Archives: Episodes

It's been nine months since Philly banned smoking at city-funded drug rehab centers. Why it's hard to get answers about whether it's helping or hindering people in recovery.

Imani Perry's new book "Breathe" is a letter to her sons about the challenges and joys of being black in America.

A Philly man suffering from mental health and substance abuse issues was shot by police. Why do cops wind up being called to handle these situations?

This week: an explainer on Pa. gun laws and the efforts to expand them, the move to reform standardized testing in N.J, and Voicemail Poems.

Retired Bordentown Police Chief Frank Nucera is on trial for a hate crime. Are recordings of him using racist slurs enough to convict him?

Downton Abbey actors Jim Carter (Mr. Carson), Kevin Doyle (Mr. Molesley) and Imelda Staunton, (Lady Bagshaw) talk about the series, the film, and the Downton phenomenon.

Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary), Laura Carmichael (Lady Edith) & Allen Leech (Tom Branson) talk with Patrick Stoner about the film “D ...

New York Times television critic James Poniewozik discusses his book, "Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America."

A volunteer firefighter's interest in the extremist group the Proud Boys has Haverford Township residents fighting over whether it should vet the views of public servants.

Children spend a lot of time on screens, which worries many parents. We discuss the effects of screens on kids' mental, physical, emotional, and social health.

Dr. Kermit Gosnell is spending life in prison for killing babies during botched or illegal abortions. What should be done with his former West Philly clinic?

Former CIA analyst Nada Bakos discusses her work tracking terrorism in Iraq, including ISIS founder Abu Masab al-Zarqawi, after 9/11.

More than 5,000 people are serving life in prison in Pennsylvania. Now there are efforts to help some of them get a chance at parole.

PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro discusses the Purdue Pharma lawsuit, Catalina Jaramillo updates us on the PES refinery, and Terell Stafford talks jazz.

Why did Sig Sauer, the manufacturer of the P320 handgun, fix trigger problems in the U.S. Army version more than a year before offering an upgrade to the public?