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Image: NASA Goddard
Skytalk

Matter Barely Matters

This Thursday is Halloween…and Dark Matter Day! Dark matter-themed events are being organized by labs and institutions around the w ...

Air Date: October 26, 2019

Listen 05:58
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 10/28/19

This week; the move to ban single-use plastic bags in Philly, providing free menstrual products in Pa. schools and facilities, and the Philly origins of candy corn.

Air Date: October 21, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
Students on stage at Curtis
On Stage at Curtis

The Soldier’s Tale

On Stage At Curtis features the musical excerpts from the original Igor Stravinsky’s L’Histoire Du Soldat (The Sold ...

Air Date: October 25, 2019

Joel Hodgson and the MST3k robots (Shout Factory)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Joel Hodgson, creator of Mystery Science Theater 3000

Joel Hodgson joins Marty to talk about his career, the humble beginnings of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and saying goodbye to his robot friends.

Air Date: October 25, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
Three angel statues seen at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pa. (Image courtesy of Friends of Laurel Hill Cemetery)
The Pulse
Health

Between Life and Death

Often we think of life and death as opposite sides of a coin — categories as final as they are discrete. But in an age when machines ca ...

Air Date: October 25, 2019

Listen 48:53
You Oughta Know

Combatting Disease in Kensington

Addiction and homelessness is a major dilemma in Kensington, Philadelphia, and those directly affected have very limited access to basic ...

Air Date: October 24, 2019

Flicks

Robert Legato for “The Lion King”

Robert Legato is the Oscar-winning (“Titanic”, “Jungle Book”) visual effects person who created the newest “Lion King” & ...

Air Date: October 24, 2019

The death chamber is separated by bars, foreground, from the witness viewing room at the Walls Unit of the Texas Department of Corrections in Huntsville, Texas, in this Jan. 25, 1995 file photo.  (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file)
The Why
Courts & Law

Prosecutors want death for Tree of Life gunman. Why some survivors object

A year ago, a gunman killed 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Prosecutors are seeking a death sentence. Here's why some survivors object.

Air Date: October 24, 2019

Listen 13:31
Former Ambassador William Taylor leaves a closed door meeting after testifying as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Impeachment probe intensifies

We discuss Ambassador William Taylor's testimony to House lawmakers about the Ukraine scandal.

Air Date: October 24, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
A man exhales a puff of smoke from a vape pipe
Radio Times
Health

Vaping: a public health crisis?

Some state and city governments have begun to implement more stringent regulations when it comes to the sale of vape devices and liquids. But is it an overreaction?

Air Date: October 23, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Democrat and Republican candidates for Delaware County Council spar during a debate at Villanova University on Thursday, October 10, 2019. (Kriston Jae Bethel for WHYY)
The Why
Politics & Policy

How the Dems could take Delco

Delaware County could be controlled by Democrats for the first time in history. Why the political shift from red to blue began long before President Trump.

Air Date: October 23, 2019

Listen 12:03
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Radio Times
Courts & Law

Poetry, prison, and criminal justice reform

Poet and lawyer Reginald Dwayne Betts talks about how his years in prison lead him to poetry and criminal justice reform.

Air Date: October 22, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Tahirah Austin, who has sickle-cell disease, plays with Kinza, the son of a friend who also has the disease. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Health

Philly doctors worried about a ‘lost generation’ of sickle-cell patients

Patients with sickle-cell disease are living longer and a cure could be around the corner. Why doctors in Philadelphia worry those adult patients might be left behind.

Air Date: October 22, 2019

Listen 15:18
Jewelers Row, one of the oldest diamond districts in America, is threatened by a plan to construct a 29-story residential tower. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 10/21/19

This week; recap of Atlantic City mayor scandal, the past and future of Jewelers Row, and "Spit Spreads Death."

Air Date: October 21, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Science

How Philly narrowly avoided disaster after refinery explosion

Federal regulators released a report that revealed just how close the city came to catastrophe after the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery explosion in June.

Air Date: October 21, 2019

Listen 14:09
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