Archives: Episodes
Understanding the impact of losing a close friend
Grieving for a close friend affects people more deeply than mental health professionals previously thought. A new study analyzed surveys ...
Air Date: June 17, 2019
Listen 03:37Philly’s trash is Chester’s air pollution
Philadelphia sends one-third of its trash to an incinerator in Chester deemed by researchers to be one of the dirtiest in the nation.
Air Date: June 17, 2019
Listen 10:53This week: The Philadelphia Department of Streets cracks down on illegal dumping, the formerly-incarcerated Board of Pardons secretary, and the invasive spotted lanternfly.
Air Date: June 17, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:13How to have a good fight / Trump on opposition research
We discuss how to fight well with our partners, friends and colleagues. And, we get reaction to President Trump's comments about opposition research from foreign governments.
Air Date: June 14, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:16You’re developing a new, revolutionary product. You have all the science figured out, it works like a charm. Problem is, nobody wants ...
Air Date: June 14, 2019
Listen 48:45I’m Stuffed: Becoming a Professional Taxidermist
What do a deer, a raccoon and a zebra all have in common? Bill ...
Air Date: June 13, 2019
We talk about the life of Philadelphia boxing legend Joe Frazier with sports writer Mark Kram Jr., author of "Smokin' Joe."
Air Date: June 13, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:17A Philadelphia fertility clinic’s secret
The Farris Institute was once Philadelphia's premiere clinic for artificial insemination. But it left an unknown number of children wondering who their fathers really were.
Air Date: June 13, 2019
Listen 13:47American democracy has always had a difficult relationship with the truth, according to University of Pennsylvania history professor, Sophia Rosenfeld.
Air Date: June 12, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:15One cancer survivor’s case for assisted suicide
Wilmington resident Judy Govatos has survived cancer twice. If it returns, she wants to be able to choose how to die and is pushing for a controversial bill in Delaware.
Air Date: June 12, 2019
Listen 12:03Democrats debate impeachment and ramp up oversight
We discuss the Mueller report hearings, the House vote to hold Don McGahn and AG Barr in contempt of Congress, and the pros and cons of beginning impeachment inquiries.
Air Date: June 11, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:15The consequences of cutting back on opioid prescriptions
Efforts to limit opioid prescriptions are leading some patients to use more dangerous drugs.
Air Date: June 11, 2019
Listen 13:21This week: New Jersey's Democratic Party feuds, the eviction crisis in Philadelphia, and saving the shorebirds of the Delaware Bay.
Air Date: June 10, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:14Computer virus still crippling Philly courts and their online systems
Normal court proceedings have slowed or stopped since Philly's First Judicial District shut down the court websites after getting a virus almost a month ago.
Air Date: June 10, 2019
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