Archives: Episodes
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 12:31The 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 05:42Ilhan 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 49:45Earthquakes, 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 48:57Rewriting 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 49:45Are 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 14:53Laurie 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 49:45Cashless 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 13:35Sweetening 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 13:19Worth the Wait for Weightlessness?
Beth Moses, Astronaut Trainer for Virgin Galactic, flew aboard its latest test flight as its first passenger. The VSS Unity flew into spa ...
Air Date: March 4, 2019
Listen 06:37Minimum wage for Pa., raising teacher salaries, dark money in NJ
Today's Regional Roundup: making campaign contributions more transparent in NJ, Pa. Republican State Majority Leader on raising the minimum wage, teacher pay in Pa.
Air Date: March 4, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:45Philadelphia saw a 12% increase in homicides last year since 2017. We talk about the epidemic of gun violence and what the city is doing to stem the crisis.
Air Date: March 5, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:45Why Drexel wants to take over the Philadelphia History Museum
Drexel University has proposed taking over the 130,000-piece collection of the Philadelphia History Museum. Will the public get to see it? And why does Drexel want it?
Air Date: March 4, 2019
Listen 13:20Being in nature is restorative; the wild can feed your soul. But, for hundreds of years, we pushed west across the country, tra ...
Air Date: March 1, 2019
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