Archives: Episodes
Technology is always changing the way we work, and what kinds of jobs are available. But now these changes are happening at lightning spe ...
Air Date: September 4, 2020
Listen 49:18Community fridges a fresh form of a long Philly tradition
The community fridges popping up during COVID-19 are an example of something called "mutual aid," which is a tradition in Philadelphia stretching back more than a century.
Air Date: September 3, 2020
Listen 14:49The threat and appeal of fascism
Yale professor Jason Stanley says global fascism is on the rise, and that America is not a fascist state but the President employs traditionally fascist tactics.
Air Date: September 3, 2020
Listen 48:5930 years after “America: What Went Wrong?”
Investigative reporters James Steel and Donald Bartlett have just updated their 1992 book "America: What Went Wrong," adding with the new subtitle, "The Crisis Deepens."
Air Date: September 2, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:43The Underground Railroad stop in Philly’s Fairmount Park
In the final installment of our series "Why didn't I go there?" take a virtual tour of Belmont Mansion in Fairmount Park, once a stop on the Underground Railroad.
Air Date: September 1, 2020
Listen 13:56Grass’n Gravel brings listeners on a distinctive sonic journey where alt country, roots/jam rock, and folk converge.
Air Date: September 1, 2020
Lisa DeStefano is a singer-songwriter and guitar player from Philadelphia.
Air Date: September 1, 2020
Brad “The Bard” & Anthony “Bones” Reid
Brad the Bard and Anthony "Bones" Reid originally met in Reading, Pennsylvania in the open mic scene.
Air Date: September 1, 2020
Human cooperation and survival
Evolutionary anthropologist Brian Hare says that human being's ability to cooperate and communicate with others even across species, is what's behind our success and survival.
Air Date: September 1, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:44The long road back for the longterm unemployed
While some businesses open back up, other workers are reckoning with the uncertainty of whether their jobs will ever come back. Here's how some people are coping.
Air Date: August 31, 2020
Listen 17:42This week; the flaws in Pa's rental assistance program, how remote learning affects special education, and hiking into fiction.
Air Date: August 31, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:46Janet Yellen is the first woman who held the post of Chair of the Federal Reserve.
Air Date: August 31, 2020
Listen 0:57Unpacking the 2020 Republican National Convention
Today we discuss the Republican's pitch to voters to re-elect President Trump.
Air Date: August 28, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:36Most of us dread mosquito season — but on some level, you’ve got to admire these pesky bloodsuckers. Over the millennia, they’v ...
Air Date: August 28, 2020
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