Archives: Episodes

We talk about social distancing and its impact in the spread of COVID-19, talk with Pa Health Commissioner, and we look at the government's legal powers during a pandemic.

New Jersey has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. It also has a growing pro-second amendment movement.

Ida B. Wells was born into slavery in Mississippi in 1862 and dedicated her life to exposing the injustices of racism and sexism and the ...

This week: Helen Gym talks housing protections in a pandemic, WHYY reporters talk coronavirus in the city, and the state of the 76ers amidst the chaos.

On today's show we talk about work in the time of coronavirus, sick leave policies, and best practices in ensuring a safe working environment.

Think about the millions of details stored in your memory: what you had for breakfast; how to get to work; the smell of lavender; your fi ...

Actors Anthony Mackie and Samuel L. Jackson talk with Patrick Stoner about their new film. ...

Philadelphia's Jewish museum recently filed for bankruptcy. What this situation says about fundraising for cultural institutions in the city.

We discuss the fear and anxiety many Americans are feeling around the spread of COVID-19 and talk about ways to manage the stress.

Long before the coronavirus came to Philly, researchers have been looking into how prepared the city is for an outbreak like this. So, just how ready are we?

National Book Award winner James McBride, author of "The Good Lord Bird, joins Marty to talk about his newest novel, "Deacon King Kong."

It’s like grandma always says: if you go nosing around in a rocket scientist’s workshop, you’ll probably end up electrocuted. That ...

The idea of giving citizens a monthly basic income has come up on the presidential campaign trail. Now, Philly wants to try it as a way to lift some residents out of poverty.

We look at the Louisiana abortion access case before the Supreme Court and discuss the arguments and legal challenges to reproductive rights.

In Pennsylvania, party big-wigs choose candidates for special elections through a shadowy process that leaves voters out. Why don't voters get to choose who's on the ballot?