But you don’t have to shell out big bucks for that bottle of bubbly.

8 years ago

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Digital distraction and addictive devices

Guest: Nir Eyal How often do you look at your smartphone during the day – checking Facebook or Twitter, or post ...

Air Date: December 26, 2017

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9 favorite new podcasts of 2017 (that aren’t ‘S-Town’)

Lord knows there's no shortage of podcast listicles populating your social media feeds this time of year, but this best-of is a little different.

8 years ago

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Whiskey and fufu: What kids around the world leave out for Santa

Would Santa Claus prefer a chocolate chip cookie for a snack or perhaps a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?

8 years ago

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