Archives: Episodes
‘Double doink’ and other miracles: Is the Eagles’ playoff run divine intervention?
With the unflappable Nick Foles under center, it feels like Eagles have been touched by angels this season. But can divine intervention get the Birds past Saints Sunday?
Air Date: January 9, 2019
Listen 14:00Is YouTube radicalizing its users?
Guests: Jamil Smith, Zeynep Tufekci, Becca Lewis YouTube is a great resource for tutorials for learning new skill ...
Air Date: January 9, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:01The wall, the shutdown, and more
Guests: Robert Costa, Dennis Wagner, Tom Hamburger It’s day 18 of the government shutdown over funding for Pres ...
Air Date: January 8, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Why Pennsylvania is trying a new solution for the school scoring equation
Should schools be rated and reviewed like restaurants, movies, and Uber rides? Or are the stakes higher? Why Pennsylvania is trying a new tool.
Air Date: January 8, 2019
Listen 15:10The science of fitness and how to make it a habit
Guests: Gretchen Reynolds, Martin Gibala, Angela Duckworth Researchers are continuing to find out about even more ...
Air Date: January 7, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:01Reading Booker: Will Cory Booker’s politics lean further left as he eyes a 2020 bid?
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.
Air Date: January 7, 2019
Listen 13:44NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft continues its sojourn through the outer reaches of our solar system. For the next 20 months, it will ...
Air Date: January 5, 2019
Listen 07:42Peter Sagal on 20 years of “Wait, Wait” and running
Guest: Peter Sagal ...
Air Date: January 4, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00They 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 ...
Air Date: January 4, 2019
Listen 48:06The new governments of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
Guests: Mark Eichmann, Joe Hernandez, Patrick Murray, Katie Meyer, John Baer As the nation’s new congress conve ...
Air Date: January 3, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:01Forfeiting identity: A black wrestler’s cut dreadlocks raise questions about rules and race
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?
Air Date: January 3, 2019
Listen 14:01What’s ahead for the 116th Congress
Guests: Jonathan Bernstein, Molly Reynolds When the 116th session of the U.S. Congress convenes on Thu ...
Air Date: January 2, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Art without walls: The future of Philly’s alternative art spaces
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.
Air Date: January 2, 2019
Listen 12:57Guests: Naomi Baron, Stacey Steinberg Hey! So… When someone texts you a lot of question marks, how does it make ...
Air Date: January 1, 2019 10:00 am
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