Archives: Episodes

One journalist took three low-wage jobs; one at Amazon, one at McDonalds, and another at a call center - to learn about work in modern America.

PFAS chemicals have been discovered in some private water wells in Bucks Couny. Why are some Pennsylvanians only now realizing their water is contaminated?

A new study suggests that moons of some exoplanets might be pulled away from their planet parents to become independent star orbiters ...

This week: we get an update on the closure of Hahnemann Hospital and we learn about the Clean Slate Act.

Philadelphia is now the most bed bug infested city in the country. We'll talk about the dangers and annoyances bed bugs pose and how to protect yourself from them.

On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. It was an astounding achievement — ...

The Sons of Ben, the support and fan group for the Philadelphia Union soccer team, actually pre-d ...

Actor John David Washington talks about the Spike Lee film “BlacKkKlansman.” ...

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross has vowed to fire some officers who made offensive Facebook posts. But whether those firings stick isn't up to him.

First we hear from journalist Vicky Ward about covering Jeffrey Epstein for almost two decades. Then, how to fight the scourge of sex trafficking and support it's victims.

VisionQuest wants to open a center that would house 60 unaccompanied immigrant teen boys. Why Philadelphia, immigrant advocates, and its own staff are pushing back.

The critically acclaimed author of "Here Comes the Sun" discusses her new novel, which tackles motherhood, immigration, and sexual identity.

We discuss the continuing crisis at the Southern border and the dangerous overcrowding in migrant detention centers that was detailed in a recent government report.

A dispute over a bill and a violation of rules in the Pa. Senate recently devolved into a brouhaha that went viral. What does it say about the state of state politics?

This week: an update on Philadelphia's pools and parks, a shortage of child abuse investigators in Delaware, and the risk of stormwater surges in the region.