NewsWorks Tonight June 18, 2018
Listen 22:03Former Philadelphia mayor and Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell reveals he has Parkinson’s disease. As New Jersey governor Phil Murphy engages in his first budget negotiation, he’s finding out all about the thorny political issue of school funding. Community groups, journalists, and ice cream makers come together to produce the flavors of Philadelphia. And Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts talks about what it takes these days to be an astrophysicist.
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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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