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Guests: Mauro Guillén, Judy Dempsey Political crises are roiling much of Europe. Brexit is a big mess, with Brit ...

Guests: Tom Nichols, Mona Yacoubian, Samer Abboud, Peter Overby We’ll begin today’s show discussing the surpr ...

Cell phones are banned at Kensington High School, so students are paying to stash their phones at corner stores. We break down the case for and against this new phenomenon.

Guests: Payton Guion, Marcel Bonn-Miller, Max Tuttleman Perhaps you’ve noticed a mysterious substance called C. ...

Despite being America's poorest big city, Philly has a surprisingly low rate of street homelessness compared to other large cities. What's behind this counterintuitive trend?

Guests: Larry Krasner, Mark Gonzalez Today, Marty will spend the hour with Philadelphia District Attorney, ...

Why a practice good-government groups and affordable housing advocates say is unfair and harmful to taxpayers continues in Philadelphia.

Guests: Sarah Schnitker, Jason Farman Our patience can be tested in the holiday season– we’re dashing to work ...

Requirements for a cosmetology license in Pennsylvania include having "good moral character," which can disqualify even those who say they've turned their lives around.

Guest: Kathleen Hall Jamieson The U.S. Intelligence agencies have concluded that, without question, the Russians ...

On this episode of The Pulse, we examine violence — what sparks it, how it spreads, and where it can lead. We’ll learn about ...

41 years since it left Earth in the rear view mirror, NASA’s Voyager 2 bids adieu to our solar system. Earlier this week, engineers ...

Guests: Tamara Keith, Trevor Potter, Dana Milbank We’re going to be covering some of the top stories of the wee ...

Amtrak's only remaining split-flap schedule board at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia is retiring in January — or is it? And why would we miss it?