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Flowers and a Virgin Mary painting adorn makeshift memorial for the victims of Saturday mass shooting at a shopping complex in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, August 4, 2019. (Andres Leighton/AP Photo)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The myth of mental illness and gun violence

Despite research showing no link between mental illness and gun violence, the rhetoric coming from President Trump and other officials continues to connect the two.

Air Date: August 22, 2019

Listen 49:01
Rowhouses line North 29th Street in Philadelphia
The Why
Community

‘Row house’ or ‘rowhouse’? Philly’s debate over a space

Is it "row house" or "rowhouse"? Why the question of a single space is so contentious, so steeped in Philly history, and so wrapped up in our city's identity.

Air Date: August 22, 2019

Listen 12:41
Students walk to Tamaqua Area High School in Tamaqua, Pa., Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. Parents are going to court to block the Pennsylvania school district from allowing teachers to carry guns in school. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Radio Times
Education

School shootings spark drastic safety proposals

Beefed-up surveillance tactics, armed guards, and even arming teachers and administrators are all ideas that have been put on the table in recent years.

Air Date: August 21, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
(Kimberly Paynter/Keystone Crossroads)
Schooled
Education

Don’t eat the marshmallow: Students from a ‘no excuses’ charter grow up to tell the tale

"If you actually said, 'We’re gonna hold you accountable to setting up your students for life.' Then how does that change the work of that school?”

Air Date: August 21, 2019

Listen 43:06
This May 22, 2017, file photo, shows the control room at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
The Why
Science

Three Mile Island is closing. Now what?

Pennsylvania is shutting down Three Mile Island for good next month. With the nuclear plant gone, how will the state produce carbon-free energy?

Air Date: August 21, 2019

Listen 13:18
Protesters gather on Victoria Park in Hong Kong on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. Thousands of people streamed into a park in central Hong Kong on Sunday for what organizers hope will be a peaceful demonstration for democracy in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

China’s multiple crises

Chinese president Xi Jingping is in the midst of managing a number of challenges to his power and the stability of his country, including massive protests and a trade war.

Air Date: August 20, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
At the kitchen table Summer Mills goes over documents accumulated in the past months while dealing with dental issues, on April 12, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
The Why
Health

For low-income Pennsylvanians, dental care can be a nightmare

More than 1 million adults on Medicaid in Pennsylvania have only bare bones coverage. Why is getting dental care so hard for these patients?

Air Date: August 20, 2019

Listen 12:04
Artist’s rendering of
Hidden Lives Illuminated
using still image from “Last Day of
Freedom,” directed by Dee Hibbert -Jones and Nomi Talisman.
Photo courtesy of Living Condition, LLC.
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 08/19/19

This week: Ramping up for the 2020 census, N.J. particularly hard hit by the effects of climate change, teaching animation to inmates.

Air Date: August 19, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
Flicks

Viveik Kalra and Aaron Phagura for "Blinded by the Light"

Viveik Kaira & Aaron Phadura talk with Patrick Stoner about playing 2 young Pakistanis in 1987 England who find solace in Bruce Spri ...

Air Date: August 19, 2019

A worker picks blueberries at a farm in
The Why
Health

Trouble in the ‘Blueberry Capital of the World’

Some South Jersey blueberry farms were recently cited for illegally housing migrant workers in sheds without proper septic systems — for years.

Air Date: August 19, 2019

Listen 11:36
Image: NASA Goddard
Skytalk

Nano-Sized Needle in a Huge Haystack

Nuclear Physicist Gunther Korschinek and his team of researchers from Technical University of Munich sifted through half-a-ton of snow fr ...

Air Date: August 17, 2019

Listen 06:10
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Justice denied

Chester Hollman III was freed from prison weeks ago after serving 28 years for a murder he didn’t commit. He joins Marty to talk about his incarceration and his reentry.

Air Date: August 16, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:04
You Oughta Know

Happy Little Trees: Painting like Bob Ross

Like Bob Ross himself, Chip Jonczak doesn’t believe in mistakes but “happy little accidents,” which is why he became a ...

Air Date: August 15, 2019

Radio Times
Lifestyle

Standoff in north Philly/Mindfulness and doing nothing

How do we cope with the countless distractions that await us every day? By learning how to do nothing.

Air Date: August 15, 2019

Listen 49:02
This Feb. 4, 2013 file photo shows a meal pin on a Boy Scout's uniform in Irving, Texas. (Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo)
The Why
Courts & Law

Could alleged Boy Scout victims in Pa. get justice years later?

Forty people in Pennsylvania have alleged they were sexually abused when they were in the Boy Scouts. Some allegations go back decades, but accusers may still be able to sue.

Air Date: August 15, 2019

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