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Pro-Brexit leave the European Union supporters and anti-Brexit remain in the European Union supporters take part in a protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Tuesday, March 12, 2019. British Prime Minister Theresa May faced continued opposition to her European Union divorce deal Tuesday despite announcing what she described as
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Brexit update / Massage parlor selling access to Trump

We begin by discussing this hectic week in Brexit negotiations. Then, we'll hear about the massage parlor in Florida that allegedly sold access to President Trump.

Air Date: March 13, 2019

Listen 49:56
Sharell Reddin was the president of the Student Government Association when Cheyney University celebrated its 180th anniversary in 2017 under a cloud of uncertainty. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
The Why
Education

Can Cheyney survive? Why America’s first historically black university is struggling

Over the last several years, Cheyney University has struggled to stay afloat. Now, it looks like it has a recovery plan. Will it survive and what's at stake for students?

Air Date: March 13, 2019

Listen 16:07
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Lifestyle

The challenges of healthy home cooking

We discuss the challenges of cooking healthy family meals for many low-income and middle-income mothers

Air Date: March 12, 2019 10:00 am

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The Rev. Dr. Karyn Wiseman, a former United Methodist pastor (right), and her wife, Cindy Clawson. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Community

A House of God divided: Why this lesbian minister left the United Methodist Church

Rev. Karyn Wiseman has been at the center of the United Methodist Church's conflict over same sex-marriage and LGBTQ clergy her entire life. Why is the church so fractured?

Air Date: March 12, 2019

Listen 15:52
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks during a joint meeting of the Democratic-led Assembly and Senate in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, March 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Regional Roundup – 03/11/19

Regional Roundup: We discuss the flawed system of selling public land in Philly. We'll dig into NJ Governor Phil Murphy's budget address. And the cost of climate change in NJ.

Air Date: March 11, 2019 10:00 am

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Nathanial McCray (center) leads the morning mediation at the Last Stop recovery center on Feb. 19, 2019. Meditation meetings encourage the center clients to remain mindful and present. McCray was picked to lead the meeting due to the positive example that he's set in his sobriety. A different client in good standing is picked to lead the meeting each morning. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
The Why
Health

The Last Stop’s last stand? Why a Philly addiction recovery house is fighting to stay open

The Last Stop is a recovery house that offers free rehabilitation services for those suffering from addition. But it's run into conflicts with the city. Can it survive?

Air Date: March 11, 2019

Listen 12:31
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Skytalk
Science

Some Like it Dry

The Atacama desert in Chile is one of the most arid places on the planet – averaging less than one inch of rainfall per year! High ...

Air Date: March 8, 2019

Listen 05:42
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sits with fellow Democrats on the House Education and Labor Committee during a bill markup, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Omar stirred controversy last week saying that Israel's supporters are pushing U.S. lawmakers to take a pledge of
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Ilhan Omar’s Israel comments and the reaction to them

Rep. Ilhan Omar's comments about U.S.-Israel relations have drawn accusations of antisemitism. Today we discuss her comments and reactions to them, in government and beyond.

Air Date: March 8, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:45
The Pulse
Health

When Disaster Strikes

Earthquakes, storms, fires, disease — they sweep into our communities, often unexpectedly. They don’t happen often, but when they do, ...

Air Date: March 8, 2019

Listen 48:57
Flicks

Tim Tebow for “Run the Race”

Air Date: March 7, 2019

(photo credit/Nisreen Breek)
Radio Times

Rewriting Native American history

Ojibwe writer David Treuer talks about his new book, "Heartbeat at Wounded Knee," a history of Native Americans starting at with the 1890 massacre,

Air Date: March 7, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:45
A zamboni puts a fresh gloss on the Dilworth Plaza ice rink.
The Why
Urban Planning

Are Philly’s parks still public? Why public spaces are monetized

More and more it seems business improvement nonprofits like Center City District are monetizing the public spaces it operates. Why are they allowed to do this?

Air Date: March 7, 2019

Listen 14:53
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Laurie Halse Anderson’s new memoir ‘Shout’

A conversation with YA fiction writer Laurie Halse Anderson on her own sexual assault when she was 13 years old and how to talk to young people about sexual violence.

Air Date: March 6, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:45
Philadelphia resident Dwight Tindal works in demolition and does not have a bank account. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Money

Cashless backlash: Why Philadelphia banned cashless businesses

Philadelphia is set to ban cashless businesses. But there was no huge outcry, so why did City Council make the bill a priority?

Air Date: March 6, 2019

Listen 13:35
In this March 16, 2017 photo, customer Fran Flanagan is interviewed as he shops for soda at the IGA supermarket in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia. The city's tax on sweetened drinks remains controversial two years later. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Sweetening the city’s pot: Why Philadelphia is still grappling with the soda tax

Philly's sweetened beverage tax, better known as the "soda tax" passed almost three years ago. So why are politicians, business owners, and lobbyists still fighting about it?

Air Date: March 5, 2019

Listen 13:19
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