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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.
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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Environmental policy update; then, what is the ‘Deep State?’

Guests: Scott Waldman, Mike Lofgren Since President Trump has come into office, he’s been rolling back all kind ...

Air Date: March 15, 2017

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Government Accountability

Philly’s Civic Engagement Academy expanding to meet booming demand

9 years ago

 New military recruits take an oath during half time of an NFL football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New York Giants Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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Is it time to introduce military or community service for all 18-year-olds?

Should we introduce military or community service for 18-year-olds? I believe that the benefits outweigh the negatives, provided that the ...

9 years ago

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Radio Times
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Anne-Marie Slaughter

Guests: Anne-Marie Slaughter Today we’re going to listen to Marty’s conversation with ...

Air Date: March 14, 2017

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Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District is often considered the poster child of gerrymandering. The district cuts through five counties and a number of municipalities including Chester, Upper Darby and Glenolden. (Map Source/Keystone Crossroads)

On ‘Radio Times’: How better-drawn districts could strengthen democracy in Pa.

Pennsylvania is one of the most gerrymandered states in the U.S. This has many people advocating for redistricting reform in the state in ...

9 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa. (AP, file)

Hundreds turn out for Casey town hall at University of Pennsylvania

If the intent was to find out what was on voters minds, Bob Casey heard plenty. In his first town- hall in Pennsylvania in over fi ...

9 years ago

a map of Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional district
Radio Times

The Gerrymandering problem

Guests: Carol Kuniholm, Jowei Chen Donald Duck kicking Goofy.  That’s how many have described the ridiculous s ...

Air Date: March 13, 2017

Listen 00:48:58
 House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., speaks during a news conference on the American Health Care Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)

On ‘Radio Times’: GOP health plan leaves cities like Philly ‘particularly vulnerable’, experts say

The GOP unveiled their new healthcare plan on Monday, and President Trump has given the proposal his blessing.  The plan, called the ...

9 years ago

 South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Monday, March 6, 2017. North Korea on Monday fired four banned ballistic missiles that flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), with three of them landing in Japan's exclusive economic zone, South Korean and Japanese officials said, in an apparent reaction to huge military drills by Washington and Seoul that Pyongyang insists are an invasion rehearsal. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

On ‘Radio Times’: Why China’s rebuke of N. Korea puts pressure on Trump

North Korea and its leader, Kim Jong Un, have been engaging in military provocations to test America’s new President, and assess its pl ...

9 years ago

 Henry Sias, a Democratic candidate for Common Pleas judge in Philadelphia, gets a passer-by to sign his nominating petition. (Katie Colaneri/WHYY)

Nominating petitions: ‘Last bastion of democracy’ or simply a slog?

If you happen to see someone running for political office, you might consider giving them a hug — or buying them a stiff drink. ...

9 years ago

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 Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., talks on a phone in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Sen. Chris Coons on ‘Radio Times’: Democratic Party lost focus on working Americans

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., joined Marty Moss-Coane on Radio Times on Monday morning to discuss his views on the Trump presidency thus far, ...

9 years ago

 Ameenah Muhammad Diggins (Left) poses with her 10-year-old daughter, Amaya, at their home in Burlington County. Amaya has started a company that creates hijabs for little girls. (Ameenah Muhammad Diggins)

Being black and Muslim in the age of Trump

Muhammad Ali Jr., the Philadelphia-born son of the late legendary fighter, was detained in a Florida airport and allegedly questioned abo ...

9 years ago

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 Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch arrives for a meeting with Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

In past land cases, Gorsuch has limited environmentalists

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch has shown a willingness to limit the participation of environmental groups in lawsuits involving publi ...

9 years ago

Trump supporters rally in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania [photos updated]

As part of a coordinated national day to mobilize supporters of President Trump, groups rallied at locations in Delaware, New Jersey and ...

9 years ago

 The Republican Party could win a seat representing an overwhelmingingly Democratic district in Philadelphia after a series of missteps by Democrats. (AP file photo)

Judge: Democrats can’t substitute candidate in Pa. House race

A Commonwealth Court Judge has denied the Pennsylvania Democratic Party’s motion to substitute a new candidate for a special electi ...

9 years ago

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