
Archives: Episodes
Mary Barra is the CEO at General Motors and the first woman in history to head one of the “Big Three” American automakers.
Air Date: May 18, 2020
Listen 1:00This week: Governor Wolf's battle with municipalities disobeying social distancing orders, the nursing home crisis in NJ, and Philly cuts arts funding.
Air Date: May 18, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Remember when social distancing and staying at home was going to last for about two weeks? Weeks later, with little change, some aspects ...
Air Date: May 15, 2020
Listen 04:16As vacation season approaches, we’re going to talk about summer travel and trips in the era of the coronavirus.
Air Date: May 15, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:57Science Interrupted: The Impact of Coronavirus
Around the globe, COVID-19 has frozen economies, closed schools, stores, and restaurants, and even canceled the Olympics. Millions of peo ...
Air Date: May 15, 2020
Listen 48:54Unemployment’s unintended consequences
As Congress debates whether to extend benefits, here's a deeper look at why the unemployment system isn't working for many of the nearly 2 million Pa. residents out of work.
Air Date: May 14, 2020
Listen 18:21The award-winning director/writer of “Blue Story”, Rapman, talks with Patrick Stoner about taking his series about two friends who be ...
Air Date: May 14, 2020
Extended periods of isolation can take a toll on your mental health. What resources are available for those who are struggling?
Air Date: May 14, 2020
The battle over the United States Postal Service
The latest institution to face financial ruin in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic is one of America's oldest and most popular agencies: The United States Postal Service.
Air Date: May 14, 2020
Listen 49:00Step inside Philadelphia's historic Cherry Street Pier, an imaginatively repurposed public space where artists create and collaborate.
Air Date: May 14, 2020
Supreme Court session begins; AG Barr absolves Flynn
We discuss the cases before the Supreme Court this session, and AG Bill Barr's attempts to absolve former National Security Advisor Flynn.
Air Date: May 13, 2020 10:00 am
A chaplain adapts to a lack of embrace
Hospital chaplain Camille Turner says the pandemic has taken away one of her most important tools of the trade: physical touch. Here's how she's adapting to the new normal.
Air Date: May 12, 2020
Listen 12:30Peer pressure and social change
Do our individual actions matter? While policy change is critical, our individual actions carry the social influence necessary to make these changes possible.
Air Date: May 12, 2020
Listen 48:57Philly schools and the online learning experiment
With the typical tools, like standardized tests, off the table this year, the Philadelphia School District has to think differently about how to measure success.
Air Date: May 11, 2020
Listen 17:28Ann Dunwoody was the first female battalion commander for the 82nd Airborne Division in 1992 and the first female general at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in 2000.
Air Date: May 11, 2020
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