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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‘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 12:41School 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 49:00Don’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 43:06Three 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 13:18Chinese 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 49:01For 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 12:04This 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 49:01Viveik 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
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 11:36Nano-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 06:10Chester 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 49:04Happy 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
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 49:02Could 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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