Archives: Episodes
When South Street was almost bulldozed to make room for a highway
Throughout the mid-20th century, Philly looked at turning South Street into a highway. Here's why the iconic party, music and shopping destination was spared.
Air Date: February 13, 2020
Listen 15:34Hosts Shirley Min and Kae Lani Palmisano sit down with Chef Marcus Samuelsson, host of PBS’ No Passport Required, for a meanin ...
Air Date: February 13, 2020
Psychologist Madeline Levine talks about her book, "Ready of Not" which offers advice for parenting in anxious times.
Air Date: February 13, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Nutter stands by Bloomberg on stop and frisk — and the campaign trail
A look at former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter's new job on the campaign trail — from stumping at rallies to defending his candidate (and himself) amid controversy.
Air Date: February 12, 2020
Listen 17:29Should the Americans be worried about the coronavirus? We start off discussing coronavirus containment in Philly, and then we talk about the psychology of risk assessment.
Air Date: February 12, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:57Will the urgent care boom be good or bad for Philly’s health?
The number of urgent care clinics has doubled in Philly over the last four years. How far can these for-profit clinics go toward filling healthcare gaps in your community?
Air Date: February 11, 2020
Listen 11:56Historian Gretchen Sorin discusses her book "Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights."
Air Date: February 11, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:54Philly police’s latest recruit class is small and mostly white
A look at why the Philly Police Department has long been understaffed and struggled to attract a diverse workforce. Its latest recruiting class was small and mostly white.
Air Date: February 10, 2020
Listen 12:54Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected to Congress in 1917. She was born in 1880 on her parent’s ranch in Montana. Rankin ...
Air Date: February 10, 2020
Listen 1:02This week: we catch up on the latest news in New Jersey government, Sister Mary Scullion on poverty and the State of the Union, and why are there so few librarians in Pa.?
Air Date: February 10, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Astronomers observing white dwarf stars see spectrographic signatures of previously orbiting gas giant planets. Our gas giants (Jupiter a ...
Air Date: February 8, 2020
Listen 07:53On Stage At Curtis features a piano trio with pianist Wei Luo who released her self-titled debut album in August 2019, violinist Andrea O ...
Air Date: February 7, 2020
Battleground 2020: Election reform in Pennsylvania
Changes in Pennsylvania's election processes go into effect by the April 28th primary. We'll talk about what it means for voters and the election outcome.
Air Date: February 7, 2020
Listen 49:00Movies may not be real — but in a lot of ways, they’re real to us. Great films help us understand the world, history, and one another ...
Air Date: February 7, 2020
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