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File photo: Trees shade outdoor learning spaces on the Taggart School playground. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 12/09/19

This week: why is the cost of Pennsylvania's colleges so high? Then, we'll hear about the declining number of trees in Philadelphia, and what the city plans to do about it.

Air Date: December 9, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 48:58
Aspen Dental dentist Dr. David Roberts, left talks to a patient inside the MouthMobile which travels the country  giving free dental care to veterans, in Kennewick, Wash. on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019.
The Pulse
Science

The Hidden Lives of Dentists

Being a dentist can be a lonely job. Your patients don’t want to be there — and even if they did, it’s not like they can talk with ...

Air Date: December 6, 2019

Listen 49:13
Liz Tung quit smoking with e-cigarettes. (Kim Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Community

Rethinking a ban on flavored e-cigarettes

Does cracking down on flavored e-cigarettes make it harder for adults trying to quit smoking?

Air Date: December 5, 2019

Listen 15:19
(photo, Big Stocks)
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Who does the housework?

Women still do the bulk of the housework, even when they are working outside the home. We'll talk about why chore aren't shared more fairly and how to even things out,

Air Date: December 6, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 48:58
Philly Pretzel Factory
You Oughta Know

The History of Philly’s Favorite Pretzel

When Dan DiZio was 11 years old, he sold 1,000 pretzels in a day for his neighbor. His pretzel passion continued all the way into adultho ...

Air Date: December 5, 2019

Flicks

Matthew Rhys and Tom Hanks for “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”

Tom Hanks & Matthew Rhys talk with Patrick Stoner about Mr. Rogers & “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”. ...

Air Date: December 5, 2019

Sara Gallo stands between her home and the new construction next door on November 5, 2019. Due to the demolition and rebuilding of the twin house adjoining hers, her home now suffers structural issues, settling, and leaking. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
The Why
Community

Philly’s indie building inspectors

Philly is in the middle of a construction boom, and neighbors are stepping up to prevent accidents. Why does the city need their help?

Air Date: December 4, 2019

Listen 15:55
From left, Constitutional law experts, Harvard Law School professor Noah Feldman, Stanford Law School professor Pamela Karlan, University of North Carolina Law School professor Michael Gerhardt and George Washington University Law School professor Jonathan Turley testify during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The impeachment probe gets constitutional

The impeachment inquiry continued Wednesday as the House Judiciary Committee called four constitutional law professors to testify.

Air Date: December 5, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
Dannagal Goldthwaite Young, author of Irony and Outrage: The Polarized Landscape of Rage, Fear, and Laughter in the United States
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Irony and Outrage

Dannagal Goldthwaite Young argues that conservative talk radio and liberal political satire might be two halves of the same whole for their audiences.

Air Date: December 4, 2019

Listen 49:00
Jules E. Mastbaum High School on Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Education

Frequent school lockdowns take a toll on Philly students

Over the past decade, Philly's public schools experienced an average of one lockdown every other day, leaving many students with nightmares.

Air Date: December 3, 2019

Listen 14:30
A SEPTA train on the Market Frankford line approaches Center City
The Why
Health

Dealing with death on the rails is part of the job at SEPTA

People getting hit and killed on the SEPTA tracks is a common tragedy — it happens almost every month. For train drivers, it's a traumatic hazard of the trade.

Air Date: December 2, 2019

Listen 13:23
(AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)
Radio Times
Science

Climate change: where science and politics collide

As world leaders and scientists gather at the UN climate summit in Madrid, we discuss the state of the climate crisis and clash between science and politics.

Air Date: December 3, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
This image, taken on September 7, 1996 by NASA's Galileo orbiter, shows two views of the trailing hemisphere of Jupiter's ice-covered satellite, Europa. Europa is about 3,160 kilometers (1,950 miles) in diameter, or about the size of Earth's moon.
Skytalk

Water, Water Everywhere

There are lots of hints regarding the possibility of the existence of liquid water around the solar, system, the galaxy, and the universe ...

Air Date: December 2, 2019

Listen 05:32
Rep. Mark Rozzi, D-Berks, speaks before Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signs legislation into law at Muhlenberg High School in Reading, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 12/2/19

This week: auditing Philadelphia City Council's effectiveness, the declining rate of childhood obesity in NJ, and extending the statute of limitations on clergy sexual abuse.

Air Date: December 2, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:02
Condos at 1834 Frankford Ave. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Radio Times
Community

Predatory lending, redlining, gentrification, and the American homeowner

The financial collapse of 2008 led to many Americans losing their homes, while others profited. Today, unfair lending practices continue to benefit well-connected investors.

Air Date: November 29, 2019

Listen 49:45
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