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Should schools be rated and reviewed like restaurants, movies, and Uber rides? Or are the stakes higher? Why Pennsylvania is trying a new tool.

Guests: Gretchen Reynolds, Martin Gibala, Angela Duckworth Researchers are continuing to find out about even more ...

Why Cory Booker's rhetoric has changed as he tries to court the most progressive wing of the Democratic Party and position himself for a 2020 presidential bid.

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft continues its sojourn through the outer reaches of our solar system. For the next 20 months, it will ...

Guest: Peter Sagal ...

They call it the golden years, but there’s a reason many of us dread old age — it can mean losing our health, our independence, our m ...

Guests: Mark Eichmann, Joe Hernandez, Patrick Murray, Katie Meyer, John Baer As the nation’s new congress conve ...

A white referee recently forced a black South Jersey high school wrestler to choose between cutting his dreadlocks or forfeiting a match. Why did this unfold this way?

Guests: Jonathan Bernstein, Molly Reynolds When the 116th session of the U.S. Congress convenes on Thu ...

Why the Painted Bride, a staple in Philadelphia's art community for nearly 50 years, is selling its iconic building in Old City to pursue a more nomadic vision.

Guests: Naomi Baron, Stacey Steinberg Hey! So… When someone texts you a lot of question marks, how does it make ...

Amid all of the distressing and difficult headlines we encounter every day, let's meet some of the regular people working to make a positive change in their communities.

As we get ready to ring in the new year, we take a look back at some of the major stories that broke right here in Philadelphia.

Guests: Jordan Shapiro In his new book, ...