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The modern world is made possible by a web of electromagnetic radiation. Your phone, computer, TV, cable box, radio — all depend on mil ...

We discuss the ways in which the pandemic has affected the lives of musicians, and the efforts to get Spotify to pay musicians more for their streams.

In this edition of Schooled, we are telling the stories of three students who were killed in the past year during the nation’s other public health crisis: gun violence.

More Senate Democrats are calling for abolishing the filibuster. We discuss the pros and cons to eliminating this increasingly used legislative delay and blocking mechanism.

Benedict Cumberbatch talks with Patrick Stoner about how he prepared to play a real spy from the Cold War era. ...

Host of the Hidden Brain podcast, Shankar Vedantam discusses his new book about why we lie to ourselves and the risks and benefits of self-deception.

A rapper, a rock guitar player, a gospel player, and a rhythm section that can handle all of it walk into a bar...

Dave is a guitar virtuoso with a doctorate in philosophy who cut his musical teeth performing and collaborating with singer-songwriter Al Stewart.

This week; Pa. school's get an influx of cash from the federal stimulus bill, a new podcast about incarceration and journalism, and what's new in Philly sports?

NASA's rover Perseverance is on Mars searching for evidence of ancient life. What would it mean if we found it? And, where is the growing commercial space industry headed?

Highlighting past and present women disrupting male-dominated fields and supporting their communities.

Who becomes a physician in this country — and who never gets that chance? It’s a question a lot of medical schools are grappling with ...

The massive relief package is slated to cross President Biden's desk this week.

Ciara Bravo & the Russo brothers talk with Patrick Stoner about what the process is with two directors working together. ...

A landmark voting rights bill passed the U.S. House but meanwhile statehouses around the country are battling over restricting vs. expanding voter access.