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Journalist Brian Rosenwald details the circumstances that led to the rise of AM talk radio, Rush Limbaugh, all the way to the election of Donald Trump.
Air Date: October 29, 2019 12:00 am
Listen 49:44Students say this N.J. school is failing to deal with sexual misconduct
A professor with a troubling and easy-to-find history of sexual harassment allegations was recently hired by Stockton University. Why that's struck a nerve with students.
Air Date: October 28, 2019
Listen 13:45This Thursday is Halloween…and Dark Matter Day! Dark matter-themed events are being organized by labs and institutions around the w ...
Air Date: October 26, 2019
Listen 05:58This week; the move to ban single-use plastic bags in Philly, providing free menstrual products in Pa. schools and facilities, and the Philly origins of candy corn.
Air Date: October 21, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:01On Stage At Curtis features the musical excerpts from the original Igor Stravinsky’s L’Histoire Du Soldat (The Sold ...
Air Date: October 25, 2019
Joel Hodgson, creator of Mystery Science Theater 3000
Joel Hodgson joins Marty to talk about his career, the humble beginnings of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and saying goodbye to his robot friends.
Air Date: October 25, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:01Often we think of life and death as opposite sides of a coin — categories as final as they are discrete. But in an age when machines ca ...
Air Date: October 25, 2019
Listen 48:53Combatting Disease in Kensington
Addiction and homelessness is a major dilemma in Kensington, Philadelphia, and those directly affected have very limited access to basic ...
Air Date: October 24, 2019
Robert Legato for “The Lion King”
Robert Legato is the Oscar-winning (“Titanic”, “Jungle Book”) visual effects person who created the newest “Lion King” & ...
Air Date: October 24, 2019
Prosecutors want death for Tree of Life gunman. Why some survivors object
A year ago, a gunman killed 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Prosecutors are seeking a death sentence. Here's why some survivors object.
Air Date: October 24, 2019
Listen 13:31We discuss Ambassador William Taylor's testimony to House lawmakers about the Ukraine scandal.
Air Date: October 24, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Vaping: a public health crisis?
Some state and city governments have begun to implement more stringent regulations when it comes to the sale of vape devices and liquids. But is it an overreaction?
Air Date: October 23, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Delaware County could be controlled by Democrats for the first time in history. Why the political shift from red to blue began long before President Trump.
Air Date: October 23, 2019
Listen 12:03Poetry, prison, and criminal justice reform
Poet and lawyer Reginald Dwayne Betts talks about how his years in prison lead him to poetry and criminal justice reform.
Air Date: October 22, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Philly doctors worried about a ‘lost generation’ of sickle-cell patients
Patients with sickle-cell disease are living longer and a cure could be around the corner. Why doctors in Philadelphia worry those adult patients might be left behind.
Air Date: October 22, 2019
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