
Archives: Episodes
The consequences of cutting back on opioid prescriptions
Efforts to limit opioid prescriptions are leading some patients to use more dangerous drugs.
Air Date: June 11, 2019
Listen 13:21This week: New Jersey's Democratic Party feuds, the eviction crisis in Philadelphia, and saving the shorebirds of the Delaware Bay.
Air Date: June 10, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:14Computer virus still crippling Philly courts and their online systems
Normal court proceedings have slowed or stopped since Philly's First Judicial District shut down the court websites after getting a virus almost a month ago.
Air Date: June 10, 2019
Listen 12:48“The Apollo Chronicles” by regional producer Rotfeld Productions premieres at The Franklin Institute next week at Night Skies ...
Air Date: June 8, 2019
Listen 05:39Libyan comedian Mohanad Elshieky / Trump’s Mexico tariffs
Elshieky talks with Marty about growing up in Benghazi and working as a comedian in the U.S. Then - Marty will discuss the ins-and-outs of Trump's tariffs on Mexican products.
Air Date: June 7, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Smart Tech: Safer Schools and Streets
Grammy award-winning producer, Jahlil Beats is working to rebuild his hometown of Chester, PA with help from a Manayunk-based start-up ca ...
Air Date: June 6, 2019
Philly cops face scrutiny for offensive Facebook posts
A recent report collected racist and violent posts made by more than 300 Philadelphia police officers, and the department has launched an internal investigation.
Air Date: June 6, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:11Pennsylvania’s student debt crisis
Pennsylvania ranks No. 1 in the nation for student debt. Why is the debt burden is so high here and how is that affecting the way students and grads live?
Air Date: June 6, 2019
Listen 13:23Philly has nearly 470 community gardens. We'll discuss the benefits of urban farming, the challenges these gardens face, and what the city is doing to support them.
Air Date: June 5, 2019
Listen 49:31Before Stonewall and Pride, Philly staged LGBTQ protests
Before the Stonewall riots, there was another — very different — group of gay and lesbian protests called the Annual Reminders in Philadelphia.
Air Date: June 5, 2019
Listen 13:57Lessons from 50 years of doing therapy
Psychologist Dan Gottlieb has been a therapist for fifty years – he saw his first client in May of 1969. She was an older woman w ...
Air Date: June 4, 2019
Listen 03:20PFAS chemicals: health risks and regulation
We discuss PFAS, compounds used in cookware, carpeting and upholstery, food wrappers, and firefighting foam, the health risks they pose and the challenges regulating them.
Air Date: June 4, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:30Why this Rosie the Riveter from Bucks County is still fighting
Mae Kreier of Levittown, Pa. is one of millions of women who built airplanes, ships, and bombs during World War II. She's still fighting for their efforts to be recognized.
Air Date: June 4, 2019
Listen 11:09This week: SCOTUS rejects transgender bathroom appeal, Pa.'s role in polluting the Chesapeake Bay, and the peregrine falcon comes back from the brink of extinction.
Air Date: May 27, 2019 10:00 am
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