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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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Archives: Episodes

Bob Viden, owner of Bob's Little Sport Shop in Glassboro N.J., compares the bullets used in the AR 15 (left) and the Remmington hunting rifle. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Walmart and the gun control debate

We discuss Walmart's decision to stop selling handguns and certain types of ammunition. And we look at what gun laws and measures are effective at reducing gun violence.

Air Date: September 6, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
Flicks

Gurinder Chadha and Sarfraz Manzoor for “Blinded By The Light”

Gurinder Chadha, director, & Sarfraz Manzoor, screenwriter, talk with Patrick Stoner about how they included the music of Bruce Spri ...

Air Date: September 5, 2019

(Bigstock)
Radio Times
Health

Bioethics and changing health care

The era of modern medicine has seen a wave of new technology and lifesaving treatments. But should we be asking tougher questions about these medical advances?

Air Date: September 5, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:02
The students of the Carlisle Indian School are amassed on the grounds of the school in March of 1892. (Photo by John N. Choate/Provided by Cumberland County Historical Society Photo Archives)
The Why
Community

Reclaiming the bodies of children who died at Carlisle Indian School

About 180 children died at the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Over 100 years later, tribes are reclaiming their bodies and bringing them home.

Air Date: September 5, 2019

Listen 12:10
An Original Impossible Burger, left, and a Cali Burger, from Umami Burger, are shown in this photo in New York, Friday, May 3, 2019. A new era of meat alternatives is here, with Beyond Meat becoming the first vegan meat company to go public and Impossible Burger popping up on menus around the country. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Radio Times
Lifestyle

The meatless revolution

We look at the rising popularity of meat alternatives -- burgers, sausages, and nuggets-- that are turning up at grocery stores and fast food chains.

Air Date: September 4, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
Christina Munce waits tables at Broad Street Diner in Philadelphia, where she's worked for more than eight years. (Sasha Arutyunova for TIME)
The Why
Money

Pa.’s $2.83 an hour tipped worker is probably broke

The minimum wage for hourly workers in Pennsylvania is $7.25 — unless you work for tips. Why is the minimum wage for tipped workers so much lower?

Air Date: September 4, 2019

Listen 11:38
Rocky impersonator John Monforto runs up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
The Why
Community

Youse millennials are killing the Philly accent

Yo, Philadelphia’s trademark accent is more than just “jawn” and “youse guys.” What makes a Philly accent distinctive, and how are millennials killing it?

Air Date: September 3, 2019

Listen 13:16
Abigail Pesta and The Girls (Jesse Pesta & Seal Press)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

The gymnasts who brought down a sexual predator

Before dozens of women took to the podium to testify against former Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar, dozens more suffered his abuse in a small town in Michigan.

Air Date: September 2, 2019

Listen 49:00
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup Labor Day special

Today on the Regional Roundup Labor Day special, we bring you three stories about the biggest, best, and worthwhile destinations in the Philadelphia region.

Air Date: September 2, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Spotted lanternflies colonize trees along a pathway on the banks of the Green Lane Reservoir in Berks County, Pa., on September 16, 2018. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
The Why
Science

Update: The long war on spotted lanternflies

We return to our episode about the spotted lanternfly, with an update on how the "great hitchhiker" has spread over the summer and the tools being used to combat it.

Air Date: September 2, 2019

Listen 12:53
Skytalk

India Targets South Pole (of the Moon)

After a four-week journey from earth, the Indian Space Research Organization announced its Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft successfully entered ...

Air Date: August 31, 2019

Listen 05:19
Rapper Meek Mill, (center), arrives at the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019.  (Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Meek Mill and Pennsylvania parole reform

Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill has been battling with the city’s criminal justice system for 12 years after he was arrested on gun and drug charges when he was 19.

Air Date: August 30, 2019

Listen 49:04
The Pulse
Science

Science At Work

It’s Labor Day, which means we’re celebrating the hard-working people who keep the engines of productivity humming. On this e ...

Air Date: August 30, 2019

Listen 47:13
Flicks

The Stars of “Brittany Runs a Marathon”

Jillian Bell & others talk with Patrick Stoner about the difficulties of portraying a troubled but charming character in “Britany ...

Air Date: August 29, 2019

You Oughta Know

Challenge Accepted: Adaptive Surfing in New Jersey

Celebrating its 9th year, the They Will Surf Again event in Wildwoo ...

Air Date: August 29, 2019

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