Archives: Episodes
Battle over immigrant youth center is bigger than Philly
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.
Air Date: July 10, 2019
Listen 13:32
Nicole Dennis-Benn on her new novel, “Patsy”
The critically acclaimed author of "Here Comes the Sun" discusses her new novel, which tackles motherhood, immigration, and sexual identity.
Air Date: July 10, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00
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.
Air Date: July 9, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 48:57
The Pa. Senate’s viral shouting match and the state of state politics
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?
Air Date: July 9, 2019
Listen 13:01
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.
Air Date: July 8, 2019
Listen 48:59
Independence Park is falling apart
The U.S. government isn't paying to keep up the place where it was born — and the city of Philadelphia isn't helping much either.
Air Date: July 8, 2019
Listen 12:27
Compassion in medicine / the detention center crisis
We start the hour talking with U.S. Representative Madeleine Dean about her visit to migrant detentions centers and then, we discuss the role compassion plays in medicine.
Air Date: July 5, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 48:57
Happy Independence Day! For this 4th of July special, get to know Philadelphia’s favorite founding father, Ben Franklin, with the m ...
Air Date: July 5, 2019
What We Call Things and Why It Matters
How we talk about an issue has ramifications that go far beyond the words. Names, descriptions, and terms lay the foundation for how we t ...
Air Date: July 5, 2019
Listen 48:05
Today, we are rebroadcasting stories from our archives about what it means to be American from three different perspectives.
Air Date: July 4, 2019
Listen 49:58
We discuss Vice President Joe Biden's record on busing and desegregation in schools and whether the policy has achieved racial integration in schools across the country.
Air Date: July 3, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 48:58
The Philly woman who videotaped a million hours of TV
Decades before YouTube, Marion Stokes taped everything on TV — nearly a million hours of it. Was she a hoarder or an archivist?
Air Date: July 3, 2019
Listen 12:32
Last week, Philadelphia Energy Solutions announced it would close its South Philadelphia oil refinery following a nearly catastrophic fire. What's next for the site?
Air Date: July 2, 2019
Listen 49:00
Are we doing severe weather alerts wrong?
It's not all in your head — If you live in the Philadelphia region, you have actually been getting more severe weather alerts on your phone lately. Why?
Air Date: July 2, 2019
Listen 13:01