NewsWorks Tonight April 9, 2018
Listen 20:45Cosby’s second trial begins. New Jersey congressmen weigh in on legal weed. Philadelphia scales back its ambitions for universal pre-K. Children’s author Kwame Alexander talks jazz, poetry, and basketball. And Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts joins us.
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NewsWorks Tonight was a daily radio show and podcast that ran from 2011-2018. It is no longer in production, but the show's archive is available online.
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